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August 14, 2024Timo Stamm
Protobuf

Protobuf for Javascript: Protobuf-ES 2.0 is now generally available

Today we’re announcing the 2.0 release of the Protobuf-ES project, our fully compliant Protobuf implementation for JavaScript and TypeScript. This release introduces full support for Protobuf Editions, new APIs for field presence & default values, TypeScript typing for Protobuf’s JSON Format, a full reflection API, support for Protobuf custom options, and more convenient APIs for managing extension registries. The 2.0 release is a major version bump, and comes with breaking changes. Read on to learn what’s changed and how to migrate to the 2.0 release.

August 13, 2024Ed McFarlane
Buf CLI · Protobuf

Introducing the new Buf GitHub Action

Today, we’re launching the 1.0 release of our new unified GitHub Action, powered by the Buf CLI. This integration streamlines the processes of building, formatting, linting, and checking for breaking changes in your Protobuf schemas. It seamlessly integrates with GitHub's pull request workflow and automatically publishes Protobuf schema changes to the Buf Schema Registry when pull requests are merged.

June 13, 2024Stefan VanBuren
Buf Schema Registry

Generated SDKs for Rust now available on the Buf Schema Registry

We’re excited to announce that the Buf Schema Registry now supports generated SDKs for Rust. Our Rust SDK crates are available natively to the Rust ecosystem using a custom crate registry that’s powered by our zero-dependency remote plugins platform.

June 4, 2024Team Buf
Connect

Connect RPC joins CNCF: gRPC you can bet your business on

Connect RPC, Buf’s family of fully protocol-conformant and battle-tested alternatives to Google’s gRPC project, has joined the Cloud Native Computing Foundation. We joined the CNCF to demonstrate our deep commitment to sustainably and responsibly growing Connect as a well-governed and community-led open source project. Today, Connect integrates seamlessly with gRPC systems in production at companies of all sizes, such as CrowdStrike, PlanetScale, RedPanda, Chick-fil-A, BlueSky, and Dropbox.

May 30, 2024Josh Humphries
Connect

Connect RPC vs. Google gRPC: Conformance Deep Dive

We’ve open sourced Connect RPC’s protocol conformance suite. Connect is a multi-protocol RPC project that includes support for the gRPC and gRPC-Web protocols. Anyone can now use it to validate the correctness of a gRPC implementation. This article explores how the test suite operates and details our findings for a selection of Connect RPC and Google’s gRPC runtimes.

May 17, 2024Mary Cutrali
Buf CLI

Introducing the next generation of the Buf CLI: still v1 and backwards-compatible

The Buf CLI and its associated configuration have been completely overhauled to support monorepos as first-class citizens. Everything we've changed is 100% backwards compatible.

May 17, 2024Team Buf
Buf Schema Registry

Introducing the newly improved BSR UI and buf push experience

We've made it easier to onboard and use the BSR with improved support for monorepos, tighter integration with source control providers, and a new BSR UI that is more polished and has improved accessibility.

May 9, 2024Team Buf
Protobuf

Protobuf Editions are here: don’t panic

Most Protobuf users should ignore Editions and continue using proto3. If you become an early adopter, we’ve been working closely with Google to ensure that Buf will support editions as soon as they’re generally available.

May 3, 2024Team Buf
Buf Schema Registry · Protobuf

The BSR now integrates with Kong Insomnia, making gRPC even easier to use

Kong Insomnia’s 9.0 release includes integrated support for the Buf Schema Registry. Organizations adopting gRPC can now provide developers first-class GUI tools while keeping schema access simple and secure.

December 12, 2023Connor Mahony and Mary Cutrali
Buf Schema Registry

The Buf Schema Registry is now on the AWS and Google Cloud Marketplaces

The BSR is the source of truth for your Protobuf APIs, and is the best way to share schemas across repositories, generate consistent code, and integrate Protobuf with Kafka. This launch helps Enterprise customers simplify how they purchase the Buf Schema Registry.

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