Advanced Configuration Options of gRPC Server

The gRPC implementation on .NET allows developers to apply advanced configuration options on both the client and server. This allows us to fine-tune gRPC communication, apply custom logic to message processing, and ensure that the exchange of messages is as efficient as possible for the environment that the application runs in. The following configuration options are available on a gRPC server.

• EnableDetailedErrors: When this option is set to true, the client will receive detailed error information if any errors are thrown by the server. The default is false because we don't typically want to expose detailed error information to connected clients. However, it's helpful to have it set to true in the development environment.

• MaxReceiveMessageSize: This setting determines the maximum size of a message in bytes that can be received by the server. The limit is set to save bandwidth. If set to null, the limit on the message size is removed. The default value is 4 megabytes.

• MaxSendMessageSize: This setting determines the maximum size of a message in bytes that can be sent by the server. The limit is set to save bandwidth. If set to null, the limit on the message size is removed. The default value is 4 megabytes.

• ResponseCompressionLevel: This sets the compression level of the messages sent by the server. It can be set to null for no compression.

• CompressionProviders: This setting is used when the previous option is set to a value other than null. This option allows us to select the compression algorithm. The default value is GZIP.

• IgnoreUnknownServices: If this option is set to true, calling nonexistent gRPC services will not return the UNIMPLEMENTED error. The request will pass to the next step in the middleware. The default value is false.

• Interceptors: This option allows us to add any number of custom interceptors to the message-processing pipeline.

We'll implement examples of the above options by starting with a basic client and server setup in the code widget below. Then, we'll add some configuration options to the gRPC service.