Merge pull request #29 from micro/stream

Stream
2025-10-30 23:27:41 +02:00 · 2015-12-19 17:48:02 +00:00
parent c73a88e801 24d56f0035
commit 539b3d045c
19 changed files with 654 additions and 227 deletions
--- a/client/client.go
+++ b/client/client.go
@@ -27,13 +27,13 @@ import (

 type Client interface {
 	NewPublication(topic string, msg interface{}) Publication
-	NewRequest(service, method string, req interface{}) Request
-	NewProtoRequest(service, method string, req interface{}) Request
-	NewJsonRequest(service, method string, req interface{}) Request
+	NewRequest(service, method string, req interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request
+	NewProtoRequest(service, method string, req interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request
+	NewJsonRequest(service, method string, req interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request
 	Call(ctx context.Context, req Request, rsp interface{}, opts ...CallOption) error
 	CallRemote(ctx context.Context, addr string, req Request, rsp interface{}, opts ...CallOption) error
-	Stream(ctx context.Context, req Request, rspChan interface{}, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error)
-	StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, addr string, req Request, rspChan interface{}, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error)
+	Stream(ctx context.Context, req Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error)
+	StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, addr string, req Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error)
 	Publish(ctx context.Context, p Publication, opts ...PublishOption) error
 }

@@ -48,10 +48,15 @@ type Request interface {
 	Method() string
 	ContentType() string
 	Request() interface{}
+	// indicates whether the request will be a streaming one rather than unary
+	Stream() bool
 }

 type Streamer interface {
+	Context() context.Context
 	Request() Request
+	Send(interface{}) error
+	Recv(interface{}) error
 	Error() error
 	Close() error
 }
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ type Streamer interface {
 type Option func(*options)
 type CallOption func(*callOptions)
 type PublishOption func(*publishOptions)
+type RequestOption func(*requestOptions)

 var (
 	DefaultClient Client = newRpcClient()
@@ -76,13 +82,13 @@ func CallRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, response i

 // Creates a streaming connection with a service and returns responses on the
 // channel passed in. It's upto the user to close the streamer.
-func Stream(ctx context.Context, request Request, responseChan interface{}, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
-	return DefaultClient.Stream(ctx, request, responseChan, opts...)
+func Stream(ctx context.Context, request Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
+	return DefaultClient.Stream(ctx, request, opts...)
 }

 // Creates a streaming connection to the address specified.
-func StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, responseChan interface{}, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
-	return DefaultClient.StreamRemote(ctx, address, request, responseChan, opts...)
+func StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
+	return DefaultClient.StreamRemote(ctx, address, request, opts...)
 }

 // Publishes a publication using the default client. Using the underlying broker
@@ -103,16 +109,16 @@ func NewPublication(topic string, message interface{}) Publication {

 // Creates a new request using the default client. Content Type will
 // be set to the default within options and use the appropriate codec
-func NewRequest(service, method string, request interface{}) Request {
-	return DefaultClient.NewRequest(service, method, request)
+func NewRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	return DefaultClient.NewRequest(service, method, request, reqOpts...)
 }

 // Creates a new protobuf request using the default client
-func NewProtoRequest(service, method string, request interface{}) Request {
-	return DefaultClient.NewProtoRequest(service, method, request)
+func NewProtoRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	return DefaultClient.NewProtoRequest(service, method, request, reqOpts...)
 }

 // Creates a new json request using the default client
-func NewJsonRequest(service, method string, request interface{}) Request {
-	return DefaultClient.NewJsonRequest(service, method, request)
+func NewJsonRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	return DefaultClient.NewJsonRequest(service, method, request, reqOpts...)
 }
--- a/client/client_wrapper.go
+++ b/client/client_wrapper.go
@@ -36,3 +36,6 @@ Example usage:

 // Wrapper wraps a client and returns a client
 type Wrapper func(Client) Client
+
+// StreamWrapper wraps a Stream and returns the equivalent
+type StreamWrapper func(Streamer) Streamer
--- a/client/options.go
+++ b/client/options.go
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ type callOptions struct {

 type publishOptions struct{}

+type requestOptions struct {
+	stream bool
+}
+
 // Broker to be used for pub/sub
 func Broker(b broker.Broker) Option {
 	return func(o *options) {
@@ -80,3 +84,11 @@ func WithSelectOption(so selector.SelectOption) CallOption {
 		o.selectOptions = append(o.selectOptions, so)
 	}
 }
+
+// Request Options
+
+func StreamingRequest() RequestOption {
+	return func(o *requestOptions) {
+		o.stream = true
+	}
+}
--- a/client/rpc_client.go
+++ b/client/rpc_client.go
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) call(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, r
 	return client.Close()
 }

-func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, responseChan interface{}) (Streamer, error) {
+func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, address string, req Request) (Streamer, error) {
 	msg := &transport.Message{
 		Header: make(map[string]string),
 	}
@@ -124,9 +124,9 @@ func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request,
 		}
 	}

-	msg.Header["Content-Type"] = request.ContentType()
+	msg.Header["Content-Type"] = req.ContentType()

-	cf, err := r.newCodec(request.ContentType())
+	cf, err := r.newCodec(req.ContentType())
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", err.Error())
 	}
@@ -136,14 +136,14 @@ func (r *rpcClient) stream(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request,
 		return nil, errors.InternalServerError("go.micro.client", fmt.Sprintf("Error sending request: %v", err))
 	}

