README.md

Go Protobuf Reader

Motivation

Getting access to the data stored in .proto files can be very handy, allowing you to have a single source of your microservices meta-data.

Here at SecureNative, we use protobufs extensively to define our micro-services meta-data, and with the use of packman we are able to generate all the boilerplate needed, allowing the developer to focus on solving the actual business problem need to be solved without the need to mess-around and wiring all the parts together.

Quick Example

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"github.com/securenative/GoProtobufReader/proto_reader"
	"io/ioutil"
)

func main() {
	// Create an instance of the protobuf reader:
	reader := proto_reader.NewReader()
	
	// Read a protobuf file:
	bytes, _ := ioutil.ReadFile("path-to-file.proto")
	
	// Read the file, the result is the `struct` version of the protobuf file
	definition, _ := reader.Read(string(bytes))
	
	fmt.Printf("%v", definition)
}   

The resulting variable is a typed and easy-to-access go's struct that represents the file we've just read.

Known Issues:

• Enums aren't supported yet.