In-depth understanding of the implementation of rpc.Server in Golang

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// net/rpc/server.go

type Server struct {
	serviceMap sync.Map   // map[string]*service
	reqLock    sync.Mutex // protects freeReq
	freeReq    *Request
	respLock   sync.Mutex // protects freeResp
	freeResp   *Response
}

func NewServer() *Server {
	return &Server{}
}

var DefaultServer = NewServer()

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func (server *Server) Register(rcvr interface{}) error {
	return server.register(rcvr, "", false)
}

func (server *Server) RegisterName(name string, rcvr interface{}) error {
	return server.register(rcvr, name, true)
}

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type service struct {
	name   string                 // name of service
	rcvr   reflect.Value          // receiver of methods for the service
	typ    reflect.Type           // type of the receiver
	method map[string]*methodType // registered methods
}

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func (server *Server) register(rcvr interface{}, name string, useName bool) error {
	s := new(service)
	s.typ = reflect.TypeOf(rcvr)
	s.rcvr = reflect.ValueOf(rcvr)
	sname := reflect.Indirect(s.rcvr).Type().Name()
	if useName {
		sname = name
	}
	if sname == "" {
		s := "rpc.Register: no service name for type " + s.typ.String()
		log.Print(s)
		return errors.New(s)
	}
	if !token.IsExported(sname) && !useName {
		s := "rpc.Register: type " + sname + " is not exported"
		log.Print(s)
		return errors.New(s)
	}
	s.name = sname

	// Install the methods
	s.method = suitableMethods(s.typ, true)

	if len(s.method) == 0 {
		str := ""

		// To help the user, see if a pointer receiver would work.
		method := suitableMethods(reflect.PtrTo(s.typ), false)
		if len(method) != 0 {
			str = "rpc.Register: type " + sname + " has no exported methods of suitable type (hint: pass a pointer to value of that type)"
		} else {
			str = "rpc.Register: type " + sname + " has no exported methods of suitable type"
		}
		log.Print(str)
		return errors.New(str)
	}

	if _, dup := server.serviceMap.LoadOrStore(sname, s); dup {
		return errors.New("rpc: service already defined: " + sname)
	}
	return nil
}

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func suitableMethods(typ reflect.Type, reportErr bool) map[string]*methodType {
	methods := make(map[string]*methodType)
	for m := 0; m < typ.NumMethod(); m++ {
		method := typ.Method(m)
		mtype := method.Type
		mname := method.Name
		// Method must be exported.
		if !method.IsExported() {
			continue
		}
		// Method needs three ins: receiver, *args, *reply.
		if mtype.NumIn() != 3 {
			if reportErr {
				log.Printf("rpc.Register: method %q has %d input parameters; needs exactly three\n", mname, mtype.NumIn())
			}
			continue
		}
		// First arg need not be a pointer.
		argType := mtype.In(1)
		if !isExportedOrBuiltinType(argType) {
			if reportErr {
				log.Printf("rpc.Register: argument type of method %q is not exported: %q\n", mname, argType)
			}
			continue
		}
		// Second arg must be a pointer.
		replyType := mtype.In(2)
		if replyType.Kind() != reflect.Ptr {
			if reportErr {
				log.Printf("rpc.Register: reply type of method %q is not a pointer: %q\n", mname, replyType)
			}
			continue
		}
		// Reply type must be exported.
		if !isExportedOrBuiltinType(replyType) {
			if reportErr {
				log.Printf("rpc.Register: reply type of method %q is not exported: %q\n", mname, replyType)
			}
			continue
		}
		// Method needs one out.
		if mtype.NumOut() != 1 {
			if reportErr {
				log.Printf("rpc.Register: method %q has %d output parameters; needs exactly one\n", mname, mtype.NumOut())
			}
			continue
		}
		// The return type of the method must be error.
		if returnType := mtype.Out(0); returnType != typeOfError {
			if reportErr {
				log.Printf("rpc.Register: return type of method %q is %q, must be error\n", mname, returnType)
			}
			continue
		}
		methods[mname] = &methodType{method: method, ArgType: argType, ReplyType: replyType}
	}
	return methods
}

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if _, dup := server.serviceMap.LoadOrStore(sname, s); dup {
	return errors.New("rpc: service already defined: " + sname)
}

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func (server *Server) ServeConn(conn io.ReadWriteCloser) {
	buf := bufio.NewWriter(conn)
	srv := &gobServerCodec{
		rwc:    conn,
		dec:    gob.NewDecoder(conn),
		enc:    gob.NewEncoder(buf),
		encBuf: buf,
	}
	server.ServeCodec(srv)
}

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func (server *Server) ServeCodec(codec ServerCodec) {
	sending := new(sync.Mutex)
	wg := new(sync.WaitGroup)
	for {
		service, mtype, req, argv, replyv, keepReading, err := server.readRequest(codec)
		if err != nil {
			if debugLog && err != io.EOF {
				log.Println("rpc:", err)
			}
			if !keepReading {
				break
			}
			// send a response if we actually managed to read a header.
			if req != nil {
				server.sendResponse(sending, req, invalidRequest, codec, err.Error())
				server.freeRequest(req)
			}
			continue
		}
		wg.Add(1)
		go service.call(server, sending, wg, mtype, req, argv, replyv, codec)
	}
	// We've seen that there are no more requests.
	// Wait for responses to be sent before closing codec.
	wg.Wait()
	codec.Close()
}

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func (s *service) call(server *Server, sending *sync.Mutex, wg *sync.WaitGroup, mtype *methodType, req *Request, argv, replyv reflect.Value, codec ServerCodec) {
	if wg != nil {
		defer wg.Done()
	}
	mtype.Lock()
	mtype.numCalls++
	mtype.Unlock()
	function := mtype.method.Func
	// Invoke the method, providing a new value for the reply.
	returnValues := function.Call([]reflect.Value{s.rcvr, argv, replyv})
	// The return value for the method is an error.
	errInter := returnValues[0].Interface()
	errmsg := ""
	if errInter != nil {
		errmsg = errInter.(error).Error()
	}
	server.sendResponse(sending, req, replyv.Interface(), codec, errmsg)
	server.freeRequest(req)
}