-	client := newClientWithCodec(newRpcPlusCodec(msg, c, cf))
-	call := client.StreamGo(request.Service(), request.Method(), request.Request(), responseChan)
+	stream := &rpcStream{
+		context: ctx,
+		request: req,
+		codec:   newRpcPlusCodec(msg, c, cf),
+	}

-	return &rpcStream{
-		request: request,
-		call:    call,
-		client:  client,
-	}, nil
+	err = stream.Send(req.Request())
+	return stream, err
 }

 func (r *rpcClient) CallRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, response interface{}, opts ...CallOption) error {
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ func (r *rpcClient) Call(ctx context.Context, request Request, response interfac
 	return err
 }

-func (r *rpcClient) StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, responseChan interface{}, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
-	return r.stream(ctx, address, request, responseChan)
+func (r *rpcClient) StreamRemote(ctx context.Context, address string, request Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
+	return r.stream(ctx, address, request)
 }

-func (r *rpcClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, request Request, responseChan interface{}, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
+func (r *rpcClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, request Request, opts ...CallOption) (Streamer, error) {
 	var copts callOptions
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt(&copts)
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func (r *rpcClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, request Request, responseChan in
 		address = fmt.Sprintf("%s:%d", address, node.Port)
 	}

-	stream, err := r.stream(ctx, address, request, responseChan)
+	stream, err := r.stream(ctx, address, request)
 	r.opts.selector.Mark(request.Service(), node, err)
 	return stream, err
 }
@@ -247,14 +247,14 @@ func (r *rpcClient) NewPublication(topic string, message interface{}) Publicatio
 func (r *rpcClient) NewProtoPublication(topic string, message interface{}) Publication {
 	return newRpcPublication(topic, message, "application/octet-stream")
 }
-func (r *rpcClient) NewRequest(service, method string, request interface{}) Request {
-	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, r.opts.contentType)
+func (r *rpcClient) NewRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, r.opts.contentType, reqOpts...)
 }

-func (r *rpcClient) NewProtoRequest(service, method string, request interface{}) Request {
-	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, "application/octet-stream")
+func (r *rpcClient) NewProtoRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, "application/octet-stream", reqOpts...)
 }

-func (r *rpcClient) NewJsonRequest(service, method string, request interface{}) Request {
-	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, "application/json")
+func (r *rpcClient) NewJsonRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	return newRpcRequest(service, method, request, "application/json", reqOpts...)
 }
--- a/client/rpc_codec.go
+++ b/client/rpc_codec.go
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ func newRpcPlusCodec(req *transport.Message, client transport.Client, c codec.Ne
 }

 func (c *rpcPlusCodec) WriteRequest(req *request, body interface{}) error {
+	c.buf.wbuf.Reset()
 	m := &codec.Message{
 		Id:      req.Seq,
 		Target:  req.Service,
--- a/client/rpc_request.go
+++ b/client/rpc_request.go
@@ -5,14 +5,22 @@ type rpcRequest struct {
 	method      string
 	contentType string
 	request     interface{}
+	opts        requestOptions
 }

-func newRpcRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, contentType string) Request {
+func newRpcRequest(service, method string, request interface{}, contentType string, reqOpts ...RequestOption) Request {
+	var opts requestOptions
+
+	for _, o := range reqOpts {
+		o(&opts)
+	}
+
 	return &rpcRequest{
 		service:     service,
 		method:      method,
 		request:     request,
 		contentType: contentType,
+		opts:        opts,
 	}
 }

@@ -31,3 +39,7 @@ func (r *rpcRequest) Method() string {
 func (r *rpcRequest) Request() interface{} {
 	return r.request
 }
+
+func (r *rpcRequest) Stream() bool {
+	return r.opts.stream
+}
--- a/client/rpc_stream.go
+++ b/client/rpc_stream.go
@@ -1,19 +1,112 @@
 package client

+import (
+	"errors"
+	"io"
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// Implements the streamer interface
 type rpcStream struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+	seq     uint64
+	closed  bool
+	err     error
 	request Request
-	call    *call
-	client  *client
+	codec   clientCodec
+	context context.Context
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Context() context.Context {
+	return r.context
 }

 func (r *rpcStream) Request() Request {
 	return r.request
 }

+func (r *rpcStream) Send(msg interface{}) error {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
+	if r.closed {
+		r.err = errShutdown
+		return errShutdown
+	}
+
+	seq := r.seq
+	r.seq++
+
+	req := request{
+		Service:       r.request.Service(),
+		Seq:           seq,
+		ServiceMethod: r.request.Method(),
+	}
+
+	if err := r.codec.WriteRequest(&req, msg); err != nil {
+		r.err = err
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Recv(msg interface{}) error {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
+	if r.closed {
+		r.err = errShutdown
+		return errShutdown
+	}
+
+	var resp response
+	if err := r.codec.ReadResponseHeader(&resp); err != nil {
+		if err == io.EOF && !r.closed {
+			r.err = io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+			return io.ErrUnexpectedEOF
+		}
+		r.err = err
+		return err
+	}
+
+	switch {
+	case len(resp.Error) > 0:
+		// We've got an error response. Give this to the request;
+		// any subsequent requests will get the ReadResponseBody
+		// error if there is one.
+		if resp.Error != lastStreamResponseError {
+			r.err = serverError(resp.Error)
+		} else {
+			r.err = io.EOF
+		}
+		if err := r.codec.ReadResponseBody(nil); err != nil {
+			r.err = errors.New("reading error payload: " + err.Error())
+		}
+	default:
+		if err := r.codec.ReadResponseBody(msg); err != nil {
+			r.err = errors.New("reading body " + err.Error())
+		}
+	}
+
+	if r.err != nil && r.err != io.EOF && !r.closed {
+		log.Println("rpc: client protocol error:", r.err)
+	}
+
+	return r.err
+}
+
 func (r *rpcStream) Error() error {
-	return r.call.Error
+	r.RLock()
+	defer r.RUnlock()
+	return r.err
 }

