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+package config
+
+import (
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
+	protoreflect "google.golang.org/protobuf/reflect/protoreflect"
+	timestamppb "google.golang.org/protobuf/types/known/timestamppb"
+)
+
+// --- Mock of a generated user.pb.go file ---
+type PatchError struct {
+	// Note: The `XXX_` fields are part of the older struct tags,
+	// but the reflection logic comes from the modern API.
+	// In a real generated file, you wouldn't see these tags.
+	UserName  string                 `protobuf:"bytes,1,opt,name=user_name,json=userName,proto3" json:"user_name,omitempty"`
+	UserId    int64                  `protobuf:"varint,2,opt,name=user_id,json=userId,proto3" json:"user_id,omitempty"`
+	Email     string                 `protobuf:"bytes,3,opt,name=email,proto3" json:"email,omitempty"`
+	LastLogin *timestamppb.Timestamp `protobuf:"bytes,4,opt,name=last_login,json=lastLogin,proto3" json:"last_login,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (x *PatchError) Reset()         { *x = PatchError{} }
+func (x *PatchError) String() string { return prototext.Format(x) } // Modern way to implement String()
+func (*PatchError) ProtoMessage()    {}
+
+// In a real generated file, ProtoReflect() would be fully implemented.
+// For this example, we don't need it as the marshallers will use reflection.
+func (x *PatchError) ProtoReflect() protoreflect.Message { return nil }
+
+// --- End of mock ---
+
+/*
+  user := &User{
+          UserName:"jdoe",
+          UserId:  12345,
+          Email:   "[email protected]",
+          LastLogin: timestamppb.Now(),
+  }
+
+  fmt.Println"==========================================================")
+  fmt.Println"1. The Best Method: prototext.Format (like spew.Dump)")
+  fmt.Println"==========================================================")
+// The prototext.Format function is the most direct equivalent.
+  outText := prototext.Format(user)
+  fmt.Println(outText)
+*/