Yes! That works, thanks.
On Nov 9, 8:37 pm, Kenton Varda <ken...@google.com> wrote: > You want: com.google.protobuf.Descriptors.FileDescriptor.buildFrom() > > > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 5:25 PM, Dan <lozi...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Im trying to write the following client/server exchange using the Java > > Protobuf API: > > > 1) Client makes a request to the server > > 2) Server creates a series of Messages all of the same type to stream > > back to the client. The type of the messages will be different > > depending on the parameters of the client's request. > > 3) The Server streams the messages back to the client in the following > > format: > > > <Descriptor Size> > > <MessageDescriptor (as a DescriptorProto message)> > > <Message Size> > > <Message> > > <Message Size> > > <Message> > > ... > > > 4) (This is where I'm stuck) The client makes a csv file from the > > results by reading the field names from the DescriptorProto to use for > > the header and iterates through the fields of each message to write > > the records. It looks like DynamicMessage should give me what I need > > but I can't figure out how to convert the DescriptorProto object to > > the Descriptor object. > > > Note: I know this approach of sending just the DescriptorProto for the > > messages cannot possibly work if the message has any fields that are > > of a Message Type that are not nested but for my use case I know that > > fields of the messages returned will always be a primative type. Even > > using the approach described in the techniques section of the wiki of > > sending an entire FileDescriptorSet I still have the same problem of > > converting the Proto objects to the proper framework objects. I've > > seen in previous posts how to do this using the C++ API but not the > > Java Implementation.- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 protobuf+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
