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Grpc gateway

gRPC-Gateway creates a layer over gRPC services that will act as a RESTful service to a client. It is a plugin of protoc. It reads a gRPC service definition and generates a reverse-proxy server which translates a RESTful JSON API into gRPC.

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gRPC-Gateway__

• Purpose: Allows RESTful clients to interact with gRPC services.

• Best For: Providing both REST and gRPC APIs for microservices.

  Example:

  mux := runtime.NewServeMux()
  err := pb.RegisterYourServiceHandlerFromEndpoint(ctx, mux, "localhost:50051", opts)

gRPC-Gateway__ - RESTful API for gRPC Services

Solution Example: Mobile Backend for Streaming Service

• Use Case: A mobile app interacts with backend services using a REST API, but the backend communicates via gRPC.

• Framework Usage: The gRPC-Gateway exposes a REST API for the mobile app, while internal services communicate using gRPC.

• Workflow:

  • The mobile app calls a REST endpoint via gRPC-Gateway.
  • The gateway translates the REST request into a gRPC call to the StreamingService.

  Example:

  mux := runtime.NewServeMux()
  err := pb.RegisterStreamingServiceHandlerFromEndpoint(ctx, mux, "localhost:50051", opts)