.NET gRPC - deep dive - Irina Scurtu - NDC London 2024

.NET gRPC deep dive: Explore the powerful and efficient RPC framework, its use cases, and its benefits in various scenarios, languages, and systems. Discover how to define protocol files, generate C# classes, and implement business logic.

Key takeaways

gRPC is a great alternative to REST
Use cases for gRPC are client streaming, server streaming, and bidirectional streaming
need for binary payload serialization
Define the protocol files and generate C# classes from it
Code generation is done by the protocol compiler
overriding specific parts in the generated code
Server streaming: pre-defined output sequence implemented on the server-side
GRPC transcoding: for converting HTTP/2 to gRPC
comparing gRPC with REST
HTTP/2 limitations: no headers, no chunking feed, problem with large payloads
mono_PKT mode: for creating a single connection for multiple requests and responses
gRPC reflection: for introspection and discovery of services
Showcasing a gRPC service using C# and.NET
Steps to create a gRPC service: define protocol files, generate C# classes, implement business logic, test, deploy
Using gRPC in real-world scenarios: Kubernetes, distributed systems, fault tolerance, load balancing
GRC is powerful because of its uses in multiple scenarios and languages
Different streaming types in gRPC: unary, client streaming, server streaming, bidirectional streaming
GRPC services equaling client, with fault tolerance example

.NET gRPC - deep dive - Irina Scurtu - NDC London 2024

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