Chrome Extension to decode protobuf binary in requests and responses
Attempt to decode protobuf binary in requests and responses from your browser
If you provide a Buf Image then it can decode the messages in a much more readable manner
- Go to your
chrome://extensions/in your browser - Click
Load Unpacked - Point to the
./distfolder in the root directory of the project - Go to a website that sends protobuf messages
- Open your
Developer Tools - Look for a tab called
Protobuf Decoder - (Optional) if you have a Buf Image, drag and drop it in the panel and it should begin to parse messages automatically
Example of a protobuf message attempting to be decoded
Example of a protobuf message being decoded with a Buf Image
- Test with ConnectRPC services
- Provide a better UI
- Support compressed messages
- Upload to chrome store
- Add proper testing
- Support errors returned - https://connectrpc.com/docs/go/errors#error-details
- Display timestamps in a readable format
Run buf build --exclude-source-info -o image.pbin in the directory with your buf
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