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Version: 0.8

Rest API

1. Start REST Service

The RestAPI service can be started in the following way:

kcl server

The service can then be requested via the POST protocol:

$ curl -X POST http://127.0.0.1:2021/api:protorpc/BuiltinService.Ping --data '{}'
{
"error": "",
"result": {}
}

The POST request and the returned JSON data are consistent with the structure defined by Protobuf.

2. BuiltinService

Where the /api:protorpc/BuiltinService.Ping path represents the Ping method of the BuiltinService service.

The complete BuiltinService is defined by Protobuf:

service BuiltinService {
rpc Ping(Ping_Args) returns(Ping_Result);
rpc ListMethod(ListMethod_Args) returns(ListMethod_Result);
}

message Ping_Args {
string value = 1;
}
message Ping_Result {
string value = 1;
}

message ListMethod_Args {
// empty
}
message ListMethod_Result {
repeated string method_name_list = 1;
}

The Ping method can verify whether the service is normal, and the ListMethod method can query the list of all services and functions provided.

3. KclvmService

The KclvmService service is a service related to KCL functionality. The usage is the same as the BuiltinService service.

For example, there is the following Person structure definition:

schema Person:
key: str

check:
"value" in key # 'key' is required and 'key' must contain "value"

Then we want to use Person to verify the following JSON data:

{ "key": "value" }

This can be done through the ValidateCode method of the KclvmService service. Refer to the ValidateCode_Args structure of the ValidateCode method:

message ValidateCode_Args {
string data = 1;
string code = 2;
string schema = 3;
string attribute_name = 4;
string format = 5;
}

Construct the JSON data required by the POST request according to the ValidateCode_Args structure, which contains the Person definition and the JSON data to be verified:

{
"code": "\nschema Person:\n key: str\n\n check:\n \"value\" in key # 'key' is required and 'key' must contain \"value\"\n",
"data": "{\"key\": \"value\"}"
}

Save this JSON data to the vet-hello.json file and verify it with the following command:

$ curl -X POST \
http://127.0.0.1:2021/api:protorpc/KclvmService.ValidateCode \
-H "accept: application/json" \
--data @./vet-hello.json
{
"error": "",
"result": {
"success": true
}
}

4. Complete Protobuf Service Definition

Cross-language APIs defined via Protobuf(https://github.com/kcl-lang/kcl-go/blob/main/pkg/spec/gpyrpc/gpyrpc.proto):

// Copyright The KCL Authors. All rights reserved.
//
// This file defines the request parameters and return structure of the KCL RPC server.

syntax = "proto3";

package gpyrpc;

// kcl main.k -E pkg_name=pkg_path
message CmdExternalPkgSpec {
string pkg_name = 1;
string pkg_path = 2;
}

// kcl main.k -D name=value
message CmdArgSpec {
string name = 1;
string value = 2;
}

// kcl main.k -O pkgpath:path.to.field=field_value
message CmdOverrideSpec {
string pkgpath = 1;
string field_path = 2;
string field_value = 3;
string action = 4;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Error types
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

message Error {
string level = 1;
string code = 2;
repeated Message messages = 3;
}

message Message {
string msg = 1;
Position pos = 2;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// service request/response
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

// gpyrpc.BuiltinService
service BuiltinService {
rpc Ping(Ping_Args) returns(Ping_Result);
rpc ListMethod(ListMethod_Args) returns(ListMethod_Result);
}

// gpyrpc.KclvmService
service KclvmService {
rpc Ping(Ping_Args) returns(Ping_Result);

rpc ExecProgram(ExecProgram_Args) returns(ExecProgram_Result);
rpc BuildProgram(BuildProgram_Args) returns(BuildProgram_Result);
rpc ExecArtifact(ExecArtifact_Args) returns(ExecProgram_Result);

rpc ParseFile(ParseFile_Args) returns(ParseFile_Result);
rpc ParseProgram(ParseProgram_Args) returns(ParseProgram_Result);
rpc LoadPackage(LoadPackage_Args) returns(LoadPackage_Result);
rpc ListOptions(ParseProgram_Args) returns(ListOptions_Result);

rpc FormatCode(FormatCode_Args) returns(FormatCode_Result);
rpc FormatPath(FormatPath_Args) returns(FormatPath_Result);
rpc LintPath(LintPath_Args) returns(LintPath_Result);
rpc OverrideFile(OverrideFile_Args) returns (OverrideFile_Result);

rpc GetSchemaType(GetSchemaType_Args) returns(GetSchemaType_Result);
rpc GetFullSchemaType(GetFullSchemaType_Args) returns(GetSchemaType_Result);
rpc GetSchemaTypeMapping(GetSchemaTypeMapping_Args) returns(GetSchemaTypeMapping_Result);
rpc ValidateCode(ValidateCode_Args) returns(ValidateCode_Result);

