addingProtobufDependencyPatch

[psch0rr]

adding the protobuf dependency to the pyproject.toml and setup.cfg, as proposed here #54 by @erikbosch

[SebastianSchildt]

This need the Eclipse ECA signed for the mails used in the commits.

(i.e. make an account on https://www.eclipse.org and add your Github handle to your profile and "sign" (a checkbox there) the Eclipse ECA

(The Dash failure here is a seperate issue and not related)

[SebastianSchildt]

Hi, thanks, ECA looks fine now , and we can ignore the markdown check (some outdated sdv API links),

However, wouldn't a more relaxed pin such as protobuf>=5.29.6,<6.0dev as suggested in #57 be better for users? If you agree maybe change this. Or try to convince me otherwise

[psch0rr]

Hi @SebastianSchildt you are absolutely right adding the upper limit makes it safer to use. I was thinking of a fail early approach. But I am totally fine with yours and @aki1770-del proposal. I added it to my PR.

I hope this is fine right now :)

[SebastianSchildt]

Thank you, lgtm 🍎

[psch0rr]

Thanks a lot for merging :)