This is \href{https://github.com/protobuf-c/protobuf-c}{\tt protobuf-\/c}, a C implementation of \href{https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/}{\tt Protocol Buffers}.

This file defines the public A\+PI for the {\ttfamily libprotobuf-\/c} support library. This A\+PI includes interfaces that can be used directly by client code as well as the interfaces used by the code generated by the {\ttfamily protoc-\/c} compiler.

The {\ttfamily libprotobuf-\/c} support library performs the actual serialization and deserialization of Protocol Buffers messages. It interacts with structures, definitions, and metadata generated by the {\ttfamily protoc-\/c} compiler from .proto files.

\begin{DoxyAuthor}{Authors}
Dave Benson and the {\ttfamily protobuf-\/c} authors.
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\begin{DoxyCopyright}{Copyright}
2008-\/2014. Licensed under the terms of the \href{http://opensource.org/licenses/BSD-2-Clause}{\tt B\+S\+D-\/2-\/\+Clause} license. 
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