nor1c / grpc-node-1

gRPC with NodeJS

Generate types

• Based on https://github.com/grpc/grpc-node/tree/master/packages/proto-loader#example-usage:

./node_modules/.bin/proto-loader-gen-types --longs=String --enums=String --defaults --oneofs --grpcLib=@grpc/grpc-js --outDir=protos/ protos/*.proto

Useful Links

• gRPC Crash Course by Hussein Nasser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yw4rkaTc0f8
• https://github.com/hnasr/javascript_playground/tree/master/grpc-demo
• Proto Loader https://www.npmjs.com/package/@grpc/proto-loader
• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/64530776/how-do-you-generate-typings-for-protobuf-files-for-use-with-grpc
• https://gist.github.com/shankarshastri/c1b4d920188da78a0dbc9fc707e82996
• https://unpkg.com/browse/google-protobuf@3.17.3/README.md

Test the code

• Run the gRPC server

yarn dev

• Create a new book via client

npx ts-node client.ts HarryPotter 999