How to decode 64-bit integer fields into plain Javascript numbers?

[luciopaiva]

protobuf.js version: 6.8.0

Say my protocol has some 64-bit integer fields, but I know their values will always fit into regular Javascript's primitive number types; so I don't want to use Long.js objects to represent them.

I've read somewhere that using Long.js is optional, but I can't find instructions on how to disable it. I am generating static sources using pbjs and it has an option to --force-longs, but Longs seem to always be enabled by default.

I did a hack which consists of executing a bash script after npm install that runs rm -fr node_modules/long. This seems to solve the issue, but I was wondering if there is a more proper way of disabling it.

[dcodeIO]

Does this work?

protobuf.util.Long = null;
protobuf.configure();

[luciopaiva]

Just checked and it did work! Awesome, thanks. Is this documented somewhere? If it isn't, maybe I could contribute by adding that information to the README. Let me know if it makes sense to you and I can send you a PR.

[dcodeIO]

There is a hint here that this functionality exists.