 func (r *rpcStream) Close() error {
-	return r.client.Close()
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+	r.closed = true
+	return r.codec.Close()
 }
--- a/client/rpcplus_client.go
+++ b/client/rpcplus_client.go
@@ -8,7 +8,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"io"
 	"log"
-	"reflect"
 	"sync"

 	"github.com/youtube/vitess/go/trace"
@@ -38,7 +37,6 @@ type call struct {
 	Reply         interface{} // The reply from the function (*struct for single, chan * struct for streaming).
 	Error         error       // After completion, the error status.
 	Done          chan *call  // Strobes when call is complete (nil for streaming RPCs)
-	Stream        bool        // True for a streaming RPC call, false otherwise
 	Subseq        uint64      // The next expected subseq in the packets
 }

@@ -145,28 +143,12 @@ func (client *client) input() {
 			// We've got an error response. Give this to the request;
 			// any subsequent requests will get the ReadResponseBody
 			// error if there is one.
-			if !(call.Stream && resp.Error == lastStreamResponseError) {
-				call.Error = serverError(resp.Error)
-			}
+			call.Error = serverError(resp.Error)
 			err = client.codec.ReadResponseBody(nil)
 			if err != nil {
 				err = errors.New("reading error payload: " + err.Error())
 			}
 			client.done(seq)
-		case call.Stream:
-			// call.Reply is a chan *T2
-			// we need to create a T2 and get a *T2 back
-			value := reflect.New(reflect.TypeOf(call.Reply).Elem().Elem()).Interface()
-			err = client.codec.ReadResponseBody(value)
-			if err != nil {
-				call.Error = errors.New("reading body " + err.Error())
-			} else {
-				// writing on the channel could block forever. For
-				// instance, if a client calls 'close', this might block
-				// forever.  the current suggestion is for the
-				// client to drain the receiving channel in that case
-				reflect.ValueOf(call.Reply).Send(reflect.ValueOf(value))
-			}
 		default:
 			err = client.codec.ReadResponseBody(call.Reply)
 			if err != nil {
@@ -203,12 +185,6 @@ func (client *client) done(seq uint64) {
 }

 func (call *call) done() {
-	if call.Stream {
-		// need to close the channel. client won't be able to read any more.
-		reflect.ValueOf(call.Reply).Close()
-		return
-	}
-
 	select {
 	case call.Done <- call:
 		// ok
@@ -270,28 +246,6 @@ func (client *client) Go(ctx context.Context, service, serviceMethod string, arg
 	return cal
 }

-// StreamGo invokes the streaming function asynchronously.  It returns the call structure representing
-// the invocation.
-func (client *client) StreamGo(service string, serviceMethod string, args interface{}, replyStream interface{}) *call {
-	// first check the replyStream object is a stream of pointers to a data structure
-	typ := reflect.TypeOf(replyStream)
-	// FIXME: check the direction of the channel, maybe?
-	if typ.Kind() != reflect.Chan || typ.Elem().Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		log.Panic("rpc: replyStream is not a channel of pointers")
-		return nil
-	}
-
-	call := new(call)
-	call.Service = service
-	call.ServiceMethod = serviceMethod
-	call.Args = args
-	call.Reply = replyStream
-	call.Stream = true
-	call.Subseq = 0
-	client.send(call)
-	return call
-}
-
 // call invokes the named function, waits for it to complete, and returns its error status.
 func (client *client) Call(ctx context.Context, service string, serviceMethod string, args interface{}, reply interface{}) error {
 	call := <-client.Go(ctx, service, serviceMethod, args, reply, make(chan *call, 1)).Done
--- a/examples/client/codegen/codegen.go
+++ b/examples/client/codegen/codegen.go
@@ -21,14 +21,14 @@ func call(i int) {
 	fmt.Println("Call:", i, "rsp:", rsp.Msg)
 }

-func stream() {
-	stream, err := cl.Stream(context.Background(), &example.StreamingRequest{Count: int64(10)})
+func stream(i int) {
+	stream, err := cl.Stream(context.Background(), &example.StreamingRequest{Count: int64(i)})
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("err:", err)
 		return
 	}
-	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		rsp, err := stream.Next()
+	for j := 0; j < i; j++ {
+		rsp, err := stream.RecvR()
 		if err != nil {
 			fmt.Println("err:", err)
 			break
@@ -44,6 +44,34 @@ func stream() {
 	}
 }

