# ServerKit
ServerKit is a portable Rust HTTP router with an Ohkami-inspired routing API.
The core stays runtime-independent; `serverkit-hyper` provides native HTTP/1.0,
HTTP/1.1, and HTTP/2 serving while `serverkit-worker` connects the same `Router`,
routes, handlers, and extractors to Cloudflare Workers.
## Installation
```toml
[dependencies]
serverkit = { version = "0.3", features = ["json", "websocket"] }
serde = { version = "1", features = ["derive"] }
serverkit-hyper = { version = "0.3", features = ["tokio", "websocket"] }
tokio = { version = "1", features = ["net", "rt"] }
# Use these instead of serverkit-hyper on Cloudflare Workers.
serverkit-worker = { version = "0.3", features = ["websocket"] }
worker = "0.8.5"
```
The `json` and `websocket` features are optional. Each runtime adapter keeps its
runtime dependencies out of the `serverkit` core crate.
## Complete native server
The same `Schema` derive decodes and validates path parameters, query
parameters, and headers by name.
```rust,ignore
use serverkit_hyper::*;
#[derive(Schema)]
struct UserPath {
organization: String,
id: u64,
}
#[derive(Schema)]
struct UserQuery {
#[schema(default = 1, minimum = 1)]
page: u32,
tag: Vec<String>,
}
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
struct RequestHeaders {
authorization: String,
x_request_id: Option<String>,
}
async fn health() -> &'static str {
"ok"
}
async fn get_user(
method: Method,
Path(path): Path<UserPath>,
Query(query): Query<UserQuery>,
Header(headers): Header<RequestHeaders>,
) -> String {
format!(
"{} {}:{} page={} tags={} auth={}",
method.as_str(),
path.organization,
path.id,
query.page,
query.tag.len(),
headers.authorization,
)
}
fn main() -> std::io::Result<()> {
let runtime = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
.enable_io()
.build()?;
runtime.block_on(async {
let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:3000").await?;
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), (
"/health".GET(health),
"/:organization/users/:id".GET(get_user),
));
router.run(listener).await
})
}
```
The `tokio` driver automatically detects HTTP/1.0, HTTP/1.1, and HTTP/2 after
accepting a connection. It uses the caller's Tokio runtime and listener rather
than creating either one. TLS and HTTP/3 are separate transport concerns and
are not provided by this adapter.
`Router::new` accepts one route or a convenience tuple. `.route()` can then be
called any number of times, so the number of routes in a router is not
bounded by tuple arity. Handler functions may have zero through sixteen
extractor arguments. Metadata and buffered extractors may appear in any order.
A streaming extractor such as `Body` or `Multipart`, when present, must be the
final argument.
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Router, RouteMethods};
async fn health() -> &'static str { "ok" }
async fn metrics() -> &'static str { "metrics" }
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), "/health".GET(health))
.route("/metrics".GET(metrics));
```
## HTTP methods
Routes support `GET`, `POST`, `PUT`, `PATCH`, `DELETE`, `HEAD`, `OPTIONS`,
`CONNECT`, and `TRACE`. The same path can register a different handler for each
method. These methods are also available as allocation-free `Method` constants;
other registered or custom methods retain their exact name through
`Method::from_bytes` or `str::parse`.
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Method, Router, RouteMethods};
async fn read() -> &'static str {
"read"
}
async fn create() -> &'static str {
"created"
}
fn router() -> Router {
assert_eq!(Method::GET.as_str(), "GET");
let propfind = Method::from_bytes(b"PROPFIND").unwrap();
Router::new(Config::new(), (
"/items".GET(read),
"/items".POST(create),
"/items".on(propfind, read),
))
}
```
Method names use the HTTP `token` grammar, are case-sensitive, and reject empty,
non-ASCII, whitespace, or separator-containing values. `CONNECT` and arbitrary
methods are routable but omitted from generated OpenAPI documents because
OpenAPI Path Item Objects do not define operation fields for them.
An unsupported method on a matching path returns `405 Method Not Allowed` with
an `Allow` header. If no explicit `HEAD` route exists, ServerKit executes the
matching `GET` handler, preserves its status and representation headers, and
removes the body. If no explicit `OPTIONS` route exists, ServerKit generates a
`204 No Content` response with `Allow`. Static routes retain precedence over
parameter routes before method selection.
