Welcome to the gRPC and C# Console Application with MySQL Integration project! This project demonstrates how to create a console application in C# that connects to a gRPC service, which interacts with a MySQL database. The project also utilizes the AutoMapper library to streamline object-object mapping.

Table of Contents

• Introduction
• Technologies Used
• Acknowledgements

Introduction

This project serves as a comprehensive example of how to set up and use gRPC in a C# console application. The application connects to a gRPC service which provides various services that interact with a MySQL database. Additionally, AutoMapper is used for efficient object-object mapping.

Motivation

My motivation for learning gRPC stems from the desire to explore a modern and efficient communication protocol that excels in performance and scalability. gRPC, developed by Google, is built on HTTP/2 Protocol Buffers for serialization, making it:

• Fast: gRPC leverages HTTP/2 for multiplexing requests, reducing latency and improving overall speed.
• Efficient: With Protocol Buffers, gRPC services can serialize structured data in a compact binary format, which is both faster and more efficient than traditional JSON or XML serialization.
• Scalable: gRPC's support for bi-directional streaming and asynchronous communication allows for scalable microservices architectures.
• Cross-Platform: gRPC supports multiple languages and platforms, enabling seamless integration across diverse systems.

By integrating gRPC into this project, I aim to harness these advantages to build a robust, high-performance application that demonstrates real-world usage scenarios.

Technologies Used

• C#
• gRPC
• MySQL
• AutoMapper
• .NET Core

Acknowledgements

• gRPC for .NET
• AutoMapper
• MySQL