rpc ListDepFiles(ListDepFiles_Args) returns(ListDepFiles_Result);
rpc LoadSettingsFiles(LoadSettingsFiles_Args) returns(LoadSettingsFiles_Result);

rpc Rename(Rename_Args) returns(Rename_Result);
rpc RenameCode(RenameCode_Args) returns(RenameCode_Result);

rpc Test(Test_Args) returns (Test_Result);
}

message Ping_Args {
string value = 1;
}
message Ping_Result {
string value = 1;
}

message ListMethod_Args {
// empty
}
message ListMethod_Result {
repeated string method_name_list = 1;
}

message ParseFile_Args {
string path = 1;
string source = 2;
repeated CmdExternalPkgSpec external_pkgs = 3; // External packages path
}

message ParseFile_Result {
string ast_json = 1; // JSON string value
repeated string deps = 2; // file dependency paths
repeated Error errors = 3; // Parse errors
}

message ParseProgram_Args {
repeated string paths = 1;
repeated string sources = 2;
repeated CmdExternalPkgSpec external_pkgs = 3; // External packages path
}

message ParseProgram_Result {
string ast_json = 1; // JSON string value
repeated string paths = 2; // Returns the files in the order they should be compiled
repeated Error errors = 3; // Parse errors
}

message LoadPackage_Args {
ParseProgram_Args parse_args = 1;
bool resolve_ast = 2;
bool load_builtin = 3;
bool with_ast_index = 4;
}

message LoadPackage_Result {
string program = 1; // JSON string value
repeated string paths = 2; // Returns the files in the order they should be compiled
repeated Error parse_errors = 3; // Parse errors
repeated Error type_errors = 4; // Type errors
map<string, Scope> scopes = 5; // Map key is the ScopeIndex json string.
map<string, Symbol> symbols = 6; // Map key is the SymbolIndex json string.
map<string, SymbolIndex> node_symbol_map = 7; // Map key is the AST index UUID string.
map<string, string> symbol_node_map = 8; // Map key is the SymbolIndex json string.
map<string, SymbolIndex> fully_qualified_name_map = 9; // Map key is the fully_qualified_name e.g. `pkg.Name`
map<string, ScopeIndex> pkg_scope_map = 10; // Map key is the package path.
}

message ListOptions_Result {
repeated OptionHelp options = 2; // Returns the files in the order they should be compiled
}

message OptionHelp {
string name = 1;
string type = 2;
bool required = 3;
string default_value = 4;
string help = 5;
}

message Symbol {
KclType ty = 1;
string name = 2;
SymbolIndex owner = 3;
SymbolIndex def = 4;
repeated SymbolIndex attrs = 5;
bool is_global = 6;
}

message Scope {
string kind = 1;
ScopeIndex parent = 2;
SymbolIndex owner = 3;
repeated ScopeIndex children = 4;
repeated SymbolIndex defs = 5;
}

message SymbolIndex {
uint64 i = 1;
uint64 g = 2;
string kind = 3;
}

message ScopeIndex {
uint64 i = 1;
uint64 g = 2;
string kind = 3;
}

message ExecProgram_Args {
string work_dir = 1;

repeated string k_filename_list = 2;
repeated string k_code_list = 3;

repeated CmdArgSpec args = 4;
repeated CmdOverrideSpec overrides = 5;

bool disable_yaml_result = 6;

bool print_override_ast = 7;

// -r --strict-range-check
bool strict_range_check = 8;

// -n --disable-none
bool disable_none = 9;
// -v --verbose
int32 verbose = 10;

// -d --debug
int32 debug = 11;

// yaml/json: sort keys
bool sort_keys = 12;

// -E --external : external packages path
repeated CmdExternalPkgSpec external_pkgs = 13;

// Whether including schema type in JSON/YAML result
bool include_schema_type_path = 14;

// Whether only compiling the program
bool compile_only = 15;

// Show hidden attributes
bool show_hidden = 16;

// -S --path_selector
repeated string path_selector = 17;
}

message ExecProgram_Result {
string json_result = 1;
string yaml_result = 2;
string log_message = 3;
string err_message = 4;
}

message BuildProgram_Args {
ExecProgram_Args exec_args = 1;
string output = 2;
}

message BuildProgram_Result {
string path = 1;
}

message ExecArtifact_Args {
string path = 1;
ExecProgram_Args exec_args = 2;
}

message ResetPlugin_Args {
string plugin_root = 1;
}
message ResetPlugin_Result {
// empty
}

message FormatCode_Args {
string source = 1;
}

message FormatCode_Result {
bytes formatted = 1;
}

message FormatPath_Args {
string path = 1;
}

message FormatPath_Result {
repeated string changed_paths = 1;
}

message LintPath_Args {
repeated string paths = 1;
}

message LintPath_Result {
repeated string results = 1;
}

message OverrideFile_Args {
string file = 1;
repeated string specs = 2;
repeated string import_paths = 3;
}

