sofastack/sofa-jraft

RFC: Add streaming APIs (RpcClient, RpcServer)

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#856 opened on Jun 24, 2022

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Description

Add streaming APIs (RpcClient, RpcServer), implement it based on gRPC.

This is a subtask that belongs to the first step of #672 In this subtask, we need a streaming impl, for the leader (client) to continuously send raft logs to followers.

Main goals:

  • Add streaming API to RpcClient and RpcServer
  • Implement streaming based on gRPC (We are not going to use bolt to implement)

Contributor guide

Research direction
Study the existing RpcClient and RpcServer interfaces, then implement gRPC based streaming according to the subtask requirements.
Tech stack
javagrpc
Domain
backend
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
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Active
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Clear
Prerequisites
JavagRPC
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
50