v.19.3New Features
Added Protobuf Output Format
Added Protobuf output format. #4005 #4158 (Vitaly Baranov)Why it matters
This feature allows users to export query results in the efficient and widely adopted Protocol Buffers (Protobuf) format. It solves the problem of interoperability with systems that consume Protobuf data and optimizes data serialization for network transfer and storage.How to use it
To output query results in Protobuf format, appendFORMAT Protobuf to your query. For example:SELECT * FROM table_name FORMAT ProtobufYou may need to define the corresponding Protobuf schema to decode the data properly on the consumer side.