## Path extraction
Parameters can occur at any path segment, and multiple parameters are matched
by name rather than struct-field order.
```rust
use serverkit::prelude::*;
#[derive(Schema)]
struct ItemPath {
id: u64,
}
async fn item(Path(path): Path<ItemPath>) -> String {
path.id.to_string()
}
fn router() -> Router {
Router::new(Config::new(), ("/asdf/:id/asdd".GET(item),))
}
```
A scalar schema is a convenience for routes containing exactly one parameter.
```rust
use serverkit::prelude::*;
async fn gpu(Path(id): Path<u64>) -> String {
id.to_string()
}
fn router() -> Router {
Router::new(Config::new(), ("/gpus/:id".GET(gpu),))
}
```
Static routes take precedence over parameter routes. Path values are
percent-decoded before validation.
The final segment can capture the remainder of the path with `*name`:
```rust
use serverkit::prelude::*;
#[derive(Schema)]
struct AssetPath {
path: String,
}
async fn asset(Path(path): Path<AssetPath>) -> String {
path.path
}
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), "/assets/*path".GET(asset));
```
Matching is deterministic from left to right: static segments precede
parameters, and parameters precede wildcards. Equivalent patterns such as
`/users/:id` and `/users/:name` for the same method are rejected when the router
is built. Empty parameter names, duplicate parameter names, non-terminal
wildcards, queries, fragments, duplicate slashes, and trailing slashes are
also rejected.
`Config::prefix` gives a router its own prefix, including named parameters
such as `/project/:projectId`. Wildcards are not allowed in prefixes. `.at()` adds a mount
outside that prefix, and a child router is registered with the same `.route()`
method used for individual routes:
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Router, RouteMethods};
async fn users() -> &'static str { "users" }
async fn missing() -> &'static str { "missing" }
let api = Router::new(
Config::new().prefix("/v1"),
"/users".GET(users),
)
.at("/service");
let router = Router::new(Config::new().prefix("/root"), ())
.route(api)
.fallback(missing);
```
The resulting route is `/root/service/v1/users`. Prefixes always compose in
this order: parent `Config::prefix`, child `.at()`, child `Config::prefix`, and
the route path. Prefixes are static, start with `/`, and cannot end with `/`.
`Config::new()` is required even when no options are set so router construction
keeps one stable shape as configuration grows.
## Middleware
Middleware can be attached to a router scope or to one route. Parent router
middleware wraps child router middleware, which wraps route middleware and the
handler. The response unwinds in reverse order.
```rust
use serverkit::{
Config, Middleware, Next, Request, Response, RouteMethods, Router,
};
struct Trace;
impl Middleware for Trace {
async fn handle(&self, request: Request, next: Next<'_>) -> Response {
let mut response = next.run(request).await;
response.headers().set("X-Trace", "complete").unwrap();
response
}
}
struct Authentication;
impl Middleware for Authentication {
async fn handle(&self, request: Request, next: Next<'_>) -> Response {
if request.headers.contains("Authorization") {
next.run(request).await
} else {
Response::text(401, "Unauthorized")
}
}
}
struct RequestId;
impl Middleware for RequestId {
async fn handle(&self, mut request: Request, next: Next<'_>) -> Response {
request
.headers
.set("X-Request-Id", "generated")
.unwrap();
next.run(request).await
}
}
async fn private() -> &'static str { "private" }
async fn public() -> &'static str { "public" }
let api = Router::new(
Config::new().prefix("/api"),
(
"/private".GET(private),
"/public"
.GET(public)
.without_middleware::<Authentication>(),
),
)
.middleware(Authentication);
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), ())
.middleware(Trace)
.middleware(RequestId)
.route(api);
```
`Route::without_middleware::<M>()` skips inherited middleware with the exact
concrete type `M` for that route. It does not remove middleware attached
directly to the route. A matched route inherits middleware and state from its
actual parent routers, not unrelated sibling routers with overlapping prefixes.
Scoped middleware also runs for a scoped fallback and
for generated responses such as 404, 405, and automatic OPTIONS within that
scope; route middleware only runs after a route is selected.
`Request::method`, `Request::path`, `Request::query`, and `Request::headers` are
public fields, so middleware can replace request metadata before extraction.
Routing and path-parameter capture have already completed before middleware
runs; changing `method` or `path` affects downstream middleware and extractors
but does not select a different route or recalculate path parameters. Request
body replacement remains internal until its streaming transformation API is
defined.
