src/proto/grpc/lb/v1/load_balancer.proto

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syntax = "proto3";

package grpc.lb.v1;

message Duration {
  // Signed seconds of the span of time. Must be from -315,576,000,000
  // to +315,576,000,000 inclusive.
  int64 seconds = 1;

  // Signed fractions of a second at nanosecond resolution of the span
  // of time. Durations less than one second are represented with a 0
  // `seconds` field and a positive or negative `nanos` field. For durations
  // of one second or more, a non-zero value for the `nanos` field must be
  // of the same sign as the `seconds` field. Must be from -999,999,999
  // to +999,999,999 inclusive.
  int32 nanos = 2;
}

service LoadBalancer {
  // Bidirectional rpc to get a list of servers.
  rpc BalanceLoad(stream LoadBalanceRequest)
      returns (stream LoadBalanceResponse);
}

message LoadBalanceRequest {
  oneof load_balance_request_type {
    // This message should be sent on the first request to the load balancer.
    InitialLoadBalanceRequest initial_request = 1;

    // The client stats should be periodically reported to the load balancer
    // based on the duration defined in the InitialLoadBalanceResponse.
    ClientStats client_stats = 2;
  }
}

message InitialLoadBalanceRequest {
  // Name of load balanced service (IE, service.grpc.gslb.google.com)
  string name = 1;
}

// Contains client level statistics that are useful to load balancing. Each
// count should be reset to zero after reporting the stats.
message ClientStats {
  // The total number of requests sent by the client since the last report.
  int64 total_requests = 1;

  // The number of client rpc errors since the last report.
  int64 client_rpc_errors = 2;

  // The number of dropped requests since the last report.
  int64 dropped_requests = 3;
}

message LoadBalanceResponse {
  oneof load_balance_response_type {
    // This message should be sent on the first response to the client.
    InitialLoadBalanceResponse initial_response = 1;

    // Contains the list of servers selected by the load balancer. The client
    // should send requests to these servers in the specified order.
    ServerList server_list = 2;
  }
}

message InitialLoadBalanceResponse {
  // This is an application layer redirect that indicates the client should use
  // the specified server for load balancing. When this field is non-empty in
  // the response, the client should open a separate connection to the
  // load_balancer_delegate and call the BalanceLoad method.
  string load_balancer_delegate = 1;

  // This interval defines how often the client should send the client stats
  // to the load balancer. Stats should only be reported when the duration is
  // positive.
  Duration client_stats_report_interval = 2;
}

message ServerList {
  // Contains a list of servers selected by the load balancer. The list will
  // be updated when server resolutions change or as needed to balance load
  // across more servers. The client should consume the server list in order
  // unless instructed otherwise via the client_config.
  repeated Server servers = 1;

  // Indicates the amount of time that the client should consider this server
  // list as valid. It may be considered stale after waiting this interval of
  // time after receiving the list. If the interval is not positive, the
  // client can assume the list is valid until the next list is received.
  Duration expiration_interval = 3;
}

message Server {
  // A resolved address for the server, serialized in network-byte-order. It may
  // either be an IPv4 or IPv6 address.
  bytes ip_address = 1;

  // A resolved port number for the server.
  int32 port = 2;

  // An opaque but printable token given to the frontend for each pick. All
  // frontend requests for that pick must include the token in its initial
  // metadata. The token is used by the backend to verify the request and to
  // allow the backend to report load to the gRPC LB system.
  string load_balance_token = 3;

  // Indicates whether this particular request should be dropped by the client
  // when this server is chosen from the list.
  bool drop_request = 4;
}