add HTTP support

R=rsc
DELTA=159  (110 added, 29 deleted, 20 changed)
OCL=31646
CL=31652

src/pkg/rpc/client.go

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"gob";
 	"io";
 	"log";
+	"net";
 	"os";
 	"rpc";
 	"sync";
@@ -94,6 +95,25 @@ func NewClient(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) *Client {
 	return client;
 }
 
+// Dial connects to an HTTP RPC server at the specified network address.
+func DialHTTP(network, address string) (*Client, os.Error) {
+	conn, err := net.Dial(network, "", address);
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	io.WriteString(conn, "GET " + rpcPath + " HTTP/1.0\n\n");
+	return NewClient(conn), nil;
+}
+
+// Dial connects to an RPC server at the specified network address.
+func Dial(network, address string) (*Client, os.Error) {
+	conn, err := net.Dial(network, "", address);
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return NewClient(conn), nil;
+}
+
 // Go invokes the function asynchronously.  It returns the Call structure representing
 // the invocation.
 func (client *Client) Go(serviceMethod string, args interface{}, reply interface{}, done chan *Call) *Call {

src/pkg/rpc/server.go

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ package rpc
 
 import (
 	"gob";
+	"http";
 	"log";
 	"io";
 	"net";
@@ -17,8 +18,6 @@ import (
 	"utf8";
 )
 
-import "fmt" // TODO DELETE
-
 // Precompute the reflect type for os.Error.  Can't use os.Error directly
 // because Typeof takes an empty interface value.  This is annoying.
 var unusedError *os.Error;
@@ -50,25 +49,22 @@ type Response struct {
 	Error	string;
 }
 
-// Server represents the set of services available to an RPC client.
+type serverType struct {
-// The zero type for Server is ready to have services added.
-type Server struct {
 	serviceMap	map[string] *service;
 }
 
+// This variable is a global whose "public" methods are really private methods
+// called from the global functions of this package: rpc.Add, rpc.ServeConn, etc.
+// For example, rpc.Add() calls server.add().
+var server = &serverType{ make(map[string] *service) }
+
 // Is this a publicly vislble - upper case - name?
 func isPublic(name string) bool {
 	rune, wid_ := utf8.DecodeRuneInString(name);
 	return unicode.IsUpper(rune)
 }
 
-// Add publishes in the server the set of methods of the
+func (server *serverType) add(rcvr interface{}) os.Error {
-// recevier value that satisfy the following conditions:
-//	- public method
-//	- two arguments, both pointers to structs
-//	- one return value of type os.Error
-// It returns an error if the receiver is not suitable.
-func (server *Server) Add(rcvr interface{}) os.Error {
 	if server.serviceMap == nil {
 		server.serviceMap = make(map[string] *service);
 	}
@@ -80,7 +76,7 @@ func (server *Server) Add(rcvr interface{}) os.Error {
 		log.Exit("rpc: no service name for type", s.typ.String())
 	}
 	if !isPublic(sname) {
-		s := "rpc server.Add: type " + sname + " is not public";
+		s := "rpc Add: type " + sname + " is not public";
 		log.Stderr(s);
 		return os.ErrorString(s);
 	}
@@ -132,7 +128,7 @@ func (server *Server) Add(rcvr interface{}) os.Error {
 	}
 
 	if len(s.method) == 0 {
-		s := "rpc server.Add: type " + sname + " has no public methods of suitable type";
+		s := "rpc Add: type " + sname + " has no public methods of suitable type";
 		log.Stderr(s);
 		return os.ErrorString(s);
 	}
@@ -177,7 +173,7 @@ func (s *service) call(sending *sync.Mutex, function *reflect.FuncValue, req *Re
 	s.sendResponse(sending, req, replyv.Interface(), enc, errmsg);
 }
 
-func (server *Server) serve(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
+func (server *serverType) serve(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
 	dec := gob.NewDecoder(conn);
 	enc := gob.NewEncoder(conn);
 	sending := new(sync.Mutex);
@@ -222,20 +218,69 @@ func (server *Server) serve(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
 	conn.Close();
 }
 
