flexbuffers

What's Changed

• docs: clean up whitespace and fix typo in tutorial.md by @daynual in #8695
• Correct span and non-span versions of ToArray() and ToArrayPadded() methods by @vsmcea in #8734
• [Swift] Fixes test failing on macOS when using URL(fileURLWithPath:isDirectory) by @mustiikhalil in #8742
• treat npm_typescript as a dev dependency by @dws in #8719
• [Dart] Fix union unpacking by @jakobkordez in #8748
• [Dart] Fix struct vector ordering in pack function by @jakobkordez in #8747
• Add conditional check by @coder7695 in #8736
• [Dart] Refactor lazy list unpacking by @jakobkordez in #8746
• Prevent make_span from working with vectors and arrays of pointers by @are-you-tilted-already in #8735
• Swap the dependency of CreateX and X::Pack object API functions. by @cosmith-nvidia in #8754
• [Swift] Implements FlatbuffersVector which confirms to RandomAccessCollection by @mustiikhalil in #8752
• Fix --gen-compare to not generate comparators for native types. by @cosmith-nvidia in #8681
• Support native_type for tables when using the C++ object API. by @cosmith-nvidia in #8668
• [Swift] Improves the performance creating strings by @mustiikhalil in #8772
• [Docs] Update swift supported features by @mustiikhalil in #8769
• [Swift] Bump minimum supported version of swift to 5.10 by @mustiikhalil in #8758
• [Swift] Inline arrays by @mustiikhalil in #8755
• Replace usage of make_unique with unique_ptr for cpp11 by @fliiiix in #8763
• Fix Issue #8653 - Python vtables not considering object size by @jtdavis777 in #8683
• [C++] Add Vector64 specialization for std::vector<bool> by @jtdavis777 in #8757
• Stop calling setup.py in release CI by @jtdavis777 in #8771
• [lua] Dont' crash on a fbs file with no root table by @jtdavis777 in #8770
• Revival of GH-8285: fix: remove a single type hint to retain python 2.7.x compatibility by @jtdavis777 in #8799
• [Python] Add unit test for github issue 8653 by @satur9nine in #8786
• Size verifier fix 2 by @fergushenderson in #8740
• Fix issue #8389: any nonzero byte is truthy by @bkietz in #8690
• Add Dart changelog entry for v25.9.23 by @vaind in #8785
• [dart] fix bug which generated wrong code by @fawdlstty in #8780
• add assert to fix GCC warning on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS by @gafferongames in #8804
• chore: fix quick start typos by @Homeblest in #8520
• [Java] Generate Longs from uint enums by @nevi-me in #8727
• [Java] Add notify to Java keywords by @nevi-me in #8724
• More robust C++20 check by @cyyever in #8631
• [Dart] Fix dart object api test by @jakobkordez in #8751
• feat: library definition for PlatformIO by @obones in #8261
• Use macos-15-intel not macos-latest-large for Intel macOS by @kou in #8777
• [C++] Fix vtable deduplication for 64-bit buffers >2GB by @gowsiany in #8591
• Bump js-yaml from 4.1.0 to 4.1.1 in the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory by @dependabot[bot] in #8779
• TypeScript: read vtable entries as uint16 by @jtbandes in #8435
• [fuzzer] Adds code generation target. by @coder7695 in #8795
• [CI] Revert back to using swift-actions by @mustiikhalil in #8806
• [Python] Fix inconsistent creator function naming in generated code by @peter-soos in #8792
• Remove legacy Conan recipe and update documentation by @uilianries in #8712
• [Python] Fix generating init.py for invalid path by @fliiiix in #8810
• [Python] Optimize Builder startup: lazy sharedStrings and fast vtable init by @satur9nine in #8807
• Fix platform ifdefs for locale independent str functions by @jamesr in #8678
• fix CScript string.compare by @whitecostume in #8547
• [Go] add BenchmarkBuildAllocations by @jdemeyer in #8287
• [Go] Write required string fields into the buffer when using Object API by @razvanalex in #8402
• [Java] Use Table's fully qualified path by @nevi-me in #8729
• [Python] Optimize Offset/Pad/Prep: use cached head and slicing by @satur9nine in #8808
• [CI] Migrating to swift Wasm on for Github actions by @mustiikhalil in #8814
• Modernize GitHub CI actions by @fliiiix in #8812
• [Swift] Flexbuffers tests for Wasm by @mustiikhalil in #8815
• CI: Fix typo in version by @fliiiix in #8817
• Handle missing output directory better by @fliiiix in #8764
• Improves Rust code generation by @csmulhern in #8564
• update labeler.yml to v5+ format by @jtdavis777 in #8818
• fix(idl_gen_rust): Fix lifetime warning added in Rust 1.89 by @RobJellinghaus in #8709
• [rust] add deser support for enum type by @fawdlstty in #8803
• rust: impl TrustedLen for VectorIter by @riptl in #8797
• Implement --file-names-only by @jtdavis777 in #8788
• Add .NET Standard 2.0 to documentation by @jtdavis777 in #8819
• Fix(ts): escape doc comment terminator in generated JSDoc by @Ky0toFu in #8820
• Add --file-names-only to flatc.md by @jtdavis777 in #8821
• Fixes unused imports in Rust code generator by @csmulhern in #8828
• Fix docs: typo & dead link by @kendegemaro in #8826
• Fix TS object API generation of schema containing array of enumeration having no zero default by @jtdavis777 in #8832
• Fix vector of table with naked ptr by @jtdavis777 in #8830
• Deprecate --ts-flat-files and --ts-entry-points by @jtdavis777 in #8831
• chore: switch package to license expression by @thompson-tomo in #8840
• Arrays of Enumerations without a value for 0 are no longer valid by @jtdavis777 in #8836
• Upgrade Kotlin to MacOS 15 by @jtdavis777 in #8845
• [TS] Flexbuffers root vector fix by @jtdavis777 in #8847
• [Kotlin] Fix nullability of generated Kotlin ByteBuffer accessors by @souma987 in #8844
• [Kotlin] Fix casing in generated Kotlin struct constructor function by @souma987 in #8849
• Remove progaurd-rules.pro by @dbaileychess in #8866
• Run clang-format by @dbaileychess in #8865
• Add --gen-absl-hash option to generate AbslHashValue for structs. by @dbaileychess in #8868
• Default Vector Support C++ by @dbaileychess in #8870
• FlatBuffers Version 25.12.19 by @dbaileychess in #8871

