protobuf-native

A high-level, safe API for libprotobuf, the C++ implementation of Protocol Buffers, Google's data interchange format.

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Installation

# Cargo.toml
[dependencies]
protobuf-native = "0.2.1+3.19.1"

lib.rs:

High-level, safe bindings to libprotobuf, the C++ implementation of Protocol Buffers, Google's data interchange format.

Maintainership

This crate is maintained by Materialize. Contributions are encouraged:

• View source code
• Report an issue
• Submit a pull request

Overview

This crate contains handwritten bindings to libprotobuf facilitated by cxx. The API that is exposed is extremely specific to the few users of this library and is subject to frequent change.

Depending on your use case, the auto-generated bindings in protobuf-sys may be more suitable.

API details

This section, as well as the documentation on individual types, is copied directly from the official C++ API reference, with a few modifications made as necessary.