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gRPC-Web client for browsers (JS/TS)


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What is @improbable-eng/grpc-web?

@improbable-eng/grpc-web is a JavaScript library that allows you to use gRPC in web applications. It provides a way to communicate with gRPC services from the browser using HTTP/1.1 or HTTP/2, enabling real-time communication and efficient data transfer.

What are @improbable-eng/grpc-web's main functionalities?

Unary RPC

This feature allows you to make a unary RPC call to a gRPC service. The code sample demonstrates how to create a request, set its parameters, and send it to the server. The response is handled in the onEnd callback.

const {grpc} = require('@improbable-eng/grpc-web');
const {MyService} = require('./my_service_pb_service');
const {MyRequest} = require('./my_service_pb');

const request = new MyRequest();
request.setMessage('Hello, World!');

grpc.unary(MyService.MyMethod, {
  request: request,
  host: 'http://localhost:8080',
  onEnd: (response) => {
    const {status, message} = response;
    if (status === grpc.Code.OK && message) {
      console.log('Response:', message.toObject());
    }
  }
});

Server Streaming RPC

This feature allows you to make a server streaming RPC call to a gRPC service. The code sample demonstrates how to create a request, set its parameters, and handle incoming messages from the server in real-time.

const {grpc} = require('@improbable-eng/grpc-web');
const {MyService} = require('./my_service_pb_service');
const {MyRequest} = require('./my_service_pb');

const request = new MyRequest();
request.setMessage('Hello, World!');

const stream = grpc.invoke(MyService.MyStreamingMethod, {
  request: request,
  host: 'http://localhost:8080',
  onMessage: (message) => {
    console.log('Received message:', message.toObject());
  },
  onEnd: (status, statusMessage, trailers) => {
    if (status === grpc.Code.OK) {
      console.log('Stream ended successfully');
    } else {
      console.error('Stream ended with error:', statusMessage);
    }
  }
});

Client Streaming RPC

This feature allows you to make a client streaming RPC call to a gRPC service. The code sample demonstrates how to create a stream, send multiple requests, and handle the end of the stream.

const {grpc} = require('@improbable-eng/grpc-web');
const {MyService} = require('./my_service_pb_service');
const {MyRequest} = require('./my_service_pb');

const stream = grpc.client(MyService.MyClientStreamingMethod, {
  host: 'http://localhost:8080'
});

stream.onEnd((status, statusMessage, trailers) => {
  if (status === grpc.Code.OK) {
    console.log('Stream ended successfully');
  } else {
    console.error('Stream ended with error:', statusMessage);
  }
});

const request1 = new MyRequest();
request1.setMessage('Message 1');
stream.send(request1);

const request2 = new MyRequest();
request2.setMessage('Message 2');
stream.send(request2);

stream.finishSend();

Bidirectional Streaming RPC

This feature allows you to make a bidirectional streaming RPC call to a gRPC service. The code sample demonstrates how to create a stream, send multiple requests, and handle incoming messages from the server in real-time.

const {grpc} = require('@improbable-eng/grpc-web');
const {MyService} = require('./my_service_pb_service');
const {MyRequest} = require('./my_service_pb');

const stream = grpc.client(MyService.MyBidirectionalStreamingMethod, {
  host: 'http://localhost:8080'
});

stream.onMessage((message) => {
  console.log('Received message:', message.toObject());
});

stream.onEnd((status, statusMessage, trailers) => {
  if (status === grpc.Code.OK) {
    console.log('Stream ended successfully');
  } else {
    console.error('Stream ended with error:', statusMessage);
  }
});

const request1 = new MyRequest();
request1.setMessage('Message 1');
stream.send(request1);

const request2 = new MyRequest();
request2.setMessage('Message 2');
stream.send(request2);

stream.finishSend();

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@improbable-eng/grpc-web

Library for making gRPC-Web requests from a browser

This library is intended for both JavaScript and TypeScript usage from a web browser or NodeJS (see Usage with NodeJS).

Note: This only works if the server supports gRPC-Web

A Golang gRPC-Web middleware and a Golang-based gRPC-Web proxy are available here.

Please see the full gRPC-Web README for known limitations.

Installation

@improbable-eng/grpc-web has peer dependencies of google-protobuf and @types/google-protobuf.

npm install google-protobuf @types/google-protobuf @improbable-eng/grpc-web --save

Example Project

There is an example project available here

Usage Overview

import {grpc} from "@improbable-eng/grpc-web";

// Import code-generated data structures.
import {BookService} from "./generated/proto/examplecom/library/book_service_pb_service";
import {GetBookRequest} from "./generated/proto/examplecom/library/book_service_pb";

const getBookRequest = new GetBookRequest();
getBookRequest.setIsbn(60929871);
grpc.unary(BookService.GetBook, {
  request: getBookRequest,
  host: host,
  onEnd: res => {
    const { status, statusMessage, headers, message, trailers } = res;
    if (status === grpc.Code.OK && message) {
      console.log("all ok. got book: ", message.toObject());
    }
  }
});
  • Requests can be aborted/cancelled before they complete:
const request = grpc.unary(BookService.GetBook, { ... });
request.cancel();

Available Request Functions

There are three functions for making gRPC requests:

grpc.unary

This is a convenience function for making requests that consist of a single request message and single response message. It can only be used with unary methods.

rpc GetBook(GetBookRequest) returns (Book) {}

grpc.invoke

This is a convenience function for making requests that consist of a single request message and a stream of response messages (server-streaming). It can also be used with unary methods.

rpc GetBook(GetBookRequest) returns (Book) {}
rpc QueryBooks(QueryBooksRequest) returns (stream Book) {}

grpc.client

grpc.client returns a client. Dependant upon transport compatibility this client is capable of sending multiple request messages (client-streaming) and receiving multiple response messages (server-streaming). It can be used with any type of method, but will enforce limiting the sending of messages for unary methods.

rpc GetBook(GetBookRequest) returns (Book) {}
rpc QueryBooks(QueryBooksRequest) returns (stream Book) {}
rpc LogReadPages(stream PageRead) returns (google.protobuf.Empty) {}
rpc ListenForBooks(stream QueryBooksRequest) returns (stream Book) {}

Usage with NodeJS

Refer to grpc-web-node-http-transport.

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Last updated on 04 Nov 2021

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