VOL-381 add unum container to support ONOS cluster formation under swarm

Change-Id: Ic260edda19bb199ed040f05164ab605f28c919d0
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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
+
+/*
+ * Routines for decoding protocol buffer data to construct in-memory representations.
+ */
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"reflect"
+)
+
+// errOverflow is returned when an integer is too large to be represented.
+var errOverflow = errors.New("proto: integer overflow")
+
+// ErrInternalBadWireType is returned by generated code when an incorrect
+// wire type is encountered. It does not get returned to user code.
+var ErrInternalBadWireType = errors.New("proto: internal error: bad wiretype for oneof")
+
+// The fundamental decoders that interpret bytes on the wire.
+// Those that take integer types all return uint64 and are
+// therefore of type valueDecoder.
+
+// DecodeVarint reads a varint-encoded integer from the slice.
+// It returns the integer and the number of bytes consumed, or
+// zero if there is not enough.
+// This is the format for the
+// int32, int64, uint32, uint64, bool, and enum
+// protocol buffer types.
+func DecodeVarint(buf []byte) (x uint64, n int) {
+	for shift := uint(0); shift < 64; shift += 7 {
+		if n >= len(buf) {
+			return 0, 0
+		}
+		b := uint64(buf[n])
+		n++
+		x |= (b & 0x7F) << shift
+		if (b & 0x80) == 0 {
+			return x, n
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The number is too large to represent in a 64-bit value.
+	return 0, 0
+}
+
+func (p *Buffer) decodeVarintSlow() (x uint64, err error) {
+	i := p.index
+	l := len(p.buf)
+
+	for shift := uint(0); shift < 64; shift += 7 {
+		if i >= l {
+			err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			return
+		}
+		b := p.buf[i]
+		i++
+		x |= (uint64(b) & 0x7F) << shift
+		if b < 0x80 {
+			p.index = i
+			return
+		}
+	}
+
+	// The number is too large to represent in a 64-bit value.
+	err = errOverflow
+	return
+}
+
+// DecodeVarint reads a varint-encoded integer from the Buffer.
+// This is the format for the
+// int32, int64, uint32, uint64, bool, and enum
+// protocol buffer types.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeVarint() (x uint64, err error) {
+	i := p.index
+	buf := p.buf
+
+	if i >= len(buf) {
+		return 0, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	} else if buf[i] < 0x80 {
+		p.index++
+		return uint64(buf[i]), nil
+	} else if len(buf)-i < 10 {
+		return p.decodeVarintSlow()
+	}
+
+	var b uint64
+	// we already checked the first byte
+	x = uint64(buf[i]) - 0x80
+	i++
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 7
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 7
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 14
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 14
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 21
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 21
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 28
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 28
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 35
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 35
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 42
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 42
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 49
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 49
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 56
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	x -= 0x80 << 56
+
+	b = uint64(buf[i])
+	i++
+	x += b << 63
+	if b&0x80 == 0 {
+		goto done
+	}
+	// x -= 0x80 << 63 // Always zero.
+
+	return 0, errOverflow
+
+done:
+	p.index = i
+	return x, nil
+}
+
+// DecodeFixed64 reads a 64-bit integer from the Buffer.
+// This is the format for the
+// fixed64, sfixed64, and double protocol buffer types.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeFixed64() (x uint64, err error) {
+	// x, err already 0
+	i := p.index + 8
+	if i < 0 || i > len(p.buf) {
+		err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+		return
+	}
+	p.index = i
+
+	x = uint64(p.buf[i-8])
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-7]) << 8
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-6]) << 16
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-5]) << 24
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-4]) << 32
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-3]) << 40
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-2]) << 48
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-1]) << 56
+	return
+}
+
+// DecodeFixed32 reads a 32-bit integer from the Buffer.
