An example showing how backpressure composes between multiple microservices with RSocket.

In this example the client requests a stream from the letter-service and explicitly states that it can handle 10 items at a time. The letter-service then requests a stream of numbers from the number-service and propagates the demand (backpressure) from the client. The letter-service combines the numbers with a random letter and streams them to the client.

Run the following command to build the example:

./gradlew clean build

Follow the steps below to run the example:

1. Run the following command to start the number-service:

    ./gradlew :number-service:run
   

   If the service has started successfully, you will see the following in the terminal:

    > Task :number-service:run
    [main] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - RSocket server started on port: 7002
   

2. In a new terminal, run the following command to start the letter-service:

    ./gradlew :letter-service:run
   

   If the service has started successfully, you will see the following in the terminal:

    > Task :letter-service:run
    [main] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - RSocket server started on port: 7001
   

3. In a new terminal, run the following command to start streaming data with the client:

    ./gradlew :client:run
   

   If successful, you will see the client receives 10,000 letter and number pairs in the terminal:

    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.client.Client - Received: f9996
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.client.Client - Received: R9997
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.client.Client - Received: t9998
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.client.Client - Received: O9999
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.client.Client - Received: G10000
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.client.Client - Done
   

   Notice in the letter-service terminal that the client is requesting 8 combinations at a time:

    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: t9993
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: n9994
    [reactor-tcp-nio-3] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Received Request For: 8
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: H9995
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: f9996
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: R9997
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: t9998
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: O9999
    [reactor-tcp-nio-1] INFO example.letter.service.LetterService - Sending: G10000
   

   Notice in the number-service terminal the client's demand of 8 combinations is propagated to the number service:

    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9993
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9994
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Received Request For: 8
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9995
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9996
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9997
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9998
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 9999
    [reactor-tcp-nio-2] INFO example.number.service.NumberService - Sending: 10000
   

   Note: The 8 items comes from the limitRate(10) on the client. The limitRate algorithm proactively fills the buffer when it is 75% exhausted. That is why you are seeing it request 8 instead of 10.

For bugs, questions, and discussions please use the Github Issues.

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