grpc/doc/python/sphinx/grpc.rst

gRPC
=============

.. module:: grpc

For documentation, examples, and more, see the `Python gRPC <https://grpc.io/docs/languages/python/>`_ page on `grpc.io <https://grpc.io/>`_.

Module Contents
---------------

Version
^^^^^^^

The version string is available as :code:`grpc.__version__`.

Create Client
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: insecure_channel
.. autofunction:: secure_channel
.. autofunction:: intercept_channel


Create Client Credentials
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: ssl_channel_credentials
.. autofunction:: metadata_call_credentials
.. autofunction:: access_token_call_credentials
.. autofunction:: composite_call_credentials
.. autofunction:: composite_channel_credentials
.. autofunction:: local_channel_credentials(local_connect_type=grpc.LocalConnectionType.LOCAL_TCP)
.. autofunction:: compute_engine_channel_credentials


Create Server
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: server


Create Server Credentials
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: ssl_server_credentials
.. autofunction:: ssl_server_certificate_configuration
.. autofunction:: dynamic_ssl_server_credentials
.. autofunction:: local_server_credentials(local_connect_type=grpc.LocalConnectionType.LOCAL_TCP)


Local Connection Type
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: LocalConnectionType


RPC Method Handlers
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: unary_unary_rpc_method_handler
.. autofunction:: unary_stream_rpc_method_handler
.. autofunction:: stream_unary_rpc_method_handler
.. autofunction:: stream_stream_rpc_method_handler
.. autofunction:: method_handlers_generic_handler


Channel Ready Future
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: channel_ready_future


Channel Connectivity
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: ChannelConnectivity


gRPC Status Code
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: StatusCode


Channel Object
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: Channel


Server Object
^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: Server


Authentication & Authorization Objects
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: ChannelCredentials
.. autoclass:: CallCredentials
.. autoclass:: AuthMetadataContext
.. autoclass:: AuthMetadataPluginCallback
.. autoclass:: AuthMetadataPlugin
.. autoclass:: ServerCredentials
.. autoclass:: ServerCertificateConfiguration


gRPC Exceptions
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoexception:: RpcError


Shared Context
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: RpcContext


Client-Side Context
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: Call


Client-Side Interceptor
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: ClientCallDetails
.. autoclass:: UnaryUnaryClientInterceptor
.. autoclass:: UnaryStreamClientInterceptor
.. autoclass:: StreamUnaryClientInterceptor
.. autoclass:: StreamStreamClientInterceptor


Service-Side Context
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: ServicerContext


Service-Side Handler
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: RpcMethodHandler
.. autoclass:: HandlerCallDetails
.. autoclass:: GenericRpcHandler
.. autoclass:: ServiceRpcHandler


Service-Side Interceptor
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: ServerInterceptor


Multi-Callable Interfaces
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: UnaryUnaryMultiCallable
.. autoclass:: UnaryStreamMultiCallable
.. autoclass:: StreamUnaryMultiCallable
.. autoclass:: StreamStreamMultiCallable


Future Interfaces
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoexception:: FutureTimeoutError
.. autoexception:: FutureCancelledError
.. autoclass:: Future


Compression
^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autoclass:: Compression

Runtime Protobuf Parsing
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

.. autofunction:: protos
.. autofunction:: services
.. autofunction:: protos_and_services