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Add support for marshalable objects, including `Observer<T>`
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# Documentation | ||
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## `@microsoft/servicehub-framework` NPM package documentation | ||
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[Documentation specific to this package is available elsewhere](../src/servicebroker-npm/doc/index.md). |
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# `@microsoft/servicehub-framework` NPM package documentation | ||
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- [Marshalable objects](marshalable_objects.md) |
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# Marshalable objects | ||
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This package implements [the marshalable object protocol](https://github.com/microsoft/vs-streamjsonrpc/blob/main/doc/general_marshaled_objects.md) first implemented by StreamJsonRpc. | ||
The overall behavior and wire protocol are defined there. | ||
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The TypeScript/javascript-specific behaviors are outlined here. | ||
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## Sending a marshaled object | ||
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By default, all values passed as arguments or return values are serialized by value. | ||
To marshal an object for remote function invocation instead of serializing by value, the object should implement the `RpcMarshalable` interface. | ||
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For example: | ||
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```ts | ||
interface ICalculator { | ||
add(a: number, b: number): Promise<number> | number | ||
} | ||
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class Calculator implements ICalculator, RpcMarshalable { | ||
readonly _jsonRpcMarshalableLifetime: MarshaledObjectLifetime = 'explicit' | ||
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add(a: number, b: number) { | ||
return a + b | ||
} | ||
} | ||
``` | ||
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Only top-level arguments and return values are tested for marshalability. | ||
This means that the Calculator object must appear as its own argument or return value in order to be marshaled. | ||
If it appears deep in the object graph of an argument or return value, it will simply be serialized. | ||
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If the receiver disposes the proxy, and the real object defines a `dispose` method, the `dispose` method will be invoked on the real object. | ||
This means that when you pass an object across RPC, you are effectively transferring lifetime ownership to the remote party. | ||
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## Receiving a marshaled object | ||
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When it arrives on the remote side, it will no longer be an instance of the `Calculator` class, but instead will be a proxy. | ||
This proxy will relay all function calls to the original object. | ||
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The proxy must be disposed of when done or it will occupy resources for as long as the JSON-RPC connection lasts on both ends of the connection. | ||
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You can leverage Typescript for type safety for this. For example, the calculator might be accepted as an argument like this: | ||
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```ts | ||
interface IServer { | ||
doSomeMath(calc: ICalculator): Promise<number> | ||
} | ||
``` | ||
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The server may be implemented like this: | ||
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```ts | ||
class Server { | ||
doSomeMath(calc: ICalculator & IDisposable): Promise<number> { | ||
const sum = await calc.add(2, 3) | ||
calc.dispose() | ||
return sum // 5 | ||
} | ||
} | ||
``` |
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