I am trying to use protobuf merge method to create a destination destination_GeneratedMessageV3 from source_GeneratedMessageV3 using FieldMask
FieldMaskUtil.merge(fieldMask, source_GeneratedMessageV3, destination_GeneratedMessageV3);
The FieldMask is
paths: "ad_group_ad.ad.id"
paths: "campaign.id"
paths: "ad_group.id"
paths: "ad_group_ad.ad.url_custom_parameters"
paths: "segments.date"
source_GeneratedMessageV3 is
campaign {
resource_name: "customers/3091028620/campaigns/388224072"
id: 111
}
ad_group {
resource_name: "customers/3091028620/adGroups/1313"
id: 222
}
ad_group_ad {
resource_name: "customers/1212/adGroupAds/434~343"
ad {
resource_name: "customers/165/ads/876"
id: 876
}
}
segments {
date: "2023-05-01"
}
The generated destination_GeneratedMessageV3 is
campaign {
id: 111
}
ad_group {
id: 222
}
ad_group_ad {
ad {
resource_name: "customers/165/ads/876"
id: 876
}
}
segments {
date: "2023-05-01"
}
I want in the destination_GeneratedMessageV3 the field mask parameter "ad_group_ad.ad.url_custom_parameters" should be added with value as blank string ("") when its not present in source_GeneratedMessageV3
How can I achieve this?