+// This is the format for the
+// fixed32, sfixed32, and float protocol buffer types.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeFixed32() (x uint64, err error) {
+	// x, err already 0
+	i := p.index + 4
+	if i < 0 || i > len(p.buf) {
+		err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+		return
+	}
+	p.index = i
+
+	x = uint64(p.buf[i-4])
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-3]) << 8
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-2]) << 16
+	x |= uint64(p.buf[i-1]) << 24
+	return
+}
+
+// DecodeZigzag64 reads a zigzag-encoded 64-bit integer
+// from the Buffer.
+// This is the format used for the sint64 protocol buffer type.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeZigzag64() (x uint64, err error) {
+	x, err = p.DecodeVarint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	x = (x >> 1) ^ uint64((int64(x&1)<<63)>>63)
+	return
+}
+
+// DecodeZigzag32 reads a zigzag-encoded 32-bit integer
+// from  the Buffer.
+// This is the format used for the sint32 protocol buffer type.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeZigzag32() (x uint64, err error) {
+	x, err = p.DecodeVarint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	x = uint64((uint32(x) >> 1) ^ uint32((int32(x&1)<<31)>>31))
+	return
+}
+
+// These are not ValueDecoders: they produce an array of bytes or a string.
+// bytes, embedded messages
+
+// DecodeRawBytes reads a count-delimited byte buffer from the Buffer.
+// This is the format used for the bytes protocol buffer
+// type and for embedded messages.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeRawBytes(alloc bool) (buf []byte, err error) {
+	n, err := p.DecodeVarint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	nb := int(n)
+	if nb < 0 {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("proto: bad byte length %d", nb)
+	}
+	end := p.index + nb
+	if end < p.index || end > len(p.buf) {
+		return nil, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+	}
+
+	if !alloc {
+		// todo: check if can get more uses of alloc=false
+		buf = p.buf[p.index:end]
+		p.index += nb
+		return
+	}
+
+	buf = make([]byte, nb)
+	copy(buf, p.buf[p.index:])
+	p.index += nb
+	return
+}
+
+// DecodeStringBytes reads an encoded string from the Buffer.
+// This is the format used for the proto2 string type.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeStringBytes() (s string, err error) {
+	buf, err := p.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return
+	}
+	return string(buf), nil
+}
+
+// Skip the next item in the buffer. Its wire type is decoded and presented as an argument.
+// If the protocol buffer has extensions, and the field matches, add it as an extension.
+// Otherwise, if the XXX_unrecognized field exists, append the skipped data there.
+func (o *Buffer) skipAndSave(t reflect.Type, tag, wire int, base structPointer, unrecField field) error {
+	oi := o.index
+
+	err := o.skip(t, tag, wire)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if !unrecField.IsValid() {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	ptr := structPointer_Bytes(base, unrecField)
+
+	// Add the skipped field to struct field
+	obuf := o.buf
+
+	o.buf = *ptr
+	o.EncodeVarint(uint64(tag<<3 | wire))
+	*ptr = append(o.buf, obuf[oi:o.index]...)
+
+	o.buf = obuf
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Skip the next item in the buffer. Its wire type is decoded and presented as an argument.
+func (o *Buffer) skip(t reflect.Type, tag, wire int) error {
+
+	var u uint64
+	var err error
+
+	switch wire {
+	case WireVarint:
+		_, err = o.DecodeVarint()
+	case WireFixed64:
+		_, err = o.DecodeFixed64()
+	case WireBytes:
+		_, err = o.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+	case WireFixed32:
+		_, err = o.DecodeFixed32()
+	case WireStartGroup:
+		for {
+			u, err = o.DecodeVarint()
+			if err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+			fwire := int(u & 0x7)
+			if fwire == WireEndGroup {
+				break
+			}
+			ftag := int(u >> 3)
+			err = o.skip(t, ftag, fwire)
+			if err != nil {
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	default:
+		err = fmt.Errorf("proto: can't skip unknown wire type %d for %s", wire, t)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// Unmarshaler is the interface representing objects that can
+// unmarshal themselves.  The method should reset the receiver before
+// decoding starts.  The argument points to data that may be
+// overwritten, so implementations should not keep references to the
+// buffer.
