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flatbuffers/docs/source/Support.md
Mark Klara 69a31b807a Revamping the FlatBuffers docs.
Adding an API reference for the supported languages.

General docs cleanup, including a new `tutorial` section that
supports all of the supported languages.

Added samples for each supported language to mirror the new
tutorial page.

Cleaned up all the links by making them `@ref` style links,
instead of referencing the names of the generated `.html` files.

Removed all generated files that were unnecessarily committed.

Also fixed the C# tests (two were failing due to a missing file).

Bug: b/25801305

Tested: Tested all samples on Ubuntu, Mac, and Android. Docs were
generated using doxygen and viewed on Chrome.

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Platform / Language / Feature support

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:

  • Languages: language support beyond the ones created by the original FlatBuffer authors typically depends on community contributions.
  • Features: C++ was the first language supported, since our original target was high performance game development. It thus has the richest feature set, and is likely most robust. Other languages are catching up however.
  • Platforms: All language implementations are typically portable to most platforms, unless where noted otherwise.

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 WiP WiP WiP
JSON parsing Yes No No No No No No No No
Simple mutation Yes WIP WIP No No No No No No
Reflection Yes No No No No No No No No
Buffer verifier Yes No No No No No No No No
Testing: basic Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ? ?
Testing: fuzz Yes No No Yes Yes No ? ? ?
Performance: Superb Great Great Great Ok ? Superb ? ?
Platform: Windows VS2010 Yes Yes ? ? ? ? ? ?
Platform: Linux GCC282 Yes ? Yes Yes ? ? ? ?
Platform: OS X Xcode4 ? ? ? Yes ? ? ? ?
Platform: Android NDK10d Yes ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Platform: iOS ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ?
Engine: Unity ? ? Yes ? ? ? ? ? ?
Primary authors (github) gwvo gwvo ev*/js* rw rw evanw/ev* mik* ch* rw
  • ev = evolutional
  • js = jonsimantov
  • mik = mikkelfj
  • ch = chobie