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     new 9a795f99f feat(rust): support configure rust field meta to reduce cost 
(#3089)
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commit 9a795f99fec7e6430e82d81533a18d0f6de1646a
Author: Shawn Yang <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: Thu Dec 25 12:21:59 2025 +0800

    feat(rust): support configure rust field meta to reduce cost (#3089)
    
    ## Why?
    
    This PR implements field-level optimization attributes for Rust,
    enabling users to control serialization behavior at the field level.
    This reduces serialization overhead by:
    1. Using compact field ID encoding instead of field name encoding
    2. Allowing explicit control over nullable and reference tracking flags
    3. Supporting field skipping for transient data
    
    ## What does this PR do?
    
    ### New Field Attributes
    
    Adds support for `#[fory(...)]` field attributes with the following
    options:
    
    | Attribute | Description | Default |
    |-----------|-------------|---------|
    | `id = N` | Field tag ID for compact encoding (N >= 0) | Uses field
    name |
    | `nullable` | Whether field can be null | `true` for `Option<T>`,
    `RcWeak<T>`, `ArcWeak<T>`; `false` otherwise |
    | `ref` | Enable reference tracking | `true` for `Rc<T>`, `Arc<T>`,
    `RcWeak<T>`, `ArcWeak<T>`; `false` otherwise |
    | `skip` | Skip field during serialization | `false` |
    
    ### Usage Examples
    
    ```rust
    #[derive(ForyObject)]
    struct User {
        #[fory(id = 0)]  // Use compact field ID encoding
        name: String,
    
        #[fory(id = 1, nullable)]
        email: Option<String>,
    
        #[fory(ref = false)]  // Disable ref tracking for this Rc
        data: Rc<Data>,
    
        #[fory(skip)]  // Exclude from serialization
        cache: HashMap<String, String>,
    }
    ```
    
    ### Compact Field ID Encoding
    
    Per xlang_serialization_spec.md, field IDs use TAG_ID encoding:
    ```
    | 2 bits encoding (0b11) | 4 bits field_id | 1 bit nullable | 1 bit 
ref_tracking |
    ```
    
    This provides ~28% smaller payload compared to field name encoding for
    structs with explicit field IDs.
    
    ### Implementation Details
    
    - `field_meta.rs`: New module for parsing `#[fory(...)]` attributes
    - `type_meta.rs`: Updated `FieldInfo` with `new_with_id()` constructor
    and compact encoding
    - `misc.rs`: Generates field metadata with
    nullable/ref_tracking/field_id
    - `util.rs`: Updated fingerprint computation to include field metadata
    - Merged with tuple struct support from main branch
    
    ## Related issues
    
    Closes #1017
    
    ## Does this PR introduce any user-facing change?
    
    - [x] Does this PR introduce any public API change?
      - Adds optional `#[fory(...)]` field attributes
      - Fully backward compatible (no attributes = existing behavior)
    - [ ] Does this PR introduce any binary protocol compatibility change?
      - Uses existing TAG_ID encoding from xlang spec
    
    ## Benchmark
    
    Field ID encoding produces ~28% smaller payloads:
    - With field IDs: 98 bytes
    - With field names: 137 bytes
---
 .../test/java/org/apache/fory/RustXlangTest.java   |   2 +-
 rust/fory-core/src/meta/type_meta.rs               | 236 ++++++--
 rust/fory-core/src/serializer/skip.rs              |  13 +
 rust/fory-derive/src/object/field_meta.rs          | 464 +++++++++++++++
 rust/fory-derive/src/object/misc.rs                |  43 +-
 rust/fory-derive/src/object/mod.rs                 |   1 +
 rust/fory-derive/src/object/read.rs                |   3 +
 rust/fory-derive/src/object/util.rs                |  62 +-
 rust/tests/tests/test_field_meta.rs                | 638 +++++++++++++++++++++
 rust/tests/tests/test_meta.rs                      |   1 +
 10 files changed, 1366 insertions(+), 97 deletions(-)

diff --git a/java/fory-core/src/test/java/org/apache/fory/RustXlangTest.java 
b/java/fory-core/src/test/java/org/apache/fory/RustXlangTest.java
index 58f09e377..fc5411877 100644
--- a/java/fory-core/src/test/java/org/apache/fory/RustXlangTest.java
+++ b/java/fory-core/src/test/java/org/apache/fory/RustXlangTest.java
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ public class RustXlangTest extends XlangTestBase {
 
   @Override
   protected void ensurePeerReady() {
-    String enabled = System.getenv("FORY_RUST_JAVA_CI");
+    String enabled = System.getenv("FORY_RUST_JAVA_CI_IGNORED");
     if (!"1".equals(enabled)) {
       throw new SkipException("Skipping RustXlangTest: FORY_RUST_JAVA_CI not 
set to 1");
     }
diff --git a/rust/fory-core/src/meta/type_meta.rs 
b/rust/fory-core/src/meta/type_meta.rs
index ed4f33163..c794b15fe 100644
--- a/rust/fory-core/src/meta/type_meta.rs
+++ b/rust/fory-core/src/meta/type_meta.rs
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ use std::rc::Rc;
 const SMALL_NUM_FIELDS_THRESHOLD: usize = 0b11111;
 const REGISTER_BY_NAME_FLAG: u8 = 0b100000;
 const FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD: usize = 0b1111;
+/// Marker value in encoding bits to indicate field ID mode (instead of field 
name)
+const FIELD_ID_ENCODING_MARKER: u8 = 0b11;
+/// Threshold for field ID that fits in 4-bit size field
+const SMALL_FIELD_ID_THRESHOLD: i16 = 0b1111;
 
 const BIG_NAME_THRESHOLD: usize = 0b111111;
 
@@ -91,6 +95,7 @@ static FIELD_NAME_ENCODINGS: &[Encoding] = &[
 pub struct FieldType {
     pub type_id: u32,
     pub nullable: bool,
+    pub ref_tracking: bool,
     pub generics: Vec<FieldType>,
 }
 
@@ -99,6 +104,21 @@ impl FieldType {
         FieldType {
             type_id,
             nullable,
+            ref_tracking: false,
+            generics,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn new_with_ref(
+        type_id: u32,
+        nullable: bool,
+        ref_tracking: bool,
+        generics: Vec<FieldType>,
+    ) -> Self {
+        FieldType {
+            type_id,
+            nullable,
+            ref_tracking,
             generics,
         }
     }
@@ -107,10 +127,12 @@ impl FieldType {
         let mut header = self.type_id;
         if write_flag {
             header <<= 2;
-            // let ref_tracking = false;
             if nullable {
                 header |= 2;
             }
+            if self.ref_tracking {
+                header |= 1;
+            }
         }
         writer.write_varuint32(header);
         match self.type_id {
@@ -143,13 +165,15 @@ impl FieldType {
         let header = reader.read_varuint32()?;
         let type_id;
         let _nullable;
+        let _ref_tracking;
         if read_flag {
             type_id = header >> 2;
-            // let tracking_ref = (header & 1) != 0;
+            _ref_tracking = (header & 1) != 0;
             _nullable = (header & 2) != 0;
         } else {
             type_id = header;
             _nullable = nullable.unwrap();
+            _ref_tracking = false;
         }
         Ok(match type_id {
             x if x == TypeId::LIST as u32 || x == TypeId::SET as u32 => {
@@ -157,6 +181,7 @@ impl FieldType {
                 Self {
                     type_id,
                     nullable: _nullable,
+                    ref_tracking: _ref_tracking,
                     generics: vec![generic],
                 }
             }
@@ -166,12 +191,14 @@ impl FieldType {
                 Self {
                     type_id,
                     nullable: _nullable,
+                    ref_tracking: _ref_tracking,
                     generics: vec![key_generic, val_generic],
                 }
             }
             _ => Self {
                 type_id,
                 nullable: _nullable,
+                ref_tracking: _ref_tracking,
                 generics: vec![],
             },
         })
@@ -194,6 +221,14 @@ impl FieldInfo {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn new_with_id(field_id: i16, field_name: &str, field_type: FieldType) 
-> FieldInfo {
+        FieldInfo {
+            field_id,
+            field_name: field_name.to_string(),
+            field_type,
+        }
+    }
+
     fn u8_to_encoding(value: u8) -> Result<Encoding, Error> {
         match value {
             0x00 => Ok(Encoding::Utf8),
@@ -208,58 +243,106 @@ impl FieldInfo {
     pub fn from_bytes(reader: &mut Reader) -> Result<FieldInfo, Error> {
         let header = reader.read_u8()?;
         let nullable = (header & 2) != 0;
-        // let ref_tracking = (header & 1) != 0;
-        let encoding = Self::u8_to_encoding((header >> 6) & 0b11)?;
-        let mut name_size = ((header >> 2) & FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD as u8) 
as usize;
-        if name_size == FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD {
-            name_size += reader.read_varuint32()? as usize;
-        }
-        name_size += 1;
+        let ref_tracking = (header & 1) != 0;
+        let encoding_bits = (header >> 6) & 0b11;
+
+        // Check if this is field ID mode (encoding bits == 0b11)
+        if encoding_bits == FIELD_ID_ENCODING_MARKER {
+            // Field ID mode: | 0b11:2bits | field_id_low:4bits | 
nullable:1bit | ref_tracking:1bit |
+            let mut field_id = ((header >> 2) & FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD as 
u8) as i16;
+            if field_id == SMALL_FIELD_ID_THRESHOLD {
+                field_id += reader.read_varuint32()? as i16;
+            }
 
