CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes 3.2.3

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dotnet add package CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes --version 3.2.3
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes -Version 3.2.3
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<PackageReference Include="CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes" Version="3.2.3" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes" Version="3.2.3" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes --version 3.2.3
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes, 3.2.3"
#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. 
#:package CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes@3.2.3
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes&version=3.2.3
                    


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#tool nuget:?package=CDGrpcDotNetNamedPipes&version=3.2.3
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

GrpcDotNetNamedPipes

NuGet

Named pipe transport for gRPC in C#/.NET.

This is not an official Google product.

Supported platforms

  • .NET Framework 4.6.2+ (Windows)
  • .NET 6+ (Windows, macOS, Linux)

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).

Since the introduction of this project, ASP.NET Core has added support for gRPC over Unix Domain Sockets and over Named Pipes. Here is a handy matrix to help you decide what's right for you:

GrpcDotNetNamedPipes ASP.NET UDS ASP.NET Named Pipes ASP.NET HTTP
.NET Platform .NET Framework 4.6.2<br>.NET 5 .NET 5 .NET 8 (server)<br>.NET 5 (client) .NET 5
OS Windows 7<br>Mac<br>Linux Windows 10<br>Mac<br>Linux Windows 7 Windows 7<br>Mac<br>Linux
No firewall warnings ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌
No network adapter ✔️ ✔️ ✔️ ❌
Access controls ✔️ ❌ ✔️ ❌
Binary size (trimmed) ~ 300 KB ~ 7 MB ~ 7 MB ~ 7 MB
Startup time < 25ms < 25ms < 25ms ~ 250ms
Large message throughput ~ 500MB/s ~ 400MB/s ~ 100MB/s ~ 100MB/s
Streaming messages ~ 400k/s ~ 500k/s ~ 500k/s ~ 400k/s
Method calls ~ 8000/s ~ 4000/s ~ 5000/s ~ 2500/s
Compatible with gRPC-Go ❌ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️
Official Microsoft support ❌ ✔️ ✔️ ✔️

Performance numbers are based on tests running on Windows 11 with .NET 8.

Caveats

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

Linux and macOS support is provided for universal compatibility but may not be as optimized as Windows.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0-windows10.0.22621 is compatible. 
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