gRPC in 3 minutes (Ruby)

PREREQUISITES

This requires Ruby 2.1, as the gRPC API surface uses keyword args.

INSTALL

• Clone this repository.
• Follow the instructions in INSTALL to install the gRPC C core.
• Temporary Install the full gRPC distribution from source on your local machine and update path: in [Gemfile] to refer src/ruby within it.
  • this is necessary until the gRPC ruby gem is published
• Use bundler to install

$ # from this directory
$ gem install bundler && bundle install

Try it!

• Run the server

$ # from this directory
$ bundle exec ./greeter_server.rb &

• Run the client

$ # from this directory
$ bundle exec ./greeter_client.rb