gRPC in 3 minutes (Node.js)

PREREQUISITES

  • node: This requires Node 0.12.x or greater.

INSTALL

$ # Get the gRPC repository
$ export REPO_ROOT=grpc # REPO root can be any directory of your choice
$ git clone https://github.com/grpc/grpc.git $REPO_ROOT
$ cd $REPO_ROOT

$ cd examples/node
$ npm install

TRY IT!

  • Run the server

    $ # from this directory
    $ node ./greeter_server.js &
    
  • Run the client

    $ # from this directory
    $ node ./greeter_client.js
    

TUTORIAL

You can find a more detailed tutorial in gRPC Basics: Node.js