NanoPB:如何在 C 中处理 oneof(union)类型

另请参阅:C++ 版本:如何在 C++ 中处理 oneof/union 类型

NanoPB 是一个面向嵌入式系统的代码体积优化的 Protocol Buffers 实现。本文介绍如何在 C 中使用 NanoPB 处理 oneof(union)类型。

Proto 定义

首先,创建一个包含 oneof 字段的 .proto 文件:

oneof.proto
syntax = "proto3";

package example;

message OneofMessage {
  oneof value {
    uint32 int_value = 1;
    float float_value = 2;
    string string_value = 3;
  }
}

生成 NanoPB 代码

使用 .options 文件指定字符串缓冲区大小,然后生成 NanoPB 代码:

创建 oneof.options

oneof.options
example.OneofMessage.string_value max_size:32

然后生成:

generate_nanopb_oneof.sh
protoc --nanopb_out=. oneof.proto

这将生成 oneof.pb.honeof.pb.c

C 示例

下面是一个处理 oneof 字段的完整 C 示例:

oneof_example.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "oneof.pb.h"
#include "pb_encode.h"
#include "pb_decode.h"

int main() {
    // 编码消息的缓冲区
    uint8_t buffer[128];
    size_t message_length;
    
    // --- 编码 (int_value) ---
    example_OneofMessage message = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    
    // 设置 oneof 字段(一次只能设置一个)
    message.which_value = example_OneofMessage_int_value_tag;
    message.value.int_value = 42;
    
    // 创建编码流
    pb_ostream_t ostream = pb_ostream_from_buffer(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    
    // 编码消息
    if (!pb_encode(&ostream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &message)) {
        printf("Encoding failed: %s\n", PB_GET_ERROR(&ostream));
        return 1;
    }
    
    message_length = ostream.bytes_written;
    printf("Encoded %zu bytes (int_value)\n", message_length);
    
    // 打印十六进制转储
    printf("Encoded data: ");
    for (size_t i = 0; i < message_length; i++) {
        printf("%02x ", buffer[i]);
    }
    printf("\n");
    
    // --- 解码 ---
    example_OneofMessage decoded = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    
    // 创建解码流
    pb_istream_t istream = pb_istream_from_buffer(buffer, message_length);
    
    // 解码消息
    if (!pb_decode(&istream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &decoded)) {
        printf("Decoding failed: %s\n", PB_GET_ERROR(&istream));
        return 1;
    }
    
    // 打印解码后的值
    printf("Decoded value:\n");
    switch (decoded.which_value) {
        case example_OneofMessage_int_value_tag:
            printf("  int_value: %u\n", (unsigned int)decoded.value.int_value);
            break;
        case example_OneofMessage_float_value_tag:
            printf("  float_value: %f\n", decoded.value.float_value);
            break;
        case example_OneofMessage_string_value_tag:
            printf("  string_value: %s\n", decoded.value.string_value);
            break;
        default:
            printf("  (none)\n");
            break;
    }
    
    return 0;
}

编译命令

使用 nanopb 编译该示例。NanoPB 通常通过将源文件直接包含到你的项目来使用:

compile_oneof_example.sh
gcc -o oneof_example oneof_example.c oneof.pb.c pb_common.c pb_encode.c pb_decode.c -I.

**注意:**NanoPB 源文件(pb_common.c、pb_encode.c、pb_decode.c)需要直接与你的项目一起编译。你可以从 NanoPB GitHub 仓库 获取这些文件。

Python 测试脚本

为了验证编码,你可以使用 Python 的 protobuf 库:

test_oneof.py
import oneof_pb2

# 读取二进制数据
with open('encoded.bin', 'rb') as f:
    data = f.read()

# 解码
msg = oneof_pb2.OneofMessage()
msg.ParseFromString(data)

print("Python decoded values:")
print(f"  Which oneof: {msg.WhichOneof('value')}")
if msg.HasField('int_value'):
    print(f"  int_value: {msg.int_value}")
if msg.HasField('float_value'):
    print(f"  float_value: {msg.float_value}")
if msg.HasField('string_value'):
    print(f"  string_value: {msg.string_value}")

首先,编译 Python protobuf 定义:

compile_python_oneof.sh
protoc --python_out=. oneof.proto

然后修改 C 示例,将编码后的数据保存到文件:

save_encoded_oneof.c
// 编码后,添加以下代码:
FILE *f = fopen("encoded.bin", "wb");
fwrite(buffer, 1, message_length, f);
fclose(f);

包含所有 oneof 类型的示例

下面是一个展示所有 oneof 类型的示例:

oneof_all_example.c
#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdint.h>
#include <string.h>
#include "oneof.pb.h"
#include "pb_encode.h"
#include "pb_decode.h"

void encode_decode_int_value() {
    uint8_t buffer[128];
    size_t message_length;
    
    example_OneofMessage message = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    message.which_value = example_OneofMessage_int_value_tag;
    message.value.int_value = 42;
    
    pb_ostream_t ostream = pb_ostream_from_buffer(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    if (!pb_encode(&ostream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &message)) {
        printf("Encoding failed\n");
        return;
    }
    message_length = ostream.bytes_written;
    
    example_OneofMessage decoded = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    pb_istream_t istream = pb_istream_from_buffer(buffer, message_length);
    if (!pb_decode(&istream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &decoded)) {
        printf("Decoding failed\n");
        return;
    }
    
    printf("int_value: %u\n", (unsigned int)decoded.value.int_value);
}

void encode_decode_float_value() {
    uint8_t buffer[128];
    size_t message_length;
    
    example_OneofMessage message = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    message.which_value = example_OneofMessage_float_value_tag;
    message.value.float_value = 3.14159f;
    
    pb_ostream_t ostream = pb_ostream_from_buffer(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    if (!pb_encode(&ostream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &message)) {
        printf("Encoding failed\n");
        return;
    }
    message_length = ostream.bytes_written;
    
    example_OneofMessage decoded = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    pb_istream_t istream = pb_istream_from_buffer(buffer, message_length);
    if (!pb_decode(&istream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &decoded)) {
        printf("Decoding failed\n");
        return;
    }
    
    printf("float_value: %f\n", decoded.value.float_value);
}

void encode_decode_string_value() {
    uint8_t buffer[128];
    size_t message_length;
    
    example_OneofMessage message = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    message.which_value = example_OneofMessage_string_value_tag;
    strncpy(message.value.string_value, "Hello", sizeof(message.value.string_value) - 1);
    
    pb_ostream_t ostream = pb_ostream_from_buffer(buffer, sizeof(buffer));
    if (!pb_encode(&ostream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &message)) {
        printf("Encoding failed\n");
        return;
    }
    message_length = ostream.bytes_written;
    
    example_OneofMessage decoded = example_OneofMessage_init_zero;
    pb_istream_t istream = pb_istream_from_buffer(buffer, message_length);
    if (!pb_decode(&istream, example_OneofMessage_fields, &decoded)) {
        printf("Decoding failed\n");
        return;
    }
    
    printf("string_value: %s\n", decoded.value.string_value);
}

int main() {
    printf("Testing all oneof types:\n");
    encode_decode_int_value();
    encode_decode_float_value();
    encode_decode_string_value();
    return 0;
}

要点

何时使用 oneof

预期输出

oneof_expected_output.txt
Encoded 2 bytes (int_value)
Encoded data: 08 2a 
Decoded value:
  int_value: 42

预期输出(所有类型)

oneof_all_expected_output.txt
Testing all oneof types:
int_value: 42
float_value: 3.141590
string_value: Hello

与 C++ 的区别

C 版本与 C++ 版本几乎相同:

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