bazelbuild / bazelbuild/remote-apis

Remote Asset APIs should support Split/Splice when available

Open
#372 1 comment 1 reaction 0 assignees View on GitHub
Dominant language
Go
Stars
445
Forks
141
PR merge metrics
No merged PRs in 30d

Description

The FetchBlob in remote asset apis often involves large archives.
It would be nice if, in addition to the `FetchBlobResponse.blob_digest`, we could have an optional SplitBlobResponse inside

```
message SplitBlobResponse {
repeated Digest chunk_digests = 1;
ChunkingFunction.Value chunking_function = 2;
}
```

when applicable.

Clients that support Split/Splice APIs can then use this list of chunks to download and cache parts of the blob, rather than downloading the entire blob via ByteStream.Read.

This change would save these clients from having to do another round trip of calling SplitBlob rpc

Contributor guide

Open the contributing guide

Research direction

Start by reading the FetchBlobResponse definition and the existing Split/Splice APIs, especially SplitBlobResponse and ByteStream.Read. Determine how an optional chunk list and chunking function fit the remote asset API, then verify that clients can use the returned chunks without a second SplitBlob RPC.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Domain
api, backend-api-design
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
48/100

Get new issues in your inbox

A short digest of beginner-friendly GitHub issues.