protobuf@3 ☆

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Description:
Protocol buffers (Google's data interchange format)

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Dec 28, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Developer tools

Tags: serialization protobuf grpc data-format protocol-buffers

Install: brew install protobuf@3

About:
Protocol Buffers is a language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible mechanism for serializing structured data. It offers efficient binary serialization, making it ideal for high-performance communication and storage. This formula provides the version 3.x series, widely used for gRPC and data interchange.

Key Features:

Efficient binary serialization format
Language-neutral and cross-platform compatibility
Strongly typed with clear schema definitions
Backward and forward compatibility support

Use Cases:

gRPC service communication
Efficient data storage and retrieval
Inter-service data exchange in microservices

Alternatives:

JSON – Human-readable but less efficient and lacks strong typing.
Apache Avro – Similar binary format, often used in big data ecosystems.

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