protoc-gen-js-binary

Downloads Google Protocol Buffers Javascript generator binary wrapped as npm package.
By default, it will download the latest released version.
If a specific version is required, add "protoc-gen-js-binary": "x.x.x" at the root of your package.json.

Install

npm i -D protoc-gen-js-binary

To force re-check for latest protoc-gen-js binary releases, simply run npm ci.
Alternatively, you can manually invoke the install script node node_modules/protoc-gen-js-binary/install.
If working in both Windows and WSL, you can invoke the install script to download binaries for both, however when switching OS you should run npm ci.

Usage

Add --plugin=protoc-gen-js=node_modules/protoc-gen-js-binary/protoc-gen-js arg to protoc command

# download protoc and protoc-gen-js binaries
npm install   protoc-gen-js-binary   protoc-binary

# replace `input_dir`, `output_dir` and `my.proto` with actual values
node_modules/.bin/protoc \
    --plugin=protoc-gen-js=node_modules/protoc-gen-js-binary/protoc-gen-js \
    --js_out=import_style=commonjs:input_dir \
    -I=output_dir \
    my.proto

Alternatively, add the full path of protoc-gen-js-binary to PATH
e.g. /home/user/node_modules/protoc-gen-js-binary

API

binary

/* Returns the absolute path to local protoc-gen-js binary */
require("protoc-gen-js-binary").binary;

version

/* Returns version of local protoc-gen-js binary */
require("protoc-gen-js-binary").version;

Supported versions

See official protocolbuffers/protobuf-javascript download page.

• osx-x86_64.zip
• osx-aarch_64.zip
• linux-x86_32.zip
• linux-x86_64.zip
• linux-aarch_64.zip
• win32.zip
• win64.zip