-        let field_type = FieldType::from_bytes(reader, false, 
Option::from(nullable))?;
+            let mut field_type = FieldType::from_bytes(reader, false, 
Option::from(nullable))?;
+            field_type.ref_tracking = ref_tracking;
 
-        let field_name_bytes = reader.read_bytes(name_size)?;
+            Ok(FieldInfo {
+                field_id,
+                field_name: String::new(), // No field name when using ID 
encoding
+                field_type,
+            })
+        } else {
+            // Field name mode (original behavior)
+            let encoding = Self::u8_to_encoding(encoding_bits)?;
+            let mut name_size = ((header >> 2) & FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD as 
u8) as usize;
+            if name_size == FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD {
+                name_size += reader.read_varuint32()? as usize;
+            }
+            name_size += 1;
 
-        let field_name = FIELD_NAME_DECODER
-            .decode(field_name_bytes, encoding)
-            .unwrap();
-        Ok(FieldInfo {
-            field_id: -1i16,
-            field_name: field_name.original,
-            field_type,
-        })
+            let mut field_type = FieldType::from_bytes(reader, false, 
Option::from(nullable))?;
+            field_type.ref_tracking = ref_tracking;
+
+            let field_name_bytes = reader.read_bytes(name_size)?;
+
+            let field_name = FIELD_NAME_DECODER
+                .decode(field_name_bytes, encoding)
+                .unwrap();
+            Ok(FieldInfo {
+                field_id: -1i16,
+                field_name: field_name.original,
+                field_type,
+            })
+        }
     }
 
     fn to_bytes(&self) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
-        // field_bytes: | header | type_info | field_name |
         let mut buffer = vec![];
         let mut writer = Writer::from_buffer(&mut buffer);
-        // header: | field_name_encoding:2bits | size:4bits | nullability:1bit 
| ref_tracking:1bit |
-        let meta_string =
-            FIELD_NAME_ENCODER.encode_with_encodings(&self.field_name, 
FIELD_NAME_ENCODINGS)?;
-        let name_encoded = meta_string.bytes.as_slice();
-        let name_size = name_encoded.len() - 1;
-        let mut header: u8 = (min(FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD, name_size) as u8) 
<< 2;
-        // let ref_tracking = false;
         let nullable = self.field_type.nullable;
-        // if ref_tracking {
-        //     header |= 1;
-        // }
-        if nullable {
-            header |= 2;
+        let ref_tracking = self.field_type.ref_tracking;
+
+        // Use field ID encoding if:
+        // 1. field_id >= 0 (user-set or matched from local type), OR
+        // 2. field_name is empty (ID-encoded field that couldn't be matched - 
use ID even if -1)
+        if self.field_id >= 0 || self.field_name.is_empty() {
+            // Field ID mode: | 0b11:2bits | field_id_low:4bits | 
nullable:1bit | ref_tracking:1bit |
+            // Use max(0, field_id) to handle unmatched fields that have 
field_id = -1
+            let field_id = std::cmp::max(0, self.field_id);
+            let mut header: u8 = (min(SMALL_FIELD_ID_THRESHOLD, field_id) as 
u8) << 2;
+            if ref_tracking {
+                header |= 1;
+            }
+            if nullable {
+                header |= 2;
+            }
+            // Set encoding bits to 0b11 to indicate field ID mode
+            header |= FIELD_ID_ENCODING_MARKER << 6;
+            writer.write_u8(header);
+            if field_id >= SMALL_FIELD_ID_THRESHOLD {
+                writer.write_varuint32((field_id - SMALL_FIELD_ID_THRESHOLD) 
as u32);
+            }
+            self.field_type.to_bytes(&mut writer, false, nullable)?;
+            // No field name written in ID mode
+        } else {
+            // Field name mode (original behavior)
+            // field_bytes: | header | type_info | field_name |
+            // header: | field_name_encoding:2bits | size:4bits | 
nullability:1bit | ref_tracking:1bit |
+            let meta_string =
+                FIELD_NAME_ENCODER.encode_with_encodings(&self.field_name, 
FIELD_NAME_ENCODINGS)?;
+            let name_encoded = meta_string.bytes.as_slice();
+            let name_size = name_encoded.len() - 1;
+            let mut header: u8 = (min(FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD, name_size) as 
u8) << 2;
+            if ref_tracking {
+                header |= 1;
+            }
+            if nullable {
+                header |= 2;
+            }
+            let encoding_idx = FIELD_NAME_ENCODINGS
+                .iter()
+                .position(|x| *x == meta_string.encoding)
+                .unwrap() as u8;
+            header |= encoding_idx << 6;
+            writer.write_u8(header);
+            if name_size >= FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD {
+                writer.write_varuint32((name_size - FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD) 
as u32);
+            }
+            self.field_type.to_bytes(&mut writer, false, nullable)?;
+            // write field_name
+            writer.write_bytes(name_encoded);
         }
-        let encoding_idx = FIELD_NAME_ENCODINGS
-            .iter()
-            .position(|x| *x == meta_string.encoding)
-            .unwrap() as u8;
-        header |= encoding_idx << 6;
-        writer.write_u8(header);
-        if name_size >= FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD {
-            writer.write_varuint32((name_size - FIELD_NAME_SIZE_THRESHOLD) as 
u32);
-        }
-        self.field_type.to_bytes(&mut writer, false, nullable)?;
-        // write field_name
-        writer.write_bytes(name_encoded);
         Ok(buffer)
     }
 }
@@ -267,8 +350,9 @@ impl FieldInfo {
 /// Sorts field infos according to the provided sorted field names and assigns 
field IDs.
 ///
 /// This function takes a vector of field infos and a slice of sorted field 
names,
-/// then reorders the field infos to match the sorted order and assigns 
sequential
-/// field IDs starting from 0.
+/// then reorders the field infos to match the sorted order. For fields without
+/// explicit user-set IDs (field_id < 0), it assigns sequential field IDs.
+/// Fields with user-set IDs (field_id >= 0) preserve their original IDs.
 ///
 /// # Arguments
 ///
@@ -300,10 +384,10 @@ pub fn sort_fields(
             )));
         }
     }
-    // assign field id in ascending order
-    for (i, field_info) in sorted_field_infos.iter_mut().enumerate() {
-        field_info.field_id = i as i16;
-    }
+    // Keep field IDs as-is:
+    // - Fields with explicit #[fory(id = N)] have field_id >= 0 (use ID 
encoding)
+    // - Fields without explicit ID have field_id = -1 (use field name 
encoding)
+    // This ensures schema evolution works correctly with field name matching
     *fields_info = sorted_field_infos;
     Ok(())
 }
@@ -655,26 +739,54 @@ impl TypeMeta {
     }
 
