all: add NewField, NewElement, NewValue

Add methods to protoreflect.{Message,List,Map} to constrict values
assignable to a message field, list element, or map value. These
methods return the default value for scalar fields, the zero value for
scalar list elements and map values, and an empty, mutable value for
messages, lists, and maps.

Deprecate the NewMessage methods on these types, which are superseded.

Updates golang/protobuf#879

Change-Id: I0f064f60c89a239330ccea81523f559f14fd2c4f
Reviewed-on: https://go-review.googlesource.com/c/protobuf/+/188997
Reviewed-by: Joe Tsai <thebrokentoaster@gmail.com>
10 files changed
tree: c98d3a28da6166a472d6709b051e986f4f3eda96
  1. benchmarks/
  2. cmd/
  3. compiler/
  4. encoding/
  5. internal/
  6. proto/
  7. reflect/
  8. runtime/
  9. testing/
  10. types/
  11. .gitignore
  12. .travis.yml
  13. AUTHORS
  14. CONTRIBUTING.md
  15. CONTRIBUTORS
  16. go.mod
  17. go.sum
  18. integration_test.go
  19. LICENSE
  20. PATENTS
  21. README.md
  22. regenerate.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.

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.