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!

There are two variants of these examples: one with code dynamically generated at runtime using Protobuf.js and one with code statically generated using protoc. The examples behave identically, and either server can be used with either client.

• Run the server

  $ # from this directory
  $ node ./dynamic_codegen/greeter_server.js &
  $ # OR
  $ node ./static_codegen/greeter_server.js &
  

• Run the client

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

TUTORIAL

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