buf generate - .proto not exists

Question

When I run buf generate, get error:

proto/auth_service.proto:5:8:user.proto: does not exist

buf.gen.yaml:

version: v1
plugins:
  - name: go
    out: gen/go
    opt:
      - paths=source_relative
  - name: go-grpc
    out: gen/go
    opt:
      - paths=source_relative
  - name: grpc-gateway
    out: gen/go
    opt:
      - paths=source_relative
      - generate_unbound_methods=true
  - name: openapiv2
    out: swagger-ui/gen/openapiv2/

The proto files are in proto/, there are only 2 file, 1 file import the other via:

import "user.proto";

So, how to fix this ?

Answer 1

After adding buf.work.yaml:

version: v1
directories:
  - proto

now it works.

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To find 3rd party dependencies specified via deps

• Need to add buf.yaml inside the module, aka. the dir contain .proto files. It maybe a sub dir where buf.gen.yaml and buf.work.yaml resides.
• Seems buf.md should be put in the same dir with buf.yaml, though it doesn't effect the build. It effects the doc on buf.build site.
• When run buf mod update should be within the dir where buf.yaml exists, or should specify the dir, e.g buf mod update proto/.
• If u are using goland, install the buf plugin, to make the .proto files able to find the deps in IDE, though it doesn't effects but the build itself.

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Refer

• https://docs.buf.build/configuration/v1beta1-migration-guide#buildroots
• https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/issues/201#issuecomment-1466150107
• https://github.com/bufbuild/buf/issues/1911
• https://docs.buf.build/tutorials/getting-started-with-bsr
• https://github.com/bufbuild/buf-tour/tree/main/finish/getting-started-with-bsr