#rust#protobuf#rust
Prost is a Rust tool that turns Protocol Buffers (.proto) files into simple, readable Rust code for proto2/proto3. It keeps comments, uses Rust derives for clean types, handles packages as modules, preserves unknown enums, and serializes existing types easily—add to Cargo.toml and use prost-build in build.rs. You benefit by getting fast, safe, idiomatic Rust for efficient data serialization in gRPC/microservices, saving time on boilerplate while ensuring memory safety and performance.
https://github.com/tokio-rs/prost