Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) Reader

The Protocol Buffers Format (Protobuf) is an open wire-based format developed by Google.

This documentation assumes familiarity with the Protobuf format. Further information on Protobuf can be found in Protocol Buffers Documentation.

A Protobuf dataset will include a .proto schema definition and either a .pb or .json data file.

Versions

FME reads:

Proto2
Proto3
Editions 2023

Product and System Requirements

Format	FME Platform			Operating System
Reader/Writer	FME Form	FME Flow	FME Flow Hosted	Windows 64-bit	Linux	Mac
Reader	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No
Writer	No	No	No	No	No	No

Reader Overview

The Protobuf reader uses a .proto schema file to interpret the serialized contents of the .pb binary file or .json file into various feature types representing Message types and fields in the datafile.