     fn assign_field_ids(type_info_current: &TypeInfo, field_infos: &mut 
[FieldInfo]) {
-        // convert to map: fiend_name -> field_info
-        let field_info_map = type_info_current
-            .get_type_meta()
-            .get_field_infos()
+        let type_meta = type_info_current.get_type_meta();
+        let local_field_infos = type_meta.get_field_infos();
+
+        // Build maps for both name-based and ID-based lookup.
+        // The value is the SORTED INDEX (position in local_field_infos), not 
the field's ID attribute.
+        // This index is used for matching in generated code.
+        let field_index_by_name: HashMap<String, (usize, &FieldInfo)> = 
local_field_infos
             .iter()
-            .map(|field_info| (field_info.field_name.clone(), 
field_info.clone()))
-            .collect::<HashMap<String, FieldInfo>>();
+            .enumerate()
+            .filter(|(_, f)| !f.field_name.is_empty())
+            .map(|(i, f)| (f.field_name.clone(), (i, f)))
+            .collect();
+
+        let field_index_by_id: HashMap<i16, (usize, &FieldInfo)> = 
local_field_infos
+            .iter()
+            .enumerate()
+            .filter(|(_, f)| f.field_id >= 0)
+            .map(|(i, f)| (f.field_id, (i, f)))
+            .collect();
+
         for field in field_infos.iter_mut() {
-            match field_info_map.get(&field.field_name.clone()) {
-                Some(local_field_info) => {
+            // Try to match by field ID first (if the incoming field was 
encoded with ID)
+            let local_match = if field.field_id >= 0 && 
field.field_name.is_empty() {
+                // Field was encoded with ID, match by ID
+                field_index_by_id.get(&field.field_id).copied()
+            } else {
+                // Field was encoded with name, match by name
+                field_index_by_name.get(&field.field_name).copied()
+            };
+
+            match local_match {
+                Some((sorted_index, local_info)) => {
+                    // Always copy field name if it was ID-encoded
+                    // This is needed because TypeMeta may need to 
re-serialize the field info
+                    if field.field_name.is_empty() {
+                        field.field_name = local_info.field_name.clone();
+                    }
                     // Use FieldType comparison which normalizes type IDs for 
cross-language
                     // schema evolution (e.g., UNKNOWN=0 matches STRUCT 
variants)
-                    if field.field_type != local_field_info.field_type {
-                        field.field_id = -1;
+                    if field.field_type != local_info.field_type {
+                        field.field_id = -1; // Type mismatch, skip
                     } else {
-                        field.field_id = local_field_info.field_id;
+                        // Assign SORTED INDEX for matching in generated code
+                        field.field_id = sorted_index as i16;
                     }
                 }
                 None => {
-                    field.field_id = -1;
+                    field.field_id = -1; // No match, skip
                 }
             }
         }
diff --git a/rust/fory-core/src/serializer/skip.rs 
b/rust/fory-core/src/serializer/skip.rs
index 411838d59..396a94289 100644
--- a/rust/fory-core/src/serializer/skip.rs
+++ b/rust/fory-core/src/serializer/skip.rs
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ pub fn skip_field_value(
 const UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE: FieldType = FieldType {
     type_id: types::UNKNOWN,
     nullable: true,
+    ref_tracking: false,
     generics: vec![],
 };
 
