fix: add handshake for readFn and ackFn

examples/simple-source/Makefile

@@ -10,10 +10,9 @@ update:
 
 .PHONY: image
 image: update
-	cd ../../ && docker build \
+	cd ../../ && docker buildx build \
 	-f ${DOCKER_FILE_PATH}  \
-	-t ${IMAGE_REGISTRY} .
-	@if [ "$(PUSH)" = "true" ]; then docker push ${IMAGE_REGISTRY}; fi
+	-t ${IMAGE_REGISTRY} .  --platform linux/amd64,linux/arm64 --push
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean:

examples/simple-source/src/main.rs

@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
-    let source_handle = simple_source::SimpleSource::new("Hello World!".to_string());
+    let source_handle = simple_source::SimpleSource::new();
     numaflow::source::Server::new(source_handle).start().await
 }
 
 pub(crate) mod simple_source {
-    use std::{collections::HashSet, sync::RwLock};
-
     use chrono::Utc;
+    use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicUsize, Ordering};
+    use std::{collections::HashSet, sync::RwLock};
     use tokio::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
     use numaflow::source::{Message, Offset, SourceReadRequest, Sourcer};
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ pub(crate) mod simple_source {
     /// or Atomics to provide concurrent access. Numaflow actually does not require concurrent access but we are forced to do this because the SDK
     /// does not provide a mutable reference as explained in [`Sourcer`]
     pub(crate) struct SimpleSource {
-        payload: String,
         yet_to_ack: RwLock<HashSet<String>>,
+        counter: AtomicUsize,
     }
 
     impl SimpleSource {
-        pub(crate) fn new(payload: String) -> Self {
+        pub(crate) fn new() -> Self {
             Self {
-                payload,
                 yet_to_ack: RwLock::new(HashSet::new()),
+                counter: AtomicUsize::new(0),
             }
         }
     }
@@ -42,9 +42,10 @@ pub(crate) mod simple_source {
             let mut message_offsets = Vec::with_capacity(request.count);
             for i in 0..request.count {
                 let offset = format!("{}-{}", event_time.timestamp_nanos_opt().unwrap(), i);
+                let payload = self.counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst).to_string();
                 transmitter
                     .send(Message {
-                        value: format!("{}-{}", self.payload, event_time).into_bytes(),
+                        value: payload.into_bytes(),
                         event_time,
                         offset: Offset {
                             offset: offset.clone().into_bytes(),

proto/source.proto

@@ -7,17 +7,19 @@ package source.v1;
 
 service Source {
   // Read returns a stream of datum responses.
-  // The size of the returned ReadResponse is less than or equal to the num_records specified in each ReadRequest.
-  // If the request timeout is reached on the server side, the returned ReadResponse will contain all the datum that have been read (which could be an empty list).
+  // The size of the returned responses is less than or equal to the num_records specified in each ReadRequest.
+  // If the request timeout is reached on the server side, the returned responses will contain all the datum that have been read (which could be an empty list).
   // The server will continue to read and respond to subsequent ReadRequests until the client closes the stream.
+  // Once it has sent all the datum, the server will send a ReadResponse with the end of transmission flag set to true.
   rpc ReadFn(stream ReadRequest) returns (stream ReadResponse);
 
   // AckFn acknowledges a stream of datum offsets.
   // When AckFn is called, it implicitly indicates that the datum stream has been processed by the source vertex.
   // The caller (numa) expects the AckFn to be successful, and it does not expect any errors.
   // If there are some irrecoverable errors when the callee (UDSource) is processing the AckFn request,
   // then it is best to crash because there are no other retry mechanisms possible.
-  rpc AckFn(stream AckRequest) returns (AckResponse);
+  // Clients sends n requests and expects n responses.
+  rpc AckFn(stream AckRequest) returns (stream AckResponse);
 
   // PendingFn returns the number of pending records at the user defined source.
   rpc PendingFn(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (PendingResponse);
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ service Source {
   rpc IsReady(google.protobuf.Empty) returns (ReadyResponse);
 }
 
+/*
+ * Handshake message between client and server to indicate the start of transmission.
+ */
+message Handshake {
+  // Required field indicating the start of transmission.
+  bool sot = 1;
+}
+
 /*
  * ReadRequest is the request for reading datum stream from user defined source.
  */
@@ -43,6 +53,7 @@ message ReadRequest {
   }
   // Required field indicating the request.
   Request request = 1;
+  optional Handshake handshake = 2;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -82,14 +93,15 @@ message ReadResponse {
     // End of transmission flag.
     bool eot = 1;
     Code code = 2;
-    Error error = 3;
+    optional Error error = 3;
     optional string msg = 4;
   }
   // Required field holding the result.
   Result result = 1;
   // Status of the response. Holds the end of transmission flag and the status code.
-  //
   Status status = 2;
+  // Handshake message between client and server to indicate the start of transmission.
+  optional Handshake handshake = 3;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -103,6 +115,7 @@ message AckRequest {
   }
   // Required field holding the request. The list will be ordered and will have the same order as the original Read response.
   Request request = 1;
+  optional Handshake handshake = 2;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -122,6 +135,8 @@ message AckResponse {
   }
   // Required field holding the result.
   Result result = 1;
+  // Handshake message between client and server to indicate the start of transmission.
+  optional Handshake handshake = 2;
 }
 
 /*
@@ -170,4 +185,4 @@ message Offset {
   // It is useful for sources that have multiple partitions. e.g. Kafka.
   // If the partition_id is not specified, it is assumed that the source has a single partition.
   int32 partition_id = 2;
-}
+}