Merge pull request #4174 from vitlibar/add-protobuf-input-format

Add protobuf input format.
2024-11-22 07:31:57 +00:00 · 2019-02-21 00:59:13 +03:00 · 2019-02-21 00:59:13 +03:00 · 31039056f5
commit 31039056f5
parent aeb073102a 78c808da10
54 changed files with 2684 additions and 89 deletions
--- a/dbms/programs/client/Client.cpp
+++ b/dbms/programs/client/Client.cpp
@ -966,8 +966,12 @@ private:

        /// Data format can be specified in the INSERT query.
        if (ASTInsertQuery * insert = typeid_cast<ASTInsertQuery *>(&*parsed_query))
+        {
            if (!insert->format.empty())
                current_format = insert->format;
+            if (insert->settings_ast)
+                InterpreterSetQuery(insert->settings_ast, context).executeForCurrentContext();
+        }

        BlockInputStreamPtr block_input = context.getInputFormat(
            current_format, buf, sample, insert_format_max_block_size);
--- a/dbms/src/Common/ErrorCodes.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Common/ErrorCodes.cpp
@ -410,13 +410,15 @@ namespace ErrorCodes
    extern const int ILLEGAL_CODEC_PARAMETER = 433;
    extern const int CANNOT_PARSE_PROTOBUF_SCHEMA = 434;
    extern const int NO_DATA_FOR_REQUIRED_PROTOBUF_FIELD = 435;
-    extern const int CANNOT_CONVERT_TO_PROTOBUF_TYPE = 436;
+    extern const int PROTOBUF_BAD_CAST = 436;
    extern const int PROTOBUF_FIELD_NOT_REPEATED = 437;
    extern const int DATA_TYPE_CANNOT_BE_PROMOTED = 438;
    extern const int CANNOT_SCHEDULE_TASK = 439;
    extern const int INVALID_LIMIT_EXPRESSION = 440;
    extern const int CANNOT_PARSE_DOMAIN_VALUE_FROM_STRING = 441;
    extern const int BAD_DATABASE_FOR_TEMPORARY_TABLE = 442;
+    extern const int NO_COMMON_COLUMNS_WITH_PROTOBUF_SCHEMA = 443;
+    extern const int UNKNOWN_PROTOBUF_FORMAT = 444;

    extern const int KEEPER_EXCEPTION = 999;
    extern const int POCO_EXCEPTION = 1000;
--- a/dbms/src/DataStreams/InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataStreams/InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery.cpp
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <Parsers/ASTInsertQuery.h>
 #include <Interpreters/Context.h>
+#include <Interpreters/InterpreterSetQuery.h>
 #include <IO/ConcatReadBuffer.h>
 #include <IO/ReadBufferFromMemory.h>
 #include <DataStreams/BlockIO.h>
@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ namespace ErrorCodes


 InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery::InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery(
-    const ASTPtr & ast, ReadBuffer * input_buffer_tail_part, const Block & header, const Context & context)
+    const ASTPtr & ast, ReadBuffer * input_buffer_tail_part, const Block & header, Context & context)
 {
    const ASTInsertQuery * ast_insert_query = dynamic_cast<const ASTInsertQuery *>(ast.get());

@ -27,6 +28,8 @@ InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery::InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery(
    String format = ast_insert_query->format;
    if (format.empty())
        format = "Values";
+    if (ast_insert_query->settings_ast)
+        InterpreterSetQuery(ast_insert_query->settings_ast, context).executeForCurrentContext();

    /// Data could be in parsed (ast_insert_query.data) and in not parsed yet (input_buffer_tail_part) part of query.

--- a/dbms/src/DataStreams/InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataStreams/InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery.h
@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ class Context;
 class InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery : public IBlockInputStream
 {
 public:
-    InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery(const ASTPtr & ast, ReadBuffer * input_buffer_tail_part, const Block & header, const Context & context);
+    InputStreamFromASTInsertQuery(const ASTPtr & ast, ReadBuffer * input_buffer_tail_part, const Block & header, Context & context);

    Block readImpl() override { return res_stream->read(); }
    void readPrefixImpl() override { return res_stream->readPrefix(); }
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeAggregateFunction.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeAggregateFunction.cpp
@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #include <Common/AlignedBuffer.h>

 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeAggregateFunction.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
@ -254,6 +255,36 @@ void DataTypeAggregateFunction::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t
    protobuf.writeAggregateFunction(function, static_cast<const ColumnAggregateFunction &>(column).getData()[row_num]);
 }

+void DataTypeAggregateFunction::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    ColumnAggregateFunction & column_concrete = static_cast<ColumnAggregateFunction &>(column);
+    Arena & arena = column_concrete.createOrGetArena();
+    size_t size_of_state = function->sizeOfData();
+    AggregateDataPtr place = arena.alignedAlloc(size_of_state, function->alignOfData());
+    function->create(place);
+    try
+    {
+        if (!protobuf.readAggregateFunction(function, place, arena))
+        {
+            function->destroy(place);
+            return;
+        }
+        auto & container = column_concrete.getData();
+        if (allow_add_row)
+        {
+            container.emplace_back(place);
+            row_added = true;
+        }
+        else
+            container.back() = place;
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        function->destroy(place);
+        throw;
+    }
+}

 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeAggregateFunction::createColumn() const
 {
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeAggregateFunction.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeAggregateFunction.h
@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ public:
    void serializeTextCSV(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, WriteBuffer & ostr, const FormatSettings &) const override;
    void deserializeTextCSV(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const FormatSettings & settings) const override;
    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.cpp
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <IO/WriteBufferFromString.h>

 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypesNumber.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeArray.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
@ -442,6 +443,36 @@ void DataTypeArray::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, Pr
 }


+void DataTypeArray::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    ColumnArray & column_array = static_cast<ColumnArray &>(column);
+    IColumn & nested_column = column_array.getData();
+    ColumnArray::Offsets & offsets = column_array.getOffsets();
+    size_t old_size = offsets.size();
+    try
+    {
+        bool nested_row_added;
+        do
+            nested->deserializeProtobuf(nested_column, protobuf, true, nested_row_added);
+        while (nested_row_added && protobuf.maybeCanReadValue());
+        if (allow_add_row)
+        {
+            offsets.emplace_back(nested_column.size());
+            row_added = true;
+        }
+        else
+            offsets.back() = nested_column.size();
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        offsets.resize_assume_reserved(old_size);
+        nested_column.popBack(nested_column.size() - offsets.back());
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+
 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeArray::createColumn() const
 {
    return ColumnArray::create(nested->createColumn(), ColumnArray::ColumnOffsets::create());
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeArray.h
@ -87,6 +87,10 @@ public:
    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column,
                           size_t row_num,
                           ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column,
+                             ProtobufReader & protobuf,
+                             bool allow_add_row,
+                             bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDate.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDate.cpp
@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include <Columns/ColumnsNumber.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeDate.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>


@ -78,6 +79,23 @@ void DataTypeDate::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, Pro
    protobuf.writeDate(DayNum(static_cast<const ColumnUInt16 &>(column).getData()[row_num]));
 }

+void DataTypeDate::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    DayNum d;
+    if (!protobuf.readDate(d))
+        return;
+
+    auto & container = static_cast<ColumnUInt16 &>(column).getData();
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        container.emplace_back(d);
+        row_added = true;
+    }
+    else
+        container.back() = d;
+}
+
 bool DataTypeDate::equals(const IDataType & rhs) const
 {
    return typeid(rhs) == typeid(*this);
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDate.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDate.h
@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ public:
    void serializeTextCSV(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, WriteBuffer & ostr, const FormatSettings &) const override;
    void deserializeTextCSV(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const FormatSettings & settings) const override;
    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    bool canBeUsedAsVersion() const override { return true; }
    bool canBeInsideNullable() const override { return true; }
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDateTime.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDateTime.cpp
@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 #include <Common/typeid_cast.h>
 #include <Columns/ColumnsNumber.h>
 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeDateTime.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
@ -144,6 +145,23 @@ void DataTypeDateTime::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num,
    protobuf.writeDateTime(static_cast<const ColumnUInt32 &>(column).getData()[row_num]);
 }

+void DataTypeDateTime::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    time_t t;
+    if (!protobuf.readDateTime(t))
+        return;
+
+    auto & container = static_cast<ColumnUInt32 &>(column).getData();
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        container.emplace_back(t);
+        row_added = true;
+    }
+    else
+        container.back() = t;
+}
+
 bool DataTypeDateTime::equals(const IDataType & rhs) const
 {
    /// DateTime with different timezones are equal, because:
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDateTime.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeDateTime.h
@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
    void serializeTextCSV(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, WriteBuffer & ostr, const FormatSettings &) const override;
    void deserializeTextCSV(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const FormatSettings & settings) const override;
    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    bool canBeUsedAsVersion() const override { return true; }
    bool canBeInsideNullable() const override { return true; }
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeEnum.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeEnum.cpp
@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 #include <IO/WriteBufferFromString.h>
 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeEnum.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
@ -230,6 +231,25 @@ void DataTypeEnum<Type>::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_nu
    protobuf.writeEnum(static_cast<const ColumnType &>(column).getData()[row_num]);
 }

+template<typename Type>
+void DataTypeEnum<Type>::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    protobuf.prepareEnumMapping(values);
+    row_added = false;
+    Type value;
+    if (!protobuf.readEnum(value))
+        return;
+
+    auto & container = static_cast<ColumnType &>(column).getData();
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        container.emplace_back(value);
+        row_added = true;
+    }
+    else
+        container.back() = value;
+}
+
 template <typename Type>
 Field DataTypeEnum<Type>::getDefault() const
 {
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeEnum.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeEnum.h
@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ public:
    void deserializeBinaryBulk(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const size_t limit, const double avg_value_size_hint) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override { return ColumnType::create(); }

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeFixedString.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeFixedString.cpp
@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <Columns/ColumnConst.h>

 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFixedString.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
@ -122,30 +123,37 @@ void DataTypeFixedString::serializeTextEscaped(const IColumn & column, size_t ro
 }


+static inline void alignStringLength(const DataTypeFixedString & type,
+                                     ColumnFixedString::Chars & data,
+                                     size_t string_start)
+{
+    size_t length = data.size() - string_start;
+    if (length < type.getN())
+    {
+        data.resize_fill(string_start + type.getN());
+    }
+    else if (length > type.getN())
+    {
+        data.resize_assume_reserved(string_start);
+        throw Exception("Too large value for " + type.getName(), ErrorCodes::TOO_LARGE_STRING_SIZE);
+    }
+}
+
 template <typename Reader>
 static inline void read(const DataTypeFixedString & self, IColumn & column, Reader && reader)
 {
    ColumnFixedString::Chars & data = typeid_cast<ColumnFixedString &>(column).getChars();
    size_t prev_size = data.size();
-
    try
    {
        reader(data);
+        alignStringLength(self, data, prev_size);
    }
    catch (...)
    {
        data.resize_assume_reserved(prev_size);
        throw;
    }
-
-    if (data.size() < prev_size + self.getN())
-        data.resize_fill(prev_size + self.getN());
-
-    if (data.size() > prev_size + self.getN())
-    {
-        data.resize_assume_reserved(prev_size);
-        throw Exception("Too large value for " + self.getName(), ErrorCodes::TOO_LARGE_STRING_SIZE);
-    }
 }


