protoc

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Parse Google Protobuf `.proto` files and generate output in the specified language.

Examples (6)

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

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

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

Decode a protocol message into raw tag/value pairs

protoc < message.bin --decode_raw