| name | description | example |
|---|
| null | The set of values that do not exist | null |
| byte | an unsigned 8 bit integer | 0xF |
| integer | 64-bit int | -3000 |
| float | 64-bit floating point number | 45.5678908765 |
| string | UTF-8 string | "apples" |
| name | description | example |
|---|
| map | key-value dictionary of all other types | { "foo" : "bar" } |
| array | ordered list of heterogenous elements | [null,5,"hello"] |
| byte array | | |
Complex types blend data structures with behaviour.
| name | description | example |
|---|
| link | string reference to a foreign type | |
| stream | a typed iterator | |
Streams are a runtime-only type that serialize to an array when persisted.