Add LB example

examples/BUILD

@@ -51,3 +51,17 @@ cc_binary(
     defines = ["BAZEL_BUILD"],
     deps = [":helloworld", "//:grpc++"],
 )
+
+cc_binary(
+    name = "lb_client",
+    srcs = ["cpp/load_balancing/greeter_client.cc"],
+    defines = ["BAZEL_BUILD"],
+    deps = [":helloworld", "//:grpc++"],
+)
+
+cc_binary(
+    name = "lb_server",
+    srcs = ["cpp/load_balancing/greeter_server.cc"],
+    defines = ["BAZEL_BUILD"],
+    deps = [":helloworld", "//:grpc++"],
+)

examples/cpp/load_balancing/Makefile

@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2018 gRPC authors.
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+#
+
+HOST_SYSTEM = $(shell uname | cut -f 1 -d_)
+SYSTEM ?= $(HOST_SYSTEM)
+CXX = g++
+CPPFLAGS += `pkg-config --cflags protobuf grpc`
+CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
+ifeq ($(SYSTEM),Darwin)
+LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib `pkg-config --libs protobuf grpc++ grpc`\
+           -lgrpc++_reflection\
+           -ldl
+else
+LDFLAGS += -L/usr/local/lib `pkg-config --libs protobuf grpc++ grpc`\
+           -Wl,--no-as-needed -lgrpc++_reflection -Wl,--as-needed\
+           -ldl
+endif
+PROTOC = protoc
+GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN = grpc_cpp_plugin
+GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_PATH ?= `which $(GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN)`
+
+PROTOS_PATH = ../../protos
+
+vpath %.proto $(PROTOS_PATH)
+
+all: system-check greeter_client greeter_server
+
+greeter_client: helloworld.pb.o helloworld.grpc.pb.o greeter_client.o
+	$(CXX) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+greeter_server: helloworld.pb.o helloworld.grpc.pb.o greeter_server.o
+	$(CXX) $^ $(LDFLAGS) -o $@
+
+.PRECIOUS: %.grpc.pb.cc
+%.grpc.pb.cc: %.proto
+	$(PROTOC) -I $(PROTOS_PATH) --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=$(GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN_PATH) $<
+
+.PRECIOUS: %.pb.cc
+%.pb.cc: %.proto
+	$(PROTOC) -I $(PROTOS_PATH) --cpp_out=. $<
+
+clean:
+	rm -f *.o *.pb.cc *.pb.h greeter_client greeter_server
+
+
+# The following is to test your system and ensure a smoother experience.
+# They are by no means necessary to actually compile a grpc-enabled software.
+
+PROTOC_CMD = which $(PROTOC)
+PROTOC_CHECK_CMD = $(PROTOC) --version | grep -q libprotoc.3
+PLUGIN_CHECK_CMD = which $(GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN)
+HAS_PROTOC = $(shell $(PROTOC_CMD) > /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+ifeq ($(HAS_PROTOC),true)
+HAS_VALID_PROTOC = $(shell $(PROTOC_CHECK_CMD) 2> /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+endif
+HAS_PLUGIN = $(shell $(PLUGIN_CHECK_CMD) > /dev/null && echo true || echo false)
+
+SYSTEM_OK = false
+ifeq ($(HAS_VALID_PROTOC),true)
+ifeq ($(HAS_PLUGIN),true)
+SYSTEM_OK = true
+endif
+endif
+
+system-check:
+ifneq ($(HAS_VALID_PROTOC),true)
+	@echo " DEPENDENCY ERROR"
+	@echo
+	@echo "You don't have protoc 3.0.0 installed in your path."
+	@echo "Please install Google protocol buffers 3.0.0 and its compiler."
+	@echo "You can find it here:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "   https://github.com/google/protobuf/releases/tag/v3.0.0"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Here is what I get when trying to evaluate your version of protoc:"
+	@echo
+	-$(PROTOC) --version
+	@echo
+	@echo
+endif
+ifneq ($(HAS_PLUGIN),true)
+	@echo " DEPENDENCY ERROR"
+	@echo
+	@echo "You don't have the grpc c++ protobuf plugin installed in your path."
+	@echo "Please install grpc. You can find it here:"
+	@echo
+	@echo "   https://github.com/grpc/grpc"
+	@echo
+	@echo "Here is what I get when trying to detect if you have the plugin:"
+	@echo
+	-which $(GRPC_CPP_PLUGIN)
+	@echo
+	@echo
+endif
+ifneq ($(SYSTEM_OK),true)
+	@false
+endif

