Cargo.toml

# Cargo.toml

[package]
name = "rust_serialization_benchmark"
version = "0.1.0"
edition = "2024"

[dependencies]
# For prost (Protocol Buffers)
prost = "~0.14.1"
bytes = "~1.10.1" # Often used with prost for buffer management

# For rkyv (Zero-copy serialization)
rkyv = { version = "~0.8.11" }
rkyv_derive = { version = "~0.8.11" }
# The `validation` feature is important for safe zero-copy access.

# For benchmarking
criterion = { version = "~0.7.0", features = ["html_reports"] }

[build-dependencies]
# For prost to compile .proto files
prost-build = "~0.14.1"

# Configure the benchmark runner
[[bench]]
name = "serialization_benchmark"
harness = false # Use criterion's harness instead of the default test harness