Matched path parameters are stored on the request before middleware runs, so
middleware can use `Path::<T>::from_request((&request, &[]))`. Automatic OPTIONS,
405, 404, scoped fallbacks, and OpenAPI responses have no selected route parameters.
An explicit OPTIONS route and HEAD's GET fallback do have their selected route's
parameters. Forward the existing request through `next.run(request)` to preserve
its parameters, state, and extensions; constructing a new request discards them.
## Query extraction
Query schemas ignore undeclared fields by default. Repeated names decode into
`Vec<T>`, optional names decode into `Option<T>`, and defaults apply when a
name is absent.
```rust
use serverkit::prelude::*;
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Search {
#[schema(rename = "q", min_length = 2, max_length = 64)]
term: String,
#[schema(default = 1, minimum = 1, maximum = 100)]
page: u32,
tag: Vec<String>,
exact: Option<bool>,
}
async fn search(Query(search): Query<Search>) -> String {
format!("{}:{}", search.term, search.page)
}
fn router() -> Router {
Router::new(Config::new(), ("/search".GET(search),))
}
```
For example, `?q=rust&tag=web&tag=server&debug=true` is valid and `debug` is
ignored. Names and values use form-style percent decoding, including `+` as a
space.
## Header extraction
Headers use the same schema decoder but compare names case-insensitively and
allow undeclared fields. This permits normal protocol headers such as `Host`,
`Accept`, and `User-Agent` while continuing to validate every declared header.
```rust
use serverkit::prelude::*;
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
struct Authentication {
authorization: String,
x_request_id: Option<String>,
}
async fn authenticated(Header(headers): Header<Authentication>) -> String {
headers.authorization
}
fn router() -> Router {
Router::new(Config::new(), ("/authenticated".GET(authenticated),))
}
```
`rename_all = "kebab-case"` maps `x_request_id` to `X-Request-Id`. An
individual field can override its input name with `#[schema(rename = "...")]`.
## Unknown fields
The source defaults are:
| `Path<T>` | reject |
| `Query<T>` | ignore |
| `Header<T>` | ignore |
A schema can override its source default without changing the extractor type.
```rust
use serverkit::Schema;
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(unknown_fields = "reject")]
struct StrictQuery {
query: String,
}
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(unknown_fields = "ignore")]
struct FlexiblePath {
id: u64,
}
```
`reject` reports each unmatched name as an `UnknownField` validation issue.
`ignore` accepts and discards unmatched values. To retain them instead, add one
`ExtraFields` rest field:
```rust
use serverkit::{ExtraFields, Query, Schema};
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Search {
query: String,
#[schema(rest)]
extra: ExtraFields,
}
async fn search(Query(search): Query<Search>) -> usize {
search.extra.get_all("tag").count()
}
```
`ExtraFields` preserves input order and repeated names. `get`, `get_all`, and
`iter` return decoded byte slices; `len` counts entries, including duplicates.
Path and query names remain case-sensitive, while captured header names are
looked up case-insensitively. A rest field cannot be combined with an explicit
`unknown_fields` policy because capture already defines how unmatched values
are handled.
```compile_fail
use serverkit::{ExtraFields, Schema};
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(unknown_fields = "ignore")]
struct ConflictingPolicy {
#[schema(rest)]
extra: ExtraFields,
}
```
## Schemaval rules
The built-in scalar types are `String`, `Vec<u8>`, `bool`, all standard integer
types, `f32`, `f64`, `Ipv4Addr`, `Ipv6Addr`, and `IpAddr`. Struct fields support:
- required `T` values;
- optional `Option<T>` values;
- repeated `Vec<T>` values (`Vec<u8>` remains a single byte value);
- one `#[schema(rest)] ExtraFields` field;
- `#[schema(default)]` and `#[schema(default = expression)]`;
- `minimum`, `maximum`, `min_length`, and `max_length`;
- field and whole-struct custom validation.
- nested schemas through dotted input names;
- repeated nested schemas through indexed dotted input names;
- generic schemas, string enums, and tagged data enums;
- OpenAPI formats through `#[schema(format = "...")]`;
- metadata used by the OpenAPI generator.
