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+package forgepb
+
+// TODO: autogen this
+// functions to import and export the protobuf
+// data to and from config files
+
+import (
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/protojson"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/encoding/prototext"
+	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+	// "google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
+)
+
+// human readable JSON
+func (p *Repos) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(p)
+}
+
+// apparently this isn't supposed to be used?
+// https://protobuf.dev/reference/go/faq/#unstable-text
+// this is a shame because this is much nicer output than JSON Format()
+// TODO: fix things so this is the default
+func (p *Repos) FormatTEXT() string {
+	return prototext.Format(p)
+}
+
+// marshal json
+func (p *Repos) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.Marshal(p)
+}
+
+// unmarshal
+func (p *Repos) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, p)
+}
+
+// marshal to wire
+func (m *Repo) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
+	return proto.Marshal(m)
+}
+
+// unmarshal from wire
+func (m *Repo) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	return proto.Unmarshal(data, m)
+}
+
+// marshal to wire
+func (m *Repos) Marshal() ([]byte, error) {
+	return proto.Marshal(m)
+}
+
+// unmarshal from wire
+func (m *Repos) Unmarshal(data []byte) error {
+	return proto.Unmarshal(data, m)
+}