FlatBuffers Version 25.9.23

What's Changed

• [Swift] Adds new API to reduce memory copying within swift by @mustiikhalil in #8484
• [C++] Fixes access to union members when generating code with options "--cpp-field-case-style upper" and "--gen-object-api" by @Ailuridae in #8447
• [C++] Fix dereference operator of VectorIterator to structures by @admo in #8425
• [TS] Enum value default null by @bjornharrtell in #8619
• [Swift] Flexbuffers native swift port by @mustiikhalil in #8577
• [TS] Upgrade deps by @bjornharrtell in #8620
• Avoid outputting Python files for already generated types by @akb825 in #8500
• Bugfix: grpc python code generation location and file suffix by @fliiiix in #8359
• Decode bytes to strings in Python Object API by @sethraymond in #8551
• [Swift] Adds windows support by @mustiikhalil in #8622
• [TS] Fix relative paths for exports by @trumully in #8517
• [CI] Moves swift actions to use next by @mustiikhalil in #8632
• Bugfix/new decode flag by @fliiiix in #8634
• Use correct default type for str by @fliiiix in #8623
• Fixed typo in quick_start.md by @Dylan-Gallagher in #8592
• Fix typo in code comment by @fliiiix in #8549
• Update README logo path by @gio3k in #8602
• [Python] Avoid include own type by @fliiiix in #8625
• [Swift] Fixes inlining & module importing by @mustiikhalil in #8637
• Fix Enum type definition by @fliiiix in #8624
• Fix JavaScript typo in mkdocs.yml by @luksab in #8515
• [Python] Avoid double flatbuffers include in pyi files by @fliiiix in #8626
• doc: PHP fread typo by @rogeriolino in #8566
• [Swift] Allows keepingCapacity for the underlying memory by @mustiikhalil in #8643
• [Python] Enhance object API __init__ with typed keyword arguments by @crackcomm in #8615
• Fix start page: Backwards and Forwards Compatibility by @fliiiix in #8645
• Support Rust edition 2024 by @aleb in #8638
• Bugfix eq for numpy data types by @fliiiix in #8646
• [Swift] Moves capacity from storage to struct by @mustiikhalil in #8650
• [Swift] Fixes load from misaligned raw pointer by @mustiikhalil in #8649
• Fix native_type non-native_inline fields, add tests by @souryavarenya in #8655
• Remove stray required in docs by @fliiiix in #8663
• Doc fix verifier example code for cpp by @fliiiix in #8664
• docs: fix broken link in readme by @Nugine in #8656
• Fix small typo in word JavaScript (JavasScript -> JavaScript) by @isaiahpettingill in #8530
• Add Rust reflection documentation by @candysonya in #8536
• CMakeLists: include(CheckSymbolExists) so check_symbol_exists() will work by @vzjc in #8580
• Fix: Actually call ValidateOptions by @thejtshow in #8665
• Update TS codegen - change getFullyQualifiedName return type from string to string literal by @rametta in #8421
• [CI] Fixes swift tests on windows by @mustiikhalil in #8685
• fix(go/grpc): avoid panic on short FlatBuffers input by @thevilledev in #8684
• Bugfix: grpc supress incorrect warning by @fliiiix in #8669
• gRPC callbackService support added by @shankeleven in #8666
• [C#] Fix union verifier by @TorsteinTenstadNorsonic in #8593
• Add bounds checking to a C# method where it was missing by @CurtHagenlocher in #8673
• [C#] Improve Span<> utilization by @bigjt-dev in #8588
• [C#] Added ToSizedArrayPadded(int padLeft, int padRight) to ByteBuffers to avoid unnecessary copying. by @petersvp in #8658
• fix(idl_gen_ts): bool to number conversion in mutable API (#8676) by @nurbo in #8677
• [Swift] Fixes windows CI by @mustiikhalil in #8702
• Use the Google Style for clang-format without exceptions by @dbaileychess in #8706
• bulk code format fix by @dbaileychess in #8707
• Bump the npm_and_yarn group across 1 directory with 2 updates by @dependabot[bot] in #8704
• FlatBuffers Version 25.9.23 by @dbaileychess in #8708

