Switched binary stream to object stream

client.js

@@ -45,10 +45,22 @@ util.inherits(GrpcClientStream, Duplex);
  * from stream.Duplex.
  * @constructor
  * @param {grpc.Call} call Call object to proxy
- * @param {object} options Stream options
+ * @param {function(*):Buffer} serialize Serialization function for requests
+ * @param {function(Buffer):*} deserialize Deserialization function for
+ *     responses
  */
-function GrpcClientStream(call, options) {
-  Duplex.call(this, options);
+function GrpcClientStream(call, serialize, deserialize) {
+  Duplex.call(this, {objectMode: true});
+  if (!serialize) {
+    serialize = function(value) {
+      return value;
+    };
+  }
+  if (!deserialize) {
+    deserialize = function(value) {
+      return value;
+    };
+  }
   var self = this;
   // Indicates that we can start reading and have not received a null read
   var can_read = false;
@@ -59,6 +71,32 @@ function GrpcClientStream(call, options) {
   // Indicates that a write is currently pending
   var writing = false;
   this._call = call;
+
+  /**
+   * Serialize a request value to a buffer. Always maps null to null. Otherwise
+   * uses the provided serialize function
+   * @param {*} value The value to serialize
+   * @return {Buffer} The serialized value
+   */
+  this.serialize = function(value) {
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return serialize(value);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Deserialize a response buffer to a value. Always maps null to null.
+   * Otherwise uses the provided deserialize function.
+   * @param {Buffer} buffer The buffer to deserialize
+   * @return {*} The deserialized value
+   */
+  this.deserialize = function(buffer) {
+    if (buffer === null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return deserialize(buffer);
+  };
   /**
    * Callback to handle receiving a READ event. Pushes the data from that event
    * onto the read queue and starts reading again if applicable.
@@ -66,7 +104,7 @@ function GrpcClientStream(call, options) {
    */
   function readCallback(event) {
     var data = event.data;
-    if (self.push(data)) {
+    if (self.push(self.deserialize(data))) {
       if (data == null) {
         // Disable starting to read after null read was received
         can_read = false;
@@ -102,7 +140,7 @@ function GrpcClientStream(call, options) {
         next.callback();
         writeNext();
       };
-      call.startWrite(next.chunk, writeCallback, 0);
+      call.startWrite(self.serialize(next.chunk), writeCallback, 0);
     } else {
       writing = false;
     }
@@ -171,6 +209,9 @@ GrpcClientStream.prototype._write = function(chunk, encoding, callback) {
  * Make a request on the channel to the given method with the given arguments
  * @param {grpc.Channel} channel The channel on which to make the request
  * @param {string} method The method to request
+ * @param {function(*):Buffer} serialize Serialization function for requests
+ * @param {function(Buffer):*} deserialize Deserialization function for
+ *     responses
  * @param {array=} metadata Array of metadata key/value pairs to add to the call
  * @param {(number|Date)=} deadline The deadline for processing this request.
  *     Defaults to infinite future.
@@ -178,6 +219,8 @@ GrpcClientStream.prototype._write = function(chunk, encoding, callback) {
  */
 function makeRequest(channel,
                      method,
+                     serialize,
+                     deserialize,
                      metadata,
                      deadline) {
   if (deadline === undefined) {

server.js

@@ -47,10 +47,21 @@ util.inherits(GrpcServerStream, Duplex);
  * from stream.Duplex.
  * @constructor
  * @param {grpc.Call} call Call object to proxy
- * @param {object} options Stream options
+ * @param {function(*):Buffer} serialize Serialization function for responses
+ * @param {function(Buffer):*} deserialize Deserialization function for requests
  */
-function GrpcServerStream(call, options) {
-  Duplex.call(this, options);
+function GrpcServerStream(call, serialize, deserialize) {
+  Duplex.call(this, {objectMode: true});
+  if (!serialize) {
+    serialize = function(value) {
+      return value;
+    };
+  }
+  if (!deserialize) {
+    deserialize = function(value) {
+      return value;
+    };
+  }
   this._call = call;
   // Indicate that a status has been sent
   var finished = false;
@@ -59,6 +70,33 @@ function GrpcServerStream(call, options) {
     'code' : grpc.status.OK,
     'details' : 'OK'
   };
+
+  /**
+   * Serialize a response value to a buffer. Always maps null to null. Otherwise
+   * uses the provided serialize function
+   * @param {*} value The value to serialize
+   * @return {Buffer} The serialized value
+   */
+  this.serialize = function(value) {
+    if (value === null || value === undefined) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return serialize(value);
+  };
+
+  /**
+   * Deserialize a request buffer to a value. Always maps null to null.
+   * Otherwise uses the provided deserialize function.
+   * @param {Buffer} buffer The buffer to deserialize
+   * @return {*} The deserialized value
+   */
+  this.deserialize = function(buffer) {
+    if (buffer === null) {
+      return null;
+    }
+    return deserialize(buffer);
+  };
+
   /**
    * Send the pending status
    */
@@ -75,7 +113,6 @@ function GrpcServerStream(call, options) {
    * @param {Error} err The error object
    */
   function setStatus(err) {
-    console.log('Server setting status to', err);
     var code = grpc.status.INTERNAL;
     var details = 'Unknown Error';
 
@@ -113,7 +150,7 @@ function GrpcServerStream(call, options) {
       return;
     }
     var data = event.data;
-    if (self.push(data) && data != null) {
+    if (self.push(deserialize(data)) && data != null) {
       self._call.startRead(readCallback);
     } else {
       reading = false;
@@ -155,7 +192,7 @@ GrpcServerStream.prototype._read = function(size) {
  */
 GrpcServerStream.prototype._write = function(chunk, encoding, callback) {
   var self = this;
-  self._call.startWrite(chunk, function(event) {
+  self._call.startWrite(self.serialize(chunk), function(event) {
     callback();
   }, 0);
 };
@@ -211,12 +248,13 @@ function Server(options) {
         }
       }, 0);
       call.serverEndInitialMetadata(0);
-      var stream = new GrpcServerStream(call);
+      var stream = new GrpcServerStream(call, handler.serialize,
+                                        handler.deserialize);
       Object.defineProperty(stream, 'cancelled', {
         get: function() { return cancelled;}
       });
       try {
-        handler(stream, data.metadata);
+        handler.func(stream, data.metadata);
       } catch (e) {
         stream.emit('error', e);
       }
@@ -237,14 +275,20 @@ function Server(options) {
  *     handle/respond to.
  * @param {function} handler Function that takes a stream of request values and
  *     returns a stream of response values
+ * @param {function(*):Buffer} serialize Serialization function for responses
+ * @param {function(Buffer):*} deserialize Deserialization function for requests
  * @return {boolean} True if the handler was set. False if a handler was already
  *     set for that name.
  */
-Server.prototype.register = function(name, handler) {
+Server.prototype.register = function(name, handler, serialize, deserialize) {
   if (this.handlers.hasOwnProperty(name)) {
     return false;
   }
-  this.handlers[name] = handler;
+  this.handlers[name] = {
+    func: handler,
+    serialize: serialize,
+    deserialize: deserialize
+  };
   return true;
 };
 

test/interop_sanity_test.js

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ describe('Interop tests', function() {
     });
   });
   // This depends on not using a binary stream
-  it.skip('should pass empty_unary', function(done) {
+  it('should pass empty_unary', function(done) {
     interop_client.runTest(port, name_override, 'empty_unary', true, done);
   });
   it('should pass large_unary', function(done) {