+func pingPong(i int) {
+	stream, err := cl.PingPong(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("err:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	for j := 0; j < i; j++ {
+		if err := stream.SendR(&example.Ping{Stroke: int64(j)}); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("err:", err)
+			return
+		}
+		rsp, err := stream.RecvR()
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("recv err", err)
+			break
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Sent ping %v got pong %v\n", j, rsp.Stroke)
+	}
+	if stream.Error() != nil {
+		fmt.Println("stream err:", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := stream.Close(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("stream close err:", err)
+	}
+}
+
 func main() {
 	cmd.Init()

@@ -51,6 +79,10 @@ func main() {
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
 		call(i)
 	}
+
 	fmt.Println("\n--- Streamer example ---\n")
-	stream()
+	stream(10)
+
+	fmt.Println("\n--- Ping Pong example ---\n")
+	pingPong(10)
 }
--- a/examples/client/main.go
+++ b/examples/client/main.go
@@ -54,22 +54,63 @@ func call(i int) {
 	fmt.Println("Call:", i, "rsp:", rsp.Msg)
 }

-func stream() {
+func stream(i int) {
 	// Create new request to service go.micro.srv.example, method Example.Call
-	req := client.NewRequest("go.micro.srv.example", "Example.Stream", &example.StreamingRequest{
-		Count: int64(10),
-	})
+	// Request can be empty as its actually ignored and merely used to call the handler
+	req := client.NewRequest("go.micro.srv.example", "Example.Stream", &example.StreamingRequest{})

-	rspChan := make(chan *example.StreamingResponse, 10)
+	stream, err := client.Stream(context.Background(), req)
+	if err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("err:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	if err := stream.Send(&example.StreamingRequest{Count: int64(i)}); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("err:", err)
+		return
+	}
+	for stream.Error() == nil {
+		rsp := &example.StreamingResponse{}
+		err := stream.Recv(rsp)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("recv err", err)
+			break
+		}
+		fmt.Println("Stream: rsp:", rsp.Count)
+	}

-	stream, err := client.Stream(context.Background(), req, rspChan)
+	if stream.Error() != nil {
+		fmt.Println("stream err:", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := stream.Close(); err != nil {
+		fmt.Println("stream close err:", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func pingPong(i int) {
+	// Create new request to service go.micro.srv.example, method Example.Call
+	// Request can be empty as its actually ignored and merely used to call the handler
+	req := client.NewRequest("go.micro.srv.example", "Example.PingPong", &example.StreamingRequest{})
+
+	stream, err := client.Stream(context.Background(), req)
 	if err != nil {
 		fmt.Println("err:", err)
 		return
 	}

-	for rsp := range rspChan {
-		fmt.Println("Stream: rsp:", rsp.Count)
+	for j := 0; j < i; j++ {
+		if err := stream.Send(&example.Ping{Stroke: int64(j + 1)}); err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("err:", err)
+			return
+		}
+		rsp := &example.Pong{}
+		err := stream.Recv(rsp)
+		if err != nil {
+			fmt.Println("recv err", err)
+			break
+		}
+		fmt.Printf("Sent ping %v got pong %v\n", j+1, rsp.Stroke)
 	}

 	if stream.Error() != nil {
@@ -90,7 +131,10 @@ func main() {
 	}

 	fmt.Println("\n--- Streamer example ---\n")
-	stream()
+	stream(10)
+
+	fmt.Println("\n--- Ping Pong example ---\n")
+	pingPong(10)

 	fmt.Println("\n--- Publisher example ---\n")
 	pub()
--- a/examples/server/handler/example.go
+++ b/examples/server/handler/example.go
@@ -18,19 +18,41 @@ func (e *Example) Call(ctx context.Context, req *example.Request, rsp *example.R
 	return nil
 }

-func (e *Example) Stream(ctx context.Context, req *example.StreamingRequest, response func(interface{}) error) error {
+func (e *Example) Stream(ctx context.Context, stream server.Streamer) error {
+	log.Info("Executing streaming handler")
+	req := &example.StreamingRequest{}
+
+	// We just want to receive 1 request and then process here
+	if err := stream.Recv(req); err != nil {
+		log.Errorf("Error receiving streaming request: %v", err)
+		return err
+	}
+
 	log.Infof("Received Example.Stream request with count: %d", req.Count)
+
 	for i := 0; i < int(req.Count); i++ {
 		log.Infof("Responding: %d", i)

-		r := &example.StreamingResponse{
+		if err := stream.Send(&example.StreamingResponse{
 			Count: int64(i),
-		}
-
-		if err := response(r); err != nil {
+		}); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}

 	return nil
 }
+
+func (e *Example) PingPong(ctx context.Context, stream server.Streamer) error {
+	for {
+		req := &example.Ping{}
+		if err := stream.Recv(req); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		log.Infof("Got ping %v", req.Stroke)
+		if err := stream.Send(&example.Pong{Stroke: req.Stroke}); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
--- a/examples/server/proto/example/example.pb.go
+++ b/examples/server/proto/example/example.pb.go
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ It has these top-level messages:
 	Response
 	StreamingRequest
 	StreamingResponse
+	Ping
+	Pong
 */
 package go_micro_srv_example

@@ -77,12 +79,32 @@ func (m *StreamingResponse) String() string            { return proto.CompactTex
 func (*StreamingResponse) ProtoMessage()               {}
 func (*StreamingResponse) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptor0, []int{4} }