New Contributors

• @Ailuridae made their first contribution in #8447
• @sethraymond made their first contribution in #8551
• @trumully made their first contribution in #8517
• @Dylan-Gallagher made their first contribution in #8592
• @gio3k made their first contribution in #8602
• @luksab made their first contribution in #8515
• @rogeriolino made their first contribution in #8566
• @crackcomm made their first contribution in #8615
• @aleb made their first contribution in #8638
• @souryavarenya made their first contribution in #8655
• @Nugine made their first contribution in #8656
• @isaiahpettingill made their first contribution in #8530
• @vzjc made their first contribution in #8580
• @thejtshow made their first contribution in #8665
• @rametta made their first contribution in #8421
• @thevilledev made their first contribution in #8684
• @shankeleven made their first contribution in #8666
• @TorsteinTenstadNorsonic made their first contribution in #8593
• @bigjt-dev made their first contribution in #8588
• @petersvp made their first contribution in #8658
• @nurbo made their first contribution in #8677

Full Changelog: v25.2.10...v25.9.23

v25.2.10

What's Changed

• Rust reflection: simplify dependencies, fix Android build compatibility by @dextero in #8512
• [Swift] Adds swift 6 to the build matrix & bumps swift to 5.9 by @mustiikhalil in #8414
• Upgrade dependencies by @mering in #8516

New Contributors

• @dextero made their first contribution in #8512

Full Changelog: v25.1.24...v25.2.10

v25.1.24

What's Changed

• Also use rules_bazel_bazel_integration_test dependency with Bzlmod by @mering in #8498
• Add bazel ci by @dbaileychess in #8497
• Fix Bzlmod by @mering in #8503
• Fix Bazel ts support by @mering in #8499
• Improve Bazel CI by @mering in #8502
• Fix npm bzlmod by @mering in #8506
• Add support for Bazel 7 and 8 in Bazel CI by @mering in #8505
• Test external modules explicitly in CI by @mering in #8507
• Bump the versions of all aspect Bazel dependencies by @sbarfurth in #8508
• Remove Bazel WORKSPACE setup. by @mering in #8509
• Add Bazel instructions to docs by @mering in #8510
• [C++] Avoid adding semicolon after a statement by @tzik in #8488

New Contributors

• @sbarfurth made their first contribution in #8508

Full Changelog: v25.1.21...v25.1.24

v25.1.21

What's Changed

• Add new Docs source files by @dbaileychess in #8461
• docs.yml Add workflow for updating docs by @dbaileychess in #8462
• docs.yml enable for pushes to main branch by @dbaileychess in #8463
• contributions.md Add doc about how to contribute to flatbuffers by @dbaileychess in #8464
• CNAME: add custom domain by @dbaileychess in #8465
• [Swift] Bug fix for verifier where its being copied by @mustiikhalil in #8451
• flatc.md Add more documentation by @dbaileychess in #8467
• quick_start.md: Add quick start guide by @dbaileychess in #8469
• Add Annotating Docs by @dbaileychess in #8470
• mkdocs.yml add footer and other info by @dbaileychess in #8471
• schema.md Fixed some warnings by @dbaileychess in #8472
• Fix crash for TypeScript enum in substruct by @fergushenderson in #8430
• fix typo in tutorial by @shynur in #8476
• A couple of small updates to the docs by @srinarasi in #8477
• Add imports for bazel by @dbaileychess in #8486
• Rust full reflection by @candysonya in #8102
• Fix a minor typo in flatc --help output by @musicinmybrain in #8468
• Add missing headers to runtime_cc target by @mering in #8492
• Use Label() to resolve repo name by @mering in #8493
• Use rules_bazel_integration_test to download Bazel binary by @mering in #8495
• Add support for Bzlmod by @mering in #8494

New Contributors

• @shynur made their first contribution in #8476
• @srinarasi made their first contribution in #8477
• @candysonya made their first contribution in #8102
• @mering made their first contribution in #8492

