Proposal v2

.github/workflows/ci.yaml

@@ -74,3 +74,18 @@ jobs:
           go-version: 1.26.x
       - name: Run Slow Tests
         run: make slowtest
+  migrate:
+    name: migrate
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout Code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v7
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 1
+      - name: Install Go
+        uses: actions/setup-go@v6
+        with:
+          # only the latest
+          go-version: 1.26.x
+      - name: Test Migration Tool
+        run: make testmigrate

.github/workflows/windows.yaml

@@ -34,4 +34,4 @@ jobs:
         shell: bash
         run: |
           go build ./...
-          go test -vet=off -race ./...
+          go test -vet=off -timeout 30m ./...

.golangci.yml

@@ -72,7 +72,15 @@ linters:
       # We need our duplex HTTP call to have access to the context.
       - linters:
           - containedctx
-        path: duplex_http_call.go
+        path: connecthttp/duplex_http_call.go
+      # The in-process stream needs to capture the call context for cancellation.
+      - linters:
+          - containedctx
+        path: connectinprocess/stream.go
+      # The test conn wraps a stream and holds the call context to inspect headers.
+      - linters:
+          - containedctx
+        path: connecthttp/interceptor_ext_test.go
       # blockUntilResponseReady returns the shared response, whose body is
       # closed once by CloseRead rather than at each call site.
       - linters:
@@ -82,7 +90,7 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - gochecknoglobals
           - gochecknoinits
-        path: example_init_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/example_init_test.go
       # We purposefully do an ineffectual assignment for an example.
       - linters:
           - ineffassign
@@ -96,57 +104,84 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - errcheck
           - gosec
-        path: error_writer_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/error_writer_example_test.go
       # It should be crystal clear that Connect uses plain *http.Clients.
       - linters:
           - revive
           - staticcheck
-        path: client_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/client_example_test.go
       # Don't complain about timeout management or lack of output assertions in examples.
       - linters:
           - gosec
           - testableexamples
-        path: handler_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/handler_example_test.go
       # No output assertions needed for these examples.
       - linters:
           - testableexamples
-        path: error_writer_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/error_writer_example_test.go
       - linters:
           - testableexamples
-        path: error_not_modified_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/error_not_modified_example_test.go
       - linters:
           - testableexamples
-        path: error_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/error_example_test.go
       # In examples, it's okay to use http.ListenAndServe.
       - linters:
           - gosec
-        path: error_not_modified_example_test.go
+        path: connecthttp/error_not_modified_example_test.go
       # There are many instances where we want to keep unused parameters
       # as a matter of style or convention, for example when a context.Context
       # is the first parameter, we choose to just globally ignore this.
       - linters:
           - revive
         text: '^unused-parameter: '
+      # The interface is an unexported v1 internal interface.
+      - linters:
+          - interfacebloat
+        path: connecthttp/protocol.go
       # We want to return explicit nils in protocol_grpc.go
       - linters:
           - revive
-        path: protocol_grpc.go
+        path: connecthttp/protocol_grpc.go
         text: '^if-return: '
+      # The gRPC error marshaling keeps its nested structure for clarity.
+      - linters:
+          - nestif
+        path: connecthttp/protocol_grpc.go
+      # connectWireDetail embeds *anypb.Any, keep the explicit selector.
+      - linters:
+          - staticcheck
+        path: connecthttp/protocol_connect.*\.go
+        text: 'QF1008: '
       # We want to return explicit nils in protocol_connect.go
       - linters:
           - revive
-        path: protocol_connect.go
+        path: connecthttp/protocol_connect.go
         text: '^if-return: '
       # We want to return explicit nils in error_writer.go
       - linters:
           - revive
-        path: error_writer.go
+        path: connecthttp/error_writer.go
         text: '^if-return: '
       # We want to set http.Server's logger
       - linters:
           - forbidigo
         path: internal/memhttp
         text: use of `log.(New|Logger|Lshortfile)` forbidden by pattern .*
+      # The migration CLI writes its report to stdout.
+      - linters:
+          - forbidigo
+        path: cmd/connect-go-v2-migrate
+        text: use of `fmt.Print.*` forbidden by pattern .*
+      # The migration CLI keeps its rewrite rules in static lookup tables.
+      - linters:
+          - gochecknoglobals
+        path: cmd/connect-go-v2-migrate
+      # The interceptor example sets a *log.Logger on its stream wrapper.
+      - linters:
+          - forbidigo
+        path: connecthttp/interceptor_example_test.go
+        text: use of `log.Logger` forbidden by pattern .*
       # We want to show examples with http.Get
       - linters:
           - noctx
@@ -159,10 +194,18 @@ linters:
       - linters:
           - canonicalheader
         path: .*_test.go
+      # TestServer is a large table-driven test.
+      - linters:
+          - gocyclo
+        path: connecthttp/connect_ext_test.go
+      # The benchmark builds a fresh option slice per client.
+      - linters:
+          - gocritic
+        path: connecthttp/bench_test.go
       # Allow Code pointer receiver for UnmarshalText method
       - linters:
           - recvcheck
-        path: code.go
+        path: connect.go
       # Avoid false positives for int overflow in tests
       - linters:
           - gosec