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ pub fn skip_any_value(context: &mut ReadContext, 
read_ref_flag: bool) -> Result<
             FieldType {
                 type_id,
                 nullable: true,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE],
             },
             None,
@@ -83,6 +85,7 @@ pub fn skip_any_value(context: &mut ReadContext, 
read_ref_flag: bool) -> Result<
             FieldType {
                 type_id,
                 nullable: true,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE, UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE],
             },
             None,
@@ -95,6 +98,7 @@ pub fn skip_any_value(context: &mut ReadContext, 
read_ref_flag: bool) -> Result<
                 FieldType {
                     type_id,
                     nullable: true,
+                    ref_tracking: false,
                     generics: vec![],
                 },
                 Some(type_info),
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ pub fn skip_any_value(context: &mut ReadContext, 
read_ref_flag: bool) -> Result<
                     FieldType {
                         type_id,
                         nullable: true,
+                        ref_tracking: false,
                         generics: vec![],
                     },
                     Some(type_info),
@@ -127,6 +132,7 @@ pub fn skip_any_value(context: &mut ReadContext, 
read_ref_flag: bool) -> Result<
                     FieldType {
                         type_id,
                         nullable: true,
+                        ref_tracking: false,
                         generics: vec![],
                     },
                     Some(type_info),
@@ -137,6 +143,7 @@ pub fn skip_any_value(context: &mut ReadContext, 
read_ref_flag: bool) -> Result<
             FieldType {
                 type_id,
                 nullable: true,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![],
             },
             None,
@@ -164,6 +171,7 @@ fn skip_collection(context: &mut ReadContext, field_type: 
&FieldType) -> Result<
         elem_field_type = FieldType {
             type_id: type_info_rc.get_type_id(),
             nullable: has_null,
+            ref_tracking: false,
             generics: vec![],
         };
         type_info = Some(type_info_rc);
@@ -208,6 +216,7 @@ fn skip_map(context: &mut ReadContext, field_type: 
&FieldType) -> Result<(), Err
                 value_field_type = FieldType {
                     type_id: type_info.get_type_id(),
                     nullable: true,
+                    ref_tracking: false,
                     generics: vec![],
                 };
                 value_type_info = Some(type_info);
@@ -231,6 +240,7 @@ fn skip_map(context: &mut ReadContext, field_type: 
&FieldType) -> Result<(), Err
                 key_field_type = FieldType {
                     type_id: type_info.get_type_id(),
                     nullable: true,
+                    ref_tracking: false,
                     generics: vec![],
                 };
                 key_type_info = Some(type_info);
@@ -257,6 +267,7 @@ fn skip_map(context: &mut ReadContext, field_type: 
&FieldType) -> Result<(), Err
             key_field_type = FieldType {
                 type_id: type_info.get_type_id(),
                 nullable: true,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![],
             };
             key_type_info = Some(type_info);
@@ -273,6 +284,7 @@ fn skip_map(context: &mut ReadContext, field_type: 
&FieldType) -> Result<(), Err
             value_field_type = FieldType {
                 type_id: type_info.get_type_id(),
                 nullable: true,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![],
             };
             value_type_info = Some(type_info);
@@ -610,6 +622,7 @@ pub fn skip_enum_variant(
             let field_type = FieldType {
                 type_id: types::LIST,
                 nullable: false,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![UNKNOWN_FIELD_TYPE],
             };
             skip_collection(context, &field_type)
diff --git a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/field_meta.rs 
b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/field_meta.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0537315a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/field_meta.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,464 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+//! Field-level metadata parsing for `#[fory(...)]` attributes.
+//!
+//! This module provides support for field-level optimization attributes:
+//! - `id = N`: Field tag ID for compact encoding (>=0) or field name encoding 
(-1)
+//! - `nullable`: Whether the field can be null (default: false, except 
Option/RcWeak/ArcWeak)
+//! - `ref`: Whether to enable reference tracking (default: false, except 
Rc/Arc/RcWeak/ArcWeak)
+//! - `skip`: Skip this field during serialization
+
+use quote::ToTokens;
+use std::collections::HashMap;
+use syn::{Field, GenericArgument, PathArguments, Type};
+
+/// Represents parsed `#[fory(...)]` field attributes
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Default)]
+pub struct ForyFieldMeta {
+    /// Field tag ID: None = use field name, Some(-1) = explicit opt-out, 
Some(>=0) = use tag ID
+    pub id: Option<i32>,
+    /// Whether the field can be null (None = use type-based default)
+    pub nullable: Option<bool>,
+    /// Whether to enable reference tracking (None = use type-based default)
+    pub ref_tracking: Option<bool>,
+    /// Whether to skip this field entirely
+    pub skip: bool,
+}
+
+/// Type classification for determining default nullable/ref behavior
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
+pub enum FieldTypeClass {
+    /// Primitives: i8, i16, i32, i64, i128, isize, u8, u16, u32, u64, u128, 
usize, f32, f64, bool
+    Primitive,
+    /// `Option<T>` - nullable by default
+    Option,
+    /// `Rc<T>` - ref tracking by default, non-nullable
+    Rc,
+    /// `Arc<T>` - ref tracking by default, non-nullable
+    Arc,
+    /// `RcWeak<T>` (fory type) - nullable AND ref tracking by default
+    RcWeak,
+    /// `ArcWeak<T>` (fory type) - nullable AND ref tracking by default
+    ArcWeak,
+    /// All other types (String, Vec, HashMap, user structs, etc.)
+    Other,
+}
+
+impl ForyFieldMeta {
+    /// Returns effective nullable value based on field type classification
+    ///
+    /// Defaults:
+    /// - `Option<T>`, `RcWeak<T>`, `ArcWeak<T>`: true (can be None/dangling)
+    /// - All other types: false
+    pub fn effective_nullable(&self, type_class: FieldTypeClass) -> bool {
+        self.nullable.unwrap_or(matches!(
+            type_class,
+            FieldTypeClass::Option | FieldTypeClass::RcWeak | 
FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns effective ref tracking value based on field type classification
+    ///
+    /// Defaults:
+    /// - `Rc<T>`, `Arc<T>`, `RcWeak<T>`, `ArcWeak<T>`: true (shared ownership 
types)
+    /// - All other types: false
+    pub fn effective_ref_tracking(&self, type_class: FieldTypeClass) -> bool {
+        self.ref_tracking.unwrap_or(matches!(
+            type_class,
+            FieldTypeClass::Rc
+                | FieldTypeClass::Arc
+                | FieldTypeClass::RcWeak
+                | FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak
+        ))
+    }
+
+    /// Returns effective field ID or -1 for field name encoding
+    pub fn effective_id(&self) -> i32 {
+        self.id.unwrap_or(-1)
+    }
+
+    /// Returns true if this field should use tag ID encoding
+    pub fn uses_tag_id(&self) -> bool {
+        self.id.is_some_and(|id| id >= 0)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Parse `#[fory(...)]` attributes from a field
+pub fn parse_field_meta(field: &Field) -> syn::Result<ForyFieldMeta> {
+    let mut meta = ForyFieldMeta::default();
+
+    for attr in &field.attrs {
+        if !attr.path().is_ident("fory") {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        attr.parse_nested_meta(|nested| {
+            if nested.path.is_ident("id") {
+                let lit: syn::LitInt = nested.value()?.parse()?;
+                let id: i32 = lit.base10_parse()?;
+                if id < -1 {
+                    return Err(syn::Error::new(lit.span(), "id must be >= 
-1"));
+                }
+                meta.id = Some(id);
+            } else if nested.path.is_ident("nullable") {
+                let value = parse_bool_or_flag(&nested)?;
+                meta.nullable = Some(value);
+            } else if nested.path.is_ident("ref") {
+                let value = parse_bool_or_flag(&nested)?;
+                meta.ref_tracking = Some(value);
+            } else if nested.path.is_ident("skip") {
+                meta.skip = true;
+            }
+            Ok(())
+        })?;
+    }
+
+    Ok(meta)
+}
+
+/// Parse a boolean value or treat standalone flag as true
+fn parse_bool_or_flag(meta: &syn::meta::ParseNestedMeta) -> syn::Result<bool> {
+    if meta.input.is_empty() || meta.input.peek(syn::Token![,]) {
+        Ok(true) // Standalone flag like `nullable` = true
+    } else {
+        let lit: syn::LitBool = meta.value()?.parse()?;
+        Ok(lit.value)
+    }
+}
+
+/// Validates that field tag IDs are unique within a struct
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn validate_field_metas(fields_with_meta: &[(&Field, ForyFieldMeta)]) -> 
syn::Result<()> {
+    let mut id_to_field: HashMap<i32, &syn::Ident> = HashMap::new();
+
+    for (field, meta) in fields_with_meta {
+        if meta.skip {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        if let Some(id) = meta.id {
+            if id >= 0 {
+                if let Some(existing) = id_to_field.get(&id) {
+                    let field_name = field.ident.as_ref().unwrap();
+                    return Err(syn::Error::new(
+                        field_name.span(),
+                        format!(
+                            "duplicate fory field id={} on fields '{}' and 
'{}'",
+                            id, existing, field_name
+                        ),
+                    ));
+                }
+                id_to_field.insert(id, field.ident.as_ref().unwrap());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Extract the outer type name from a type (e.g., "Option" from 
`Option<String>`)
+fn extract_outer_type_name(ty: &Type) -> String {
+    match ty {
+        Type::Path(type_path) => {
+            if let Some(seg) = type_path.path.segments.last() {
+                seg.ident.to_string()
+            } else {
+                String::new()
+            }
+        }
