emilong / protobuf

Ruby implementation for Protocol Buffers

protobuf

Protobuf is an implementation of Google's protocol buffers in ruby, version 2.5.0 is currently supported.

Install

See our Installation Guide on the wiki.

Usage

The wiki contains in-depth guides on the various ways to use this gem including compiling definitions, object APIs, services, clients, and even an API roadmap.

Examples

In two different terminals run the follow pairs of commands:

Socket:

bundle exec bin/rpc_server start --socket ./examples/lib/example/reverse-service.rb
bundle exec examples/bin/reverse-client-socket '!skrow tekcos'

ZeroMQ:

bundle exec bin/rpc_server start --zmq ./examples/lib/example/reverse-service.rb
bundle exec examples/bin/reverse-client-zmq '!skrow qmorez'

HTTP:

bundle exec bin/rpc_server start --http ./examples/lib/example/reverse-service.rb
bundle exec examples/bin/reverse-client-http '!skrow ptth'

Alternatively, start the server as a Rack app using a rackup and a standard config.ru:

bundle exec rackup examples/config.ru -p 9399

Changelog

See recent changes in the release notes or the changelog.