Avro RPC

本文示例来源于https://github.com/phunt/avro-rpc-quickstart

1）定义avro protocol, 可以先写IDL文件，然后转换为protocol文件*.avpr，也可以直接写avpr，例如：

{"namespace": "example.proto",
 "protocol": "Mail",

 "types": [
     {"name": "Message", "type": "record",
      "fields": [
          {"name": "to",   "type": "string"},
          {"name": "from", "type": "string"},
          {"name": "body", "type": "string"}
      ]
     }
 ],

 "messages": {
     "send": {
         "request": [{"name": "message", "type": "Message"}],
         "response": "string"
     }
 }
}

2) 编译生成协议类以及消息类，maven插件可以自动完成协议Mail类以及消息Message类

<plugin>
        <groupId>org.apache.avro</groupId>
        <artifactId>avro-maven-plugin</artifactId>
        <version>${avro.version}</version>
        <executions>
            <execution>
                <id>schemas</id>
                <phase>generate-sources</phase>
                <goals>
                    <goal>schema</goal>
                    <goal>protocol</goal>
                    <goal>idl-protocol</goal>
                </goals>
            </execution>
        </executions>
</plugin>

3) 程序中通过调用avro的IPC接口实现客户端服务器通信，例如：

server = new NettyServer(new SpecificResponder(Mail.class, new MailImpl()), new InetSocketAddress(65111));

NettyTransceiver client = new NettyTransceiver(new InetSocketAddress(65111));
// client code - attach to the server and send a message
Mail proxy = (Mail) SpecificRequestor.getClient(Mail.class, client);
System.out.println("Client built, got proxy");

 // fill in the Message record and send it
Message message = new Message();
message.setTo(new Utf8(args[0]));
message.setFrom(new Utf8(args[1]));
message.setBody(new Utf8(args[2]));
System.out.println("Calling proxy.send with message:  " + message.toString());
System.out.println("Result: " + proxy.send(message));

源码：http://download.csdn.net/detail/sundongsdu/8920035

参考文献:

http://avro.apache.org/docs/current/idl.html