feat: Allow global level Response headers

docs/features.md

@@ -171,17 +171,25 @@ async def hello(request):
     return "Hello World"
 ```
 
-## Global Headers
+## Global Request Headers
 
 You can also add global headers for every request.
 
 ```python
 app.add_request_header("server", "robyn")
 ```
 
+## Global Response Headers
+
+You can also add global response headers for every request.
+
+```python
+app.add_response_header("content-type", "application/json")
+```
+
 ## Per route headers
 
-You can also add headers for every route.
+You can also add request and response headers for every route.
 
 ```python
 @app.get("/request_headers")
@@ -194,6 +202,14 @@ async def request_headers():
     }
 ```
 
+```python
+@app.get("/response_headers")
+async def response_headers():
+    return {
+        "headers": {"Header": "header_value"},
+    }
+```
+
 ## Query Params
 
 You can access query params from every HTTP method.

integration_tests/base_routes.py

@@ -511,7 +511,7 @@ async def post(request):
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
-    app.add_request_header("server", "robyn")
+    app.add_response_header("server", "robyn")
     app.add_directory(
         route="/test_dir",
         directory_path=os.path.join(current_file_path, "build"),

integration_tests/test_app.py

@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@ def test_add_request_header():
     assert app.request_headers == [Header(key="server", val="robyn")]
 
 
+def test_add_response_header():
+    app = Robyn(__file__)
+    app.add_response_header("content-type", "application/json")
+    assert app.response_headers == [Header(key="content-type", val="application/json")]
+
+
 def test_lifecycle_handlers():
     def mock_startup_handler():
         pass

robyn/__init__.py

@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ def __init__(self, file_object: str) -> None:
         self.middleware_router = MiddlewareRouter()
         self.web_socket_router = WebSocketRouter()
         self.request_headers: List[Header] = []  # This needs a better type
+        self.response_headers: List[Header] = []  # This needs a better type
         self.directories: List[Directory] = []
         self.event_handlers = {}
         load_vars(project_root=directory_path)
@@ -83,6 +84,9 @@ def add_directory(
     def add_request_header(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
         self.request_headers.append(Header(key, value))
 
+    def add_response_header(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
+        self.response_headers.append(Header(key, value))
+
     def add_web_socket(self, endpoint: str, ws: WS) -> None:
         self.web_socket_router.add_route(endpoint, ws)
 
@@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ def start(self, url: str = "127.0.0.1", port: int = 8080):
                 self.event_handlers,
                 self.config.workers,
                 self.config.processes,
+                self.response_headers,
             )
         else:
             event_handler = EventHandler(
@@ -139,6 +144,7 @@ def start(self, url: str = "127.0.0.1", port: int = 8080):
                 self.event_handlers,
                 self.config.workers,
                 self.config.processes,
+                self.response_headers,
             )
             event_handler.start_server()
             logger.info(

robyn/dev_event_handler.py

@@ -23,11 +23,13 @@ def __init__(
         event_handlers: Dict[Events, FunctionInfo],
         workers: int,
         processes: int,
+        response_headers: List[Header],
     ) -> None:
         self.url = url
         self.port = port
         self.directories = directories
         self.request_headers = request_headers
+        self.response_headers = response_headers
         self.routes = routes
         self.middlewares = middlewares
         self.web_sockets = web_sockets
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ def start_server(self):
             self.event_handlers,
             self.n_workers,
             self.n_processes,
+            self.response_headers,
             True,
         )
 

robyn/processpool.py

@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ def run_processes(
     event_handlers: Dict[Events, FunctionInfo],
     workers: int,
     processes: int,
+    response_headers: List[Header],
     from_event_handler: bool = False,
 ) -> List[Process]:
     socket = SocketHeld(url, port)
@@ -37,6 +38,7 @@ def run_processes(
         socket,
         workers,
         processes,
+        response_headers,
     )
 
     if not from_event_handler:
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ def init_processpool(
     socket: SocketHeld,
     workers: int,
     processes: int,
+    response_headers: List[Header],
 ) -> List[Process]:
     process_pool = []
     if sys.platform.startswith("win32"):
@@ -78,6 +81,7 @@ def init_processpool(
             event_handlers,
             socket,
             workers,
+            response_headers,
         )
 
         return process_pool
@@ -95,6 +99,7 @@ def init_processpool(
                 event_handlers,
                 copied_socket,
                 workers,
+                response_headers,
             ),
         )
         process.start()
@@ -128,6 +133,7 @@ def spawn_process(
     event_handlers: Dict[Events, FunctionInfo],
     socket: SocketHeld,
     workers: int,
+    response_headers: List[Header],
 ):
     """
     This function is called by the main process handler to create a server runtime.
@@ -156,6 +162,9 @@ def spawn_process(
     for header in request_headers:
         server.add_request_header(*header.as_list())
 
+    for header in response_headers:
+        server.add_response_header(*header.as_list())
