Solution 2: Working with gRPC

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Here is the updated gServer.go code converted into a RESTful server. We have a RESTful server that listens on the specified port and provides the same functionality as the gRPC server but using HTTP endpoints. To access the endpoints using HTTP GET requests, open a new terminal window and copy and paste the curl commands below:

To get the date: curl http://localhost:8080/getdate
To get a random number: curl http://localhost:8080/getrandom?seed=123\&place=2
To get a random password: curl http://localhost:8080/getrandompass?seed=456\&length=10

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Course Introduction

Introduction to Go

Basic Go Data Types

Composite Data Types

Reflection and Interfaces

Go Packages and Functions

Telling a UNIX System What to Do

Go Concurrency

Building Web Services

Working with TCP/IP and WebSocket

Working with REST APIs

Code Testing and Profiling

Working with gRPC

Go Generics

Conclusion

Appendix A—Go Garbage Collector

Solution 2: Working with gRPC

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