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16 
17 package io.grpc.stub;
18 
19 import io.grpc.ExperimentalApi;
20 
21 /**
22  * A refinement of StreamObserver provided by the GRPC runtime to the application that allows for
23  * more complex interactions with call behavior.
24  *
25  * <p>In any call there are logically two {@link StreamObserver} implementations:
26  * <ul>
27  *   <li>'inbound' - which the GRPC runtime calls when it receives messages from the
28  *   remote peer. This is implemented by the application.
29  *   </li>
30  *   <li>'outbound' - which the GRPC runtime provides to the application which it uses to
31  *   send messages to the remote peer.
32  *   </li>
33  * </ul>
34  *
35  * <p>Implementations of this class represent the 'outbound' message stream.
36  *
37  * <p>Like {@code StreamObserver}, implementations are not required to be thread-safe; if multiple
38  * threads will be writing to an instance concurrently, the application must synchronize its calls.
39  *
40  * <p>DO NOT MOCK: The API is too complex to reliably mock. Use InProcessChannelBuilder to create
41  * "real" RPCs suitable for testing.
42  */
43 @ExperimentalApi("https://github.com/grpc/grpc-java/issues/1788")
44 public abstract class CallStreamObserver<V> implements StreamObserver<V> {
45 
46   /**
47    * If {@code true}, indicates that the observer is capable of sending additional messages
48    * without requiring excessive buffering internally. This value is just a suggestion and the
49    * application is free to ignore it, however doing so may result in excessive buffering within the
50    * observer.
51    */
isReady()52   public abstract boolean isReady();
53 
54   /**
55    * Set a {@link Runnable} that will be executed every time the stream {@link #isReady()} state
56    * changes from {@code false} to {@code true}.  While it is not guaranteed that the same
57    * thread will always be used to execute the {@link Runnable}, it is guaranteed that executions
58    * are serialized with calls to the 'inbound' {@link StreamObserver}.
59    *
60    * <p>On client-side this method may only be called during {@link
61    * ClientResponseObserver#beforeStart}. On server-side it may only be called during the initial
62    * call to the application, before the service returns its {@code StreamObserver}.
63    *
64    * <p>Note that the handler may be called some time after {@link #isReady} has transitioned to
65    * true as other callbacks may still be executing in the 'inbound' observer.
66    *
67    * @param onReadyHandler to call when peer is ready to receive more messages.
68    */
setOnReadyHandler(Runnable onReadyHandler)69   public abstract void setOnReadyHandler(Runnable onReadyHandler);
70 
71   /**
72    * Disables automatic flow control where a token is returned to the peer after a call
73    * to the 'inbound' {@link io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver#onNext(Object)} has completed. If disabled
74    * an application must make explicit calls to {@link #request} to receive messages.
75    *
76    * <p>On client-side this method may only be called during {@link
77    * ClientResponseObserver#beforeStart}. On server-side it may only be called during the initial
78    * call to the application, before the service returns its {@code StreamObserver}.
79    *
80    * <p>Note that for cases where the runtime knows that only one inbound message is allowed
81    * calling this method will have no effect and the runtime will always permit one and only
82    * one message. This is true for:
83    * <ul>
84    *   <li>{@link io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType#UNARY} operations on both the
85    *   client and server.
86    *   </li>
87    *   <li>{@link io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType#CLIENT_STREAMING} operations on the client.
88    *   </li>
89    *   <li>{@link io.grpc.MethodDescriptor.MethodType#SERVER_STREAMING} operations on the server.
90    *   </li>
91    * </ul>
92    * </p>
93    */
disableAutoInboundFlowControl()94   public abstract void disableAutoInboundFlowControl();
95 
96   /**
97    * Requests the peer to produce {@code count} more messages to be delivered to the 'inbound'
98    * {@link StreamObserver}.
99    *
100    * <p>This method is safe to call from multiple threads without external synchronization.
101    *
102    * @param count more messages
103    */
request(int count)104   public abstract void request(int count);
105 
106   /**
107    * Sets message compression for subsequent calls to {@link #onNext}.
108    *
109    * @param enable whether to enable compression.
110    */
setMessageCompression(boolean enable)111   public abstract void setMessageCompression(boolean enable);
112 }
113