Erlang::ETF

Erlang External Term Format (ETF) for Ruby.

Note: Please see the erlang-terms gem for more information about the Erlang-to-Ruby type mappings (for example, Erlang::Pid).

Installation

Add this line to your application's Gemfile:

gem 'erlang-etf', '~> 2.0'

And then execute:

$ bundle

Or install it yourself as:

$ gem install erlang-etf

Usage

Erlang.term_to_binary(term)

Erlang.term_to_binary(:atom)
# => "\x83s\x04atom"

Compression is optional and valid arguments are false, true, and integers 0-9.

Erlang.term_to_binary([1] * 100, compressed: true)
# => "\x83P\x00\x00\x00\xCEx\x9C\xCBa``HId\x1C\x1E0\v\x00\xE85'\x83"

Erlang.binary_to_term(binary)

Erlang.binary_to_term("\x83s\x04atom")
# => :atom

Contributing

Bug reports and pull requests are welcome on GitHub at https://github.com/potatosalad/ruby-erlang-etf. This project is intended to be a safe, welcoming space for collaboration, and contributors are expected to adhere to the Contributor Covenant code of conduct.

License

The gem is available as open source under the terms of the MIT License.