This is a java-based library/API that could be used to create proto source files: https://github.com/perezd/protopoet.
On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 10:47 AM 'Adam Cozzette' via Protocol Buffers < [email protected]> wrote: > I haven't heard of anything like this, though I guess it's possible that > it exists out there. The thing that seems complicated to me is that the > field numbers are very important and as you evolve your proto schema you > have to be careful not to reuse the same field number for a different field > type. As a result, the field numbers would have to somehow be derived from > the Java source, which probably means that the developers would have to > annotate them somewhere in Java. It seems to me like it would probably be > easier to maintain the .proto files directly rather than have to learn a > new setup for encoding the schema in Java. Maybe it would make sense to > auto-generate the .proto files from Java as a one-time operation, and > thereafter make all future schema changes directly in the .proto files. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 7:37 AM Jawaid Hakim <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> Our platform inter-operates between .NET (frontend) and Java (backend), >> communication channel is pub/sub (JMS), and serialization is done using a >> reflection based framework. The allows the frontend and backend development >> teams to just 'drop' domain specific objects into message containers - the >> underlying framework does the rest. Development teams don't need to code up >> separate DTOs. >> >> Looking at Protobuf as a potential replacement for the custom >> serialization framework. However, given the large body of existing business >> objects it would be a huge effort to write Protobuf message definitions >> manually. Also we'd like to have the developers focus on domain objects and >> not worry (too much) about Protobuf message definitions. >> >> Is there a battle tested conversion tool/utility that generates Protobuf >> message from Java source? Such a tool could be part of the build pipeline >> and free developers from having to keep Protobuf messages refs in sync with >> domain specific objects. >> >> Thanks! >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Protocol Buffers" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/8372f62b-236f-423d-b09d-6ee345f42b31o%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/8372f62b-236f-423d-b09d-6ee345f42b31o%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Protocol Buffers" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/CADqAXr7JMUoW-asTGpKRQ8H2R5Gw7cU9dYiSYuo7KZenEih7Dg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/CADqAXr7JMUoW-asTGpKRQ8H2R5Gw7cU9dYiSYuo7KZenEih7Dg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/CAD7-yfvzdr97Gf5LDYm5sZ8dgm2sK_5RrC%2BPZ0v08NTAjwaHxQ%40mail.gmail.com.
