qmsgpack/msgpack.org.md

MessagePack for Qt
==================
Full documentation is here [mp.marsw.ru](http://msgpack.marsworks.ru/)

Installation
------------
Clone repository:
~~~bash
git clone https://github.com/romixlab/qmsgpack.git
cd qmsgpack
mkdir build
cd build
cmake ..
make install
~~~

Sample usage
------------
Packing
~~~cpp
QVariantList list;
list << 1 << 2 << 3;
QByteArray array = MsgPack::pack(list);
~~~

Unpacking:
~~~cpp
QVariantList unpacked = MsgPack::unpack(array).toList();
~~~

Streaming API:
~~~cpp
// packing
MsgPackStream stream(&ba, QIODevice::WriteOnly);
stream << 1 << 2.3 << "some string";

// unpacking
MsgPackStream stream(ba);
int a;
double b;
QSting s;
stream >> a >> b >> s;
~~~

Qt types and User types
-----------------------
There is packers and unpackers for QColor, QTime, QDate, QDateTime, QPoint, QSize, QRect. Also you can create your own packer/unpacker methods for Qt or your own types. See [docs](http://msgpack.marsworks.ru/) for details.