如何在C#中使用Google.Protobuf工具

　　protobuf是一个语言无关、平台无关的序列化协议，由谷歌开源提供。再加上其高性能、存储占用更小等特点，在云原生的应用中越来越广泛。

在C#中主要有两种方法来使用protobuf协议，nuget包分别为Google.Protobuf和protobuf-net，其中Google.Protobuf由谷歌官方提供。本文简要记录和展示Google.Protobuf的使用方法和特点。

项目资料及文档

• 项目官网：https://developers.google.cn/protocol-buffers?hl=zh-cn
• github主页：https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/
• 官方文档：https://developers.google.cn/protocol-buffers/docs/overview?hl=zh-cn
• 该nuget包支持.NETFramework 4.5、.NETStandard1.1、.net5等

准备工作

　　需要用到的nuget有如下两个：Google.Protobuf、Google.Protobuf.Tools，其中Google.Protobuf是主类库，运行时要用到。Google.Protobuf.Tools提供了命令行工具，用于根据.proto文件转为目标语言的类型，仅开发时使用，运行时不需要。

　　本次Demo使用的.proto文件内容如下：

syntax = "proto3";
option cc_enable_arenas = true;

package Tccc.Demo.Protobuf;

message ErrorLog {
    string LogID = 1;
    string Context = 2;
    string Stack = 3;
}

　　首先需要根据.proto文件生成目标类型，操作如下：

./google.protobuf.tools\3.19.1\tools\windows_x64\protoc.exe --csharp_out=./generatedCode ./proto/ErrorLog.proto

　　其中--csharp_out选项是生成C#语言的目标类型，运行protoc.exe -h 查看帮助信息，可以看到还支持一下几种选项：

--proto_path=PATH
--cpp_out=OUT_DIR Generate C++ header and source.
--csharp_out=OUT_DIR Generate C# source file.
--java_out=OUT_DIR Generate Java source file.
--js_out=OUT_DIR Generate JavaScript source.
--kotlin_out=OUT_DIR Generate Kotlin file.
--objc_out=OUT_DIR Generate Objective-C header and source.
--php_out=OUT_DIR Generate PHP source file.
--python_out=OUT_DIR Generate Python source file.
--ruby_out=OUT_DIR Generate Ruby source file.

　　运行上述命令，会根据指定的ErrorLog.proto文件生成ErrorLog.cs文件，文件中就是C#类型ErrorLog。生成的代码中会给此类型增加方法void WriteTo(CodedOutputStream output)和只读属性Parser，接下来进行序列化和反序列化的关键。

 

生成的ErrorLog类的完整代码：

// <auto-generated>
//     Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
//     source: ProtoFiles/ErrorLog.proto
// </auto-generated>
#pragma warning disable 1591, 0612, 3021
#region Designer generated code

using pb = global::Google.Protobuf;
using pbc = global::Google.Protobuf.Collections;
using pbr = global::Google.Protobuf.Reflection;
using scg = global::System.Collections.Generic;
namespace Tccc.Demo.Protobuf {

  /// <summary>Holder for reflection information generated from ProtoFiles/ErrorLog.proto</summary>
  public static partial class ErrorLogReflection {

    #region Descriptor
    /// <summary>File descriptor for ProtoFiles/ErrorLog.proto</summary>
    public static pbr::FileDescriptor Descriptor {
      get { return descriptor; }
    }
    private static pbr::FileDescriptor descriptor;

    static ErrorLogReflection() {
      byte[] descriptorData = global::System.Convert.FromBase64String(
          string.Concat(
            "ChlQcm90b0ZpbGVzL0Vycm9yTG9nLnByb3RvEhJUY2NjLkRlbW8uUHJvdG9i",
            "dWYiOQoIRXJyb3JMb2cSDQoFTG9nSUQYASABKAkSDwoHQ29udGV4dBgCIAEo",
            "CRINCgVTdGFjaxgDIAEoCUID+AEBYgZwcm90bzM="));
      descriptor = pbr::FileDescriptor.FromGeneratedCode(descriptorData,
          new pbr::FileDescriptor[] { },
          new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(null, null, new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo[] {
            new pbr::GeneratedClrTypeInfo(typeof(global::Tccc.Demo.Protobuf.ErrorLog), global::Tccc.Demo.Protobuf.ErrorLog.Parser, new[]{ "LogID", "Context", "Stack" }, null, null, null, null)
          }));
    }
    #endregion

