Exporters

An exporter writes validated configuration data into a runtime bundle.

Exporters are separate from code generators because the same exported data can be consumed by many languages.

When to Add an Exporter

Add an exporter when you need:

• a new runtime wire format;
• a platform-specific asset package;
• a different compression or section layout;
• an inspection format for tooling.

Do not add an exporter just to support a new programming language. Add a code generator for that.

Expected Boundary

An exporter should consume:

• the normalized schema IR;
• validated config data;
• exporter options;
• an output target.

It should not depend on a specific language generator.