@ -208,6 +216,44 @@ void DataTypeFixedString::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_n
 }


+void DataTypeFixedString::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    auto & column_string = static_cast<ColumnFixedString &>(column);
+    ColumnFixedString::Chars & data = column_string.getChars();
+    size_t old_size = data.size();
+    try
+    {
+        if (allow_add_row)
+        {
+            if (protobuf.readStringInto(data))
+            {
+                alignStringLength(*this, data, old_size);
+                row_added = true;
+            }
+            else
+                data.resize_assume_reserved(old_size);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ColumnFixedString::Chars temp_data;
+            if (protobuf.readStringInto(temp_data))
+            {
+                alignStringLength(*this, temp_data, 0);
+                column_string.popBack(1);
+                old_size = data.size();
+                data.insertSmallAllowReadWriteOverflow15(temp_data.begin(), temp_data.end());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        data.resize_assume_reserved(old_size);
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+
 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeFixedString::createColumn() const
 {
    return ColumnFixedString::create(n);
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeFixedString.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeFixedString.h
@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ public:
    void deserializeTextCSV(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const FormatSettings &) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeLowCardinality.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeLowCardinality.cpp
@ -729,27 +729,43 @@ void DataTypeLowCardinality::deserializeBinary(Field & field, ReadBuffer & istr)
    dictionary_type->deserializeBinary(field, istr);
 }

-template <typename OutputStream, typename ... Args>
+void DataTypeLowCardinality::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        deserializeImpl(column, &IDataType::deserializeProtobuf, protobuf, true, row_added);
+        return;
+    }
+
+    row_added = false;
+    auto & low_cardinality_column= getColumnLowCardinality(column);
+    auto  nested_column = low_cardinality_column.getDictionary().getNestedColumn();
+    auto temp_column = nested_column->cloneEmpty();
+    size_t unique_row_number = low_cardinality_column.getIndexes().getUInt(low_cardinality_column.size() - 1);
+    temp_column->insertFrom(*nested_column, unique_row_number);
+    bool dummy;
+    dictionary_type.get()->deserializeProtobuf(*temp_column, protobuf, false, dummy);
+    low_cardinality_column.popBack(1);
+    low_cardinality_column.insertFromFullColumn(*temp_column, 0);
+}
+
+template <typename... Params, typename... Args>
 void DataTypeLowCardinality::serializeImpl(
-        const IColumn & column, size_t row_num,
-        DataTypeLowCardinality::SerializeFunctionPtr<OutputStream, Args ...> func,
-        OutputStream & ostr, Args & ... args) const
+    const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, DataTypeLowCardinality::SerializeFunctionPtr<Params...> func, Args &&... args) const
 {
    auto & low_cardinality_column = getColumnLowCardinality(column);
    size_t unique_row_number = low_cardinality_column.getIndexes().getUInt(row_num);
-    (dictionary_type.get()->*func)(*low_cardinality_column.getDictionary().getNestedColumn(), unique_row_number, ostr, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    (dictionary_type.get()->*func)(*low_cardinality_column.getDictionary().getNestedColumn(), unique_row_number, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
 }

-template <typename ... Args>
+template <typename... Params, typename... Args>
 void DataTypeLowCardinality::deserializeImpl(
-        IColumn & column,
-        DataTypeLowCardinality::DeserializeFunctionPtr<Args ...> func,
-        ReadBuffer & istr, Args & ... args) const
+    IColumn & column, DataTypeLowCardinality::DeserializeFunctionPtr<Params...> func, Args &&... args) const
 {
    auto & low_cardinality_column= getColumnLowCardinality(column);
    auto temp_column = low_cardinality_column.getDictionary().getNestedColumn()->cloneEmpty();

-    (dictionary_type.get()->*func)(*temp_column, istr, std::forward<Args>(args)...);
+    (dictionary_type.get()->*func)(*temp_column, std::forward<Args>(args)...);

    low_cardinality_column.insertFromFullColumn(*temp_column, 0);
 }
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeLowCardinality.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeLowCardinality.h
@ -115,6 +115,8 @@ public:
        serializeImpl(column, row_num, &IDataType::serializeProtobuf, protobuf);
    }

+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;
+
    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

    Field getDefault() const override { return dictionary_type->getDefault(); }
@ -148,19 +150,17 @@ public:

 private:

-    template <typename OutputStream, typename ... Args>
-    using SerializeFunctionPtr = void (IDataType::*)(const IColumn &, size_t, OutputStream &, Args & ...) const;
+    template <typename ... Params>
+    using SerializeFunctionPtr = void (IDataType::*)(const IColumn &, size_t, Params ...) const;

-    template <typename OutputStream, typename ... Args>
-    void serializeImpl(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, SerializeFunctionPtr<OutputStream, Args ...> func,
-                       OutputStream & ostr, Args & ... args) const;
+    template <typename... Params, typename... Args>
+    void serializeImpl(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, SerializeFunctionPtr<Params...> func, Args &&... args) const;

-    template <typename ... Args>
-    using DeserializeFunctionPtr = void (IDataType::*)(IColumn &, ReadBuffer &, Args & ...) const;
+    template <typename ... Params>
+    using DeserializeFunctionPtr = void (IDataType::*)(IColumn &, Params ...) const;

-    template <typename ... Args>
-    void deserializeImpl(IColumn & column, DeserializeFunctionPtr<Args ...> func,
-                         ReadBuffer & istr, Args & ... args) const;
+    template <typename ... Params, typename... Args>
+    void deserializeImpl(IColumn & column, DeserializeFunctionPtr<Params...> func, Args &&... args) const;

    template <typename Creator>
    static MutableColumnUniquePtr createColumnUniqueImpl(const IDataType & keys_type, const Creator & creator);
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNullable.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNullable.cpp
@ -318,6 +318,26 @@ void DataTypeNullable::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num,
        nested_data_type->serializeProtobuf(col.getNestedColumn(), row_num, protobuf);
 }

+void DataTypeNullable::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    ColumnNullable & col = static_cast<ColumnNullable &>(column);
+    IColumn & nested_column = col.getNestedColumn();
+    size_t old_size = nested_column.size();
+    try
+    {
+        nested_data_type->deserializeProtobuf(nested_column, protobuf, allow_add_row, row_added);
+        if (row_added)
+            col.getNullMapData().push_back(0);
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        nested_column.popBack(nested_column.size() - old_size);
+        col.getNullMapData().resize_assume_reserved(old_size);
+        row_added = false;
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeNullable::createColumn() const
 {
    return ColumnNullable::create(nested_data_type->createColumn(), ColumnUInt8::create());
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNullable.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNullable.h
@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ public:
    void serializeTextXML(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, WriteBuffer & ostr, const FormatSettings &) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNumberBase.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNumberBase.cpp
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <Common/NaNUtils.h>
 #include <Common/typeid_cast.h>
 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>


@ -210,6 +211,25 @@ void DataTypeNumberBase<T>::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row
 }


+template <typename T>
+void DataTypeNumberBase<T>::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    T value;
+    if (!protobuf.readNumber(value))
+        return;
+
+    auto & container = typeid_cast<ColumnVector<T> &>(column).getData();
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        container.emplace_back(value);
+        row_added = true;
+    }
+    else
+        container.back() = value;
+}
+
+
 template <typename T>
 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeNumberBase<T>::createColumn() const
 {
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNumberBase.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeNumberBase.h
@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ public:
    void deserializeBinaryBulk(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, size_t limit, double avg_value_size_hint) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeString.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeString.cpp
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <Common/typeid_cast.h>

 #include <Formats/FormatSettings.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeString.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
@ -237,10 +238,8 @@ static inline void read(IColumn & column, Reader && reader)
    ColumnString & column_string = static_cast<ColumnString &>(column);
    ColumnString::Chars & data = column_string.getChars();
    ColumnString::Offsets & offsets = column_string.getOffsets();
-
    size_t old_chars_size = data.size();
    size_t old_offsets_size = offsets.size();
-
    try
    {
        reader(data);
@ -310,6 +309,48 @@ void DataTypeString::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, P
 }


+void DataTypeString::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    auto & column_string = static_cast<ColumnString &>(column);
+    ColumnString::Chars & data = column_string.getChars();
+    ColumnString::Offsets & offsets = column_string.getOffsets();
+    size_t old_size = offsets.size();
+    try
+    {
+        if (allow_add_row)
+        {
+            if (protobuf.readStringInto(data))
+            {
+                data.emplace_back(0);
+                offsets.emplace_back(data.size());
+                row_added = true;
+            }
+            else
+                data.resize_assume_reserved(offsets.back());
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            ColumnString::Chars temp_data;
+            if (protobuf.readStringInto(temp_data))
+            {
+                temp_data.emplace_back(0);
+                column_string.popBack(1);
+                old_size = offsets.size();
+                data.insertSmallAllowReadWriteOverflow15(temp_data.begin(), temp_data.end());
+                offsets.emplace_back(data.size());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    catch (...)
+    {
+        offsets.resize_assume_reserved(old_size);
+        data.resize_assume_reserved(offsets.back());
+        throw;
+    }
+}
+
+
 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeString::createColumn() const
 {
    return ColumnString::create();
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeString.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeString.h
@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ public:
    void deserializeTextCSV(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const FormatSettings &) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeTuple.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeTuple.cpp
@ -413,6 +413,22 @@ void DataTypeTuple::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, Pr
        elems[i]->serializeProtobuf(extractElementColumn(column, i), row_num, protobuf);
 }

+void DataTypeTuple::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    bool all_elements_get_row = true;
+    addElementSafe(elems, column, [&]
+    {
+        for (const auto & i : ext::range(0, ext::size(elems)))
+        {
+            bool element_row_added;
+            elems[i]->deserializeProtobuf(extractElementColumn(column, i), protobuf, allow_add_row, element_row_added);
+            all_elements_get_row &= element_row_added;
+        }
+    });
+    row_added = all_elements_get_row;
+}
+
 MutableColumnPtr DataTypeTuple::createColumn() const
 {
    size_t size = elems.size();
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeTuple.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeTuple.h
@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ public:
            DeserializeBinaryBulkStatePtr & state) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & reader, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override;

--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeUUID.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeUUID.cpp
@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeUUID.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
 #include <Columns/ColumnsNumber.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <IO/WriteHelpers.h>
 #include <IO/ReadHelpers.h>
@ -77,6 +78,22 @@ void DataTypeUUID::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, Pro
    protobuf.writeUUID(UUID(static_cast<const ColumnUInt128 &>(column).getData()[row_num]));
 }

+void DataTypeUUID::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    UUID uuid;
+    if (!protobuf.readUUID(uuid))
+        return;
+
+    auto & container = static_cast<ColumnUInt128 &>(column).getData();
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        container.emplace_back(uuid);
+        row_added = true;
+    }
+    else
+        container.back() = uuid;
+}

 bool DataTypeUUID::equals(const IDataType & rhs) const
 {
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeUUID.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypeUUID.h
@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public:
    void serializeTextCSV(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, WriteBuffer & ostr, const FormatSettings &) const override;
    void deserializeTextCSV(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, const FormatSettings & settings) const override;
    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    bool canBeUsedInBitOperations() const override { return true; }
    bool canBeInsideNullable() const override { return true; }
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypesDecimal.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypesDecimal.cpp
@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <Common/typeid_cast.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypesDecimal.h>
 #include <DataTypes/DataTypeFactory.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
 #include <Formats/ProtobufWriter.h>
 #include <IO/ReadHelpers.h>
 #include <IO/WriteHelpers.h>
@ -141,6 +142,25 @@ void DataTypeDecimal<T>::serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_nu
 }


