.NET Binding Specification · Bindings Policy

.NET Codec Package Policy

.NET bindings do not provide JSON, Protobuf, or MessagePack codec packages. The core Systems.Zlink assembly exposes raw Message and byte payload APIs only.

Applications that need framework-level serialization should use framework codec extension packages under framework/languages/dotnet/src/, such as Zlink.Framework.Codecs.Protobuf or Zlink.Framework.Codecs.MessagePack. Do not add replacement codec packages under the .NET binding tree.

This keeps the .NET binding contract focused on the low-level protocol API. Codec selection, packet-name resolution, serializer lookup, and typed request/reply policy belong to the framework layer.