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Buf

Buf is a command-line toolchain for working with Protocol Buffers APIs.

About Buf

Buf is a command-line toolchain for working with Protocol Buffers APIs. It provides a linter, breaking-change detector, code generator, formatter, and integration with the Buf Schema Registry. These functions help teams validate and maintain protobuf schemas and the APIs generated from them. Linting can identify schema issues, while breaking-change detection helps check whether modifications may affect existing clients. Formatting standardizes schema files, and code generation produces language-specific artifacts from definitions. The Schema Registry integration supports managing and sharing schema modules. The supplied evidence does not enumerate every language plugin or policy option. Buf is useful for developers who build APIs using Protocol Buffers and want repeatable schema checks and generation. Its features go beyond the standard protoc compiler according to the description. The exact workflow depends on project configuration and supported plugins.

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