gRPC·gRPC essentials

Streaming

gRPC supports unary, server, client and bidirectional streaming.

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What you will be able to do
  • Use stream in the signature.
  • Keep messages small.
  • Handle cancellation.

In plain English

gRPC supports unary, server, client and bidirectional streaming.

  • Use stream in the signature.
  • Keep messages small.
  • Handle cancellation.
stream.protoText
service Courses {
  rpc List(ListRequest) returns (stream Course);
}
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Answer from memory: Which streaming type sends many responses for one request?

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Which streaming type sends many responses for one request?

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