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+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
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+ */
+
+package org.apache.arrow.flight;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Server-side middleware for Flight calls.
+ *
+ * <p>Middleware are instantiated per-call.
+ *
+ * <p>Methods are not guaranteed to be called on any particular thread, relative to the thread that Flight requests are
+ * executed on. Do not depend on thread-local storage; instead, use state on the middleware instance. Service
+ * implementations may communicate with middleware implementations through
+ * {@link org.apache.arrow.flight.FlightProducer.CallContext#getMiddleware(Key)}. Methods on the middleware instance
+ * are non-reentrant, that is, a particular RPC will not make multiple concurrent calls to methods on a single
+ * middleware instance. However, methods on the factory instance are expected to be thread-safe, and if the factory
+ * instance returns the same middleware object more than once, then that middleware object must be thread-safe.
+ */
+public interface FlightServerMiddleware {
+
+ /**
+ * A factory for Flight server middleware.
+ * @param <T> The middleware type.
+ */
+ interface Factory<T extends FlightServerMiddleware> {
+ /**
+ * A callback for when the call starts.
+ *
+ * @param info Details about the call.
+ * @param incomingHeaders A mutable set of request headers.
+ * @param context Context about the current request.
+ *
+ * @throws FlightRuntimeException if the middleware wants to reject the call with the given status
+ */
+ T onCallStarted(CallInfo info, CallHeaders incomingHeaders, RequestContext context);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * A key for Flight server middleware. On a server, middleware instances are identified by this key.
+ *
+ * <p>Keys use reference equality, so instances should be shared.
+ *
+ * @param <T> The middleware class stored in this key. This provides a compile-time check when retrieving instances.
+ */
+ class Key<T extends FlightServerMiddleware> {
+ final String key;
+
+ Key(String key) {
+ this.key = Objects.requireNonNull(key, "Key must not be null.");
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Create a new key for the given type.
+ */
+ public static <T extends FlightServerMiddleware> Key<T> of(String key) {
+ return new Key<>(key);
+ }
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Callback for when the underlying transport is about to send response headers.
+ *
+ * @param outgoingHeaders A mutable set of response headers. These can be manipulated to send different headers to the
+ * client.
+ */
+ void onBeforeSendingHeaders(CallHeaders outgoingHeaders);
+
+ /**
+ * Callback for when the underlying transport has completed a call.
+ * @param status Whether the call completed successfully or not.
+ */
+ void onCallCompleted(CallStatus status);
+
+ /**
+ * Callback for when an RPC method implementation throws an uncaught exception.
+ *
+ * <p>May be called multiple times, and may be called before or after {@link #onCallCompleted(CallStatus)}.
+ * Generally, an uncaught exception will end the call with a error {@link CallStatus}, and will be reported to {@link
+ * #onCallCompleted(CallStatus)}, but not necessarily this method.
+ *
+ * @param err The exception that was thrown.
+ */
+ void onCallErrored(Throwable err);
+}