# Serialisers

## Overview

Incoming and outgoing data requires mapping to appropriate formats to support **seamless processing and distribution** within Joule. **Serialisers facilitate this process** by efficiently translating between source and target data types.

> In computing, serialization (or serialisation) is the process of translating a data structure or object state into a format that can be stored (e.g. files in secondary storage devices, data buffers in primary storage devices) or transmitted (e.g. data streams over computer networks) and reconstructed later (possibly in a different computer environment).
>
> [*wikipedia*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serialization)

Joule processes incoming data by converting it from the source format into a `StreamEvent`.

`StreamEvents` can be **transformed back** into domain-specific data types, making them ready for consumption by other systems. 

### Supported tools

1. <mark style="color:green;">**Developer SDK**</mark>\
   Ability to write, deploy and reuse custom domain parsers and transformers.
2. <mark style="color:green;">**AVRO support**</mark>\
   Support to read and write domain-specific data types.
3. <mark style="color:green;">**Native StreamEvent**</mark>\
   Binary and JSON `StreamEvent` interoperability support between Joule processes.

## Available serialising options

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