example.proto

myorg.proto

syntax = "proto3"
package = "com.myorg.ptypes";

message User {
  int64 id = 1;
  UserStatus status = 2;
}

message Group {
  int64 id = 1;
  GroupStatus = 2;
}

// this is where the pain is
// because of same package scoping rules I have to duplicate the enum name or something in FRONT of the enum values
// there may be some overlap in the concepts but a groupstatus is inherently different than a user status
// having a common "status" enum that includes all possible status for either groups or users is untenable
// and harder to reason about
enum UserStatus {
  USER_STATUS_UNKNOWN = 1;
  USER_STATUS_ACTIVE = 2;
  USER_STATUS_DISABLED = 3;
}

enum GroupStatus {
  GROUP_STATUS_UNKNOWN = 1;
  GROUP_STATUS_ACTIVE = 2;
  GROUP_STATUS_DISABLED = 3;
}