Full Changelog: v24.12.23...v25.1.21

v24.12.23

What's Changed

• Avoid ODR violations with flatbuffers::Verifier. by @fergushenderson in #8274
• Improve error handling on Object API name collision. by @mbeards in #8275
• [Kotlin] Add workflow to release kotlin multiplatform version by @paulovap in #8014
• Remove npm/rules_js dependency for C++ only use cases by @philsc in #7990
• [Python] Fix various codegen problems by @anton-bobukh in #8292
• [gRPC] Add new options to control the gRPC code generation by @anton-bobukh in #8298
• Update build.yml to ubuntu-24.04 by @dbaileychess in #8319
• Trying to fix bazel on macOS and Xcode 14.3 by @mustiikhalil in #8304
• Update build.yml by @dbaileychess in #8321
• Add missing opertors to VectorIterator by @Icantjuddle in #8309
• [.NET] Add netstandard2.0 as target by @bjornharrtell in #8295
• [Kotlin] Update to kotlin 1.9.10 by @paulovap in #8307
• dart: Fix incorrect write in Float64 write method by @NotTsunami in #8290
• Added automatic publishing to crates.io on publish by @rdelfin in #8263
• Update release.sh by @dbaileychess in #8322
• Fix operator== for flatbuffers::optional by @mikudehuane in #8223
• [C++] Make code compile with -Wfloat-equal by @fliiiix in #8221
• [C++] Allow using FLATBUFFERS_MIN_BUFFER_SIZE in other namespaces by @dominiklohmann in #8229
• [Python] Generate .pyi stub files when --python-typing is on. by @anton-bobukh in #8312
• [Swift] Sets Swift minimum support to 5.8 by @mustiikhalil in #8228
• [C++] Update the validator to skip structs in namespaces other than the current one. by @anton-bobukh in #8324
• [BinaryAnnotator] Add more options that control the generation of .afb files by @anton-bobukh in #8323
• [Python] Render enums as Python IntEnum by @fliiiix in #8145
• [gRPC] Update the code generator for Python to produce typed handlers by @anton-bobukh in #8326
• Add parentheses in FLATBUFFERS_MAX_BUFFER_SIZE, FLATBUFFERS_MAX_64_BUFFER_SIZE to avoid preprocessor definition collision by @mspanc in #8377
• Add "empty()" to vector by @alphalex-google in #8369
• Remove unused comment and fix typo. by @lamtrinhdev in #8366
• Upgrade Rust dependencies by @gschulze in #8372
• [jumbo] Add begin()/end() to DetachedBuffer. by @pkasting in #8370
• Add a unit test for odd-sized small structs (for #8117) by @nolen777 in #8363
• Update libs.versions.toml by @mikhsol in #8387
• docs: update README.md by @eltociear in #8383
• Use actions/upload-artifact@v4 on CI by @aardappel in #8410
• Attempt to fix Rust CI by @aardappel in #8411
• [Swift] Fixes spelling mistake in the word position by @mustiikhalil in #8330
• [Swift] Addresses a bug where verifier skips capacity when verifying ID on buffers by @mustiikhalil in #8413
• [Swift] Updates CocoaPods author info & fixes bug with versioning not working as expected by @mustiikhalil in #8328
• Update grpc-core version by @mikhsol in #8412
• FlexBuffers: support "natural utf8" output in ToString by @aardappel in #8426
• use ALIGN for Push::alignment in struct types by @bkietz in #8398
• Removes 'size' and 'alignment' as Rust keywords by @csmulhern in #8139
• dart: use enhanced enums by @vaind in #8313
• [Swift] Improves vectors performance & arrays within lib by @mustiikhalil in #8415
• FlatBuffers Version 24.12.23 by @dbaileychess in #8459

New Contributors

• @fergushenderson made their first contribution in #8274
• @Icantjuddle made their first contribution in #8309
• @NotTsunami made their first contribution in #8290
• @rdelfin made their first contribution in #8263
• @mikudehuane made their first contribution in #8223
• @dominiklohmann made their first contribution in #8229
• @mspanc made their first contribution in #8377
• @alphalex-google made their first contribution in #8369
• @lamtrinhdev made their first contribution in #8366
• @gschulze made their first contribution in #8372
• @nolen777 made their first contribution in #8363
• @mikhsol made their first contribution in #8387
• @eltociear made their first contribution in #8383
• @bkietz made their first contribution in #8398
• @csmulhern made their first contribution in #8139

