Protocol Buffers

This utility provides a powerful protocol buffer compiler that takes your .proto files, which define your data structures, and generates the data access classes you need for your chosen programming language. This automates the process of encoding and parsing your structured data, ensuring type safety and reducing boilerplate code. The resulting serialized data is a compact binary wire format, enabling efficient and reliable communication in distributed systems, microservices architectures, and for persistent data storage, all while maintaining backward and forward compatibility.