Re: [protobuf] Transfer actual code with Protobuffers

2017-05-31 Thread Alex TS
Thanks for the quick reply, Marc. Yeah, I thought of the issues regarding security but was thinking of experimenting with it since it was really a server-to-client only use-case. I'll think about what to do next then. On Tuesday, May 30, 2017 at 8:34:10 PM UTC+2, Marc Gravell wrote: > > That's

Re: [protobuf] Transfer actual code with Protobuffers

2017-05-30 Thread Marc Gravell
That's not something that protobuf targets. If you have a syntax that allows you to convey an expression as a string or similar, then by all means do that - but protobuf will just see it as an opaque string. Note that there are usually a range of concerns when transferring executable code (of any

[protobuf] Transfer actual code with Protobuffers

2017-05-30 Thread Alex TS
Hey everyone, I'm quite new to Protocol Buffers and don't really have a background on the theme, so pardon me if this sounds absurd or if this is not the right forum. With that out of the way, if I'd like to transfer say, a method, from the server to execute on the client. Is that possible at