Makefile

@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ slowtest: build
 runconformance: build ## Run conformance test suite
 	cd internal/conformance && ./runconformance.sh
 
+.PHONY: testmigrate
+testmigrate: ## Run connect-go-v2-migrate test suite
+	cd cmd/connect-go-v2-migrate && go test ./...
+
 .PHONY: bench
 bench: BENCH ?= .*
 bench: build ## Run benchmarks for root package
@@ -82,6 +86,7 @@ generate: $(BIN)/buf $(BIN)/protoc-gen-go $(BIN)/protoc-gen-connect-go $(BIN)/li
 	go mod tidy
 	cd ./internal/conformance && go mod tidy
 	buf generate
+	cd internal/conformance && buf generate --template buf.gen.yaml buf.build/connectrpc/conformance
 	cd ./cmd/protoc-gen-connect-go/internal && \
 		find ./testdata -maxdepth 1 -type d \( ! -name testdata \) | xargs -n 1 -I % bash -c "cd '%' && buf generate"
 	license-header \

README.md

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ on [connectrpc.com][docs] (especially the [Getting Started] guide for Go), the
 
 Curious what all this looks like in practice? From a [Protobuf
 schema](internal/proto/connect/ping/v1/ping.proto), we generate [a small RPC
-package](internal/gen/simple/connect/ping/v1/pingv1connect/ping.connect.go). Using that
+package](internal/gen/connect/ping/v1/pingv1connect/ping.connect.go). Using that
 package, we can build a server. This example is available at [internal/example](internal/example):
 
 ```go
@@ -63,10 +63,11 @@ import (
   "log"
   "net/http"
 
-  "connectrpc.com/connect"
-  pingv1 "connectrpc.com/connect/internal/gen/connect/ping/v1"
-  "connectrpc.com/connect/internal/gen/simple/connect/ping/v1/pingv1connect"
-  "connectrpc.com/validate"
+  "connectrpc.com/connect/v2"
+  "connectrpc.com/connect/v2/connecthttp"
+  pingv1 "connectrpc.com/connect/v2/internal/gen/connect/ping/v1"
+  "connectrpc.com/connect/v2/internal/gen/connect/ping/v1/pingv1connect"
+  "connectrpc.com/validate/v2"
 )
 
 type PingServer struct {
@@ -80,16 +81,13 @@ func (ps *PingServer) Ping(ctx context.Context, req *pingv1.PingRequest) (*pingv
 }
 
 func main() {
+  // Register services on a *connect.Server, then mount it with connecthttp.
+  // Interceptors are arguments to NewServer. Validation via Protovalidate is
+  // almost always recommended.
+  server := connect.NewServer(validate.NewServerInterceptor())
+  pingv1connect.RegisterPingServiceHandler(server, &PingServer{})
   mux := http.NewServeMux()
-  // The generated constructors return a path and a plain net/http
-  // handler.
-  mux.Handle(
-    pingv1connect.NewPingServiceHandler(
-      &PingServer{},
-      // Validation via Protovalidate is almost always recommended
-      connect.WithInterceptors(validate.NewInterceptor()),
-    ),
-  )
+  connecthttp.Mount(mux, server)
   p := new(http.Protocols)
   p.SetHTTP1(true)
   // For gRPC clients, it's convenient to support HTTP/2 without TLS.
@@ -116,17 +114,19 @@ import (
   "log"
   "net/http"
 
-  pingv1 "connectrpc.com/connect/internal/gen/connect/ping/v1"