```rust
use serverkit::{Schema, ValidationIssue};
fn validate_slug(value: &String) -> Result<(), ValidationIssue> {
value
.chars()
.all(|character| character.is_ascii_lowercase() || character == '-')
.then_some(())
.ok_or_else(|| ValidationIssue::custom("must be a lowercase slug"))
}
#[derive(Schema)]
struct SlugPath {
#[schema(validate = validate_slug)]
slug: String,
}
```
```rust
use serverkit::{Schema, ValidationIssue};
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(validate = validate_range)]
struct Range {
start: u64,
end: u64,
}
fn validate_range(range: &Range) -> Result<(), ValidationIssue> {
(range.start <= range.end)
.then_some(())
.ok_or_else(|| ValidationIssue::custom("start must not exceed end"))
}
```
Direct `Schema::decode` calls accept `DecodeOptions::reject_unknown()` or
`DecodeOptions::ignore_unknown()`. Extractors start with their source default
and apply `#[schema(unknown_fields = "...")]` when it is present.
Failures are aggregated in `ValidationErrors`. Each `ValidationIssue` exposes
its optional field name, stable code, `ValidationRule`, and message. Use
`ValidationIssue::coded` when a custom validator needs an application-specific
code. Extractors preserve validation failures in the router's `Error`.
```rust
use serverkit::ValidationIssue;
fn validate_name(name: &String) -> Result<(), ValidationIssue> {
(!name.trim().is_empty())
.then_some(())
.ok_or_else(|| ValidationIssue::coded(
"name.empty",
"name must not be empty",
))
}
```
Custom value sources can implement `Values` and call the same schema directly.
```rust
use serverkit::{DecodeOptions, Schema, Value, Values};
struct OneValue<'a> {
name: &'a str,
value: &'a [u8],
}
impl Values for OneValue<'_> {
fn len(&self) -> usize {
1
}
fn value(&self, index: usize) -> Option<Value<'_>> {
(index == 0).then_some(Value {
name: self.name,
bytes: self.value,
})
}
}
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Identifier {
id: u64,
}
let values = OneValue {
name: "id",
value: b"42",
};
let identifier = Identifier::decode(
&values,
DecodeOptions::reject_unknown(),
).unwrap();
assert_eq!(identifier.id, 42);
```
## Error responses
Every request-time error is represented as an `Error` until middleware has
finished. `Router::handle` then renders it once. The default renderer is a
dependency-free JSON envelope, including when the `json` feature is disabled:
```json
{
"error": {
"code": "route.not_found",
"message": "Not Found",
"fields": []
}
}
```
Path, query, header, and form validation errors populate `fields` from the
original Schemaval issues. Each field contains `field`, `code`, and `message`;
`field` is `null` for a request-wide issue.
Application handlers can use predefined errors without repeating status codes,
error codes, or messages:
```rust
use serverkit::Error;
# async fn find_user() -> Option<String> { None }
async fn user() -> Result<String, Error> {
find_user()
.await
.ok_or_else(Error::not_found)
}
```
`bad_request`, `unauthorized`, `forbidden`, `not_found`, `conflict`,
`unprocessable_content`, and `too_many_requests` provide the common HTTP
failures. `with_message` changes only the public message. Use `Error::new` when
an application-specific code is required.
Any `std::error::Error + Send + Sync + 'static` converts into an internal error
through `?`. ServerKit uses the standard `Result<T, Error>` rather than defining
another result alias:
```rust
use serverkit::Error;
async fn read_configuration() -> Result<Vec<u8>, Error> {
Ok(std::fs::read("configuration.json")?)
}
```
The default JSON format exposes the original internal error message under the
stable `internal_error` code. Production applications can hide it with the
existing formatter hook while retaining the source for logging:
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Error, Response};
let config = Config::new().error_format(|error: &Error| {
let message = if error.is_internal() {
"Internal Server Error"
} else {
error.message()
};
Response::text(error.status(), message)
});
```
Configure a different representation once for the whole router. The formatter
chooses the body and representation headers; ServerKit preserves the original
status and protocol headers such as `Allow` and `WWW-Authenticate`.
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Error, Response};
let config = Config::new().error_format(|error: &Error| {
Response::text(
error.status(),
format!("{}: {}", error.code(), error.message()),
)
});
```
Raw 4xx and 5xx `Response` values are normalized through the same formatter
with the fallback code `http.{status}`. When routers are nested, the outer
router owns the final error format, keeping one response contract across the
composed application. Errors after an HTTP response stream starts or after a
WebSocket upgrade cannot be rendered as a new HTTP response.
