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Protocol Buffers

Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) is a free and open-source cross-platform data format used to serialize structured data. It is useful in developing programs that communicate with each other over a network or for storing data. The method involves an interface description language that describes the structure of some data and a program that generates source…

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Developer
Google
License
BSD
Operating system
Any
Platform
Cross-platform
Release
Early 2001 (internal) July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07) (public)
Repository
github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf

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Protocol Buffers

Nodes50
Edges49
Triples18
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.04
Components1

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Protocol Buffers

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related to Example · 4
Protocol Buffers → Each, For, The, ThePointmessage
related to overview · 4
Protocol Buffers → Google, In, The, XML
Developer · 1
Protocol Buffers → Google
License · 1
Protocol Buffers → BSD
Operating system · 1
Protocol Buffers → Any
Platform · 1
Protocol Buffers → Cross-platform
Release · 1
Protocol Buffers → Early 2001 (internal) July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07) (public)
Repository · 1
Protocol Buffers → github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf
Stable release · 1
Protocol Buffers → 36.0 / 20 August 2026; 4 days ago (20 August 2026)
Type · 1
Protocol Buffers → serialization format and library, IDL compiler

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data protocol buffers google format protobuf schema code java python use languages structured open-source example also javascript php dart cross-platform

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Protocol BuffersDeveloperGoogle1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersLicenseBSD1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersOperating systemAny1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersPlatformCross-platform1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersReleaseEarly 2001 (internal) July 7, 2008 (2008-07-07) (public)1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersRepositorygithub.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersStable release36.0 / 20 August 2026; 4 days ago (20 August 2026)1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersTypeserialization format and library, IDL compiler1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersWebsiteprotobuf.dev1.00infobox
Protocol BuffersWritten inC++, C#, Java, Python, JavaScript, Ruby, Go, PHP, Dart1.00infobox
Protocol Buffersrelated to ExampleThe0.60section
Protocol Buffersrelated to ExampleThePointmessage0.60section

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