GrpcDotNetNamedPipes 1.4.4

.NET 5.0 This package targets .NET 5.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Core 2.1 This package targets .NET Core 2.1. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Standard 2.0 This package targets .NET Standard 2.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. .NET Framework 4.6 This package targets .NET Framework 4.6. The package is compatible with this framework or higher.
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dotnet add package GrpcDotNetNamedPipes --version 1.4.4                

                    
                

            
NuGet\Install-Package GrpcDotNetNamedPipes -Version 1.4.4
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="GrpcDotNetNamedPipes" Version="1.4.4" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
paket add GrpcDotNetNamedPipes --version 1.4.4                

                    
                

            
#r "nuget: GrpcDotNetNamedPipes, 1.4.4"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
// Install GrpcDotNetNamedPipes as a Cake Addin
#addin nuget:?package=GrpcDotNetNamedPipes&version=1.4.4

// Install GrpcDotNetNamedPipes as a Cake Tool
#tool nuget:?package=GrpcDotNetNamedPipes&version=1.4.4

GrpcDotNetNamedPipes

NuGet

Windows named pipe transport for gRPC in C#/.NET.

This is not an official Google product.

Supported platforms

  • .NET Framework 4.6+ (Windows)
  • .NET Core 2.1+ (Windows)

Usage

Suppose you have a Greeter service as described in the gRPC on .NET Core intro.

Server:

var server = new NamedPipeServer("MY_PIPE_NAME");
Greeter.BindService(server.ServiceBinder, new GreeterService());
server.Start();

Client:

var channel = new NamedPipeChannel(".", "MY_PIPE_NAME");
var client = new Greeter.GreeterClient(channel);

var response = await client.SayHelloAsync(
	new HelloRequest { Name = "World" });

Console.WriteLine(response.Message);

Why named pipes?

Named pipes are suitable for inter-process communication (IPC).

Compared with gRPC over HTTP (using grpc or grpc-dotnet), you get:

  • Better access controls (e.g. current user only)
  • Lightweight pure .NET library (instead of 3MB+ native DLL or ASP.NET Core dependency)
  • Much faster startup time
  • 2x-3x faster large message throughput
  • No firewall warnings
  • No network adapter required

Caveats

This implementation currently uses a custom wire protocol so it won't be compatible with other gRPC named pipe implementations.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net5.0 was computed.  net5.0-windows was computed.  net5.0-windows7.0 is compatible.  net6.0 was computed.  net6.0-android was computed.  net6.0-ios was computed.  net6.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net6.0-macos was computed.  net6.0-tvos was computed.  net6.0-windows was computed.  net7.0 was computed.  net7.0-android was computed.  net7.0-ios was computed.  net7.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net7.0-macos was computed.  net7.0-tvos was computed.  net7.0-windows was computed.  net8.0 was computed.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed. 
.NET Core netcoreapp2.0 was computed.  netcoreapp2.1 is compatible.  netcoreapp2.2 was computed.  netcoreapp3.0 was computed.  netcoreapp3.1 was computed. 
.NET Standard netstandard2.0 is compatible.  netstandard2.1 is compatible. 
.NET Framework net46 is compatible.  net461 was computed.  net462 was computed.  net463 was computed.  net47 was computed.  net471 was computed.  net472 was computed.  net48 was computed.  net481 was computed. 
MonoAndroid monoandroid was computed. 
MonoMac monomac was computed. 
MonoTouch monotouch was computed. 
Tizen tizen40 was computed.  tizen60 was computed. 
Xamarin.iOS xamarinios was computed. 
Xamarin.Mac xamarinmac was computed. 
Xamarin.TVOS xamarintvos was computed. 
Xamarin.WatchOS xamarinwatchos was computed. 
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