gogo/protobuf
[Deprecated] Protocol Buffers for Go with Gadgets observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4291
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1133
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
5664 stars · 801 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
GoGoProtobuf is a Go library and protoc plugin that extends the official Go protobuf implementation with extra code-generation 'gadgets' for performance and convenience. It generates Go bindings for Protocol Buffers, including gRPC support, but is now deprecated.
Use cases
- generate faster Go code from protobuf definitions
- serialize and deserialize protobuf messages in Go
- use protobufs with gRPC in Go services
- add extra marshal/unmarshal features to generated Go structs
When to choose
- maintaining a legacy Go codebase already built on gogoproto-generated code
- you need the specific gogo extensions in an existing project
When to avoid
- starting a new Go project - use google.golang.org/protobuf instead
- you need actively maintained protobuf tooling
- you want the standard official Go protobuf library
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
serialization sdk developer-tools apis backend go cross-platform protobuf grpc code-generation deprecated
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/gogo/protobuf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 4730d2aea866
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| gogo/protobuf | main | 23 |
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