Attach a typed source while preserving the public HTTP semantics. ServerKit
records the complete source chain as a tracing event even when a custom error
formatter hides it from the response:
```rust
use serverkit::Error;
let provider_error = std::io::Error::other("provider rejected the code");
let error = Error::new(
502,
"oauth.token_exchange.failed",
"OAuth token exchange failed",
)
.with_source(provider_error);
```
Enums decode from their external string representation. All common rename
rules are supported: `lowercase`, `UPPERCASE`, `camelCase`, `PascalCase`,
`snake_case`, `SCREAMING_SNAKE_CASE`, `kebab-case`, and
`SCREAMING-KEBAB-CASE`.
```rust
use serverkit::{DecodeOptions, Schema, Value, Values};
#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Schema)]
#[schema(rename_all = "kebab-case")]
enum Mode {
FastMode,
#[schema(rename = "safe")]
SafeMode,
}
struct One<'a>(&'a [u8]);
impl Values for One<'_> {
fn len(&self) -> usize { 1 }
fn value(&self, index: usize) -> Option<Value<'_>> {
(index == 0).then_some(Value {
name: "mode",
bytes: self.0,
})
}
}
assert_eq!(
Mode::decode(&One(b"fast-mode"), DecodeOptions::reject_unknown()).unwrap(),
Mode::FastMode,
);
```
Nested schemas use dotted names such as `filter.name`. `Option<T>` makes the
entire nested object optional. Repeated nested schemas use names such as
`filters.0.name` and `filters.1.name`. A default applies when no value under the
nested prefix is present.
```rust
use serverkit::Schema;
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Filter {
name: String,
minimum: u32,
}
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Search {
#[schema(nested)]
filter: Filter,
#[schema(nested)]
paging: Option<Paging>,
}
#[derive(Default, Schema)]
struct Paging {
page: u32,
}
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Request {
#[schema(nested)]
filters: Vec<Filter>,
#[schema(nested, default)]
paging: Paging,
#[schema(format = "uuid")]
request_id: String,
}
```
OpenAPI documents repeated nested leaves with an index placeholder such as
`filters.{index}.name` and marks them with `x-serverkit-indexed: true`. Tagged
enums are expanded into their discriminator and variant fields for path, query,
and header parameters; fields that only belong to some variants are optional.
Enums containing data use an explicit discriminator. Unit-only enums keep the
single string representation shown above.
```rust
use serverkit::Schema;
#[derive(Schema)]
#[schema(tag = "type", rename_all = "snake_case")]
enum Selection {
All,
Range {
start: u32,
end: u32,
},
}
```
`type=range&start=1&end=10` decodes to `Selection::Range`. OpenAPI emits a
`oneOf` schema with `type` as its discriminator.
`format` changes OpenAPI metadata; it does not by itself validate a string.
Combine it with `validate` for values such as UUIDs. The built-in IP address
types perform real parsing and emit `ipv4` or `ipv6` formats automatically.
Generic fields receive the required `ValueSchema` or `Schema` bounds from the
derive automatically:
```rust
use serverkit::Schema;
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Wrapper<T> {
value: T,
}
```
Custom scalar types implement `ValueSchema`; no derive or registration table is
required.
```rust
use serverkit::{SchemaKind, SchemaMetadata, ValueSchema};
struct Identifier(u64);
impl ValueSchema for Identifier {
fn decode_value(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Self, String> {
let value = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)
.map_err(|_| "must be UTF-8".to_owned())?
.parse()
.map_err(|_| "must be an identifier".to_owned())?;
Ok(Self(value))
}
fn metadata() -> SchemaMetadata {
SchemaMetadata::new(SchemaKind::Integer)
}
}
```
## Streaming request bodies
`Body` is the streaming extractor. Its `next` method borrows one body chunk at
a time directly from the runtime adapter. The slice remains valid until the
next mutable access to that `Body`.
```rust
use serverkit::prelude::*;
async fn upload(mut body: Body) -> Result<Vec<u8>, StreamError> {
let mut bytes = Vec::new();
while let Some(chunk) = body.next().await {
bytes.extend_from_slice(chunk?);
}
Ok(bytes)
}
fn router() -> Router {
Router::new(Config::new(), ("/upload".GET(upload),))
}
```
Only one streaming extractor is permitted in a handler, and it must be last.
