Protocol Buffers Extension

• 1. About Protocol Buffers Extension
  • 1.1. Use Cases
    • 1.1.1. Protocol buffers definition language support
    • 1.1.2. DDS-XTYPES type generation
    • 1.1.3. Protocol Buffers C++ language binding
    • 1.1.4. Integration with DDS
  • 1.2. Components
  • 1.3. System Requirements
  • 1.4. Paths Mentioned in Documentation
• 2. Protocol Buffers Extension Components
  • 2.1. IDL4 Converter Plugin
  • 2.2. C++ Code Generator Plugin
  • 2.3. DDS Options for Protocol Buffers
  • 2.4. Accessing the RTI Plugins
  • 2.5. Limitations
    • 2.5.1. Platforms and compatibility
    • 2.5.2. Recursive types
• 3. Integrating Protocol Buffers with Connext
  • 3.1. Two-Phase Code Generation
  • 3.2. Single-Phase Code Generation
  • 3.3. Code Generation Commands
  • 3.4. Generating Code for Multiple Files
    • 3.4.1. Integrating .proto files with dependencies
    • 3.4.2. Managing dependencies
• 4. Tutorial: Generating Code from Protocol Buffers Messages
  • 4.1. Before You Begin
  • 4.2. Define Protocol Buffers Message Types
  • 4.3. Convert Protocol Buffers Data
  • 4.4. Exchange Protocol Buffers Data Over DDS
  • 4.5. Communicate with Other DDS Applications
  • 4.6. Build and Run the Example
• 5. DDS Options for Protocol Buffers
  • 5.1. Message Options
  • 5.2. Field Options
  • 5.3. RTI Protocol Buffers Descriptor File
• 6. Protocol Buffers to DDS-XTYPES Mapping
  • 6.1. User Types
    • 6.1.1. Protocol Buffers messages
    • 6.1.2. Protocol Buffers enumerations
  • 6.2. Primitive Types
  • 6.3. Collections
    • 6.3.1. Repeated fields
    • 6.3.2. Map fields
  • 6.4. Packages
  • 6.5. Imported Files
  • 6.6. Field Presence
    • 6.6.1. Required fields
    • 6.6.2. Optional fields
    • 6.6.3. Implicit fields
    • 6.6.4. Field presence examples
  • 6.7. OneOf Fields
  • 6.8. Field Groups
  • 6.9. Unsupported Features
• 7. Release Notes
  • 7.1. Supported Platforms
  • 7.2. Compatibility
  • 7.3. What’s New in 7.7.0
    • 7.3.1. Protocol Buffers Extension no longer experimental
    • 7.3.2. RTI Code Generator enables Protocol Buffers integration with DDS
    • 7.3.3. Improved tutorial build files for Protocol Buffers Extension
    • 7.3.4. Third-Party Software Changes
  • 7.4. What’s Fixed in 7.7.0
    • 7.4.1. [Major] Use of certain Protocol Buffers messages could result in a crash when publishing or subscribing to data
    • 7.4.2. [Minor] Using fields with camel case naming in .proto files was not working
    • 7.4.3. [Minor] Code Generator did not detect incompatible IDL file generated from .proto file

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