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35. Serde and Serialization

Deriving JSON and binary formats.

Serde derives Serialize and Deserialize from struct definitions. Attributes rename fields, skip empties, flatten nested structures and set defaults. Chain-adjacent work uses serde_json for RPC payloads and bincode or borsh for compact binary encodings.

Check your understanding

  1. 1. Which attribute renames a field on the wire?

  2. 2. Which format is compact and binary?