On Wed, Mar 24, 2010 at 7:11 PM, Gonzo <[email protected]> wrote:
> I am working with Protocol Buffers and Java, and it works like a > charm. Thanks for a great library! > > I am trying to understand the limits in Protocol Buffers. Let's say I > wish to have a protoc file that defines 500 (or 1,000, or 10,000) > message types. The resulting Java class file will be huge; will that > create any problems? Will I hit any limits? > I'm not sure what limits javac might have, but my guess is that you will run into problems, yes. At the very least, it will be a pain to re-compile whenever you change something. > Now, say I want to split (reasonably) that huge single file into > several separate protoc files. This way I will generate separate Java > classes for them (say X files in total). But in this scenario, I think > I will not be able to call the generated static function that > registers all extensions, and I will be forced to call each of the X > static functions by hand. Is this correct? > Yes. -- 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.
