README.md
1# [libcbor](https://github.com/PJK/libcbor)
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7**libcbor** is a C library for parsing and generating [CBOR](http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc7049), the general-purpose schema-less binary data format.
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9## Main features
10 - Complete RFC conformance
11 - Robust C99 implementation
12 - Layered architecture offers both control and convenience
13 - Flexible memory management
14 - No shared global state - threading friendly
15 - Proper handling of UTF-8
16 - Full support for streams & incremental processing
17 - Extensive documentation and test suite
18 - No runtime dependencies, small footprint
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20## Documentation
21Get the latest documentation at [libcbor.readthedocs.org](http://libcbor.readthedocs.org/)
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23## Contributions
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25Bug reports and contributions are welcome. Please see [CONTRIBUTING.md](https://github.com/PJK/libcbor/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md) for more info.
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27Kudos to all the [contributors](https://github.com/PJK/libcbor/graphs/contributors)!
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29## License
30The MIT License (MIT)
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32Copyright (c) Pavel Kalvoda, 2014–2017
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34Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
35of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
36in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
37to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
38copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
39furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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41The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
42copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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44THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
45IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
46FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
47AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
48LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
49OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
50SOFTWARE.
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