Protobuf.js: Typescript code generation

[aliok]

It would be really nice to have Typescript code generation out of the box with _pbjs_ tool.

There might be 2 different approaches:

1. Generating TS classes
   
   
   
   • This is pretty much like official Protobufs client generating Java code
   
   
2. Generating JS code and TS type definitions
   
   
   
   • _pbjs_ creates JS code (already there) and .d.ts files
   
   

Number#2 is currently achievable BTW, using multiple tools like this:

• _pbjs_ creates JS code
• _pbjs_ creates JSON definitions
• _proto2typescript_ creates .d.ts files using those JSON definitions

I had to modify _proto2typescript_ to make it working BTW.

Related issues :

• https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js/issues/196
• https://github.com/dcodeIO/ProtoBuf.js/issues/188

[DouglasHeriot]

I would also find this useful. I’m currently down option number 2, and have had to spend time making proto2typescript work how I need it.

[kalbasit]

@dcodeIO is this something that you would consider? I think I might be able to contribute a PR as I need it myself as well.

[paralin]

I've written something like this already, could possibly wrap it up into the CLI and release it.

[aliok]

@dcodeIO any comments?

[jwueller]

It would be great to have first-party support for this due to external tools always being slightly out of sync with development.

[dcodeIO]

See also: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js/issues/485

[dcodeIO]

Closing this for now.

protobuf.js 6.0.0

Feel free to send a pull request if this is still a requirement.