protoc

Parse Google Protobuf .proto files and generate output in the specified language. More information: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers.

• Generate Python code from a .proto file:

protoc --python_out=path/to/output_directory input_file.proto

• Generate Java code from a .proto file that imports other .proto files:

protoc --java_out=path/to/output_directory --proto_path=path/to/import_search_path input_file.proto

• Generate code for multiple languages:

protoc --csharp_out=path/to/c#_output_directory --js_out=path/to/js_output_directory input_file.proto

• Encode a text-format message into a protocol message from a .proto file:

protoc --encode=TypeName input_file.proto < message.txt

• Decode a protocol message into text-format from a .proto file:

protoc --decode=TypeName input_file.proto < message.bin

• Decode a protocol message into raw tag/value pairs:

protoc --decode_raw < message.bin