examples/cpp/load_balancing/README.md

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+# gRPC C++ Load Balancing Tutorial
+
+### Prerequisite
+Make sure you have run the [hello world example](../helloworld) or understood the basics of gRPC. We will not dive into the details that have been discussed in the hello world example.
+
+### Get the tutorial source code
+
+The example code for this and our other examples lives in the `examples` directory. Clone this repository to your local machine by running the following command:
+
+
+```sh
+$ git clone -b $(curl -L https://grpc.io/release) https://github.com/grpc/grpc
+```
+
+Change your current directory to examples/cpp/load_balancing
+
+```sh
+$ cd examples/cpp/load_balancing/
+```
+
+### Generating gRPC code
+
+To generate the client and server side interfaces:
+
+```sh
+$ make helloworld.grpc.pb.cc helloworld.pb.cc
+```
+Which internally invokes the proto-compiler as:
+
+```sh
+$ protoc -I ../../protos/ --grpc_out=. --plugin=protoc-gen-grpc=grpc_cpp_plugin ../../protos/helloworld.proto
+$ protoc -I ../../protos/ --cpp_out=. ../../protos/helloworld.proto
+```
+
+### Writing a client and a server
+
+The client and the server can be based on the hello world example.
+
+Additionally, we can configure the load balancing policy. (To see what load balancing policies are available, check out [this folder](https://github.com/grpc/grpc/tree/master/src/core/ext/filters/client_channel/lb_policy).)
+
+In the client, set the load balancing policy of the channel via the channel arg (to, for example, Round Robin).
+
+```cpp
+  ChannelArguments args;
+  // Set the load balancing policy for the channel.
+  args.SetLoadBalancingPolicyName("round_robin");
+  GreeterClient greeter(grpc::CreateCustomChannel(
+      "localhost:50051", grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials(), args));
+```
+
+For a working example, refer to [greeter_client.cc](greeter_client.cc) and [greeter_server.cc](greeter_server.cc).
+
+Build and run the client and the server with the following commands.
+
+```sh
+make
+./greeter_server
+```
+
+```sh
+./greeter_client
+```
+
+(Note that the case in this example is trivial because there is only one server resolved from the name.)

examples/cpp/load_balancing/greeter_client.cc

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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015 gRPC authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
+
+#ifdef BAZEL_BUILD
+#include "examples/protos/helloworld.grpc.pb.h"
+#else
+#include "helloworld.grpc.pb.h"
+#endif
+
+using grpc::Channel;
+using grpc::ChannelArguments;
+using grpc::ClientContext;
+using grpc::Status;
+using helloworld::HelloRequest;
+using helloworld::HelloReply;
+using helloworld::Greeter;
+
+class GreeterClient {
+ public:
+  GreeterClient(std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel)
+      : stub_(Greeter::NewStub(channel)) {}
+
+  // Assembles the client's payload, sends it and presents the response back
+  // from the server.
+  std::string SayHello(const std::string& user) {
+    // Data we are sending to the server.
+    HelloRequest request;
+    request.set_name(user);
+
+    // Container for the data we expect from the server.
+    HelloReply reply;
+
+    // Context for the client. It could be used to convey extra information to
+    // the server and/or tweak certain RPC behaviors.
+    ClientContext context;
+
+    // The actual RPC.
+    Status status = stub_->SayHello(&context, request, &reply);
+
+    // Act upon its status.
+    if (status.ok()) {
+      return reply.message();
+    } else {
+      std::cout << status.error_code() << ": " << status.error_message()
+                << std::endl;
+      return "RPC failed";
+    }
+  }
+
+ private:
+  std::unique_ptr<Greeter::Stub> stub_;
+};
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  // Instantiate the client. It requires a channel, out of which the actual RPCs
+  // are created. This channel models a connection to an endpoint (in this case,
+  // localhost at port 50051). We indicate that the channel isn't authenticated
+  // (use of InsecureChannelCredentials()).
+  ChannelArguments args;
+  // Set the load balancing policy for the channel.
+  args.SetLoadBalancingPolicyName("round_robin");
+  GreeterClient greeter(grpc::CreateCustomChannel(
+      "localhost:50051", grpc::InsecureChannelCredentials(), args));
+  std::string user("world");
+  std::string reply = greeter.SayHello(user);
+  std::cout << "Greeter received: " << reply << std::endl;
+
+  return 0;
+}

examples/cpp/load_balancing/greeter_server.cc

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+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015 gRPC authors.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <iostream>
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include <grpcpp/grpcpp.h>
+
+#ifdef BAZEL_BUILD
+#include "examples/protos/helloworld.grpc.pb.h"
+#else
+#include "helloworld.grpc.pb.h"
+#endif
+
+using grpc::Server;
+using grpc::ServerBuilder;
+using grpc::ServerContext;
+using grpc::Status;
+using helloworld::HelloRequest;
+using helloworld::HelloReply;
+using helloworld::Greeter;
+
+// Logic and data behind the server's behavior.
+class GreeterServiceImpl final : public Greeter::Service {
+  Status SayHello(ServerContext* context, const HelloRequest* request,
+                  HelloReply* reply) override {
+    std::string prefix("Hello ");
+    reply->set_message(prefix + request->name());
+    return Status::OK;
+  }
+};
+
+void RunServer() {
+  std::string server_address("0.0.0.0:50051");
+  GreeterServiceImpl service;
+
+  ServerBuilder builder;
+  // Listen on the given address without any authentication mechanism.
+  builder.AddListeningPort(server_address, grpc::InsecureServerCredentials());
+  // Register "service" as the instance through which we'll communicate with
+  // clients. In this case it corresponds to an *synchronous* service.
+  builder.RegisterService(&service);
+  // Finally assemble the server.
+  std::unique_ptr<Server> server(builder.BuildAndStart());
+  std::cout << "Server listening on " << server_address << std::endl;
+
+  // Wait for the server to shutdown. Note that some other thread must be
+  // responsible for shutting down the server for this call to ever return.
+  server->Wait();
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char** argv) {
+  RunServer();
+
+  return 0;
+}