VOL-2292: Create application for scale testing of BAL

- Base framework created and is functional
- Able to provision ATT techprofile with scheduler, queue and eapol
  flow creation.
- Extensible framework provided to add various operator workflows
- README has details about how to build, run, configure and extend
  the framework.

Change-Id: I71774959281881278c14b48bee7f9adc0b81ec68
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto/text.go b/vendor/github.com/golang/protobuf/proto/text.go
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+// Go support for Protocol Buffers - Google's data interchange format
+//
+// Copyright 2010 The Go Authors.  All rights reserved.
+// https://github.com/golang/protobuf
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+package proto
+
+// Functions for writing the text protocol buffer format.
+
+import (
+	"bufio"
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"math"
+	"reflect"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+var (
+	newline         = []byte("\n")
+	spaces          = []byte("                                        ")
+	endBraceNewline = []byte("}\n")
+	backslashN      = []byte{'\\', 'n'}
+	backslashR      = []byte{'\\', 'r'}
+	backslashT      = []byte{'\\', 't'}
+	backslashDQ     = []byte{'\\', '"'}
+	backslashBS     = []byte{'\\', '\\'}
+	posInf          = []byte("inf")
+	negInf          = []byte("-inf")
+	nan             = []byte("nan")
+)
+
+type writer interface {
+	io.Writer
+	WriteByte(byte) error
+}
+
+// textWriter is an io.Writer that tracks its indentation level.
+type textWriter struct {
+	ind      int
+	complete bool // if the current position is a complete line
+	compact  bool // whether to write out as a one-liner
+	w        writer
+}
+
+func (w *textWriter) WriteString(s string) (n int, err error) {
+	if !strings.Contains(s, "\n") {
+		if !w.compact && w.complete {
+			w.writeIndent()
+		}
+		w.complete = false
+		return io.WriteString(w.w, s)
+	}
+	// WriteString is typically called without newlines, so this
+	// codepath and its copy are rare.  We copy to avoid
+	// duplicating all of Write's logic here.
+	return w.Write([]byte(s))
+}
+
+func (w *textWriter) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	newlines := bytes.Count(p, newline)
+	if newlines == 0 {
+		if !w.compact && w.complete {
+			w.writeIndent()
+		}
+		n, err = w.w.Write(p)
+		w.complete = false
+		return n, err
+	}
+
+	frags := bytes.SplitN(p, newline, newlines+1)
+	if w.compact {
+		for i, frag := range frags {
+			if i > 0 {
+				if err := w.w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+					return n, err
+				}
+				n++
+			}
+			nn, err := w.w.Write(frag)
+			n += nn
+			if err != nil {
+				return n, err
+			}
+		}
+		return n, nil
+	}
+
+	for i, frag := range frags {
+		if w.complete {
+			w.writeIndent()
+		}
+		nn, err := w.w.Write(frag)
+		n += nn
+		if err != nil {
+			return n, err
+		}
+		if i+1 < len(frags) {
+			if err := w.w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+				return n, err
+			}
+			n++
+		}
+	}
+	w.complete = len(frags[len(frags)-1]) == 0
+	return n, nil
+}
+
+func (w *textWriter) WriteByte(c byte) error {
+	if w.compact && c == '\n' {
+		c = ' '
+	}
+	if !w.compact && w.complete {
+		w.writeIndent()
+	}
+	err := w.w.WriteByte(c)
+	w.complete = c == '\n'
+	return err
+}
+
+func (w *textWriter) indent() { w.ind++ }
+
+func (w *textWriter) unindent() {
+	if w.ind == 0 {
+		log.Print("proto: textWriter unindented too far")
+		return
+	}
+	w.ind--
+}
+
+func writeName(w *textWriter, props *Properties) error {
+	if _, err := w.WriteString(props.OrigName); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if props.Wire != "group" {
+		return w.WriteByte(':')
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func requiresQuotes(u string) bool {
+	// When type URL contains any characters except [0-9A-Za-z./\-]*, it must be quoted.
