ppx_deriving

Provides a consistent API for all plugins, ensuring interoperability and a uniform user experience across the OCaml ecosystem, as emphasized in the philosophy section.

Generates equality and comparison functions (eq and ord plugins) that are faster and more customizable than standard library equivalents, with short-circuiting and no runtime errors.

Includes a wide range of plugins for common tasks like pretty-printing, serialization to JSON/Protobuf, and traversal functions (iter, map, fold), reducing manual boilerplate code.

Uses Ppx_deriving_runtime and quoting mechanisms to prevent name clashes and ensure compatibility, even when standard modules are shadowed, as explained in the hygiene section.