Full Changelog: v24.3.25...v24.12.23

v24.3.25

What's Changed

• Fix License by @p0fi in #8253
• Fix handling non null-terminated string_views in LookupByKey by @mpawlowski-eyeo in #8203

New Contributors

• @p0fi made their first contribution in #8253
• @mpawlowski-eyeo made their first contribution in #8203

Full Changelog: v24.3.7...v24.3.25

v24.3.7

What's Changed

• Add Kotlin multiplatform support by @paulovap in #7969
• Add ForceVectorAlignment64 and test by @dbaileychess in #7977
• [Kotlin] Add java source on benchmark module instead of using version… by @paulovap in #7978
• Small optimization on "deserialization" and fix on benchmarks again by @paulovap in #7982
• [Bazel] Fix gen_reflections for flatbuffers_ts_library by @jkuszmaul in #7981
• various fixes by @dbaileychess in #7986
• Make eslint less pedantic by @OptoCloud in #8012
• Optional omission of Typescript entrypoint by @maxburke in #8057
• Upgrade the bazel-related dependencies by @philsc in #8078
• Fix BUILD.bazel style violations by @philsc in #8081
• [TS] Allows object API to set 0 for a null-default scalar. by @jviel-beta in #7864
• Fully qualify the offset type in FLATBUFFERS_VTABLE_UNDERLYING_TYPE by @anton-bobukh in #8094
• [bazel] Update Platforms by @sgowroji in #8083
• Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.39.0-dev to 1.53.0 in /grpc/examples/go/greeter/server by @dependabot in #8027
• Upgrade rules_go by @comius in #8092
• Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.35.0 to 1.53.0 in /grpc/examples/go/greeter/client by @dependabot in #8026
• Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.35.0 to 1.53.0 in /grpc/examples/go/greeter/models by @dependabot in #8025
• Fix nim workflow by @le-michael in #8098
• [Swift] Overall Improvements by @mustiikhalil in #8061
• Fix misalignment of small structs in a Vector (C++) by @bexcite in #7883
• Add constexpr for bitmask operators by @xaphier in #8037
• C++ strict conversion fixes for flatbuffer_builder.h (#8062) by @greenrobot in #8065
• Fix compiling idl_gen_php.cpp against certain STLs by @reshilkin in #8067
• Fix compiling idl_parser.cpp against certain STLs by @reshilkin in #8066
• corrected a typo by @sthd in #8063
• Return function to namespace by @reshilkin in #8068
• TS: Add missing generated files by @bjornharrtell in #8075
• Add const qualifier to non-mutated FlatbufferBuilder parameter by @Lukasdoe in #8101
• Fix verification for C# unions by @CurtHagenlocher in #7970
• [Rust] Add the Allocator trait for the builder API by @adsnaider in #8106
• update flatbuffers java to be Android API level 23 compatible by @turbotoribio in #8158
• Fix CI builds by @dbaileychess in #8161
• chore: Dart 23.5.26 release by @vaind in #8160
• Fix: detect c++ standard on MSVC for span by @assorted in #8155
• Update Compiler.md docs by @fliiiix in #8153
• Remove msvc pragma warning disable C4351 as it is undocumented by @Lukasdoe in #8124
• Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.53.0 to 1.56.3 in /grpc/examples/go/greeter/models by @dependabot in #8130
• Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.53.0 to 1.56.3 in /grpc/examples/go/greeter/server by @dependabot in #8132
• Bump google.golang.org/grpc from 1.53.0 to 1.56.3 in /grpc/examples/go/greeter/client by @dependabot in #8131
• Add help text to cmake git describe error message by @Lukasdoe in #8123
• Fix spelling mistake in FlatBufferBuilder.cs doc comments by @peter-dye in #8120
• Allow CreateString invocation with std::string_view by @reshilkin in #8069
• Update build.yml by @dbaileychess in #8162
• [Swift] Fixes forward offset verifiable objects within arrays & fixes failing tests by @mustiikhalil in #8135
• Bump word-wrap from 1.2.3 to 1.2.4 by @dependabot in #8042
• Add argument to FlatBufferToString for quotes around field names by @alresin in #8090
• Update build.yml by @dbaileychess in #8163
• [GO] compiles to much files by @tira-misu in #8118
• Update testReadFromOtherLanguages test to also run on macOS by @mustiikhalil in #8044
• Add absolute file names option to BFBS by @jamescourtney in #8055
• [Swift] Push contiguous bytes by @wtholliday in #8157
• Fix typo in CMakeLists.txt by @DoppelDe in #8167
• [Swift] Add allowReadingUnalignedBuffers to most ByteBuffer init methods by @abandy in #8134
• [Swift] Migrating benchmarks to a newer lib. by @mustiikhalil in #8168
• Fix cmake build for old versions by @fliiiix in #8173
• copy languages for conformance parser by @blindspotbounty in #8174
• Fix python type annotation output when not enabled by @akb825 in #7983
• [TS/JS] Upgrade dependencies by @bjornharrtell in #7996
• Introduce convenient implicit operator string_view by @georgthegreat in #8181
• [Python] Add clear method for builder reuse by @razvanalex in #8186
• [TS/JS] Create byte vectors by @razvanalex in #8185
• Target .NET Standard 2.1, .NET 6, .NET 8 only by @bjornharrtell in #8184

