ForceServerCodec() to set a custom encoding.Codec on the server

rpc_util.go

@@ -429,9 +429,9 @@ func (o ContentSubtypeCallOption) before(c *callInfo) error {
 }
 func (o ContentSubtypeCallOption) after(c *callInfo, attempt *csAttempt) {}
 
-// ForceCodec returns a CallOption that will set the given Codec to be
+// ForceCodec returns a CallOption that will set codec to be
 // used for all request and response messages for a call. The result of calling
-// String() will be used as the content-subtype in a case-insensitive manner.
+// Name() will be used as the content-subtype in a case-insensitive manner.
 //
 // See Content-Type on
 // https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md#requests for

server.go

@@ -279,6 +279,31 @@ func CustomCodec(codec Codec) ServerOption {
 	})
 }
 
+// ForceServerCodec returns a ServerOption that sets a codec for message marshaling and unmarshaling.
+//
+// This will override any lookups by content-subtype for Codecs registered with RegisterCodec.
+//
+// See Content-Type on
+// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/PROTOCOL-HTTP2.md#requests for
+// more details. Also see the documentation on RegisterCodec and
+// CallContentSubtype for more details on the interaction between encoding.Codec and
+// content-subtype.
+//
+// This function is provided for advanced users; prefer to register codecs using encoding.RegisterCodec.
+// The server will automatically use registered codecs based on the incoming requests' headers.
+// See also https://github.com/grpc/grpc-go/blob/master/Documentation/encoding.md#using-a-codec.
+// Will be supported throughout 1.x.
+//
+// Experimental
+//
+// Notice: This API is EXPERIMENTAL and may be changed or removed in a
+// later release.
+func ForceServerCodec(codec encoding.Codec) ServerOption {
+	return newFuncServerOption(func(o *serverOptions) {
+		o.codec = codec
+	})
+}
+
 // RPCCompressor returns a ServerOption that sets a compressor for outbound
 // messages.  For backward compatibility, all outbound messages will be sent
 // using this compressor, regardless of incoming message compression.  By

test/end2end_test.go

@@ -5284,6 +5284,37 @@ func (s) TestGRPCMethod(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func (s) TestForceServerCodec(t *testing.T) {
+	ss := &stubserver.StubServer{
+		EmptyCallF: func(ctx context.Context, in *testpb.Empty) (*testpb.Empty, error) {
+			return &testpb.Empty{}, nil
+		},
+	}
+	codec := &protoCodec{}
+	if err := ss.Start([]grpc.ServerOption{grpc.ForceServerCodec(codec)}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Error starting endpoint server: %v", err)
+	}
+	defer ss.Stop()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 2*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	if _, err := ss.Client.EmptyCall(ctx, &testpb.Empty{}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ss.Client.EmptyCall(_, _) = _, %v; want _, nil", err)
+	}
+
+	unmarshalCount := atomic.LoadInt32(&codec.unmarshalCount)
+	var wantUnmarshalCount int32 = 1
+	if unmarshalCount != wantUnmarshalCount {
+		t.Fatalf("protoCodec.unmarshalCount = %d; want %d", unmarshalCount, wantUnmarshalCount)
+	}
+	marshalCount := atomic.LoadInt32(&codec.marshalCount)
+	var wantMarshalCount int32 = 1
+	if marshalCount != wantMarshalCount {
+		t.Fatalf("protoCodec.marshalCount = %d; want %d", marshalCount, wantMarshalCount)
+	}
+}
+
 func (s) TestUnaryProxyDoesNotForwardMetadata(t *testing.T) {
 	const mdkey = "somedata"
 
@@ -5653,6 +5684,33 @@ func (c *errCodec) Name() string {
 	return "Fermat's near-miss."
 }
 
+type protoCodec struct {
+	marshalCount   int32
+	unmarshalCount int32
+}
+
+func (p *protoCodec) Marshal(v interface{}) ([]byte, error) {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&p.marshalCount, 1)
+	vv, ok := v.(proto.Message)
+	if !ok {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to marshal, message is %T, want proto.Message", v)
+	}
+	return proto.Marshal(vv)
+}
+
+func (p *protoCodec) Unmarshal(data []byte, v interface{}) error {
+	atomic.AddInt32(&p.unmarshalCount, 1)
+	vv, ok := v.(proto.Message)
+	if !ok {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to unmarshal, message is %T, want proto.Message", v)
+	}
+	return proto.Unmarshal(data, vv)
+}
+
+func (*protoCodec) Name() string {
+	return "proto"
+}
+
 func (s) TestEncodeDoesntPanic(t *testing.T) {
 	for _, e := range listTestEnv() {
 		testEncodeDoesntPanic(t, e)