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Communication Patterns

REST vs gRPC

Choosing a Protocol
💡 REST, EK, "UNIVERSAL, LETTER" format, jaisa, hai — HAR, KOI, PADH, sakta, hai, (JSON, human-readable). gRPC, EK, "SPECIALIZED, SHORTHAND" hai — FASTER, hai, LEKIN, SPECIAL, TOOLS, ki, ZAROORAT, hai, DECODE, karne, ke, liye.

REST, HTTP/1.1, aur, JSON, USE, karta hai — human-readable, aur, WIDELY, understood, hai — BROWSER, clients, aur, PUBLIC, APIs, ke, liye, IDEAL, hai.

gRPC, HTTP/2, aur, Protocol, Buffers, (binary, format) USE, karta hai — SIGNIFICANTLY, FASTER, aur, SMALLER, PAYLOADS, deta hai — INTERNAL, service-to-service, communication, ke, liye, IDEAL, hai, JAHA, PERFORMANCE, MATTER, karta hai.

// REST — .json response:
GET /orders/123
{ "id": 123, "amount": 500 }

// gRPC — .proto file, se, DEFINE, kiya, gaya, contract:
// service OrderService {
//   rpc GetOrder(OrderRequest) returns (OrderResponse);
// }
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REST, EK, "UNIVERSAL, LETTER" format, jaisa, hai — HAR, KOI, PADH, sakta, hai, (JSON, human-readable). gRPC, EK, "SPECIALIZED, SHORTHAND" hai — FASTER, hai, LEKIN, SPECIAL, TOOLS, ki, ZAROORAT, hai, DECODE, karne, ke, liye.
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⚡ Quick Recap
  • REST = HTTP/1.1 + JSON — human-readable, browser-friendly
  • gRPC = HTTP/2 + Protocol Buffers — faster, internal, communication, ke, liye
  • Hybrid, approach, (public, REST, + internal, gRPC) COMMON, hai
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GraphQL, EK, aur, alternative, hai — CLIENTS, EXACTLY, WOHI, DATA, REQUEST, kar, sakte, hain, JO, unhe, chahiye, (over-fetching/under-fetching, avoid, karte, hue) — BFF, (Backend, for, Frontend), layer, ke, liye, ESPECIALLY, POPULAR, hai.

// GraphQL query — client, exactly, specify, karta, hai, kya, chahiye:
query { order(id: "123") { id, total } }

gRPC, ko, TEAM, ke, saath, PROTOCOL, BUFFERS, ki, familiarity, chahiye, hoti, hai — REST, ki, JSON-based, nature, ONBOARDING, ke, liye, aksar, EASIER, hai — CHOICE, TEAM, ki, EXISTING, EXPERTISE, ko, bhi, CONSIDER, karni, chahiye.