+	for _, ch := range u {
+		switch {
+		case ch == '.' || ch == '/' || ch == '_':
+			continue
+		case '0' <= ch && ch <= '9':
+			continue
+		case 'A' <= ch && ch <= 'Z':
+			continue
+		case 'a' <= ch && ch <= 'z':
+			continue
+		default:
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+// isAny reports whether sv is a google.protobuf.Any message
+func isAny(sv reflect.Value) bool {
+	type wkt interface {
+		XXX_WellKnownType() string
+	}
+	t, ok := sv.Addr().Interface().(wkt)
+	return ok && t.XXX_WellKnownType() == "Any"
+}
+
+// writeProto3Any writes an expanded google.protobuf.Any message.
+//
+// It returns (false, nil) if sv value can't be unmarshaled (e.g. because
+// required messages are not linked in).
+//
+// It returns (true, error) when sv was written in expanded format or an error
+// was encountered.
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeProto3Any(w *textWriter, sv reflect.Value) (bool, error) {
+	turl := sv.FieldByName("TypeUrl")
+	val := sv.FieldByName("Value")
+	if !turl.IsValid() || !val.IsValid() {
+		return true, errors.New("proto: invalid google.protobuf.Any message")
+	}
+
+	b, ok := val.Interface().([]byte)
+	if !ok {
+		return true, errors.New("proto: invalid google.protobuf.Any message")
+	}
+
+	parts := strings.Split(turl.String(), "/")
+	mt := MessageType(parts[len(parts)-1])
+	if mt == nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	m := reflect.New(mt.Elem())
+	if err := Unmarshal(b, m.Interface().(Message)); err != nil {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+	w.Write([]byte("["))
+	u := turl.String()
+	if requiresQuotes(u) {
+		writeString(w, u)
+	} else {
+		w.Write([]byte(u))
+	}
+	if w.compact {
+		w.Write([]byte("]:<"))
+	} else {
+		w.Write([]byte("]: <\n"))
+		w.ind++
+	}
+	if err := tm.writeStruct(w, m.Elem()); err != nil {
+		return true, err
+	}
+	if w.compact {
+		w.Write([]byte("> "))
+	} else {
+		w.ind--
+		w.Write([]byte(">\n"))
+	}
+	return true, nil
+}
+
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeStruct(w *textWriter, sv reflect.Value) error {
+	if tm.ExpandAny && isAny(sv) {
+		if canExpand, err := tm.writeProto3Any(w, sv); canExpand {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	st := sv.Type()
+	sprops := GetProperties(st)
+	for i := 0; i < sv.NumField(); i++ {
+		fv := sv.Field(i)
+		props := sprops.Prop[i]
+		name := st.Field(i).Name
+
+		if name == "XXX_NoUnkeyedLiteral" {
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if strings.HasPrefix(name, "XXX_") {
+			// There are two XXX_ fields:
+			//   XXX_unrecognized []byte
+			//   XXX_extensions   map[int32]proto.Extension
+			// The first is handled here;
+			// the second is handled at the bottom of this function.
+			if name == "XXX_unrecognized" && !fv.IsNil() {
+				if err := writeUnknownStruct(w, fv.Interface().([]byte)); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if fv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && fv.IsNil() {
+			// Field not filled in. This could be an optional field or
+			// a required field that wasn't filled in. Either way, there
+			// isn't anything we can show for it.
+			continue
+		}
+		if fv.Kind() == reflect.Slice && fv.IsNil() {
+			// Repeated field that is empty, or a bytes field that is unused.
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if props.Repeated && fv.Kind() == reflect.Slice {
+			// Repeated field.
+			for j := 0; j < fv.Len(); j++ {
+				if err := writeName(w, props); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if !w.compact {
+					if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				v := fv.Index(j)
+				if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && v.IsNil() {
+					// A nil message in a repeated field is not valid,
+					// but we can handle that more gracefully than panicking.
+					if _, err := w.Write([]byte("<nil>\n")); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+				if err := tm.writeAny(w, v, props); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if fv.Kind() == reflect.Map {
+			// Map fields are rendered as a repeated struct with key/value fields.
+			keys := fv.MapKeys()
+			sort.Sort(mapKeys(keys))
+			for _, key := range keys {
+				val := fv.MapIndex(key)
+				if err := writeName(w, props); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if !w.compact {
+					if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				// open struct
+				if err := w.WriteByte('<'); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if !w.compact {
+					if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				w.indent()
+				// key
+				if _, err := w.WriteString("key:"); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if !w.compact {
+					if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				if err := tm.writeAny(w, key, props.MapKeyProp); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				// nil values aren't legal, but we can avoid panicking because of them.
+				if val.Kind() != reflect.Ptr || !val.IsNil() {
+					// value
+					if _, err := w.WriteString("value:"); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					if !w.compact {
+						if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+							return err
+						}
+					}
+					if err := tm.writeAny(w, val, props.MapValProp); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+					if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+						return err
+					}
+				}
+				// close struct
+				w.unindent()
+				if err := w.WriteByte('>'); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+				if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if props.proto3 && fv.Kind() == reflect.Slice && fv.Len() == 0 {
+			// empty bytes field
+			continue
+		}
+		if fv.Kind() != reflect.Ptr && fv.Kind() != reflect.Slice {
+			// proto3 non-repeated scalar field; skip if zero value
+			if isProto3Zero(fv) {
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+
+		if fv.Kind() == reflect.Interface {
+			// Check if it is a oneof.
+			if st.Field(i).Tag.Get("protobuf_oneof") != "" {
+				// fv is nil, or holds a pointer to generated struct.
+				// That generated struct has exactly one field,
+				// which has a protobuf struct tag.
+				if fv.IsNil() {
+					continue
+				}
+				inner := fv.Elem().Elem() // interface -> *T -> T
+				tag := inner.Type().Field(0).Tag.Get("protobuf")
+				props = new(Properties) // Overwrite the outer props var, but not its pointee.
+				props.Parse(tag)
+				// Write the value in the oneof, not the oneof itself.
+				fv = inner.Field(0)
+
+				// Special case to cope with malformed messages gracefully:
+				// If the value in the oneof is a nil pointer, don't panic
+				// in writeAny.
+				if fv.Kind() == reflect.Ptr && fv.IsNil() {
+					// Use errors.New so writeAny won't render quotes.
+					msg := errors.New("/* nil */")
+					fv = reflect.ValueOf(&msg).Elem()
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		if err := writeName(w, props); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !w.compact {
+			if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+
+		// Enums have a String method, so writeAny will work fine.
+		if err := tm.writeAny(w, fv, props); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Extensions (the XXX_extensions field).
+	pv := sv.Addr()
+	if _, err := extendable(pv.Interface()); err == nil {
+		if err := tm.writeExtensions(w, pv); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// writeAny writes an arbitrary field.
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeAny(w *textWriter, v reflect.Value, props *Properties) error {
+	v = reflect.Indirect(v)
+
+	// Floats have special cases.
+	if v.Kind() == reflect.Float32 || v.Kind() == reflect.Float64 {
+		x := v.Float()
+		var b []byte
+		switch {
+		case math.IsInf(x, 1):
+			b = posInf
+		case math.IsInf(x, -1):
+			b = negInf
+		case math.IsNaN(x):
+			b = nan
+		}
+		if b != nil {
+			_, err := w.Write(b)
+			return err
+		}
+		// Other values are handled below.
+	}
+
+	// We don't attempt to serialise every possible value type; only those
+	// that can occur in protocol buffers.
+	switch v.Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		// Should only be a []byte; repeated fields are handled in writeStruct.
+		if err := writeString(w, string(v.Bytes())); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	case reflect.String:
+		if err := writeString(w, v.String()); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	case reflect.Struct:
+		// Required/optional group/message.
+		var bra, ket byte = '<', '>'
+		if props != nil && props.Wire == "group" {
+			bra, ket = '{', '}'
+		}
+		if err := w.WriteByte(bra); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if !w.compact {
+			if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		w.indent()
+		if v.CanAddr() {
+			// Calling v.Interface on a struct causes the reflect package to
+			// copy the entire struct. This is racy with the new Marshaler
+			// since we atomically update the XXX_sizecache.
+			//
+			// Thus, we retrieve a pointer to the struct if possible to avoid
+			// a race since v.Interface on the pointer doesn't copy the struct.