+type Ping struct {
+	Stroke int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=stroke" json:"stroke,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (m *Ping) Reset()                    { *m = Ping{} }
+func (m *Ping) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*Ping) ProtoMessage()               {}
+func (*Ping) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptor0, []int{5} }
+
+type Pong struct {
+	Stroke int64 `protobuf:"varint,1,opt,name=stroke" json:"stroke,omitempty"`
+}
+
+func (m *Pong) Reset()                    { *m = Pong{} }
+func (m *Pong) String() string            { return proto.CompactTextString(m) }
+func (*Pong) ProtoMessage()               {}
+func (*Pong) Descriptor() ([]byte, []int) { return fileDescriptor0, []int{6} }
+
 func init() {
 	proto.RegisterType((*Message)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.Message")
 	proto.RegisterType((*Request)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.Request")
 	proto.RegisterType((*Response)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.Response")
 	proto.RegisterType((*StreamingRequest)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.StreamingRequest")
 	proto.RegisterType((*StreamingResponse)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.StreamingResponse")
+	proto.RegisterType((*Ping)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.Ping")
+	proto.RegisterType((*Pong)(nil), "go.micro.srv.example.Pong")
 }

 // Reference imports to suppress errors if they are not otherwise used.
@@ -95,6 +117,7 @@ var _ server.Option
 type ExampleClient interface {
 	Call(ctx context.Context, in *Request, opts ...client.CallOption) (*Response, error)
 	Stream(ctx context.Context, in *StreamingRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (Example_StreamClient, error)
+	PingPong(ctx context.Context, opts ...client.CallOption) (Example_PingPongClient, error)
 }

 type exampleClient struct {
@@ -126,59 +149,151 @@ func (c *exampleClient) Call(ctx context.Context, in *Request, opts ...client.Ca
 }

 func (c *exampleClient) Stream(ctx context.Context, in *StreamingRequest, opts ...client.CallOption) (Example_StreamClient, error) {
-	req := c.c.NewRequest(c.serviceName, "Example.Stream", in)
-	outCh := make(chan *StreamingResponse)
-	stream, err := c.c.Stream(ctx, req, outCh, opts...)
+	req := c.c.NewRequest(c.serviceName, "Example.Stream", &StreamingRequest{})
+	stream, err := c.c.Stream(ctx, req, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	return &exampleStreamClient{stream, outCh}, nil
+	if err := stream.Send(in); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &exampleStreamClient{stream}, nil
 }

 type Example_StreamClient interface {
-	Next() (*StreamingResponse, error)
+	RecvR() (*StreamingResponse, error)
 	client.Streamer
 }

 type exampleStreamClient struct {
 	client.Streamer
-	next chan *StreamingResponse
 }

-func (x *exampleStreamClient) Next() (*StreamingResponse, error) {
-	out, ok := <-x.next
-	if !ok {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(`chan closed`)
+func (x *exampleStreamClient) RecvR() (*StreamingResponse, error) {
+	m := new(StreamingResponse)
+	err := x.Recv(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return out, nil
+	return m, nil
+}
+
+func (c *exampleClient) PingPong(ctx context.Context, opts ...client.CallOption) (Example_PingPongClient, error) {
+	req := c.c.NewRequest(c.serviceName, "Example.PingPong", &Ping{})
+	stream, err := c.c.Stream(ctx, req, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &examplePingPongClient{stream}, nil
+}
+
+type Example_PingPongClient interface {
+	SendR(*Ping) error
+	RecvR() (*Pong, error)
+	client.Streamer
+}
+
+type examplePingPongClient struct {
+	client.Streamer
+}
+
+func (x *examplePingPongClient) SendR(m *Ping) error {
+	return x.Send(m)
+}
+
+func (x *examplePingPongClient) RecvR() (*Pong, error) {
+	m := new(Pong)
+	err := x.Recv(m)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return m, nil
 }

 // Server API for Example service

 type ExampleHandler interface {
 	Call(context.Context, *Request, *Response) error
-	Stream(context.Context, func(*StreamingResponse) error) error
+	Stream(context.Context, *StreamingRequest, Example_StreamStream) error
+	PingPong(context.Context, Example_PingPongStream) error
 }

 func RegisterExampleHandler(s server.Server, hdlr ExampleHandler) {
-	s.Handle(s.NewHandler(hdlr))
+	s.Handle(s.NewHandler(&exampleHandler{hdlr}))
+}
+
+type exampleHandler struct {
+	ExampleHandler
+}
+
+func (h *exampleHandler) Call(ctx context.Context, in *Request, out *Response) error {
+	return h.ExampleHandler.Call(ctx, in, out)
+}
+
+func (h *exampleHandler) Stream(ctx context.Context, stream server.Streamer) error {
+	m := new(StreamingRequest)
+	if err := stream.Recv(m); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	return h.ExampleHandler.Stream(ctx, m, &exampleStreamStream{stream})
+}
+
+type Example_StreamStream interface {
+	SendR(*StreamingResponse) error
+	server.Streamer
+}
+
+type exampleStreamStream struct {
+	server.Streamer
+}
+
+func (x *exampleStreamStream) SendR(m *StreamingResponse) error {
+	return x.Streamer.Send(m)
+}
+
+func (h *exampleHandler) PingPong(ctx context.Context, stream server.Streamer) error {
+	return h.ExampleHandler.PingPong(ctx, &examplePingPongStream{stream})
+}
+
+type Example_PingPongStream interface {
+	SendR(*Pong) error
+	RecvR() (*Ping, error)
+	server.Streamer
+}
+
+type examplePingPongStream struct {
+	server.Streamer
+}
+
+func (x *examplePingPongStream) SendR(m *Pong) error {
+	return x.Streamer.Send(m)
+}
+
+func (x *examplePingPongStream) RecvR() (*Ping, error) {
+	m := new(Ping)
+	if err := x.Streamer.Recv(m); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return m, nil
 }

