// this example demonstrates a way to keep field casing (as defined within .proto files) // while still having virtual getters and setters for the camel cased counterparts. /*eslint-disable strict, no-console*/ var protobuf = require(".."); var proto = "syntax=\"proto3\";\ message MyMessage {\ string some_field = 1;\ }"; var root = protobuf.parse(proto, { keepCase: true }).root; // or use Root#load // converts a string from underscore notation to camel case function toCamelCase(str) { return str.substring(0,1) + str.substring(1).replace(/_([a-z])(?=[a-z]|$)/g, function($0, $1) { return $1.toUpperCase(); }); } // adds a virtual alias property function addAliasProperty(type, name, aliasName) { if (aliasName !== name) Object.defineProperty(type.ctor.prototype, aliasName, { get: function() { return this[name]; }, set: function(value) { this[name] = value; } }); } // this function adds alternative getters and setters for the camel cased counterparts // to the runtime message's prototype (i.e. without having to register a custom class): function addVirtualCamelcaseFields(type) { type.fieldsArray.forEach(function(field) { addAliasProperty(type, field.name, toCamelCase(field.name)); }); type.oneofsArray.forEach(function(oneof) { addAliasProperty(type, oneof.name, toCamelCase(oneof.name)); }); return type; } var MyMessage = addVirtualCamelcaseFields(root.lookup("MyMessage")); var myMessage = MyMessage.create({ some_field /* or someField */: "hello world" }); console.log( "someField:", myMessage.someField, "\nsome_field:", myMessage.some_field, "\nJSON:", JSON.stringify(myMessage) );