+template <typename T>
+void DataTypeDecimal<T>::deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const
+{
+    row_added = false;
+    T decimal;
+    if (!protobuf.readDecimal(decimal, precision, scale))
+        return;
+
+    auto & container = static_cast<ColumnType &>(column).getData();
+    if (allow_add_row)
+    {
+        container.emplace_back(decimal);
+        row_added = true;
+    }
+    else
+        container.back() = decimal;
+}
+
+
 template <typename T>
 Field DataTypeDecimal<T>::getDefault() const
 {
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypesDecimal.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/DataTypesDecimal.h
@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ public:
    void deserializeBinaryBulk(IColumn & column, ReadBuffer & istr, size_t limit, double avg_value_size_hint) const override;

    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const override;
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const override;

    Field getDefault() const override;
    bool canBePromoted() const override { return true; }
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/IDataType.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/IDataType.h
@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ using MutableColumnPtr = COWPtr<IColumn>::MutablePtr;
 using DataTypePtr = std::shared_ptr<const IDataType>;
 using DataTypes = std::vector<DataTypePtr>;

+class ProtobufReader;
 class ProtobufWriter;


@ -254,6 +255,7 @@ public:

    /** Serialize to a protobuf. */
    virtual void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn & column, size_t row_num, ProtobufWriter & protobuf) const = 0;
+    virtual void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn & column, ProtobufReader & protobuf, bool allow_add_row, bool & row_added) const = 0;

 protected:
    virtual String doGetName() const;
--- a/dbms/src/DataTypes/IDataTypeDummy.h
+++ b/dbms/src/DataTypes/IDataTypeDummy.h
@ -27,8 +27,9 @@ public:
    void serializeBinaryBulk(const IColumn &, WriteBuffer &, size_t, size_t) const override { throwNoSerialization(); }
    void deserializeBinaryBulk(IColumn &, ReadBuffer &, size_t, double) const override      { throwNoSerialization(); }
    void serializeText(const IColumn &, size_t, WriteBuffer &, const FormatSettings &) const override { throwNoSerialization(); }
-    void deserializeText(IColumn &, ReadBuffer &, const FormatSettings &) const override              { throwNoSerialization(); }
-    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn &, size_t, ProtobufWriter &) const override { throwNoSerialization(); }
+    void deserializeText(IColumn &, ReadBuffer &, const FormatSettings &) const override    { throwNoSerialization(); }
+    void serializeProtobuf(const IColumn &, size_t, ProtobufWriter &) const override        { throwNoSerialization(); }
+    void deserializeProtobuf(IColumn &, ProtobufReader &, bool, bool &) const override      { throwNoSerialization(); }

    MutableColumnPtr createColumn() const override
    {
@ -50,4 +51,3 @@ public:
 };

 }
-
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/FormatFactory.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/FormatFactory.cpp
@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ void registerInputFormatJSONEachRow(FormatFactory & factory);
 void registerOutputFormatJSONEachRow(FormatFactory & factory);
 void registerInputFormatParquet(FormatFactory & factory);
 void registerOutputFormatParquet(FormatFactory & factory);
+void registerInputFormatProtobuf(FormatFactory & factory);
 void registerOutputFormatProtobuf(FormatFactory & factory);

