stepancheg/rust-protobuf
Rust implementation of Google protocol buffers observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
52/100
- Activity 43
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
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: 4784
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 346
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
2973 stars · 398 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
A pure-Rust implementation of Google Protocol Buffers, including a code generator and runtime library supporting proto2 and proto3. Version 3 adds runtime reflection, JSON/text format support, and dynamic messages built from .proto files.
Use cases
- serialize and deserialize protobuf messages in Rust
- generate Rust code from .proto files
- parse and print protobuf messages as JSON or text
- create dynamic messages from .proto files without codegen
- exchange data with gRPC or protobuf-based services
When to choose
- you need a pure-Rust protobuf stack without C dependencies
- you need runtime reflection or dynamic messages
- you're maintaining an existing project already built on this crate
When to avoid
- starting a new project — the official Google protobuf Rust implementation is coming as protobuf=4
- you want an actively developed alternative like prost
- you need gRPC support out of the box
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
serialization parser developer-tools apis backend rust cross-platform protobuf code-generation protocol-buffers grpc-support
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/stepancheg/rust-protobuf · fetched 2026-08-28 · 620078337b73
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| stepancheg/rust-protobuf | main | 52 |
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