<!doctype html><metacharset=utf-8><metaname=viewportcontent="width=device-width,initial-scale=1"><linkrel=preconnecthref=https://fonts.googleapis.com><linkrel=preconnecthref=https://fonts.gstatic.comcrossorigin><linkhref="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Recursive:wght,CASL,MONO@300..800,0..1,0..1&display=swap"rel=stylesheet><linkhref=https://haunt98.github.io/iosevka_webfont/iosevka-term-ss08/iosevka-term-ss08.cssrel=stylesheet><linkrel=stylesheethref=styles.css><ahref=index>Index</a><h1>Migrate to <code>buf</code> from <code>prototool</code></h1><p>Why? Because <code>prototool</code> is outdated, and can not run on M1 mac.<p>We need 3 files:<ul><li><code>build.go</code>: need to install protoc-gen-* binaries with pin version in <code>go.mod</code><li><code>buf.yaml</code><li><code>buf.gen.yaml</code></ul><p>FYI, the libs version I use:<ul><li><ahref=https://github.com/golang/protobuf/releases/tag/v1.5.2>golang/protobuf v1.5.2</a><li><ahref=https://github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/releases/tag/v1.16.0>grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.16.0</a><li><ahref=github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate>envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate</a><li><ahref=github.com/kei2100/protoc-gen-marshal-zap>kei2100/protoc-gen-marshal-zap</a></ul><p><code>build.go</code>:<pre><codeclass=language-go>//go:build tools
go install github.com/golang/protobuf/protoc-gen-go
go install github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-grpc-gateway
go install github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/protoc-gen-swagger
go install github.com/envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate
go install github.com/kei2100/protoc-gen-marshal-zap/plugin/protoc-gen-marshal-zap
go install github.com/bufbuild/buf/cmd/buf@latest
buf mod update
buf format -w
buf generate
</code></pre><p>Run <code>make gen</code> to have fun of course.<h2>FAQ</h2><p>Remember <code>grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway</code>, <code>envoyproxy/protoc-gen-validate</code>, <code>kei2100/protoc-gen-marshal-zap</code> is optional, so feel free to delete if you don't use theme.<p>If use <code>vendor</code>:<ul><li>Replace <code>buf generate</code> with <code>buf generate --exclude-path vendor</code>.<li>Replace <code>buf format -w</code> with <code>buf format -w --exclude-path vendor</code>.</ul><p>If you use grpc-gateway:<ul><li>Replace <code>import "third_party/googleapis/google/api/annotations.proto";</code> with <code>import "google/api/annotations.proto";</code><li>Delete <code>security_definitions</code>, <code>security</code>, in <code>option (grpc.gateway.protoc_gen_swagger.options.openapiv2_swagger)</code>.</ul><p>The last step is delete <code>prototool.yaml</code>.<p>If you are not migrate but start from scratch:<ul><li>Add <code>buf lint</code> to make sure your proto is good.<li>Add <code>buf breaking --against "https://your-grpc-repo-goes-here.git"</code> to make sure each time you update proto, you don't break backward compatibility.</ul><h2>Thanks</h2><ul><li><ahref=https://github.com/uber/prototool>uber/prototool</a><li><ahref=https://github.com/bufbuild/buf>bufbuild/buf</a></ul><ahref=mailto:hauvipapro+posts@gmail.com>Feel free to ask me via email</a>