Transfering Files with gRPC
2 months ago
- #gRPC
- #REST
- #FileTransfer
- Transfering files with gRPC vs. REST API is discussed, with performance comparisons.
- Challenges include memory buffering issues and network failures for large files.
- REST implementation is straightforward, streaming files directly from the file system.
- gRPC requires chunking files due to message size limits, adding overhead.
- Performance tests show REST (HTTP/1.1) is faster and uses less memory than gRPC or HTTP/2.
- Optimized gRPC performs better than naive implementations but still lags behind REST.
- Recommendation is to use REST for file transfers or direct S3 presigned URLs for best performance.