+
     for route in routes:
         route_type, endpoint, function, is_const = route
         server.add_route(route_type, endpoint, function, is_const)

robyn/robyn.pyi

@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ class Server:
         pass
     def add_request_header(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
         pass
+    def add_response_header(self, key: str, value: str) -> None:
+        pass
     def add_route(
         self,
         route_type: str,

src/server.rs

@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ pub struct Server {
     websocket_router: Arc<WebSocketRouter>,
     middleware_router: Arc<MiddlewareRouter>,
     global_request_headers: Arc<DashMap<String, String>>,
+    global_response_headers: Arc<DashMap<String, String>>,
     directories: Arc<RwLock<Vec<Directory>>>,
     startup_handler: Option<Arc<FunctionInfo>>,
     shutdown_handler: Option<Arc<FunctionInfo>>,
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ impl Server {
             websocket_router: Arc::new(WebSocketRouter::new()),
             middleware_router: Arc::new(MiddlewareRouter::new()),
             global_request_headers: Arc::new(DashMap::new()),
+            global_response_headers: Arc::new(DashMap::new()),
             directories: Arc::new(RwLock::new(Vec::new())),
             startup_handler: None,
             shutdown_handler: None,
@@ -92,6 +94,7 @@ impl Server {
         let middleware_router = self.middleware_router.clone();
         let web_socket_router = self.websocket_router.clone();
         let global_request_headers = self.global_request_headers.clone();
+        let global_response_headers = self.global_response_headers.clone();
         let directories = self.directories.clone();
         let workers = Arc::new(workers);
 
@@ -145,7 +148,8 @@ impl Server {
                         .app_data(web::Data::new(router.clone()))
                         .app_data(web::Data::new(const_router.clone()))
                         .app_data(web::Data::new(middleware_router.clone()))
-                        .app_data(web::Data::new(global_request_headers.clone()));
+                        .app_data(web::Data::new(global_request_headers.clone()))
+                        .app_data(web::Data::new(global_response_headers.clone()));
 
                     let web_socket_map = web_socket_router.get_web_socket_map();
                     for (elem, value) in (web_socket_map.read().unwrap()).iter() {
@@ -165,6 +169,7 @@ impl Server {
                               const_router: web::Data<Arc<ConstRouter>>,
                               middleware_router: web::Data<Arc<MiddlewareRouter>>,
                               global_request_headers,
+                              global_response_headers,
                               body,
                               req| {
                             pyo3_asyncio::tokio::scope_local(task_locals.clone(), async move {
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ impl Server {
                                     const_router,
                                     middleware_router,
                                     global_request_headers,
+                                    global_response_headers,
                                     body,
                                     req,
                                 )
@@ -223,19 +229,32 @@ impl Server {
         });
     }
 
-    /// Adds a new header to our concurrent hashmap
+    /// Adds a new request header to our concurrent hashmap
     /// this can be called after the server has started.
     pub fn add_request_header(&self, key: &str, value: &str) {
         self.global_request_headers
             .insert(key.to_string(), value.to_string());
     }
 
-    /// Removes a new header to our concurrent hashmap
+    /// Adds a new response header to our concurrent hashmap
+    /// this can be called after the server has started.
+    pub fn add_response_header(&self, key: &str, value: &str) {
+        self.global_response_headers
+            .insert(key.to_string(), value.to_string());
+    }
+
+    /// Removes a new request header to our concurrent hashmap
     /// this can be called after the server has started.
     pub fn remove_header(&self, key: &str) {
         self.global_request_headers.remove(key);
     }
 
+    /// Removes a new response header to our concurrent hashmap
+    /// this can be called after the server has started.
+    pub fn remove_response_header(&self, key: &str) {
+        self.global_response_headers.remove(key);
+    }
+
     /// Add a new route to the routing tables
     /// can be called after the server has been started
     pub fn add_route(
@@ -345,6 +364,7 @@ async fn index(
     const_router: web::Data<Arc<ConstRouter>>,
     middleware_router: web::Data<Arc<MiddlewareRouter>>,
     global_request_headers: web::Data<Arc<Headers>>,
+    global_response_headers: web::Data<Arc<Headers>>,
     body: Bytes,
     req: HttpRequest,
 ) -> impl Responder {
@@ -360,6 +380,7 @@ async fn index(
 
     let mut response_builder = HttpResponse::Ok();
     apply_dashmap_headers(&mut response_builder, &global_request_headers);
+    apply_dashmap_headers(&mut response_builder, &global_response_headers);
     apply_hashmap_headers(&mut response_builder, &request.headers);
 
     let response = if let Some(r) = const_router.get_route(req.method(), req.uri().path()) {

src/types.rs

@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ pub struct Response {
 
 #[pymethods]
 impl Response {
+    // To do: Add check for content-type in header and change response_type accordingly
     #[new]
     pub fn new(status_code: u16, headers: HashMap<String, String>, body: &PyAny) -> PyResult<Self> {
         Ok(Self {