egrpc (eazy gRPC)

egrpc is a Python framework for transparent inter-process communication over gRPC. It generates protobuf definitions and gRPC services automatically from Python type hints at import time, eliminating the need for .proto files or manual code generation. Just add decorators and your functions and classes become callable across process boundaries.

Installation

pip install egrpc

Usage

Remote functions

@egrpc.function makes a function callable over gRPC. Arguments and return values are serialized automatically based on type hints.

import egrpc

@egrpc.function
def add(x: int, y: int) -> int:
    return x + y

Supported types include int, float, str, bool, None, list, dict, tuple, Union, Optional, slice, and nested combinations.

Dataclasses

@egrpc.dataclass defines a value type that is passed by value (serialized by field) across the RPC boundary.

@egrpc.dataclass
class Point:
    x: float
    y: float

@egrpc.function
def distance(p1: Point, p2: Point) -> float:
    return ((p1.x - p2.x) ** 2 + (p1.y - p2.y) ** 2) ** 0.5

Remote classes

@egrpc.remoteclass defines a stateful object that lives on the server. The client holds a lightweight reference and calls methods via gRPC.

@egrpc.remoteclass
class Counter:
    @egrpc.method
    def __init__(self, initial: int = 0):
        self._count = initial

    @egrpc.property
    def count(self) -> int:
        return self._count

    @egrpc.method
    def increment(self) -> None:
        self._count += 1

Batched calls

egrpc.trace() collects decorated calls into a CallBatch that executes with one RPC.

batch = egrpc.trace(lambda: add(add(1, 2), 3))
assert batch() == 6

egrpc.call() and egrpc.call_type() provide typed Call construction for adapters with their own tracer.

Server / Client

Server:

egrpc.serve(port=12345)

Client:

egrpc.connect("localhost", 12345)

print(add(1, 2))  # 3
print(distance(Point(0, 0), Point(3, 4)))  # 5.0

c = Counter(10)
c.increment()
print(c.count)  # 11

egrpc.disconnect()

Development

This project is managed using uv.

Test:

uv run pytest

Type check:

uv run mypy --strict src/ test/

License

This project is licensed under the Apache License 2.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

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