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| title: Row Format |
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| id: row_format |
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| Swift currently focuses on object-graph serialization (`Fory.serialize` / `Fory.deserialize`). |
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| ## Current Status |
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| - Object graph serialization: supported |
| - Cross-language xlang object protocol: supported |
| - Swift row-format APIs: not exposed yet |
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| ## Recommended Approach Today |
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| - Use object serialization for application payloads |
| - Use compatible mode for schema evolution across service versions |
| - Use xlang mode for interoperability with other Fory runtimes |
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| ## Future Direction |
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| Row-format support in Swift can be added without changing existing object serialization APIs. Until then, treat row-format features as unavailable in Swift runtime code. |
