protobuf/conformance/conformance.proto

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syntax = "proto3";
package conformance;
option java_package = "com.google.protobuf.conformance";

// This defines the conformance testing protocol.  This protocol exists between
// the conformance test suite itself and the code being tested.  For each test,
// the suite will send a ConformanceRequest message and expect a
// ConformanceResponse message.
//
// You can either run the tests in two different ways:
//
//   1. in-process (using the interface in conformance_test.h).
//
//   2. as a sub-process communicating over a pipe.  Information about how to
//      do this is in conformance_test_runner.cc.
//
// Pros/cons of the two approaches:
//
//   - running as a sub-process is much simpler for languages other than C/C++.
//
//   - running as a sub-process may be more tricky in unusual environments like
//     iOS apps, where fork/stdin/stdout are not available.

enum WireFormat {
  UNSPECIFIED = 0;
  PROTOBUF = 1;
  JSON = 2;
}

// Represents a single test case's input.  The testee should:
//
//   1. parse this proto (which should always succeed)
//   2. parse the protobuf or JSON payload in "payload" (which may fail)
//   3. if the parse succeeded, serialize the message in the requested format.
message ConformanceRequest {
  // The payload (whether protobuf of JSON) is always for a
  // protobuf_test_messages.proto3.TestAllTypes proto (as defined in
  // src/google/protobuf/proto3_test_messages.proto).
  //
  // TODO(haberman): if/when we expand the conformance tests to support proto2,
  // we will want to include a field that lets the payload/response be a
  // protobuf_test_messages.proto2.TestAllTypes message instead.
  oneof payload {
    bytes protobuf_payload = 1;
    string json_payload = 2;
  }

  // Which format should the testee serialize its message to?
  WireFormat requested_output_format = 3;
}

// Represents a single test case's output.
message ConformanceResponse {
  oneof result {
    // This string should be set to indicate parsing failed.  The string can
    // provide more information about the parse error if it is available.
    //
    // Setting this string does not necessarily mean the testee failed the
    // test.  Some of the test cases are intentionally invalid input.
    string parse_error = 1;

    // If the input was successfully parsed but errors occurred when
    // serializing it to the requested output format, set the error message in
    // this field.
    string serialize_error = 6;

    // This should be set if some other error occurred.  This will always
    // indicate that the test failed.  The string can provide more information
    // about the failure.
    string runtime_error = 2;

    // If the input was successfully parsed and the requested output was
    // protobuf, serialize it to protobuf and set it in this field.
    bytes protobuf_payload = 3;

    // If the input was successfully parsed and the requested output was JSON,
    // serialize to JSON and set it in this field.
    string json_payload = 4;

    // For when the testee skipped the test, likely because a certain feature
    // wasn't supported, like JSON input/output.
    string skipped = 5;
  }
}