Other: Updated dependencies and dist files

README.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 **Protocol Buffers** are a language-neutral, platform-neutral, extensible way of serializing structured data for use in communications protocols, data storage, and more, originally designed at Google ([see](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/)).
 
-**protobuf.js** is a pure JavaScript implementation with [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org) support for [node.js](https://nodejs.org) and the browser. It's super easy to use, blazingly fast and works out of the box with [.proto](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/proto) files!
+**protobuf.js** is a pure JavaScript implementation with [TypeScript](https://www.typescriptlang.org) support for [node.js](https://nodejs.org) and the browser. It's easy to use, blazingly fast and works out of the box with [.proto](https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/docs/proto) files!
 
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@@ -110,11 +110,11 @@ Because JavaScript is a dynamically typed language, protobuf.js introduces the c
 
 ### Valid message
 
-> **A valid message is an object not missing any required fields and exclusively using JS types for its fields (properties) that are understood by the wire format writer.**
+> A valid message is an object a) not missing any required fields and b) exclusively composed of JS types understood by the wire format writer.
 
-There are two possible types of valid messages and the encoder is able to work with both of these:
+There are two possible types of valid messages and the encoder is able to work with both of these for convenience:
 
-* **Message instances** (explicit instances of message classes with default values on their prototype) always (have to) satisfy the requirements of a valid message and
+* **Message instances** (explicit instances of message classes with default values on their prototype) always (have to) satisfy the requirements of a valid message by design and
 * **Plain JavaScript objects** that just so happen to be composed in a way satisfying the requirements of a valid message as well.
 
 In a nutshell, the wire format writer understands the following types:
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ In a nutshell, the wire format writer understands the following types:
 
 ### Toolset
 
-With that in mind and again for performance reasons, each message class provides a distinct set of methods with each method doing just one thing. This avoids unnecessary assertions / operations where performance is a concern but also forces a user to perform verification (of plain JavaScript objects that *might* just so happen to be a valid message) explicitly where necessary - for example when dealing with user input.
+With that in mind and again for performance reasons, each message class provides a distinct set of methods with each method doing just one thing. This avoids unnecessary assertions / redundant operations where performance is a concern but also forces a user to perform verification (of plain JavaScript objects that *might* just so happen to be a valid message) explicitly where necessary - for example when dealing with user input.
 
