starwing/lua-protobuf
A Lua module to work with Google protobuf observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
63/100
- Activity 90
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4140
- days_rel: 462
- days_push: 62
- n_releases_24m: 1
Adoption not part of the score
1909 stars · 401 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A C module for Lua (5.1-5.4 and LuaJIT) that encodes and decodes Google protobuf data, supporting both proto2 and proto3 syntax. It includes a pure-Lua schema parser (protoc.lua) and low-level wire-format modules for streaming and binary manipulation.
Use cases
- encode and decode protobuf messages in Lua
- parse .proto schema files without protoc
- stream-decode protobuf wire format
- integrate protobuf into a game or embedded Lua runtime
- convert between Lua tables and binary protobuf data
When to choose
- you need protobuf support in Lua or LuaJIT
- you want to avoid a dependency on Google's protoc binary
- you need low-level access to protobuf wire format
When to avoid
- your project is not Lua-based
- you need protobuf support in another language with official libraries
Facets
library · maturity active
serialization parser developer-tools apis programming-languages lua cross-platform cpp protobuf luajit wire-format single-header schema-compiler
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/starwing/lua-protobuf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5dbf5374bc15
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| starwing/lua-protobuf | main | 63 |
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