Flight.proto

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 syntax = "proto3";

 option java_package = "org.apache.arrow.flight.impl";
 option go_package = "github.com/apache/arrow/go/arrow/flight/internal/flight";
 option csharp_namespace = "Apache.Arrow.Flight.Protocol";
 
 package arrow.flight.protocol;
 
 /*
  * A flight service is an endpoint for retrieving or storing Arrow data. A
  * flight service can expose one or more predefined endpoints that can be
  * accessed using the Arrow Flight Protocol. Additionally, a flight service
  * can expose a set of actions that are available.
  */
 service FlightService {
 
   /*
    * Handshake between client and server. Depending on the server, the
    * handshake may be required to determine the token that should be used for
    * future operations. Both request and response are streams to allow multiple
    * round-trips depending on auth mechanism.
    */
   rpc Handshake(stream HandshakeRequest) returns (stream HandshakeResponse) {}
 
   /*
    * Get a list of available streams given a particular criteria. Most flight
    * services will expose one or more streams that are readily available for
    * retrieval. This api allows listing the streams available for
    * consumption. A user can also provide a criteria. The criteria can limit
    * the subset of streams that can be listed via this interface. Each flight
    * service allows its own definition of how to consume criteria.
    */
   rpc ListFlights(Criteria) returns (stream FlightInfo) {}
 
   /*
    * For a given FlightDescriptor, get information about how the flight can be
    * consumed. This is a useful interface if the consumer of the interface
    * already can identify the specific flight to consume. This interface can
    * also allow a consumer to generate a flight stream through a specified
    * descriptor. For example, a flight descriptor might be something that
    * includes a SQL statement or a Pickled Python operation that will be
    * executed. In those cases, the descriptor will not be previously available
    * within the list of available streams provided by ListFlights but will be
    * available for consumption for the duration defined by the specific flight
    * service.
    */
   rpc GetFlightInfo(FlightDescriptor) returns (FlightInfo) {}
 
   /*
    * For a given FlightDescriptor, get the Schema as described in Schema.fbs::Schema
    * This is used when a consumer needs the Schema of flight stream. Similar to
    * GetFlightInfo this interface may generate a new flight that was not previously
    * available in ListFlights.
    */
    rpc GetSchema(FlightDescriptor) returns (SchemaResult) {}
 
   /*
    * Retrieve a single stream associated with a particular descriptor
    * associated with the referenced ticket. A Flight can be composed of one or
    * more streams where each stream can be retrieved using a separate opaque
    * ticket that the flight service uses for managing a collection of streams.
    */
   rpc DoGet(Ticket) returns (stream FlightData) {}
 
   /*
    * Push a stream to the flight service associated with a particular
    * flight stream. This allows a client of a flight service to upload a stream
    * of data. Depending on the particular flight service, a client consumer
    * could be allowed to upload a single stream per descriptor or an unlimited
    * number. In the latter, the service might implement a 'seal' action that
    * can be applied to a descriptor once all streams are uploaded.
    */
   rpc DoPut(stream FlightData) returns (stream PutResult) {}
 
   /*
    * Open a bidirectional data channel for a given descriptor. This
    * allows clients to send and receive arbitrary Arrow data and
    * application-specific metadata in a single logical stream. In
    * contrast to DoGet/DoPut, this is more suited for clients
    * offloading computation (rather than storage) to a Flight service.
    */
   rpc DoExchange(stream FlightData) returns (stream FlightData) {}
 
   /*
    * Flight services can support an arbitrary number of simple actions in
    * addition to the possible ListFlights, GetFlightInfo, DoGet, DoPut
    * operations that are potentially available. DoAction allows a flight client
    * to do a specific action against a flight service. An action includes
    * opaque request and response objects that are specific to the type action
    * being undertaken.
    */
   rpc DoAction(Action) returns (stream Result) {}
 
   /*
    * A flight service exposes all of the available action types that it has
    * along with descriptions. This allows different flight consumers to
    * understand the capabilities of the flight service.
    */
   rpc ListActions(Empty) returns (stream ActionType) {}
 
 }
 
 /*
  * The request that a client provides to a server on handshake.
  */
 message HandshakeRequest {
 
   /*
    * A defined protocol version
    */
   uint64 protocol_version = 1;
 
   /*
    * Arbitrary auth/handshake info.
    */
   bytes payload = 2;
 }
 
 message HandshakeResponse {
 
   /*
    * A defined protocol version
    */
   uint64 protocol_version = 1;
 
   /*
    * Arbitrary auth/handshake info.
    */
   bytes payload = 2;
 }
 
 /*
  * A message for doing simple auth.
  */
 message BasicAuth {
   string username = 2;
   string password = 3;
 }
 
 message Empty {}
 
 /*
  * Describes an available action, including both the name used for execution
  * along with a short description of the purpose of the action.
  */
 message ActionType {
   string type = 1;
   string description = 2;
 }
 
 /*
  * A service specific expression that can be used to return a limited set
  * of available Arrow Flight streams.
  */
 message Criteria {
   bytes expression = 1;
 }
 
 /*
  * An opaque action specific for the service.
  */
 message Action {
   string type = 1;
   bytes body = 2;
 }
 