 **Note** that `Message` below refers to any message class.
 
@@ -209,9 +209,9 @@ With that in mind and again for performance reasons, each message class provides
   });
   ```
 
-For reference, the following diagram aims to display the relationships between the different methods above and the concept of a valid message:
+For reference, the following diagram aims to display relationships between the different methods and the concept of a valid message:
 
-<img alt="Toolset Diagram" src="http://dcode.io/protobuf.js/toolset.svg" />
+<p align="center"><img alt="Toolset Diagram" src="http://dcode.io/protobuf.js/toolset.svg" /></p>
 
 > In other words: `verify` indicates that calling `create` or `encode` directly on the plain object will [result in a valid message respectively] succeed. `fromObject`, on the other hand, does conversion from a broader range of plain objects to create valid messages. ([ref](https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js/issues/748#issuecomment-291925749))
 

dist/light/protobuf.js

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 /*!
- * protobuf.js v6.7.1 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
- * Compiled Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:09:10 UTC
+ * protobuf.js v6.7.2 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
+ * Compiled Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:55:32 UTC
  * Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License
  * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js for details
  */
@@ -2865,22 +2865,37 @@ Object.defineProperty(Namespace.prototype, "nestedArray", {
 });
 
 /**
- * Any nested object descriptor.
- * @typedef AnyNestedDescriptor
- * @type {EnumDescriptor|TypeDescriptor|ServiceDescriptor|ExtensionFieldDescriptor|ExtensionMapFieldDescriptor}
+ * Namespace descriptor.
+ * @typedef NamespaceDescriptor
+ * @type {Object}
+ * @property {Object.<string,*>} [options] Namespace options
+ * @property {Object.<string,AnyNestedDescriptor>} nested Nested object descriptors
  */
 
 /**
- * Namespace descriptor.
- * @typedef NamespaceDescriptor
+ * Namespace base descriptor.
+ * @typedef NamespaceBaseDescriptor
  * @type {Object}
  * @property {Object.<string,*>} [options] Namespace options
  * @property {Object.<string,AnyNestedDescriptor>} [nested] Nested object descriptors
  */
 
+/**
+ * Any extension field descriptor.
+ * @typedef AnyExtensionFieldDescriptor
+ * @type {ExtensionFieldDescriptor|ExtensionMapFieldDescriptor}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Any nested object descriptor.
+ * @typedef AnyNestedDescriptor
+ * @type {EnumDescriptor|TypeDescriptor|ServiceDescriptor|AnyExtensionFieldDescriptor|NamespaceDescriptor}
+ */
+// ^ BEWARE: VSCode hangs forever when using more than 5 types (that's why AnyExtensionFieldDescriptor exists in the first place)
+
 /**
  * Converts this namespace to a namespace descriptor.
- * @returns {NamespaceDescriptor} Namespace descriptor
+ * @returns {NamespaceBaseDescriptor} Namespace descriptor
  */
 Namespace.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
     return {

dist/light/protobuf.min.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
- * protobuf.js v6.7.1 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
- * Compiled Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:09:11 UTC
+ * protobuf.js v6.7.2 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
+ * Compiled Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:55:34 UTC
  * Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License
  * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js for details
  */

dist/minimal/protobuf.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
- * protobuf.js v6.7.1 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
- * Compiled Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:09:10 UTC
+ * protobuf.js v6.7.2 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
+ * Compiled Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:55:33 UTC
  * Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License
  * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js for details
  */

dist/minimal/protobuf.min.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
- * protobuf.js v6.7.1 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
- * Compiled Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:09:11 UTC
+ * protobuf.js v6.7.2 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
+ * Compiled Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:55:34 UTC
  * Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License
  * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js for details
  */

dist/protobuf.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
- * protobuf.js v6.7.1 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
- * Compiled Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:09:10 UTC
+ * protobuf.js v6.7.2 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
+ * Compiled Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:55:32 UTC
  * Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License
  * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js for details
  */
@@ -3105,22 +3105,37 @@ Object.defineProperty(Namespace.prototype, "nestedArray", {
 });
 
 /**
- * Any nested object descriptor.
- * @typedef AnyNestedDescriptor
- * @type {EnumDescriptor|TypeDescriptor|ServiceDescriptor|ExtensionFieldDescriptor|ExtensionMapFieldDescriptor}
+ * Namespace descriptor.
+ * @typedef NamespaceDescriptor
+ * @type {Object}
+ * @property {Object.<string,*>} [options] Namespace options
+ * @property {Object.<string,AnyNestedDescriptor>} nested Nested object descriptors
  */
 
 /**
- * Namespace descriptor.
- * @typedef NamespaceDescriptor
+ * Namespace base descriptor.
+ * @typedef NamespaceBaseDescriptor
  * @type {Object}
  * @property {Object.<string,*>} [options] Namespace options
  * @property {Object.<string,AnyNestedDescriptor>} [nested] Nested object descriptors
  */
 
+/**
+ * Any extension field descriptor.
+ * @typedef AnyExtensionFieldDescriptor
+ * @type {ExtensionFieldDescriptor|ExtensionMapFieldDescriptor}
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Any nested object descriptor.
+ * @typedef AnyNestedDescriptor
+ * @type {EnumDescriptor|TypeDescriptor|ServiceDescriptor|AnyExtensionFieldDescriptor|NamespaceDescriptor}
+ */
+// ^ BEWARE: VSCode hangs forever when using more than 5 types (that's why AnyExtensionFieldDescriptor exists in the first place)
+
 /**
  * Converts this namespace to a namespace descriptor.
- * @returns {NamespaceDescriptor} Namespace descriptor
+ * @returns {NamespaceBaseDescriptor} Namespace descriptor
  */
 Namespace.prototype.toJSON = function toJSON() {
     return {

dist/protobuf.min.js

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*!
- * protobuf.js v6.7.1 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
- * Compiled Wed, 05 Apr 2017 10:09:11 UTC
+ * protobuf.js v6.7.2 (c) 2016, Daniel Wirtz
+ * Compiled Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:55:34 UTC
  * Licensed under the BSD-3-Clause License
  * see: https://github.com/dcodeIO/protobuf.js for details
  */

package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "protobufjs",
-  "version": "6.7.1",
+  "version": "6.7.2",
   "versionScheme": "~",
   "description": "Protocol Buffers for JavaScript (& TypeScript).",
   "author": "Daniel Wirtz <dcode+protobufjs@dcode.io>",
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "@types/long": "^3.0.31",
     "@types/node": "7.0.12",
     "benchmark": "^2.1.4",
-    "browserify": "^14.1.0",
+    "browserify": "^14.3.0",
     "browserify-wrap": "^1.0.2",
     "bundle-collapser": "^1.2.1",
     "chalk": "^1.1.3",