Protocol Buffer: Enum issue

Question

I have the following .proto file :

enum Enum1{     X=0;     Y=1;     } message SomeClass{     required  Enum1 enum1=1;     required Enum2 enum2=2; } enum Enum2{     X=0;     Z=1;     } 

When I try to comile it using protoc , I get the following error :

proto.proto:19:5: "X" is already defined proto.proto:19:5: Note that enum values use C++ scoping rules, meaning that enum values are siblings of their type, not children of it. Therefore, "X" must be unique , not just within "Enum2".

I there any way I could overcome this issue !

Answer 1

You could include your enum inside another message so the visibility will not conflict.

Exemple :

message Enum1{  enum Enum{      X=0;      Y=1;      } }  message Enum2{  enum Enum{      X=0;      Y=1;      } }  message SomeClass{     required  Enum1.Enum enum1=1;     required Enum2.Enum enum2=0; } 

You could also prefix your enum value with something. If you don't change the number after the name of your value, it should stay compatible with your old version : ex:

enum Enum1{     E1_X=0;     E1_Y=1;     } enum Enum2{     E2_X=0;     E2_Z=1;     } message SomeClass{     required  Enum1 enum1=1;     required Enum2 enum2=2; }