cmd/protoc-gen-go: used named types for special fields

Using a named fields gives us the flexibility to change the underlying
representation of special fields without needing to regenerate user code.

We add a named type for ExtensionFields, UnknownFields, and SizeCache.

Change-Id: I107cf82899850ea76665310ce79def60f0f7ab97
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/protobuf/+/172402
Reviewed-by: Damien Neil <dneil@google.com>
57 files changed
tree: 809a7757b49292281219c259fab657825cf9e7f1
  1. cmd/
  2. encoding/
  3. internal/
  4. proto/
  5. protogen/
  6. reflect/
  7. runtime/
  8. types/
  9. .gitignore
  10. .travis.yml
  11. AUTHORS
  12. CONTRIBUTING.md
  13. CONTRIBUTORS
  14. go.mod
  15. go.sum
  16. integration_test.go
  17. LICENSE
  18. PATENTS
  19. README.md
  20. regenerate.bash
  21. test.bash
README.md

Next Generation Go Protocol Buffers

WARNING: This repository is in active development. There are no guarantees about API stability. Breaking changes will occur until a stable release is made and announced.

This repository is for the development of the next major Go implementation of protocol buffers. This library makes breaking API changes relative to the existing Go protobuf library. Of particular note, this API aims to make protobuf reflection a first-class feature of the API and implements the protobuf ecosystem in terms of reflection.

Design Documents

List of relevant design documents:

Contributing

We appreciate community contributions. See CONTRIBUTING.md.

Reporting Issues

Issues regarding the new API can be filed at github.com/golang/protobuf. Please use a APIv2: prefix in the title to make it clear that the issue is regarding the new API work.