Fix allowing RemotePromises to be returned directly

capnp/helpers/capabilityHelper.h

@@ -7,15 +7,29 @@
 
 extern "C" {
    PyObject * wrap_remote_call(PyObject * func, capnp::Response<capnp::DynamicStruct> &);
-   PyObject * wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(capnp::DynamicStruct::Reader &);
+   PyObject * wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(capnp::Response<capnp::DynamicStruct> &);
    ::kj::Promise<void> * call_server_method(PyObject * py_server, char * name, capnp::CallContext< capnp::DynamicStruct, capnp::DynamicStruct> & context);
    PyObject * wrap_kj_exception(kj::Exception &);
    PyObject * wrap_kj_exception_for_reraise(kj::Exception &);
    PyObject * get_exception_info(PyObject *, PyObject *, PyObject *);
    PyObject * convert_array_pyobject(kj::Array<PyObject *>&);
    ::kj::Promise<PyObject *> * extract_promise(PyObject *);
+   ::capnp::RemotePromise< ::capnp::DynamicStruct> * extract_remote_promise(PyObject *);
  }
 
+::kj::Promise<PyObject *> convert_to_pypromise(capnp::RemotePromise<capnp::DynamicStruct> & promise) {
+    return promise.then([](capnp::Response<capnp::DynamicStruct>&& response) { return wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(response); } );
+}
+
+::kj::Promise<PyObject *> convert_to_pypromise(kj::Promise<void> & promise) {
+    return promise.then([]() { Py_RETURN_NONE;} );
+}
+
+template<class T>
+::kj::Promise<void> convert_to_voidpromise(kj::Promise<T> & promise) {
+    return promise.then([](T) { } );
+}
+
 void reraise_kj_exception() {
   try {
     if (PyErr_Occurred())
@@ -67,6 +81,9 @@ void check_py_error() {
 
 // TODO: need to decref error_func as well on successful run
 kj::Promise<PyObject *> wrapPyFunc(PyObject * func, PyObject * arg) {
+    auto arg_promise = extract_promise(arg);
+
+    if(arg_promise == NULL) {
       PyObject * result = PyObject_CallFunctionObjArgs(func, arg, NULL);
       Py_DECREF(func);
 
@@ -74,8 +91,15 @@ kj::Promise<PyObject *> wrapPyFunc(PyObject * func, PyObject * arg) {
 
       auto promise = extract_promise(result);
       if(promise != NULL)
-      return kj::mv(*promise);
+        return kj::mv(*promise); // TODO: delete promise, see incref of containing promise in capnp.pyx
+      auto remote_promise = extract_remote_promise(result);
+      if(remote_promise != NULL)
+        return convert_to_pypromise(*remote_promise); // TODO: delete promise, see incref of containing promise in capnp.pyx
       return result;
+    }
+    else {
+      return arg_promise->then([&](PyObject * new_arg){ return wrapPyFunc(func, new_arg); });// TODO: delete arg_promise?
+    }
 }
 
 kj::Promise<PyObject *> wrapPyFuncNoArg(PyObject * func) {
@@ -87,6 +111,9 @@ kj::Promise<PyObject *> wrapPyFuncNoArg(PyObject * func) {
     auto promise = extract_promise(result);
     if(promise != NULL)
       return kj::mv(*promise);
+    auto remote_promise = extract_remote_promise(result);
+    if(remote_promise != NULL)
+      return convert_to_pypromise(*remote_promise); // TODO: delete promise, see incref of containing promise in capnp.pyx
     return result;
 }
 
@@ -98,6 +125,9 @@ kj::Promise<PyObject *> wrapRemoteCall(PyObject * func, capnp::Response<capnp::D
     auto promise = extract_promise(ret);
     if(promise != NULL)
       return kj::mv(*promise);
+    auto remote_promise = extract_remote_promise(ret);
+    if(remote_promise != NULL)
+      return convert_to_pypromise(*remote_promise); // TODO: delete promise, see incref of containing promise in capnp.pyx
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -169,16 +199,3 @@ capnp::DynamicValue::Reader new_server(capnp::InterfaceSchema & schema, PyObject
 capnp::Capability::Client server_to_client(capnp::InterfaceSchema & schema, PyObject * server) {
   return kj::heap<PythonInterfaceDynamicImpl>(schema, server);
 }
-
-::kj::Promise<PyObject *> convert_to_pypromise(capnp::RemotePromise<capnp::DynamicStruct> & promise) {
-    return promise.then([](capnp::Response<capnp::DynamicStruct>&& response) { return wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(response); } );
-}
-
-::kj::Promise<PyObject *> convert_to_pypromise(kj::Promise<void> & promise) {
-    return promise.then([]() { Py_RETURN_NONE;} );
-}
-
-template<class T>
-::kj::Promise<void> convert_to_voidpromise(kj::Promise<T> & promise) {
-    return promise.then([](T) { } );
-}

