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FastAPI Cookbook

You're reading from   FastAPI Cookbook Develop high-performance APIs and web applications with Python

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781805127857
Length 358 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Table of Contents (15) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Chapter 1: First Steps with FastAPI 2. Chapter 2: Working with Data FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 3: Building RESTful APIs with FastAPI 4. Chapter 4: Authentication and Authorization 5. Chapter 5: Testing and Debugging FastAPI Applications 6. Chapter 6: Integrating FastAPI with SQL Databases 7. Chapter 7: Integrating FastAPI with NoSQL Databases 8. Chapter 8: Advanced Features and Best Practices 9. Chapter 9: Working with WebSocket 10. Chapter 10: Integrating FastAPI with other Python Libraries 11. Chapter 11: Middleware and Webhooks 12. Chapter 12: Deploying and Managing FastAPI Applications 13. Index 14. Other Books You May Enjoy

Integrating FastAPI with gRPC

gRPC is a high-performance, open source universal Remote Procedure Call (RPC) framework originally developed by Google. It is designed to be efficient, lightweight, and interoperable across different programming languages and platforms. Integrating FastAPI with gRPC allows you to leverage the power of RPC for building efficient, scalable, and maintainable APIs.

The recipe will show how to build a gateway between a REST client and a gRPC server by using FastAPI.

Getting ready

To follow the recipe, it can be beneficial to have some previous knowledge of protocol buffers. You can have a look at the official documentation at https://protobuf.dev/overview/.

Also, we will use the proto3 version to define the .proto files. You can check the language guide at https://protobuf.dev/programming-guides/proto3/.

We will create a dedicated root project folder for the recipe called grpc_gateway.

Aside from fastapi and uvicorn, you also need to install...

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