-// ServeConn runs the server on a single connection.  When the connection
+func (server *serverType) accept(lis net.Listener) {
-// completes, service terminates.
-func (server *Server) ServeConn(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
-	go server.serve(conn)
-}
-
-// Accept accepts connections on the listener and serves requests
-// for each incoming connection.
-func (server *Server) Accept(lis net.Listener) {
 	for {
 		conn, addr, err := lis.Accept();
 		if err != nil {
 			log.Exit("rpc.Serve: accept:", err.String());	// TODO(r): exit?
 		}
-		go server.ServeConn(conn);
+		go server.serve(conn);
 	}
 }
+
+// Add publishes in the server the set of methods of the
+// receiver value that satisfy the following conditions:
+//	- public method
+//	- two arguments, both pointers to structs
+//	- one return value of type os.Error
+// It returns an error if the receiver is not suitable.
+func Add(rcvr interface{}) os.Error {
+	return server.add(rcvr)
+}
+
+// ServeConn runs the server on a single connection.  When the connection
+// completes, service terminates.
+func ServeConn(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
+	go server.serve(conn)
+}
+
+// Accept accepts connections on the listener and serves requests
+// for each incoming connection.
+func Accept(lis net.Listener) {
+	server.accept(lis)
+}
+
+type bufRWC struct {
+	r io.Reader;
+	w io.Writer;
+	c io.Closer;
+}
+
+func (b *bufRWC) Read(p []byte) (n int, err os.Error) {
+	return b.r.Read(p);
+}
+
+func (b *bufRWC) Write(p []byte) (n int, err os.Error) {
+	return b.w.Write(p);
+}
+
+func (b *bufRWC) Close() os.Error {
+	return b.c.Close();
+}
+
+func serveHTTP(c *http.Conn, req *http.Request) {
+	conn, buf, err := c.Hijack();
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Stderr("rpc hijacking ", c.RemoteAddr, ": ", err.String());
+		return;
+	}
+	server.serve(&bufRWC{buf, conn, conn});
+}
+
+var rpcPath string = "/_goRPC_"
+
+// HandleHTTP registers an HTTP handler for RPC messages.
+// It is still necessary to call http.Serve().
+func HandleHTTP() {
+	http.Handle(rpcPath, http.HandlerFunc(serveHTTP));
+}

src/pkg/rpc/server_test.go

@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 package rpc
 
 import (
-	"fmt";
 	"gob";
 	"http";
 	"io";
@@ -19,6 +18,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 var serverAddr string
+var httpServerAddr string
 
 const second = 1e9
 
@@ -56,30 +56,35 @@ func (t *Arith) Error(args *Args, reply *Reply) os.Error {
 }
 
 func startServer() {
-	server := new(Server);
+	rpc.Add(new(Arith));
-	server.Add(new(Arith));
+
 	l, e := net.Listen("tcp", ":0");	// any available address
+	if e != nil {
+		log.Exitf("net.Listen tcp :0: %v", e);
+	}
+	serverAddr = l.Addr();
+	log.Stderr("Test RPC server listening on ", serverAddr);
+	go rpc.Accept(l);
+
+	HandleHTTP();
+	l, e = net.Listen("tcp", ":0");	// any available address
 	if e != nil {
 		log.Stderrf("net.Listen tcp :0: %v", e);
 		os.Exit(1);
 	}
-	serverAddr = l.Addr();
+	httpServerAddr = l.Addr();
-	log.Stderr("Test RPC server listening on ", serverAddr);
+	log.Stderr("Test HTTP RPC server listening on ", httpServerAddr);
-	go server.Accept(l);
+	go http.Serve(l, nil);
 }
 
 func TestRPC(t *testing.T) {
-	var i int;
-
 	once.Do(startServer);
 
-	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr);
+	client, err := Dial("tcp", serverAddr);
 	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal("dialing:", err)
+		t.Fatal("dialing", err);
 	}
 
-	client := NewClient(conn);
-
 	// Synchronous calls
 	args := &Args{7,8};
 	reply := new(Reply);
@@ -124,9 +129,24 @@ func TestRPC(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestCheckUnknownService(t *testing.T) {
+func TestHTTPRPC(t *testing.T) {
-	var i int;
+	once.Do(startServer);
 
+	client, err := DialHTTP("tcp", httpServerAddr);
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal("dialing", err);
+	}
+
+	// Synchronous calls
+	args := &Args{7,8};
+	reply := new(Reply);
+	err = client.Call("Arith.Add", args, reply);
+	if reply.C != args.A + args.B {
+		t.Errorf("Add: expected %d got %d", reply.C, args.A + args.B);
+	}
+}
+
+func TestCheckUnknownService(t *testing.T) {
 	once.Do(startServer);
 
 	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr);
@@ -147,8 +167,6 @@ func TestCheckUnknownService(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCheckUnknownMethod(t *testing.T) {
-	var i int;
-
 	once.Do(startServer);
 
 	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr);
@@ -169,8 +187,6 @@ func TestCheckUnknownMethod(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestCheckBadType(t *testing.T) {
-	var i int;
-
 	once.Do(startServer);
 
 	conn, err := net.Dial("tcp", "", serverAddr);