diff --git a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService.proto b/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService.proto
deleted file mode 120000
index 30fe4bcdacf7e4f2a7a7ccf3a845da7d87d7c4a4..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService.proto
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-../../proto/EntityService.proto
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService_pb2.py b/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService_pb2.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e74166ce5a132bb2ec34b4d7f5266fb44fab027a..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService_pb2.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,111 +0,0 @@
-# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
-# Generated by the protocol buffer compiler. DO NOT EDIT!
-# source: EntityService.proto
-
-from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
-from google.protobuf import message as _message
-from google.protobuf import reflection as _reflection
-from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
-# @@protoc_insertion_point(imports)
-
-_sym_db = _symbol_database.Default()
-
-
-
-
-DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor.FileDescriptor(
- name='EntityService.proto',
- package='org.caosdb.grpc',
- syntax='proto3',
- serialized_options=b'P\001',
- create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key,
- serialized_pb=b'\n\x13\x45ntityService.proto\x12\x0forg.caosdb.grpc\"8\n\x06\x45ntity\x12\x0b\n\x03\x65id\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x0c\n\x04name\x18\x02 \x01(\t\x12\x13\n\x0b\x64\x65scription\x18\x03 \x01(\t2X\n\x18\x45ntityTransactionService\x12<\n\x08retrieve\x12\x17.org.caosdb.grpc.Entity\x1a\x17.org.caosdb.grpc.EntityB\x02P\x01\x62\x06proto3'
-)
-
-
-
-
-_ENTITY = _descriptor.Descriptor(
- name='Entity',
- full_name='org.caosdb.grpc.Entity',
- filename=None,
- file=DESCRIPTOR,
- containing_type=None,
- create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key,
- fields=[
- _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
- name='eid', full_name='org.caosdb.grpc.Entity.eid', index=0,
- number=1, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
- has_default_value=False, default_value=b"".decode('utf-8'),
- message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
- is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
- serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR, create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key),
- _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
- name='name', full_name='org.caosdb.grpc.Entity.name', index=1,
- number=2, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
- has_default_value=False, default_value=b"".decode('utf-8'),
- message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
- is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
- serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR, create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key),
- _descriptor.FieldDescriptor(
- name='description', full_name='org.caosdb.grpc.Entity.description', index=2,
- number=3, type=9, cpp_type=9, label=1,
- has_default_value=False, default_value=b"".decode('utf-8'),
- message_type=None, enum_type=None, containing_type=None,
- is_extension=False, extension_scope=None,
- serialized_options=None, file=DESCRIPTOR, create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key),
- ],
- extensions=[
- ],
- nested_types=[],
- enum_types=[
- ],
- serialized_options=None,
- is_extendable=False,
- syntax='proto3',
- extension_ranges=[],
- oneofs=[
- ],
- serialized_start=40,
- serialized_end=96,
-)
-
-DESCRIPTOR.message_types_by_name['Entity'] = _ENTITY
-_sym_db.RegisterFileDescriptor(DESCRIPTOR)
-
-Entity = _reflection.GeneratedProtocolMessageType('Entity', (_message.Message,), {
- 'DESCRIPTOR' : _ENTITY,
- '__module__' : 'EntityService_pb2'
- # @@protoc_insertion_point(class_scope:org.caosdb.grpc.Entity)
- })
-_sym_db.RegisterMessage(Entity)
-
-
-DESCRIPTOR._options = None
-
-_ENTITYTRANSACTIONSERVICE = _descriptor.ServiceDescriptor(
- name='EntityTransactionService',
- full_name='org.caosdb.grpc.EntityTransactionService',
- file=DESCRIPTOR,
- index=0,
- serialized_options=None,
- create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key,
- serialized_start=98,
- serialized_end=186,
- methods=[
- _descriptor.MethodDescriptor(
- name='retrieve',
- full_name='org.caosdb.grpc.EntityTransactionService.retrieve',
- index=0,
- containing_service=None,
- input_type=_ENTITY,
- output_type=_ENTITY,
- serialized_options=None,
- create_key=_descriptor._internal_create_key,
- ),
-])
-_sym_db.RegisterServiceDescriptor(_ENTITYTRANSACTIONSERVICE)
-
-DESCRIPTOR.services_by_name['EntityTransactionService'] = _ENTITYTRANSACTIONSERVICE
-
-# @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)
diff --git a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService_pb2_grpc.py b/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService_pb2_grpc.py
deleted file mode 100644
index ca5986d694d67f33179a765c309adf477ad58b24..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/EntityService_pb2_grpc.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,65 +0,0 @@
-# Generated by the gRPC Python protocol compiler plugin. DO NOT EDIT!
-"""Client and server classes corresponding to protobuf-defined services."""
-import grpc
-
-import EntityService_pb2 as EntityService__pb2
-
-
-class EntityTransactionServiceStub(object):
- """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
-
- def __init__(self, channel):
- """Constructor.
-
- Args:
- channel: A grpc.Channel.
- """
- self.retrieve = channel.unary_unary(
- '/org.caosdb.grpc.EntityTransactionService/retrieve',
- request_serializer=EntityService__pb2.Entity.SerializeToString,
- response_deserializer=EntityService__pb2.Entity.FromString,
- )
-
-
-class EntityTransactionServiceServicer(object):
- """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
-
- def retrieve(self, request, context):
- """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
- context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
- context.set_details('Method not implemented!')
- raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented!')
-
-
-def add_EntityTransactionServiceServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
- rpc_method_handlers = {
- 'retrieve': grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
- servicer.retrieve,
- request_deserializer=EntityService__pb2.Entity.FromString,
- response_serializer=EntityService__pb2.Entity.SerializeToString,
- ),
- }
- generic_handler = grpc.method_handlers_generic_handler(
- 'org.caosdb.grpc.EntityTransactionService', rpc_method_handlers)
- server.add_generic_rpc_handlers((generic_handler,))
-
-
- # This class is part of an EXPERIMENTAL API.
-class EntityTransactionService(object):
- """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
-
- @staticmethod
- def retrieve(request,
- target,
- options=(),
- channel_credentials=None,
- call_credentials=None,
- compression=None,
- wait_for_ready=None,
- timeout=None,
- metadata=None):
- return grpc.experimental.unary_unary(request, target, '/org.caosdb.grpc.EntityTransactionService/retrieve',
- EntityService__pb2.Entity.SerializeToString,
- EntityService__pb2.Entity.FromString,
- options, channel_credentials,
- call_credentials, compression, wait_for_ready, timeout, metadata)
diff --git a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/minimal_client.py b/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/minimal_client.py
deleted file mode 100644
index b5dbcd772f07ac084d20f97023b620f8004ec7db..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/src/main/python/grpc-prototype-client/minimal_client.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
-import grpc
-import EntityService_pb2_grpc as pb2_grpc
-import EntityService_pb2 as pb2
-
-
-class Client():
-
- def __init__(self):
- self.host = 'localhost'
- self.port = 8080
-
- # instantiate a channel
- self.channel = grpc.insecure_channel(f'{self.host}:{self.port}')
-
- # bind the client and the server
- self.stub = pb2_grpc.EntityTransactionServiceStub(self.channel)
-
- def get(self, entity_id):
- message = pb2.Entity(eid=entity_id)
- print(f'{message}')
- return self.stub.retrieve(message)
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
- client = Client()
- result = client.get("25")
- print(f'{result}')