+type Unmarshaler interface {
+	Unmarshal([]byte) error
+}
+
+// Unmarshal parses the protocol buffer representation in buf and places the
+// decoded result in pb.  If the struct underlying pb does not match
+// the data in buf, the results can be unpredictable.
+//
+// Unmarshal resets pb before starting to unmarshal, so any
+// existing data in pb is always removed. Use UnmarshalMerge
+// to preserve and append to existing data.
+func Unmarshal(buf []byte, pb Message) error {
+	pb.Reset()
+	return UnmarshalMerge(buf, pb)
+}
+
+// UnmarshalMerge parses the protocol buffer representation in buf and
+// writes the decoded result to pb.  If the struct underlying pb does not match
+// the data in buf, the results can be unpredictable.
+//
+// UnmarshalMerge merges into existing data in pb.
+// Most code should use Unmarshal instead.
+func UnmarshalMerge(buf []byte, pb Message) error {
+	// If the object can unmarshal itself, let it.
+	if u, ok := pb.(Unmarshaler); ok {
+		return u.Unmarshal(buf)
+	}
+	return NewBuffer(buf).Unmarshal(pb)
+}
+
+// DecodeMessage reads a count-delimited message from the Buffer.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeMessage(pb Message) error {
+	enc, err := p.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return NewBuffer(enc).Unmarshal(pb)
+}
+
+// DecodeGroup reads a tag-delimited group from the Buffer.
+func (p *Buffer) DecodeGroup(pb Message) error {
+	typ, base, err := getbase(pb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return p.unmarshalType(typ.Elem(), GetProperties(typ.Elem()), true, base)
+}
+
+// Unmarshal parses the protocol buffer representation in the
+// Buffer and places the decoded result in pb.  If the struct
+// underlying pb does not match the data in the buffer, the results can be
+// unpredictable.
+//
+// Unlike proto.Unmarshal, this does not reset pb before starting to unmarshal.
+func (p *Buffer) Unmarshal(pb Message) error {
+	// If the object can unmarshal itself, let it.
+	if u, ok := pb.(Unmarshaler); ok {
+		err := u.Unmarshal(p.buf[p.index:])
+		p.index = len(p.buf)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	typ, base, err := getbase(pb)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	err = p.unmarshalType(typ.Elem(), GetProperties(typ.Elem()), false, base)
+
+	if collectStats {
+		stats.Decode++
+	}
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// unmarshalType does the work of unmarshaling a structure.
+func (o *Buffer) unmarshalType(st reflect.Type, prop *StructProperties, is_group bool, base structPointer) error {
+	var state errorState
+	required, reqFields := prop.reqCount, uint64(0)
+
+	var err error
+	for err == nil && o.index < len(o.buf) {
+		oi := o.index
+		var u uint64
+		u, err = o.DecodeVarint()
+		if err != nil {
+			break
+		}
+		wire := int(u & 0x7)
+		if wire == WireEndGroup {
+			if is_group {
+				if required > 0 {
+					// Not enough information to determine the exact field.
+					// (See below.)
+					return &RequiredNotSetError{"{Unknown}"}
+				}
+				return nil // input is satisfied
+			}
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: %s: wiretype end group for non-group", st)
+		}
+		tag := int(u >> 3)
+		if tag <= 0 {
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: %s: illegal tag %d (wire type %d)", st, tag, wire)
+		}
+		fieldnum, ok := prop.decoderTags.get(tag)
+		if !ok {
+			// Maybe it's an extension?
+			if prop.extendable {
+				if e, eok := structPointer_Interface(base, st).(extensionsBytes); eok {
+					if isExtensionField(e, int32(tag)) {
+						if err = o.skip(st, tag, wire); err == nil {
+							ext := e.GetExtensions()
+							*ext = append(*ext, o.buf[oi:o.index]...)