New Contributors

• @daynual made their first contribution in #8695
• @vsmcea made their first contribution in #8734
• @dws made their first contribution in #8719
• @jakobkordez made their first contribution in #8748
• @coder7695 made their first contribution in #8736
• @are-you-tilted-already made their first contribution in #8735
• @cosmith-nvidia made their first contribution in #8754
• @satur9nine made their first contribution in #8786
• @fawdlstty made their first contribution in #8780
• @gafferongames made their first contribution in #8804
• @Homeblest made their first contribution in #8520
• @nevi-me made their first contribution in #8727
• @cyyever made their first contribution in #8631
• @obones made their first contribution in #8261
• @kou made their first contribution in #8777
• @gowsiany made their first contribution in #8591
• @jtbandes made their first contribution in #8435
• @peter-soos made their first contribution in #8792
• @jamesr made their first contribution in #8678
• @whitecostume made their first contribution in #8547
• @RobJellinghaus made their first contribution in #8709
• @riptl made their first contribution in #8797
• @Ky0toFu made their first contribution in #8820
• @kendegemaro made their first contribution in #8826
• @thompson-tomo made their first contribution in #8840
• @souma987 made their first contribution in #8844

Full Changelog: v25.9.23...v25.12.19

• [C++] Default emptry vector support (#8870)
• [C++] Add --gen-absl-hash option (#8868)
• [Kotlin] Upgrade to MacOS 15 (#8845)
• [C++] Fix vector of table with naked ptrs (#8830)
• [Python] Optimize Offset/Pad/Prep (#8808)
• Implement --file-names-only (#8788)
• [C++] Fix size verifer (#8740)

