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Overview
You can use this Snap to interact with a gRPC (Google Remote Procedure Call) server to invoke its services. gRPC is a high-performance, open-source framework developed by Google that uses protocol buffers (Protobuf) as its interface definition language (IDL) to define the structure of the service and the messages exchanged between the client and server. Learn more. This Snap supports only Basic authentication.
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Snap Type
The gRPC Client Snap is a Read-type Snap that reads the gRPC response from the server.
Prerequisites
grpcurl to interact with gRPC servers.
Support for Ultra Pipelines
Works in Ultra Tasks.
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Limitations
None.
Known Issues
None.
Snap Views
Type | Format | Number of Views | Examples of Upstream and Downstream Snaps | Description |
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Input | Document |
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| The snap requires the user to input a gRPC server endpoint to connect to, and then select the specific service and method to access. |
Output | Document |
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| The primary output is the response object, defined in the gRPC service's
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Error | Error handling is a generic way to handle errors without losing data or failing the Snap execution. You can handle the errors that the Snap might encounter when running the pipeline by choosing one of the following options from the When errors occur list under the Views tab:
Learn more about Error handling in Pipelines. |
Snap Settings
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Learn more about the icons in the Snap Settings dialog. |
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Label* Default Value: gRPC Client | String | Specify the name for the Snap. You can modify this to be more specific, especially if you have more than one of the same Snap in your pipeline. |
Server endpoint Default Value: N/A | String/Expression | Specify the server to which the requests are sent. |
gRPC service
| String/Expression/Suggestion | Specify the gRPC request service to be madesent to the server. |
gRPC method
| String/Expression/Suggestion | Specify the request to execute a gRPC method requeston the target server. |
Snap Execution Default Value: | Dropdown list | Select one of the following three modes in which the Snap executes:
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Downloads
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Download and import the pipeline into the SnapLogic application.
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Configure Snap accounts, as applicable.
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Examples
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Related Content
Endpoint Doc Link 1
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