# protoc plugin for JSON converter
These protoc plugins use a simple JSON encoding.
An instance of the following protobuf:
```
message Foo {
message Bar {
repeated string rabbits = 1;
}
optional string cat = 1;
repeated int32 dog = 2;
optional Bar rabbit_den = 3;
}
```
could be encoded to something like:
```
{
"1": "kitty",
"2": [4, 16, 9],
"3": { "1": ["thumper", "oreo", "daisy"] }
}
```
Only a limited part of the protocol buffer IDL is supported.
* Supported field types: `float`, `double`, `int32`, `bool`, `string`, `message`, and `enum`
* Supported field rules: `optional`, `repeated`
* Unsupported features:
* default values
* imports
* extensions
* services
* non-file-level options