grpc/src/ruby

gRPC Ruby

A Ruby implementation of gRPC, Google's RPC library.

INSTALLATION PREREQUISITES

This requires Ruby 2.x, as the rpc api surface uses keyword args.

INSTALLING

• Install the gRPC core library TODO: describe this, once the core distribution mechanism is defined.

  $ gem install grpc
  

Installing from source

• Build or Install the gRPC core E.g, from the root of the grpc git repo

  $ cd ../..
  $ make && sudo make install
  

• Install Ruby 2.x. Consider doing this with RVM, it's a nice way of controlling the exact ruby version that's used.

  $ command curl -sSL https://rvm.io/mpapis.asc | gpg --import -
  $ \curl -sSL https://get.rvm.io | bash -s stable --ruby
  $
  $ # follow the instructions to ensure that your're using the latest stable version of Ruby
  $ # and that the rvm command is installed
  

• Install bundler

  $ gem install bundler
  

• Finally, install grpc ruby locally.

  $ cd <install_dir>
  $ bundle install
  $ rake  # compiles the extension, runs the unit tests, see rake -T for other options
  

CONTENTS

Directory structure is the layout for ruby extensions

• ext: the gRPC ruby extension
• lib: the entrypoint grpc ruby library to be used in a 'require' statement
• spec: Rspec unittest

• bin: example gRPC clients and servers, e.g,

  stub = Math::Math::Stub.new('my.test.math.server.com:8080')
  req = Math::DivArgs.new(dividend: 7, divisor: 3)
  logger.info("div(7/3): req=#{req.inspect}")
  resp = stub.div(req, INFINITE_FUTURE)
  logger.info("Answer: #{resp.inspect}")