[Bro-Dev] Draft API for new communication library

2013-10-17 Thread Robin Sommer
I have been mulling over how an API for a new communication library could look like. In short, the idea is to (1) overhaul Bro's current communication model to make it more flexible and easier to control; and (2) provide the new functionality in the form of a C library that replaces Broccoli yet

Re: [Bro-Dev] Draft API for new communication library

2013-10-17 Thread Siwek, Jonathan Luke
http://www.bro.org/development/projects/comm-ng-v2.html Feedback welcome. Would something like Cap'n Proto or Protocol Buffers help in defining/maintaining a serialization format? Never used either, just had a good impression from skimming their docs. - Jon

Re: [Bro-Dev] Draft API for new communication library

2013-10-17 Thread Robin Sommer
On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 21:54 +, you wrote: Would something like Cap'n Proto or Protocol Buffers help in defining/maintaining a serialization format? I didn't know Cap’n Proto so far but I have been wondering about using Protocol Buffers already as well. We'd have to add another

Re: [Bro-Dev] Draft API for new communication library

2013-10-17 Thread Clark, Gilbert
] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2013 6:03 PM To: Siwek, Jonathan Luke Cc: bro-dev@bro.org Subject: Re: [Bro-Dev] Draft API for new communication library On Thu, Oct 17, 2013 at 21:54 +, you wrote: Would something like Cap'n Proto or Protocol Buffers help in defining/maintaining a serialization