grpc@1.54 ☆

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Description:
Next generation open source RPC library and framework

Type: Formula | Tracked Since: Oct 27, 2024

Links: Homepage | @grpcio | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Networking

Tags: rpc microservices networking protobuf http2

Install: brew install grpc@1.54

About:
gRPC is a high-performance, open-source universal RPC framework developed by Google. It uses HTTP/2 for transport, Protocol Buffers as the interface description language, and provides features like authentication, bidirectional streaming, and flow control. Its main value is enabling efficient, polyglot communication between microservices and distributed systems.

Key Features:

High-performance RPC with HTTP/2 transport
Bidirectional streaming and flow control
Pluggable authentication, load balancing, and health checking
Interface definition via Protocol Buffers (protobuf)
Multi-language support (C++, Java, Python, Go, etc.)

Use Cases:

Building efficient microservices architectures
Connecting mobile and browser clients to backend services
Creating high-throughput, low-latency internal service communication
Developing polyglot systems where services are written in different languages

Alternatives:

Apache Thrift – Another RPC framework with multi-language support, but gRPC is more modern with HTTP/2 and better streaming support.
REST/JSON APIs – Simpler and more human-readable, but gRPC offers better performance, strict contracts, and built-in streaming.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Oct 27, 2024 3:46pm		1	VERSION_BUMP	528fa3f3