Hello,

I have been searching ProtoBufs documentation for hours and I could
not find a simple feature: how to write a generic type, which is
determined at runtime, similar to "object". As far as I can see all
values need to have specific types. Suppose I want to serialize an
object:

message Object

{

  message Field

  {

required string name = 1;

required string value = 2;

}

optional string objectType = 1;

repeated Field fields = 2;

}

How can I make Field.value be of any type (="object")?

Thrift doesnt have it, Cisco Etch and Hessian have it. ProtoBuffs
toolchain looks the best support, but this is showstopper problem for
us.

I appreciate your answer.
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