  }
  #region Messages
  public sealed partial class ErrorLog : pb::IMessage<ErrorLog>
  #if !GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_REFSTRUCT_COMPATIBILITY_MODE
      , pb::IBufferMessage
  #endif
  {
    private static readonly pb::MessageParser<ErrorLog> _parser = new pb::MessageParser<ErrorLog>(() => new ErrorLog());
    private pb::UnknownFieldSet _unknownFields;
    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public static pb::MessageParser<ErrorLog> Parser { get { return _parser; } }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public static pbr::MessageDescriptor Descriptor {
      get { return global::Tccc.Demo.Protobuf.ErrorLogReflection.Descriptor.MessageTypes[0]; }
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    pbr::MessageDescriptor pb::IMessage.Descriptor {
      get { return Descriptor; }
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public ErrorLog() {
      OnConstruction();
    }

    partial void OnConstruction();

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public ErrorLog(ErrorLog other) : this() {
      logID_ = other.logID_;
      context_ = other.context_;
      stack_ = other.stack_;
      _unknownFields = pb::UnknownFieldSet.Clone(other._unknownFields);
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public ErrorLog Clone() {
      return new ErrorLog(this);
    }

    /// <summary>Field number for the "LogID" field.</summary>
    public const int LogIDFieldNumber = 1;
    private string logID_ = "";
    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public string LogID {
      get { return logID_; }
      set {
        logID_ = pb::ProtoPreconditions.CheckNotNull(value, "value");
      }
    }

    /// <summary>Field number for the "Context" field.</summary>
    public const int ContextFieldNumber = 2;
    private string context_ = "";
    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public string Context {
      get { return context_; }
      set {
        context_ = pb::ProtoPreconditions.CheckNotNull(value, "value");
      }
    }

    /// <summary>Field number for the "Stack" field.</summary>
    public const int StackFieldNumber = 3;
    private string stack_ = "";
    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public string Stack {
      get { return stack_; }
      set {
        stack_ = pb::ProtoPreconditions.CheckNotNull(value, "value");
      }
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public override bool Equals(object other) {
      return Equals(other as ErrorLog);
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public bool Equals(ErrorLog other) {
      if (ReferenceEquals(other, null)) {
        return false;
      }
      if (ReferenceEquals(other, this)) {
        return true;
      }
      if (LogID != other.LogID) return false;
      if (Context != other.Context) return false;
      if (Stack != other.Stack) return false;
      return Equals(_unknownFields, other._unknownFields);
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public override int GetHashCode() {
      int hash = 1;
      if (LogID.Length != 0) hash ^= LogID.GetHashCode();
      if (Context.Length != 0) hash ^= Context.GetHashCode();
      if (Stack.Length != 0) hash ^= Stack.GetHashCode();
      if (_unknownFields != null) {
        hash ^= _unknownFields.GetHashCode();
      }
      return hash;
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public override string ToString() {
      return pb::JsonFormatter.ToDiagnosticString(this);
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public void WriteTo(pb::CodedOutputStream output) {
    #if !GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_REFSTRUCT_COMPATIBILITY_MODE
      output.WriteRawMessage(this);
    #else
      if (LogID.Length != 0) {
        output.WriteRawTag(10);
        output.WriteString(LogID);
      }
      if (Context.Length != 0) {
        output.WriteRawTag(18);
        output.WriteString(Context);
      }
      if (Stack.Length != 0) {
        output.WriteRawTag(26);
        output.WriteString(Stack);
      }
      if (_unknownFields != null) {
        _unknownFields.WriteTo(output);
      }
    #endif
    }

