How does tonic library dynamically set up custom middleware
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Description
```
pub struct GrpcStruct
where
F: tonic::service::interceptor::Interceptor + Clone + Send + Sync + 'static,
{
middleware: Vec,
}
Setting the layer manually is fine
let ss = self.middleware[0].clone();
let ss1 = self.middleware[1].clone();
let ss2 = self.middleware[2].clone();
tonic::transport::Server::builder()
.layer(interceptor(ss))
.layer(interceptor(ss1))
.layer(interceptor(ss2))
.add_service(srv)
.serve(address)
.await
.unwrap();
// But change to dynamic add, will report an error, the error at the bottom
let mut app = tonic::transport::Server::builder();
for mid in self.middleware.iter() {
app = app.layer(interceptor(mid.clone()));
}
app.add_service(srv).serve(address).await.unwrap();
```
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Research direction
Reproduce the shown tonic::transport::Server builder example and inspect the compiler error for the looped .layer(interceptor(mid.clone())) calls. Compare it with the manually chained version and consult tonic's Server builder and layer type constraints; done means the middleware can be assembled dynamically without the reported error.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Bug
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- Estimated time
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- Activity status
- Stale
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- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100