NoneAPI (alpha)

This mini-framework (RPC like) allows you to easily build microservices that can communicate with each other like modules in a monolith. This project was inspired by the nameko framework.

🎯 Philosophy

Just call your microservices like you would any other function.

The goal of this framework is to simplify microservice interactions, eliminating the need for middleware. To send parameters like 'user' or anything else, include them in the method arguments. This ensures clarity in the data sent to and received from the service.

Performance: ~ 35000 requests per second on one worker

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📜 Table of Contents

1. Philosophy
2. Why Not Nameko or Others?
3. Features
4. Installation
5. Quick Start
6. Tutorials
7. API Reference
8. FAQ
9. Changelog
10. Contributing
11. License

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❓ Why Not Nameko or Others?

We leverage ZeroMQ to eliminate broker intermediaries.

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🌟 Features

• Fast and reliable with ZeroMQ
• Easy integration
• Decoupled architecture
• Event-driven design
• Multi-subscriber support
• No broker needed
• Zero learning curve
• Auto-generated documentation

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⚙️ Installation

Install via pip:

pip install noneapi

Quick Start

Here's how to get started with MyLibrary:

1. Install:

   pip install noneapi

2. Create order service:

   # services.py
   from noneapi import rpc
   from noneapi import Container, ContainerRunner
   from .db import order_session
   from .models import Order
   
   
   class OrderService:
   
       name = 'order_service'
   
       @rpc
       def get_order(self, order_id: int):
           order = order_session.query(Order).get(order_id)
           if not order:
               return None
   
           return order.to_dict()
   
       @rpc
       def save_order(self, order: dict):
           order = Order(**order)
           order_session.add(order)
           order_session.commit()
           return order.to_dict()
   
   # containers.py
   container = Container(OrderService)
   runner = ContainerRunner(is_document_server=False)
   runner.register("order",container, host="*", port=5555)
   
   
   # app.py
   from .containers import runner
   
   if __name__ == '__main__':
       runner.run()

3. Use by client:

   from noneapi import ClusterProxy
   from exceptions import RemoteError
   from .usecases import OrderUsecase
   config = [
       {
           "name": "order_service",
           "host": "127.0.0.1",
           "port": 5555
   
       }
   ]
   
   ...  # some other code
   
   with ClusterProxy(config) as cluster:
       order = cluster.order_service.get_order(1)
       order_usecase = OrderUsecase(order)
       updated_order = order_usecase.do_something()
       cluster.order_service.save_order.async_call(updated_order)
   
       ... # A lot of code
       
       try:
           result = cluster.order_service.save_order.result()
       except RemoteError as e:
           print(e)
           # do something
       else:
           # do something
   
       

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Tutorials

1. Install:

   pip install noneapi

2. RPC:

   from noneapi import rpc
   
   
   class OrderService:
       name = 'order_service'
   
       @rpc
       def add_order(self, order: dict):
           # some code
           return order

   In this scenario, any service using noneapi can communicate directly with this service by invoking the add_order method.

   • name: Identifier for the service. This is used for service discovery and is mandatory for each service.

   • @rpc: A decorator that makes the method available for remote procedure calls. Only methods tagged with this decorator can be remotely invoked.

3. Event handling

   from noneapi import rpc, event_handler, EventDispatcher, ServiceProxy
   
   class OrderService:
        name = 'order_service'
        payment_service = ServiceProxy(event_host="127.0.0.1", event_port=5556)
        
   
        @rpc
        def add_order(self, order: dict):
            # some code
            return order
        
        @event_handler(service_name='payment_service', topic='payment_success')
        def on_payment_success(self, order_id: int):
                # some code
                return order_id
   
   
   
   class PaymentService:
        name = 'payment_service'
        dispatch = EventDispatcher(port=5556, host='*')
        
        @rpc
        def pay(self, order_id: int):
            self.dispatch('payment_success', order_id)
            return order_id

   In this setup, we add an event_handler to OrderService and establish PaymentService with an EventDispatcher. Whenever a 'payment_success' event is dispatched by PaymentService, the on_payment_success method in OrderService will be triggered. Essentially, this mimics the publish/subscribe (pub/sub) pattern where you can subscribe to different topics.

   • @event_handler: A decorator used for methods that will be invoked when a specific event is dispatched. Only methods with this decorator respond to the event.

   • EventDispatcher: A class responsible for sending out events to all services that are listening via event_handler. The parameters port and host specify where the EventDispatcher will be available for dispatching events.