 /// Output only (presentational) formats.
@ -150,6 +151,7 @@ FormatFactory::FormatFactory()
    registerOutputFormatTSKV(*this);
    registerInputFormatJSONEachRow(*this);
    registerOutputFormatJSONEachRow(*this);
+    registerInputFormatProtobuf(*this);
    registerOutputFormatProtobuf(*this);
    registerInputFormatCapnProto(*this);
    registerInputFormatParquet(*this);
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/FormatSchemaInfo.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/FormatSchemaInfo.cpp
@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ FormatSchemaInfo::FormatSchemaInfo(const Context & context, const String & schem
        {
            throw Exception(
                "Format schema requires the 'format_schema' setting to have the 'schema_file:message_name' format"
-                    + (schema_file_extension.empty() ? "" : "e.g. 'schema." + schema_file_extension + ":Message'"),
+                    + (schema_file_extension.empty() ? "" : ", e.g. 'schema." + schema_file_extension + ":Message'"),
                ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS);
        }
        return;
@ -29,11 +29,11 @@ FormatSchemaInfo::FormatSchemaInfo(const Context & context, const String & schem
    size_t colon_pos = format_schema.find(':');
    Poco::Path path;
    if ((colon_pos == String::npos) || (colon_pos == 0) || (colon_pos == format_schema.length() - 1)
-        || path.assign(format_schema.substr(0, colon_pos)).getFileName().empty())
+        || path.assign(format_schema.substr(0, colon_pos)).makeFile().getFileName().empty())
    {
        throw Exception(
            "Format schema requires the 'format_schema' setting to have the 'schema_file:message_name' format"
-                + (schema_file_extension.empty() ? "" : "e.g. 'schema." + schema_file_extension + ":Message'") + ". Got '" + format_schema
+                + (schema_file_extension.empty() ? "" : ", e.g. 'schema." + schema_file_extension + ":Message'") + ". Got '" + format_schema
                + "'",
            ErrorCodes::BAD_ARGUMENTS);
    }
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufColumnMatcher.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufColumnMatcher.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+#include <Common/config.h>
+#if USE_PROTOBUF
+
+#include <Common/Exception.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufColumnMatcher.h>
+#include <google/protobuf/descriptor.h>
+#include <google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h>
+#include <Poco/String.h>
+
+
+namespace DB
+{
+namespace ErrorCodes
+{
+    extern const int NO_COMMON_COLUMNS_WITH_PROTOBUF_SCHEMA;
+}
+
+
+namespace
+{
+    String columnNameToSearchableForm(const String & str)
+    {
+        return Poco::replace(Poco::toUpper(str), ".", "_");
+    }
+}
+
+namespace ProtobufColumnMatcher
+{
+    namespace details
+    {
+        ColumnNameMatcher::ColumnNameMatcher(const std::vector<String> & column_names) : column_usage(column_names.size())
+        {
+            column_usage.resize(column_names.size(), false);
+            for (size_t i = 0; i != column_names.size(); ++i)
+                column_name_to_index_map.emplace(columnNameToSearchableForm(column_names[i]), i);
+        }
+
+        size_t ColumnNameMatcher::findColumn(const String & field_name)
+        {
+            auto it = column_name_to_index_map.find(columnNameToSearchableForm(field_name));
+            if (it == column_name_to_index_map.end())
+                return -1;
+            size_t column_index = it->second;
+            if (column_usage[column_index])
+                return -1;
+            column_usage[column_index] = true;
+            return column_index;
+        }
+
+        void throwNoCommonColumns()
+        {
+            throw Exception("No common columns with provided protobuf schema", ErrorCodes::NO_COMMON_COLUMNS_WITH_PROTOBUF_SCHEMA);
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+}
+#endif
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufColumnMatcher.h
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufColumnMatcher.h
@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Common/config.h>
+#if USE_PROTOBUF
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <unordered_map>
+#include <vector>
+#include <Core/Types.h>
+#include <boost/blank.hpp>
+#include <google/protobuf/descriptor.h>
+#include <google/protobuf/descriptor.pb.h>
+
+namespace google
+{
+namespace protobuf
+{
+    class Descriptor;
+    class FieldDescriptor;
+}
+}
+
+
+namespace DB
+{
+namespace ProtobufColumnMatcher
+{
+    struct DefaultTraits
+    {
+        using MessageData = boost::blank;
+        using FieldData = boost::blank;
+    };
+
+    template <typename Traits = DefaultTraits>
+    struct Message;
+
+    /// Represents a field in a protobuf message.
+    template <typename Traits = DefaultTraits>
+    struct Field
+    {
+        const google::protobuf::FieldDescriptor * field_descriptor = nullptr;
+
+        /// Same as field_descriptor->number().
+        UInt32 field_number = 0;
+
+        /// Index of a column; either 'column_index' or 'nested_message' is set.
+        size_t column_index = -1;
+        std::unique_ptr<Message<Traits>> nested_message;
+
+        typename Traits::FieldData data;
+    };
+
+    /// Represents a protobuf message.
+    template <typename Traits>
+    struct Message
+    {
+        std::vector<Field<Traits>> fields;
+
+        /// Points to the parent message if this is a nested message.
+        Message * parent = nullptr;
+        size_t index_in_parent = -1;
+
+        typename Traits::MessageData data;
+    };
+
+    /// Utility function finding matching columns for each protobuf field.
+    template <typename Traits = DefaultTraits>
+    static std::unique_ptr<Message<Traits>> matchColumns(
+        const std::vector<String> & column_names,
+        const google::protobuf::Descriptor * message_type);
+
+    namespace details
+    {
+        void throwNoCommonColumns();
+
+        class ColumnNameMatcher
+        {
+        public:
+            ColumnNameMatcher(const std::vector<String> & column_names);
+            size_t findColumn(const String & field_name);
+
+        private:
+            std::unordered_map<String, size_t> column_name_to_index_map;
+            std::vector<bool> column_usage;
+        };
+
+        template <typename Traits>
+        std::unique_ptr<Message<Traits>> matchColumnsRecursive(
+            ColumnNameMatcher & name_matcher,
+            const google::protobuf::Descriptor * message_type,
+            const String & field_name_prefix)
+        {
+            auto message = std::make_unique<Message<Traits>>();
+            for (int i = 0; i != message_type->field_count(); ++i)
+            {
+                const google::protobuf::FieldDescriptor * field_descriptor = message_type->field(i);
+                if ((field_descriptor->type() == google::protobuf::FieldDescriptor::TYPE_MESSAGE)
+                    || (field_descriptor->type() == google::protobuf::FieldDescriptor::TYPE_GROUP))
+                {
+                    auto nested_message = matchColumnsRecursive<Traits>(
+                        name_matcher, field_descriptor->message_type(), field_name_prefix + field_descriptor->name() + ".");
+                    if (nested_message)
+                    {
+                        message->fields.emplace_back();
+                        auto & current_field = message->fields.back();
+                        current_field.field_number = field_descriptor->number();
+                        current_field.field_descriptor = field_descriptor;
+                        current_field.nested_message = std::move(nested_message);
+                        current_field.nested_message->parent = message.get();
+                    }
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    size_t column_index = name_matcher.findColumn(field_name_prefix + field_descriptor->name());
+                    if (column_index != static_cast<size_t>(-1))
+                    {
+                        message->fields.emplace_back();
+                        auto & current_field = message->fields.back();
+                        current_field.field_number = field_descriptor->number();
+                        current_field.field_descriptor = field_descriptor;
+                        current_field.column_index = column_index;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            if (message->fields.empty())
+                return nullptr;
+
+            // Columns should be sorted by field_number, it's necessary for writing protobufs and useful reading protobufs.
+            std::sort(message->fields.begin(), message->fields.end(), [](const Field<Traits> & left, const Field<Traits> & right)
+            {
+                return left.field_number < right.field_number;
+            });
+
+            for (size_t i = 0; i != message->fields.size(); ++i)
+            {
+                auto & field = message->fields[i];
+                if (field.nested_message)
+                    field.nested_message->index_in_parent = i;
+            }
+
+            return message;
+        }
+    }
+
+    template <typename Data>
+    static std::unique_ptr<Message<Data>> matchColumns(
+        const std::vector<String> & column_names,
+        const google::protobuf::Descriptor * message_type)
+    {
+        details::ColumnNameMatcher name_matcher(column_names);
+        auto message = details::matchColumnsRecursive<Data>(name_matcher, message_type, "");
+        if (!message)
+            details::throwNoCommonColumns();
+        return message;
+    }
+}
+
+}
+#endif
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufReader.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufReader.cpp
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufReader.h
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufReader.h
@ -0,0 +1,220 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <common/DayNum.h>
+#include <Common/PODArray.h>
+#include <Common/UInt128.h>
+#include <Core/UUID.h>
+
+#include <Common/config.h>
+#if USE_PROTOBUF
+
+#include <boost/noncopyable.hpp>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufColumnMatcher.h>
+#include <memory>
+
+namespace google
+{
+namespace protobuf
+{
+    class Descriptor;
+}
+}
+
+namespace DB
+{
+class Arena;
+class IAggregateFunction;
+class ReadBuffer;
+using AggregateDataPtr = char *;
+using AggregateFunctionPtr = std::shared_ptr<IAggregateFunction>;
+
+
+/** Deserializes a protobuf, tries to cast data types if necessarily.
+  */
+class ProtobufReader : private boost::noncopyable
+{
+public:
+    ProtobufReader(ReadBuffer & in_, const google::protobuf::Descriptor * message_type, const std::vector<String> & column_names);
+    ~ProtobufReader();
+
+    /// Should be called when we start reading a new message.
+    bool startMessage();
+
+    /// Ends reading a message.
+    void endMessage();
+
+    /// Reads the column index.
+    /// The function returns false if there are no more columns to read (call endMessage() in this case).
+    bool readColumnIndex(size_t & column_index);
+
+    /// Reads a value which should be put to column at index received with readColumnIndex().
+    /// The function returns false if there are no more values to read now (call readColumnIndex() in this case).
+    bool readNumber(Int8 & value) { return current_converter->readInt8(value); }
+    bool readNumber(UInt8 & value) { return current_converter->readUInt8(value); }
+    bool readNumber(Int16 & value) { return current_converter->readInt16(value); }
+    bool readNumber(UInt16 & value) { return current_converter->readUInt16(value); }
+    bool readNumber(Int32 & value) { return current_converter->readInt32(value); }
+    bool readNumber(UInt32 & value) { return current_converter->readUInt32(value); }
+    bool readNumber(Int64 & value) { return current_converter->readInt64(value); }
+    bool readNumber(UInt64 & value) { return current_converter->readUInt64(value); }
+    bool readNumber(UInt128 & value) { return current_converter->readUInt128(value); }
+    bool readNumber(Float32 & value) { return current_converter->readFloat32(value); }
+    bool readNumber(Float64 & value) { return current_converter->readFloat64(value); }
+
+    bool readStringInto(PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & str) { return current_converter->readStringInto(str); }
+
+    void prepareEnumMapping(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Int8>> & name_value_pairs) { current_converter->prepareEnumMapping8(name_value_pairs); }
+    void prepareEnumMapping(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Int16>> & name_value_pairs) { current_converter->prepareEnumMapping16(name_value_pairs); }
+    bool readEnum(Int8 & value) { return current_converter->readEnum8(value); }
+    bool readEnum(Int16 & value) { return current_converter->readEnum16(value); }
+
+    bool readUUID(UUID & uuid) { return current_converter->readUUID(uuid); }
+    bool readDate(DayNum & date) { return current_converter->readDate(date); }
+    bool readDateTime(time_t & tm) { return current_converter->readDateTime(tm); }
+
+    bool readDecimal(Decimal32 & decimal, UInt32 precision, UInt32 scale) { return current_converter->readDecimal32(decimal, precision, scale); }
+    bool readDecimal(Decimal64 & decimal, UInt32 precision, UInt32 scale) { return current_converter->readDecimal64(decimal, precision, scale); }
+    bool readDecimal(Decimal128 & decimal, UInt32 precision, UInt32 scale) { return current_converter->readDecimal128(decimal, precision, scale); }
+
+    bool readAggregateFunction(const AggregateFunctionPtr & function, AggregateDataPtr place, Arena & arena) { return current_converter->readAggregateFunction(function, place, arena); }
+
+    /// When it returns false there is no more values left and from now on all the read<Type>() functions will return false
+    /// until readColumnIndex() is called. When it returns true it's unclear.
+    bool maybeCanReadValue() const { return simple_reader.maybeCanReadValue(); }
+
+private:
+    class SimpleReader
+    {
+    public:
+        SimpleReader(ReadBuffer & in_);
+        bool startMessage();
+        void endMessage();
+        void endRootMessage();
+        bool readFieldNumber(UInt32 & field_number);
+        bool readInt(Int64 & value);
+        bool readSInt(Int64 & value);
+        bool readUInt(UInt64 & value);
+        template<typename T> bool readFixed(T & value);
+        bool readStringInto(PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & str);
+        bool maybeCanReadValue() const { return field_end != REACHED_END; }
+
+    private:
+        void readBinary(void* data, size_t size);
+        void ignore(UInt64 num_bytes);
+        void moveCursorBackward(UInt64 num_bytes);
+        UInt64 readVarint();
+        void ignoreVarint();
+        void ignoreGroup();
+
+        static constexpr UInt64 REACHED_END = 0;
+
+        ReadBuffer & in;
+        UInt64 cursor;
+        std::vector<UInt64> parent_message_ends;
+        UInt64 current_message_end;
+        UInt64 field_end;
+    };
+
+    class IConverter
+    {
+    public:
+       virtual ~IConverter() = default;
+       virtual bool readStringInto(PaddedPODArray<UInt8> &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readInt8(Int8&) = 0;
+       virtual bool readUInt8(UInt8 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readInt16(Int16 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readUInt16(UInt16 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readInt32(Int32 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readUInt32(UInt32 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readInt64(Int64 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readUInt64(UInt64 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readUInt128(UInt128 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readFloat32(Float32 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readFloat64(Float64 &) = 0;
+       virtual void prepareEnumMapping8(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Int8>> &) = 0;
+       virtual void prepareEnumMapping16(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Int16>> &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readEnum8(Int8 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readEnum16(Int16 &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readUUID(UUID &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readDate(DayNum &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readDateTime(time_t &) = 0;
+       virtual bool readDecimal32(Decimal32 &, UInt32, UInt32) = 0;
+       virtual bool readDecimal64(Decimal64 &, UInt32, UInt32) = 0;
+       virtual bool readDecimal128(Decimal128 &, UInt32, UInt32) = 0;
+       virtual bool readAggregateFunction(const AggregateFunctionPtr &, AggregateDataPtr, Arena &) = 0;
+    };
+
+    class ConverterBaseImpl;
+    template <int type_id> class ConverterImpl;
+    class ConverterFromString;
+    template<int field_type_id, typename FromType> class ConverterFromNumber;
+
+    struct ColumnMatcherTraits
+    {
+        struct FieldData
+        {
+            std::unique_ptr<IConverter> converter;
+        };
+        struct MessageData
+        {
+            std::unordered_map<UInt32, const ProtobufColumnMatcher::Field<ColumnMatcherTraits>*> field_number_to_field_map;
+        };
+    };
+    using Message = ProtobufColumnMatcher::Message<ColumnMatcherTraits>;
+    using Field = ProtobufColumnMatcher::Field<ColumnMatcherTraits>;
+
+    void setTraitsDataAfterMatchingColumns(Message * message);
+
+    SimpleReader simple_reader;
+    std::unique_ptr<Message> root_message;
+    Message* current_message = nullptr;
+    size_t current_field_index = 0;
+    IConverter* current_converter = nullptr;
+};
+
+}
+
+#else
+
+namespace DB
+{
+class Arena;
+class IAggregateFunction;
+class ReadBuffer;
+using AggregateDataPtr = char *;
+using AggregateFunctionPtr = std::shared_ptr<IAggregateFunction>;
+
+class ProtobufReader
+{
+public:
+    bool startMessage() { return false; }
+    void endMessage() {}
+    bool readColumnIndex(size_t & column_index) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(Int8 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(UInt8 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(Int16 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(UInt16 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(Int32 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(UInt32 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(Int64 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(UInt64 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(UInt128 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(Float32 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readNumber(Float64 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readStringInto(PaddedPODArray<UInt8> & str) { return false; }
+    void prepareEnumMapping(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Int8>> & name_value_pairs) {}
+    void prepareEnumMapping(const std::vector<std::pair<std::string, Int16>> & name_value_pairs) {}
+    bool readEnum(Int8 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readEnum(Int16 & value) { return false; }
+    bool readUUID(UUID & uuid) { return false; }
+    bool readDate(DayNum & date) { return false; }
+    bool readDateTime(time_t & tm) { return false; }
+    bool readDecimal(Decimal32 & decimal, UInt32 precision, UInt32 scale) { return false; }
+    bool readDecimal(Decimal64 & decimal, UInt32 precision, UInt32 scale) { return false; }
+    bool readDecimal(Decimal128 & decimal, UInt32 precision, UInt32 scale) { return false; }
+    bool readAggregateFunction(const AggregateFunctionPtr & function, AggregateDataPtr place, Arena & arena) { return false; }
+    bool maybeCanReadValue() const { return false; }
+};
+
+}
+#endif
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufRowInputStream.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufRowInputStream.cpp
@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#include <Common/config.h>
+#if USE_PROTOBUF
+
+#include <Core/Block.h>
+#include <Formats/BlockInputStreamFromRowInputStream.h>
+#include <Formats/FormatFactory.h>
+#include <Formats/FormatSchemaInfo.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufRowInputStream.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufSchemas.h>
+
+
+namespace DB
+{
+
+ProtobufRowInputStream::ProtobufRowInputStream(ReadBuffer & in_, const Block & header, const FormatSchemaInfo & info)
+    : data_types(header.getDataTypes()), reader(in_, ProtobufSchemas::instance().getMessageTypeForFormatSchema(info), header.getNames())
+{
+}
+
+ProtobufRowInputStream::~ProtobufRowInputStream() = default;
+
+bool ProtobufRowInputStream::read(MutableColumns & columns, RowReadExtension & extra)
+{
+    if (!reader.startMessage())
+        return false; // EOF reached, no more messages.
+
+    // Set of columns for which the values were read. The rest will be filled with default values.
+    auto & read_columns = extra.read_columns;
+    read_columns.assign(columns.size(), false);
+
+    // Read values from this message and put them to the columns while it's possible.
+    size_t column_index;
+    while (reader.readColumnIndex(column_index))
+    {
+        bool allow_add_row = !static_cast<bool>(read_columns[column_index]);
+        do
+        {
+            bool row_added;
+            data_types[column_index]->deserializeProtobuf(*columns[column_index], reader, allow_add_row, row_added);
+            if (row_added)
+            {
+                read_columns[column_index] = true;
+                allow_add_row = false;
+            }
+        } while (reader.maybeCanReadValue());
+    }
+
+    // Fill non-visited columns with the default values.
+    for (column_index = 0; column_index < read_columns.size(); ++column_index)
+        if (!read_columns[column_index])
+            data_types[column_index]->insertDefaultInto(*columns[column_index]);
+
+    reader.endMessage();
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool ProtobufRowInputStream::allowSyncAfterError() const
+{
+    return true;
+}
+
+void ProtobufRowInputStream::syncAfterError()
+{
+    reader.endMessage();
+}
+
+
+void registerInputFormatProtobuf(FormatFactory & factory)
+{
+    factory.registerInputFormat("Protobuf", [](
+        ReadBuffer & buf,
+        const Block & sample,
+        const Context & context,
+        UInt64 max_block_size,
+        const FormatSettings & settings)
+    {
+        return std::make_shared<BlockInputStreamFromRowInputStream>(
+            std::make_shared<ProtobufRowInputStream>(buf, sample, FormatSchemaInfo(context, "proto")),
+            sample, max_block_size, settings);
+    });
+}
+
+}
+
+#else
+
+namespace DB
+{
+class FormatFactory;
+void registerInputFormatProtobuf(FormatFactory & factory) {}
+}
+
+#endif
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufRowInputStream.h
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufRowInputStream.h
@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <Common/config.h>
+#if USE_PROTOBUF
+
+#include <DataTypes/IDataType.h>
+#include <Formats/IRowInputStream.h>
+#include <Formats/ProtobufReader.h>
+
+namespace DB
+{
+class Block;
+class FormatSchemaInfo;
+
+
+/** Interface of stream, that allows to read data by rows.
+  */
+class ProtobufRowInputStream : public IRowInputStream
+{
+public:
+    ProtobufRowInputStream(ReadBuffer & in_, const Block & header, const FormatSchemaInfo & info);
+    ~ProtobufRowInputStream() override;
+
+    bool read(MutableColumns & columns, RowReadExtension & extra) override;
+    bool allowSyncAfterError() const override;
+    void syncAfterError() override;
+
+private:
+    DataTypes data_types;
+    ProtobufReader reader;
+};
+
+}
+#endif
--- a/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufWriter.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Formats/ProtobufWriter.cpp
@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ namespace ErrorCodes
 {
    extern const int NOT_IMPLEMENTED;
    extern const int NO_DATA_FOR_REQUIRED_PROTOBUF_FIELD;
-    extern const int CANNOT_CONVERT_TO_PROTOBUF_TYPE;
+    extern const int PROTOBUF_BAD_CAST;
    extern const int PROTOBUF_FIELD_NOT_REPEATED;
 }

