tldr/pages/common/protoc.md
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protoc

Parse Google Protobuf .proto files and generate output in the specified language. More information: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers.

  • Generate Python code from a .proto file:

protoc --python_out={{path/to/output_directory}} {{input_file.proto}}

  • Generate Java code from a .proto file that imports other .proto files:

protoc --java_out={{path/to/output_directory}} --proto_path={{path/to/import_search_path}} {{input_file.proto}}

  • Generate code for multiple languages:

protoc --csharp_out={{path/to/c#_output_directory}} --js_out={{path/to/js_output_directory}} {{input_file.proto}}