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Prepares kiwi_codec 0.4.0, built against RustQ 1.0.0-rc.12.

  • :unknown_fields generator option and KiwiCodec.decode/3's :schema option skip fields a newer, compatible schema added, instead of rejecting the data.
  • :records generator feature: native records Rust code can read, change, and share before encoding them as sparse maps, with generated definition, field, and enum constants, typed getters, and update helpers.
  • Sparse decoders intern their atoms once, which was two thirds of decoding time on large files.
  • Requires RustQ ~> 1.0.0-rc.12 for code generation; the production package still has no runtime dependencies.

See the CHANGELOG for details. mix ci passes locally against RustQ 1.0.0-rc.12 from Hex.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features
    • Decoding can now skip message fields unknown to the compiled definitions when a schema is provided.
    • Rustler-generated code can support native records and configurable handling of unknown fields, including runtime-schema-based skipping.
  • Documentation
    • Updated installation guidance and release notes for version 0.4.0.
    • Expanded documentation for schema lookup APIs.

Kiwi data is not self-describing, so generated decoders rejected any message
field their compiled schema lacked. Current Figma files carry up to ~200 such
fields. With unknown_fields: :runtime_schema, decoders read the schema shipped
with the data and skip those fields instead; the default still rejects them.
KiwiCodec.decode/3 takes the schema the data was written with and steps over
message fields the generated modules lack, matching the Rustler runtime-schema
mode.
Sparse decoders created the module, __kiwi_module__, and field-name atoms
from their text for every map they built, taking the VM's atom table lock
and hashing the name each time; that was two thirds of decoding large
files. kiwi_atom caches them by the static name's address, per scheduler
thread over a shared process-wide map, since atoms are never freed.
The :records feature decodes Kiwi data into records Rust code can read,
change, and share without building Elixir terms, then encodes them as the
sparse maps generated decoders return, optionally only some fields. The
record runtime is schema-independent; the schema supplies a definition
table and constants naming each definition and field.
Generated record constants now name enum values as well as definitions
and fields, and records gain typed getters (record, records, array, str,
bool, uint, int, float, enum_value) for code reading them.
An enum variant or field named DEFINITION collided with the definition
index constant; definition indexes now live in kiwi_record_definitions.
put_record, put_records, map_record, and map_records update nested records
without spelling out the value wrapping.
put_bool, put_uint, put_float, put_str, put_floats, floats, and field_ids
let generated code build and rescale records without spelling out
KiwiValue variants.
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The 0.4.0 release adds schema-aware unknown-field handling to Elixir decoding and Rustler-generated decoders. Rustler generation also gains native record support and atom caching. The release updates generator helper names, documentation, and the RustQ version constraint.

Changes: Codec and Rustler updates

Layer / File(s) Summary
Elixir schema-aware decoding
lib/kiwi_codec.ex, lib/kiwi_codec/decoder.ex, lib/kiwi_codec/schema_interpreter.ex, lib/kiwi_codec/schema_interpreter/prepared.ex, test/schema_evolution_test.exs
decode/2 accepts optional schema options. The decoder passes the schema through nested decoding and uses it to skip unknown message fields. Tests cover written and prepared schemas; prepared-schema lookup functions are documented as public APIs.
Rustler unknown-field handling
codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/unknown_fields.ex, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/templates/unknown_field_runtime_schema.rs, test/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator_test.exs
The generator supports :error and :runtime_schema modes. The runtime schema parses definitions and skips unknown field values. Tests cover both modes and reject unsupported modes.
Rustler decoder wiring and atom caching
codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/full/*, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/skip/*, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/sparse/*, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/splice.ex, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/decoder_macro.ex, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/atom_cache.ex, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/templates/atom_cache.rs
Full, skip, and sparse generated decoders pass definition names to unknown-field handling. Sparse generation uses kiwi_atom for generated atoms. Generator helper modules use nested names.
Rustler native records
codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator.ex, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/records.ex, codegen/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator/templates/records_runtime.rs, test/kiwi_codec/rustler_generator_test.exs
The :records feature generates schema metadata and constants, plus a Rust runtime for record decoding, access, updates, and encoding. Tests check generated record APIs and metadata.
Release metadata and documentation
CHANGELOG.md, README.md, mix.exs
The project version and README example change to 0.4.0. The RustQ constraint advances to ~> 1.0.0-rc.13, and documentation module groups are reorganized.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Feature

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller
  participant KiwiCodec
  participant Decoder
  participant SchemaInterpreter
  Caller->>KiwiCodec: decode(binary, module, schema)
  KiwiCodec->>Decoder: decode(binary, module, opts)
  Decoder->>SchemaInterpreter: skip_message_field(schema, definition, field_id, binary)
  SchemaInterpreter-->>Decoder: remaining bytes
  Decoder-->>Caller: decoded value
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  participant GeneratedDecoder
  participant kiwi_unknown_field
  participant KiwiRuntimeSchema
  participant Decoder
  GeneratedDecoder->>kiwi_unknown_field: Handle unknown message field
  kiwi_unknown_field->>KiwiRuntimeSchema: skip_field(decoder, definition, field)
  KiwiRuntimeSchema->>Decoder: Skip encoded field value
  Decoder-->>KiwiRuntimeSchema: Updated decoder position
  KiwiRuntimeSchema-->>GeneratedDecoder: Field skipped
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