README.md

protobuf-over-tcpsocket-example

An example of transmitting protobuf messages over TCP sockets. Below is the proto using in this example.

syntax = "proto2";

package tutorial;

message Person {
  required string name = 1;
  required int32 id = 2;
  optional string email = 3;

  enum PhoneType {
    MOBILE = 0;
    HOME = 1;
    WORK = 2;
  }

  message PhoneNumber {
    required string number = 1;
    optional PhoneType type = 2 [default = HOME];
  }

  repeated PhoneNumber phones = 4;
}

message AddressBook {
  repeated Person people = 1;
}

ENV

g++5, protobuf(proto2), cmake3.2, ubuntu 16.04

Build

./build.sh

Run

./server
./client (another terminal)

Reference

• Socket Programming in C/C++
• protobuf explain

LISCENSE

MIT