protocol-buffers

how to automatically copy values from java bean to protobuf message object using java reflection ?

Typically I could copy values between two java beans , which have identical property names, using beanutils with java reflection e.g. PropertyUtils.setProperty(....) In protobuf Message, we use the message builder class to set the value. This works but I would rather use reflection to automatically copy properties from the bean to the...

protocol buffers and actual transport options - sockets or middleware

Hi there, I am developing a client/server application for which I am evaluating a few options for the communications layer. As part of this communication framework, I am contemplating using google's protocol buffer (PB) for representation of the transport data instead of re-inventing my own binary structure. Now coming on to the actua...