Jaguar is a stream-oriented binary data exchange format with an emphasis on simplicity and efficiency. Here, you can find the Jaguar spec, libjaguar reference encoding/decoding library, and jaguartool CLI tool for creating Jaguar streams via a text format.

For more information about libjaguar and jaguartool, visit the documentation

• Byte-packed encoding
• Object support
  • Unstructured objects (dictionaries)
  • Structured objects (provides type consistency at decoding)
• Static typing system
• Self-describing streams
• Built-in support for vectors and matrices (up to 4x4)
• Use of skipping and rewinding to support gleaning information quickly and obtaining further details later
• Arbitrary data buffer embedding
• Substreams - allows for embedding other streams to allow late parsing of data

You will need:

• Git
• Meson
• Ninja

Configure the build directory with meson setup build --native-file native.ini, then run meson compile -C build to build libjaguar and jaguartool. You do not have to use the native file (which sets the compiler to Clang and the linker to LLD), but it is recommended.

The Jaguar spec and supporting documents are provided and licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International. To view a copy of this license, visit https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/.
libjaguar and jaguartool are licensed under the Apache License 2.0, which can be found in the root directory.