The handler implementations enforce this when a route is registered. If any
earlier extractor is buffered, ServerKit reads the incoming stream once, shares
the resulting slice with all buffered extractors, and then moves the same bytes
into a replay stream for `Body`. With no buffered extractor, `Body` receives the
runtime's original stream without pre-reading it.
```compile_fail
use serverkit::{Body, Config, Method, RouteMethods, Router};
async fn invalid_order(_body: Body, _method: Method) {}
fn router() -> Router {
Router::new(Config::new(), ("/upload".GET(invalid_order),))
}
```
Runtime adapters implement `RequestStream` to supply chunks:
```rust
use std::task::{Context, Poll};
use serverkit::{RequestStream, StreamError};
struct EmptyStream;
impl RequestStream for EmptyStream {
fn poll_next(
&mut self,
_context: &mut Context<'_>,
) -> Poll<Option<Result<(), StreamError>>> {
Poll::Ready(None)
}
fn chunk(&self) -> &[u8] {
&[]
}
}
```
## Buffered JSON
Enable the `json` feature to deserialize the complete request body. Invalid
JSON returns HTTP 400.
```rust,ignore
use serde::Deserialize;
use serverkit::prelude::*;
#[derive(Deserialize, Schema)]
struct CreateUser {
name: String,
}
async fn create_user(Json(user): Json<CreateUser>) -> String {
user.name
}
```
`Json<T>` requires `Content-Type: application/json` or a media type ending in
`+json`. Unsupported media types return 415, malformed JSON returns 400, and
the router body limit is checked before deserialization. Returning
`Json<T>` serializes a JSON response with the matching content type. `T` also
implements `Schema`, allowing request and response types to be emitted into
OpenAPI `components/schemas` and referenced with `$ref`.
Set a router-wide JSON field convention when DTOs do not declare one:
```rust,ignore
let application = Router::new(
Config::new().json_case(Case::Camel),
"/users".POST(create_user),
);
```
The configured case is applied consistently to JSON requests, JSON responses,
and their OpenAPI schemas. A field-level `#[serde(rename = "...")]` or
container-level `#[serde(rename_all = "...")]` remains authoritative. Routers
without `json_case` keep the direct `serde_json` path and Serde's original field
names.
## Text, bytes, and forms
`Text` and `Bytes` buffer the request body once. `Text` validates UTF-8, while
`Bytes` preserves the bytes unchanged.
```rust
use serverkit::{Bytes, Text};
async fn text(Text(body): Text) -> String {
body
}
async fn bytes(Bytes(body): Bytes) -> Vec<u8> {
body
}
```
`Form<T>` uses the same name-based `Schema` validation as query extraction and
requires `application/x-www-form-urlencoded`.
```rust
use serverkit::{Form, Schema};
#[derive(Schema)]
struct Login {
email: String,
remember: Option<bool>,
}
async fn login(Form(login): Form<Login>) -> String {
login.email
}
```
Set a limit once on the router. Buffered extractors enforce it while
collecting, and streaming extractors enforce it as chunks are read. With no
configured limit, request bodies remain unlimited.
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Router};
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), ()).body_limit(2 * 1024 * 1024);
```
## Multipart
`Multipart` is a final streaming extractor. Parsing begins only when `next()`
is called, boundaries may span runtime chunks, and field contents are exposed
one chunk at a time without buffering an entire file. The configured body limit
remains active across the complete body.
```rust
use serverkit::{Multipart, MultipartError};
async fn upload(mut multipart: Multipart) -> Result<String, MultipartError> {
while let Some(field) = multipart.next().await {
let mut field = field?;
if field.name() == Some("title") {
return field.text().await;
}
if field.file_name().is_some() {
while let Some(chunk) = field.next().await {
let chunk = chunk?;
// Write `chunk` to a file or object store here.
}
}
}
Ok(String::new())
}
```
Each `MultipartField` exposes `headers`, `name`, `file_name`, `content_type`,
and streaming `next` accessors. `bytes().await` and `text().await` remain
available when a small field should be collected. Dropping a field before it is
fully read causes `Multipart` to discard its remaining contents before parsing
the next field.
## State, extensions, connection information, and cookies
Router state is stored once and extracted as `State<T>`, which contains an
`Arc<T>`.
