Jean Protocol Buffers Handbook

Getting deeper into Protobuf internals and its usage
1. Auflage 2024
ISBN: 978-1-80512-721-5
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 226 Seiten

Explore how Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) serialize structured data and provides a language-neutral, platform-neutral, and extensible solution. With this guide to mastering Protobuf, you'll build your skills to effectively serialize, transmit, and manage data across diverse platforms and languages.
This book will help you enter the world of Protocol Buffers by unraveling the intricate nuances of Protobuf syntax and showing you how to define complex data structures. As you progress, you'll learn schema evolution, ensuring seamless compatibility as your projects evolve. The book also covers advanced topics such as custom options and plugins, allowing you to tailor validation processes to your specific requirements. You'll understand how to automate project builds using cutting-edge tools such as Buf and Bazel, streamlining your development workflow. With hands-on projects in Go and Python programming, you'll learn how to practically apply Protobuf concepts. Later chapters will show you how to integrate data interchange capabilities across different programming languages, enabling efficient collaboration and system interoperability.
By the end of this book, you'll have a solid understanding of Protobuf internals, enabling you to discern when and how to use and redefine your approach to data serialization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Jean, Clément

Fachgebiete

• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Programmierung: Methoden und Allgemeines
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Programmier- und Skriptsprachen
• Mathematik | Informatik EDV | Informatik Programmierung | Softwareentwicklung Datenbankprogrammierung

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Table of Contents - Serialization Primer
- ProtoBuf is a Language
- Describing Data with Protobuf's Text Format
- Protoc: The Protobuf Compiler
- Serialization Internals
- Schema Evolution Over Time
- Adress Book- Go
- Adress Book- Python
- Developing a Protoc Plugin
- Advanced Build

Über Autor(innen)

Jean Clément :

Clément Jean is the CTO of Education for Ethiopia, a start-up focusing on educating K-12 students in Ethiopia. On top of that, he is also an online instructor (on Udemy, Linux Foundation, and others) teaching people about diff erent kinds of technologies. In both his occupations, he deals with technologies such as Protobuf and gRPC and how to apply them to real-life use cases. His overall goal is to empower people through education and technology.