fromObject or Equivalent support

[geekgonecrazy]

First this is awesome. Loving being able to use typescript and grpc on the client.

The toObject function is perfect for being able to get a usable object. But would be great to be able to convert back from an object.

So say i'm using one of these fancy frameworks with two way binding. I do toObject... modify values, and then need to send it back. Of course I can build the message manually. But would be fantastic to be able to run a fromObject(object) and have a message ready to go.

[MarcusLongmuir]

Agreed. The discussion around the fromObject function appears to be happening here on the protobuf project.

Until it's available in the JavaScript output it would be difficult to add this function to the classes via this plugin.

[geekgonecrazy]

Is this a wontfix? Or why the close?

[MarcusLongmuir]

@geekgonecrazy: This functionality requires changes to protoc - in it's current form this plugin can only declare the contents of the JavaScript file that protoc generates. If you can propose a solution that doesn't require this change then we might be able to make progress, otherwise this issue is the right place to pursue this.

[geekgonecrazy]

👍 thanks for the upstream reference. I'll track there