generator

Generator for steamlang and protobuf

We generate Go code from SteamKit protocol descriptors, namely steamlang files and protocol buffer files.

Dependencies

1. Update SteamKit/Protobufs submodule: git submodule update --init --force --remote.

2. Install protoc, the protocol buffer compiler.

   ✗ protoc --version
   libprotoc 33.1
   

3. Install protoc-gen-go: go install google.golang.org/protobuf/cmd/protoc-gen-go@v1.31.0

   ✗ protoc-gen-go --version
   protoc-gen-go v1.31.0
   

IMPORTANT: You MUST install ~v1.31.0 or dare face issues parsing the file descriptions at runtime.

1. Install the .NET Core SDK (3.1 or later).

Execute generator

Execute go run generator.go clean proto steamlang to clean build files, then build protocol buffer files and then build steamlang files.

IMPORTANT: Since the generator relies upon relative files, you MUST use go run in its directory instead of go build

NOTE: You will commonly find missing proto files in the generation when Valve changes proto imports (ie. unable to determine Go import path for <.....proto>). You can remedy this by adding the relevant proto file to the corresponding generator map (ie. clientProtoFiles or csgoProtoFiles)