+						}
+						continue
+					}
+				} else if e, _ := extendable(structPointer_Interface(base, st)); isExtensionField(e, int32(tag)) {
+					if err = o.skip(st, tag, wire); err == nil {
+						extmap := e.extensionsWrite()
+						ext := extmap[int32(tag)] // may be missing
+						ext.enc = append(ext.enc, o.buf[oi:o.index]...)
+						extmap[int32(tag)] = ext
+					}
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			// Maybe it's a oneof?
+			if prop.oneofUnmarshaler != nil {
+				m := structPointer_Interface(base, st).(Message)
+				// First return value indicates whether tag is a oneof field.
+				ok, err = prop.oneofUnmarshaler(m, tag, wire, o)
+				if err == ErrInternalBadWireType {
+					// Map the error to something more descriptive.
+					// Do the formatting here to save generated code space.
+					err = fmt.Errorf("bad wiretype for oneof field in %T", m)
+				}
+				if ok {
+					continue
+				}
+			}
+			err = o.skipAndSave(st, tag, wire, base, prop.unrecField)
+			continue
+		}
+		p := prop.Prop[fieldnum]
+
+		if p.dec == nil {
+			fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "proto: no protobuf decoder for %s.%s\n", st, st.Field(fieldnum).Name)
+			continue
+		}
+		dec := p.dec
+		if wire != WireStartGroup && wire != p.WireType {
+			if wire == WireBytes && p.packedDec != nil {
+				// a packable field
+				dec = p.packedDec
+			} else {
+				err = fmt.Errorf("proto: bad wiretype for field %s.%s: got wiretype %d, want %d", st, st.Field(fieldnum).Name, wire, p.WireType)
+				continue
+			}
+		}
+		decErr := dec(o, p, base)
+		if decErr != nil && !state.shouldContinue(decErr, p) {
+			err = decErr
+		}
+		if err == nil && p.Required {
+			// Successfully decoded a required field.
+			if tag <= 64 {
+				// use bitmap for fields 1-64 to catch field reuse.
+				var mask uint64 = 1 << uint64(tag-1)
+				if reqFields&mask == 0 {
+					// new required field
+					reqFields |= mask
+					required--
+				}
+			} else {
+				// This is imprecise. It can be fooled by a required field
+				// with a tag > 64 that is encoded twice; that's very rare.
+				// A fully correct implementation would require allocating
+				// a data structure, which we would like to avoid.
+				required--
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	if err == nil {
+		if is_group {
+			return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+		}
+		if state.err != nil {
+			return state.err
+		}
+		if required > 0 {
+			// Not enough information to determine the exact field. If we use extra
+			// CPU, we could determine the field only if the missing required field
+			// has a tag <= 64 and we check reqFields.
+			return &RequiredNotSetError{"{Unknown}"}
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+// Individual type decoders
+// For each,
+//	u is the decoded value,
+//	v is a pointer to the field (pointer) in the struct
+
+// Sizes of the pools to allocate inside the Buffer.
+// The goal is modest amortization and allocation
+// on at least 16-byte boundaries.
