protoc-gen-gotemplate/README.md

# `protoc-gen-gotemplate`
:open_file_folder: protocol generator + golang text/template (protobuf)

Generic protocol buffer generator backed by Golang's [text/template](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template).

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This is a generator plugin for the Google Protocol Buffers compiler (`protoc`).

The plugin can generate files based on a template directory using the [Golang's `text/template`](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/) engine.

## Usage

`protoc-gen-gotemplate` requires a **template_dir** directory *(by default `./templates`)*.

Every files ending with `.tmpl` will be processed and written in the destination folder, following the file hierarchy of the `template_dir`, and removing the `.tmpl` extension.

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```console
$> ls -R
input.proto     templates/doc.txt.tmpl      templates/config.json.tmpl
$> protoc --gotemplate_out=. input.proto
$> ls -R
input.proto     templates/doc.txt.tmpl      templates/config.json.tmpl
doc.txt         config.json
```

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You can specify a custom `template_dir` or enable `debug`:

```console
$> protoc --gotemplate_out=debug=true,template_dir=/path/to/template/directory:. input.proto
```

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See [examples](./examples).

## Funcmap

This project uses [Masterminds/sprig](https://github.com/Masterminds/sprig) library and additional functions to extend the builtin [text/template](https://golang.org/pkg/text/template) helpers.

Non-exhaustive list of new helpers:

* **all the functions from [sprig](https://github.com/Masterminds/sprig)**
* `json`
* `prettyjson`
* `first`
* `last`

See the project helpers for the complete list.

## Install

* Install the **Go** compiler and tools from https://golang.org/doc/install
* Install **protobuf**: `go get -u github.com/golang/protobuf/{proto,protoc-gen-go}`
* Install **protoc-gen-gotemplate**: `go get -u github.com/moul/protoc-gen-gotemplate`

## Projects using `protoc-gen-gotemplate`

* [moul/translator](https://github.com/moul/translator): Translator Micro-service using Gettext and Go-Kit

## License

MIT