GRPC
gRPC is an open-source remote procedure call (RPC) framework developed by Google for efficient inter-service communication. It uses HTTP/2 as the transport protocol and Protocol Buffers (protobuf) as the interface definition language and message format, enabling compact binary payloads, multiplexed streams, and efficient flow control between clients and servers.
Service interfaces are declared in .proto files, which define service methods and the corresponding request and
History and ecosystem: gRPC was announced by Google in 2015 and released as open source. It joined
Architecture and features: HTTP/2 enables multiplexed calls over a single connection, header compression, and server push;
Use cases and limitations: gRPC is popular for microservices and cloud-native architectures that require low-latency, streaming,