New Contributors

• @jviel-beta made their first contribution in #7864
• @sgowroji made their first contribution in #8083
• @bexcite made their first contribution in #7883
• @xaphier made their first contribution in #8037
• @reshilkin made their first contribution in #8067
• @sthd made their first contribution in #8063
• @Lukasdoe made their first contribution in #8101
• @CurtHagenlocher made their first contribution in #7970
• @adsnaider made their first contribution in #8106
• @turbotoribio made their first contribution in #8158
• @assorted made their first contribution in #8155
• @fliiiix made their first contribution in #8153
• @peter-dye made their first contribution in #8120
• @alresin made their first contribution in #8090
• @jamescourtney made their first contribution in #8055
• @wtholliday made their first contribution in #8157
• @DoppelDe made their first contribution in #8167
• @abandy made their first contribution in #8134
• @akb825 made their first contribution in #7983
• @georgthegreat made their first contribution in #8181
• @razvanalex made their first contribution in #8186

Full Changelog: v23.5.26...v24.3.7

v24.3.6

FlatBuffers Version v24.3.6

v23.5.26

Mostly a bug fixing release.

What's Changed

• TS/JS: Upgrade package.json dependencies by @bjornharrtell in #7933
• fix out-of-source builds with cmake by @dbaileychess in #7946
• removed extern code generation declarations preferring direct includes by @dbaileychess in #7948
• fixed bfbs gen to pass extra options by @dbaileychess in #7949
• Fix //tests/ts:bazel_repository_test by @philsc in #7952
• Change SizedPrefixed verifier to be <= provided size by @dbaileychess in #7957
• fix(TS): fixed incorrect function name when importing unionTo functions by @sssooonnnggg in #7958
• remove flatbuffers tests from android by @dbaileychess in #7959
• feat(C++): Support underlying_type for union by @sssooonnnggg in #7954
• feat: Support union underlying type for TS/JS by @sssooonnnggg in #7961
• README.md: SemVer case typo by @crisman in #7962
• chore: fixed broken script: RustTest.bat by @sssooonnnggg in #7963
• Switch to using alias instead of a typedef for FlatBufferBuilder by @dbaileychess in #7966
• fix(rust): fixed rust namer isses, resolve #7865 and ##7782 by @sssooonnnggg in #7964
• Fix python tests by @yan12125 in #7960
• switch back to having T explicitly defined in CreateVector by @dbaileychess in #7967
• don't emit flatbuffers include in bfbs generated output by @dbaileychess in #7968
• Update java pom.xml file to allow java 8 compatibility by @swimar in #7894
• FlatBuffers Version 23.5.26 by @dbaileychess in #7976

New Contributors

• @yan12125 made their first contribution in #7960
• @swimar made their first contribution in #7894

Full Changelog: v23.5.9...v23.5.26

v23.5.9

This adds support for larger buffers > 2 GiB by adding a 64-bit offsets for vectors and strings. This is only for C++ at the moment.

See the 64-bit tests for usage and examples.

What's Changed

• FlatBuffers 64 for C++ by @dbaileychess in #7935
• FlatBuffers Version 23.5.9 by @dbaileychess in #7945

Full Changelog: v23.5.8...v23.5.9