+			//
+			// If v is not addressable, then we are not worried about a race
+			// since it implies that the binary Marshaler cannot possibly be
+			// mutating this value.
+			v = v.Addr()
+		}
+		if etm, ok := v.Interface().(encoding.TextMarshaler); ok {
+			text, err := etm.MarshalText()
+			if err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			if _, err = w.Write(text); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			if v.Kind() == reflect.Ptr {
+				v = v.Elem()
+			}
+			if err := tm.writeStruct(w, v); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		w.unindent()
+		if err := w.WriteByte(ket); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	default:
+		_, err := fmt.Fprint(w, v.Interface())
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// equivalent to C's isprint.
+func isprint(c byte) bool {
+	return c >= 0x20 && c < 0x7f
+}
+
+// writeString writes a string in the protocol buffer text format.
+// It is similar to strconv.Quote except we don't use Go escape sequences,
+// we treat the string as a byte sequence, and we use octal escapes.
+// These differences are to maintain interoperability with the other
+// languages' implementations of the text format.
+func writeString(w *textWriter, s string) error {
+	// use WriteByte here to get any needed indent
+	if err := w.WriteByte('"'); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	// Loop over the bytes, not the runes.
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		var err error
+		// Divergence from C++: we don't escape apostrophes.
+		// There's no need to escape them, and the C++ parser
+		// copes with a naked apostrophe.
+		switch c := s[i]; c {
+		case '\n':
+			_, err = w.w.Write(backslashN)
+		case '\r':
+			_, err = w.w.Write(backslashR)
+		case '\t':
+			_, err = w.w.Write(backslashT)
+		case '"':
+			_, err = w.w.Write(backslashDQ)
+		case '\\':
+			_, err = w.w.Write(backslashBS)
+		default:
+			if isprint(c) {
+				err = w.w.WriteByte(c)
+			} else {
+				_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w.w, "\\%03o", c)
+			}
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return w.WriteByte('"')
+}
+
+func writeUnknownStruct(w *textWriter, data []byte) (err error) {
+	if !w.compact {
+		if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "/* %d unknown bytes */\n", len(data)); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	b := NewBuffer(data)
+	for b.index < len(b.buf) {
+		x, err := b.DecodeVarint()
+		if err != nil {
+			_, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "/* %v */\n", err)
+			return err
+		}
+		wire, tag := x&7, x>>3
+		if wire == WireEndGroup {
+			w.unindent()
+			if _, err := w.Write(endBraceNewline); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+		if _, err := fmt.Fprint(w, tag); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if wire != WireStartGroup {
+			if err := w.WriteByte(':'); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		if !w.compact || wire == WireStartGroup {
+			if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		}
+		switch wire {
+		case WireBytes:
+			buf, e := b.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+			if e == nil {
+				_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, "%q", buf)
+			} else {
+				_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, "/* %v */", e)
+			}
+		case WireFixed32:
+			x, err = b.DecodeFixed32()
+			err = writeUnknownInt(w, x, err)
+		case WireFixed64:
+			x, err = b.DecodeFixed64()
+			err = writeUnknownInt(w, x, err)
+		case WireStartGroup:
+			err = w.WriteByte('{')
+			w.indent()
+		case WireVarint:
+			x, err = b.DecodeVarint()
+			err = writeUnknownInt(w, x, err)
+		default:
+			_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, "/* unknown wire type %d */", wire)
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if err = w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func writeUnknownInt(w *textWriter, x uint64, err error) error {
+	if err == nil {
+		_, err = fmt.Fprint(w, x)
+	} else {
+		_, err = fmt.Fprintf(w, "/* %v */", err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+type int32Slice []int32
+
+func (s int32Slice) Len() int           { return len(s) }
+func (s int32Slice) Less(i, j int) bool { return s[i] < s[j] }
+func (s int32Slice) Swap(i, j int)      { s[i], s[j] = s[j], s[i] }
+
+// writeExtensions writes all the extensions in pv.
+// pv is assumed to be a pointer to a protocol message struct that is extendable.
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeExtensions(w *textWriter, pv reflect.Value) error {
+	emap := extensionMaps[pv.Type().Elem()]
+	ep, _ := extendable(pv.Interface())
+
+	// Order the extensions by ID.
