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UBF, a framework for Getting Erlang to talk to the outside world. This document and the corresponding open-source code repositories are based on Joe Armstrong’s original UBF site and code with an MIT license file added to the distribution. Since then, a large number of enhancements and improvements have been added.

UBF is a language for transporting and describing complex data structures across a network. It has three components:

UBF(a) is a "language neutral" data transport format, roughly equivalent to well-formed XML.
UBF(b) is a programming langauge for describing types in UBF(a) and protocols between clients and servers. This layer is typically called the "protocol contract". UBF(b) is roughly equivalent to Verified XML, XML-schemas, SOAP and WDSL.
UBF(c) is a meta-level protocol used between a UBF client and a UBF server.

Documentation

The UBF GitHub README is a good first step to get started quickly. Check the download, the build, and the install instructions.

A new document UBF User’s Guide is currently under construction. Reading the UBF User’s Guide is STRONGLY recommended.

The documentation is in a state of change and improvement. Contributions from the wider world are welcome. :-)