capnp/lib/capnp.pyx

@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ import inspect as _inspect
 from operator import attrgetter as _attrgetter
 
 # By making it public, we'll be able to call it from capabilityHelper.h
-cdef public object wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(C_DynamicStruct.Reader & reader):
+cdef public object wrap_dynamic_struct_reader(Response & r):
-    return _DynamicStructReader()._init(reader, None)
+    return _Response()._init_childptr(new Response(moveResponse(r)), None)
 
 cdef public PyObject * wrap_remote_call(PyObject * func, Response & r) except *:
     response = _Response()._init_childptr(new Response(moveResponse(r)), None)
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ cdef public VoidPromise * call_server_method(PyObject * _server, char * _method_
     server = <object>_server
     method_name = <object>_method_name
 
-    context = _CallContext()._init(_context)
+    context = _CallContext()._init(_context) # TODO: invalidate this with promise chain
     func = getattr(server, method_name+'_context', None)
     if func is not None:
         ret = func(context)
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ cdef public PyPromise * extract_promise(object obj):
 
     return NULL
 
+cdef public RemotePromise * extract_remote_promise(object obj):
+    if type(obj) is _RemotePromise:
+        promise = <_RemotePromise>obj
+        promise.is_consumed = True
+        Py_INCREF(promise) # TODO: fix leak
+        return promise.thisptr
+
+    return NULL
+
 cdef extern from "<kj/string.h>" namespace " ::kj":
     String strStructReader" ::kj::str"(C_DynamicStruct.Reader)
     String strStructBuilder" ::kj::str"(C_DynamicStruct.Builder)
@@ -1307,7 +1316,7 @@ cdef class _VoidPromise:
     cpdef as_pypromise(self) except +reraise_kj_exception:
         if self.is_consumed:
             raise RuntimeError('Promise was already used in a consuming operation. You can no longer use this Promise object')
-        Promise()._init(helpers.convert_to_pypromise(deref(self.thisptr)), self)
+        return Promise()._init(helpers.convert_to_pypromise(deref(self.thisptr)), self)
 
 cdef class _RemotePromise:
     cdef RemotePromise * thisptr
@@ -1338,7 +1347,7 @@ cdef class _RemotePromise:
     cpdef as_pypromise(self) except +reraise_kj_exception:
         if self.is_consumed:
             raise RuntimeError('Promise was already used in a consuming operation. You can no longer use this Promise object')
-        Promise()._init(helpers.convert_to_pypromise(deref(self.thisptr)), self)
+        return Promise()._init(helpers.convert_to_pypromise(deref(self.thisptr)), self)
 
     cpdef then(self, func, error_func=None) except +reraise_kj_exception:
         if self.is_consumed:
@@ -1650,7 +1659,7 @@ cdef class TwoPartyClient:
         # ez-rpc from the C++ API uses SturdyRef.objectId under the hood
         ref = rpc_capnp.SturdyRef.new_message()
         # objectId is an AnyPointer, so we have a special method for setting it to text
-        ref.objectId.set_as_text('calculator')
+        ref.objectId.set_as_text(textId)
 
         return self.restore(ref.objectId)
 

examples/calculator_server.py

@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ def evaluateImpl(expression, params=None):
 
         joinedParams = capnp.join_promises(paramPromises)
         # When the parameters are complete, call the function.
-        ret = joinedParams.then(lambda vals: func.call(vals).then(lambda result: result.value))
+        ret = (joinedParams
+               .then(lambda vals: func.call(vals))
+               .then(lambda result: result.value))
 
         return ret
     else: