Cap'n Proto

Cap'n Proto C++ Reference Implementation

The C++ reference implementation is the canonical runtime for Cap'n Proto, providing the capnp compiler, serialization library, and KJ/RPC runtime. Other language implementations are maintained by their respective authors and track the C++ reference.

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GettingStarted
https://capnproto.org/install.html
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Documentation
https://capnproto.org/cxx.html

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GitHubRepository
https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: capn-proto:capn-proto-cpp-runtime
name: Cap'n Proto C++ Reference Implementation
description: The C++ reference implementation is the canonical runtime for Cap'n Proto, providing the
  capnp compiler, serialization library, and KJ/RPC runtime. Other language implementations are maintained
  by their respective authors and track the C++ reference.
humanURL: https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto
tags:
- IPC
- SDK
- Serialization
tags_raw:
- IPC
- SDKs
- Serialization
properties:
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/capnproto/capnproto
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://capnproto.org/install.html
- type: Documentation
  url: https://capnproto.org/cxx.html
x-features:
- capnp schema compiler
- KJ async and concurrency library
- RPC runtime over TCP and in-process transports
- Arena allocator for fast message construction
- Packed and canonical encoding support