Protobuf C++ Examples

1 - Message Struct Example

In this example we don't make use of any serialization tool. We try to send raw structs straight from the memory.

2 - Message Proto Example

In this example we send the data structure of the previous example serialized with protobuf.

3 - Acked UDP Example

This example shows how protobuf can be useful to define custom protocol, such as this extremely simple acked UDP protocol.

4 - Advanced Example

This example shows how to implement remote procedure calls with protobuf.

Usage

Requirements:

• Boost (for UDP sockets)
• Protobuf C++ (obviously)

Then build:

mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
make

All examples tested on MacOS 12.4 and Ubuntu 20.4 (Windows not supported).

You can also use the Dockerfile to build the environment with all the prerequisites and this repository

docker build -t netp-protobuf:1.0 - < Dockerfile
docker run -dit --name netp-protobuf netp-protobuf:1.0
docker exec -it netp-protobuf bash

A prebuilt image is also available on Docker Hub.