Modern Configuration Converter

Tableau

A modern configuration converter based on Protobuf (proto3).

Features

• Convert Excel/CSV/XML/YAML to JSON/Text/Bin.
• Use Protobuf to define the structure of Excel/CSV/XML/YAML.
• Use Golang to develop the conversion engine.
• Support multiple programming languages, thanks to Protobuf (proto3).

Concepts

• Importer:
  • imports a Excel/CSV file to a in-memory book of Table sheets.
  • imports a XML/YAML file to a in-memory book of Document sheets.
• Parsers:
  • protogen: converts Excel/CSV/XML/YAML files to Protoconf files.
  • confgen: converts Excel/CSV/XML/YAML with Protoconf files to JSON/Text/Bin files.
• Exporter:
  • protogen: exports a tableau.Workbook to a proto file.
  • confgen: exports a protobuf message to a JSON/Text/Bin file.
• Protoconf: a dialect of Protocol Buffers (proto3) extended with tableau options, aimed to define the structure of Excel/CSV/XML/YAML.

Design

See official document: Design.

Contribution

Requirements

Protobuf

Goto Protocol Buffers v21.12, choose and download the correct platform of protoc, then install by README.

protoc-gen-go

Install: go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.27.1