What's Changed

• [Swift] Adds new API to reduce memory copying within swift by @mustiikhalil in #8484
• [C++] Fixes access to union members when generating code with options "--cpp-field-case-style upper" and "--gen-object-api" by @Ailuridae in #8447
• [C++] Fix dereference operator of VectorIterator to structures by @admo in #8425
• [TS] Enum value default null by @bjornharrtell in #8619
• [Swift] Flexbuffers native swift port by @mustiikhalil in #8577
• [TS] Upgrade deps by @bjornharrtell in #8620
• Avoid outputting Python files for already generated types by @akb825 in #8500
• Bugfix: grpc python code generation location and file suffix by @fliiiix in #8359
• Decode bytes to strings in Python Object API by @sethraymond in #8551
• [Swift] Adds windows support by @mustiikhalil in #8622
• [TS] Fix relative paths for exports by @trumully in #8517
• [CI] Moves swift actions to use next by @mustiikhalil in #8632
• Bugfix/new decode flag by @fliiiix in #8634
• Use correct default type for str by @fliiiix in #8623
• Fixed typo in quick_start.md by @Dylan-Gallagher in #8592
• Fix typo in code comment by @fliiiix in #8549
• Update README logo path by @gio3k in #8602
• [Python] Avoid include own type by @fliiiix in #8625
• [Swift] Fixes inlining & module importing by @mustiikhalil in #8637
• Fix Enum type definition by @fliiiix in #8624
• Fix JavaScript typo in mkdocs.yml by @luksab in #8515
• [Python] Avoid double flatbuffers include in pyi files by @fliiiix in #8626
• doc: PHP fread typo by @rogeriolino in #8566
• [Swift] Allows keepingCapacity for the underlying memory by @mustiikhalil in #8643
• [Python] Enhance object API __init__ with typed keyword arguments by @crackcomm in #8615
• Fix start page: Backwards and Forwards Compatibility by @fliiiix in #8645
• Support Rust edition 2024 by @aleb in #8638
• Bugfix eq for numpy data types by @fliiiix in #8646
• [Swift] Moves capacity from storage to struct by @mustiikhalil in #8650
• [Swift] Fixes load from misaligned raw pointer by @mustiikhalil in #8649
• Fix native_type non-native_inline fields, add tests by @souryavarenya in #8655
• Remove stray required in docs by @fliiiix in #8663
• Doc fix verifier example code for cpp by @fliiiix in #8664
• docs: fix broken link in readme by @Nugine in #8656
• Fix small typo in word JavaScript (JavasScript -> JavaScript) by @isaiahpettingill in #8530
• Add Rust reflection documentation by @candysonya in #8536
• CMakeLists: include(CheckSymbolExists) so check_symbol_exists() will work by @vzjc in #8580
• Fix: Actually call ValidateOptions by @thejtshow in #8665
• Update TS codegen - change getFullyQualifiedName return type from string to string literal by @rametta in #8421
• [CI] Fixes swift tests on windows by @mustiikhalil in #8685
• fix(go/grpc): avoid panic on short FlatBuffers input by @thevilledev in #8684
• Bugfix: grpc supress incorrect warning by @fliiiix in #8669
• gRPC callbackService support added by @shankeleven in #8666
• [C#] Fix union verifier by @TorsteinTenstadNorsonic in #8593
• Add bounds checking to a C# method where it was missing by @CurtHagenlocher in #8673
• [C#] Improve Span<> utilization by @bigjt-dev in #8588
• [C#] Added ToSizedArrayPadded(int padLeft, int padRight) to ByteBuffers to avoid unnecessary copying. by @petersvp in #8658
• fix(idl_gen_ts): bool to number conversion in mutable API (#8676) by @nurbo in #8677
• [Swift] Fixes windows CI by @mustiikhalil in #8702
• Use the Google Style for clang-format without exceptions by @dbaileychess in #8706
• bulk code format fix by @dbaileychess in #8707
• Bump the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #8704
• FlatBuffers Version 25.9.23 by @dbaileychess in #8708

New Contributors

• @Ailuridae made their first contribution in #8447
• @sethraymond made their first contribution in #8551
• @trumully made their first contribution in #8517
• @Dylan-Gallagher made their first contribution in #8592
• @gio3k made their first contribution in #8602
• @luksab made their first contribution in #8515
• @rogeriolino made their first contribution in #8566
• @crackcomm made their first contribution in #8615
• @aleb made their first contribution in #8638
• @souryavarenya made their first contribution in #8655
• @Nugine made their first contribution in #8656
• @isaiahpettingill made their first contribution in #8530
• @vzjc made their first contribution in #8580
• @thejtshow made their first contribution in #8665
• @rametta made their first contribution in #8421
• @thevilledev made their first contribution in #8684
• @shankeleven made their first contribution in #8666
• @TorsteinTenstadNorsonic made their first contribution in #8593
• @bigjt-dev made their first contribution in #8588
• @petersvp made their first contribution in #8658
• @nurbo made their first contribution in #8677

