>From the command line, you can do: protoc --decode_raw < data_file
This will give you as much information as can be determined without a type definition, to give you an idea of what's there. In C++, you can use the UnknownFieldSet class to parse and inspect a message of unknown type. On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 10:32 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying to consume data from an app that generates output > serialized via Protocol Buffers but do not have the original spec for > the specific structures that have been encoded. Is there a relatively > straight-forward path to deserializing, or even just decoding, the > serialized data stream without knowing its structure in advance? > > Hints/pointers of any variety would be welcomed. > > Thanks. > > APB > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Protocol Buffers" group. To post to this group, send email to protobuf@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
