Gain insights into using gRPC in ASP.NET Core. Discover remote procedures, Protobuf serialization, advanced features, and performance best practices to create low-latency, high-throughput applications.

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gRPC is a high-performance communication protocol that works over either HTTP/2 or HTTP/3. It can be used by any programming language and framework, including .NET. gRPC libraries with client and server components are included in ASP.NET Core—the main web development framework of .NET. 

In this course, you’ll walk through all key parts of using gRPC on .NET. Next, you’ll learn how to use all types of remote procedures supported by gRPC. Then, you’ll get familiar with Protobuf, which is the main message serialization protocol used by gRPC. Next, you’ll learn both the fundamentals of Protobuf and its advanced features, including the ability to extend it. After covering the gRPC fundamentals, you’ll go through some of its advanced features, which include API versioning and performance best practices.

By the end of this course, you’ll have learned how to create gRPC applications on ASP.NET Core and create low latency and high throughput applications that are especially useful for time-sensitive applications.

The Ultimate Guide to gRPC in ASP.NET Core

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using Grpc.Net.Client.Balancer;

namespace WebApiGrpcClient;

public class RandomizedBalancer : SubchannelsLoadBalancer
{
    public RandomizedBalancer(IChannelControlHelper controller, ILoggerFactory loggerFactory)
        : base(controller, loggerFactory)
    {
    }

    protected override SubchannelPicker CreatePicker(IReadOnlyList<Subchannel> readySubchannels)
    {
        return new RandomizedPicker(readySubchannels);
    }

    private class RandomizedPicker : SubchannelPicker
    {
        private readonly IReadOnlyList<Subchannel> _subchannels;

        public RandomizedPicker(IReadOnlyList<Subchannel> subchannels)
        {
            _subchannels = subchannels;
        }

        public override PickResult Pick(PickContext context)
        {
            return PickResult.ForSubchannel(_subchannels[Random.Shared.Next(0, _subchannels.Count)]);
        }
    }

    public class RandomizedBalancerFactory : LoadBalancerFactory
    {
        public override string Name => "randomized";

        public override LoadBalancer Create(LoadBalancerOptions options)
        {
            return new RandmomizedBalancer(options.Controller, options.LoggerFactory);
        }
    }
}

Learn how to scale a gRPC application via a custom load balancer.

Basics of gRPC on .NET

Overview of Protobuf

Extending Protobuf Functionality

gRPC Call Types

Configuring gRPC Applications

Scaling out gRPC Applications

Securing gRPC Applications

Monitoring gRPC Applications

Advanced gRPC Usage

Conclusion

Appendix

Scaling gRPC Applications via Custom Load Balancing