message OverrideFile_Result {
bool result = 1;
}

message GetFullSchemaType_Args {
ExecProgram_Args exec_args = 1;
string schema_name = 2;
}

message GetSchemaType_Args {
string file = 1;
string code = 2;
string schema_name = 3;
}
message GetSchemaType_Result {
repeated KclType schema_type_list = 1;
}

message GetSchemaTypeMapping_Args {
string file = 1;
string code = 2;
string schema_name = 3;
}
message GetSchemaTypeMapping_Result {
map<string, KclType> schema_type_mapping = 1;
}

message ValidateCode_Args {
string datafile = 1;
string data = 2;
string file = 3;
string code = 4;
string schema = 5;
string attribute_name = 6;
string format = 7;
}

message ValidateCode_Result {
bool success = 1;
string err_message = 2;
}

message Position {
int64 line = 1;
int64 column = 2;
string filename = 3;
}

message ListDepFiles_Args {
string work_dir = 1;
bool use_abs_path = 2;
bool include_all = 3;
bool use_fast_parser = 4;
}

message ListDepFiles_Result {
string pkgroot = 1;
string pkgpath = 2;
repeated string files = 3;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// LoadSettingsFiles API
// Input work dir and setting files and return the merged kcl singleton config.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

message LoadSettingsFiles_Args {
string work_dir = 1;
repeated string files = 2;
}

message LoadSettingsFiles_Result {
CliConfig kcl_cli_configs = 1;
repeated KeyValuePair kcl_options = 2;
}

message CliConfig {
repeated string files = 1;
string output = 2;
repeated string overrides = 3;
repeated string path_selector = 4;
bool strict_range_check = 5;
bool disable_none = 6;
int64 verbose = 7;
bool debug = 8;
bool sort_keys = 9;
bool show_hidden = 10;
bool include_schema_type_path = 11;
}

message KeyValuePair {
string key = 1;
string value = 2;
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Rename API
// find all the occurrences of the target symbol and rename them. This API will rewrite files if they contain symbols to be renamed.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

message Rename_Args {
string package_root = 1; // the file path to the package root
string symbol_path = 2; // the path to the target symbol to be renamed. The symbol path should conform to format: `<pkgpath>:<field_path>` When the pkgpath is '__main__', `<pkgpath>:` can be omitted.
repeated string file_paths = 3; // the paths to the source code files
string new_name = 4; // the new name of the symbol
}

message Rename_Result {
repeated string changed_files = 1; // the file paths got changed
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// RenameCode API
// find all the occurrences of the target symbol and rename them. This API won't rewrite files but return the modified code if any code has been changed.
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

message RenameCode_Args {
string package_root = 1; // the file path to the package root
string symbol_path = 2; // the path to the target symbol to be renamed. The symbol path should conform to format: `<pkgpath>:<field_path>` When the pkgpath is '__main__', `<pkgpath>:` can be omitted.
map<string, string> source_codes = 3; // the source code. a <filename>:<code> map
string new_name = 4; // the new name of the symbol
}

message RenameCode_Result {
map<string, string> changed_codes = 1; // the changed code. a <filename>:<code> map
}

// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// Test API
// Test KCL packages with test arguments
// ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

message Test_Args {
ExecProgram_Args exec_args = 1; // This field stores the execution program arguments.
repeated string pkg_list = 2; // The package path list to be tested e.g., "./...", "/path/to/package/", "/path/to/package/..."
string run_regexp = 3; // This field stores a regular expression for filtering tests to run.
bool fail_fast = 4; // This field determines whether the test run should stop on the first failure.
}

message Test_Result {
repeated TestCaseInfo info = 2;
}

message TestCaseInfo {
string name = 1; // Test case name
string error = 2;
uint64 duration = 3; // Number of whole microseconds in the duration.
string log_message = 4;
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// KCL Type Structure
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------

message KclType {
string type = 1; // schema, dict, list, str, int, float, bool, any, union, number_multiplier
repeated KclType union_types = 2 ; // union types
string default = 3; // default value

string schema_name = 4; // schema name
string schema_doc = 5; // schema doc
map<string, KclType> properties = 6; // schema properties
repeated string required = 7; // required schema properties, [property_name1, property_name2]

KclType key = 8; // dict key type
KclType item = 9; // dict/list item type

int32 line = 10;

repeated Decorator decorators = 11; // schema decorators

string filename = 12; // `filename` represents the absolute path of the file name where the attribute is located.
string pkg_path = 13; // `pkg_path` represents the path name of the package where the attribute is located.
string description = 14; // `description` represents the document of the attribute.
map<string, Example> examples = 15; // A map object to hold examples, the key is the example name.
}

message Decorator {
string name = 1;
repeated string arguments = 2;
map<string, string> keywords = 3;
}

message Example {
string summary = 1; // Short description for the example.
string description = 2; // Long description for the example.
string value = 3; // Embedded literal example.
}

// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
// END
// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------