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29 changes: 29 additions & 0 deletions examples/features/unix_abstract/README.md
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# Unix abstract sockets

This examples shows how to start a gRPC server listening on a unix abstract
socket and how to get a gRPC client to connect to it.

## What is a unix abstract socket

An abstract socket address is distinguished from a regular unix socket by the
fact that the first byte of the address is a null byte ('\0'). The address has
no connection with filesystem path names.

## Try it

```
go run server/main.go
```

```
go run client/main.go
```

## Explanation

The gRPC server in this example listens on an address starting with a null byte
and the network is `unix`. The client uses the `unix-abstract` scheme with the
endpoint set to the abstract unix socket address without the null byte. The
`unix` resolver takes care of adding the null byte on the client. See
https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md for the more details.

64 changes: 64 additions & 0 deletions examples/features/unix_abstract/client/main.go
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//go:build linux
// +build linux

/*
*
* Copyright 2021 gRPC authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*
*/

// Binary client is an example client which dials a server on an abstract unix
// socket.
package main

import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"time"

"google.golang.org/grpc"
ecpb "google.golang.org/grpc/examples/features/proto/echo"
)

func callUnaryEcho(c ecpb.EchoClient, message string) {
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
defer cancel()
r, err := c.UnaryEcho(ctx, &ecpb.EchoRequest{Message: message})
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("could not greet: %v", err)
}
fmt.Println(r.Message)
}

func makeRPCs(cc *grpc.ClientConn, n int) {
hwc := ecpb.NewEchoClient(cc)
for i := 0; i < n; i++ {
callUnaryEcho(hwc, "this is examples/unix_abstract")
}
}

func main() {
addr := "unix-abstract:abstract-unix-socket"
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FWIW, for future reference: unix:@abstract-unix-socket should also work fine for this because of golang conventions (net.Dial behavior). I don't think we should recommend this since we added unix-abstract for cross-language compatibility.

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Added a comment here for the same. Thanks.

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I feel like documenting this is worse than leaving it unmentioned. It's more likely to go undiscovered without an explicit comment.

cc, err := grpc.Dial(addr, grpc.WithInsecure())
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("grpc.Dial(%q) failed: %v", addr, err)
}
defer cc.Close()

fmt.Printf("--- calling helloworld.Greeter/SayHello to %q\n", addr)
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This RPC name is wrong now.

makeRPCs(cc, 10)
fmt.Println()
}
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//go:build linux
// +build linux

/*
*
* Copyright 2021 gRPC authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
* limitations under the License.
*
*/

// Binary server is an example server listening for gRPC connections on an
// abstract unix socket.
package main

import (
"context"
"fmt"
"log"
"net"

"google.golang.org/grpc"

pb "google.golang.org/grpc/examples/features/proto/echo"
)

type ecServer struct {
pb.UnimplementedEchoServer
addr string
}

func (s *ecServer) UnaryEcho(ctx context.Context, req *pb.EchoRequest) (*pb.EchoResponse, error) {
return &pb.EchoResponse{Message: fmt.Sprintf("%s (from %s)", req.Message, s.addr)}, nil
}

func main() {
netw, addr := "unix", "\x00"+"abstract-unix-socket"
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Simplify, and const:

const netw, addr = "unix", "\x00abstract-unix-socket"

lis, err := net.Listen(netw, addr)
if err != nil {
log.Fatalf("net.Listen(%q, %q) failed: %v", netw, addr, err)
}
s := grpc.NewServer()
pb.RegisterEchoServer(s, &ecServer{addr: addr})
log.Printf("serving on %q\n", lis.Addr().String())
if err := s.Serve(lis); err != nil {
log.Fatalf("failed to serve: %v", err)
}
}