gRPC Go for Professionals

Build robust production-ready microservices in gRPC Go to enhance the scalability and efficiency of your APIs in real-world applications Purchase of the print or Kindle book includes a free PDF eBook Key Features Discover essential guidelines to steer clear of pitfalls when designing and evolving your gRPC services Develop your understanding of advanced gRPC concepts such as authentication and security Put your knowledge into action as you build test and deploy a TODO list microservice Book DescriptionIn recent years the popularity of microservice architecture has surged bringing forth a new set of requirements. Among these efficient communication between the different services takes center stage and thats where gRPC shines. This book will take you through creating gRPC servers and clients in an efficient secure and scalable way. However communication is just one aspect of microservices so this book goes beyond that to show you how to deploy your application on Kubernetes and configure other tools that are needed for making your application more resilient. With these tools at your disposal you’ll be ready to get started with using gRPC in a microservice architecture. In gRPC Go for Professionals youll explore core concepts such as message transmission and the role of Protobuf in serialization and deserialization. Through a step-by-step implementation of a TODO list API you’ll see the different features of gRPC in action. You’ll then learn different approaches for testing your services and debugging your API endpoints. Finally you’ll get to grips with deploying the application services via Docker images and Kubernetes.What you will learn Understand the different API endpoints that gRPC lets you write Discover the essential considerations when writing your Protobuf files Compile Protobuf code with protoc and Bazel for efficient development Gain insights into how advanced gRPC concepts work Grasp techniques for unit testing and load testing your API Get to grips with deploying your microservices with Docker and Kubernetes Discover tools for writing secure and efficient gRPC code Who this book is forWhether you’re interested in microservices or looking to use gRPC in your product this book is for you. To fully benefit from its contents you’ll need a solid grasp of Go programming and using a terminal. If you’re already familiar with gRPC this book will help you to explore the different concepts and tools in depth.