# connect-rs
-This Rust crate provides a reliable, fault-tolerant, and brokerless message-queue abstraction over
-asynchronous network streams.
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+[docs-url]: https://docs.rs/connect
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+This Rust crate provides a simple brokerless message-queue abstraction over asynchronous network
+streams.
+
+## Examples
+Please use the [example programs](https://github.com/sachanganesh/connect-rs/tree/main/examples)
+provided to help understand crate usage.
## Why?
When building networked applications, developers shouldn't have to focus on repeatedly solving
queue abstraction, crate users can focus on core application logic and leave the low-level
networking and message-queue guarantees to the abstraction.
-# Protobuf
-This crate relies on the use of [Protocol Buffers](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers)
-due to it being widely adopted and industry-proven. All messages are Protobuf messages that
-are packed into a Protobuf `Any` type and then sent over the wire. Message recipients must
-decide what Protobuf message type it is, and correspondingly unpack the `Any` into a particular
-message type.
-
-# Examples
-Please use the [examples](https://github.com/sachanganesh/connect-rs/tree/main/examples)
-provided to help understand crate usage.
-
-
## Feature Status
| Feature | Status |