RSocket
RSocket is a binary protocol for use on byte stream transports such as TCP, WebSockets, and Aeron.
It enables the following symmetric interaction models via async message passing over a single connection:
- request/response (stream of 1)
- request/stream (finite stream of many)
- fire-and-forget (no response)
- event subscription (infinite stream of many)
Learn more at http://rsocket.io
Build and Binaries
Releases are available via Maven Central.
Example:
dependencies {
implementation 'io.rsocket:rsocket-core:1.0.0-RC3'
implementation 'io.rsocket:rsocket-transport-netty:1.0.0-RC3'
// implementation 'io.rsocket:rsocket-core:1.0.0-RC4-SNAPSHOT'
// implementation 'io.rsocket:rsocket-transport-netty:1.0.0-RC4-SNAPSHOT'
}
Development
Install the google-java-format in Intellij, from Plugins preferences.
Enable under Preferences -> Other Settings -> google-java-format Settings
Format automatically with
$./gradlew goJF
Debugging
Frames can be printed out to help debugging. Set the logger io.rsocket.FrameLogger to debug to print the frames.
Requirements
- Java 8 - heavy dependence on Java 8 functional APIs and java.time, also on Reactor
- Android O - https://github.com/rsocket/rsocket-demo-android-java8
Trivial Client
package io.rsocket.transport.netty;
import io.rsocket.Payload;
import io.rsocket.RSocket;
import io.rsocket.RSocketFactory;
import io.rsocket.transport.netty.client.WebsocketClientTransport;
import io.rsocket.util.DefaultPayload;
import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
import java.net.URI;
public class ExampleClient {
public static void main(String[] args) {
WebsocketClientTransport ws = WebsocketClientTransport.create(URI.create("ws://rsocket-demo.herokuapp.com/ws"));
RSocket client = RSocketFactory.connect().keepAlive().transport(ws).start().block();
try {
Flux<Payload> s = client.requestStream(DefaultPayload.create("peace"));
s.take(10).doOnNext(p -> System.out.println(p.getDataUtf8())).blockLast();
} finally {
client.dispose();
}
}
}
Zero Copy
By default to make RSocket easier to use it copies the incoming Payload. Copying the payload comes at cost to performance
and latency. If you want to use zero copy you must disable this. To disable copying you must include a payloadDecoder
argument in your RSocketFactory. This will let you manage the Payload without copying the data from the underlying
transport. You must free the Payload when you are done with them
or you will get a memory leak. Used correctly this will reduce latency and increase performance.
Example Server setup
RSocketFactory.receive()
// Enable Zero Copy
.frameDecoder(PayloadDecoder.ZERO_COPY)
.acceptor(new PingHandler())
.transport(TcpServerTransport.create(7878))
.start()
.block()
.onClose()
.block();
Example Client setup
Mono<RSocket> client =
RSocketFactory.connect()
// Enable Zero Copy
.frameDecoder(PayloadDecoder.ZERO_COPY)
.transport(TcpClientTransport.create(7878))
.start();
Bugs and Feedback
For bugs, questions and discussions please use the Github Issues.
LICENSE
Copyright 2015-2018 the original author or authors.
Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
You may obtain a copy of the License at
http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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