+const (
+	boolPoolSize   = 16
+	uint32PoolSize = 8
+	uint64PoolSize = 4
+)
+
+// Decode a bool.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_bool(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if len(o.bools) == 0 {
+		o.bools = make([]bool, boolPoolSize)
+	}
+	o.bools[0] = u != 0
+	*structPointer_Bool(base, p.field) = &o.bools[0]
+	o.bools = o.bools[1:]
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *Buffer) dec_proto3_bool(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*structPointer_BoolVal(base, p.field) = u != 0
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode an int32.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_int32(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	word32_Set(structPointer_Word32(base, p.field), o, uint32(u))
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *Buffer) dec_proto3_int32(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	word32Val_Set(structPointer_Word32Val(base, p.field), uint32(u))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode an int64.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_int64(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	word64_Set(structPointer_Word64(base, p.field), o, u)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *Buffer) dec_proto3_int64(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	word64Val_Set(structPointer_Word64Val(base, p.field), o, u)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a string.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_string(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	s, err := o.DecodeStringBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*structPointer_String(base, p.field) = &s
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *Buffer) dec_proto3_string(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	s, err := o.DecodeStringBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*structPointer_StringVal(base, p.field) = s
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of bytes ([]byte).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_byte(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	b, err := o.DecodeRawBytes(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	*structPointer_Bytes(base, p.field) = b
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of bools ([]bool).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_bool(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v := structPointer_BoolSlice(base, p.field)
+	*v = append(*v, u != 0)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of bools ([]bool) in packed format.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_packed_bool(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	v := structPointer_BoolSlice(base, p.field)
+
+	nn, err := o.DecodeVarint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	nb := int(nn) // number of bytes of encoded bools
+	fin := o.index + nb
+	if fin < o.index {
+		return errOverflow
+	}
+
+	y := *v
+	for o.index < fin {
+		u, err := p.valDec(o)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		y = append(y, u != 0)
+	}
+
+	*v = y
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of int32s ([]int32).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_int32(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	structPointer_Word32Slice(base, p.field).Append(uint32(u))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of int32s ([]int32) in packed format.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_packed_int32(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	v := structPointer_Word32Slice(base, p.field)
+
+	nn, err := o.DecodeVarint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	nb := int(nn) // number of bytes of encoded int32s
+
+	fin := o.index + nb
+	if fin < o.index {
+		return errOverflow
+	}
+	for o.index < fin {
+		u, err := p.valDec(o)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		v.Append(uint32(u))
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of int64s ([]int64).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_int64(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	u, err := p.valDec(o)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	structPointer_Word64Slice(base, p.field).Append(u)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of int64s ([]int64) in packed format.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_packed_int64(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	v := structPointer_Word64Slice(base, p.field)
+
+	nn, err := o.DecodeVarint()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	nb := int(nn) // number of bytes of encoded int64s
+
+	fin := o.index + nb
+	if fin < o.index {
+		return errOverflow
+	}
+	for o.index < fin {
+		u, err := p.valDec(o)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		v.Append(u)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of strings ([]string).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_string(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	s, err := o.DecodeStringBytes()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v := structPointer_StringSlice(base, p.field)
+	*v = append(*v, s)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of slice of bytes ([][]byte).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_slice_byte(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	b, err := o.DecodeRawBytes(true)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	v := structPointer_BytesSlice(base, p.field)
+	*v = append(*v, b)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a map field.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_new_map(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	raw, err := o.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	oi := o.index       // index at the end of this map entry
+	o.index -= len(raw) // move buffer back to start of map entry
+
+	mptr := structPointer_NewAt(base, p.field, p.mtype) // *map[K]V
+	if mptr.Elem().IsNil() {
+		mptr.Elem().Set(reflect.MakeMap(mptr.Type().Elem()))
+	}
+	v := mptr.Elem() // map[K]V
+
+	// Prepare addressable doubly-indirect placeholders for the key and value types.
+	// See enc_new_map for why.
+	keyptr := reflect.New(reflect.PtrTo(p.mtype.Key())).Elem() // addressable *K
+	keybase := toStructPointer(keyptr.Addr())                  // **K
+
+	var valbase structPointer
+	var valptr reflect.Value
+	switch p.mtype.Elem().Kind() {
+	case reflect.Slice:
+		// []byte
+		var dummy []byte
+		valptr = reflect.ValueOf(&dummy)  // *[]byte
+		valbase = toStructPointer(valptr) // *[]byte
+	case reflect.Ptr:
+		// message; valptr is **Msg; need to allocate the intermediate pointer
+		valptr = reflect.New(reflect.PtrTo(p.mtype.Elem())).Elem() // addressable *V
+		valptr.Set(reflect.New(valptr.Type().Elem()))
+		valbase = toStructPointer(valptr)
+	default:
+		// everything else
+		valptr = reflect.New(reflect.PtrTo(p.mtype.Elem())).Elem() // addressable *V
+		valbase = toStructPointer(valptr.Addr())                   // **V
+	}
+
+	// Decode.
