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Add option for generating toString() methods basing on fields #34

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Have a look at the Twitter thread which hinted me on this feature. The thread shows the way TypeScript defines new types basing on values of other types used in a string form.

Currently we have an ability in Java to add a mix-in interface which would allow to have a custom toString(), but it's too much work. A more simple approach would be to have a type option, which would be used by a Model Compiler for a corresponding language. Something like this:

message Length {
   option (string_form) = "${value}${units}";
   int value = 1 [(required) = true];
   LengthUnit units = 2 [(required) = true];
}

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