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2015-2-22 version 3.0.0-alpha-2 (Ruby/JavaNano):
2015-02-22 version 3.0.0-alpha-2 (Ruby/JavaNano):
General
* Introduced two new language implementations (Ruby and JavaNano) to proto3.
* Various bug fixes since 3.0.0-alpha-1
Ruby:
TODO(cfallin): Add descriptions here.
We have added proto3 support for Ruby via a native C extension.
The Ruby extension itself is included in the ruby/ directory, and details on
building and installing the extension are in ruby/README.md. The extension
will also be published as a Ruby gem. Code generator support is included as
part of `protoc` with the `--ruby_out` flag.
The Ruby extension implements a user-friendly DSL to define message types
(also generated by the code generator from `.proto` files). Once a message
type is defined, the user may create instances of the message that behave in
ways idiomatic to Ruby. For example:
- Message fields are present as ordinary Ruby properties (getter method
`foo` and setter method `foo=`).
- Repeated field elements are stored in a container that acts like a native
Ruby array, and map elements are stored in a container that acts like a
native Ruby hashmap.
- The usual well-known methods, such as `#to_s`, `#dup`, and the like, are
present.
Unlike several existing third-party Ruby extensions for protobuf, this
extension is built on a "strongly-typed" philosophy: message fields and
array/map containers will throw exceptions eagerly when values of the
incorrect type are inserted.
See ruby/README.md for details.
JavaNano:
JavaNano is a special code generator and runtime library designed especially