Nobuf

Protobuf & gRPC-Web Tester

Local codec · optional gRPC-Web

Compile proto schemas, encode and decode messages, inspect wire fields, compare contracts, and call gRPC-Web.

Paste a proto2 or proto3 schema…

Schema, JSON, and binary bytes stay in memory unless you explicitly invoke an endpoint.

Ready for a Protobuf schema

Paste or open a .proto file to compile messages, encode real bytes, inspect the wire format, compare contracts, and configure a gRPC-Web call.

How to use it

  1. 01

    Compile a proto schema

    Paste or open a .proto file and browse messages, enums, services, methods, field numbers, maps, repeated fields, and streams.

  2. 02

    Inspect real bytes

    Generate ProtoJSON, encode it to binary, decode Hex or Base64, and inspect tag numbers, wire types, offsets, values, and raw byte ranges.

  3. 03

    Compare or invoke

    Detect risky field and RPC changes, or explicitly send a gRPC-Web request and inspect message frames, trailers, status, and generated Fetch code.

Frequently asked questions

Can a browser call a normal gRPC endpoint directly?

Usually not. The endpoint or proxy must implement gRPC-Web, allow this site's CORS request, and expose gRPC status and message headers where needed.

Which streaming modes work?

Unary requests are supported. Server-streaming responses can be inspected in grpc-web-text mode after the response completes; client and bidirectional streaming are not available here.

Why are 64-bit values represented as strings?

ProtoJSON commonly represents 64-bit integer values as decimal strings so JavaScript does not lose precision beyond its safe integer range.

Does renaming or removing a field matter if the wire number stays stable?

A name change can break JSON users while preserving binary wire compatibility. Removing a field without reserving its number or name creates a future reuse risk, so the diff keeps it visible.

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Nobuf

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