Protobuf schema design, streaming patterns, interceptor chains, deadline propagation, and error handling for gRPC services.
npx skills add https://github.com/vibeeval/vibecosystem --skill grpc-patterns
High-performance RPC patterns with Protocol Buffers and gRPC.
syntax = "proto3";
package order.v1;
option go_package = "github.com/myapp/gen/order/v1;orderv1";
import "google/protobuf/timestamp.proto";
import "google/protobuf/field_mask.proto";
// Service definition
service OrderService {
// Unary RPC
rpc GetOrder(GetOrderRequest) returns (GetOrderResponse);
rpc CreateOrder(CreateOrderRequest) returns (CreateOrderResponse);
// Server streaming: server sends multiple responses
rpc WatchOrderStatus(WatchOrderStatusRequest) returns (stream OrderStatusEvent);
// Client streaming: client sends multiple requests
rpc BatchCreateOrders(stream CreateOrderRequest) returns (BatchCreateOrdersResponse);
// Bidirectional streaming
rpc OrderChat(stream ChatMessage) returns (stream ChatMessage);
}
// Request/Response naming: <Method>Request, <Method>Response
message GetOrderRequest {
string order_id = 1;
// FieldMask for partial responses (bandwidth optimization)
google.protobuf.FieldMask field_mask = 2;
}
message GetOrderResponse {
Order order = 1;
}
// Domain message
message Order {
string id = 1;
string customer_id = 2;
OrderStatus status = 3;
repeated OrderItem items = 4;
Money total = 5;
google.protobuf.Timestamp created_at = 6;
google.protobuf.Timestamp updated_at = 7;
}
// Enums: always have UNSPECIFIED as 0
enum OrderStatus {
ORDER_STATUS_UNSPECIFIED = 0;
ORDER_STATUS_PENDING = 1;
ORDER_STATUS_CONFIRMED = 2;
ORDER_STATUS_SHIPPED = 3;
ORDER_STATUS_DELIVERED = 4;
ORDER_STATUS_CANCELLED = 5;
}
// Reusable value type
message Money {
string currency_code = 1; // ISO 4217
int64 units = 2; // Whole units (dollars)
int32 nanos = 3; // Nano units (cents * 10^7)
}
// Pagination
message ListOrdersRequest {
int32 page_size = 1; // Max items per page
string page_token = 2; // Opaque cursor from previous response
string filter = 3; // e.g., "status=SHIPPED"
string order_by = 4; // e.g., "created_at desc"
}
message ListOrdersResponse {
repeated Order orders = 1;
string next_page_token = 2; // Empty = no more pages
int32 total_size = 3;
}
package server
import (
"context"
"time"
"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
pb "github.com/myapp/gen/order/v1"
)
type OrderServer struct {
pb.UnimplementedOrderServiceServer
store OrderStore
}
func (s *OrderServer) GetOrder(ctx context.Context, req *pb.GetOrderRequest) (*pb.GetOrderResponse, error) {
// Validate input
if req.OrderId == "" {
return nil, status.Error(codes.InvalidArgument, "order_id is required")
}
// Check deadline propagation
if deadline, ok := ctx.Deadline(); ok {
if time.Until(deadline) < 100*time.Millisecond {
return nil, status.Error(codes.DeadlineExceeded, "insufficient time remaining")
}
}
order, err := s.store.GetByID(ctx, req.OrderId)
if err != nil {
if errors.Is(err, ErrNotFound) {
return nil, status.Error(codes.NotFound, "order not found")
}
return nil, status.Error(codes.Internal, "failed to fetch order")
}
return &pb.GetOrderResponse{Order: order}, nil
}
// Server streaming
func (s *OrderServer) WatchOrderStatus(
req *pb.WatchOrderStatusRequest,
stream pb.OrderService_WatchOrderStatusServer,
) error {
ctx := stream.Context()
ch := s.store.WatchStatus(ctx, req.OrderId)
for {
select {
case <-ctx.Done():
return status.Error(codes.Cancelled, "client disconnected")
case event, ok := <-ch:
if !ok {
return nil // Channel closed, stream complete
}
if err := stream.Send(event); err != nil {
return err
}
}
}
}
import (
"google.golang.org/grpc"
"google.golang.org/grpc/metadata"
)
// Unary interceptor: logging + metrics
func loggingInterceptor(
ctx context.Context,
req interface{},
info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo,
handler grpc.UnaryHandler,
) (interface{}, error) {
start := time.Now()
resp, err := handler(ctx, req)
duration := time.Since(start)
code := status.Code(err)
log.Info("grpc request",
"method", info.FullMethod,
"code", code,
"duration_ms", duration.Milliseconds(),
)
// Prometheus metrics
grpcRequestDuration.WithLabelValues(info.FullMethod, code.String()).Observe(duration.Seconds())
grpcRequestTotal.WithLabelValues(info.FullMethod, code.String()).Inc()
return resp, err
}
// Auth interceptor
func authInterceptor(
ctx context.Context,
req interface{},
info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo,
handler grpc.UnaryHandler,
) (interface{}, error) {
// Skip auth for health check
if info.FullMethod == "/grpc.health.v1.Health/Check" {
return handler(ctx, req)
}
md, ok := metadata.FromIncomingContext(ctx)
if !ok {
return nil, status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "missing metadata")
}
tokens := md.Get("authorization")
if len(tokens) == 0 {
return nil, status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "missing token")
}
user, err := validateToken(tokens[0])
if err != nil {
return nil, status.Error(codes.Unauthenticated, "invalid token")
}
// Attach user to context
ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, userKey, user)
return handler(ctx, req)
}
// Chain interceptors
server := grpc.NewServer(
grpc.ChainUnaryInterceptor(
recoveryInterceptor, // Panic recovery (outermost)
loggingInterceptor, // Request logging
authInterceptor, // Authentication
rateLimitInterceptor, // Rate limiting
),
)
import (
"google.golang.org/grpc"
"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
grpcRetry "github.com/grpc-ecosystem/go-grpc-middleware/retry"
)
func newOrderClient(addr string) (pb.OrderServiceClient, error) {
conn, err := grpc.Dial(addr,
grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()),
grpc.WithChainUnaryInterceptor(
grpcRetry.UnaryClientInterceptor(
grpcRetry.WithMax(3),
grpcRetry.WithBackoff(grpcRetry.BackoffExponential(100*time.Millisecond)),
grpcRetry.WithCodes(codes.Unavailable, codes.ResourceExhausted),
),
),
)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return pb.NewOrderServiceClient(conn), nil
}
// Always set deadline on client calls
func getOrder(client pb.OrderServiceClient, orderID string) (*pb.Order, error) {
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
resp, err := client.GetOrder(ctx, &pb.GetOrderRequest{OrderId: orderID})
if err != nil {
return nil, fmt.Errorf("get order %s: %w", orderID, err)
}
return resp.Order, nil
}
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