@ -67,14 +67,14 @@ protected:
    {
        throw Exception(
            "Could not convert data type '" + type_name + "' to protobuf type '" + field->type_name() + "' (field: " + field->name() + ")",
-            ErrorCodes::CANNOT_CONVERT_TO_PROTOBUF_TYPE);
+            ErrorCodes::PROTOBUF_BAD_CAST);
    }

    void cannotConvertValue(const String & value)
    {
        throw Exception(
            "Could not convert value '" + value + "' to protobuf type '" + field->type_name() + "' (field: " + field->name() + ")",
-            ErrorCodes::CANNOT_CONVERT_TO_PROTOBUF_TYPE);
+            ErrorCodes::PROTOBUF_BAD_CAST);
    }

    template <typename To, typename From>
--- a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterInsertQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterInsertQuery.cpp
@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ namespace ErrorCodes


 InterpreterInsertQuery::InterpreterInsertQuery(
-    const ASTPtr & query_ptr_, const Context & context_, bool allow_materialized_)
+    const ASTPtr & query_ptr_, Context & context_, bool allow_materialized_)
    : query_ptr(query_ptr_), context(context_), allow_materialized(allow_materialized_)
 {
 }
--- a/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterInsertQuery.h
+++ b/dbms/src/Interpreters/InterpreterInsertQuery.h
@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ namespace DB
 class InterpreterInsertQuery : public IInterpreter
 {
 public:
-    InterpreterInsertQuery(const ASTPtr & query_ptr_, const Context & context_, bool allow_materialized_ = false);
+    InterpreterInsertQuery(const ASTPtr & query_ptr_, Context & context_, bool allow_materialized_ = false);

    /** Prepare a request for execution. Return block streams
      * - the stream into which you can write data to execute the query, if INSERT;
@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ private:
    void checkAccess(const ASTInsertQuery & query);

    ASTPtr query_ptr;
-    const Context & context;
+    Context & context;
    bool allow_materialized;
 };

--- a/dbms/src/Parsers/ASTInsertQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Parsers/ASTInsertQuery.cpp
@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ void ASTInsertQuery::formatImpl(const FormatSettings & settings, FormatState & s
            settings.ostr << (settings.hilite ? hilite_keyword : "") << " VALUES" << (settings.hilite ? hilite_none : "");
        }
    }
+
+    if (settings_ast)
+    {
+        settings.ostr << (settings.hilite ? hilite_keyword : "") << "SETTINGS " << (settings.hilite ? hilite_none : "");
+        settings_ast->formatImpl(settings, state, frame);
+    }
 }

 }
--- a/dbms/src/Parsers/ASTInsertQuery.h
+++ b/dbms/src/Parsers/ASTInsertQuery.h
@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
    String format;
    ASTPtr select;
    ASTPtr table_function;
+    ASTPtr settings_ast;

    // Set to true if the data should only be inserted into attached views
    bool no_destination = false;
@ -39,10 +40,8 @@ public:

        if (columns) { res->columns = columns->clone(); res->children.push_back(res->columns); }
        if (select) { res->select = select->clone(); res->children.push_back(res->select); }
-        if (table_function)
-        {
-            res->table_function = table_function->clone(); res->children.push_back(res->table_function);
-        }
+        if (table_function) { res->table_function = table_function->clone(); res->children.push_back(res->table_function); }
+        if (settings_ast) { res->settings_ast = settings_ast->clone(); res->children.push_back(res->settings_ast); }

        return res;
    }
--- a/dbms/src/Parsers/ParserInsertQuery.cpp
+++ b/dbms/src/Parsers/ParserInsertQuery.cpp
@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <Parsers/ExpressionListParsers.h>
 #include <Parsers/ParserSelectWithUnionQuery.h>
 #include <Parsers/ParserInsertQuery.h>
+#include <Parsers/ParserSetQuery.h>
 #include <Parsers/ASTFunction.h>


@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ bool ParserInsertQuery::parseImpl(Pos & pos, ASTPtr & node, Expected & expected)
    ParserToken s_dot(TokenType::Dot);
    ParserKeyword s_values("VALUES");
    ParserKeyword s_format("FORMAT");
+    ParserKeyword s_settings("SETTINGS");
    ParserKeyword s_select("SELECT");
    ParserKeyword s_with("WITH");
    ParserToken s_lparen(TokenType::OpeningRoundBracket);
@ -41,6 +43,7 @@ bool ParserInsertQuery::parseImpl(Pos & pos, ASTPtr & node, Expected & expected)
    ASTPtr format;
    ASTPtr select;
    ASTPtr table_function;
+    ASTPtr settings_ast;
    /// Insertion data
    const char * data = nullptr;

@ -86,12 +89,32 @@ bool ParserInsertQuery::parseImpl(Pos & pos, ASTPtr & node, Expected & expected)
    }
    else if (s_format.ignore(pos, expected))
    {
-        auto name_pos = pos;
-
        if (!name_p.parse(pos, format, expected))
            return false;
+    }
+    else if (s_select.ignore(pos, expected) || s_with.ignore(pos,expected))
+    {
+        pos = before_select;
+        ParserSelectWithUnionQuery select_p;
+        select_p.parse(pos, select, expected);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return false;
+    }

-        data = name_pos->end;
+    if (s_settings.ignore(pos, expected))
+    {
+        ParserSetQuery parser_settings(true);
+        if (!parser_settings.parse(pos, settings_ast, expected))
+            return false;
+    }
+
+    if (format)
+    {
+        Pos last_token = pos;
+        --last_token;
+        data = last_token->end;

        if (data < end && *data == ';')
            throw Exception("You have excessive ';' symbol before data for INSERT.\n"
@ -114,16 +137,6 @@ bool ParserInsertQuery::parseImpl(Pos & pos, ASTPtr & node, Expected & expected)
        if (data < end && *data == '\n')
            ++data;
    }
-    else if (s_select.ignore(pos, expected) || s_with.ignore(pos,expected))
-    {
-        pos = before_select;
-        ParserSelectWithUnionQuery select_p;
-        select_p.parse(pos, select, expected);
-    }
-    else
-    {
-        return false;
-    }

    auto query = std::make_shared<ASTInsertQuery>();
    node = query;
@ -142,6 +155,7 @@ bool ParserInsertQuery::parseImpl(Pos & pos, ASTPtr & node, Expected & expected)

    query->columns = columns;
    query->select = select;
+    query->settings_ast = settings_ast;
    query->data = data != end ? data : nullptr;
    query->end = end;

@ -149,6 +163,8 @@ bool ParserInsertQuery::parseImpl(Pos & pos, ASTPtr & node, Expected & expected)
        query->children.push_back(columns);
    if (select)
        query->children.push_back(select);
+    if (settings_ast)
+        query->children.push_back(settings_ast);

