Protobuf streaming (lazy serialization) API

Question

We have an Android app that uses Protocol Buffers to store application data. The data format (roughly) is a single protobuf (\"container\") that contains a list of protobufs (\"

Answer 1

There is no such thing. A protobuf is a packed structure. In order to do this effectively it would need all the data. You will have to add the "streaming protocol" yourself. Maybe send a protobuf msg every N items.