@bufbuild/protobuf

@bufbuild/protobuf

This package provides the runtime library for the protoc-gen-es code generator plugin.

Protocol Buffers for ECMAScript

A complete implementation of Protocol Buffers in TypeScript, suitable for web browsers, Node.js, Deno, and Bun, created by Buf.

Protobuf-ES is a solid, modern alternative to existing Protobuf implementations for the JavaScript ecosystem. It's the first project in this space to provide a comprehensive plugin framework and decouple the base types from RPC functionality.

Some additional features that set it apart from the others:

• ECMAScript module support
• First-class TypeScript support
• Generation of idiomatic JavaScript and TypeScript code
• Generation of much smaller bundles
• Implementation of all proto3 features, including the canonical JSON format
• Implementation of all proto2 features, including extensions and the text format
• Usage of standard JavaScript APIs instead of the Closure Library
• Compatibility is covered by the Protocol Buffers conformance tests
• Descriptor and reflection support

Installation

npm install @bufbuild/protobuf

Documentation

To learn how to work with @bufbuild/protobuf, check out the docs for the Runtime API and the generated code.

Official documentation for the Protobuf-ES project can be found at protobufes.com.

For more information on Buf, check out the official Buf documentation.

Examples

A complete code example can be found in the Protobuf-ES repo here.

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