[protobuf] What's the state of TextFormat?

2010-10-04 Thread Dan
Hi there. I'm wondering what the state of TextFormat support is in protocol buffers and if it is and will remain a fully supported option. Among other things, I'm thinking of using it as a way of storing configuration/state for objects in a message based system in an easy to read format that can

Re: [protobuf] What's the state of TextFormat?

2010-10-04 Thread Daniel Wright
TextFormat is used extensively within Google, often for exactly the purpose you describe. It should work well, though I'd recommend keeping the files in UTF8 to avoid localisation issues. On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Dan drtet...@gmail.com wrote: Hi there. I'm wondering what the state of