protoc-gen-lint

A plug-in for Google's Protocol Buffers compiler to check .proto files for style violations.

About

This plug-in will check a .proto file for violations of Google's Protocol Buffer Style Guide. The protobuf compiler already reports on compilation errors; by using this plug-in you are also able to retrieve those compilation error without writing any file which is be helpful for use cases like IDE integrations.

Installation

Download protoc-gen-lint and make sure it's available in your PATH. Once it's in your PATH, protoc will be able to make use of the plug-in.

Dependencies

You must have a working version of Google's Protocol Buffers compiler protoc in your PATH. You can download it here

Using go get

If you have a go environment already set up you can use go get to install.

go get github.com/ckaznocha/protoc-gen-lint

Downloading binary

Download the latest release for your operating system here and ensure the executable is available in your PATH.

Usage

protoc --lint_out=. *.proto

Optional Checks

Optional checks are enabled but passing a comma separated list to the protoc "parameter". Example:

protoc --lint_out=sort_imports:. *.proto

Available optional checks:

• sort_imports - checks that imports are sorted in descending alphabetical order.

TODO

• Write more tests
• Find out about any common protocol buffer smells to check for from the community

Contributing

See the CONTRIBUTING file.

License

See LICENSE file