Yes, this is what I am doing at the moment (boost::filesystem). However, It would be so much more elegant if it was possible with the protobuf library -- C++ does not come with portable filesystem handling off-the-bat and I would have to use the Ansi-C libraries or boost.
I am building a Complex Event Processor / Active Database and I need to generate a symbol-table at runtime for the event types so that I can dynamically identify and process the events -- this process needs to go over every file, in certain mapped directories, therefore the requested feature would be very useful -- I can see this feature being useful for people trying to benefit from protobuf as a more extensible and generic platform for creating types usable not only serving the purpose of a over-the-wire format and a portable message specification. On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 8:47 PM, Kenton Varda <[email protected]> wrote: > Why does this need to be built into DiskSourceTree? Just map the virtual > path back to a disk path, then use the OS APIs to iterate over the > directory. > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Hassan Syed <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Kenton & Co, >> >> I was wondering if their exists, or if I may request , a feature for >> enabling iteration once virtual directories have been mapped using the >> DiskSourceTree class. I'm writing a separate language that adds >> additional semantics to messages and the system needs to have all >> files in a certain sub-directory loaded. >> >> Regards >> >> Hassan >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Protocol Buffers" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. >> > > On Feb 27, 8:47 pm, Kenton Varda <[email protected]> wrote: > Why does this need to be built into DiskSourceTree? Just map the virtual > path back to a disk path, then use the OS APIs to iterate over the > directory. > > > > On Sat, Feb 27, 2010 at 6:33 AM, Hassan Syed <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Kenton & Co, > > > I was wondering if their exists, or if I may request , a feature for > > enabling iteration once virtual directories have been mapped using the > > DiskSourceTree class. I'm writing a separate language that adds > > additional semantics to messages and the system needs to have all > > files in a certain sub-directory loaded. > > > Regards > > > Hassan > > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > > "Protocol Buffers" group. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > [email protected]<protobuf%[email protected] > > om> > > . > > For more options, visit this group at > >http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
