Overview
gRPC (Google Remote Procedure Call) uses HTTP/2 for transport, Protocol Buffers as the interface description language, and provides features such as authentication, bidirectional streaming and flow control, blocking or non-blocking bindings, and cancellation and timeouts.
Key Features
- Protocol Buffers: Efficient binary serialization format.
- HTTP/2 Support: Enables multiplexing and header compression.
- Language Agnostic: Supports many programming languages.
- Streaming: Supports client-side, server-side, and bidirectional streaming.
Use Cases
- Microservices communication.
- Connecting mobile clients to backend services.
- High-performance, low-latency systems.