Hi Johannes, Yes, it applies to list indexing.
-Kenton On Mon, Sep 4, 2023 at 10:43 AM Johannes Dröge <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi there! > > The FAQ states *"*Random access*:* You can read just one field of a > message without parsing the whole thing". *However, does that also apply > to List indexing*? I have a flexible-length list of potentially large > objects, and I need to access the nth list element from disk without having > to hold other elements in memory. > > I started using capnp for internal serialization in a prototype, with a > more dynamic approach to data types and data structures. For this, I'm > mostly attracted by the fast implementation and random access option, which > gives me the possibility to mmap data structures to lazy-load attributes > from disk. I'm currently using the Python interface but I might switch to > C++, Rust or go at a later stage. > > I will try to profile this with a toy example. Nevertheless, I'd be > thankful for a theoretical consideration here! > > Cheers > Johannes > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Cap'n Proto" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/capnproto/48035174-9253-48d3-ad3d-b3fe69d249a3n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/capnproto/48035174-9253-48d3-ad3d-b3fe69d249a3n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cap'n Proto" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/capnproto/CAJouXQnJ%2BvDy64wBw-i9o0HaVapznMz2--CoooX5XQ0nhASEKA%40mail.gmail.com.
