why proto buffer no date data type?

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I am using node, I am curious why proto buffer there is no date data type?

I am using sequelizejs ORM which I define a date field:

tranTime: DataTypes.DATE

MYSQL database is save as DateTime.

Which data type should I use? Anyone use datetime with GRPC?

There's a Date (https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Date) in place, and there's a 3rd party ORM utility (https://github.com/dresende/node-orm2) in place as well. I believe you can use Date in your program while can be properly mapped to real dbms field type. — tibetty, Aug 10 '17 at 03:53
I am talking about protocol buffer. https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/ — Alvin, Aug 10 '17 at 05:10

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 11 '17 at 18:22

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I use an int64 unix timestamp and then convert it. Date formats can be different between languages but a unix timestamp would be the same as an int64 or unsigned int32

answered Aug 11 '17 at 18:22

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Yes, this is what I recommend (as the author of proto2). – Kenton Varda Aug 12 '17 at 19:28

why proto buffer no date data type?

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