Add http/1 response streaming to Canvas batches

packages/kbn-interpreter/src/public/batched_fetch.js

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import { FUNCTIONS_URL } from './consts';
  * Create a function which executes an Expression function on the
  * server as part of a larger batch of executions.
  */
-export function batchedFetch({ kfetch, serialize, ms = 10 }) {
+export function batchedFetch({ ajaxStream, serialize, ms = 10 }) {
   // Uniquely identifies each function call in a batch operation
   // so that the appropriate promise can be resolved / rejected later.
   let id = 0;
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ export function batchedFetch({ kfetch, serialize, ms = 10 }) {
   };
 
   const runBatch = () => {
-    processBatch(kfetch, batch);
+    processBatch(ajaxStream, batch);
     reset();
   };
 
@@ -70,37 +70,37 @@ export function batchedFetch({ kfetch, serialize, ms = 10 }) {
 function createFuture() {
   let resolve;
   let reject;
+  const promise = new Promise((res, rej) => {
+    resolve = res;
+    reject = rej;
+  });
 
   return {
-    resolve(val) { return resolve(val); },
-    reject(val) { return reject(val); },
-    promise: new Promise((res, rej) => {
-      resolve = res;
-      reject = rej;
-    }),
+    resolve,
+    reject,
+    promise,
   };
 }
 
 /**
  * Runs the specified batch of functions on the server, then resolves
  * the related promises.
  */
-async function processBatch(kfetch, batch) {
+async function processBatch(ajaxStream, batch) {
   try {
-    const { results } = await kfetch({
-      pathname: FUNCTIONS_URL,
-      method: 'POST',
+    await ajaxStream({
+      url: FUNCTIONS_URL,
       body: JSON.stringify({
         functions: Object.values(batch).map(({ request }) => request),
       }),
-    });
+      onResponse({ id, statusCode, result }) {
+        const { future } = batch[id];
 
-    results.forEach(({ id, result }) => {
-      const { future } = batch[id];
-      if (result.statusCode && result.err) {
-        future.reject(result);
-      } else {
-        future.resolve(result);
+        if (statusCode >= 400) {
+          future.reject(result);
+        } else {
+          future.resolve(result);
+        }
       }
     });
   } catch (err) {

packages/kbn-interpreter/src/public/batched_fetch.test.js

@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one or more contributor
+ * license agreements. See the NOTICE file distributed with
+ * this work for additional information regarding copyright
+ * ownership. Elasticsearch B.V. licenses this file to you 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
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+import { batchedFetch } from './batched_fetch';
+
+const serialize = (o) => JSON.stringify(o);
+
+describe('batchedFetch', () => {
+  it('resolves the correct promise', async () => {
+    const ajaxStream = jest.fn(async ({ body, onResponse }) => {
+      const { functions } = JSON.parse(body);
+      functions.map(({ id, functionName, context, args }) => onResponse({
+        id,
+        statusCode: 200,
+        result: `${functionName}${context}${args}`,
+      }));
+    });
+
+    const ajax = batchedFetch({ ajaxStream, serialize, ms: 1 });
+
+    const result = await Promise.all([
+      ajax({ functionName: 'a', context: 1, args: 'aaa' }),
+      ajax({ functionName: 'b', context: 2, args: 'bbb' }),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      'a1aaa',
+      'b2bbb',
+    ]);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects responses whose statusCode is >= 300', async () => {
+    const ajaxStream = jest.fn(async ({ body, onResponse }) => {
+      const { functions } = JSON.parse(body);
+      functions.map(({ id, functionName, context, args }) => onResponse({
+        id,
+        statusCode: context,
+        result: context >= 400 ? { err: {} } : `${functionName}${context}${args}`,
+      }));
+    });
+
+    const ajax = batchedFetch({ ajaxStream, serialize, ms: 1 });
+
+    const result = await Promise.all([
+      ajax({ functionName: 'a', context: 500, args: 'aaa' }).catch(() => 'fail'),
+      ajax({ functionName: 'b', context: 400, args: 'bbb' }).catch(() => 'fail'),
+      ajax({ functionName: 'c', context: 200, args: 'ccc' }),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(result).toEqual([
+      'fail',
+      'fail',
+      'c200ccc'
+    ]);
+  });
+});

packages/kbn-interpreter/src/public/interpreter.js

@@ -23,11 +23,11 @@ import { createHandlers } from './create_handlers';
 import { batchedFetch } from './batched_fetch';
 import { FUNCTIONS_URL } from './consts';
 
-export async function initializeInterpreter(kfetch, typesRegistry, functionsRegistry) {
+export async function initializeInterpreter({ kfetch, ajaxStream, typesRegistry, functionsRegistry }) {
   const serverFunctionList = await kfetch({ pathname: FUNCTIONS_URL });
   const types = typesRegistry.toJS();
   const { serialize } = serializeProvider(types);
-  const batch = batchedFetch({ kfetch, serialize });
+  const batch = batchedFetch({ ajaxStream, serialize });
 
   // For every sever-side function, register a client-side
   // function that matches its definition, but which simply

packages/kbn-interpreter/src/public/interpreter.test.js

@@ -35,35 +35,38 @@ jest.mock('./create_handlers', () => ({
 describe('kbn-interpreter/interpreter', () => {
   it('loads server-side functions', async () => {
     const kfetch = jest.fn(async () => ({}));
+    const ajaxStream = jest.fn(async () => ({}));
 
