protobuf_21: init at 21.12, protobuf_23: init at 23.4, protobuf_24: init at 24.3

pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/21.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... } @ args:
+
+callPackage ./generic.nix ({
+  version = "21.12";
+  hash = "sha256-VZQEFHq17UsTH5CZZOcJBKiScGV2xPJ/e6gkkVliRCU=";
+} // args)

pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/23.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... } @ args:
+
+callPackage ./generic.nix ({
+  version = "23.4";
+  hash = "sha256-eI+mrsZAOLEsdyTC3B+K+GjD3r16CmPx1KJ2KhCwFdg=";
+} // args)

pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/24.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+{ callPackage, ... } @ args:
+
+callPackage ./generic.nix ({
+  version = "24.3";
+  hash = "sha256-wXGQW/o674DeLXX2IlyZskl5OrBcSRptOMoJqLQGm94=";
+} // args)

pkgs/development/libraries/protobuf/generic.nix

@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+# The cmake version of this build is meant to enable both cmake and .pc being exported
+# this is important because grpc exports a .cmake file which also expects for protobuf
+# to have been exported through cmake as well.
+{ lib
+, stdenv
+, abseil-cpp
+, buildPackages
+, cmake
+, fetchFromGitHub
+, fetchpatch
+, gtest
+, zlib
+, version
+, hash
+
+  # downstream dependencies
+, python3
+, grpc
+, enableShared ? !stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic
+
+, ...
+}:
+
+stdenv.mkDerivation (finalAttrs: {
+  pname = "protobuf";
+  inherit version;
+
+  src = fetchFromGitHub {
+    owner = "protocolbuffers";
+    repo = "protobuf";
+    rev = "v${version}";
+    sha256 = hash;
+  };
+
+  postPatch = lib.optionalString stdenv.isDarwin ''
+    substituteInPlace src/google/protobuf/testing/googletest.cc \
+      --replace 'tmpnam(b)' '"'$TMPDIR'/foo"'
+  '';
+
+  patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionOlder version "22") [
+    # fix protobuf-targets.cmake installation paths, and allow for CMAKE_INSTALL_LIBDIR to be absolute
+    # https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/pull/10090
+    (fetchpatch {
+      url = "https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/commit/a7324f88e92bc16b57f3683403b6c993bf68070b.patch";
+      sha256 = "sha256-SmwaUjOjjZulg/wgNmR/F5b8rhYA2wkKAjHIOxjcQdQ=";
+    })
+  ] ++ lib.optionals stdenv.hostPlatform.isStatic [
+    ./static-executables-have-no-rpath.patch
+  ];
+
+  nativeBuildInputs =
+    let
+      protobufVersion = "${lib.versions.major version}_${lib.versions.minor version}";
+    in
+    [
+      cmake
+    ] ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.hostPlatform != stdenv.buildPlatform) [
+      # protoc of the same version must be available for build. For non-cross builds, it's able to
+      # re-use the executable generated as part of the build
+      buildPackages."protobuf${protobufVersion}"
+    ];
+
+  buildInputs = [
+    gtest
+    zlib
+  ];
+
+  propagatedBuildInputs = [
+    abseil-cpp
+  ];
+
+  strictDeps = true;
+
+  cmakeDir = if lib.versionOlder version "22" then "../cmake" else null;
+  cmakeFlags = [
+    "-Dprotobuf_USE_EXTERNAL_GTEST=ON"
+    "-Dprotobuf_ABSL_PROVIDER=package"
+  ] ++ lib.optionals enableShared [
+    "-Dprotobuf_BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON"
+  ]
+  # Tests fail to build on 32-bit platforms; fixed in 22.x
+  # https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/issues/10418
+  ++ lib.optionals (stdenv.targetPlatform.is32bit && lib.versionOlder version "22") [
+    "-Dprotobuf_BUILD_TESTS=OFF"
+  ];
+
+  # FIXME: investigate.  24.x and 23.x have different errors.
+  # At least some of it is not reproduced on some other machine; example:
+  # https://hydra.nixos.org/build/235677717/nixlog/4/tail
+  doCheck = !(stdenv.isDarwin && lib.versionAtLeast version "23");
+
+  passthru = {
+    tests = {
+      pythonProtobuf = python3.pkgs.protobuf.override (_: {
+        protobuf = finalAttrs.finalPackage;
+      });
+      inherit grpc;
+    };
+
+    inherit abseil-cpp;
+  };
+
+  meta = {
+    description = "Google's data interchange format";
+    longDescription = ''
+      Protocol Buffers are a way of encoding structured data in an efficient
+      yet extensible format. Google uses Protocol Buffers for almost all of
+      its internal RPC protocols and file formats.
+    '';
+    license = lib.licenses.bsd3;
+    platforms = lib.platforms.all;
+    homepage = "https://protobuf.dev/";
+    maintainers = with lib.maintainers; [ jonringer ];
+    mainProgram = "protoc";
+  };
+})

pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

@@ -24591,11 +24591,21 @@ with pkgs;
 
   protobuf = protobuf3_24;
 
+  # C++ 4.24 runtime, Python 4.24 runtime
+  protobuf_24 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/24.nix { };
+  # C++ 4.23 runtime, Python 4.23 runtime
+  protobuf_23 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/23.nix { };
+  # C++ 3.21 runtime, Python 4.21 runtime
+  protobuf_21 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/21.nix {
+    abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp_202103;
+  };
+
   protobuf3_24 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.24.nix { };
   protobuf3_23 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.23.nix { };
   protobuf3_21 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.21.nix {
     abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp_202103;
   };
+
   protobuf3_20 = callPackage ../development/libraries/protobuf/3.20.nix {
     abseil-cpp = abseil-cpp_202103;
   };