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Matteo Scandoloa6a3aee2019-11-26 13:30:14 -07001/*
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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//
22// This package is EXPERIMENTAL.
23package encoding
24
25import (
26 "io"
27 "strings"
28)
29
30// Identity specifies the optional encoding for uncompressed streams.
31// It is intended for grpc internal use only.
32const Identity = "identity"
33
34// Compressor is used for compressing and decompressing when sending or
35// receiving messages.
36type Compressor interface {
37 // Compress writes the data written to wc to w after compressing it. If an
38 // error occurs while initializing the compressor, that error is returned
39 // instead.
40 Compress(w io.Writer) (io.WriteCloser, error)
41 // Decompress reads data from r, decompresses it, and provides the
42 // uncompressed data via the returned io.Reader. If an error occurs while
43 // initializing the decompressor, that error is returned instead.
44 Decompress(r io.Reader) (io.Reader, error)
45 // Name is the name of the compression codec and is used to set the content
46 // coding header. The result must be static; the result cannot change
47 // between calls.
48 Name() string
49}
50
51var registeredCompressor = make(map[string]Compressor)
52
53// RegisterCompressor registers the compressor with gRPC by its name. It can
54// be activated when sending an RPC via grpc.UseCompressor(). It will be
55// automatically accessed when receiving a message based on the content coding
56// header. Servers also use it to send a response with the same encoding as
57// the request.
58//
59// NOTE: this function must only be called during initialization time (i.e. in
60// an init() function), and is not thread-safe. If multiple Compressors are
61// registered with the same name, the one registered last will take effect.
62func RegisterCompressor(c Compressor) {
63 registeredCompressor[c.Name()] = c
64}
65
66// GetCompressor returns Compressor for the given compressor name.
67func GetCompressor(name string) Compressor {
68 return registeredCompressor[name]
69}
70
71// Codec defines the interface gRPC uses to encode and decode messages. Note
72// that implementations of this interface must be thread safe; a Codec's
73// methods can be called from concurrent goroutines.
74type Codec interface {
75 // Marshal returns the wire format of v.
76 Marshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error)
77 // Unmarshal parses the wire format into v.
78 Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error
79 // Name returns the name of the Codec implementation. The returned string
80 // will be used as part of content type in transmission. The result must be
81 // static; the result cannot change between calls.
82 Name() string
83}
84
85var registeredCodecs = make(map[string]Codec)
86
87// RegisterCodec registers the provided Codec for use with all gRPC clients and
88// servers.
89//
90// The Codec will be stored and looked up by result of its Name() method, which
91// should match the content-subtype of the encoding handled by the Codec. This
92// is case-insensitive, and is stored and looked up as lowercase. If the
93// result of calling Name() is an empty string, RegisterCodec will panic. See
94// Content-Type on
95// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md#requests for
96// more details.
97//
98// NOTE: this function must only be called during initialization time (i.e. in
99// an init() function), and is not thread-safe. If multiple Compressors are
100// registered with the same name, the one registered last will take effect.
101func RegisterCodec(codec Codec) {
102 if codec == nil {
103 panic("cannot register a nil Codec")
104 }
105 if codec.Name() == "" {
106 panic("cannot register Codec with empty string result for Name()")
107 }
108 contentSubtype := strings.ToLower(codec.Name())
109 registeredCodecs[contentSubtype] = codec
110}
111
112// GetCodec gets a registered Codec by content-subtype, or nil if no Codec is
113// registered for the content-subtype.
114//
115// The content-subtype is expected to be lowercase.
116func GetCodec(contentSubtype string) Codec {
117 return registeredCodecs[contentSubtype]
118}