encoding_v2.go

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18
19package encoding
20
21import (
22	"strings"
23
24	"google.golang.org/grpc/mem"
25)
26
27// CodecV2 defines the interface gRPC uses to encode and decode messages. Note
28// that implementations of this interface must be thread safe; a CodecV2's
29// methods can be called from concurrent goroutines.
30type CodecV2 interface {
31	// Marshal returns the wire format of v. The buffers in the returned
32	// [mem.BufferSlice] must have at least one reference each, which will be freed
33	// by gRPC when they are no longer needed.
34	Marshal(v any) (out mem.BufferSlice, err error)
35	// Unmarshal parses the wire format into v. Note that data will be freed as soon
36	// as this function returns. If the codec wishes to guarantee access to the data
37	// after this function, it must take its own reference that it frees when it is
38	// no longer needed.
39	Unmarshal(data mem.BufferSlice, v any) error
40	// Name returns the name of the Codec implementation. The returned string
41	// will be used as part of content type in transmission.  The result must be
42	// static; the result cannot change between calls.
43	Name() string
44}
45
46// RegisterCodecV2 registers the provided CodecV2 for use with all gRPC clients and
47// servers.
48//
49// The CodecV2 will be stored and looked up by result of its Name() method, which
50// should match the content-subtype of the encoding handled by the CodecV2.  This
51// is case-insensitive, and is stored and looked up as lowercase.  If the
52// result of calling Name() is an empty string, RegisterCodecV2 will panic. See
53// Content-Type on
54// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md#requests for
55// more details.
56//
57// If both a Codec and CodecV2 are registered with the same name, the CodecV2
58// will be used.
59//
60// NOTE: this function must only be called during initialization time (i.e. in
61// an init() function), and is not thread-safe.  If multiple Codecs are
62// registered with the same name, the one registered last will take effect.
63func RegisterCodecV2(codec CodecV2) {
64	if codec == nil {
65		panic("cannot register a nil CodecV2")
66	}
67	if codec.Name() == "" {
68		panic("cannot register CodecV2 with empty string result for Name()")
69	}
70	contentSubtype := strings.ToLower(codec.Name())
71	registeredCodecs[contentSubtype] = codec
72}
73
74// GetCodecV2 gets a registered CodecV2 by content-subtype, or nil if no CodecV2 is
75// registered for the content-subtype.
76//
77// The content-subtype is expected to be lowercase.
78func GetCodecV2(contentSubtype string) CodecV2 {
79	c, _ := registeredCodecs[contentSubtype].(CodecV2)
80	return c
81}