# Third-Party Add-ons for Protocol Buffers This page lists code related to Protocol Buffers which is developed and maintained by third parties. You may find this code useful, but note that **these projects are not affiliated with or endorsed by Google (unless explicitly marked)**; try them at your own risk. Also note that many projects here are in the early stages of development and not production-ready. If you have a project that should be listed here, please [send us a pull request](https://github.com/google/protobuf/pulls) to update this page. ## Programming Languages These are projects we know about implementing Protocol Buffers for other programming languages: * Action Script: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-actionscript3/ * Action Script: https://code.google.com/p/protoc-gen-as3/ * Action Script: https://github.com/matrix3d/JProtoc * Action Script: https://github.com/zhongfq/protobuf-as3/ * C: https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c * C: http://koti.kapsi.fi/jpa/nanopb/ * C: https://github.com/cloudwu/pbc/ * C: https://github.com/haberman/upb/wiki * C: https://github.com/squidfunk/protobluff * C++: https://github.com/google/protobuf (Google-official implementation) * C/C++: http://spbc.sf.net/ * C#: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-csharp-port * C#: http://code.google.com/p/protosharp/ * C#: https://silentorbit.com/protobuf/ * C#/.NET/WCF/VB: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-net/ * Clojure: http://github.com/ninjudd/clojure-protobuf * Clojure: https://github.com/clojusc/protobuf * Common Lisp: http://github.com/ndantam/s-protobuf * Common Lisp: http://github.com/brown/protobuf * D: https://github.com/dcarp/protobuf-d * D: https://github.com/msoucy/dproto * D: http://256.makerslocal.org/wiki/index.php/ProtocolBuffer * D: https://github.com/opticron/ProtocolBuffer * Dart: https://github.com/dart-lang/dart-protobuf (runtime) https://github.com/dart-lang/dart-protoc-plugin (code generator) * Delphi: http://sourceforge.net/projects/protobuf-delphi/ * Delphi: http://fundementals.sourceforge.net/dl.html * Elixir: https://github.com/jeremyong/exprotoc * Elixir: https://github.com/tony612/protobuf-elixir * Elm: https://github.com/tiziano88/elm-protobuf * Erlang: https://github.com/tomas-abrahamsson/gpb * Erlang: http://piqi.org/ * Erlang: https://github.com/basho/erlang_protobuffs (no longer maintained, use gpb instead) * GDScript: https://github.com/oniksan/godobuf (Godot v3 engine plugin) * Go: https://github.com/golang/protobuf (Google-official implementation) * Go: https://github.com/akunspy/gopbuf * Go: https://github.com/gogo/protobuf * GopherJS: https://github.com/johanbrandhorst/protobuf * Haskell: http://hackage.haskell.org/package/hprotoc * Haskell: https://github.com/google/proto-lens (Google-unofficial implementation) * Haskell: https://github.com/awakesecurity/proto3-suite (code generator) https://github.com/awakesecurity/proto3-wire (binary serializer/deserializer) * Haxe: https://github.com/Atry/protoc-gen-haxe * Java: https://github.com/google/protobuf (Google-official implementation) * Java/Android: https://github.com/square/wire * Java ME: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-javame/ * Java ME: http://swingme.sourceforge.net/encode.shtml * Java ME: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-j2me/ * Javascript: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-js/ * Javascript: http://github.com/sirikata/protojs * Javascript: https://github.com/dcodeIO/ProtoBuf.js * Javascript: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-for-node/ * Javascript: http://code.google.com/p/protostuff/ * Julia: https://github.com/tanmaykm/ProtoBuf.jl * Kotlin: https://github.com/Kotlin/kotlinx.serialization * Lua: http://code.google.com/p/protoc-gen-lua/ * Lua: http://github.com/indygreg/lua-protobuf * Lua: https://github.com/Neopallium/lua-pb * Matlab: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-matlab/ * Mercury: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-mercury/ * Objective C: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-objc/ * Objective C: https://github.com/alexeyxo/protobuf-objc * OCaml: http://piqi.org/ * Perl: http://groups.google.com/group/protobuf-perl * Perl: http://search.cpan.org/perldoc?Google::ProtocolBuffers * Perl: https://metacpan.org/pod/Google::ProtocolBuffers::Dynamic * Perl/XS: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-perlxs/ * PHP: http://code.google.com/p/pb4php/ * PHP: https://github.com/allegro/php-protobuf/ * PHP: https://github.com/chobie/php-protocolbuffers * PHP: http://drslump.github.com/Protobuf-PHP * Prolog: http://www.swi-prolog.org/pldoc/package/protobufs.html * Python: https://github.com/google/protobuf (Google-official implementation) * Python: http://eigenein.github.com/protobuf/ * R: http://cran.r-project.org/package=RProtoBuf * Ruby: http://code.google.com/p/ruby-protobuf/ * Ruby: http://github.com/mozy/ruby-protocol-buffers * Ruby: https://github.com/bmizerany/beefcake/tree/master/lib/beefcake * Ruby: https://github.com/localshred/protobuf * Rust: https://github.com/stepancheg/rust-protobuf/ * Scala: http://github.com/jeffplaisance/scala-protobuf * Scala: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-scala * Scala: https://github.com/SandroGrzicic/ScalaBuff * Scala: https://scalapb.github.io * Swift: https://github.com/alexeyxo/protobuf-swift * Swift: https://github.com/apple/swift-protobuf/ * Vala: https://launchpad.net/protobuf-vala * Visual Basic: http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-net/ ## RPC Implementations GRPC (http://www.grpc.io/) is Google's RPC implementation for Protocol Buffers. There are other third-party RPC implementations as well. Some of these actually work with Protocol Buffers service definitions (defined using the `service` keyword in `.proto` files) while others just use Protocol Buffers message objects. * https://github.com/grpc/grpc (C++, Node.js, Python, Ruby, Objective-C, PHP, C#, Google-official implementation) * http://zeroc.com/ice.html (Multiple languages) * http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-net/ (C#/.NET/WCF/VB) * https://launchpad.net/txprotobuf/ (Python) * https://github.com/modeswitch/protobuf-rpc (Python) * http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-socket-rpc/ (Java, Python) * http://code.google.com/p/proto-streamer/ (Java) * http://code.google.com/p/server1/ (C++) * http://deltavsoft.com/RcfUserGuide/Protobufs (C++) * http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-mina-rpc/ (Python client, Java server) * http://code.google.com/p/casocklib/ (C++) * http://code.google.com/p/cxf-protobuf/ (Java) * http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-remote/ (C++/C#) * http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-rpc-pro/ (Java) * https://code.google.com/p/eneter-protobuf-serializer/ (Java/.NET) * http://www.deltavsoft.com/RCFProto.html (C++/Java/Python/C#) * https://github.com/robbinfan/claire-protorpc (C++) * https://github.com/BaiduPS/sofa-pbrpc (C++) * https://github.com/ebencheung/arab (C++) * http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-csharp-rpc/ (C#) * https://github.com/thesamet/rpcz (C++/Python, based on ZeroMQ) * https://github.com/w359405949/libmaid (C++, Python) * https://github.com/madwyn/libpbrpc (C++) * https://github.com/SeriousMa/grpc-protobuf-validation (Java) * https://github.com/tony612/grpc-elixir (Elixir) * https://github.com/johanbrandhorst/protobuf (GopherJS) * https://github.com/awakesecurity/gRPC-haskell (Haskell) * https://github.com/Yeolar/raster (C++) * https://github.com/jnordberg/wsrpc (JavaScript Node.js/Browser) * https://github.com/ppissias/xsrpcj (Java) ## Other Utilities There are miscellaneous other things you may find useful as a Protocol Buffers developer. * [Bazel Build](https://bazel.build) * [rules_closure](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_closure) `js-closure` * [rules_go](https://github.com/bazelbuild/rules_go) `go` * [rules_protobuf](https://github.com/pubref/rules_protobuf) `java` `c++` `c#` `go` `js-closure` `js-node` `python` `ruby` * [NetBeans IDE plugin](http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-netbeans-plugin/) * [Wireshark/Ethereal packet sniffer plugin](http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-wireshark/) * [Alternate encodings (JSON, XML, HTML) for Java protobufs](http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-java-format/) * [Another JSON encoder/decoder for Java](https://github.com/sijuv/protobuf-codec) * [Editor for serialized protobufs](http://code.google.com/p/protobufeditor/) * [Intellij IDEA plugin](http://github.com/nnmatveev/idea-plugin-protobuf) * [TextMate syntax highlighting](http://github.com/michaeledgar/protobuf-tmbundle) * [Oracle PL SQL plugin](http://code.google.com/p/protocol-buffer-plsql/) * [Eclipse editor for protobuf (from Google)](http://code.google.com/p/protobuf-dt/) * [C++ Builder compatible protobuf](https://github.com/saadware/protobuf-cppbuilder) * Maven Protobuf Compiler Plugin * By xolstice.org ([Documentation](https://www.xolstice.org/protobuf-maven-plugin/)) ([Source](https://github.com/xolstice/protobuf-maven-plugin/)) [![Maven Central](https://img.shields.io/maven-central/v/org.xolstice.maven.plugins/protobuf-maven-plugin.svg)](https://repo1.maven.org/maven2/org/xolstice/maven/plugins/protobuf-maven-plugin/) * http://igor-petruk.github.com/protobuf-maven-plugin/ * http://code.google.com/p/maven-protoc-plugin/ * https://github.com/os72/protoc-jar-maven-plugin * [Documentation generator plugin (Markdown/HTML/DocBook/...)](https://github.com/pseudomuto/protoc-gen-doc) * [DocBook generator for .proto files](http://code.google.com/p/protoc-gen-docbook/) * [Protobuf for nginx module](https://github.com/dbcode/protobuf-nginx/) * [RSpec matchers and Cucumber step defs for testing Protocol Buffers](https://github.com/connamara/protobuf_spec) * [Sbt plugin for Protocol Buffers](https://github.com/Atry/sbt-cppp) * [Gradle Protobuf Plugin](https://github.com/aantono/gradle-plugin-protobuf) * [Multi-platform executable JAR and Java API for protoc](https://github.com/os72/protoc-jar) * [Python scripts to convert between Protocol Buffers and JSON](https://github.com/NextTuesday/py-pb-converters) * [Visual Studio Language Service support for Protocol Buffers](http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/4bc0f38c-b058-4e05-ae38-155e053c19c5) * [Visual Studio Code Support for Protocol Buffers](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=zxh404.vscode-proto3) * [C++ library for serialization/de-serialization between Protocol Buffers and JSON.](https://github.com/yinqiwen/pbjson) * [ProtoBuf with Java EE7 Expression Language 3.0; pure Java ProtoBuf Parser and Builder.](https://github.com/protobufel/protobuf-el) * [Notepad++ Syntax Highlighting for .proto files](https://github.com/chai2010/notepadplus-protobuf) * [Linter for .proto files](https://github.com/ckaznocha/protoc-gen-lint) * [Protocol Buffers Dynamic Schema - create protobuf schemas programmatically (Java)](https://github.com/os72/protobuf-dynamic) * [Make protoc plugins in NodeJS](https://github.com/konsumer/node-protoc-plugin) * [ProfaneDB - A Protocol Buffers database](https://profanedb.gitlab.io) * [Protocol Buffer property-based testing utility and example message generator (Python / Hypothesis)](https://github.com/CurataEng/hypothesis-protobuf) * [Protolock - CLI utility to prevent backward-incompatible changes to .proto files](https://github.com/nilslice/protolock)