service_reflection.py revision fbaaef999ba563838ebd00874ed8a1c01fbf286d
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31"""Contains metaclasses used to create protocol service and service stub
32classes from ServiceDescriptor objects at runtime.
33
34The GeneratedServiceType and GeneratedServiceStubType metaclasses are used to
35inject all useful functionality into the classes output by the protocol
36compiler at compile-time.
37"""
38
39__author__ = 'petar@google.com (Petar Petrov)'
40
41
42class GeneratedServiceType(type):
43
44  """Metaclass for service classes created at runtime from ServiceDescriptors.
45
46  Implementations for all methods described in the Service class are added here
47  by this class. We also create properties to allow getting/setting all fields
48  in the protocol message.
49
50  The protocol compiler currently uses this metaclass to create protocol service
51  classes at runtime. Clients can also manually create their own classes at
52  runtime, as in this example:
53
54  mydescriptor = ServiceDescriptor(.....)
55  class MyProtoService(service.Service):
56    __metaclass__ = GeneratedServiceType
57    DESCRIPTOR = mydescriptor
58  myservice_instance = MyProtoService()
59  ...
60  """
61
62  _DESCRIPTOR_KEY = 'DESCRIPTOR'
63
64  def __init__(cls, name, bases, dictionary):
65    """Creates a message service class.
66
67    Args:
68      name: Name of the class (ignored, but required by the metaclass
69        protocol).
70      bases: Base classes of the class being constructed.
71      dictionary: The class dictionary of the class being constructed.
72        dictionary[_DESCRIPTOR_KEY] must contain a ServiceDescriptor object
73        describing this protocol service type.
74    """
75    # Don't do anything if this class doesn't have a descriptor. This happens
76    # when a service class is subclassed.
77    if GeneratedServiceType._DESCRIPTOR_KEY not in dictionary:
78      return
79    descriptor = dictionary[GeneratedServiceType._DESCRIPTOR_KEY]
80    service_builder = _ServiceBuilder(descriptor)
81    service_builder.BuildService(cls)
82
83
84class GeneratedServiceStubType(GeneratedServiceType):
85
86  """Metaclass for service stubs created at runtime from ServiceDescriptors.
87
88  This class has similar responsibilities as GeneratedServiceType, except that
89  it creates the service stub classes.
90  """
91
92  _DESCRIPTOR_KEY = 'DESCRIPTOR'
93
94  def __init__(cls, name, bases, dictionary):
95    """Creates a message service stub class.
96
97    Args:
98      name: Name of the class (ignored, here).
99      bases: Base classes of the class being constructed.
100      dictionary: The class dictionary of the class being constructed.
101        dictionary[_DESCRIPTOR_KEY] must contain a ServiceDescriptor object
102        describing this protocol service type.
103    """
104    super(GeneratedServiceStubType, cls).__init__(name, bases, dictionary)
105    # Don't do anything if this class doesn't have a descriptor. This happens
106    # when a service stub is subclassed.
107    if GeneratedServiceStubType._DESCRIPTOR_KEY not in dictionary:
108      return
109    descriptor = dictionary[GeneratedServiceStubType._DESCRIPTOR_KEY]
110    service_stub_builder = _ServiceStubBuilder(descriptor)
111    service_stub_builder.BuildServiceStub(cls)
112
113
114class _ServiceBuilder(object):
115
116  """This class constructs a protocol service class using a service descriptor.
117
118  Given a service descriptor, this class constructs a class that represents
119  the specified service descriptor. One service builder instance constructs
120  exactly one service class. That means all instances of that class share the
121  same builder.
122  """
123
124  def __init__(self, service_descriptor):
125    """Initializes an instance of the service class builder.
126
127    Args:
128      service_descriptor: ServiceDescriptor to use when constructing the
129        service class.
130    """
131    self.descriptor = service_descriptor
132
133  def BuildService(self, cls):
134    """Constructs the service class.
135
136    Args:
137      cls: The class that will be constructed.
138    """
139
140    # CallMethod needs to operate with an instance of the Service class. This
141    # internal wrapper function exists only to be able to pass the service
142    # instance to the method that does the real CallMethod work.
143    def _WrapCallMethod(srvc, method_descriptor,
144                        rpc_controller, request, callback):
145      return self._CallMethod(srvc, method_descriptor,
146                       rpc_controller, request, callback)
147    self.cls = cls
148    cls.CallMethod = _WrapCallMethod
149    cls.GetDescriptor = staticmethod(lambda: self.descriptor)
150    cls.GetDescriptor.__doc__ = "Returns the service descriptor."
