# Example 05: Multiple Services (`--multiple`) This example demonstrates generating multiple RPC services from a single proto file. ## Proto Definition Two proto files share the same `go_package`: ```protobuf option go_package = "example.com/demo/pb"; ``` - `shared.proto` — Defines shared message types (`Meta`). - `multi.proto` — Defines **two** services: `SearchService` and `NotifyService`. The `-m` (or `--multiple`) flag is required when a proto file contains more than one `service` block. ## Generation Commands First, initialize the output directory with a `go.mod`: ```bash mkdir -p output && cd output && go mod init example.com/demo && cd .. ``` Then generate the code with the `-m` flag: ```bash goctl rpc protoc multi.proto \ --go_out=output \ --go-grpc_out=output \ --zrpc_out=output \ --go_opt=module=example.com/demo \ --go-grpc_opt=module=example.com/demo \ --module=example.com/demo \ -I . \ -m ``` Generated directory structure: ``` output/ ├── client │ ├── notifyservice │ │ └── notifyservice.go │ └── searchservice │ └── searchservice.go ├── etc │ └── multisvc.yaml ├── go.mod ├── internal │ ├── config │ │ └── config.go │ ├── logic │ │ ├── notifyservice │ │ │ └── notifylogic.go │ │ └── searchservice │ │ └── searchlogic.go │ ├── server │ │ ├── notifyservice │ │ │ └── notifyserviceserver.go │ │ └── searchservice │ │ └── searchserviceserver.go │ └── svc │ └── servicecontext.go ├── multisvc.go └── pb ├── multi.pb.go ├── multi_grpc.pb.go └── shared.pb.go ``` ## Key Points - The `-m` (or `--multiple`) flag enables multiple-service mode. - In multiple mode, `client/` contains per-service subdirectories; `logic/` and `server/` are also grouped by service name. - Both services share a single entry point (`multisvc.go`) and config. - Without `--multiple`, goctl only allows one `service` block per proto file. - All services share the same `config.go` and `servicecontext.go`.