src/main/protobuf/command_server.proto

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//
// This file contains the protocol used to communicate between the Bazel client
// and the server. At a high level clients may call the CommandServer.run rpc
// to initiates a Bazel command and CommandServer.cancel to cancel an in-flight
// command. CommandServer.ping may be used to check for server liveness without
// executing any commands. See documentation of individual messages for more
// details.
syntax = "proto3";

package command_server;

option java_package = "com.google.devtools.build.lib.server";
option java_outer_classname = "CommandProtos";

// Passed to CommandServer.run to initiate execution of a Bazel command.
message RunRequest {
  // Request cookie from the output base of the server. This serves as a
  // rudimentary form of mutual authentication.
  string cookie = 1;

  // Command and command arguments. Does not include startup arguments.
  repeated bytes arg = 2;

  // Tells the server whether or not the client is willing to wait for any
  // concurrent in-flight request to complete (there are many commands which
  // may not run concurrently). If false and there are in-flight requests then
  // the server will return an error immediately.
  bool block_for_lock = 3;

  // A simple description of the client for reporting purposes. This value is
  // required.
  string client_description = 4;

  // Invocation policy affects how command arguments are interpreted and should
  // be passed separately. This is a proto message, either a human readable
  // String or base64-encoded binary-serialized version of the message. It is
  // not typed directly as an InvocationPolicy message due to distinctions
  // between batch and server mode, so the parsing logic is only in the Java
  // code.
  string invocation_policy = 5;

  // Startup arguments, in the order they were applied, tagged with where they
  // came from. These options have already been parsed and already have had
  // their effect. This information should only be used for logging.
  repeated StartupOption startup_options = 6;
}

// Contains the a startup option with its source file. Uses bytes to preserve
// the way the user inputted the arguments, like the args in RunRequest.
message StartupOption {
  // Startup option in --nullaryflag or --unaryflag=value form.
  bytes option = 1;
  // Where the option came from, such as an rc file or an empty string for the
  // command line.
  bytes source = 2;
}

// Description of an environment variable
message EnvironmentVariable {
  bytes name = 1;
  bytes value = 2;
}

// Description of a request by the server to the client to execute a binary
// after the command invocation finishes.
message ExecRequest {
  bytes working_directory = 1;
  repeated bytes argv = 2;
  repeated EnvironmentVariable environment_variable = 3;
}

// Contains metadata and result data for a command execution.
message RunResponse {
  // Request cookie from the output base of the server. This serves as a
  // rudimentary form of mutual authentication. Set on every response.
  string cookie = 1;

  // Standard out of the command, chunked. May be empty.
  bytes standard_output = 2;

  // Standard error of the command, chunked. May be empty.
  bytes standard_error = 3;

  // Whether this is the last message of the stream, signals that exit_code is
  // valid.
  bool finished = 4;

  // The exit code of the command, only valid when finished is set.
  int32 exit_code = 5;

  // Randomly generated command identifier, this may be used to cancel execution
  // of the command by issuing a cancel call. This should be sent to the client
  // as soon as possible. This is not required to be set (non-empty) on every
  // response.
  string command_id = 6;

  // Whether the command has shut down the server; if set, the client should
  // wait until the server process dies before finishing.
  bool termination_expected = 7;

  // A command to exec() after the command invocation finishes. Should only be
  // present if finished is set.
  ExecRequest exec_request = 8;
}

// Passed to CommandServer.cancel to initiate graceful cancellation of an
// in-flight command.
message CancelRequest {
  // The client request cookie (see RunRequest.cookie).
  string cookie = 1;

  // The id of the command to cancel.
  string command_id = 2;
}

message CancelResponse {
  // The server response cookie (see RunResponse.cookie).
  string cookie = 1;
}

// Passed to CommandServer.ping to initiate a ping request.
message PingRequest {
  // The client request cookie (see RunRequest.cookie).
  string cookie = 1;
}

message PingResponse {
  // The server response cookie (see RunResponse.cookie).
  string cookie = 1;
}

service CommandServer {
  // Run a Bazel command. See documentation of argument/return messages for
  // details.
  rpc Run (RunRequest) returns (stream RunResponse) {}

  // Cancel a currently running Bazel command. May return before the run command
  // actually terminates.
  rpc Cancel (CancelRequest) returns (CancelResponse) {}

  // Does not do anything. Used for liveness check.
  rpc Ping (PingRequest) returns (PingResponse) {}
}