diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
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diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
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+* @artob
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+# macOS
+.DS_Store
+
+# Visual Studio Code
+.vscode/
+
+# Editor backup files
+*~
+
+# Ruby artifacts
+.bundle
+.irb_history
+.yardoc
+Gemfile.lock
+*.gem
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
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+* Arto Bendiken <arto@bendiken.net>
diff --git a/CHANGES.md b/CHANGES.md
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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## 0.0.0 - 2025-01-07
diff --git a/Gemfile b/Gemfile
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+source "https://rubygems.org"
+
+gemspec
+
+gem 'rdf', git: "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf", branch: "develop"
+
+group :development do
+  gem "byebug",   platforms: :mri
+end
+
+group :development, :test do
+  gem 'rdf-spec', git: "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-spec", branch: "develop"
+end
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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+# RDF/Borsh for Ruby
+
+[![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-Public%20Domain-blue.svg)](https://unlicense.org)
+[![Compatibility](https://img.shields.io/badge/ruby-3.0%2B-blue)](https://rubygems.org/gems/rdf-borsh)
+[![Package](https://img.shields.io/gem/v/rdf-borsh)](https://rubygems.org/gems/rdf-borsh)
+
+A Ruby library for encoding and decoding RDF data using the [Borsh]
+binary serialization format.
+
+[Borsh]: https://borsh.io
+
+## 🛠️ Prerequisites
+
+- [Ruby](https://ruby-lang.org) 3.0+
+
+## ⬇️ Installation
+
+### Installation via RubyGems
+
+```bash
+gem install rdf-borsh
+```
+
+## 👉 Examples
+
+### Importing the library
+
+```ruby
+require 'rdf/borsh'
+```
+
+## 👨‍💻 Development
+
+```bash
+git clone https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh.git
+```
+
+- - -
+
+[![Share on Twitter](https://img.shields.io/badge/share%20on-twitter-03A9F4?logo=twitter)](https://twitter.com/share?url=https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh&text=RDF%2FBorsh+for+Ruby)
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diff --git a/UNLICENSE b/UNLICENSE
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+This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+Anyone is free to copy, modify, publish, use, compile, sell, or
+distribute this software, either in source code form or as a compiled
+binary, for any purpose, commercial or non-commercial, and by any
+means.
+
+In jurisdictions that recognize copyright laws, the author or authors
+of this software dedicate any and all copyright interest in the
+software to the public domain. We make this dedication for the benefit
+of the public at large and to the detriment of our heirs and
+successors. We intend this dedication to be an overt act of
+relinquishment in perpetuity of all present and future rights to this
+software under copyright law.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND,
+EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE,
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR
+OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+For more information, please refer to <https://unlicense.org/>
diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
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+++ b/VERSION
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+0.0.0
diff --git a/lib/rdf/borsh.rb b/lib/rdf/borsh.rb
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+# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+module RDF
+  ##
+  # RDF/Borsh.
+  module Borsh
+    autoload :Format, 'rdf/borsh/format'
+    autoload :Reader, 'rdf/borsh/reader'
+    autoload :Writer, 'rdf/borsh/writer'
+  end
+end
+
+require 'rdf/borsh/version'
diff --git a/lib/rdf/borsh/format.rb b/lib/rdf/borsh/format.rb
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+# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+require 'rdf/format'
+
+module RDF::Borsh
+  class Format < RDF::Format
+    content_type 'application/x-rdf+borsh', extension: :borsh
+    reader { RDF::Borsh::Reader }
+    writer { RDF::Borsh::Writer }
+
+    MAGIC = 'RDFB'.freeze
+    VERSION = '1'.ord
+    FLAGS = 0b00000111
+
+    def self.name; "RDF/Borsh"; end
+
+    def self.detect(sample)
+      sample[0..4] == [MAGIC, VERSION].pack('a4C')
+    end
+  end # Format
+end # RDF::Borsh
diff --git a/lib/rdf/borsh/reader.rb b/lib/rdf/borsh/reader.rb
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+# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+require 'extlz4'
+require 'rdf'
+require 'stringio'
+
+module RDF::Borsh
+  class Reader < RDF::Reader
+    format RDF::Borsh::Format
+
+    MAGIC = RDF::Borsh::Format::MAGIC
+    VERSION = RDF::Borsh::Format::VERSION
+    FLAGS = RDF::Borsh::Format::FLAGS
+
+    def initialize(input = $stdin, **options, &block)
+      super(input, **options) do
+        input = @input
+        @version, @flags, @quad_count = self.read_header
+
+        input_size = input.read(4).unpack('V').first
+        @input = StringIO.new(self.decompress(input.read(input_size)), 'rb')
+        @terms = [nil] + self.read_terms
+
+        input_size = input.read(4).unpack('V').first
+        @input = StringIO.new(self.decompress(input.read(input_size)), 'rb')
+        _ = @input.read(4).unpack('V').first
+
+        if block_given?
