gRPC Infrastructure Update for Analytics Website
What developments have taken place today?
This commit introduces a robust gRPC infrastructure for the analyticsforwebsite application. New protobuf definitions were created to define a simple greeting service, encompassing message structures for requests and replies. A functional gRPC server implementation was developed, listening on port 15018 and responding to incoming greetings with personalized messages. Complementing this is a corresponding gRPC client implementation that connects to the server, sends requests, and receives responses. Docker configurations have been added to define and manage both the server and client containers, utilizing entrypoint scripts for execution and health checks for monitoring. Furthermore, Git configuration was integrated within the containers to facilitate code management and deployment. Finally, the Go module version has been upgraded to 1.22.0 and a specific protoc compiler version (1.36.6) has been set. These improvements streamline communication between application components through an efficient and standardized gRPC protocol.
These changes are important because they establish a modern, scalable, and maintainable architecture for data exchange within the analyticsforwebsite application by leveraging gRPC, simplifying deployment with Docker, and incorporating best practices for version control and development environments.