Dynamically find Grpc port
- Dominant language
- Java
- Stars
- 4
- Forks
- 9
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
[GrpcServer](https://github.com/Ecdar/j-Ecdar/pull/74/files#diff-80f85b381a9d4f4cb994cc29fa1071cf0bc4c510275ac789c1b2201607e03ee6) per #74 now uses port *9000*. However, I believe we should prioritize this port, or another one, but if it is already in use then we should select another one dynamically. For inspiration [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2231467/dynamically-choosing-port-number) and [this](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2675362/how-to-find-an-available-port), the important aspects is the general approach for finding the available port by using port *0*. We also need to consider configuration for automatic deployment in an unknown environment. Given that j-Ecdar is designed as a server, we cannot always listen to a random port as the server may be configured in such a way that it relies on j-Ecdar stopping if the port is unavailable. Because of this we must also provide a way to configure j-Ecdar not to choose a random available port.
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Research direction
Start with the GrpcServer introduced in pull request #74 and inspect how port 9000 is currently selected. Define and implement the configuration behavior for choosing an available port via port 0 while retaining an option to fail when the configured port is unavailable; verify both modes in the server setup.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- grpc, java
- Domain
- backend, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100