posit-dev / posit-dev/ark

Make the `Originator` a global rather than passing it through arguments

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area: jupyter kernel
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Rust
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Description

  • Can automatically be applied to "nested" stdin requests that happen within an execute request

  • Can be applied to stdin requests that happen from call_frontend_method() when we move that method to the UiComm. Currently, having the originator as an argument makes this move difficult because we can't easily get the originator over to the UiComm (we could potentially ask R_MAIN for it, but that's a little gross).

  • We already use a somewhat similar approach when we do IOPub busy/idle through having a "context" for each IOPub message

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Research direction

Start by tracing how Originator is currently passed through execute and stdin request paths. Compare that flow with the existing IOPub busy/idle context approach, including the planned call_frontend_method() move to UiComm. Done means nested stdin requests and UiComm-originated requests can obtain the originator without passing it through arguments.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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