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Processing Request Headers

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Description

**Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.**
When handling invocation requests, I need a reliable mechanism to parse specific headers and pass them to the handler function. I have not found a recommended approach for achieving this within the current framework. While I can implement a Starlette middleware to populate `request.state`, this state is not accessible within my handler.

Could you please advise on the best practice for accomplishing this?

**Describe the solution you'd like**
I would like to have the ability to pass `request.state` (or a similar context containing parsed headers) directly to the handler function. I have included a relevant code snippet below to illustrate the change that would address this need.

**Describe alternatives you've considered**
- Overriding the internal `_build_request_context` method, although I am hesitant to do so since it is not intended for external use.
- Adding an additional route via `app.routes.append`, but this approach requires rewriting significant portions of the existing `_handle_invocation` logic, which is not ideal.

**Additional context**
Please see the code snippet below for reference:

```
async def _invoke_handler(self, handler, request_context, takes_context, payload):
try:
args = (payload, request_context) if takes_context else (payload,)

if asyncio.iscoroutinefunction(handler):
return await handler(*args)
else:
loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
return await loop.run_in_executor(None, handler, *args)
```

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Research direction

Start by reading the internal _build_request_context and _handle_invocation paths, then compare them with the proposed _invoke_handler signature in the issue. Determine how parsed request headers and request.state are currently represented and whether the requested handler context fits the framework. Done requires a maintainer-approved approach with clear behavior and coverage for invocation handlers.

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Assessment

Tech stack
python
Domain
api, backend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
28/100

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