add IdentifyProtobuf()v0.0.78

1 files changed, 17 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/identify.go b/identify.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c84f385
--- /dev/null
+++ b/identify.go
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+package forgepb
+
+import (
+	"go.wit.com/log"
+)
+
+// print the protobuf in human form
+func IdentifyProtobuf(data []byte) error {
+	var pb *Identify
+	pb = new(Identify)
+	if err := pb.Unmarshal(data); err != nil {
+		log.Info("data can't be identified as a standard protobuf. len =", len(data))
+		return err
+	}
+	log.Info("Identify protobuf file uuid =", pb.Uuid, "version =", pb.Version)
+	return nil
+}