//! # Protobuf code generator for `protobuf` crate //! //! This crate is useful mostly from `build.rs` scripts to generate `.rs` files during the build. //! //! # How to generate code //! //! There are three main ways to generate `.rs` files from `.proto` files: //! * using `protoc` command line tool and `protoc-gen-rust` plugin //! * using this crate `Codegen` with pure rust parser //! * using this crate `Codegen` with `protoc` parser //! //! Which one should you use depends on your needs. //! //! If you are using non-cargo build system (like Bazel), you might prefer //! using `protoc-gen-rust` plugin for `protoc`. //! //! If you build with `cargo`, you probably want to use `Codegen` from this crate. //! //! # Protoc parser vs pure rust parser //! //! There are two protobuf parsers which can be plugged into this crate: //! * `protoc`-based parser (`protoc` is a command like utility from Google protobuf) //! * pure rust parser (`protobuf-parse` crate) //! //! `protoc`-based parser is expected to parse `.proto` files very correctly: //! all Google's protobuf implementations rely on it. //! //! While there are no known bugs in `protobuf-parse`, it is not tested very well. //! Also `protobuf-parse` does not implement certain rarely used features of `.proto` parser, //! mostly complex message options specified in `.proto` files. //! I never saw anyone using them, but you have been warned. //! //! Note `protoc` command can be obtained from //! [`protoc-bin-vendored`](https://docs.rs/protoc-bin-vendored) crate. //! //! # Example //! //! ```no_run //! # mod protoc_bin_vendored { //! # pub fn protoc_bin_path() -> Result { //! # unimplemented!() //! # } //! # } //! // Use this in build.rs //! protobuf_codegen::Codegen::new() //! // Use `protoc` parser, optional. //! .protoc() //! // Use `protoc-bin-vendored` bundled protoc command, optional. //! .protoc_path(&protoc_bin_vendored::protoc_bin_path().unwrap()) //! // All inputs and imports from the inputs must reside in `includes` directories. //! .includes(&["src/protos"]) //! // Inputs must reside in some of include paths. //! .input("src/protos/apple.proto") //! .input("src/protos/banana.proto") //! // Specify output directory relative to Cargo output directory. //! .cargo_out_dir("protos") //! .run_from_script(); //! ``` //! //! ## How to use `protoc-gen-rust` //! //! If you have to. //! //! (Note `protoc` can be invoked programmatically with //! [protoc crate](https://docs.rs/protoc/%3E=3.0.0-alpha)) //! //! 0) Install protobuf for `protoc` binary. //! //! On OS X [Homebrew](https://github.com/Homebrew/brew) can be used: //! //! ```sh //! brew install protobuf //! ``` //! //! On Ubuntu, `protobuf-compiler` package can be installed: //! //! ```sh //! apt-get install protobuf-compiler //! ``` //! //! Protobuf is needed only for code generation, `rust-protobuf` runtime //! does not use C++ protobuf library. //! //! 1) Install `protoc-gen-rust` program (which is `protoc` plugin) //! //! It can be installed either from source or with `cargo install protobuf-codegen` command. //! //! 2) Add `protoc-gen-rust` to $PATH //! //! If you installed it with cargo, it should be //! //! ```sh //! PATH="$HOME/.cargo/bin:$PATH" //! ``` //! //! 3) Generate .rs files: //! //! ```sh //! protoc --rust_out . foo.proto //! ``` //! //! This will generate .rs files in current directory. //! //! # Customize generate code //! //! Sometimes generated code need to be adjusted, e. g. to have custom derives. //! //! rust-protobuf provides two options to do that: //! * generated `.rs` files contain `@@protoc_insertion_point(...)` markers //! (similar markers inserts Google's protobuf generator for C++ or Java). //! Simple script `sed` one-liners can be used to replace these markers with custom annotations. //! * `Codegen::customize_callback` can be used to patch generated code //! when invoked from `build.rs` script. //! //! # Serde //! //! rust-protobuf since version 3 no longer directly supports serde. //! //! Rust-protobuf 3 fully supports: //! * runtime reflection //! * JSON parsing and printing via //! [`protobuf-json-mapping`](https://docs.rs/protobuf-json-mapping) //! //! Which covers the most of serde use cases. //! //! If you still need serde, generic customization callback (see above) can be used //! to insert `#[serde(...)]` annotations. //! //! [Example project](https://github.com/stepancheg/rust-protobuf/tree/master/protobuf-examples/customize-serde) //! in the rust-protobuf repository demonstrates how to do it. #![deny(rustdoc::broken_intra_doc_links)] mod codegen; mod compiler_plugin; mod customize; mod gen; pub mod gen_and_write; pub mod protoc_gen_rust; pub use codegen::Codegen; pub use customize::Customize; pub use customize::CustomizeCallback; #[doc(hidden)] pub use gen::paths::proto_name_to_rs;