Full Changelog: v25.2.10...v25.9.23

• flatc: --grpc-callback-api flag generates C++ gRPC Callback API server CallbackService skeletons AND client native callback/async stubs (unary + all streaming reactor forms) (opt-in, non-breaking, issue #8596).
• Swift - Adds new API to reduce memory copying within swift (#8484)
• Rust - Support Rust edition 2024 (#8638)
• [C++] - Use the Google Style for clang-format without exceptions (#8706)

What's Changed

• Rust reflection: simplify dependencies, fix Android build compatibility by @dextero in #8512
• [Swift] Adds swift 6 to the build matrix & bumps swift to 5.9 by @mustiikhalil in #8414
• Upgrade dependencies by @mering in #8516

New Contributors

• @dextero made their first contribution in #8512

Full Changelog: v25.1.24...v25.2.10

• Removed the old documentation pages. The new one is live at https://flatbuffers.dev
• Swift version 6.0 support (#8414)

What's Changed

• Also use rules_bazel_bazel_integration_test dependency with Bzlmod by @mering in #8498
• Add bazel ci by @dbaileychess in #8497
• Fix Bzlmod by @mering in #8503
• Fix Bazel ts support by @mering in #8499
• Improve Bazel CI by @mering in #8502
• Fix npm bzlmod by @mering in #8506
• Add support for Bazel 7 and 8 in Bazel CI by @mering in #8505
• Test external modules explicitly in CI by @mering in #8507
• Bump the versions of all aspect Bazel dependencies by @sbarfurth in #8508
• Remove Bazel WORKSPACE setup. by @mering in #8509
• Add Bazel instructions to docs by @mering in #8510
• [C++] Avoid adding semicolon after a statement by @tzik in #8488

New Contributors

• @sbarfurth made their first contribution in #8508

Full Changelog: v25.1.21...v25.1.24

• Mostly related to bazel build support.
• Min bazel supported is now 7 or higher, as WORKSPACE files are removed (#8509)
• Minor C++ codegen fix removing extra semicolon (#8488)

What's Changed

• Add new Docs source files by @dbaileychess in #8461
• docs.yml Add workflow for updating docs by @dbaileychess in #8462
• docs.yml enable for pushes to main branch by @dbaileychess in #8463
• contributions.md Add doc about how to contribute to flatbuffers by @dbaileychess in #8464
• CNAME: add custom domain by @dbaileychess in #8465
• [Swift] Bug fix for verifier where its being copied by @mustiikhalil in #8451
• flatc.md Add more documentation by @dbaileychess in #8467
• quick_start.md: Add quick start guide by @dbaileychess in #8469
• Add Annotating Docs by @dbaileychess in #8470
• mkdocs.yml add footer and other info by @dbaileychess in #8471
• schema.md Fixed some warnings by @dbaileychess in #8472
• Fix crash for TypeScript enum in substruct by @fergushenderson in #8430
• fix typo in tutorial by @shynur in #8476
• A couple of small updates to the docs by @srinarasi in #8477
• Add imports for bazel by @dbaileychess in #8486
• Rust full reflection by @candysonya in #8102
• Fix a minor typo in flatc --help output by @musicinmybrain in #8468
• Add missing headers to runtime_cc target by @mering in #8492
• Use Label() to resolve repo name by @mering in #8493
• Use rules_bazel_integration_test to download Bazel binary by @mering in #8495
• Add support for Bzlmod by @mering in #8494

New Contributors

• @shynur made their first contribution in #8476
• @srinarasi made their first contribution in #8477
• @candysonya made their first contribution in #8102
• @mering made their first contribution in #8492

Full Changelog: v24.12.23...v25.1.21

• Rust Full Reflection (#8102)
• Mostly documentation updates hosted at https://flatbuffers.dev