   • ServiceProxy: A class offering access to remote services. The optional parameters event_host and event_port define where the service listens for events. Because there are no message brokers, it's essential to know the publisher's location for event reception.

4. Containers:

   from noneapi import Container, ContainerRunner
   from .services import OrderService
   
   container = Container(OrderService)
   runner = ContainerRunner(is_document_server=False)
   runner.register(container, host="*", port=5555)
   runner.run()

   In this case, we create a container with one service and run it.

   • Container: A class that holds all services that will be available for remote calls.

   • ContainerRunner: A class responsible for running all registered containers and facilitating service discovery.

   • register: A method to register a container within the runner. It accepts container, host, and port as arguments. Both host and port are optional. By default, host is set to "*" and port to 5555.

   • run: A method that starts all the containers and the documentation service if applicable.

5. ClusterProxy:

   from noneapi import ClusterProxy
   from exceptions import RemoteError
   
   config = [
       {
           "name": "order_service",
           "host": "127.0.0.1",
           "port": 5555,
       }
   ]
   
   
   def main():
       with ClusterProxy(config) as cluster:
           order = cluster.order_service.add_order({"id": 1})
     

   In this example, we create a ClusterProxy with a configuration that points to the order_service. The ClusterProxy is a context manager that allows us to access the service via cluster.order_service. The add_order method is invoked with a dictionary as an argument.

   • ClusterProxy: A class that allows access to remote services. It accepts a configuration as an argument. The configuration is a list of dictionaries with the following keys: name, host, and port. The name is the identifier of the service. The host and port are the location of the service. Both host and port are optional. By default, host is set to `"

6. Async call:

   from noneapi import ClusterProxy
   from exceptions import RemoteError
   
   config = [
       {
           "name": "order_service",
           "host": "127.0.0.1",
              "port": 5555,
       }
   ]
   
   def main():
       with ClusterProxy(config) as cluster:
           cluster.order_service.add_order.async_call({"id": 1})
           # a lot of code
           try:
               result = cluster.order_service.result()
           except RemoteError as e:
               print(e)
               # do something
           else:
               # do something

   In this example, we create a ClusterProxy with a configuration that points to the order_service. The ClusterProxy is a context manager that allows us to access the service via cluster.order_service like in the previous example but with async_call that allow us to call method asynchronously. The result method is invoked without arguments and returned result.

7. Validation with pydantic

   from noneapi import rpc 
   
   class OrderService:
        name = 'order_service'
   
        @rpc
        def add_order(self, order_id: int, name: str):
            # some code
            return order

   In this scenario, we can validate input. NoneAPI will validate input data and return error if data is not valid. Only int, float, str, bool and None types are supported.

   If you want validate complex data, you can use pydantic models for that:

   from noneapi import rpc
   from pydantic import BaseModel
   
   class Order(BaseModel):
       id: int
       name: str
   
   class OrderService:
       name = 'order_service'
   
       @rpc
       def add_order(self, order: Order):
           # some code
           return order

   In this case NoneAPI will validate input data with Order model and return error if data is not valid.

8. Docs

   from noneapi import Container, ContainerRunner
   from .services import OrderService
   
   container = Container(OrderService)
   runner = ContainerRunner(is_document_server=True)
   runner.register(container, host="*", port=5555)
   runner.run()

   In this case, we create a container with one service and run it with documentation server. It will be always available on http://localhost:8081/

9. Custom serialization

   from noneapi import BaseSerializer
   from noneapi import Protocol
   from msgpack import packb, unpackb
   
   class MsgPackSerializer(BaseSerializer):
       def _serialize(self, data: dict) -> bytes:
           return packb(data)
   
       def _deserialize(self, data: bytes) -> dict:
           return unpackb(data)
   
   class OrderService:
       name = 'order_service'
       protocol: Protocol[MsgPackSerializer] = Protocol(MsgPackSerializer())
   
       @rpc
       def add_order(self, order: dict):
           # some code
           return order

   In this case, we're creating a custom serializer for the service, applicable to all its methods. By default, NoneAPI employs a clean JSON serializer, powered by the ultra-fast orjson library. Feel free to use any serializer—just inherit from BaseSerializer and pass it to the Protocol class.

   IMPORTANT: If you change the serializer, you must change it on all services that will communicate with each other. Otherwise, you will get an error.

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Changelog

Version 0.1.3 (2023-10-29)(alpha)

• Initial release

Version 0.1.4 (2023-10-29)(alpha)

• Add custom serializer
• Add custom serializer documentation

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Contributing

To contribute, please fork the repository, make your changes, and submit a pull request.

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License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file for details.

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