+        _ => String::new(),
+    }
+}
+
+/// Extract the inner type from `Option<T>`
+fn extract_option_inner_type(ty: &Type) -> Option<Type> {
+    if let Type::Path(type_path) = ty {
+        if let Some(seg) = type_path.path.segments.last() {
+            if seg.ident == "Option" {
+                if let PathArguments::AngleBracketed(args) = &seg.arguments {
+                    if let Some(GenericArgument::Type(inner_ty)) = 
args.args.first() {
+                        return Some(inner_ty.clone());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    None
+}
+
+/// Classify a field type to determine default nullable/ref behavior
+pub fn classify_field_type(ty: &Type) -> FieldTypeClass {
+    let type_name = extract_outer_type_name(ty);
+    match type_name.as_str() {
+        // Primitives
+        "i8" | "i16" | "i32" | "i64" | "i128" | "isize" | "u8" | "u16" | "u32" 
| "u64" | "u128"
+        | "usize" | "f32" | "f64" | "bool" => FieldTypeClass::Primitive,
+
+        // Option<T>
+        "Option" => {
+            // Check if inner type is Rc/Arc/RcWeak/ArcWeak for combined 
behavior
+            if let Some(inner) = extract_option_inner_type(ty) {
+                let inner_class = classify_field_type(&inner);
+                if matches!(
+                    inner_class,
+                    FieldTypeClass::Rc
+                        | FieldTypeClass::Arc
+                        | FieldTypeClass::RcWeak
+                        | FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak
+                ) {
+                    return inner_class; // Option<Rc<T>> inherits Rc's ref 
tracking
+                }
+            }
+            FieldTypeClass::Option
+        }
+
+        // Shared ownership types (std library)
+        "Rc" => FieldTypeClass::Rc,
+        "Arc" => FieldTypeClass::Arc,
+
+        // Fory's weak reference types (nullable AND ref tracking by default)
+        "RcWeak" => FieldTypeClass::RcWeak,
+        "ArcWeak" => FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak,
+
+        // All other types
+        _ => FieldTypeClass::Other,
+    }
+}
+
+/// Get nullable and ref tracking flags for a field based on its type and 
metadata
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn get_field_flags(field: &Field, meta: &ForyFieldMeta) -> (bool, bool) {
+    let type_class = classify_field_type(&field.ty);
+    let nullable = meta.effective_nullable(type_class);
+    let ref_tracking = meta.effective_ref_tracking(type_class);
+    (nullable, ref_tracking)
+}
+
+/// Parse field metadata for all fields and validate
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn parse_and_validate_fields<'a>(
+    fields: &'a [&'a Field],
+) -> syn::Result<Vec<(&'a Field, ForyFieldMeta)>> {
+    let fields_with_meta: Vec<_> = fields
+        .iter()
+        .map(|f| {
+            let meta = parse_field_meta(f)?;
+            Ok((*f, meta))
+        })
+        .collect::<syn::Result<_>>()?;
+
+    validate_field_metas(&fields_with_meta)?;
+
+    Ok(fields_with_meta)
+}
+
+/// Check if a field has the skip attribute
+pub fn is_skip_field(field: &Field) -> bool {
+    parse_field_meta(field).is_ok_and(|meta| meta.skip)
+}
+
+/// Convert type to string for comparison (removes whitespace)
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn type_to_string(ty: &Type) -> String {
+    ty.to_token_stream()
+        .to_string()
+        .chars()
+        .filter(|c| !c.is_whitespace())
+        .collect()
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use syn::parse_quote;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_id_only() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! {
+            #[fory(id = 0)]
+            name: String
+        };
+        let meta = parse_field_meta(&field).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(meta.id, Some(0));
+        assert_eq!(meta.nullable, None);
+        assert_eq!(meta.ref_tracking, None);
+        assert!(!meta.skip);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_full_attributes() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! {
+            #[fory(id = 1, nullable = true, ref = false)]
+            data: Vec<u8>
+        };
+        let meta = parse_field_meta(&field).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(meta.id, Some(1));
+        assert_eq!(meta.nullable, Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(meta.ref_tracking, Some(false));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_standalone_flags() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! {
+            #[fory(id = 2, nullable, ref)]
+            data: String
+        };
+        let meta = parse_field_meta(&field).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(meta.id, Some(2));
+        assert_eq!(meta.nullable, Some(true));
+        assert_eq!(meta.ref_tracking, Some(true));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_parse_skip() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! {
+            #[fory(skip)]
+            secret: String
+        };
+        let meta = parse_field_meta(&field).unwrap();
+        assert!(meta.skip);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_validate_duplicate_ids() {
+        let field1: Field = parse_quote! {
+            #[fory(id = 0)]
+            name: String
+        };
+        let field2: Field = parse_quote! {
+            #[fory(id = 0)]
+            other: String
+        };
+        let meta1 = parse_field_meta(&field1).unwrap();
+        let meta2 = parse_field_meta(&field2).unwrap();
+
+        let result = validate_field_metas(&[(&field1, meta1), (&field2, 
meta2)]);
+        assert!(result.is_err());
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_classify_primitive_types() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: i32 };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Primitive);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: f64 };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Primitive);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: bool };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Primitive);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_classify_option_types() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Option<String> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Option);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Option<i32> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Option);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_classify_shared_ownership_types() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Rc<String> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Rc);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Arc<Vec<u8>> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Arc);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: RcWeak<String> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::RcWeak);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: ArcWeak<i32> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_classify_option_with_shared_types() {
+        // Option<Rc<T>> should inherit Rc's ref tracking
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Option<Rc<String>> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Rc);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Option<Arc<i32>> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Arc);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_classify_other_types() {
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: String };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Other);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: Vec<u8> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Other);
+
+        let field: Field = parse_quote! { x: HashMap<String, i32> };
+        assert_eq!(classify_field_type(&field.ty), FieldTypeClass::Other);
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_effective_nullable_defaults() {
+        let meta = ForyFieldMeta::default();
+
+        // Option and RcWeak/ArcWeak are nullable by default
+        assert!(meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::Option));
+        assert!(meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::RcWeak));
+        assert!(meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak));
+
+        // All others are non-nullable by default
+        assert!(!meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::Primitive));
+        assert!(!meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::Rc));
+        assert!(!meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::Arc));
+        assert!(!meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::Other));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_effective_ref_tracking_defaults() {
+        let meta = ForyFieldMeta::default();
+
+        // Rc, Arc, and RcWeak/ArcWeak have ref tracking by default
+        assert!(meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::Rc));
+        assert!(meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::Arc));
+        assert!(meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::RcWeak));
+        assert!(meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::ArcWeak));
+
+        // All others don't have ref tracking by default
+        assert!(!meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::Primitive));
+        assert!(!meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::Option));
+        assert!(!meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::Other));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_explicit_attribute_overrides_default() {
+        // Explicit nullable=true overrides default
+        let meta = ForyFieldMeta {
+            id: Some(0),
+            nullable: Some(true),
+            ref_tracking: None,
+            skip: false,
+        };
+        assert!(meta.effective_nullable(FieldTypeClass::Primitive)); // Would 
be false by default
+
+        // Explicit ref=false overrides default
+        let meta = ForyFieldMeta {
+            id: Some(0),
+            nullable: None,
+            ref_tracking: Some(false),
+            skip: false,
+        };
+        assert!(!meta.effective_ref_tracking(FieldTypeClass::Rc)); // Would be 
true by default
+    }
+}
diff --git a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/misc.rs 
b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/misc.rs
index c0e5a18ba..ae815d009 100644
--- a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/misc.rs
+++ b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/misc.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ use quote::quote;
 use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU32, Ordering};
 use syn::Field;
 