```rust
use serverkit::{Config, Router, State};
struct Configuration {
region: String,
}
async fn region(State(configuration): State<Configuration>) -> String {
configuration.region.clone()
}
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), ()).state(Configuration {
region: "ap-northeast-2".to_owned(),
});
```
Runtime-specific values can be inserted into a `Request` and cloned with
`Extension<T>`. The Hyper adapter automatically provides the peer `SocketAddr`
through `ConnectInfo<SocketAddr>`.
```rust
use serverkit::Request;
fn attach_value(request: &mut Request) {
request.extensions.insert(42_u64);
assert_eq!(request.extensions.get::<u64>(), Some(&42));
}
```
```rust
use std::net::SocketAddr;
use serverkit::ConnectInfo;
async fn peer(ConnectInfo(address): ConnectInfo<SocketAddr>) -> String {
address.to_string()
}
```
`Cookies` parses all incoming `Cookie` headers without hiding repeated names.
```rust
use serverkit::Cookies;
async fn session(cookies: Cookies) -> String {
cookies.get("session").unwrap_or_default().to_owned()
}
```
## Custom extractors
Metadata and buffered extractors implement `FromRequest<(&Request, &[u8])>`.
Set `BUFFERED` only when the extractor needs the complete body; otherwise the
slice is empty and the runtime stream remains untouched.
```rust
use serverkit::{FromRequest, Error, Request};
struct UserAgent(String);
impl<'request> FromRequest<(&'request Request, &'request [u8])> for UserAgent {
type Error = Error;
async fn from_request(
input: (&'request Request, &'request [u8]),
) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
let value = input
.0
.headers
.get("user-agent")
.ok_or_else(|| Error::bad_request().with_message("missing user-agent"))?;
let value = std::str::from_utf8(value)
.map_err(|_| Error::bad_request().with_message("invalid user-agent"))?;
Ok(Self(value.to_owned()))
}
}
async fn handler(user_agent: UserAgent) -> String {
user_agent.0
}
```
Composite extractors can reuse `State`, `Extension`, and `ConnectInfo` with
`?`. Missing runtime values keep their original status, code, and message when
they are converted into `Error`.
```rust
use serverkit::{Error, FromRequest, Request, State};
struct Configuration {
region: String,
}
struct Region(String);
impl<'request> FromRequest<(&'request Request, &'request [u8])> for Region {
type Error = Error;
async fn from_request(
input: (&'request Request, &'request [u8]),
) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
let State(configuration) =
State::<Configuration>::from_request(input).await?;
Ok(Self(configuration.region.clone()))
}
}
```
A buffered extractor uses the same signature:
```rust
use std::convert::Infallible;
use serverkit::{FromRequest, Request};
struct RawBody(Vec<u8>);
impl<'request> FromRequest<(&'request Request, &'request [u8])> for RawBody {
type Error = Infallible;
const BUFFERED: bool = true;
async fn from_request(
input: (&'request Request, &'request [u8]),
) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
Ok(Self(input.1.to_vec()))
}
}
```
`Body` is the owned-request extractor supplied by ServerKit. Keeping the owned
form internal to streaming extraction prevents two handler arguments from
taking the same request stream.
## Cloudflare Workers
Add `serverkit-worker`. The adapter converts the host request before dispatch
and converts the ServerKit response afterward; the router itself stays
runtime-independent.
```rust,ignore
use std::sync::LazyLock;
use serverkit::{Config, Router, RouteMethods};
use serverkit_worker::{WorkerContext, from_request, into_response};
use worker::{Context, Env, Request, Response, Result, event};
});
async fn health() -> &'static str {
"ok"
}
async fn colo(context: WorkerContext) -> String {
context
.cf()
.map_or_else(|| "unknown".to_owned(), |cf| cf.colo())
}
#[event(fetch)]
async fn fetch(request: Request, env: Env, context: Context) -> Result<Response> {
into_response(ROUTER.handle(from_request(request, env, context)?).await)
}
```
`serverkit_worker::from_request` preserves method, path, query, headers, body stream,
`Env`, fetch `Context`, and `Cf`. `WorkerContext` is a normal non-buffering
extractor. Its `env`, `context`, and `cf` accessors expose host data, while
`wait_until` schedules work without delaying the response. The complete
Wrangler package is in `examples/cloudflare-worker`.
