arc-rpc

Arc RPC

Asynchronous Remote Classes make RPC simple

How does it work

Arc RPC allows you to remotely call functions on other processes or even other hardware using these few main concepts

• Ability to wrap existing class instances
• Mock that acts like the remote class
• Bi-directional
• Protocol agnostic

How to use it

Here is a basic example of using RPC with socket.io

client.js

// Include library for socket RPC clients
let ClientSocketRpc = require("arc-rpc").ClientSocketRpc

// Define `serverRpc` in higher scope for testing purposes
let serverRpc = null

// Example remotely-callable class (this can be anything)
class ClientClass {
	// Example method
	async clientTest() {
		console.log("Remotely called by server, calling server method.")

		// Call remote as if it was a local class instance
		await rpc.class.serverTest()

		// This is garuanteed to be afterwards, as ES7 awaits are used
		console.log("Called remote server method!")
	}
}

// Create RPC to server over socket.io socket, predefined encryption key, with an instance of the example client class
serverRpc = new ClientSocketRpc ("127.0.0.1", 9919, Buffer.from ('flbd+mTz8bIWl2DQxFMKHYAA1+PFxpEKmVNsZpFP5xQ=', 'base64'), new ClientClass())

server.js

// Include library for socket RPC servers
let ServerSocketRpcMaster = require("arc-rpc").ServerSocketRpcMaster


// Example remotely-callable class (this can be anything)
class ServerClass {
	async serverTest() {
		console.log("Remotely called by client.")
	}
}

// Create RPC master/listener, on socket.io connection, predefined encryption key, with an instance of the example server class
let rpcMaster = new ServerSocketRpcMaster (9919, Buffer.from ('flbd+mTz8bIWl2DQxFMKHYAA1+PFxpEKmVNsZpFP5xQ=', 'base64'), new ServerClass())

// Listen for new clients
rpcMaster.on("client", async (clientRpc) => {
	console.log("Got new client, remotely calling client test.")

	// Call remote as if it was a local class instance
	await clientRpc.class.clientTest()

	// This is garuanteed to be afterwards, as ES7 awaits are used
	console.log("Remotely called client test!")
})

Basic documentation

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