Added ProtobufMessage.parse_to_abstract_pointer (#390/#399).

Author: jordanbriere

src/core/modules/messages/messages.h

@@ -97,6 +97,11 @@
 			return spMessage;
 		}
 
+		static void parse_to_abstract_pointer(google::protobuf::Message *pMessage, object oPtr)
+		{
+			((google::protobuf::Message *)ExtractAddress(oPtr, true))->ParseFromString(pMessage->SerializeAsString());
+		}
+
 		static const google::protobuf::FieldDescriptor* GetFieldDescriptor(google::protobuf::Message* pMessage, const char* field_name)
 		{
 			const google::protobuf::Descriptor* descriptor = pMessage->GetDescriptor();

src/core/modules/messages/messages_wrap.cpp

@@ -120,6 +120,16 @@ void export_protobuf_message(scope _messages)
 		args("pointer")
 	).staticmethod("from_abstract_pointer");
 
+	ProtobufMessage.def(
+		"parse_to_abstract_pointer",
+		&CProtobufMessageExt::parse_to_abstract_pointer,
+		"Parses this message into the given abstract pointer.\n"
+		"\n"
+		".. note::\n"
+		"	No checks is done on the given pointer and it is assumed to be valid. Do not use this "
+		"	method if you don't know what you are doing."
+	);
+
 	ProtobufMessage.def("get_int32", &CProtobufMessageExt::GetInt32);
 	ProtobufMessage.def("get_int64", &CProtobufMessageExt::GetInt64);
 	ProtobufMessage.def("get_uint32", &CProtobufMessageExt::GetUInt32);