What's Changed

• Avoid ODR violations with flatbuffers::Verifier. by @fergushenderson in #8274
• Improve error handling on Object API name collision. by @mbeards in #8275
• [Kotlin] Add workflow to release kotlin multiplatform version by @paulovap in #8014
• Remove npm/rules_js dependency for C++ only use cases by @philsc in #7990
• [Python] Fix various codegen problems by @anton-bobukh in #8292
• [gRPC] Add new options to control the gRPC code generation by @anton-bobukh in #8298
• Update build.yml to ubuntu-24.04 by @dbaileychess in #8319
• Trying to fix bazel on macOS and Xcode 14.3 by @mustiikhalil in #8304
• Update build.yml by @dbaileychess in #8321
• Add missing opertors to VectorIterator by @Icantjuddle in #8309
• [.NET] Add netstandard2.0 as target by @bjornharrtell in #8295
• [Kotlin] Update to kotlin 1.9.10 by @paulovap in #8307
• dart: Fix incorrect write in Float64 write method by @NotTsunami in #8290
• Added automatic publishing to crates.io on publish by @rdelfin in #8263
• Update release.sh by @dbaileychess in #8322
• Fix operator== for flatbuffers::optional by @mikudehuane in #8223
• [C++] Make code compile with -Wfloat-equal by @fliiiix in #8221
• [C++] Allow using FLATBUFFERS_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE in other namespaces by @dominiklohmann in #8229
• [Python] Generate .pyi stub files when --python-typing is on. by @anton-bobukh in #8312
• [Swift] Sets Swift minimum support to 5.8 by @mustiikhalil in #8228
• [C++] Update the validator to skip structs in namespaces other than the current one. by @anton-bobukh in #8324
• [BinaryAnnotator] Add more options that control the generation of .afb files by @anton-bobukh in #8323
• [Python] Render enums as Python IntEnum by @fliiiix in #8145
• [gRPC] Update the code generator for Python to produce typed handlers by @anton-bobukh in #8326
• Add parentheses in FLATBUFFERS_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE, FLATBUFFERS_MAX_64_BUFFER_SIZE to avoid preprocessor definition collision by @mspanc in #8377
• Add "empty()" to vector by @alphalex-google in #8369
• Remove unused comment and fix typo. by @lamtrinhdev in #8366
• Upgrade Rust dependencies by @gschulze in #8372
• [jumbo] Add begin()/end() to DetachedBuffer. by @pkasting in #8370
• Add a unit test for odd-sized small structs (for #8117) by @nolen777 in #8363
• Update libs.versions.toml by @mikhsol in #8387
• docs: update README.md by @eltociear in #8383
• Use actions/upload-artifact@v4 on CI by @aardappel in #8410
• Attempt to fix Rust CI by @aardappel in #8411
• [Swift] Fixes spelling mistake in the word position by @mustiikhalil in #8330
• [Swift] Addresses a bug where verifier skips capacity when verifying ID on buffers by @mustiikhalil in #8413
• [Swift] Updates CocoaPods author info & fixes bug with versioning not working as expected by @mustiikhalil in #8328
• Update grpc-core version by @mikhsol in #8412
• FlexBuffers: support "natural utf8" output in ToString by @aardappel in #8426
• use ALIGN for Push::alignment in struct types by @bkietz in #8398
• Removes 'size' and 'alignment' as Rust keywords by @csmulhern in #8139
• dart: use enhanced enums by @vaind in #8313
• [Swift] Improves vectors performance & arrays within lib by @mustiikhalil in #8415
• FlatBuffers Version 24.12.23 by @dbaileychess in #8459

New Contributors

• @fergushenderson made their first contribution in #8274
• @Icantjuddle made their first contribution in #8309
• @NotTsunami made their first contribution in #8290
• @rdelfin made their first contribution in #8263
• @mikudehuane made their first contribution in #8223
• @dominiklohmann made their first contribution in #8229
• @mspanc made their first contribution in #8377
• @alphalex-google made their first contribution in #8369
• @lamtrinhdev made their first contribution in #8366
• @gschulze made their first contribution in #8372
• @nolen777 made their first contribution in #8363
• @mikhsol made their first contribution in #8387
• @eltociear made their first contribution in #8383
• @bkietz made their first contribution in #8398
• @csmulhern made their first contribution in #8139

Full Changelog: v24.3.25...v24.12.23