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# mlua_serde
Implementation of [serde](https://serde.rs/) Serializer/Deserializer for
[mlua::Value](https://docs.rs/mlua/0.4.1/mlua/enum.Value.html)
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More information about this crate can be found in the [crate documentation][dox].
[dox]: https://docs.rs/mlua_serde/*/mlua_serde/
## Usage
To use `mlua_serde`, first add this to your `Cargo.toml`:
```toml
[dependencies]
mlua_serde = { version = "0.6", features = ["lua53"] }
```
You must choose between Lua 5.1, 5.2, 5.3 and 5.4. To use Lua 5.4, change `lua53` for
`lua54` like this:
```toml
[dependencies]
mlua_serde = { version = "0.6", features = ["lua54"] }
```
If you don't have lua installed on your system for some reason, use the `vendored`
feature:
```toml
[dependencies]
mlua_serde = { version = "0.6", features = ["lua53", "vendored"] }
```
Next, you can use `to_value`/`from_value` functions to serialize/deserialize:
```rust
#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize)]
struct Foo {
bar: u32,
baz: Vec<String>,
}
fn main() {
let lua = mlua::Lua::new();
let foo = Foo {
bar: 42,
baz: vec![String::from("fizz"), String::from("buzz")],
};
let value = mlua_serde::to_value(lua, &foo).unwrap();
lua.globals().set("value", value).unwrap();
lua.load(
r#"
assert(value["bar"] == 42)
assert(value["baz"][2] == "buzz")
"#).exec().unwrap();
}
```