This is already built in -- see
http://code.google.com/apis/protocolbuffers/docs/reference/cpp/google.protobuf.compiler.parser.html
(in
particular, Parser::Parse), and
http://code.google.com/apis/protocolbuffers/docs/reference/cpp/google.protobuf.descriptor.pb.html#
for
the schema of the output.
On Mon, Dec 19, 2011 at 5:26 PM, Steve wrote:
> Has anyone created a new compiler "language type" that saves a PB file
> as output? Goal is to use the PB output along actual PB messages
> files to create generic a PB message viewer/editor/creator. Seems
> simpler then using protoc each time.
>
> An simplified PB message schema for the desired output:
>
> message MessageSchema
> {
>enum FieldType {
>INT32 = 0;
>UINT32 = 1;
>INT64 = 2;
>uiNT64 = 3;
>STRING = 4;
>ENUM = 5;
>NESTED_MESSAGE = 6;
>
>NAME_ENUM = 100;
>NAME_NESTED = 101;
>}
>
>message Field {
>required string name = 1;
>required FieldType type = 2;
>required int32 number = 3;
>}
>
>required string name = 1; // name of message
>repeated Field fields = 2; // list of fields in message
> }
>
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