-    await initializeInterpreter(kfetch, { toJS: () => ({}) }, ({ register: () => {} }));
+    await initializeInterpreter({
+      kfetch,
+      ajaxStream,
+      typesRegistry: { toJS: () => ({}) },
+      functionsRegistry: ({ register: () => {} }),
+    });
 
     expect(kfetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
     expect(kfetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ pathname: FUNCTIONS_URL });
   });
 
   it('registers client-side functions that pass through to the server', async () => {
-    const kfetch = jest.fn(async ({ method }) => {
-      if (method === 'POST') {
-        return {
-          results: [{
-            id: 1,
-            result: {
-              hello: 'world',
-            },
-          }],
-        };
-      }
-
+    const kfetch = jest.fn(async () => {
       return {
         hello: { name: 'hello' },
         world: { name: 'world' },
       };
     });
 
     const register = jest.fn();
+    const ajaxStream = jest.fn(async ({ onResponse }) => {
+      onResponse({ id: 1, result: { hello: 'world' } });
+    });
 
-    await initializeInterpreter(kfetch, { toJS: () => ({}) }, ({ register }));
+    await initializeInterpreter({
+      kfetch,
+      ajaxStream,
+      typesRegistry: { toJS: () => ({}) },
+      functionsRegistry: ({ register }),
+    });
 
     expect(register).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
@@ -81,9 +84,9 @@ describe('kbn-interpreter/interpreter', () => {
 
     expect(result).toEqual({ hello: 'world' });
 
-    expect(kfetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
-      pathname: FUNCTIONS_URL,
-      method: 'POST',
+    expect(ajaxStream).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      url: FUNCTIONS_URL,
+      onResponse: expect.any(Function),
       body: JSON.stringify({
         functions: [{
           id: 1,

src/legacy/core_plugins/interpreter/public/interpreter.js

@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 import { register } from '@kbn/interpreter/common';
 import { initializeInterpreter, registries } from '@kbn/interpreter/public';
 import { kfetch } from 'ui/kfetch';
+import { ajaxStream } from 'ui/ajax_stream';
 import { functions } from './functions';
 import { visualization } from './renderers/visualization';
 
@@ -32,7 +33,12 @@ let _resolve;
 let _interpreterPromise;
 
 const initialize = async () => {
-  initializeInterpreter(kfetch, registries.types, registries.browserFunctions).then(interpreter => {
+  initializeInterpreter({
+    kfetch,
+    ajaxStream,
+    typesRegistry: registries.types,
+    functionsRegistry: registries.browserFunctions,
+  }).then(interpreter => {
     _resolve({ interpreter });
   });
 };

src/legacy/core_plugins/interpreter/server/routes/server_functions.js

@@ -65,37 +65,64 @@ function runServerFunctions(server) {
       const handlers = await createHandlers(req, server);
       const { functions } = req.payload;
 
-      // Process each function individually, and bundle up respones / errors into
-      // the format expected by the front-end batcher.
-      const results = await Promise.all(functions.map(async ({ id, ...fnCall }) => {
-        const result = await runFunction(server, handlers, fnCall)
-          .catch(err => {
-            if (Boom.isBoom(err)) {
-              return { err, statusCode: err.statusCode, message: err.output.payload };
-            }
-            return { err: 'Internal Server Error', statusCode: 500, message: 'See server logs for details.' };
-          });
-
-        if (result == null) {
-          const { functionName } = fnCall;
-          return {
-            id,
-            result: {
-              err: `No result from '${functionName}'`,
-              statusCode: 500,
-              message: `Function '${functionName}' did not return anything`
-            }
-          };
+      // Grab the raw Node response object.
+      const res = req.raw.res;
+
+      // Tell Hapi not to manage the response https://github.com/hapijs/hapi/issues/3884
+      req._isReplied = true;
+
+      // Send the initial headers.
+      res.writeHead(200, {
+        'Content-Type': 'text/plain',
+        'Connection': 'keep-alive',
+        'Transfer-Encoding': 'chunked',
+        'Cache-Control': 'no-cache',
+      });
+
+      // Write a length-delimited response
+      const streamResult = (result) => {
+        const payload = JSON.stringify(result) + '\n';
+        res.write(`${payload.length}:${payload}`);
+      };
+
+      // Tries to run an interpreter function, and ensures a consistent error payload on failure.
+      const tryFunction = async (id, fnCall) => {
+        try {
+          const result = await runFunction(server, handlers, fnCall);
+
+          if (result != null) {
+            return { id, statusCode: 200, result };
+          }
+
+          return batchError(id, `Function ${fnCall.functionName} did not return anything.`);
+        } catch (err) {
+          if (Boom.isBoom(err)) {
+            return batchError(id, err.output.payload, err.statusCode);
+          }
+          return batchError(id, 'See server logs for details.');
         }
+      };
 
-        return { id, result };
-      }));
+      // Process each function individually, and stream the responses back to the client
+      await Promise.all(functions.map(({ id, ...fnCall }) => tryFunction(id, fnCall).then(streamResult)));
 
-      return { results };
+      // All of the responses have been written, so we can close the response.
+      res.end();
     },
   });
 }
 
+/**
+ * A helper function for bundling up errors.
+ */
+function batchError(id, message, statusCode = 500) {
+  return {
+    id,
+    statusCode,
+    result: { statusCode, message },
+  };
+}
+
 /**
  * Register the endpoint that returns the list of server-only functions.
  * @param {*} server - The Kibana server