+	// This isn't strictly necessary, but it will give us
+	// canonical output, which will also make testing easier.
+	m, mu := ep.extensionsRead()
+	if m == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+	mu.Lock()
+	ids := make([]int32, 0, len(m))
+	for id := range m {
+		ids = append(ids, id)
+	}
+	sort.Sort(int32Slice(ids))
+	mu.Unlock()
+
+	for _, extNum := range ids {
+		ext := m[extNum]
+		var desc *ExtensionDesc
+		if emap != nil {
+			desc = emap[extNum]
+		}
+		if desc == nil {
+			// Unknown extension.
+			if err := writeUnknownStruct(w, ext.enc); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			continue
+		}
+
+		pb, err := GetExtension(ep, desc)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed getting extension: %v", err)
+		}
+
+		// Repeated extensions will appear as a slice.
+		if !desc.repeated() {
+			if err := tm.writeExtension(w, desc.Name, pb); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		} else {
+			v := reflect.ValueOf(pb)
+			for i := 0; i < v.Len(); i++ {
+				if err := tm.writeExtension(w, desc.Name, v.Index(i).Interface()); err != nil {
+					return err
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) writeExtension(w *textWriter, name string, pb interface{}) error {
+	if _, err := fmt.Fprintf(w, "[%s]:", name); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if !w.compact {
+		if err := w.WriteByte(' '); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	if err := tm.writeAny(w, reflect.ValueOf(pb), nil); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if err := w.WriteByte('\n'); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (w *textWriter) writeIndent() {
+	if !w.complete {
+		return
+	}
+	remain := w.ind * 2
+	for remain > 0 {
+		n := remain
+		if n > len(spaces) {
+			n = len(spaces)
+		}
+		w.w.Write(spaces[:n])
+		remain -= n
+	}
+	w.complete = false
+}
+
+// TextMarshaler is a configurable text format marshaler.
+type TextMarshaler struct {
+	Compact   bool // use compact text format (one line).
+	ExpandAny bool // expand google.protobuf.Any messages of known types
+}
+
+// Marshal writes a given protocol buffer in text format.
+// The only errors returned are from w.
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) Marshal(w io.Writer, pb Message) error {
+	val := reflect.ValueOf(pb)
+	if pb == nil || val.IsNil() {
+		w.Write([]byte("<nil>"))
+		return nil
+	}
+	var bw *bufio.Writer
+	ww, ok := w.(writer)
+	if !ok {
+		bw = bufio.NewWriter(w)
+		ww = bw
+	}
+	aw := &textWriter{
+		w:        ww,
+		complete: true,
+		compact:  tm.Compact,
+	}
+
+	if etm, ok := pb.(encoding.TextMarshaler); ok {
+		text, err := etm.MarshalText()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if _, err = aw.Write(text); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if bw != nil {
+			return bw.Flush()
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+	// Dereference the received pointer so we don't have outer < and >.
+	v := reflect.Indirect(val)
+	if err := tm.writeStruct(aw, v); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if bw != nil {
+		return bw.Flush()
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Text is the same as Marshal, but returns the string directly.
+func (tm *TextMarshaler) Text(pb Message) string {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	tm.Marshal(&buf, pb)
+	return buf.String()
+}
+
+var (
+	defaultTextMarshaler = TextMarshaler{}
+	compactTextMarshaler = TextMarshaler{Compact: true}
+)
+
+// TODO: consider removing some of the Marshal functions below.
+
+// MarshalText writes a given protocol buffer in text format.
+// The only errors returned are from w.
+func MarshalText(w io.Writer, pb Message) error { return defaultTextMarshaler.Marshal(w, pb) }
+
+// MarshalTextString is the same as MarshalText, but returns the string directly.
+func MarshalTextString(pb Message) string { return defaultTextMarshaler.Text(pb) }
+
+// CompactText writes a given protocol buffer in compact text format (one line).
+func CompactText(w io.Writer, pb Message) error { return compactTextMarshaler.Marshal(w, pb) }
+
+// CompactTextString is the same as CompactText, but returns the string directly.
+func CompactTextString(pb Message) string { return compactTextMarshaler.Text(pb) }