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18
19// Package encoding defines the interface for the compressor and codec, and
20// functions to register and retrieve compressors and codecs.
21//
Joey Armstrongba3d9d12024-01-15 14:22:11 -050022// # Experimental
khenaidoo5fc5cea2021-08-11 17:39:16 -040023//
24// Notice: This package is EXPERIMENTAL and may be changed or removed in a
25// later release.
26package encoding
27
28import (
29 "io"
30 "strings"
Akash Kankanala761955c2024-02-21 19:32:20 +053031
32 "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpcutil"
khenaidoo5fc5cea2021-08-11 17:39:16 -040033)
34
35// Identity specifies the optional encoding for uncompressed streams.
36// It is intended for grpc internal use only.
37const Identity = "identity"
38
39// Compressor is used for compressing and decompressing when sending or
40// receiving messages.
41type Compressor interface {
42 // Compress writes the data written to wc to w after compressing it. If an
43 // error occurs while initializing the compressor, that error is returned
44 // instead.
45 Compress(w io.Writer) (io.WriteCloser, error)
46 // Decompress reads data from r, decompresses it, and provides the
47 // uncompressed data via the returned io.Reader. If an error occurs while
48 // initializing the decompressor, that error is returned instead.
49 Decompress(r io.Reader) (io.Reader, error)
50 // Name is the name of the compression codec and is used to set the content
51 // coding header. The result must be static; the result cannot change
52 // between calls.
53 Name() string
54 // If a Compressor implements
55 // DecompressedSize(compressedBytes []byte) int, gRPC will call it
56 // to determine the size of the buffer allocated for the result of decompression.
57 // Return -1 to indicate unknown size.
58 //
59 // Experimental
60 //
61 // Notice: This API is EXPERIMENTAL and may be changed or removed in a
62 // later release.
63}
64
65var registeredCompressor = make(map[string]Compressor)
66
67// RegisterCompressor registers the compressor with gRPC by its name. It can
68// be activated when sending an RPC via grpc.UseCompressor(). It will be
69// automatically accessed when receiving a message based on the content coding
70// header. Servers also use it to send a response with the same encoding as
71// the request.
72//
73// NOTE: this function must only be called during initialization time (i.e. in
74// an init() function), and is not thread-safe. If multiple Compressors are
75// registered with the same name, the one registered last will take effect.
76func RegisterCompressor(c Compressor) {
77 registeredCompressor[c.Name()] = c
Akash Kankanala761955c2024-02-21 19:32:20 +053078 if !grpcutil.IsCompressorNameRegistered(c.Name()) {
79 grpcutil.RegisteredCompressorNames = append(grpcutil.RegisteredCompressorNames, c.Name())
80 }
khenaidoo5fc5cea2021-08-11 17:39:16 -040081}
82
83// GetCompressor returns Compressor for the given compressor name.
84func GetCompressor(name string) Compressor {
85 return registeredCompressor[name]
86}
87
88// Codec defines the interface gRPC uses to encode and decode messages. Note
89// that implementations of this interface must be thread safe; a Codec's
90// methods can be called from concurrent goroutines.
91type Codec interface {
92 // Marshal returns the wire format of v.
93 Marshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error)
94 // Unmarshal parses the wire format into v.
95 Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error
96 // Name returns the name of the Codec implementation. The returned string
97 // will be used as part of content type in transmission. The result must be
98 // static; the result cannot change between calls.
99 Name() string
100}
101
102var registeredCodecs = make(map[string]Codec)
103
104// RegisterCodec registers the provided Codec for use with all gRPC clients and
105// servers.
106//
107// The Codec will be stored and looked up by result of its Name() method, which
108// should match the content-subtype of the encoding handled by the Codec. This
109// is case-insensitive, and is stored and looked up as lowercase. If the
110// result of calling Name() is an empty string, RegisterCodec will panic. See
111// Content-Type on
112// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md#requests for
113// more details.
114//
115// NOTE: this function must only be called during initialization time (i.e. in
Akash Kankanala761955c2024-02-21 19:32:20 +0530116// an init() function), and is not thread-safe. If multiple Codecs are
khenaidoo5fc5cea2021-08-11 17:39:16 -0400117// registered with the same name, the one registered last will take effect.
118func RegisterCodec(codec Codec) {
119 if codec == nil {
120 panic("cannot register a nil Codec")
121 }
122 if codec.Name() == "" {
123 panic("cannot register Codec with empty string result for Name()")
124 }
125 contentSubtype := strings.ToLower(codec.Name())
126 registeredCodecs[contentSubtype] = codec
127}
128
129// GetCodec gets a registered Codec by content-subtype, or nil if no Codec is
130// registered for the content-subtype.
131//
132// The content-subtype is expected to be lowercase.
133func GetCodec(contentSubtype string) Codec {
134 return registeredCodecs[contentSubtype]
135}