gRPC Flatbuffers Example

A simple bookmarking service defined in the FlatBuffers IDL, and creation of gRPC server interfaces and client stubs. (bookmarks.fbs)

A Protocol Buffers IDL has also been provided for comparison. (bookmarks.proto)

Instructions

Compile the FlatBuffers IDL file

flatc --go --grpc bookmarks.fbs

Compile the Go Server & Client

make compile

Start Server

./server

Send commands via Client

./client last-added
./client add http://google.com Google
./client last-added

Run ./server

Run ./client

FlatBuffers Compiler Setup

Setup flatc:

• Download flatbuffers src via Github Releases
• Compile flatc. e.g. cmake -G"Unix Makefiles" then run make

gRPC Setup

go get google.golang.org/grpc