From 1251fa1065afc0d62f635e0f63fec8276e14e13c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Petteri Aimonen Date: Wed, 25 May 2016 18:08:49 +0300 Subject: Small updates to docs --- docs/index.rst | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/index.rst b/docs/index.rst index d49abc07..24328574 100644 --- a/docs/index.rst +++ b/docs/index.rst @@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ So a typical project might include these files: 1) Nanopb runtime library: - pb.h + - pb_common.h and pb_common.c (always needed) - pb_decode.h and pb_decode.c (needed for decoding messages) - pb_encode.h and pb_encode.c (needed for encoding messages) 2) Protocol description (you can have many): @@ -39,9 +40,9 @@ Features and limitations #) Small code size (2–10 kB depending on processor, plus any message definitions) #) Small ram usage (typically ~300 bytes, plus any message structs) #) Allows specifying maximum size for strings and arrays, so that they can be allocated statically. -#) No malloc needed: everything can be allocated statically or on the stack. +#) No malloc needed: everything can be allocated statically or on the stack. Optional malloc support available. #) You can use either encoder or decoder alone to cut the code size in half. -#) Support for most protobuf features, including: all data types, nested submessages, default values, repeated and optional fields, packed arrays, extension fields. +#) Support for most protobuf features, including: all data types, nested submessages, default values, repeated and optional fields, oneofs, packed arrays, extension fields. #) Callback mechanism for handling messages larger than can fit in available RAM. #) Extensive set of tests. @@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ Features and limitations #) Fields in the generated structs are ordered by the tag number, instead of the natural ordering in .proto file. #) Unknown fields are not preserved when decoding and re-encoding a message. #) Reflection (runtime introspection) is not supported. E.g. you can't request a field by giving its name in a string. -#) Numeric arrays are always encoded as packed, even if not marked as packed in .proto. This causes incompatibility with decoders that do not support packed format. -#) Cyclic references between messages are supported only in callback mode. +#) Numeric arrays are always encoded as packed, even if not marked as packed in .proto.. +#) Cyclic references between messages are supported only in callback and malloc mode. Getting started =============== -- cgit 1.2.3-korg