Author Archives: Kelvin Kao

After we’ve generated the PHP classes from the Protocol Buffers, we can now use those classes in a PHP script. The PHP script will take a StoryRequest Protobuf from the iOS client, and respond with a StoryResponse Protobuf. We’ll call … Continue reading →

Just like we need to compile our Protocol Buffers using the Protocol Buffer Compiler (protoc) into Objective-C classes before we can use it in an iOS project, we also need to compile the Protocol Buffer into PHP classes before we … Continue reading →

After linking the protocol buffer static library into the XCode project, we can finally use it! If you recall from the generating Objective-C classes from protocol buffer post, we had a StoryRequest that takes two character names and an object … Continue reading →

Last time we talked about how to compile proto files into Objective-C files, now let’s actually use them in a project! So create a new Xcode project, or use an existing one that will use these new files. Now add … Continue reading →

Once you have the Protocol Buffer Compiler (protoc) built, you can use it to compile proto files into headers and implementations in the language of your choice. For example, I have this pair of proto files defined. This is a … Continue reading →

Recently, I looked into Protocol Buffers as a format of communicating between the iPhone client and the server. I didn’t find a lot of writing on this topic when it comes to Objective-C, so I figured I will write down … Continue reading →