151    cls.GetRequestClass = self._GetRequestClass
152    cls.GetResponseClass = self._GetResponseClass
153    for method in self.descriptor.methods:
154      setattr(cls, method.name, self._GenerateNonImplementedMethod(method))
155
156  def _CallMethod(self, srvc, method_descriptor,
157                  rpc_controller, request, callback):
158    """Calls the method described by a given method descriptor.
159
160    Args:
161      srvc: Instance of the service for which this method is called.
162      method_descriptor: Descriptor that represent the method to call.
163      rpc_controller: RPC controller to use for this method's execution.
164      request: Request protocol message.
165      callback: A callback to invoke after the method has completed.
166    """
167    if method_descriptor.containing_service != self.descriptor:
168      raise RuntimeError(
169          'CallMethod() given method descriptor for wrong service type.')
170    method = getattr(srvc, method_descriptor.name)
171    return method(rpc_controller, request, callback)
172
173  def _GetRequestClass(self, method_descriptor):
174    """Returns the class of the request protocol message.
175
176    Args:
177      method_descriptor: Descriptor of the method for which to return the
178        request protocol message class.
179
180    Returns:
181      A class that represents the input protocol message of the specified
182      method.
183    """
184    if method_descriptor.containing_service != self.descriptor:
185      raise RuntimeError(
186          'GetRequestClass() given method descriptor for wrong service type.')
187    return method_descriptor.input_type._concrete_class
188
189  def _GetResponseClass(self, method_descriptor):
190    """Returns the class of the response protocol message.
191
192    Args:
193      method_descriptor: Descriptor of the method for which to return the
194        response protocol message class.
195
196    Returns:
197      A class that represents the output protocol message of the specified
198      method.
199    """
200    if method_descriptor.containing_service != self.descriptor:
201      raise RuntimeError(
202          'GetResponseClass() given method descriptor for wrong service type.')
203    return method_descriptor.output_type._concrete_class
204
205  def _GenerateNonImplementedMethod(self, method):
206    """Generates and returns a method that can be set for a service methods.
207
208    Args:
209      method: Descriptor of the service method for which a method is to be
210        generated.
211
212    Returns:
213      A method that can be added to the service class.
214    """
215    return lambda inst, rpc_controller, request, callback: (
216        self._NonImplementedMethod(method.name, rpc_controller, callback))
217
218  def _NonImplementedMethod(self, method_name, rpc_controller, callback):
219    """The body of all methods in the generated service class.
220
221    Args:
222      method_name: Name of the method being executed.
223      rpc_controller: RPC controller used to execute this method.
224      callback: A callback which will be invoked when the method finishes.
225    """
226    rpc_controller.SetFailed('Method %s not implemented.' % method_name)
227    callback(None)
228
229
230class _ServiceStubBuilder(object):
231
232  """Constructs a protocol service stub class using a service descriptor.
233
234  Given a service descriptor, this class constructs a suitable stub class.
235  A stub is just a type-safe wrapper around an RpcChannel which emulates a
236  local implementation of the service.
237
238  One service stub builder instance constructs exactly one class. It means all
239  instances of that class share the same service stub builder.
240  """
241
242  def __init__(self, service_descriptor):
243    """Initializes an instance of the service stub class builder.
244
245    Args:
246      service_descriptor: ServiceDescriptor to use when constructing the
247        stub class.
248    """
249    self.descriptor = service_descriptor
250
251  def BuildServiceStub(self, cls):
252    """Constructs the stub class.
253
254    Args:
255      cls: The class that will be constructed.
256    """
257
258    def _ServiceStubInit(stub, rpc_channel):
259      stub.rpc_channel = rpc_channel
260    self.cls = cls
261    cls.__init__ = _ServiceStubInit
262    for method in self.descriptor.methods:
263      setattr(cls, method.name, self._GenerateStubMethod(method))
264
265  def _GenerateStubMethod(self, method):
266    return (lambda inst, rpc_controller, request, callback=None:
267        self._StubMethod(inst, method, rpc_controller, request, callback))
268
269  def _StubMethod(self, stub, method_descriptor,
270                  rpc_controller, request, callback):
271    """The body of all service methods in the generated stub class.
272
273    Args:
274      stub: Stub instance.
275      method_descriptor: Descriptor of the invoked method.
276      rpc_controller: Rpc controller to execute the method.
277      request: Request protocol message.
278      callback: A callback to execute when the method finishes.
279    Returns:
280      Response message (in case of blocking call).
281    """
282    return stub.rpc_channel.CallMethod(
283        method_descriptor, rpc_controller, request,
284        method_descriptor.output_type._concrete_class, callback)
285