use protocol buffers to do something cool

premake5.lua

@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ end
 dependencies.load()
 
 workspace "mw3-server-freezer"
+startproject "client"
 location "./build"
 objdir "%{wks.location}/obj"
 targetdir "%{wks.location}/bin/%{cfg.platform}/%{cfg.buildcfg}"
@@ -104,3 +105,13 @@ dependencies.imports()
 
 group "Dependencies"
 dependencies.projects()
+
+rule "ProtobufCompiler"
+display "Protobuf compiler"
+location "./build"
+fileExtension ".proto"
+buildmessage "Compiling %(Identity) with protoc..."
+buildcommands {'@echo off', 'path "$(SolutionDir)\\..\\tools"',
+			   'if not exist "$(ProjectDir)\\src\\proto" mkdir "$(ProjectDir)\\src\\proto"',
+			   'protoc --error_format=msvs -I=%(RelativeDir) --cpp_out=src\\proto %(Identity)'}
+buildoutputs {'$(ProjectDir)\\src\\proto\\%(Filename).pb.cc', '$(ProjectDir)\\src\\proto\\%(Filename).pb.h'}