Starting gRPC server explicitly in Grpc.AspNetCore package?

[korteksz]

Hello,

Previously in the Grpc.Core package it was possible to start the gRPC server explicitly from code like that:

var server = new Grpc.Core.Server();
server.Start();

Now when creating a gRPC project template, then the gRPC server is started by the host somehow.

Is this explicit approach still possible/supported with the new Grpc.AspNetCore package somehow?

Thanks for your help in advance!

[korteksz]

I think I found a solution:

 public class AspNetGrpcServer
 {
        public static async Task<WebApplication> RunAsync(params string[] args)
        {
            var builder = WebApplication.CreateBuilder(args);

            // Additional configuration is required to successfully run gRPC on macOS.
            // For instructions on how to configure Kestrel and gRPC clients on macOS, visit https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2099682

            // Add services to the container.
            builder.Services.AddGrpc();

            var app = builder.Build();

            // Configure the HTTP request pipeline.
            app.UseGrpcWeb();
            app.MapGrpcService<GreeterService>().EnableGrpcWeb();
            app.MapGet("/", () => "Communication with gRPC endpoints must be made through a gRPC client. To learn how to create a client, visit: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2086909");
            await app.StartAsync();

            return app;
        }
 }

Please just give me a feedback whether is it a good practice or not :)