Unable to add defs to DescriptorPool: Symtab already has a def named

[bmarkons]

When the Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.build is called twice with the same message types, the error is being thrown saying that DescriptorPool has already registered message with the same name. I see that as expected behavior.

Though, I need to include GRPC generated files within Rails codebase which some parts are eagerly loaded.

Is there any possible way to tell protobuf to generate Ruby classes and modules instead of generating Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.build block? In case it has generated classes, the require on that file more than once wouldn't throw an error.

I see here in example that you have generated class:
https://github.com/ruby-protobuf/protobuf/wiki/Compiling-Definitions
But not sure what I am missing...

I see the only way to fix this is to add some condition before Google::Protobuf::DescriptorPool.generated_pool.build block, letting it register messages unless these are already defined.

BTW I wanted to run gprc server within a rake task when I stumbled upon this issue.

Please tell me if I am missing something, which is quite likely. Thank you

[oliverx0]

I faced the same issue. More specifically, when loading the rails console in production it would break trying to load the files twice. The reason it loaded the files twice was because: a) First it loaded them with eager load, and then 2) I added the folder with the generated protos to my $LOAD_PATH, so that requiring with absolute paths did not break.

Just fyi, rails rake task do not use eager load for performance purposes (example: https://github.com/becky000/sample_app/blob/c568be5ea301638a2b47f82a391ae9b7bd2dd820/config/environments/production.rb#L10).

In any case, I fixed this by not storing generated protobuf files inside the rails app folder. Instead, store them in lib. Then, in your application.rb do:

    grpc_root = File.join(config.root, "/lib/ruby_proto")
    $LOAD_PATH.unshift(grpc_root)
    Dir[File.join(grpc_root, "**/*.rb")].each do |file|
      require file
    end

[bmarkons]

I fixed this by moving generated files out of lib into custom protobuf directory. And then in initializer just required them once (which requires them once in both rake task and rails server) :)

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On Thu, Jun 21, 2018, 1:44 AM Oliver Hoffman ***@***.***> wrote: I faced the same issue. More specifically, when loading the rails console in production it would break trying to load the files twice. The reason it loaded the files twice was because: a) First it loaded them with eager load, and then 2) I added the folder with the generated protos to my $LOAD_PATH, so that requiring with absolute paths did not break. Just fyi, rails rake task do not use eager load for performance purposes (example: https://github.com/becky000/sample_app/blob/c568be5ea301638a2b47f82a391ae9b7bd2dd820/config/environments/production.rb#L10 ). In any case, I fixed this by not storing generated protobuf files inside the rails app folder. Instead, store them in lib. Then, in your application.rb do: ` Load gRPC proto files grpc_root = File.join(config.root, "/lib/ruby_proto") $LOAD_PATH.unshift(grpc_root) Dir[File.join(grpc_root, "**/*.rb")].each do |file| require file end ` — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#381 (comment)>, or mute the thread <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AI9iEMXihPTQorwxKbGUP6-2gnqf4qZwks5t-t5XgaJpZM4RNcrF> .