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## tarpc
tarpc is an RPC framework for rust with a focus on ease of use. Defining and implementing an echo-like server can be done in just a few lines of code:
```rust
#![feature(custom_derive, plugin)]
#![plugin(serde_macros)]
#[macro_use]
extern crate tarpc;
extern crate serde;
rpc! {
mod hello_service {
service {
rpc hello(name: String) -> String;
}
}
}
impl hello_service::Service for () {
fn hello(&self, name: String) -> String {
format!("Hello, {}!", s)
}
}
fn main() {
let server_handle = hello_service::serve("0.0.0.0:0", ()).unwrap();
let client = hello_service::Client::new(server_handle.local_addr()).unwrap();
assert_eq!("Hello, Mom!".into(), client.hello("Mom".into()).unwrap());
drop(client);
server_handle.shutdown();
}
```
The `rpc!` macro generates a module in the current module. In the above example, the module is named `hello_service`. This module will contain a `Client` type, a `Service` trait, and a `serve` function. `serve` can be used to start a server listening on a tcp port. A `Client` can connect to such a service. Any type implementing the `Service` trait can be passed to `serve`. These generated types are specific to the echo service, and make it easy and ergonomic to write servers without dealing with sockets or serialization directly. See the tarpc_examples package for more sophisticated examples.
## Planned Improvements (actively being worked on)
- Automatically reconnect on the client side when the connection cuts out.
- Allow omitting the return type in rpc definitions when the type is `()`.
- Allow users to specify imports inside the `rpc!` macro
- Support arbitrary serialization. (currently `serde_json` is used for all serialization)
- Support asynchronous server implementations (currently thread per connection).
- Support doc comments on rpc method definitions