cloudwu/pbc
A protocol buffers library for C observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
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: 5392
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 1399
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1622 stars · 549 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
PBC is a Google Protocol Buffers library for C that requires no code generation, decoding .proto files at runtime. It provides message encode/decode APIs, a faster pattern API operating on native C structs, and optional Lua bindings.
Use cases
- parse protobuf messages in C without protoc codegen
- encode and decode protocol buffers in an embedded C project
- use protobuf from Lua scripts
- decode protobuf payloads at runtime from .proto definitions
- serialize game data with protocol buffers in C
When to choose
- you need protobuf support in pure C without a code generation step
- you want runtime parsing of .proto files
- you need Lua bindings for protobuf in a game or scripting context
When to avoid
- you need gRPC or protobuf services (not supported)
- you need protobuf 3 features like maps or proto3 syntax
- you want an actively developed library with frequent updates
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
serialization developer-tools apis cross-platform c protocol-buffers protobuf no-codegen lua-bindings
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/cloudwu/pbc · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9651cb3d91f9
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| cloudwu/pbc | main | 10 |
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