1 files changed, 79 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/helpers.go b/helpers.go
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+package virtbuf
+
+// 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"
+)
+
+// human readable JSON
+func (c *Cluster) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(c)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplets) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(d)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplet) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(d)
+}
+
+func (e *Events) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(e)
+}
+
+func (h *Hypervisors) FormatJSON() string {
+	return protojson.Format(h)
+}
+
+// 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()
+func (c *Cluster) FormatTEXT() string {
+	return prototext.Format(c)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplets) FormatTEXT() string {
+	return prototext.Format(d)
+}
+
+func (e *Events) FormatTEXT() string {
+	return prototext.Format(e)
+}
+
+// marshal
+func (c *Cluster) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.Marshal(c)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplets) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.Marshal(d)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplet) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.Marshal(d)
+}
+
+func (e *Events) MarshalJSON() ([]byte, error) {
+	return protojson.Marshal(e)
+}
+
+// unmarshal
+func (c *Cluster) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, c)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplets) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, d)
+}
+
+func (d *Droplet) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, d)
+}
+
+func (e *Events) UnmarshalJSON(data []byte) error {
+	return protojson.Unmarshal(data, e)
+}