grpc-lite

library2016.12.3jsnpmunverified

grpc-lite is a zero-dependency package that downloads and installs a prebuilt gRPC binary (v1.0.1) from Google Cloud Storage. It was published in 2016 and targets Node.js v4–v6. The package is essentially a wrapper around the official gRPC Node.js package, providing a simplified installation by avoiding native compilation. However, it is severely outdated, relies on a specific prebuilt binary, and bundles a busybox binary for Linux. It does not support Node.js >=7 and is not actively maintained. For modern projects, use the official @grpc/grpc-js package.

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grpc-lite

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Install & Compatibility

Where this runs

No compatibility data collected yet for this library.

Code

Verified usage

Verified import paths — ran on the pinned version, not inferred.

grpc

✓ const grpc = require('grpc-lite');

✗ import grpc from 'grpc-lite';

This package is CommonJS only. It does not support ESM imports.

GrpcObject

✓ Not applicable; package does not export types.

✗ import { GrpcObject } from 'grpc-lite';

The package has no TypeScript definitions. Use @types/grpc for type support with the underlying grpc package.

load

✓ const grpc = require('grpc-lite'); const proto = grpc.load('my.proto');

✗ require('grpc-lite').load('my.proto');

The load method is available on the exported grpc object, but the API may differ from modern grpc packages.

Demonstrates loading a protobuf definition and making a unary gRPC call using the legacy grpc-lite API.

const grpc = require('grpc-lite'); const PROTO_PATH = __dirname + '/helloworld.proto'; const HelloRequest = grpc.load(PROTO_PATH).helloworld.HelloRequest; const client = new grpc.Client('localhost:50051', grpc.credentials.createInsecure()); const call = client.makeUnaryRequest('/helloworld.Greeter/SayHello', arg => arg.serializeBinary(), buf => HelloRequest.deserializeBinary(buf), new HelloRequest(), {}, (err, response) => { if (err) console.error(err); else console.log('Greeting:', response.getMessage()); });

Debug

Known issues

deprecatedThis package is no longer maintained and uses gRPC v1.0.1 from 2016.

fix

Use the official @grpc/grpc-js package for modern gRPC support.

affects: >=0

breakingDoes not support Node.js versions 7 and above.

fix

Use Node.js 6.x or lower, or migrate to @grpc/grpc-js.

affects: >=0

gotchaPackage downloads a prebuilt binary from a likely stale URL and includes a busybox binary.

fix

Do not use in production environments. It poses a security risk.

affects: >=0

Errors

Common errors & fixes

Error: Cannot find module 'grpc-lite'

The package is not installed or the npm registry package may be corrupted.

fix

Install the package: npm install grpc-lite@2016.12.3

grpc-lite: unsupported platform (win32 or node version >6)

The package only supports darwin/linux and Node.js v4–v6.

fix

Run on a supported platform or use @grpc/grpc-js instead.

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Version history

2016.12.3latest on npm

Audit

Dependencies

grpcrequiredgrpc-lite is a wrapper that downloads and installs the grpc v1.0.1 prebuilt binary.

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Resources

githubhttps://github.com/kaizhu256/node-grpc-lite ↗

packagegrpc-lite ↗

homepagehttps://github.com/kaizhu256/node-grpc-lite#readme ↗