    return true;
 }
--- a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_input.insh
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_input.insh
@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+echo -ne '\xe0\x01\x0a\x24\x61\x37\x35\x32\x32\x31\x35\x38\x2d\x33\x64\x34\x31\x2d\x34\x62\x37\x37\x2d\x61\x64\x36\x39\x2d\x36\x63\x35\x39\x38\x65\x65\x35\x35\x63\x34\x39\x12\x04\x49\x76\x61\x6e\x1a\x06\x50\x65\x74\x72\x6f\x76\x20\x01\x28\xaf\x1f\x32\x03\x70\x6e\x67\x3a\x0c\x2b\x37\x34\x39\x35\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x40\x01\x4d\xfc\xd0\x30\x5c\x50\x26\x58\x09\x62\x09\x59\x65\x73\x74\x65\x72\x64\x61\x79\x62\x07\x46\x6c\x6f\x77\x65\x72\x73\x6a\x04\xff\x01\x00\x00\x72\x06\x4d\x6f\x73\x63\x6f\x77\x7a\x08\x4b\x03\x5f\x42\x72\x7d\x16\x42\x81\x01\x1f\x85\xeb\x51\xb8\x1e\x09\x40\x89\x01\x33\x33\x33\x33\x33\xc3\x6a\x40\x95\x01\xcd\xcc\xcc\x3d\x9d\x01\x9a\x99\xb9\x40\xa0\x01\x80\xc4\xd7\x8d\x7f\xaa\x01\x0c\x0a\x05\x6d\x65\x74\x65\x72\x15\x00\x00\x80\x3f\xaa\x01\x11\x0a\x0a\x63\x65\x6e\x74\x69\x6d\x65\x74\x65\x72\x15\x0a\xd7\x23\x3c\xaa\x01\x10\x0a\x09\x6b\x69\x6c\x6f\x6d\x65\x74\x65\x72\x15\x00\x00\x7a\x44\x7e\x0a\x24\x63\x36\x39\x34\x61\x64\x38\x61\x2d\x66\x37\x31\x34\x2d\x34\x65\x61\x33\x2d\x39\x30\x37\x64\x2d\x66\x64\x35\x34\x66\x62\x32\x35\x64\x39\x62\x35\x12\x07\x4e\x61\x74\x61\x6c\x69\x61\x1a\x08\x53\x6f\x6b\x6f\x6c\x6f\x76\x61\x28\xa6\x3f\x32\x03\x6a\x70\x67\x50\x1a\x58\x0b\x6a\x04\x64\xc8\x01\x32\x72\x08\x50\x6c\x79\x6d\x6f\x75\x74\x68\x7a\x08\x6a\x9d\x49\x42\x46\x8c\x84\xc0\x81\x01\x6e\x86\x1b\xf0\xf9\x21\x09\x40\x95\x01\x42\x60\xe5\x3b\x9d\x01\xcd\xcc\xac\x40\xa0\x01\xff\xff\xa9\xce\x93\x8c\x09\xb3\x01\x0a\x24\x61\x37\x64\x61\x31\x61\x61\x36\x2d\x66\x34\x32\x35\x2d\x34\x37\x38\x39\x2d\x38\x39\x34\x37\x2d\x62\x30\x33\x34\x37\x38\x36\x65\x64\x33\x37\x34\x12\x06\x56\x61\x73\x69\x6c\x79\x1a\x07\x53\x69\x64\x6f\x72\x6f\x76\x20\x01\x28\xfb\x48\x32\x03\x62\x6d\x70\x3a\x0d\x2b\x34\x34\x32\x30\x31\x32\x33\x34\x35\x36\x37\x38\x40\x01\x4d\x50\xe0\x27\x5c\x50\x17\x58\x04\x62\x05\x53\x75\x6e\x6e\x79\x6a\x05\xfa\x01\xf4\x01\x0a\x72\x08\x4d\x75\x72\x6d\x61\x6e\x73\x6b\x7a\x08\xfd\xf0\x89\x42\xc8\x4c\x04\x42\x81\x01\x11\x2d\x44\x54\xfb\x21\x09\x40\x89\x01\x00\x00\x00\xe8\x76\x48\x37\x42\x95\x01\x00\x00\x48\x44\x9d\x01\xcd\xcc\x4c\xc0\xa0\x01\x80\xd4\x9f\x93\x01\xaa\x01\x0c\x0a\x05\x70\x6f\x75\x6e\x64\x15\x00\x00\x80\x41' | $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query="INSERT INTO test.table FORMAT Protobuf SETTINGS format_schema = '$CURDIR/00825_protobuf_format_with_nested:Person'"
+echo -ne '\xaa\x01\x12\x05\x46\x72\x69\x64\x61\x28\x99\xe1\xf3\xd1\x0b\x52\x08\x45\x72\x6d\x61\x6b\x6f\x76\x61\x72\x0c\x00\x00\xdc\x42\x00\x00\x52\x43\x00\x00\x94\x42\x79\x48\xce\x3d\x51\x00\x00\x00\x00\xc8\x02\x14\xc2\x05\x08\x00\x00\x80\x44\x00\x00\x80\x49\x9a\x06\x02\x4b\x42\x9a\x06\x02\x4d\x42\xa1\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\xe0\x3f\xa8\x06\x2a\xa8\x06\xa8\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x01\xb0\x06\x01\xbd\x06\x25\x06\x49\x40\xfa\x06\x02\x34\x30\x90\x08\xe2\x08\xe1\x08\x89\xe6\x6e\xdd\x01\x00\x00\x00\xb0\x09\xc3\x19\xd0\x0c\xb7\x02\xe2\x12\x24\x32\x30\x66\x63\x64\x39\x35\x61\x2d\x33\x33\x32\x64\x2d\x34\x31\x64\x62\x2d\x61\x39\x65\x63\x2d\x31\x36\x31\x66\x36\x34\x34\x64\x30\x35\x39\x63\xb0\x01\x08\x01\x12\x06\x49\x73\x6f\x6c\x64\x65\x52\x07\x4c\x61\x76\x72\x6f\x76\x61\x72\x0c\x00\x00\x7f\x43\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x7f\x43\xaa\x01\x03\x61\x62\x63\xc8\x02\x32\xc2\x05\x08\x00\x00\x00\x41\x00\x00\x80\x3f\x9a\x06\x04\x42\x79\x74\x65\x9a\x06\x03\x42\x69\x74\xa1\x06\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x12\x40\xa8\x06\x1a\xa8\x06\xb0\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\xff\x01\xb0\x06\x01\xbd\x06\xf9\x0f\x49\x40\xc2\x06\x01\x2c\xfa\x06\x02\x33\x32\x90\x08\x78\xe1\x08\x39\x4e\x2b\xfe\xe4\xf5\xff\xff\xb0\x09\xe8\x30\xd8\x12\x01\xe2\x12\x24\x37\x63\x66\x61\x36\x38\x35\x36\x2d\x61\x35\x34\x61\x2d\x34\x37\x38\x36\x2d\x62\x38\x65\x35\x2d\x37\x34\x35\x31\x35\x39\x64\x35\x32\x32\x37\x38\xc2\x3e\x05\x15\x00\x00\xb6\x42' | $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query="INSERT INTO test.table FORMAT Protobuf SETTINGS format_schema = '$CURDIR/00825_protobuf_format_with_nested:AltPerson'"
+echo -ne '\x9a\x02\x0a\x24\x61\x61\x30\x65\x35\x61\x30\x36\x2d\x63\x61\x62\x32\x2d\x34\x30\x33\x34\x2d\x61\x36\x61\x32\x2d\x34\x38\x65\x38\x32\x62\x39\x31\x36\x36\x34\x65\x12\x06\x4c\x65\x6f\x6e\x69\x64\x1a\x08\x4b\x69\x72\x69\x6c\x6c\x6f\x76\x22\x04\x6d\x61\x6c\x65\x2a\x0a\x31\x39\x38\x33\x2d\x30\x36\x2d\x32\x34\x3a\x0c\x2b\x37\x34\x39\x35\x30\x32\x37\x35\x38\x36\x34\x42\x01\x31\x4a\x13\x32\x30\x31\x39\x2d\x30\x32\x2d\x30\x34\x20\x30\x39\x3a\x34\x35\x3a\x30\x30\x52\x02\x33\x35\x5a\x06\x63\x61\x6e\x63\x65\x72\x62\x07\x37\x20\x72\x69\x6e\x67\x73\x62\x08\x45\x61\x73\x74\x73\x69\x64\x65\x62\x0b\x4c\x61\x73\x74\x20\x48\x75\x72\x72\x61\x68\x6a\x01\x30\x6a\x01\x30\x6a\x03\x32\x35\x35\x72\x09\x53\x61\x6e\x20\x44\x69\x65\x67\x6f\x7a\x09\x33\x32\x2e\x38\x32\x33\x39\x34\x33\x7a\x0b\x2d\x31\x31\x37\x2e\x30\x38\x31\x33\x32\x37\x82\x01\x09\x33\x2e\x31\x34\x31\x35\x39\x32\x37\x8a\x01\x08\x31\x35\x30\x30\x30\x30\x30\x30\x92\x01\x06\x31\x38\x36\x2e\x37\x35\x9a\x01\x04\x2d\x32\x2e\x31\xa2\x01\x0b\x32\x30\x36\x35\x39\x38\x32\x39\x33\x33\x31\xaa\x01\x18\x0a\x06\x6d\x69\x6e\x75\x74\x65\x0a\x04\x68\x6f\x75\x72\x12\x02\x36\x30\x12\x04\x33\x36\x30\x30' | $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query="INSERT INTO test.table FORMAT Protobuf SETTINGS format_schema = '$CURDIR/00825_protobuf_format_with_nested:StrPerson'"
+echo -ne '\xcf\x01\x0a\x24\x33\x66\x61\x65\x65\x30\x36\x34\x2d\x63\x34\x66\x37\x2d\x34\x64\x33\x34\x2d\x62\x36\x66\x33\x2d\x38\x64\x38\x31\x63\x32\x62\x36\x61\x31\x35\x64\x12\x04\x4e\x69\x63\x6b\x1a\x0a\x4b\x6f\x6c\x65\x73\x6e\x69\x6b\x6f\x76\x20\x01\x28\xda\x52\x32\x03\x62\x6d\x70\x3a\x0c\x34\x31\x32\x2d\x36\x38\x37\x2d\x35\x30\x30\x37\x40\x01\x4d\x2f\x27\xf2\x5b\x50\x14\x58\x09\x62\x06\x48\x61\x76\x61\x6e\x61\x68\x80\x01\x68\x00\x68\x80\x01\x72\x0a\x50\x69\x74\x74\x73\x62\x75\x72\x67\x68\x7a\x08\x9b\x11\x22\x42\x1f\xe6\x9f\xc2\x81\x01\x28\x2d\x44\x54\xfb\x21\x09\x40\x89\x01\x00\x00\x00\xe8\x76\x48\x27\x42\x95\x01\x00\x00\x43\x44\x9d\x01\x66\x66\x92\x41\xa0\x01\xce\xdf\xb8\xba\x01\xab\x01\x0d\xcd\xcc\xe2\x41\x0d\xcd\xcc\x4c\x3e\x0d\x00\x00\x80\x3f\x12\x05\x6f\x75\x6e\x63\x65\x12\x05\x63\x61\x72\x61\x74\x12\x04\x67\x72\x61\x6d\xac\x01' | $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query="INSERT INTO test.table FORMAT Protobuf SETTINGS format_schema = '$CURDIR/00825_protobuf_format_syntax2_with_nested:Syntax2Person'"
--- a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_input.reference
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_input.reference
@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+a7da1aa6-f425-4789-8947-b034786ed374	Vasily	Sidorov	male	1995-07-28	bmp	+442012345678	1	2018-12-30 00:00:00	23	leo	['Sunny']	[250,244,10]	Murmansk	[68.970680,33.074982]	3.14159265358979	100000000000.00	800	-3.2	154400000	['pound']	[16]
+c694ad8a-f714-4ea3-907d-fd54fb25d9b5	Natalia	Sokolova	female	1992-03-08	jpg	\N	0	\N	26	pisces	[]	[100,200,50]	Plymouth	[50.403724,-4.142123]	3.14159	\N	0.007	5.4	-20000000000000	[]	[]
+aa0e5a06-cab2-4034-a6a2-48e82b91664e	Leonid	Kirillov	male	1983-06-24	\N	+74950275864\0	1	2019-02-04 09:45:00	35	cancer	['7 rings','Eastside','Last Hurrah']	[0,0,255]	San Diego	[32.823943,-117.081327]	3.1415927	15000000.00	186.75	-2.1	20659829331	['minute','hour']	[60,3600]
+20fcd95a-332d-41db-a9ec-161f644d059c	Frida	Ermakova	female	1978-12-12	\N	3124555929\0\0\0	0	2013-03-11 16:30:00	40	sagittarius	[]	[110,210,74]		[42.000000,-88.000000]	3.1410000324249268	311.00	0.5	10.0	8010000009	['KB','MB']	[1024,1048576]
+a7522158-3d41-4b77-ad69-6c598ee55c49	Ivan	Petrov	male	1980-12-29	png	+74951234567\0	1	2019-01-05 18:45:00	38	capricorn	['Yesterday','Flowers']	[255,0,0]	Moscow	[55.753216,37.622504]	3.14	214.10	0.1	5.8	17060000000	['meter','centimeter','kilometer']	[1,0.01,1000]
+3faee064-c4f7-4d34-b6f3-8d81c2b6a15d	Nick	Kolesnikov	male	1998-12-26	bmp	412-687-5007\0	1	2018-11-19 05:59:59	20	capricorn	['Havana']	[128,0,128]	Pittsburgh	[40.517192,-79.949456]	3.1415926535898	50000000000.00	780	18.3	195500007	['ounce','carat','gram']	[28.35,0.2,1]
+7cfa6856-a54a-4786-b8e5-745159d52278	Isolde	Lavrova	female	1987-02-09	\N	\N	1	\N	32	aquarius	[]	[255,0,255]		[26.000000,-80.000000]	3.1415998935699463	\N	4.5	25.0	-11111111111111	['Byte','Bit']	[8,1]
--- a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_input.sh
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_input.sh
@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+CURDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
+. $CURDIR/../shell_config.sh
+
+set -e -o pipefail
+
+# Run the client.
+$CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --multiquery <<EOF
+CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS test;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS test.table;
+
+CREATE TABLE test.table (uuid UUID,
+                         name String,
+                         surname String,
+                         gender Enum8('male'=1, 'female'=0),
+                         birthDate Date,
+                         photo Nullable(String),
+                         phoneNumber Nullable(FixedString(13)),
+                         isOnline UInt8,
+                         visitTime Nullable(DateTime),
+                         age UInt8,
+                         zodiacSign Enum16('aries'=321, 'taurus'=420, 'gemini'=521, 'cancer'=621, 'leo'=723, 'virgo'=823,
+                                           'libra'=923, 'scorpius'=1023, 'sagittarius'=1122, 'capricorn'=1222, 'aquarius'=120,
+                                           'pisces'=219),
+                         songs Array(String),
+                         color Array(UInt8),
+                         hometown LowCardinality(String),
+                         location Array(Decimal32(6)),
+                         pi Nullable(Float64),
+                         lotteryWin Nullable(Decimal64(2)),
+                         someRatio Float32,
+                         temperature Decimal32(1),
+                         randomBigNumber Int64,
+                         measureUnits Nested (unit String, coef Float32)
+                         ) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY tuple();
+EOF
+
+# To generate the file 00825_protobuf_format_input.insh use the following commands:
+# ninja ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer
+# build/utils/test-data-generator/ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer
+source $CURDIR/00825_protobuf_format_input.insh
+
+$CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query "SELECT * FROM test.table ORDER BY uuid;"
--- a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_output.sh
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_output.sh
@ -2,7 +2,7 @@