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+	// 270 bytes of a gzipped FileDescriptorProto
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 }
--- a/examples/server/proto/example/example.proto
+++ b/examples/server/proto/example/example.proto
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ package go.micro.srv.example;
 service Example {
 	rpc Call(Request) returns (Response) {}
 	rpc Stream(StreamingRequest) returns (stream StreamingResponse) {}
+	rpc PingPong(stream Ping) returns (stream Pong) {}
 }

 message Message {
@@ -26,3 +27,11 @@ message StreamingRequest {
 message StreamingResponse {
 	int64 count = 1;
 }
+
+message Ping {
+	int64 stroke = 1;
+}
+
+message Pong {
+	int64 stroke = 1;
+}
--- a/server/rpc_codec.go
+++ b/server/rpc_codec.go
@@ -60,9 +60,20 @@ func newRpcPlusCodec(req *transport.Message, socket transport.Socket, c codec.Ne
 	return r
 }

-func (c *rpcPlusCodec) ReadRequestHeader(r *request) error {
-	m := codec.Message{
-		Headers: c.req.Header,
+func (c *rpcPlusCodec) ReadRequestHeader(r *request, first bool) error {
+	m := codec.Message{Headers: c.req.Header}
+
+	if !first {
+		var tm transport.Message
+		if err := c.socket.Recv(&tm); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		c.buf.rbuf.Reset()
+		if _, err := c.buf.rbuf.Write(tm.Body); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		m.Headers = tm.Header
 	}

 	err := c.codec.ReadHeader(&m, codec.Request)
--- a/server/rpc_stream.go
+++ b/server/rpc_stream.go
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"log"
+	"sync"
+
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
+)
+
+// Implements the Streamer interface
+type rpcStream struct {
+	sync.RWMutex
+	seq     uint64
+	closed  bool
+	err     error
+	request Request
+	codec   serverCodec
+	context context.Context
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Context() context.Context {
+	return r.context
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Request() Request {
+	return r.request
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Send(msg interface{}) error {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
+	seq := r.seq
+	r.seq++
+
+	resp := response{
+		ServiceMethod: r.request.Method(),
+		Seq:           seq,
+	}
+
+	err := r.codec.WriteResponse(&resp, msg, false)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Println("rpc: writing response:", err)
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Recv(msg interface{}) error {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+
+	req := request{}
+
+	if err := r.codec.ReadRequestHeader(&req, false); err != nil {
+		// discard body
+		r.codec.ReadRequestBody(nil)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if err := r.codec.ReadRequestBody(msg); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Error() error {
+	r.RLock()
+	defer r.RUnlock()
+	return r.err
+}
+
+func (r *rpcStream) Close() error {
+	r.Lock()
+	defer r.Unlock()
+	r.closed = true
+	return r.codec.Close()
+}
--- a/server/rpcplus_server.go
+++ b/server/rpcplus_server.go
@@ -102,14 +102,19 @@ func prepareMethod(method reflect.Method) *methodType {
 	mtype := method.Type
 	mname := method.Name
 	var replyType, argType, contextType reflect.Type
+	var stream bool

-	stream := false
 	// Method must be exported.
 	if method.PkgPath != "" {
 		return nil
 	}

 	switch mtype.NumIn() {
+	case 3:
+		// assuming streaming
+		argType = mtype.In(2)
+		contextType = mtype.In(1)
+		stream = true
 	case 4:
 		// method that takes a context
 		argType = mtype.In(2)
@@ -120,44 +125,34 @@ func prepareMethod(method reflect.Method) *methodType {
 		return nil
 	}

-	// First arg need not be a pointer.
-	if !isExportedOrBuiltinType(argType) {
-		log.Println(mname, "argument type not exported:", argType)
-		return nil
-	}
+	if stream {
+		// check stream type
+		streamType := reflect.TypeOf((*Streamer)(nil)).Elem()
+		if !argType.Implements(streamType) {
+			log.Println(mname, "argument does not implement Streamer interface:", argType)
+			return nil
+		}
+	} else {
+		// if not stream check the replyType

-	// the second argument will tell us if it's a streaming call
-	// or a regular call
-	if replyType.Kind() == reflect.Func {
-		// this is a streaming call
-		stream = true
-		if replyType.NumIn() != 1 {
-			log.Println("method", mname, "sendReply has wrong number of ins:", replyType.NumIn())
-			return nil
-		}
-		if replyType.In(0).Kind() != reflect.Interface {
-			log.Println("method", mname, "sendReply parameter type not an interface:", replyType.In(0))
-			return nil
-		}
-		if replyType.NumOut() != 1 {
-			log.Println("method", mname, "sendReply has wrong number of outs:", replyType.NumOut())
-			return nil
-		}
-		if returnType := replyType.Out(0); returnType != typeOfError {
-			log.Println("method", mname, "sendReply returns", returnType.String(), "not error")
+		// First arg need not be a pointer.
+		if !isExportedOrBuiltinType(argType) {
+			log.Println(mname, "argument type not exported:", argType)
 			return nil
 		}

