MiniBson.Source 1.0.0

dotnet add package MiniBson.Source --version 1.0.0

NuGet\Install-Package MiniBson.Source -Version 1.0.0

This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package.

<PackageReference Include="MiniBson.Source" Version="1.0.0">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
  <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
</PackageReference>

For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package.

<PackageVersion Include="MiniBson.Source" Version="1.0.0" />
                    

                            Directory.Packages.props

<PackageReference Include="MiniBson.Source">
  <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
  <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers</IncludeAssets>
</PackageReference>
                    

                            Project file

For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package.

paket add MiniBson.Source --version 1.0.0

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#r "nuget: MiniBson.Source, 1.0.0"

#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package.

#:package MiniBson.Source@1.0.0

#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package.

#addin nuget:?package=MiniBson.Source&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Addin

#tool nuget:?package=MiniBson.Source&version=1.0.0
                    

                            Install as a Cake Tool

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MiniBson

A minimal, trimmable, AOT-compatible BSON reader/writer library for .NET without reflection.

Features

No reflection - Fully compatible with .NET Native AOT and trimming
Low-level API - Forward-only reader and writer for maximum control
Standards compliant - Implements the BSON specification
Minimal dependencies - Only System.Memory for netstandard2.0

Installation

Regular Package

dotnet add package MiniBson

Source-Only Package

For scenarios where you want the source compiled directly into your assembly (useful for avoiding dependency conflicts or further customization):

dotnet add package MiniBson.Source

Usage

Writing BSON

using MiniBson;

using var stream = new MemoryStream();
using var writer = new BsonWriter(stream);

writer.WriteStartDocument();
writer.WriteString("name", "John Doe");
writer.WriteInt32("age", 30);
writer.WriteBoolean("active", true);
writer.WriteStartArray("tags");
writer.WriteString("developer");
writer.WriteString("gamer");
writer.WriteEndArray();
writer.WriteEndDocument();

byte[] bsonData = stream.ToArray();

Reading BSON

using MiniBson;

using var reader = new BsonReader(bsonData);
reader.ReadStartDocument();

while (reader.Read())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"{reader.CurrentName}: {reader.CurrentType}");
    
    switch (reader.CurrentType)
    {
        case BsonType.String:
            Console.WriteLine($"  Value: {reader.ReadString()}");
            break;
        case BsonType.Int32:
            Console.WriteLine($"  Value: {reader.ReadInt32()}");
            break;
        case BsonType.Boolean:
            Console.WriteLine($"  Value: {reader.ReadBoolean()}");
            break;
        case BsonType.Array:
            reader.ReadStartArray();
            while (reader.Read())
            {
                Console.WriteLine($"    Item: {reader.ReadString()}");
            }
            reader.ReadEndDocument();
            break;
        default:
            reader.Skip();
            break;
    }
}

reader.ReadEndDocument();

Supported BSON Types

Type	Write Method	Read Method
Double	`WriteDouble`	`ReadDouble`
String	`WriteString`	`ReadString`
Document	`WriteStartDocument`	`ReadStartDocument` / `ReadStartNestedDocument`
Array	`WriteStartArray`	`ReadStartArray`
Binary	`WriteBinary`	`ReadBinary`
ObjectId	`WriteObjectId`	`ReadObjectId`
Boolean	`WriteBoolean`	`ReadBoolean`
DateTime	`WriteDateTime`	`ReadDateTime`
Null	`WriteNull`	(check `CurrentType`)
Regex	`WriteRegex`	`ReadRegex`
JavaScript	`WriteJavaScript`	`ReadJavaScript`
Int32	`WriteInt32`	`ReadInt32`
Timestamp	`WriteTimestamp`	`ReadTimestamp`
Int64	`WriteInt64`	`ReadInt64`
GUID	`WriteGuid`	`ReadGuid`

Acknowledgments

A substantial part of the code in this project was generated with assistance from Claude.

License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details.

There are no supported framework assets in this package.

Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

This package has no dependencies.

NuGet packages

This package is not used by any NuGet packages.

GitHub repositories

This package is not used by any popular GitHub repositories.

Version	Downloads	Last Updated
1.0.0	411	2/12/2026