FlatBuffers is actively being worked on, which means that certain platform / language / feature combinations may not be available yet.
This page tries to track those issues, to make informed decisions easier. In general:
NOTE: this table is a start, it needs to be extended.
Feature | C++ | Java | C# | Go | Python | JS | C | PHP | Ruby |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Codegen for all basic features | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | WiP | WiP |
JSON parsing | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Simple mutation | Yes | WIP | WIP | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Reflection | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Basic | No | No |
Buffer verifier | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | Yes | No | No |
Testing: basic | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ? | ? |
Testing: fuzz | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | ? | ? |
Performance: | Superb | Great | Great | Great | Ok | ? | Superb | ? | ? |
Platform: Windows | VS2010 | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | ? | VS2010 | ? | ? |
Platform: Linux | GCC282 | Yes | ? | Yes | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Platform: OS X | Xcode4 | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | Yes | ? | ? |
Platform: Android | NDK10d | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Platform: iOS | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Engine: Unity | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? |
Primary authors (github) | gwvo | gwvo | ev*/js* | rw | rw | evanw/ev* | mik* | ch* | rw |