+	// This parses a restricted wire format, namely the encoding of a message
+	// with two fields. See enc_new_map for the format.
+	for o.index < oi {
+		// tagcode for key and value properties are always a single byte
+		// because they have tags 1 and 2.
+		tagcode := o.buf[o.index]
+		o.index++
+		switch tagcode {
+		case p.mkeyprop.tagcode[0]:
+			if err := p.mkeyprop.dec(o, p.mkeyprop, keybase); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		case p.mvalprop.tagcode[0]:
+			if err := p.mvalprop.dec(o, p.mvalprop, valbase); err != nil {
+				return err
+			}
+		default:
+			// TODO: Should we silently skip this instead?
+			return fmt.Errorf("proto: bad map data tag %d", raw[0])
+		}
+	}
+	keyelem, valelem := keyptr.Elem(), valptr.Elem()
+	if !keyelem.IsValid() {
+		keyelem = reflect.Zero(p.mtype.Key())
+	}
+	if !valelem.IsValid() {
+		valelem = reflect.Zero(p.mtype.Elem())
+	}
+
+	v.SetMapIndex(keyelem, valelem)
+	return nil
+}
+
+// Decode a group.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_struct_group(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	bas := structPointer_GetStructPointer(base, p.field)
+	if structPointer_IsNil(bas) {
+		// allocate new nested message
+		bas = toStructPointer(reflect.New(p.stype))
+		structPointer_SetStructPointer(base, p.field, bas)
+	}
+	return o.unmarshalType(p.stype, p.sprop, true, bas)
+}
+
+// Decode an embedded message.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_struct_message(p *Properties, base structPointer) (err error) {
+	raw, e := o.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+	if e != nil {
+		return e
+	}
+
+	bas := structPointer_GetStructPointer(base, p.field)
+	if structPointer_IsNil(bas) {
+		// allocate new nested message
+		bas = toStructPointer(reflect.New(p.stype))
+		structPointer_SetStructPointer(base, p.field, bas)
+	}
+
+	// If the object can unmarshal itself, let it.
+	if p.isUnmarshaler {
+		iv := structPointer_Interface(bas, p.stype)
+		return iv.(Unmarshaler).Unmarshal(raw)
+	}
+
+	obuf := o.buf
+	oi := o.index
+	o.buf = raw
+	o.index = 0
+
+	err = o.unmarshalType(p.stype, p.sprop, false, bas)
+	o.buf = obuf
+	o.index = oi
+
+	return err
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of embedded messages.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_struct_message(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	return o.dec_slice_struct(p, false, base)
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of embedded groups.
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_struct_group(p *Properties, base structPointer) error {
+	return o.dec_slice_struct(p, true, base)
+}
+
+// Decode a slice of structs ([]*struct).
+func (o *Buffer) dec_slice_struct(p *Properties, is_group bool, base structPointer) error {
+	v := reflect.New(p.stype)
+	bas := toStructPointer(v)
+	structPointer_StructPointerSlice(base, p.field).Append(bas)
+
+	if is_group {
+		err := o.unmarshalType(p.stype, p.sprop, is_group, bas)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	raw, err := o.DecodeRawBytes(false)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// If the object can unmarshal itself, let it.
+	if p.isUnmarshaler {
+		iv := v.Interface()
+		return iv.(Unmarshaler).Unmarshal(raw)
+	}
+
+	obuf := o.buf
+	oi := o.index
+	o.buf = raw
+	o.index = 0
+
+	err = o.unmarshalType(p.stype, p.sprop, is_group, bas)
+
+	o.buf = obuf
+	o.index = oi
+
+	return err
+}