example: gRPC-compatible controller

as requested at: #1449

_examples/README.md

@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ Navigate through examples for a better understanding.
 - [Websocket Controller](mvc/websocket)
 - [Register Middleware](mvc/middleware)
 - [Vue.js Todo MVC](tutorial/vuejs-todo-mvc)
+- [gRPC-compatible controller](mvc/grpc-compatible/main.go) **NEW**
 
 ### Subdomains
 

_examples/mvc/grpc-compatible/main.go

@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"context"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12"
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/mvc"
+)
+
+// See https://github.com/kataras/iris/issues/1449
+// for more details but in-short you can convert Iris MVC to gRPC methods by
+// binding the `context.Context` from `iris.Context.Request().Context()` and gRPC input and output data.
+
+func main() {
+	app := newApp()
+	app.Logger().SetLevel("debug")
+
+	// POST: http://localhost:8080/login
+	// with request data: {"username": "makis"}
+	// and expected output: {"message": "makis logged"}
+	app.Listen(":8080")
+}
+
+func newApp() *iris.Application {
+	app := iris.New()
+
+	mvc.New(app).
+		// Request-scope binding for context.Context-type controller's method or field.
+		// (or import github.com/kataras/iris/v12/hero and hero.Register(...))
+		Register(func(ctx iris.Context) context.Context {
+			return ctx.Request().Context()
+		}).
+		// Bind loginRequest.
+		Register(func(ctx iris.Context) loginRequest {
+			var req loginRequest
+			ctx.ReadJSON(&req)
+			return req
+		}).
+		Handle(&myController{})
+
+	return app
+}
+
+type myController struct{}
+
+type loginRequest struct {
+	Username string `json:"username"`
+}
+
+type loginResponse struct {
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
+func (c *myController) PostLogin(ctx context.Context, input loginRequest) (loginResponse, error) {
+	// [use of ctx to call a gRpc method or a database call...]
+	return loginResponse{
+		Message: input.Username + " logged",
+	}, nil
+}

_examples/mvc/grpc-compatible/main_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/kataras/iris/v12/httptest"
+)
+
+func TestBindContextContext(t *testing.T) {
+	app := newApp()
+
+	e := httptest.New(t, app)
+	e.POST("/login").WithJSON(map[string]string{"username": "makis"}).Expect().
+		Status(httptest.StatusOK).
+		JSON().Equal(map[string]string{"message": "makis logged"})
+}

go.mod

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/iris-contrib/schema v0.0.1
 	github.com/json-iterator/go v1.1.9
 	github.com/kataras/golog v0.0.10
-	github.com/kataras/neffos v0.0.12
+	github.com/kataras/neffos v0.0.14
 	github.com/kataras/sitemap v0.0.5
 	github.com/klauspost/compress v1.9.7
 	github.com/mediocregopher/radix/v3 v3.4.2