Can't get it working

[Daniel15]

I'm trying to see if this project will generate TypeScript definitions for my Protobuf types (sounds like it will). However, I can't seem to get it working. I tried a command similar to the one in the readme, which gave me:

c:\apps\protobuf\bin\protoc --plugin=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto --ts_proto_out=./src/generated --proto_path=../../Proto ../../Proto/dnstools.proto

--ts_proto_out: protoc-gen-ts_proto: %1 is not a valid Win32 application.

After reading protocolbuffers/protobuf#3923, I tried protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd as the plugin path, which gave me a different error:

c:\apps\protobuf\bin\protoc --plugin=./node_modules/.bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./src/generated --proto_path=../../Proto ../../Proto/dnstools.proto
'protoc-gen-ts_proto' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
--ts_proto_out: protoc-gen-ts_proto: Plugin failed with status code 1.

Any ideas?

[Daniel15]

This worked for me:

c:\apps\protobuf\bin\protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-ts_proto=.\node_modules\.bin\protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./src/generated --proto_path=../../Proto ../../Proto/dnstools.proto

I had to prefix the plugin path with protoc-gen-ts_proto=, and use \ instead of / in the path.

Should I submit a PR for the readme?

[stephenh]

Huh, I hadn't seen the --plugin=...plugin...=path syntax before, wonder why it was working for me without that. Either way, that looks more canonical, so sure, a readme PR sounds great. Thanks!

[stephenh]

Thanks @Daniel15 !

[SySagar]

I was making auth system in the same folder as the proto file is.
For me it worked something like this:

protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-ts_proto=.\node_modules\.bin\protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./ --ts_proto_opt=nestJs=true ./proto/auth.proto

[arifMediaNv]

I was making auth system in the same folder as the proto file is. For me it worked something like this:

protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-ts_proto=.\node_modules\.bin\protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./ --ts_proto_opt=nestJs=true ./proto/auth.proto

thank you also worked for me

[edgaremirborbonjimenez]

I was making auth system in the same folder as the proto file is. For me it worked something like this:

protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-ts_proto=.\node_modules\.bin\protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./ --ts_proto_opt=nestJs=true ./proto/auth.proto

I have been trying to do that with a personal project it´s only the gateway im not doing the microservice, but the terminal returns me this:

this is what I put in the terminal:

protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-ts_proto=.\node_modules.bin\protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./ --ts_proto_opt=nestJs=true ./proto/product.proto

and this is the response:
--ts_proto_out: protoc-gen-ts_proto: The system cannot find the file specified.

And it says that may be doesn´t can find the protoc-gen-ts_proto file, but if I look for the protoc-gen-ts-proto file i found it in ./node_modules/bin/protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd

I also tried adding --proto_path, but says the same problem

$ protoc --plugin=protoc-gen-ts_proto=.\node_modules.bin\protoc-gen-ts_proto.cmd --ts_proto_out=./ --ts_proto_opt=nestJs=true --proto_path=./proto ./proto/product.proto

--ts_proto_out: protoc-gen-ts_proto: The system cannot find the file specified.