README.md

About

This is an example program implemented using C++ to demonstrate the how to use gRPC and protocol buffer to exchange data between processes.

Get started

Requirements

• Linux environment
• G++ 4.2.x
• GNU Make 3.8 or above
• Protobuf compiler (protoc must be available)
• Protobuf gRPC C++ plugin

Build

$ cd databroker
$ make

Try it!

Run the server, which will listen on port 50051:

$ ./databorker_server

Run the client (in a different terminal):

Note that input validation is not supported at this moment.

Send data to server:

$ ./databorker_client 50051 PUT /local/path/to/file

Retrieve data from server:

$ ./databorker_client 50051 GET <ID> /path/to/store/file