    #if !GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_REFSTRUCT_COMPATIBILITY_MODE
    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    void pb::IBufferMessage.InternalWriteTo(ref pb::WriteContext output) {
      if (LogID.Length != 0) {
        output.WriteRawTag(10);
        output.WriteString(LogID);
      }
      if (Context.Length != 0) {
        output.WriteRawTag(18);
        output.WriteString(Context);
      }
      if (Stack.Length != 0) {
        output.WriteRawTag(26);
        output.WriteString(Stack);
      }
      if (_unknownFields != null) {
        _unknownFields.WriteTo(ref output);
      }
    }
    #endif

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public int CalculateSize() {
      int size = 0;
      if (LogID.Length != 0) {
        size += 1 + pb::CodedOutputStream.ComputeStringSize(LogID);
      }
      if (Context.Length != 0) {
        size += 1 + pb::CodedOutputStream.ComputeStringSize(Context);
      }
      if (Stack.Length != 0) {
        size += 1 + pb::CodedOutputStream.ComputeStringSize(Stack);
      }
      if (_unknownFields != null) {
        size += _unknownFields.CalculateSize();
      }
      return size;
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public void MergeFrom(ErrorLog other) {
      if (other == null) {
        return;
      }
      if (other.LogID.Length != 0) {
        LogID = other.LogID;
      }
      if (other.Context.Length != 0) {
        Context = other.Context;
      }
      if (other.Stack.Length != 0) {
        Stack = other.Stack;
      }
      _unknownFields = pb::UnknownFieldSet.MergeFrom(_unknownFields, other._unknownFields);
    }

    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    public void MergeFrom(pb::CodedInputStream input) {
    #if !GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_REFSTRUCT_COMPATIBILITY_MODE
      input.ReadRawMessage(this);
    #else
      uint tag;
      while ((tag = input.ReadTag()) != 0) {
        switch(tag) {
          default:
            _unknownFields = pb::UnknownFieldSet.MergeFieldFrom(_unknownFields, input);
            break;
          case 10: {
            LogID = input.ReadString();
            break;
          }
          case 18: {
            Context = input.ReadString();
            break;
          }
          case 26: {
            Stack = input.ReadString();
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    #endif
    }

    #if !GOOGLE_PROTOBUF_REFSTRUCT_COMPATIBILITY_MODE
    [global::System.Diagnostics.DebuggerNonUserCodeAttribute]
    [global::System.CodeDom.Compiler.GeneratedCode("protoc", null)]
    void pb::IBufferMessage.InternalMergeFrom(ref pb::ParseContext input) {
      uint tag;
      while ((tag = input.ReadTag()) != 0) {
        switch(tag) {
          default:
            _unknownFields = pb::UnknownFieldSet.MergeFieldFrom(_unknownFields, ref input);
            break;
          case 10: {
            LogID = input.ReadString();
            break;
          }
          case 18: {
            Context = input.ReadString();
            break;
          }
          case 26: {
            Stack = input.ReadString();
            break;
          }
        }
      }
    }
    #endif

  }

  #endregion

}

#endregion Designer generated code

序列化操作

        public static byte[] Serialize(ErrorLog log)
        {
            using (MemoryStream output = new MemoryStream())
            {
                log.WriteTo(output);
                return output.ToArray();
            }
        }

反序列化操作

            ErrorLog desErrorLog= ErrorLog.Parser.ParseFrom(data);

使用特点和理解

• protoc.exe是支持生成多语言类型，这对于跨语言的混合编程比较方便。
• 根据上述使用步骤可以看到，必须先使用工具protoc生成目标类型，才能调用序列化和反序列化方法，这有些不符合.net平台的编码习惯。
• 一堆自动生成的C#类在可维护性方面欠佳，当需要调整属性字段时，还要通过工具重新生成，较为麻烦。