tikv/tikv

Migrate to tower-grpc

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#3951 opened on Dec 18, 2018

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Description

The gRPC stack tikv is on is unloved and it looks like the future of gRPC in Rust is https://github.com/tower-rs/tower-grpc. Let's start migrating in that direction.

There will be many unknowns here, upstream contributions needed, benchmarking, careful regression testing.

Contributor guide

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backenddatabaseapi
Issue type
refactor
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
5
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Rust programminggRPC conceptsTikv codebase knowledge
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
15
Research direction
Investigate the current gRPC implementation in the tikv codebase, particularly in the src/server directory. Understand the dependencies on the outdated gRPC library. Evaluate tower grpc's compatibility and performance benchmarks. Upstream contributions may be needed to fill gaps.