QGrpcClientBase Class | Qt GRPC 6.8.0
Description: The QGrpcClientBase class is bridge between gRPC clients and channels.

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# QGrpcClientBase Class

The QGrpcClientBase class is bridge between gRPC clients and channels. More...

Header: | `#include <QGrpcClientBase>`
CMake: | `find_package(Qt6 REQUIRED COMPONENTS Grpc)` `target_link_libraries(mytarget PRIVATE Qt6::Grpc)`
Since: | Qt 6.5
Inherits: | QObject
Status: | Technical Preview

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## Public Functions

bool | attachChannel(std::shared_ptr<QAbstractGrpcChannel> channel)
`(since 6.7)` std::shared_ptr<QAbstractGrpcChannel> | channel() const

## Signals

`(since 6.7)` void | channelChanged()

## Protected Functions

std::shared_ptr<StreamType> | startStream(QLatin1StringView method, const QProtobufMessage &arg, const QGrpcCallOptions &options)

## Detailed Description

QGrpcClientBase provides a set of functions for client classes generated out of protobuf services. QGrpcClientBase enforces thread safety for startStream() and call() methods of generated clients. The methods QGrpcClientBase::call() and QGrpcClientBase::startStream() should only be called by the generated client classes.

## Member Function Documentation

### bool QGrpcClientBase::attachChannel(std::shared_ptr<QAbstractGrpcChannel> channel)

Attaches channel to client as transport layer for gRPC.

Parameters and return values will be serialized to the channel in a format it supports.

Note: Warning: Qt GRPC doesn't guarantee thread safety on the channel level. You have to invoke the channel-related functions on the same thread as QGrpcClientBase.

Note: Setter function for property channel.

### `[noexcept, since 6.7]` std::shared_ptr<QAbstractGrpcChannel> QGrpcClientBase::channel() const

Returns the channel attached to this client.

Note: Getter function for property channel.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

### `[signal, since 6.7]` void QGrpcClientBase::channelChanged()

Indicates that a new channel is attached to the client.

Note: Notifier signal for property channel.

This function was introduced in Qt 6.7.

### `[protected]` template <typename StreamType, QGrpcClientBase::if_qtgrpc_stream<StreamType> = true> std::shared_ptr<StreamType> QGrpcClientBase::startStream(QLatin1StringView method, const QProtobufMessage &arg, const QGrpcCallOptions &options)

Starts the stream method of the StreamType type with the message argument arg to the attached channel.

Uses options argument to set additional parameter in the stream communication.

The implementation is only available for StreamType: QGrpcServerStream, QGrpcClientStream, and QGrpcBidiStream.