qt_add_grpc
Generates Qt-based C++ services using a protobuf schema
Note: This command is in technology preview and may change in future releases.
This command was introduced in Qt 6.5.
Usually qtgrpcgen
is invoked through the qt_add_grpc
CMake macro.
qt_add_grpc(<target> <CLIENT|SERVER> PROTO_FILES <file> ... [PROTO_INCLUDES <path> ...] [QML] [OUTPUT_DIRECTORY <dir>] [GENERATE_PACKAGE_SUBFOLDERS] [COPY_COMMENTS] [EXPORT_MACRO <infix>] [OUTPUT_HEADERS <var>] [OUTPUT_TARGETS <var>] )
Note: Only CLIENT
code generation is currently supported.
The source files are created by qtgrpcgen
and added to the target. If the target already exists, the files are added to the target source list. If the target doesn't exist, it is created as a library which you must link to.
The gRPC library that is generated using the qt_add_grpc
command refers to the protobuf symbols that are used in service calls. This means you either need to use a common target in both qt_add_protobuf and qt_add_grpc calls or link the generated protobuf library to the gRPC one.
Considering the above statement you may reuse the target for both protobuf and gRPC client code:
# Generate the protobuf types first qt_add_protobuf(test_service_client PROTO_FILES test_service.protobuf ) ... # Reuse the protobuf target and extend it with gRPC client # functionality qt_add_grpc(test_service_client CLIENT PROTO_FILES test_service.protobuf )
If you want to have separate targets then you need to link the gRPC client target to the protobuf one:
# Generate the protobuf types first qt_add_protobuf(test_service_protobuf PROTO_FILES test_service.protobuf ) ... # Add separate target with the generated code of the gRPC client. qt_add_grpc(test_service_client CLIENT PROTO_FILES test_service.protobuf ) target_link_libraries(test_service_client PRIVATE test_service_protobuf)
Arguments
PROTO_FILES
specifies the list of .proto files used by the code generation procedure.PROTO_INCLUDES
specifies the list of directories to be searched for protobuf dependencies.Note: The location of the
PROTO_FILES
is implicitly considered part of the protobuf include path.QML
enables the generation of a QML client for the gRPC service.OUTPUT_DIRECTORY
defines the directory where the generated files will be placed. By default, the current build directory is used.GENERATE_PACKAGE_SUBFOLDERS
uses the package name specifier from the.proto
files to create the folder structure for the generated files. For example, if the package is defined as:package io.qt.test
, the generated files will be placed in OUTPUT_DIRECTORY/io/qt/test/.COPY_COMMENTS
copies comments from the.proto
files into the generated code.EXPORT_MACRO
applies only when creating a new shared library from the <target>. This option specifies the base name for the export macro used in the generated code. The final macro name is constructed asQPB_<EXPORT_MACRO>_EXPORT
. If this option is not set, the target name is used asEXPORT_MACRO
.Read Creating Shared Libraries for further in-depth information.
OUTPUT_HEADERS
specifies a variable that will store the list of generated headers. This list can be useful for defining custom project install rules.OUTPUT_TARGETS
specifies a variable that will store the list of generated targets. This list can be useful for defining custom project install rules.
See also The qtgrpcgen Tool.
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