# gRPC Spring Boot Starter
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README: [English](README.md) | [中文](README-zh-CN.md)
**Documentation:** [English](https://yidongnan.github.io/grpc-spring-boot-starter/en/) | [中文](https://yidongnan.github.io/grpc-spring-boot-starter/zh-CN/)
## Features
* Automatically configures and runs the gRPC server with your `@GrpcService` implementations
* Automatically creates and manages your grpc channels and stubs with `@GrpcClient`
* Supports other grpc-java flavors (e.g.
[Reactive gRPC (RxJava)](https://github.com/salesforce/reactive-grpc/tree/master/rx-java),
[grpc-kotlin](https://github.com/grpc/grpc-kotlin), ...)
* Server-side: Should work for all grpc-java flavors (`io.grpc.BindableService` based)
* Client-side: Requires custom `StubFactory`s\
Currently build-in support:
* grpc-java
* (Please report missing ones, so we can add support for them)
* Supports [Spring-Security](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-security)
* Supports [Spring Cloud](https://spring.io/projects/spring-cloud)
* Server-side: Adds grpc-port information to the service registration details\
Currently natively supported:
* [Consul](https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-consul)
* [Eureka](https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-netflix)
* [Nacos](https://github.com/spring-cloud-incubator/spring-cloud-alibaba)
* (Please report missing ones, so we can add support for them)
* Client-side: Reads the service's target addresses from spring's `DiscoveryClient` (all flavors)
* Supports [Spring Sleuth](https://github.com/spring-cloud/spring-cloud-sleuth) as distributed tracing solution\
(If [brave-instrumentation-grpc](https://mvnrepository.com/artifact/io.zipkin.brave/brave-instrumentation-grpc) is present)
* Supports global and custom gRPC server/client interceptors
* Automatic metric support ([micrometer](https://micrometer.io/)/[actuator](https://github.com/spring-projects/spring-boot/tree/master/spring-boot-project/spring-boot-actuator) based)
* Also works with (non-shaded) grpc-netty
## Versions
The latest version is `2.13.1.RELEASE` it was compiled with spring-boot `2.5.8` and spring-cloud `2020.0.5`
but it is also compatible with a large variety of other versions.
An overview of all versions and their respective library versions can be found in our [documentation](https://yidongnan.github.io/grpc-spring-boot-starter/en/versions.html).
**Note:** This project can also be used without Spring-Boot, however that requires some manual bean configuration.
## Usage
### gRPC Server + Client
To add a dependency using Maven, use the following:
````xml
<dependency>
<groupId>net.devh</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>2.13.1.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
````
To add a dependency using Gradle:
````gradle
dependencies {
implementation 'net.devh:grpc-spring-boot-starter:2.13.1.RELEASE'
}
````
### gRPC Server
To add a dependency using Maven, use the following:
````xml
<dependency>
<groupId>net.devh</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-server-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>2.13.1.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
````
To add a dependency using Gradle:
````gradle
dependencies {
implementation 'net.devh:grpc-server-spring-boot-starter:2.13.1.RELEASE'
}
````
Annotate your server interface implementation(s) with ``@GrpcService``
````java
@GrpcService
public class GrpcServerService extends GreeterGrpc.GreeterImplBase {
@Override
public void sayHello(HelloRequest req, StreamObserver<HelloReply> responseObserver) {
HelloReply reply = HelloReply.newBuilder().setMessage("Hello ==> " + req.getName()).build();
responseObserver.onNext(reply);
responseObserver.onCompleted();
}
}
````
By default, the grpc server will listen to port `9090`. These and other
[settings](grpc-server-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/net/devh/boot/grpc/server/config/GrpcServerProperties.java)
can be changed via Spring's property mechanism. The server uses the `grpc.server.` prefix.
Refer to our [documentation](https://yidongnan.github.io/grpc-spring-boot-starter/) for more details.
### gRPC Client
To add a dependency using Maven, use the following:
````xml
<dependency>
<groupId>net.devh</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-client-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>2.13.1.RELEASE</version>
</dependency>
````
To add a dependency using Gradle:
````gradle
dependencies {
compile 'net.devh:grpc-client-spring-boot-starter:2.13.1.RELEASE'
}
````
Annotate a field of your grpc client stub with `@GrpcClient(serverName)`
* Do not use in conjunction with `@Autowired` or `@Inject`
````java
@GrpcClient("gRPC server name")
private GreeterGrpc.GreeterBlockingStub greeterStub;
````
**Note:** You can use the same grpc server name for multiple channels and also different stubs (even with different
interceptors).
Then you can send queries to your server just like this:
````java
HelloReply response = stub.sayHello(HelloRequest.newBuilder().setName(name).build());
````
It is possible to configure the target address for each client individually.
However in some cases, you can just rely on the default configuration.
You can customize the default url mapping via `NameResolver.Factory` beans. If you don't configure that bean,
then the default uri will be guessed using the default scheme and the name (e.g.: `dns:/<name>`):
These and other
[settings](grpc-client-spring-boot-autoconfigure/src/main/java/net/devh/boot/grpc/client/config/GrpcChannelProperties.java)
can be changed via Spring's property mechanism. The clients use the `grpc.client.(serverName).` prefix.
Refer to our [documentation](https://yidongnan.github.io/grpc-spring-boot-starter/) for more details.
## Running with (non-shaded) grpc-netty
This library supports both `grpc-netty` and `grpc-netty-shaded`.
The later one might prevent conflicts with incompatible grpc-versions or conflicts between libraries that require different versions of netty.
**Note:** If the shaded netty is present on the classpath, then this library will always favor it over the non-shaded grpc-netty one.
You can use it with Maven like this:
````xml
<dependency>
<groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-netty</artifactId>
<version>${grpcVersion}</version>
</dependency>
<!-- For both -->
<dependency>
<groupId>net.devh</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>...</version>
<exclusions>
<exclusion>
<groupId>io.grpc</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-netty-shaded</artifactId>
</exclusion>
</exclusions>
</dependency>
<!-- For the server (only) -->
<dependency>
<groupId>net.devh</groupId>
<artifactId>grpc-server-spring-boot-starter</artifactId>
<version>...</version>