-	} else if replyType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
-		log.Println("method", mname, "reply type not a pointer:", replyType)
-		return nil
+		if replyType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
+			log.Println("method", mname, "reply type not a pointer:", replyType)
+			return nil
+		}
+
+		// Reply type must be exported.
+		if !isExportedOrBuiltinType(replyType) {
+			log.Println("method", mname, "reply type not exported:", replyType)
+			return nil
+		}
 	}

-	// Reply type must be exported.
-	if !isExportedOrBuiltinType(replyType) {
-		log.Println("method", mname, "reply type not exported:", replyType)
-		return nil
-	}
 	// Method needs one out.
 	if mtype.NumOut() != 1 {
 		log.Println("method", mname, "has wrong number of outs:", mtype.NumOut())
@@ -242,10 +237,11 @@ func (s *service) call(ctx context.Context, server *server, sending *sync.Mutex,
 		service:     s.name,
 		contentType: ct,
 		method:      req.ServiceMethod,
-		request:     argv.Interface(),
 	}

 	if !mtype.stream {
+		r.request = argv.Interface()
+
 		fn := func(ctx context.Context, req Request, rsp interface{}) error {
 			returnValues = function.Call([]reflect.Value{s.rcvr, mtype.prepareContext(ctx), reflect.ValueOf(req.Request()), reflect.ValueOf(rsp)})

@@ -276,40 +272,16 @@ func (s *service) call(ctx context.Context, server *server, sending *sync.Mutex,
 	// keep track of the type, to make sure we return
 	// the same one consistently
 	var lastError error
-	var firstType reflect.Type

-	sendReply := func(oneReply interface{}) error {
-
-		// we already triggered an error, we're done
-		if lastError != nil {
-			return lastError
-		}
-
-		// check the oneReply has the right type using reflection
-		typ := reflect.TypeOf(oneReply)
-		if firstType == nil {
-			firstType = typ
-		} else {
-			if firstType != typ {
-				log.Println("passing wrong type to sendReply",
-					firstType, "!=", typ)
-				lastError = errors.New("rpc: passing wrong type to sendReply")
-				return lastError
-			}
-		}
-
-		lastError = server.sendResponse(sending, req, oneReply, codec, "", false)
-		if lastError != nil {
-			return lastError
-		}
-
-		// we manage to send, we're good
-		return nil
+	stream := &rpcStream{
+		context: ctx,
+		codec:   codec,
+		request: r,
 	}

 	// Invoke the method, providing a new value for the reply.
-	fn := func(ctx context.Context, req Request, rspFn interface{}) error {
-		returnValues = function.Call([]reflect.Value{s.rcvr, mtype.prepareContext(ctx), reflect.ValueOf(req.Request()), reflect.ValueOf(rspFn)})
+	fn := func(ctx context.Context, req Request, stream interface{}) error {
+		returnValues = function.Call([]reflect.Value{s.rcvr, mtype.prepareContext(ctx), reflect.ValueOf(stream)})
 		if err := returnValues[0].Interface(); err != nil {
 			// the function returned an error, we use that
 			return err.(error)
@@ -331,7 +303,7 @@ func (s *service) call(ctx context.Context, server *server, sending *sync.Mutex,
 	r.stream = true

 	errmsg := ""
-	if err := fn(ctx, r, reflect.ValueOf(sendReply).Interface()); err != nil {
+	if err := fn(ctx, r, stream); err != nil {
 		errmsg = err.Error()
 	}

@@ -417,6 +389,11 @@ func (server *server) readRequest(codec serverCodec) (service *service, mtype *m
 		codec.ReadRequestBody(nil)
 		return
 	}
+	// is it a streaming request? then we don't read the body
+	if mtype.stream {
+		codec.ReadRequestBody(nil)
+		return
+	}

 	// Decode the argument value.
 	argIsValue := false // if true, need to indirect before calling.
@@ -443,7 +420,7 @@ func (server *server) readRequest(codec serverCodec) (service *service, mtype *m
 func (server *server) readRequestHeader(codec serverCodec) (service *service, mtype *methodType, req *request, keepReading bool, err error) {
 	// Grab the request header.
 	req = server.getRequest()
-	err = codec.ReadRequestHeader(req)
+	err = codec.ReadRequestHeader(req, true)
 	if err != nil {
 		req = nil
 		if err == io.EOF || err == io.ErrUnexpectedEOF {
@@ -478,7 +455,7 @@ func (server *server) readRequestHeader(codec serverCodec) (service *service, mt
 }

 type serverCodec interface {
-	ReadRequestHeader(*request) error
+	ReadRequestHeader(*request, bool) error
 	ReadRequestBody(interface{}) error
 	WriteResponse(*response, interface{}, bool) error

--- a/server/server.go
+++ b/server/server.go
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ import (

 	log "github.com/golang/glog"
 	"github.com/pborman/uuid"
+	"golang.org/x/net/context"
 )

 type Server interface {
@@ -61,10 +62,23 @@ type Request interface {
 	Method() string
 	ContentType() string
 	Request() interface{}
-	// indicates whether the response should be streaming
+	// indicates whether the request will be streamed
 	Stream() bool
 }

