GitHub - protocolbuffers/protobuf: Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
2 months ago
- #protocol-buffers
- #serialization
- Protocol Buffers (protobuf) is Google's language-neutral, platform-neutral mechanism for serializing structured data.
- Installation requires the protocol compiler and protobuf runtime for the chosen programming language.
- Working from supported releases is recommended for stability; using the main branch may lead to instability.
- For C++ users or those building from source, pinning to a release commit is advised.
- Protobuf supports Bzlmod with Bazel 7+; dependencies can be specified in MODULE.bazel or WORKSPACE files.
- Pre-built binaries for the protocol compiler are available on GitHub's release page for non-C++ users.
- For building protoc from source, refer to C++ Installation Instructions.
- Protobuf supports multiple programming languages, with installation instructions in respective source directories.
- Tutorials and examples are available for learning how to use protobuf effectively.
- Join the Google Group for updates and community support.