test_empty_table.lua

local sproto = require "sproto"
local print_r = require "print_r"

local sp = sproto.parse [[
.foobar {
	.nest {
		a 1 : string
		b 3 : boolean
		c 5 : integer
	}
	a 0 : string
	b 1 : integer
	c 2 : boolean
	d 3 : *nest(a)

	e 4 : *string
	f 5 : *integer
	g 6 : *boolean
	h 7 : *foobar
}
]]

local obj = {
	d = {
		},
	e = {},
	f = {},
	g = {},
	h = {
	},
}

local code = sp:encode("foobar", obj)
fh = io.open("test_empty", "w")
fh:write(code)
obj = sp:decode("foobar", code)
print_r(obj)