-  "connectrpc.com/connect/internal/gen/simple/connect/ping/v1/pingv1connect"
+  "connectrpc.com/connect/v2"
+  "connectrpc.com/connect/v2/connecthttp"
+  pingv1 "connectrpc.com/connect/v2/internal/gen/connect/ping/v1"
+  "connectrpc.com/connect/v2/internal/gen/connect/ping/v1/pingv1connect"
 )
 
 func main() {
-  client := pingv1connect.NewPingServiceClient(
-    http.DefaultClient,
-    "http://localhost:8080/",
+  client := connect.NewClient(
+    connecthttp.NewTransport(http.DefaultClient, "http://localhost:8080"),
   )
+  pingClient := pingv1connect.NewPingServiceClient(client)
   req := &pingv1.PingRequest{Number: 42}
-  res, err := client.Ping(context.Background(), req)
+  res, err := pingClient.Ping(context.Background(), req)
   if err != nil {
     log.Fatalln(err)
   }
@@ -138,6 +138,13 @@ Of course, `http.ListenAndServe` and `http.DefaultClient` aren't fit for
 production use! See Connect's [deployment docs][docs-deployment] for a guide to
 configuring timeouts, connection pools, observability, and h2c.
 
+## Migrating from v1
+
+If you are migrating from v1 to v2, check out our [migration guide](./docs/v2-migration.md).
+
+This project follows semantic versioning. The module `/v2` suffix is part of
+the module `connectrpc.com/connect/v2`.
+
 ## Ecosystem
 
 * [grpchealth]: gRPC-compatible health checks for connect-go
@@ -148,16 +155,24 @@ configuring timeouts, connection pools, observability, and h2c.
 * [Buf Studio]: web UI for ad-hoc RPCs
 * [conformance]: Connect, gRPC, and gRPC-Web interoperability tests
 
-## Status: Stable
+## Status
 
-This module is stable. It supports:
+This module, `connectrpc.com/connect/v2`, is in beta.
+The `v2` module will be published on the `main` branch of the repository when released.
+
+## Support and versioning
+
+`connect-go` supports:
 
 * The two most recent major releases of Go (the same versions of Go that continue
   to [receive security patches][go-support-policy]).
 * [APIv2] of Protocol Buffers in Go (`google.golang.org/protobuf`).
 
-Within those parameters, `connect` follows semantic versioning. We will
-_not_ make breaking changes in the 1.x series of releases.
+Within those parameters, `connect-go` follows semantic versioning.
+
+Module `connectrpc.com/connect` is the `v1` module. It remains stable and
+supported indefinitely. The `v1` module lives on the `v1` branch.
+See the [v2 guide](docs/v2-guide.md) for an overview of what changed and why.
 
 ## Legal
 

buf.gen.yaml

@@ -3,17 +3,12 @@ managed:
   enabled: true
   override:
     - file_option: go_package_prefix
-      value: connectrpc.com/connect/internal/gen
+      value: connectrpc.com/connect/v2/internal/gen
 plugins:
   - local: protoc-gen-go
     out: internal/gen
     opt: paths=source_relative
   - local: protoc-gen-connect-go
-    out: internal/gen/generics
+    out: internal/gen
     opt: paths=source_relative
-  - local: protoc-gen-connect-go
-    out: internal/gen/simple
-    opt:
-      - paths=source_relative
-      - simple
 clean: true