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v1

v1.0.10

Feb 10, 2026

v1.0.9

Jan 18, 2026

Changes in this version

type Codec

+ func InvokeWithError(name string) (Codec, error)

v1.0.8

Jan 12, 2026

v1.0.7

Jan 12, 2026

v1.0.6

Jan 5, 2026

v1.0.5

Dec 29, 2025

v1.0.4

Dec 25, 2025

v1.0.3

Dec 24, 2025

v1.0.2

Dec 24, 2025

Changes in this version

+ func Register(codec Codec)

+ type Codec interface

+ Marshal func(v any) ([]byte, error)

+ Name func() string

+ Unmarshal func(data []byte, v any) error

+ func Invoke(name string) Codec