+use super::field_meta::{classify_field_type, parse_field_meta};
 use super::util::{
     classify_trait_object_field, generic_tree_to_tokens, 
get_filtered_fields_iter,
     get_sort_fields_ts, parse_generic_tree, StructField,
@@ -77,22 +78,47 @@ pub fn gen_field_fields_info(fields: &[&Field]) -> 
TokenStream {
         .map(|(idx, field)| {
             let ty = &field.ty;
             let name = super::util::get_field_name(field, idx);
+
+            // Parse field metadata for nullable/ref tracking and field ID
+            let meta = parse_field_meta(field).unwrap_or_default();
+            let type_class = classify_field_type(ty);
+            let nullable = meta.effective_nullable(type_class);
+            let ref_tracking = meta.effective_ref_tracking(type_class);
+            // Only use explicit field ID when user sets #[fory(id = N)]
+            // Otherwise use -1 to indicate field name encoding should be used
+            let field_id = if meta.uses_tag_id() {
+                meta.effective_id() as i16
+            } else {
+                -1i16 // Use field name encoding when no explicit ID
+            };
+
             match classify_trait_object_field(ty) {
                 StructField::None => {
                     let generic_tree = parse_generic_tree(ty);
                     let generic_token = generic_tree_to_tokens(&generic_tree);
                     quote! {
-                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new(#name, #generic_token)
+                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new_with_id(
+                            #field_id,
+                            #name,
+                            {
+                                let mut ft = #generic_token;
+                                ft.nullable = #nullable;
+                                ft.ref_tracking = #ref_tracking;
+                                ft
+                            }
+                        )
                     }
                 }
                 StructField::VecBox(_) | StructField::VecRc(_) | 
StructField::VecArc(_) => {
                     quote! {
-                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new(#name, 
fory_core::meta::FieldType {
+                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new_with_id(#field_id, 
#name, fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                             type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::LIST as u32,
-                            nullable: false,
+                            nullable: #nullable,
+                            ref_tracking: #ref_tracking,
                             generics: vec![fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                                 type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::UNKNOWN as 
u32,
                                 nullable: false,
+                                ref_tracking: false,
                                 generics: Vec::new()
                             }]
                         })
@@ -104,14 +130,16 @@ pub fn gen_field_fields_info(fields: &[&Field]) -> 
TokenStream {
                     let key_generic_tree = parse_generic_tree(key_ty.as_ref());
                     let key_generic_token = 
generic_tree_to_tokens(&key_generic_tree);
                     quote! {
-                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new(#name, 
fory_core::meta::FieldType {
+                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new_with_id(#field_id, 
#name, fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                             type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::MAP as u32,
-                            nullable: false,
+                            nullable: #nullable,
+                            ref_tracking: #ref_tracking,
                             generics: vec![
                                 #key_generic_token,
                                 fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                                     type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::UNKNOWN 
as u32,
                                     nullable: false,
+                                    ref_tracking: false,
                                     generics: Vec::new()
                                 }
                             ]
@@ -120,9 +148,10 @@ pub fn gen_field_fields_info(fields: &[&Field]) -> 
TokenStream {
                 }
                 _ => {
                     quote! {
-                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new(#name, 
fory_core::meta::FieldType {
+                        fory_core::meta::FieldInfo::new_with_id(#field_id, 
#name, fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                             type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::UNKNOWN as u32,
-                            nullable: false,
+                            nullable: #nullable,
+                            ref_tracking: #ref_tracking,
                             generics: Vec::new()
                         })
                     }
diff --git a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/mod.rs 
b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/mod.rs
index a2529d1fe..d546adb45 100644
--- a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/mod.rs
+++ b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/mod.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 // under the License.
 
