Let's assume I'm designing a distributed (client-server) application. The server owns a bunch of parameters. The client (GUI) is to be periodically updated when any of their values change.
I could: i) send a small wire message containing one field each time it changes ii) periodically send a big wire message containing only the fields which have changed iii) periodically send a big wire message containing all current values Which approach is best and why? Should optional fields only be added/removed at design-time, or is it ok to vary their presence at runtime too? How do I learn best practices for designing messages and exchange protocols? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to proto...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en.
