Protobuf Example

example.proto

syntax = "proto3";

package visualstudio.example;

option csharp_namespace = "ProtobufExample.Protos";

// contains info about a Product
message Product {
  // this represents the id number.
  int32 id = 1;
  // description of the product.
  string description = 2;
}

Program.cs

using ProtobufExample.Protos;
using System;

namespace ProtobufExample
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            var product = new Product { Id = 2, Description = "Fun product" };
            Console.WriteLine($"Product info: Id = {product.Id}, Description = {product.Description}.");
        }
    }
}

ProtobufExample.csproj

<Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">

  <PropertyGroup>
    <OutputType>Exe</OutputType>
    <TargetFramework>netcoreapp2.2</TargetFramework>
  </PropertyGroup>

  <ItemGroup>
    <PackageReference Include="Google.Api.CommonProtos" Version="1.6.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Grpc" Version="1.21.0" />
    <PackageReference Include="Grpc.Tools" Version="1.21.0">
        <PrivateAssets>all</PrivateAssets>
        <IncludeAssets>runtime; build; native; contentfiles; analyzers; buildtransitive</IncludeAssets>
    </PackageReference>
  </ItemGroup>
  <ItemGroup>
    <Protobuf Include="example.proto" />
  </ItemGroup>
</Project>