protoc

[unicomp21]

can we enable discussions on this repo?

how do I generate a .proto file from protopuf? or vice versa? suggestions?

[PragmaTwice]

Hi @unicomp21.

can we enable discussions on this repo?

Sure! It is enabled now.

how do I generate a .proto file from protopuf? or vice versa? suggestions?

It may be complicated to translate c++ type definitions of protopuf messages to .proto message definitions,
since c++ type system is complex and you may need libClang to parse and analyze semantics of C++ code.

But translating .proto message definitions to protopuf c++ types is easier,
since the proto language is descriptive and simple, and you can write a protoc plug-in or use some parser generaters to parse .proto and then generate some corresponding c++ code.

I actually planned to write a translator to convert from .proto to protopuf c++ type definitions (see #15), but I don't have time to move forward with this work at the moment.

Ideas and suggestions are always welcome!

[unicomp21]

Makes sense, thanks @PragmaTwice !

This is a beautiful header lib, wish protobuf had been implemented this way in the first place, lol.

Thanks!