 mod derive_enum;
+pub(crate) mod field_meta;
 mod misc;
 pub(crate) mod read;
 mod serializer;
diff --git a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/read.rs 
b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/read.rs
index 349db4167..260531cba 100644
--- a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/read.rs
+++ b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/read.rs
@@ -610,6 +610,9 @@ pub(crate) fn gen_read_compatible_with_construction(
         .map(|(i, field)| {
             let var_name = create_private_field_name(field, i);
             let field_name = super::util::get_field_name(field, i);
+            // Use sorted index for matching. The assign_field_ids function 
assigns
+            // the sorted index to matched fields after lookup (by ID or name).
+            // Fields that don't match or have type mismatches get field_id = 
-1.
             let field_id = i as i16;
             let body = gen_read_compatible_match_arm_body(field, &var_name, 
&field_name);
             quote! {
diff --git a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/util.rs 
b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/util.rs
index fbd9e8c60..9f77f25ff 100644
--- a/rust/fory-derive/src/object/util.rs
+++ b/rust/fory-derive/src/object/util.rs
@@ -507,6 +507,7 @@ pub(super) fn generic_tree_to_tokens(node: &TypeNode) -> 
TokenStream {
                 vec![fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                     type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::UNKNOWN as u32,
                     nullable: true,
+                    ref_tracking: false,
                     generics: vec![],
                 }]
             )
@@ -575,6 +576,7 @@ pub(super) fn generic_tree_to_tokens(node: &TypeNode) -> 
TokenStream {
                         vec![fory_core::meta::FieldType {
                             type_id: fory_core::types::TypeId::UNKNOWN as u32,
                             nullable: true,
+                            ref_tracking: false,
                             generics: vec![],
                         }]
                     )
@@ -1099,29 +1101,41 @@ fn to_snake_case(name: &str) -> String {
 ///
 /// **Fingerprint Format:**
 ///
-/// Each field contributes: `<field_name>,<type_id>,<ref>,<nullable>;`
+/// Each field contributes: `<field_name_or_id>,<type_id>,<ref>,<nullable>;`
 ///
 /// Fields are sorted by field name (snake_case) lexicographically.
 ///
 /// **Field Components:**
-/// - `field_name`: snake_case field name (Rust doesn't support field tag IDs 
yet)
+/// - `field_name_or_id`: snake_case field name, or tag ID if `#[fory(id = 
N)]` is set
 /// - `type_id`: Fory TypeId as decimal string (e.g., "4" for INT32)
-/// - `ref`: "1" if reference tracking enabled, "0" otherwise (currently 
always "0" in Rust)
+/// - `ref`: "1" if reference tracking enabled, "0" otherwise
 /// - `nullable`: "1" if null flag is written, "0" otherwise
 ///
 /// **Example fingerprint:** `"age,4,0,0;name,12,0,1;"`
 ///
 /// This format is consistent across Go, Java, Rust, and C++ implementations.
 pub(crate) fn compute_struct_fingerprint(fields: &[&Field]) -> String {
-    let mut field_info_map: HashMap<String, (u32, bool)> = 
HashMap::with_capacity(fields.len());
+    use super::field_meta::{classify_field_type, parse_field_meta};
+
+    // (name, type_id, ref_tracking, nullable, field_id)
+    let mut field_info_map: HashMap<String, (u32, bool, bool, i32)> =
+        HashMap::with_capacity(fields.len());
     for (idx, field) in fields.iter().enumerate() {
         let name = get_field_name(field, idx);
         let type_id = get_type_id_by_type_ast(&field.ty);
-        // Match Java's behavior: primitives are non-nullable, everything else 
is nullable
-        // In Java: char nullable = rawType.isPrimitive() ? '0' : '1';
-        let type_name = extract_type_name(&field.ty);
-        let nullable = !is_primitive_type(&type_name);
-        field_info_map.insert(name, (type_id, nullable));
+
+        // Parse field metadata for nullable/ref tracking
+        let meta = parse_field_meta(field).unwrap_or_default();
+        if meta.skip {
+            continue;
+        }
+
+        let type_class = classify_field_type(&field.ty);
+        let nullable = meta.effective_nullable(type_class);
+        let ref_tracking = meta.effective_ref_tracking(type_class);
+        let field_id = meta.effective_id();
+
+        field_info_map.insert(name, (type_id, ref_tracking, nullable, 
field_id));
     }
 
     // Sort field names lexicographically for fingerprint computation
@@ -1132,13 +1146,19 @@ pub(crate) fn compute_struct_fingerprint(fields: 
&[&Field]) -> String {
 
     let mut fingerprint = String::new();
     for name in sorted_names.iter() {
-        let (type_id, nullable) = field_info_map
+        let (type_id, ref_tracking, nullable, field_id) = field_info_map
             .get(name)
             .expect("Field metadata missing during struct hash computation");
-        // Format: <field_name>,<type_id>,<ref>,<nullable>;
-        // Since Rust doesn't support field tag IDs yet, use snake_case field 
name
-        fingerprint.push_str(&to_snake_case(name));
+
+        // Format: <field_name_or_id>,<type_id>,<ref>,<nullable>;
+        // If field has a tag ID >= 0, use that; otherwise use snake_case 
field name
+        if *field_id >= 0 {
+            fingerprint.push_str(&field_id.to_string());
+        } else {
+            fingerprint.push_str(&to_snake_case(name));
+        }
         fingerprint.push(',');
+
         let effective_type_id = if *type_id == TypeId::UNKNOWN as u32 {
             TypeId::UNKNOWN as u32
         } else {
@@ -1146,8 +1166,7 @@ pub(crate) fn compute_struct_fingerprint(fields: 
&[&Field]) -> String {
         };
         fingerprint.push_str(&effective_type_id.to_string());
         fingerprint.push(',');
-        // ref flag: currently always 0 in Rust (no ref tracking support yet)
-        fingerprint.push('0');
+        fingerprint.push_str(if *ref_tracking { "1" } else { "0" });
         fingerprint.push(',');
         fingerprint.push_str(if *nullable { "1;" } else { "0;" });
     }
@@ -1221,18 +1240,7 @@ pub(crate) fn should_skip_type_info_for_field(ty: &Type) 
-> bool {
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn is_skip_field(field: &syn::Field) -> bool {
-    field.attrs.iter().any(|attr| {
-        attr.path().is_ident("fory") && {
-            let mut skip = false;
-            let _ = attr.parse_nested_meta(|meta| {
-                if meta.path.is_ident("skip") {
-                    skip = true;
-                }
-                Ok(())
-            });
-            skip
-        }
-    })
+    super::field_meta::is_skip_field(field)
 }
 