 /*
  * An opaque result returned after executing an action.
  */
 message Result {
   bytes body = 1;
 }
 
 /*
  * Wrap the result of a getSchema call
  */
 message SchemaResult {
   // The schema of the dataset in its IPC form:
   //   4 bytes - an optional IPC_CONTINUATION_TOKEN prefix
   //   4 bytes - the byte length of the payload
   //   a flatbuffer Message whose header is the Schema
   bytes schema = 1;
 }
 
 /*
  * The name or tag for a Flight. May be used as a way to retrieve or generate
  * a flight or be used to expose a set of previously defined flights.
  */
 message FlightDescriptor {
 
   /*
    * Describes what type of descriptor is defined.
    */
   enum DescriptorType {
 
     // Protobuf pattern, not used.
     UNKNOWN = 0;
 
     /*
      * A named path that identifies a dataset. A path is composed of a string
      * or list of strings describing a particular dataset. This is conceptually
      *  similar to a path inside a filesystem.
      */
     PATH = 1;
 
     /*
      * An opaque command to generate a dataset.
      */
     CMD = 2;
   }
 
   DescriptorType type = 1;
 
   /*
    * Opaque value used to express a command. Should only be defined when
    * type = CMD.
    */
   bytes cmd = 2;
 
   /*
    * List of strings identifying a particular dataset. Should only be defined
    * when type = PATH.
    */
   repeated string path = 3;
 }
 
 /*
  * The access coordinates for retrieval of a dataset. With a FlightInfo, a
  * consumer is able to determine how to retrieve a dataset.
  */
 message FlightInfo {
   // The schema of the dataset in its IPC form:
   //   4 bytes - an optional IPC_CONTINUATION_TOKEN prefix
   //   4 bytes - the byte length of the payload
   //   a flatbuffer Message whose header is the Schema
   bytes schema = 1;
 
   /*
    * The descriptor associated with this info.
    */
   FlightDescriptor flight_descriptor = 2;
 
   /*
    * A list of endpoints associated with the flight. To consume the
    * whole flight, all endpoints (and hence all Tickets) must be
    * consumed. Endpoints can be consumed in any order.
    *
    * In other words, an application can use multiple endpoints to
    * represent partitioned data.
    *
    * If the returned data has an ordering, an application can use
    * "FlightInfo.ordered = true" or should return the all data in a
    * single endpoint. Otherwise, there is no ordering defined on
    * endpoints or the data within.
    *
    * A client can read ordered data by reading data from returned
    * endpoints, in order, from front to back.
    *
    * Note that a client may ignore "FlightInfo.ordered = true". If an
    * ordering is important for an application, an application must
    * choose one of them:
    *
    * * An application requires that all clients must read data in
    *   returned endpoints order.
    * * An application must return the all data in a single endpoint.
    */
   repeated FlightEndpoint endpoint = 3;
 
   // Set these to -1 if unknown.
   int64 total_records = 4;
   int64 total_bytes = 5;
 
   /*
    * FlightEndpoints are in the same order as the data.
    */
   bool ordered = 6;
 }
 
 /*
  * A particular stream or split associated with a flight.
  */
 message FlightEndpoint {
 
   /*
    * Token used to retrieve this stream.
    */
   Ticket ticket = 1;
 
   /*
    * A list of URIs where this ticket can be redeemed via DoGet().
    *
    * If the list is empty, the expectation is that the ticket can only
    * be redeemed on the current service where the ticket was
    * generated.
    *
    * If the list is not empty, the expectation is that the ticket can
    * be redeemed at any of the locations, and that the data returned
    * will be equivalent. In this case, the ticket may only be redeemed
    * at one of the given locations, and not (necessarily) on the
    * current service.
    *
    * In other words, an application can use multiple locations to
    * represent redundant and/or load balanced services.
    */
   repeated Location location = 2;
 }
 
 /*
  * A location where a Flight service will accept retrieval of a particular
  * stream given a ticket.
  */
 message Location {
   string uri = 1;
 }
 
 /*
  * An opaque identifier that the service can use to retrieve a particular
  * portion of a stream.
  *
  * Tickets are meant to be single use. It is an error/application-defined
  * behavior to reuse a ticket.
  */
 message Ticket {
   bytes ticket = 1;
 }
 
 /*
  * A batch of Arrow data as part of a stream of batches.
  */
 message FlightData {
 
   /*
    * The descriptor of the data. This is only relevant when a client is
    * starting a new DoPut stream.
    */
   FlightDescriptor flight_descriptor = 1;
 
   /*
    * Header for message data as described in Message.fbs::Message.
    */
   bytes data_header = 2;
 
   /*
    * Application-defined metadata.
    */
   bytes app_metadata = 3;
 
   /*
    * The actual batch of Arrow data. Preferably handled with minimal-copies
    * coming last in the definition to help with sidecar patterns (it is
    * expected that some implementations will fetch this field off the wire
    * with specialized code to avoid extra memory copies).
    */
   bytes data_body = 1000;
 }
 
 /**
  * The response message associated with the submission of a DoPut.
  */
 message PutResult {
   bytes app_metadata = 1;
 }