 # To generate reference file for this test use the following commands:
 # ninja ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer
-# build/utils/test-data-generator/ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer > dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_output.reference
+# build/utils/test-data-generator/ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer

 CURDIR=$(cd "$(dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)
 . $CURDIR/../shell_config.sh
--- a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_syntax2_with_nested.proto
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_syntax2_with_nested.proto
@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+syntax = "proto2";
+
+message Syntax2Person {
+  enum Gender {
+    female = 0;
+    male = 1;
+  };
+
+  enum ZodiacSign {
+    aries = 0;
+    taurus = 1;
+    gemini = 2;
+    cancer = 3;
+    leo = 4;
+    virgo = 5;
+    libra = 6;
+    scorpius = 7;
+    sagittarius = 8;
+    capricorn = 9;
+    aquarius = 10;
+    pisces = 11;
+  };
+
+  required string uuid = 1;
+  required string name = 2;
+  required string surname = 3;
+  required Gender gender = 4;
+  required uint32 birthDate = 5;
+  optional bytes photo = 6;
+  optional string phoneNumber = 7;
+  optional bool isOnline = 8;
+  optional fixed32 visitTime = 9;
+  optional uint32 age = 10;
+  optional ZodiacSign zodiacSign = 11;
+  repeated string songs = 12;
+  repeated uint32 color = 13;
+  optional string hometown = 14 [default='Moscow'];
+  repeated float location = 15 [packed=true];
+  optional double pi = 16;
+  optional double lotteryWin = 17;
+  optional float someRatio = 18;
+  optional float temperature = 19;
+  optional sint64 randomBigNumber = 20;
+  optional group MeasureUnits = 21 {
+    repeated float coef = 1;
+    repeated string unit = 2;
+  };
+  optional string newFieldStr = 22 [default='abc'];
+  optional int32 newFieldInt = 23 [default=-11];
+  optional bool newBool = 24 [default=true];
+};
--- a/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_with_nested.proto
+++ b/dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_with_nested.proto
@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+enum Gender {
+  female = 0;
+  male = 1;
+};
+
+enum ZodiacSign {
+  aries = 0;
+  taurus = 1;
+  gemini = 2;
+  cancer = 3;
+  leo = 4;
+  virgo = 5;
+  libra = 6;
+  scorpius = 7;
+  sagittarius = 8;
+  capricorn = 9;
+  aquarius = 10;
+  pisces = 11;
+};
+
+message Person {
+  message MeasureUnit
+  {
+    string unit = 1;
+    float coef = 2;
+  };
+  string uuid = 1;
+  string name = 2;
+  string surname = 3;
+  Gender gender = 4;
+  uint32 birthDate = 5;
+  bytes photo = 6;
+  string phoneNumber = 7;
+  bool isOnline = 8;
+  fixed32 visitTime = 9;
+  uint32 age = 10;
+  ZodiacSign zodiacSign = 11;
+  repeated string songs = 12;
+  repeated uint32 color = 13;
+  string hometown = 14;
+  repeated float location = 15;
+  double pi = 16;
+  double lotteryWin = 17;
+  float someRatio = 18;
+  float temperature = 19;
+  sint64 randomBigNumber = 20;
+  repeated MeasureUnit measureUnits = 21;
+};
+
+enum OnlineStatus {
+  offline = 0;
+  online = 1;
+};
+
+message AltPerson {
+  enum Gender {
+    male = 0;
+    female = 1;
+  };
+  message Dummy {
+    message Empty {};
+    repeated Empty empty = 1;
+    float z = 2;
+  };
+  repeated int32 location = 101 [packed=false];
+  float pi = 103;
+  bytes uuid = 300;
+  bool newFieldBool = 299;
+  string name = 2;
+  Gender gender = 102;
+  int32 zodiacSign = 130;
+  int64 birthDate = 150;
+  bytes age = 111;
+  OnlineStatus isOnline = 1;
+  double someRatio = 100;
+  fixed64 visitTime = 15;
+  Dummy newMessage = 1000;
+  sfixed64 randomBigNumber = 140;
+  repeated int32 newFieldInt = 104;
+  repeated float color = 14;
+  uint64 lotteryWin = 202;
+  bytes surname = 10;
+  uint64 phoneNumber = 5;
+  sint32 temperature = 41;
+  string newFieldStr = 21;
+  repeated string measureUnits_unit = 99;
+  repeated float measureUnits_coef = 88;
+};
+
+message StrPerson {
+  message MeasureUnits
+  {
+    repeated string unit = 1;
+    repeated string coef = 2;
+  };
+  string uuid = 1;
+  string name = 2;
+  string surname = 3;
+  string gender = 4;
+  string birthDate = 5;
+  string phoneNumber = 7;
+  string isOnline = 8;
+  string visitTime = 9;
+  string age = 10;
+  string zodiacSign = 11;
+  repeated string songs = 12;
+  repeated string color = 13;
+  string hometown = 14;
+  repeated string location = 15;
+  string pi = 16;
+  string lotteryWin = 17;
+  string someRatio = 18;
+  string temperature = 19;
+  string randomBigNumber = 20;
+  MeasureUnits measureUnits = 21;
+};
--- a/utils/test-data-generator/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/utils/test-data-generator/CMakeLists.txt
@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ add_executable (markov-model markov-model.cpp)
 target_link_libraries(markov-model PRIVATE clickhouse_common_io ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})

 if(USE_PROTOBUF)
-    protobuf_generate_cpp(ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Srcs ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Hdrs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format.proto)
-    protobuf_generate_cpp(ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Srcs2 ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Hdrs2 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_syntax2.proto)
+    protobuf_generate_cpp(ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Srcs ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Hdrs ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_with_nested.proto)
+    protobuf_generate_cpp(ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Srcs2 ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Hdrs2 ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_syntax2_with_nested.proto)
    add_executable (ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer.cpp ${ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Srcs} ${ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Hdrs} ${ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Srcs2} ${ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_Hdrs2})
    target_include_directories (ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer SYSTEM BEFORE PRIVATE ${Protobuf_INCLUDE_DIR} ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR})
-    target_link_libraries (ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer PRIVATE ${Protobuf_LIBRARY})
+    target_link_libraries (ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer PRIVATE ${Protobuf_LIBRARY} ${Boost_PROGRAM_OPTIONS_LIBRARY})
+    get_filename_component(ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_OutputDir "${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/../../dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless" REALPATH)
+    target_compile_definitions(ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer PRIVATE OUTPUT_DIR="${ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer_OutputDir}")
 endif()
--- a/utils/test-data-generator/ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer.cpp
+++ b/utils/test-data-generator/ProtobufDelimitedMessagesSerializer.cpp
@ -1,15 +1,33 @@
-// Reference file generator for the test dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format_output.sh
+// Generator of protobuf delimited messages used in the protobuf IO tests
+// dbms/tests/queries/0_stateless/00825_protobuf_format*

+#include <boost/program_options.hpp>
+#include <fstream>
 #include <iostream>
 #include <google/protobuf/util/delimited_message_util.h>
-#include "00825_protobuf_format.pb.h"
-#include "00825_protobuf_format_syntax2.pb.h"
+#include "00825_protobuf_format_with_nested.pb.h"
+#include "00825_protobuf_format_syntax2_with_nested.pb.h"


-int main(int, char **)
+void writeInsertQueryCommand(std::ostream & out, const std::string & format_schema, std::stringstream & delimited_messages)
 {
-    std::ostream* out = &std::cout;
+    out << "echo -ne '";
+    std::string bytes = delimited_messages.str();
+    delimited_messages.str("");
+    for (const char c : bytes)
+    {
+        char buf[5];
+        sprintf(buf, "\\x%02x", static_cast<unsigned char>(c));
+        out << buf;
+    }
+    out << "' | $CLICKHOUSE_CLIENT --query=\"INSERT INTO test.table FORMAT Protobuf"
+           " SETTINGS format_schema = '$CURDIR/"
+        << format_schema << "'\"" << std::endl;
+}

+void writeInputInsertQueries(std::ostream & out)
+{
+    std::stringstream ss;
    {
        Person person;
        person.set_uuid("a7522158-3d41-4b77-ad69-6c598ee55c49");
@ -18,7 +36,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_gender(Gender::male);
        person.set_birthdate(4015); // 1980-12-29
        person.set_photo("png");
-        person.set_phonenumber(std::string("+74951234567\0", 13)); // Converted from FixedString(13)
+        person.set_phonenumber("+74951234567");
        person.set_isonline(true);
        person.set_visittime(1546703100); // 2019-01-05 18:45:00
        person.set_age(38);
@ -36,7 +54,16 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio(0.1);
        person.set_temperature(5.8);
        person.set_randombignumber(17060000000);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        auto* mu = person.add_measureunits();
+        mu->set_unit("meter");
+        mu->set_coef(1);
+        mu = person.add_measureunits();
+        mu->set_unit("centimeter");
+        mu->set_coef(0.01);
+        mu = person.add_measureunits();
+        mu->set_unit("kilometer");
+        mu->set_coef(1000);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
    }

    {
@ -60,7 +87,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio(0.007);
        person.set_temperature(5.4);
        person.set_randombignumber(-20000000000000);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
    }

