C # Protobuf Getting Started

Personal understanding: Protobuf is a protocol for transmitting data, or a format, similar to JSON.

Start by listing the tools you need:

VS2015
Protobuf-csharp-port-master:https://github.com/jskeet/protobuf-csharp-port
(Note: There is another tool protobuf-net more convenient to use, interested can refer to this article: http://www.cnblogs.com/jhli/p/6139914.html)

First, unzip the downloaded Protobuf-csharp-port-master tool and go to the build folder

Click Buildall.bat to automatically generate Build_output and build_temp two new folders under sub-folders

Create a new Test.proto file

Package Prototest;message Person {  Required String name = 1;  Required Int32 id = 2;        Unique ID number for the this person.  Optional String email = 3;   Enum Phonetype {    MOBILE = 0;    HOME = 1;    Work = 2;  }   Message PhoneNumber {    Required String number = 1;    Optional Phonetype type = 2 [default = HOME];  }   Repeated PhoneNumber phone = 4;}

Put it in the Build_output Tools folder

Run command Protoc--descriptor_set_out=test.protobin--include_imports Test.proto will be reborn as a Test.protobin file under the folder

Then run Protogen test.protobin to generate the Test.cs file.

The CS file can then be added directly to the project using the

As an example:

Create a new WebService project

Add method

[WebMethod]          Public byte [] Test ()        {            returnnew Person.builder (). SetId (1). SetName (" Wang Nima "). Setemail ("[email protected]"). Build (). Tobytearray ();        }

Call this method in another project

New protoservicesoapclient ();             var test = service. Test ();             = ProtoTest.Person.ParseFrom (test);

You can see that this data has been transmitted to the caller.

C # Protobuf Getting Started