There's not enough information: see http://code.google.com/apis/protocolbuffers/docs/techniques.html#streaming
On Thu, Jun 23, 2011 at 8:55 AM, mjs483 <matt.shi...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > Is there any way to read a protobuf from a file input stream without > consuming the entire file? Say for example if the file contains more > than just one protobuf? > > I'd like to archive a stream of protobufs to a file for later analysis > by simply writing them one after another to a single file with > SerializeToOstream(&output) in C++. However according to the > documentation, ParseFromIstream(&input) will always consume the entire > file. Is there any way around this? Or is there not enough information > in the encoded protobuf for this to be possible? > > -- > 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. > > -- 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.