+          case block.arity
+            when 0 then self.instance_eval(&block)
+            else block.call(self)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def read_statement
+      quad_data = @input.read(8) or raise EOFError
+      g, s, p, o = quad_data.unpack('v4').map! { |term_id| @terms[term_id] }
+      RDF::Statement.new(s, p, o, graph_name: g)
+    end
+
+    def read_quad; self.read_statement.to_quad; end
+    def read_triple; self.read_statement.to_triple; end
+
+    ##
+    # Reads the compressed terms dictionary.
+    def read_terms
+      term_count = @input.read(4).unpack('V').first
+      term_count.times.map do
+        term_kind, term_string_size = @input.read(5).unpack('CV')
+        term_string = @input.read(term_string_size)
+
+        case term_kind
+          when 1 then RDF::URI(term_string)
+          when 2 then RDF::Node(term_string)
+          when 3 then RDF::Literal(term_string)
+          when 4
+            term_datatype_size = @input.read(4).unpack('V')
+            RDF::Literal(term_string, datatype: @input.read(term_datatype_size))
+          when 5
+            term_language_size = @input.read(4).unpack('V')
+            RDF::Literal(term_string, language: @input.read(term_language_size))
+          else
+            raise RDF::ReaderError, "unknown RDF/Borsh term type: #{term_kind}"
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    ##
+    # Reads the uncompressed header.
+    def read_header
+      magic = @input.read(4).unpack('a4').first
+      raise RDF::ReaderError, "invalid RDF/Borsh header: #{magic.inspect}" if magic != MAGIC
+
+      version = @input.read(1).unpack('C').first
+      raise RDF::ReaderError, "invalid RDF/Borsh version: #{version}" if version != VERSION
+
+      flags = @input.read(1).unpack('C').first
+      raise RDF::ReaderError, "invalid RDF/Borsh flags: #{flags}" if flags != FLAGS
+
+      quad_count = @input.read(4).unpack('V').first
+      [version, flags, quad_count]
+    end
+
+    def decompress(data)
+      LZ4::BlockDecoder.new.decode(data)
+    end
+  end # Reader
+end # RDF::Borsh
diff --git a/lib/rdf/borsh/version.rb b/lib/rdf/borsh/version.rb
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+# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
diff --git a/lib/rdf/borsh/writer.rb b/lib/rdf/borsh/writer.rb
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+# This is free and unencumbered software released into the public domain.
+
+require 'extlz4'
+require 'rdf'
+require 'sorted_set'
+require 'stringio'
+
+module RDF::Borsh
+  class Writer < RDF::Writer
+    format RDF::Borsh::Format
+
+    MAGIC = RDF::Borsh::Format::MAGIC
+    VERSION = RDF::Borsh::Format::VERSION
+    FLAGS = RDF::Borsh::Format::FLAGS
+    LZ4HC_CLEVEL_MAX = 12
+
+    def initialize(output = $stdout, **options, &block)
+      @terms_dict, @terms_map = [], {}
+      @quads_set = SortedSet.new
+
+      super(output, **options) do
+        if block_given?
+          case block.arity
+            when 0 then self.instance_eval(&block)
+            else block.call(self)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+    end
+
+    def write_triple(subject, predicate, object)
+      self.write_quad(subject, predicate, object, nil)
+    end
+
+    def write_quad(subject, predicate, object, context)
+      s = self.intern_term(subject)
+      p = self.intern_term(predicate)
+      o = self.intern_term(object)
+      g = self.intern_term(context)
+      @quads_set << [g, s, p, o]
+    end
+
+    def flush
+      self.finish
+      super
+    end
+
+    def finish
+      self.write_header
+      self.write_terms
+      self.write_quads
+    end
+
+    # Writes the uncompressed header.
