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Dominik Moritz
Faculty at CMU (@cmudig) and researcher at @apple.
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# Vega Dataflow Serialization Experiment

Learn more about [how Vega works here](https://observablehq.com/@vega/how-vega-works).
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vega = require("vega")
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dataflowSpec = vega.parse(inputSpec, { ast: true })
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view1 = new vega.View(dataflowSpec)
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{
const div = document.createElement("div");
div.value = view1.initialize(div).run();
return div;
}
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serialized = JSON.stringify(dataflowSpec)
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deserialized = JSON.parse(serialized)
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view2 = new vega.View(deserialized)
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{
const div = document.createElement("div");
div.value = view2.initialize(div).run();
return div;
}
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