swiftserialize 1.3.1

A simple way to read and write structured data. Easily extendable to support custom data formats.

Copyright (c) 2025 Sean Yeatts. All rights reserved.

A simple way to read and write structured data. Easily extendable to support custom data formats.

Key Features

• Easily read, write, and convert between structured data formats ( ex. json, yaml ).

• Provides convenience methods for de-nesting / re-nesting hierarchical datasets.

• Encode to binary for middleman services ( ex. encryption ).

Quickstart

Example - conversion between two structured data formats :

# IMPORTS
from swiftserialize import JSONSerializer, YAMLSerializer


# MAIN DEFINITION
def main() -> None:

    # [1] Prepare some input / output files
    file_in = "examples/data/translate/input.yaml"
    file_out = "examples/data/translate/output.json"

    # [2] Read data from input file
    with open(file_in, 'rb') as target:
        data = target.read()

    # [3] Translate between structured data formats
    decoded: dict = YAMLSerializer('utf-8').decode(data)
    encoded: bytes = JSONSerializer('utf-8').encode(decoded)

    # [4] Write data to output file
    with open(file_out, "wb") as target:
        target.write(encoded)

    # [5] Visualize results
    print(decoded)
    print(encoded)


# ENTRY POINT
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Example - introducing a middleman service :

# IMPORTS
from swiftserialize import YAMLSerializer


# MOCKUP FUNCTIONS
def encrypt(data: bytes) -> bytes:
    """Placeholder mock encryption service."""
    return data


# MAIN DEFINITION
def main() -> None:

    # [1] Prepare some input / output files
    file_in = "examples/data/middleman/input.yaml"
    file_out = "examples/data/middleman/output.bin"

    # [2] Read data from input file
    with open(file_in, 'rb') as target:
        data = target.read()

    # [3] Inject middleman services ( ex: encryption )
    serializer  = YAMLSerializer('utf-8')
    decoded     = serializer.decode(data)
    encrypted   = encrypt(decoded)
    encoded     = serializer.encode(encrypted)

    # [4] Write data to output file
    with open(file_out, "wb") as target:
        target.write(encoded)


# ENTRY POINT
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Example - manipulating nested datasets :

# IMPORTS
from swiftserialize import YAMLSerializer


# MAIN DEFINITION
def main() -> None:

    # [1] Read some data from an input file
    with open("examples/data/nesting/test.yaml", "rb") as target:
        data = target.read()

    # [2] Conveniently unpack / pack nested datasets
    serializer  = YAMLSerializer('utf-8')
    original    = serializer.decode(data)
    unpacked    = serializer.unpack(original)
    packed      = serializer.pack(unpacked)

    # [3] Visualize result
    print(original)
    print(unpacked)
    print(packed)

    # [4] Keys for flattened datasets are represented as tuples
    value = unpacked.get(('KEY-2', 'KEY-2A'))
    print(value)


# ENTRY POINT
if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Installation

Prerequisites:

• Python 3.8 or higher is recommended

• pip 24.0 or higher is recommended

For a pip installation:

Open a new Command Prompt. Run the following command:

py -m pip install swiftserialize

For a local installation:

Extract the contents of this module to a safe location. Open a new terminal and navigate to the top level directory of your project. Run the following command:

py -m pip install "DIRECTORY_HERE\swiftserialize\dist\swiftserialize-1.0.0.tar.gz"

• DIRECTORY_HERE should be replaced with the complete filepath to the folder where you saved the SwiftSerialize module contents.

• Depending on the release of SwiftSerialize you’ve chosen, you may have to change 1.0.0 to reflect your specific version.