+// Streamer represents a stream established with a client.
+// A stream can be bidirectional which is indicated by the request.
+// The last error will be left in Error().
+// EOF indicated end of the stream.
+type Streamer interface {
+	Context() context.Context
+	Request() Request
+	Send(interface{}) error
+	Recv(interface{}) error
+	Error() error
+	Close() error
+}
+
 type Option func(*options)

 var (
--- a/server/server_wrapper.go
+++ b/server/server_wrapper.go
@@ -19,3 +19,9 @@ type HandlerWrapper func(HandlerFunc) HandlerFunc

 // SubscriberWrapper wraps the SubscriberFunc and returns the equivalent
 type SubscriberWrapper func(SubscriberFunc) SubscriberFunc
+
+// StreamerWrapper wraps a Streamer interface and returns the equivalent.
+// Because streams exist for the lifetime of a method invocation this
+// is a convenient way to wrap a Stream as its in use for trace, monitoring,
+// metrics, etc.
+type StreamerWrapper func(Streamer) Streamer
--- a/transport/http_transport.go
+++ b/transport/http_transport.go
@@ -23,16 +23,21 @@ type httpTransportClient struct {
 	addr     string
 	conn     net.Conn
 	dialOpts dialOptions
-	r        chan *http.Request
 	once     sync.Once

 	sync.Mutex
+	r    chan *http.Request
+	bl   []*http.Request
 	buff *bufio.Reader
 }

 type httpTransportSocket struct {
-	r    *http.Request
+	r    chan *http.Request
 	conn net.Conn
+	once sync.Once
+
+	sync.Mutex
+	buff *bufio.Reader
 }

 type httpTransportListener struct {
@@ -68,7 +73,14 @@ func (h *httpTransportClient) Send(m *Message) error {
 		Host:          h.addr,
 	}

-	h.r <- req
+	h.Lock()
+	h.bl = append(h.bl, req)
+	select {
+	case h.r <- h.bl[0]:
+		h.bl = h.bl[1:]
+	default:
+	}
+	h.Unlock()

 	return req.Write(h.conn)
 }
@@ -134,17 +146,23 @@ func (h *httpTransportSocket) Recv(m *Message) error {
 		return errors.New("message passed in is nil")
 	}

-	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(h.r.Body)
+	r, err := http.ReadRequest(h.buff)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	h.r.Body.Close()
+
+	b, err := ioutil.ReadAll(r.Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	r.Body.Close()
+
 	mr := &Message{
 		Header: make(map[string]string),
 		Body:   b,
 	}

-	for k, v := range h.r.Header {
+	for k, v := range r.Header {
 		if len(v) > 0 {
 			mr.Header[k] = v[0]
 		} else {
@@ -152,6 +170,11 @@ func (h *httpTransportSocket) Recv(m *Message) error {
 		}
 	}

+	select {
+	case h.r <- r:
+	default:
+	}
+
 	*m = *mr
 	return nil
 }
@@ -159,8 +182,11 @@ func (h *httpTransportSocket) Recv(m *Message) error {
 func (h *httpTransportSocket) Send(m *Message) error {
 	b := bytes.NewBuffer(m.Body)
 	defer b.Reset()
+
+	r := <-h.r
+
 	rsp := &http.Response{
-		Header:        h.r.Header,
+		Header:        r.Header,
 		Body:          &buffer{b},
 		Status:        "200 OK",
 		StatusCode:    200,
@@ -174,6 +200,11 @@ func (h *httpTransportSocket) Send(m *Message) error {
 		rsp.Header.Set(k, v)
 	}

+	select {
+	case h.r <- r:
+	default:
+	}
+
 	return rsp.Write(h.conn)
 }

@@ -199,7 +230,14 @@ func (h *httpTransportSocket) error(m *Message) error {
 }

 func (h *httpTransportSocket) Close() error {
-	return h.conn.Close()
+	err := h.conn.Close()
+	h.once.Do(func() {
+		h.Lock()
+		h.buff.Reset(nil)
+		h.buff = nil
+		h.Unlock()
+	})
+	return err
 }

 func (h *httpTransportListener) Addr() string {
@@ -211,18 +249,19 @@ func (h *httpTransportListener) Close() error {
 }

 func (h *httpTransportListener) Accept(fn func(Socket)) error {
-	srv := &http.Server{
-		Handler: http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			conn, _, err := w.(http.Hijacker).Hijack()
-			if err != nil {
-				return
-			}
+	for {
+		c, err := h.listener.Accept()
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}

-			sock := &httpTransportSocket{
-				conn: conn,
-				r:    r,
-			}
+		sock := &httpTransportSocket{
+			conn: c,
+			buff: bufio.NewReader(c),
+			r:    make(chan *http.Request, 1),
+		}

+		go func() {
 			// TODO: think of a better error response strategy
 			defer func() {
 				if r := recover(); r != nil {
@@ -231,10 +270,9 @@ func (h *httpTransportListener) Accept(fn func(Socket)) error {
 			}()

 			fn(sock)
-		}),
+		}()
 	}
-
-	return srv.Serve(h.listener)
+	return nil
 }

 func (h *httpTransport) Dial(addr string, opts ...DialOption) (Client, error) {