pbvm

pbvm - Protocol Buffers Version Manager.

Install

Check the latest release here:

• https://github.com/ekalinin/pbvm/releases/latest

# download & unpack
$ wget https://github.com/ekalinin/pbvm/releases/download/<version>/pbvm_<version>_linux_x86_64.tar.gz
$ tar pbvm_<version>_linux_x86_64.tar.gz

# install
$ sudo cp pbvm /usr/bin

# activate
$ export PATH="$PATH:$HOME/.pbvm/active/bin"

Usage

List available versions

$ pbvm list-remote -n 5     
   VERSION   | PRE-RELEASE |    DATE    | INSTALLED  
-------------+-------------+------------+------------
  v4.0.0-rc1 | true        | 2020.07.15 | true       
  v3.12.3    | false       | 2020.06.03 | true       
  v3.12.2    | false       | 2020.05.26 | false      
  v3.12.1    | false       | 2020.05.20 | false      
  v3.12.0    | false       | 2020.05.15 | true 

Install (switch to) version

$ pbvm install v4.0.0-rc1
$ protoc --version
libprotoc 4.0.0

$ pbvm install v3.12.3
$ protoc --version
libprotoc 3.12.3

# will just switch active version (without downloading)
$ pbvm install v4.0.0-rc1
$ protoc --version
libprotoc 3.12.3

List local versions

$ pbvm ls                                         
   VERSION   | INSTALL DATE | ACTIVE  
-------------+--------------+---------
  v4.0.0-rc1 | 2020.07.20   | false   
  v3.12.3    | 2020.07.20   | true    
  v3.12.0    | 2020.07.21   | false 

Run with a version

$ protoc --version
libprotoc 3.12.3

$ pbvm run "protoc --version" --version v4.0.0-rc1        
libprotoc 4.0.0

$ protoc --version
libprotoc 3.12.3

Auto completion

# see instructions below
$ pbvm completion -h