protoc
Parse Google Protobuf .proto files and generate output in the specified language. tldr-pages
On several platforms
Several platforms
Generate Python code from a .proto file
protoc --python_out=path/to/output_directory input_file.protoIdentifyGenerate Java code from a .proto file that imports other .proto files
protoc --java_out=path/to/output_directory --proto_path=path/to/import_search_directory input_file.protoIdentifyGenerate code for multiple languages
protoc --csharp_out=path/to/c#_output_directory --js_out=path/to/js_output_directory input_file.protoIdentifyEncode a text-format message into a protocol message from a .proto file
protoc <message.txt --encode=TypeName input_file.protoIdentifyDecode a protocol message into text-format from a .proto file
protoc <message.bin --decode=TypeName input_file.protoIdentifyDecode a protocol message into raw tag/value pairs
protoc <message.bin --decode_rawIdentify