maybe helpful

2 files changed, 29 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index ab46d8f..62059f3 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-all: generate vet
+all: goimports vet
+
+proto:
+	autogenpb --renumber --proto filetype.proto
 
 generate: clean
 	go mod init
diff --git a/filetype.proto b/filetype.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8367890
--- /dev/null
+++ b/filetype.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+package main;
+
+message Filetype {                              // `autogenpb:var:w io.Writer`
+        bool                nothing       = 1;  // generate autosave functions (in marshal.go ?)
+}
+
+// I know, I know, the whole point of using protobuf
+// is so you don't need a uuid or versions because it's
+// inherently forward compatable. nonetheless, a simple stubbed out
+// trivial and empty protobuf message can marshal and identify all the files
+// also, this could be used to modify /usr/bin/file /usr/share/magic to identify the files
+// maybe this is already been done and is pointless, but it seems like a good idea
+message Filetypes {                             // `autogenpb:marshal`
+        string              uuid          = 1;  // `autogenpb:uuid:c1239110-ad4f-41f3-b0f5-189034f0a3a7`
+        string              version       = 2;  // `autogenpb:version:v0.0.1`
+        repeated Filetype   Filetypes     = 3;  // an array of each .proto file in the working directory
+}
+// this generic message is used by autogen to identify and
+// then dump the uuid and version from any arbitrary .pb file
+message Identify {                              // `autogenpb:marshal`
+        string              uuid          = 1;  //
+        string              version       = 2;  //
+}