    {
@ -88,10 +115,232 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio(800);
        person.set_temperature(-3.2);
        person.set_randombignumber(154400000);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        auto* mu = person.add_measureunits();
+        mu->set_unit("pound");
+        mu->set_coef(16);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
    }

-    *out << "ALTERNATIVE->" << std::endl;
+    writeInsertQueryCommand(out, "00825_protobuf_format_with_nested:Person", ss);
+
+    {
+        AltPerson person;
+        person.add_location(42);
+        person.add_location(-88);
+        person.set_pi(3.141);
+        person.set_uuid("20fcd95a-332d-41db-a9ec-161f644d059c");
+        person.set_name("Frida");
+        person.set_gender(AltPerson::female);
+        person.set_zodiacsign(1122); // sagittarius
+        person.set_birthdate(3267); // 1978-12-12
+        person.set_age("40");
+        person.set_isonline(OnlineStatus::offline);
+        person.set_someratio(0.5);
+        person.set_visittime(1363005000); // 2013-03-11 16:30:00
+        person.set_randombignumber(8010000009);
+        person.add_color(110);
+        person.add_color(210);
+        person.add_color(74);
+        person.set_lotterywin(311);
+        person.set_surname("Ermakova");
+        person.set_phonenumber(3124555929);
+        person.set_temperature(10);
+        person.add_measureunits_unit("KB");
+        person.add_measureunits_coef(1024);
+        person.add_measureunits_unit("MB");
+        person.add_measureunits_coef(1048576);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
+    }
+
+    {
+        AltPerson person;
+        person.add_location(26);
+        person.add_location(-80);
+        person.set_pi(3.1416);
+        person.set_uuid("7cfa6856-a54a-4786-b8e5-745159d52278");
+        person.set_name("Isolde");
+        person.set_gender(AltPerson::female);
+        person.set_zodiacsign(120); // aquarius
+        person.set_birthdate(6248); // 1987-02-09
+        person.set_age("32");
+        person.set_isonline(OnlineStatus::online);
+        person.set_someratio(4.5);
+        person.set_randombignumber(-11111111111111);
+        person.add_color(255);
+        person.add_color(0);
+        person.add_color(255);
+        person.set_surname("Lavrova");
+        person.set_temperature(25);
+        person.set_newfieldstr("abc");
+        person.set_newfieldbool(true);
+        person.add_newfieldint(44);
+        person.add_measureunits_unit("Byte");
+        person.add_measureunits_coef(8);
+        person.add_measureunits_unit("Bit");
+        person.add_measureunits_coef(1);
+        person.mutable_newmessage()->set_z(91);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
+    }
+
+    writeInsertQueryCommand(out, "00825_protobuf_format_with_nested:AltPerson", ss);
+
+    {
+        StrPerson person;
+        person.set_uuid("aa0e5a06-cab2-4034-a6a2-48e82b91664e");
+        person.set_name("Leonid");
+        person.set_surname("Kirillov");
+        person.set_gender("male");
+        person.set_birthdate("1983-06-24");
+        person.set_phonenumber("+74950275864");
+        person.set_isonline("1");
+        person.set_visittime("2019-02-04 09:45:00");
+        person.set_age("35");
+        person.set_zodiacsign("cancer");
+        person.add_songs("7 rings");
+        person.add_songs("Eastside");
+        person.add_songs("Last Hurrah");
+        person.add_color("0");
+        person.add_color("0");
+        person.add_color("255");
+        person.set_hometown("San Diego");
+        person.add_location("32.823943");
+        person.add_location("-117.081327");
+        person.set_pi("3.1415927");
+        person.set_lotterywin("15000000");
+        person.set_someratio("186.75");
+        person.set_temperature("-2.1");
+        person.set_randombignumber("20659829331");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_unit("minute");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_coef("60");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_unit("hour");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_coef("3600");
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
+    }
+
+    writeInsertQueryCommand(out, "00825_protobuf_format_with_nested:StrPerson", ss);
+
+    {
+        Syntax2Person person;
+        person.set_uuid("3faee064-c4f7-4d34-b6f3-8d81c2b6a15d");
+        person.set_name("Nick");
+        person.set_surname("Kolesnikov");
+        person.set_gender(Syntax2Person::male);
+        person.set_birthdate(10586); // 1998-12-26
+        person.set_photo("bmp");
+        person.set_phonenumber("412-687-5007");
+        person.set_isonline(true);
+        person.set_visittime(1542596399); // 2018-11-19 05:59:59
+        person.set_age(20);
+        person.set_zodiacsign(Syntax2Person::capricorn);
+        person.add_songs("Havana");
+        person.add_color(128);
+        person.add_color(0);
+        person.add_color(128);
+        person.set_hometown("Pittsburgh");
+        person.add_location(40.517193);
+        person.add_location(-79.949452);
+        person.set_pi(3.1415926535898);
+        person.set_lotterywin(50000000000);
+        person.set_someratio(780);
+        person.set_temperature(18.3);
+        person.set_randombignumber(195500007);
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_unit("ounce");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_coef(28.35);
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_unit("carat");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_coef(0.2);
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_unit("gram");
+        person.mutable_measureunits()->add_coef(1);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &ss);
+    }
+
+    writeInsertQueryCommand(out, "00825_protobuf_format_syntax2_with_nested:Syntax2Person", ss);
+}
+
+
+void writeOutputReference(std::ostream & out)
+{
+    {
+        Person person;
+        person.set_uuid("a7522158-3d41-4b77-ad69-6c598ee55c49");
+        person.set_name("Ivan");
+        person.set_surname("Petrov");
+        person.set_gender(Gender::male);
+        person.set_birthdate(4015); // 1980-12-29
+        person.set_photo("png");
+        person.set_phonenumber(std::string("+74951234567\0", 13)); // Converted from FixedString(13)
+        person.set_isonline(true);
+        person.set_visittime(1546703100); // 2019-01-05 18:45:00
+        person.set_age(38);
+        person.set_zodiacsign(ZodiacSign::capricorn);
+        person.add_songs("Yesterday");
+        person.add_songs("Flowers");
+        person.add_color(255);
+        person.add_color(0);
+        person.add_color(0);
+        person.set_hometown("Moscow");
+        person.add_location(55.753215);
+        person.add_location(37.622504);
+        person.set_pi(3.14);
+        person.set_lotterywin(214.10);
+        person.set_someratio(0.1);
+        person.set_temperature(5.8);
+        person.set_randombignumber(17060000000);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Person person;
+        person.set_uuid("c694ad8a-f714-4ea3-907d-fd54fb25d9b5");
+        person.set_name("Natalia");
+        person.set_surname("Sokolova");
+        person.set_gender(Gender::female);
+        person.set_birthdate(8102); // 1992-03-08
+        person.set_photo("jpg");
+        person.set_isonline(false);
+        person.set_age(26);
+        person.set_zodiacsign(ZodiacSign::pisces);
+        person.add_color(100);
+        person.add_color(200);
+        person.add_color(50);
+        person.set_hometown("Plymouth");
+        person.add_location(50.403724);
+        person.add_location(-4.142123);
+        person.set_pi(3.14159);
+        person.set_someratio(0.007);
+        person.set_temperature(5.4);
+        person.set_randombignumber(-20000000000000);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
+    }
+
+    {
+        Person person;
+        person.set_uuid("a7da1aa6-f425-4789-8947-b034786ed374");
+        person.set_name("Vasily");
+        person.set_surname("Sidorov");
+        person.set_gender(Gender::male);
+        person.set_birthdate(9339); // 1995-07-28
+        person.set_photo("bmp");
+        person.set_phonenumber("+442012345678");
+        person.set_isonline(true);
+        person.set_visittime(1546117200); // 2018-12-30 00:00:00
+        person.set_age(23);
+        person.set_zodiacsign(ZodiacSign::leo);
+        person.add_songs("Sunny");
+        person.add_color(250);
+        person.add_color(244);
+        person.add_color(10);
+        person.set_hometown("Murmansk");
+        person.add_location(68.970682);
+        person.add_location(33.074981);
+        person.set_pi(3.14159265358979);
+        person.set_lotterywin(100000000000);
+        person.set_someratio(800);
+        person.set_temperature(-3.2);
+        person.set_randombignumber(154400000);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
+    }
+
+    out << "ALTERNATIVE->" << std::endl;

    {
        AltPerson person;
@ -115,7 +364,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_surname("Petrov");
        person.set_phonenumber(+74951234567);
        person.set_temperature(5);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

    {
@ -137,7 +386,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.add_color(50);
        person.set_surname("Sokolova");
        person.set_temperature(5);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

    {
@ -162,10 +411,10 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_surname("Sidorov");
        person.set_phonenumber(+442012345678);
        person.set_temperature(-3);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

-    *out << "STRINGS->" << std::endl;
+    out << "STRINGS->" << std::endl;

    {
        StrPerson person;
@ -192,7 +441,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio("0.1");
        person.set_temperature("5.8");
        person.set_randombignumber("17060000000");
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

    {
@ -215,7 +464,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio("0.007");
        person.set_temperature("5.4");
        person.set_randombignumber("-20000000000000");
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

    {
@ -242,10 +491,10 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio("800");
        person.set_temperature("-3.2");
        person.set_randombignumber("154400000");
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

-    *out << "SYNTAX2->" << std::endl;
+    out << "SYNTAX2->" << std::endl;

    {
        Syntax2Person person;
@ -273,7 +522,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio(0.1);
        person.set_temperature(5.8);
        person.set_randombignumber(17060000000);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

    {
@ -297,7 +546,7 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio(0.007);
        person.set_temperature(5.4);
        person.set_randombignumber(-20000000000000);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }

    {
@ -325,8 +574,48 @@ int main(int, char **)
        person.set_someratio(800);
        person.set_temperature(-3.2);
        person.set_randombignumber(154400000);
-        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, out);
+        google::protobuf::util::SerializeDelimitedToOstream(person, &out);
    }
+}

+
+void parseCommandLine(int argc, char ** argv, std::string & output_dir)
+{
+    namespace po = boost::program_options;
+    po::options_description desc;
+    output_dir = OUTPUT_DIR;
+    desc.add_options()
+        ("help,h", "Show help")
+        ("directory,d", po::value<std::string>(&output_dir),
+         "Set the output directory. By default it's " OUTPUT_DIR);
+    po::parsed_options parsed = po::command_line_parser(argc, argv).options(desc).run();
+    po::variables_map vm;
+    po::store(parsed, vm);
+    po::notify(vm);
+    if (!output_dir.empty())
+        return;
+
+    // Show help.
+    std::cout << "This utility generates delimited messages for tests checking protobuf IO support." << std::endl;
+    std::cout << desc;
+    std::cout << "Example:" << std::endl;
+    std::cout << argv[0] << " -g OUTPUT_REFERENCE" << std::endl;
+    std::exit(0);
+}
+
+void writeFile(const std::string & filepath, void (*fn)(std::ostream &))
+{
+    std::cout << "Writing '" << filepath << "' ... ";
+    std::fstream out(filepath, std::fstream::out | std::fstream::trunc);
+    fn(out);
+    std::cout << "done." << std::endl;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char ** argv)
+{
+    std::string output_dir;
+    parseCommandLine(argc, argv, output_dir);
+    writeFile(output_dir + "/00825_protobuf_format_input.insh", writeInputInsertQueries);
+    writeFile(output_dir + "/00825_protobuf_format_output.reference", writeOutputReference);
    return 0;
 }