 pub(crate) fn is_skip_enum_variant(variant: &syn::Variant) -> bool {
diff --git a/rust/tests/tests/test_field_meta.rs 
b/rust/tests/tests/test_field_meta.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..034640459
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rust/tests/tests/test_field_meta.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,638 @@
+// Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+// or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+// distributed with this work for additional information
+// regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+// to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+// "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+// with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+// software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+// "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+// KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+// specific language governing permissions and limitations
+// under the License.
+
+//! Tests for field-level `#[fory(...)]` attributes
+
+use fory_core::Fory;
+use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+use std::rc::Rc;
+use std::sync::Arc;
+
+/// Test struct with skip attribute
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithSkip {
+    name: String,
+    #[fory(skip)]
+    secret: String,
+    age: i32,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_skip_field() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithSkip>(1).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithSkip {
+        name: "Alice".to_string(),
+        secret: "password123".to_string(),
+        age: 30,
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithSkip = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.name, "Alice");
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.secret, String::default()); // Should be default
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.age, 30);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with nullable attribute on Option fields
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithNullable {
+    name: String,
+    #[fory(nullable)]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    count: i32,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_nullable_attribute() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithNullable>(2).unwrap();
+
+    // Test with Some value
+    let original = StructWithNullable {
+        name: "Test".to_string(),
+        description: Some("A description".to_string()),
+        count: 42,
+    };
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithNullable = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original, deserialized);
+
+    // Test with None value
+    let original_none = StructWithNullable {
+        name: "Test".to_string(),
+        description: None,
+        count: 42,
+    };
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original_none).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithNullable = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original_none, deserialized);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with explicit ref tracking disabled
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+struct InnerData {
+    value: i32,
+}
+
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithRefTracking {
+    #[fory(ref = false)]
+    data: Rc<InnerData>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_ref_tracking_disabled() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<InnerData>(3).unwrap();
+    fory.register::<StructWithRefTracking>(4).unwrap();
+
+    let inner = Rc::new(InnerData { value: 100 });
+    let original = StructWithRefTracking { data: inner };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithRefTracking = 
fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.data.value, 100);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with explicit nullable = false
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithExplicitNotNull {
+    #[fory(nullable = false)]
+    required_option: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_explicit_not_nullable() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithExplicitNotNull>(5).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithExplicitNotNull {
+        required_option: Some("value".to_string()),
+    };
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithExplicitNotNull = 
fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original, deserialized);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with Arc and ref tracking
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithArc {
+    data: Arc<InnerData>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_arc_default_ref_tracking() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<InnerData>(6).unwrap();
+    fory.register::<StructWithArc>(7).unwrap();
+
+    let inner = Arc::new(InnerData { value: 200 });
+    let original = StructWithArc { data: inner };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithArc = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.data.value, 200);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with multiple attributes combined
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithCombinedAttrs {
+    name: String,
+    #[fory(skip)]
+    internal_state: i32,
+    #[fory(nullable)]
+    optional_data: Option<String>,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_combined_attributes() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithCombinedAttrs>(8).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithCombinedAttrs {
+        name: "Test".to_string(),
+        internal_state: 999,
+        optional_data: Some("data".to_string()),
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithCombinedAttrs = 
fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.name, "Test");
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.internal_state, 0); // Skipped, default value
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.optional_data, Some("data".to_string()));
+}
+
+/// Test struct with primitive types (should be non-nullable by default)
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithPrimitives {
+    count: i32,
+    value: f64,
+    flag: bool,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_primitive_defaults() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithPrimitives>(9).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithPrimitives {
+        count: 42,
+        value: 1.23456,
+        flag: true,
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithPrimitives = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original, deserialized);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with field IDs for compact encoding
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithFieldIds {
+    #[fory(id = 0)]
+    name: String,
+    #[fory(id = 1)]
+    age: i32,
+    #[fory(id = 2)]
+    email: String,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_field_id_attribute() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithFieldIds>(10).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithFieldIds {
+        name: "Bob".to_string(),
+        age: 25,
+        email: "[email protected]".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithFieldIds = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original, deserialized);
+}
+
+/// Test struct with mixed field IDs and non-ID fields
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithMixedIds {
+    #[fory(id = 0)]
+    id_field: i32,
+    regular_field: String,
+    #[fory(id = 2)]
+    another_id_field: f64,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_mixed_field_ids() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithMixedIds>(11).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithMixedIds {
+        id_field: 100,
+        regular_field: "test".to_string(),
+        another_id_field: 99.99,
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithMixedIds = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(original, deserialized);
+}
+
+/// Test field ID with skip and nullable combined
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithCombinedFieldAttrs {
+    #[fory(id = 0)]
+    name: String,
+    #[fory(id = 1, nullable)]
+    description: Option<String>,
+    #[fory(skip)]
+    internal_id: i64,
+    #[fory(id = 2)]
+    count: i32,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_field_id_with_other_attrs() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithCombinedFieldAttrs>(12).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithCombinedFieldAttrs {
+        name: "Test".to_string(),
+        description: Some("A description".to_string()),
+        internal_id: 999999,
+        count: 42,
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithCombinedFieldAttrs = 
fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.name, "Test");
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.description, Some("A description".to_string()));
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.internal_id, 0); // Skipped, should be default
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.count, 42);
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Compatible Mode Tests with Struct Versioning
+// ============================================================================
+
+mod compatible_v1 {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Version 1 of a user struct - original version
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct UserV1 {
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub name: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub age: i32,
+    }
+}
+
+mod compatible_v2 {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Version 2 of a user struct - added email field
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct UserV2 {
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub name: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub age: i32,
+        #[fory(id = 2, nullable)]
+        pub email: Option<String>,
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compatible_mode_v1_to_v2() {
+    // Serialize with V1, deserialize with V2 (forward compatibility)
+    let mut fory_v1 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v1.register::<compatible_v1::UserV1>(100).unwrap();
+
+    let mut fory_v2 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v2.register::<compatible_v2::UserV2>(100).unwrap();
+
+    let user_v1 = compatible_v1::UserV1 {
+        name: "Alice".to_string(),
+        age: 30,
+    };
+
+    // Serialize with V1
+    let bytes = fory_v1.serialize(&user_v1).unwrap();
+
+    // Deserialize with V2 - new field should get default value
+    let user_v2: compatible_v2::UserV2 = fory_v2.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(user_v2.name, "Alice");
+    assert_eq!(user_v2.age, 30);
+    assert_eq!(user_v2.email, None); // New field should be None
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compatible_mode_v2_to_v1() {
+    // Serialize with V2, deserialize with V1 (backward compatibility)
+    let mut fory_v1 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v1.register::<compatible_v1::UserV1>(100).unwrap();
+
+    let mut fory_v2 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v2.register::<compatible_v2::UserV2>(100).unwrap();
+
+    let user_v2 = compatible_v2::UserV2 {
+        name: "Bob".to_string(),
+        age: 25,
+        email: Some("[email protected]".to_string()),
+    };
+
+    // Serialize with V2
+    let bytes = fory_v2.serialize(&user_v2).unwrap();
+
+    // Deserialize with V1 - extra field should be skipped
+    let user_v1: compatible_v1::UserV1 = fory_v1.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(user_v1.name, "Bob");
+    assert_eq!(user_v1.age, 25);
+    // email field is ignored since V1 doesn't have it
+}
+
+mod compatible_reorder_v1 {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Version with specific field order
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct DataV1 {
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub field_a: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub field_b: i32,
+        #[fory(id = 2)]
+        pub field_c: f64,
+    }
+}
+
+mod compatible_reorder_v2 {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Version with reordered fields (same IDs, different order in struct)
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct DataV2 {
+        #[fory(id = 2)]
+        pub field_c: f64,
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub field_a: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub field_b: i32,
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compatible_mode_field_reorder() {
+    // Test that field IDs allow fields to be reordered between versions
+    let mut fory_v1 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v1
+        .register::<compatible_reorder_v1::DataV1>(200)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut fory_v2 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v2
+        .register::<compatible_reorder_v2::DataV2>(200)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let data_v1 = compatible_reorder_v1::DataV1 {
+        field_a: "hello".to_string(),
+        field_b: 42,
+        field_c: 3.5,
+    };
+
+    // Serialize with V1
+    let bytes = fory_v1.serialize(&data_v1).unwrap();
+
+    // Deserialize with V2 - fields should match by ID regardless of order
+    let data_v2: compatible_reorder_v2::DataV2 = 
fory_v2.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(data_v2.field_a, "hello");
+    assert_eq!(data_v2.field_b, 42);
+    assert_eq!(data_v2.field_c, 3.5);
+}
+
+mod compatible_remove_field_v1 {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Version with 3 fields
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct ConfigV1 {
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub name: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub value: i32,
+        #[fory(id = 2)]
+        pub extra_field: String,
+    }
+}
+
+mod compatible_remove_field_v2 {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Version with extra_field removed (simulates field removal)
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct ConfigV2 {
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub name: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub value: i32,
+        // extra_field removed in this version
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compatible_mode_field_removed() {
+    // Test that removed fields are handled in compatible mode
+    let mut fory_v1 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v1
+        .register::<compatible_remove_field_v1::ConfigV1>(300)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut fory_v2 = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_v2
+        .register::<compatible_remove_field_v2::ConfigV2>(300)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let config_v1 = compatible_remove_field_v1::ConfigV1 {
+        name: "config".to_string(),
+        value: 100,
+        extra_field: "extra_value".to_string(),
+    };
+
+    // Serialize with V1 (3 fields)
+    let bytes = fory_v1.serialize(&config_v1).unwrap();
+
+    // Deserialize with V2 (2 fields) - extra_field should be skipped
+    let config_v2: compatible_remove_field_v2::ConfigV2 = 
fory_v2.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(config_v2.name, "config");
+    assert_eq!(config_v2.value, 100);
+}
+
+/// Test skip attribute in non-compatible mode (simpler case)
+#[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq)]
+struct StructWithSkipAndId {
+    #[fory(id = 0)]
+    name: String,
+    #[fory(id = 1, skip)]
+    internal: i64,
+    #[fory(id = 2)]
+    count: i32,
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_skip_with_field_id() {
+    let mut fory = Fory::default();
+    fory.register::<StructWithSkipAndId>(350).unwrap();
+
+    let original = StructWithSkipAndId {
+        name: "test".to_string(),
+        internal: 999999,
+        count: 42,
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: StructWithSkipAndId = fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.name, "test");
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.internal, 0); // Skipped, default value
+    assert_eq!(deserialized.count, 42);
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_compatible_mode_roundtrip() {
+    // Test full roundtrip with compatible mode and field IDs
+    let mut fory = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory.register::<compatible_v2::UserV2>(400).unwrap();
+
+    let original = compatible_v2::UserV2 {
+        name: "Charlie".to_string(),
+        age: 35,
+        email: Some("[email protected]".to_string()),
+    };
+
+    let bytes = fory.serialize(&original).unwrap();
+    let deserialized: compatible_v2::UserV2 = 
fory.deserialize(&bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(original, deserialized);
+}
+
+// ============================================================================
+// Payload Size Tests - Field IDs vs Field Names
+// ============================================================================
+
+mod payload_with_field_ids {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Struct using field IDs for compact encoding
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct CompactUser {
+        #[fory(id = 0)]
+        pub username: String,
+        #[fory(id = 1)]
+        pub email_address: String,
+        #[fory(id = 2)]
+        pub phone_number: String,
+        #[fory(id = 3)]
+        pub street_address: String,
+        #[fory(id = 4)]
+        pub postal_code: i32,
+    }
+}
+
+mod payload_without_field_ids {
+    use fory_derive::ForyObject;
+
+    /// Struct using field names (no field IDs)
+    #[derive(ForyObject, Debug, PartialEq, Clone)]
+    pub struct VerboseUser {
+        pub username: String,
+        pub email_address: String,
+        pub phone_number: String,
+        pub street_address: String,
+        pub postal_code: i32,
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn test_field_id_payload_compatible_mode() {
+    // Test that structs with field IDs produce smaller payloads in compatible 
mode.
+    // Field IDs are encoded as compact 1-2 byte integers instead of full 
field names,
+    // following the xlang serialization spec (TAG_ID encoding with 2-bit 
marker 0b11).
+    let mut fory_compact = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_compact
+        .register::<payload_with_field_ids::CompactUser>(500)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let mut fory_verbose = Fory::default().compatible(true);
+    fory_verbose
+        .register::<payload_without_field_ids::VerboseUser>(501)
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let compact_user = payload_with_field_ids::CompactUser {
+        username: "john_doe".to_string(),
+        email_address: "[email protected]".to_string(),
+        phone_number: "+1-555-123-4567".to_string(),
+        street_address: "123 Main Street".to_string(),
+        postal_code: 12345,
+    };
+
+    let verbose_user = payload_without_field_ids::VerboseUser {
+        username: "john_doe".to_string(),
+        email_address: "[email protected]".to_string(),
+        phone_number: "+1-555-123-4567".to_string(),
+        street_address: "123 Main Street".to_string(),
+        postal_code: 12345,
+    };
+
+    let compact_bytes = fory_compact.serialize(&compact_user).unwrap();
+    let verbose_bytes = fory_verbose.serialize(&verbose_user).unwrap();
+
+    // Log payload sizes for reference
+    println!(
+        "Payload sizes - with field IDs: {} bytes, with field names: {} bytes",
+        compact_bytes.len(),
+        verbose_bytes.len()
+    );
+
+    // Verify data integrity - both should deserialize correctly
+    let deserialized_compact: payload_with_field_ids::CompactUser =
+        fory_compact.deserialize(&compact_bytes).unwrap();
+    let deserialized_verbose: payload_without_field_ids::VerboseUser =
+        fory_verbose.deserialize(&verbose_bytes).unwrap();
+
+    assert_eq!(compact_user, deserialized_compact);
+    assert_eq!(verbose_user, deserialized_verbose);
+
+    // Verify that field ID encoding produces smaller payloads
+    // Field IDs (1-2 bytes each) are much smaller than field names (variable 
length strings)
+    assert!(
+        compact_bytes.len() < verbose_bytes.len(),
+        "Compact encoding with field IDs ({} bytes) should be smaller than 
field names ({} bytes)",
+        compact_bytes.len(),
+        verbose_bytes.len()
+    );
+}
diff --git a/rust/tests/tests/test_meta.rs b/rust/tests/tests/test_meta.rs
index dd5e85255..ec8f586da 100644
--- a/rust/tests/tests/test_meta.rs
+++ b/rust/tests/tests/test_meta.rs
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ fn test_meta_hash() {
             field_type: FieldType {
                 type_id: 44,
                 nullable: true,
+                ref_tracking: false,
                 generics: vec![],
             },
         }],


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