Hello, everyone! I'm pleased to announce that Apache Fory™ has graduated from the Apache Incubator to become a Top-Level Project (TLP) of the Apache Software Foundation, signifying its technical maturity and sustainable open-source governance under the Apache Way.
What is Apache Fory?
Apache Fory is a blazingly-fast multi-language serialization framework that revolutionizes data exchange between systems and languages. By leveraging JIT compilation and zero-copy techniques, Fory delivers up to 170x faster performance compared to other serialization frameworkds while being extremely easy to use.
Key Features:
- 🌐 Cross-language serialization: Java, Python, C++, Go, JavaScript, Rust, Scala, Kotlin
- ⚡️ Zero-copy optimization: Minimizes memory overhead for large datasets
- 🔄 Schema evolution: Forward/backward compatibility for evolving data structures
- 🔒 Security-first: Class registration prevents deserialization vulnerabilities
- 📦 Multiple protocols: Object graph, Row format, and Java-compatible modes
Quick Start
Java serialization example:
Fory fory = Fory.builder().build();
fory.register(DataModel.class);
DataModel obj = new DataModel();
byte[] bytes = fory.serialize(obj);
DataModel restored = (DataModel) fory.deserialize(bytes);
Python serialization example
from dataclasses import dataclass
import pyfory
class Foo:
name: str:
age: int
pyfory.register(Foo)
bytes = pyfory.serialize(Foo("Shawn", 30))
restored = pyfory.deserialize(bytes)
The Incubation Journey
Since entering the Apache Incubator in December 2023, Fory has achieved significant milestones.
- 👥 90+ contributors
- 🔧 6 new committers added, with 1 promoted to PPMC
- 🤝 Diverse adoption across fintech, e-commerce, and cloud
Technical Progress
- 🚀 14 ASF-compliant releases (0.5.0 to 0.11.2)
- 🔄 4 release managers ensuring sustainable operations
- ™ Trademark resolution: Successful rename from Fury → Fory
- ✅ Maturity validation: Full compliance with ASF graduation requirements
Apache Way Adoption
- 📬 100% public discussions on dev@ mailing lists
- 🗳️ Consensus-driven decisions through formal voting
- 🌐 Complete infrastructure migration to Fory namespace
Why Graduation Matters
Graduation signifies that Fory has demonstrated:
- Sustainable governance with diverse PMC leadership
- Enterprise-ready stability through rigorous releases
- Community independence with no vendor dominance
- ASF policy compliance including security and licensing
What's Next
As a Top-Level Project, Fory's roadmap includes:
- Enhanced Capabilities
- Improved schema evolution for cross-language compatibility
- Producation ready support for Rust/C++ serialization
- Optimize Pyfory Performance continuously and provide drop-in replacement support for pickle
- Ecosystem Integration
- GRPC Integration
- Protobuf Migration Tool
- Community Growth
- Comprehensive user documentation
- Structured mentorship program for new contributors
- Production case studies with early adopters
Get Involved
Experience Fory's performance:
Java:
<dependency>
<groupId>org.apache.fory</groupId>
<artifactId>fory-core</artifactId>
<version>0.11.2</version>
</dependency>
Python:
Join our community:
Acknowledgements
The PMC Members of the Fory project are listed as follows, with big thanks to their significant contributions:
Big thanks to all contributors who submitted code, reported issues, and improved documentation. This achievement belongs to the entire Apache Fory community!
