Why it matters

gRPC gives typed streaming. Understanding shapes microservices.

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The architecture

proto: streaming rpc.

Java stub: async streams.

Multiplex over HTTP/2.

gRPC streaming stackproto filestream rpcJava stubsasync streamsHTTP/2multiplexedgRPC + protobuf for service-to-service; browser-side needs gRPC-Web bridge
gRPC streaming.
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How it works end to end

Server-streaming: server → client many.

Bi-di: both direction async.

Backpressure via flow control.