Goa provides comprehensive support for gRPC streaming, enabling you to build services that can handle continuous data transmission in real-time. This guide covers the different streaming patterns available in gRPC and how to implement them using Goa.
Streaming Patterns
gRPC supports three streaming patterns:
Server-Side Streaming
In server-side streaming, the client sends a single request and receives a stream of responses. This pattern is useful for scenarios like:
- Real-time data feeds
- Progress updates
- System monitoring
Here’s how to define a server streaming method: