encoding: add Format helper function and method

The Format function and MarshalOptions.Format method are helper
functions for directly obtaining the formatted string for a message
without having to deal with errors or convert a []byte to string.
It is only intended for human consumption (e.g., debugging or logging).

We also add a MarshalOptions.Multiline option to specify that the output
should use some default indentation in a multiline output.

This assists in the v1 to v2 migration where:
	protoV1.CompactTextString(m) => prototext.MarshalOptions{}.Format(m)
	protoV1.MarshalTextString(m) => prototext.Format(m)

At Google, there are approximately 10x more usages of MarshalTextString than
CompactTextString, so it makes sense that the top-level Format function
does multiline expansion by default.

Fixes #850

Change-Id: I149c9e190a6d99b985d3884df675499a3313e9b3
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/protobuf/+/213460
Reviewed-by: Damien Neil <dneil@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Herbie Ong <herbie@google.com>
8 files changed
tree: 14def5b2451ff5e323a8056aa25dd0161b486f34
  1. cmd/
  2. compiler/
  3. encoding/
  4. internal/
  5. proto/
  6. reflect/
  7. runtime/
  8. testing/
  9. types/
  10. .gitignore
  11. .travis.yml
  12. AUTHORS
  13. CONTRIBUTING.md
  14. CONTRIBUTORS
  15. go.mod
  16. go.sum
  17. integration_test.go
  18. LICENSE
  19. PATENTS
  20. README.md
  21. regenerate.bash
  22. release.bash
  23. 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.

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