+    def write_header
+      @output.write([MAGIC, VERSION, FLAGS].pack('a4CC'))
+      @output.write([@quads_set.size].pack('V'))
+    end
+
+    # Writes the compressed terms dictionary.
+    def write_terms
+      buffer = StringIO.open do |output|
+        output.binmode
+        output.write([@terms_dict.size].pack('V'))
+        @terms_dict.each do |term|
+          output.write(case
+            when term.iri?
+              string = term.to_s
+              [1, string.bytesize, string].pack('CVa*')
+            when term.node?
+              string = term.id.to_s
+              [2, string.bytesize, string].pack('CVa*')
+            when term.literal? && term.plain?
+              string = term.value.to_s
+              [3, string.bytesize, string].pack('CVa*')
+            when term.literal? && term.datatype?
+              string = term.value.to_s
+              datatype = term.datatype.to_s
+              [4, string.bytesize, string, datatype.bytesize, datatype].pack('CVa*Va*')
+            when term.literal? && term.language?
+              string = term.value.to_s
+              language = term.language.to_s
+              [5, string.bytesize, string, datatype.language, language].pack('CVa*Va*')
+            else
+              raise RDF::WriterError, "unsupported RDF/Borsh term type: #{term.inspect}"
+          end)
+        end
+        self.compress(output.string)
+      end
+      @output.write([buffer.size].pack('V'))
+      @output.write(buffer)
+    end
+
+    def write_quads
+      buffer = StringIO.open do |output|
+        output.binmode
+        output.write([@quads_set.size].pack('V'))
+        @quads_set.each do |quad|
+          output.write(quad.pack('v4'))
+        end
+        self.compress(output.string)
+      end
+      @output.write([buffer.size].pack('V'))
+      @output.write(buffer)
+    end
+
+    # @return [Integer]
+    def intern_term(term)
+      return 0 if term.nil? # for the default graph
+      term_id = @terms_map[term]
+      if !term_id
+        term_id = @terms_dict.size + 1
+        @terms_dict << term
+        @terms_map[term] = term_id
+      end
+      term_id
+    end
+
+    def compress(data)
+      LZ4::BlockEncoder.new(LZ4HC_CLEVEL_MAX).encode(data)
+    end
+  end # Writer
+end # RDF::Borsh
diff --git a/rdf-borsh.gemspec b/rdf-borsh.gemspec
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+Gem::Specification.new do |gem|
+  gem.version            = File.read('VERSION').chomp
+  gem.date               = File.mtime('VERSION').strftime('%Y-%m-%d')
+
+  gem.name               = "rdf-borsh"
+  gem.homepage           = "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh"
+  gem.license            = "Unlicense"
+  gem.summary            = "RDF/Borsh for Ruby"
+  gem.description        = "A Ruby library for encoding and decoding RDF data using the Borsh binary serialization format."
+  gem.metadata           = {
+    'bug_tracker_uri'   => "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh/issues",
+    'changelog_uri'     => "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh/blob/master/CHANGES.md",
+    'documentation_uri' => "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh/blob/master/README.md",
+    'homepage_uri'      => gem.homepage,
+    'source_code_uri'   => "https://github.com/ruby-rdf/rdf-borsh",
+  }
+
+  gem.author             = "Arto Bendiken"
+  gem.email              = "public-rdf-ruby@w3.org"
+
+  gem.platform           = Gem::Platform::RUBY
+  gem.files              = %w(AUTHORS CHANGES.md README.md UNLICENSE VERSION) + Dir.glob('lib/**/*.rb')
+  gem.bindir             = %q(bin)
+  gem.executables        = %w()
+
+  gem.required_ruby_version = '>= 3.0' # RDF.rb 3.3
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency     'extlz4',     '~> 0.3'
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency     'rdf',        '~> 3.3'
+  gem.add_runtime_dependency     'sorted_set', '~> 1.0'
+  gem.add_development_dependency 'rdf-spec',   '~> 3.3'
+  gem.add_development_dependency 'rspec',      '~> 3.12'
+  gem.add_development_dependency 'yard' ,      '~> 0.9'
+end
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