+/* Marks the end of the field list */
+#define PB_LAST_FIELD {0,(pb_type_t) 0,0,0,0,0,0}
+
+/* Macros for filling in the data_offset field */
+/* data_offset for first field in a message */
+#define PB_DATAOFFSET_FIRST(st, m1, m2) (offsetof(st, m1))
+/* data_offset for subsequent fields */
+#define PB_DATAOFFSET_OTHER(st, m1, m2) (offsetof(st, m1) - offsetof(st, m2) - pb_membersize(st, m2))
+/* Choose first/other based on m1 == m2 (deprecated, remains for backwards compatibility) */
+#define PB_DATAOFFSET_CHOOSE(st, m1, m2) (int)(offsetof(st, m1) == offsetof(st, m2) \
+ ? PB_DATAOFFSET_FIRST(st, m1, m2) \
+ : PB_DATAOFFSET_OTHER(st, m1, m2))
+
+/* Required fields are the simplest. They just have delta (padding) from
+ * previous field end, and the size of the field. Pointer is used for
+ * submessages and default values.
+ */
+#define PB_REQUIRED_STATIC(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_STATIC | PB_HTYPE_REQUIRED | ltype, \
+ fd, 0, pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}
+
+/* Optional fields add the delta to the has_ variable. */
+#define PB_OPTIONAL_STATIC(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_STATIC | PB_HTYPE_OPTIONAL | ltype, \
+ fd, \
+ pb_delta(st, has_ ## m, m), \
+ pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}
+
+/* Repeated fields have a _count field and also the maximum number of entries. */
+#define PB_REPEATED_STATIC(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_STATIC | PB_HTYPE_REPEATED | ltype, \
+ fd, \
+ pb_delta(st, m ## _count, m), \
+ pb_membersize(st, m[0]), \
+ pb_arraysize(st, m), ptr}
+
+/* Allocated fields carry the size of the actual data, not the pointer */
+#define PB_REQUIRED_POINTER(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_POINTER | PB_HTYPE_REQUIRED | ltype, \
+ fd, 0, pb_membersize(st, m[0]), 0, ptr}
+
+/* Optional fields don't need a has_ variable, as information would be redundant */
+#define PB_OPTIONAL_POINTER(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_POINTER | PB_HTYPE_OPTIONAL | ltype, \
+ fd, 0, pb_membersize(st, m[0]), 0, ptr}
+
+/* Repeated fields have a _count field and a pointer to array of pointers */
+#define PB_REPEATED_POINTER(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_POINTER | PB_HTYPE_REPEATED | ltype, \
+ fd, pb_delta(st, m ## _count, m), \
+ pb_membersize(st, m[0]), 0, ptr}
+
+/* Callbacks are much like required fields except with special datatype. */
+#define PB_REQUIRED_CALLBACK(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_CALLBACK | PB_HTYPE_REQUIRED | ltype, \
+ fd, 0, pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}
+
+#define PB_OPTIONAL_CALLBACK(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_CALLBACK | PB_HTYPE_OPTIONAL | ltype, \
+ fd, 0, pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}
+
+#define PB_REPEATED_CALLBACK(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_CALLBACK | PB_HTYPE_REPEATED | ltype, \
+ fd, 0, pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}
+
+/* Optional extensions don't have the has_ field, as that would be redundant. */
+#define PB_OPTEXT_STATIC(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_STATIC | PB_HTYPE_OPTIONAL | ltype, \
+ 0, \
+ 0, \
+ pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}
+
+#define PB_OPTEXT_CALLBACK(tag, st, m, fd, ltype, ptr) \
+ {tag, PB_ATYPE_CALLBACK | PB_HTYPE_OPTIONAL | ltype, \
+ 0, 0, pb_membersize(st, m), 0, ptr}