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+ MIT License
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+ Copyright (c) 2025 Photon
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+ Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
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+ of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
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+ furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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+ THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
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+ <div align="center">
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  # better-grpc
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- A better gRPC client for Node.js.
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+ > Simple, typed gRPC for TypeScript
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+ </div>
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+ [![TypeScript](https://img.shields.io/badge/TypeScript-5-blue.svg)](https://www.typescriptlang.org/)
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+ [![License](https://img.shields.io/badge/license-MIT-blue.svg)](./LICENSE)
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+ **`better-grpc`** is a library that provides a new way to define and use RPC services in TypeScript, focusing on developer experience and type safety. It eliminates the need for `.proto` files and code generation, allowing you to define your services entirely in TypeScript.
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+ The core idea is to enable seamless communication between a client and a server, allowing you to call server-side functions from the client and client-side functions from the server, as if they were local.
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+ ## Features
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+ - **Type-Safe:** Define your services in TypeScript and get full type safety and autocompletion for your clients and servers.
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+ - **No `.proto` files:** No need to write `.proto` files or use `protoc` to generate code.
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+ - **Simple API:** The API is designed to be simple and intuitive.
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+ - **Symmetric Experience:** Call client-side functions from the server with the same syntax as calling server-side functions from the client.
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  ## Installation
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  ```bash
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+ bun add better-grpc
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+ # or
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  npm install better-grpc
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+ yarn add better-grpc
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+ ```
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+ ## Usage
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+ ### 1. Define a Service
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+ Create an abstract class that extends `Service` to define your service. Use the `server` and `client` helpers to define where your function is implemented and executed.
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { Service, client, server } from 'better-grpc';
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+ abstract class MyService extends Service('MyService') {
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+ // This function is implemented and executed on the server.
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+ sayHello = server<(name: string) => string>();
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+ // This function is implemented and executed on the client.
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+ log = client<(message: string) => void>();
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+ }
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+ ```
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+ ### 2. Implement the Service
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+ Provide the implementations for the functions you defined for both the server and the client.
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+ ```typescript
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+ // Server-side implementation
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+ const myServiceImpl = MyService.Server({
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+ async sayHello(name: string) {
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+ return `Hello, ${name}!`;
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+ });
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+ // Client-side implementation
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+ const myClientImpl = MyService.Client({
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+ async log(message: string) {
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+ console.log(`[Server]: ${message}`);
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+ }
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+ });
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+ ```
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+ ### 3. Create a Server
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+ Create and start the server, passing in your service implementation.
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { createGrpcServer } from 'better-grpc';
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+ const server = await createGrpcServer(50051, myServiceImpl);
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+ console.log('Server listening on port 50051');
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+ ```
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+ ### 4. Create a Client
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+ Create a client for your service.
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+ ```typescript
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+ import { createGrpcClient } from 'better-grpc';
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+ const client = await createGrpcClient('localhost:50051', myClientImpl);
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+ ```
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+ ### 5. Make remote calls
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+ Now you can call remote functions from both the client and the server.
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+ ```typescript
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+ // On the client, call the server's `sayHello` function
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+ const response = await client.MyService.sayHello('world');
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+ console.log(response); // Outputs: 'Hello, world!'
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+ // On the server, call client's `log` function
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+ await server.MyService.log('Greeting from server');
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+ // The client's console will show: '[Server]: Greeting from server'
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+ ```
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+ ## Why `better-grpc`?
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+ The traditional workflow for creating gRPC services with TypeScript involves writing `.proto` files, using `protoc` to generate TypeScript code, and then using that generated code. This process can be cumbersome and result in a disconnect between your service definition and your code.
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+ `better-grpc` solves this problem by allowing you to define your services entirely in TypeScript. This has several advantages:
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+ - **Single Source of Truth:** Your service definition lives in your TypeScript code, right next to your implementation.
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+ - **Improved Type Safety:** Leverage TypeScript's powerful type system for excellent autocompletion and type safety across your client and server.
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+ - **Simplified Workflow:** No more `.proto` files, no more code generation. Just write TypeScript.
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+ - **Symmetric Communication:** The server can invoke client functions with the same ease that the client invokes server functions, enabling powerful, bidirectional communication patterns.
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+ ## API
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+ - `Service(name: string)`
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+ A factory function that creates an abstract service class.
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+ - `server<T>()`
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+ A helper function to define a server-side function signature. `T` should be a function type.
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+ - `client<T>()`
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+ A helper function to define a client-side function signature. `T` should be a function type.
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+ - `createGrpcServer(port: number, ...services: ServiceImpl[])`
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+ Creates and starts a gRPC server.
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+ - `createGrpcClient(address: string, ...services: ServiceImpl[])`
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+ Creates and starts a gRPC client.
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+ ## Benchmarks
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+ ### Simple "Hello World"
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+ > [!NOTE]
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+ > This benchmark's server and client were run on same local machine.
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+ #### tRPC
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+ ```
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+ tRPC: 1543.021833ms
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+ ```
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+ #### Elysia
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+ ```
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+ Elysia: 128.935791ms
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+ ```
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+ #### better-grpc
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+ ```
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+ better-grpc: 126.681042ms
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  ```
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  ## License
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- MIT
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+ This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.