I think this doesn't fit inside any existing wire-type, which means there is no protocol-compliant way of adding such data. You could create your own fork that adds a custom wire-type (there are a couple of unused values), but it would no longer be protobuf and would not be compatible with any implementation, so you'd also need to rework all the read/write logic on any platforms that you're using. IMO that would be a terrible idea, and you'd be better off just using a varint and eating the extra byte for values in the range 128-255.
On Mon, 10 Mar 2025, 17:39 jawad arbahi, <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello everyone, I want to create my own data types in Protocol Buffers > (protobuf). For example, I need a UInt8 (1-byte unsigned integer). If I > want to add this data type, can I use *add-ons* or fork protobuf and > customize it for my needs? What do you think? > > -- > 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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/0602b674-482e-4da5-a9a6-9031908d27a0n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/0602b674-482e-4da5-a9a6-9031908d27a0n%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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/protobuf/CAF95VAxE3z6_C3VvKZTmhCHRRs1u4sv_ac4kP%3D2E18un_vpRvw%40mail.gmail.com.