## Responses
Handlers may return any `IntoResponse` implementation. ServerKit provides
implementations for `Response`, `()`, `String`, `&str`, `Vec<u8>`,
`Infallible`, and `Result<T, E>` when both sides implement `IntoResponse`.
```rust
use serverkit::Response;
async fn text() -> Response {
Response::text(201, "created")
}
async fn bytes() -> Vec<u8> {
vec![1, 2, 3]
}
async fn fallible(ok: bool) -> Result<String, Response> {
if ok {
Ok("ok".to_owned())
} else {
Err(Response::text(400, "invalid request"))
}
}
```
`Response::new`, `Response::empty`, `Response::text`, and `Response::bytes`
construct buffered responses. `Content-Type` lives in the same `Headers`
collection as every other header; there is no second content-type field.
```rust
use serverkit::{Cookie, Response, SameSite};
async fn response() -> Response {
let mut response = Response::text(200, "ok");
response
.headers()
.set("Cache-Control", "no-store")
.unwrap();
response
.headers()
.append("Vary", "Accept-Encoding")
.unwrap();
response
.set_cookie(
Cookie::new("session", "abc")
.path("/")
.same_site(SameSite::Lax)
.http_only(true)
.secure(true),
)
.unwrap();
response
}
```
Header names are case-insensitive. `set` replaces every existing value,
`append` preserves repeated fields such as `Set-Cookie`, and `remove` removes
all values of a name. Public writes validate header names and reject CR/LF/NUL
in values.
`Response::stream` accepts a runtime-neutral `ResponseStream` and is forwarded
without buffering by both native HTTP and Cloudflare Workers.
`poll_next` transfers an owned `Chunk` to the runtime adapter. `Chunk::from`
moves a generated `Vec<u8>` without copying it, while `Chunk::shared` reuses
cached bytes through an `Arc`. Hyper forwards both forms without copying at the
adapter boundary. Cloudflare Workers still perform their required host-boundary
copy into a JavaScript `Uint8Array`.
```rust
use std::task::{Context, Poll};
use serverkit::{Chunk, Response, ResponseStream, StreamError};
struct Chunks {
chunk: Vec<u8>,
sent: bool,
}
impl ResponseStream for Chunks {
fn poll_next(
&mut self,
_context: &mut Context<'_>,
) -> Poll<Option<Result<Chunk, StreamError>>> {
if self.sent {
Poll::Ready(None)
} else {
self.sent = true;
Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(Chunk::from(
std::mem::take(&mut self.chunk),
))))
}
}
}
async fn stream() -> Response {
Response::stream(200, Chunks {
chunk: b"chunk".to_vec(),
sent: false,
})
}
```
Redirects have explicit status semantics:
```rust
use serverkit::Redirect;
async fn redirect() -> Redirect {
Redirect::see_other("/finished")
}
```
## Server-sent events
`Sse<S>` encodes typed `SseEvent` values and sets the required response
headers. The source implements the same poll-based shape as other streams.
```rust
use std::task::{Context, Poll};
use serverkit::{Sse, SseEvent, SseStream, StreamError};
struct Events(bool);
impl SseStream for Events {
fn poll_next(
&mut self,
_context: &mut Context<'_>,
) -> Poll<Option<Result<SseEvent, StreamError>>> {
if std::mem::replace(&mut self.0, false) {
Poll::Ready(Some(Ok(SseEvent::data("ready").event("status"))))
} else {
Poll::Ready(None)
}
}
}
async fn events() -> Sse<Events> {
Sse::new(Events(true))
}
```
## WebSockets
Enable the `websocket` feature. The same upgrade handler and message API works
with native HTTP/1.1 and Cloudflare Workers.
```rust,ignore
use serverkit::{Response, WebSocketMessage, WebSocketUpgrade};
async fn websocket(upgrade: WebSocketUpgrade) -> Response {
upgrade.on_upgrade(|mut socket| async move {
while let Some(message) = socket.next().await {
match message {
Ok(WebSocketMessage::Text(text)) => {
if socket.send_text(text).await.is_err() {
break;
}
}
Ok(WebSocketMessage::Binary(bytes)) => {
if socket.send_binary(bytes).await.is_err() {
break;
}
}
Ok(WebSocketMessage::Close { .. }) | Err(_) => break,
Ok(WebSocketMessage::Ping(_) | WebSocketMessage::Pong(_)) => {}
}
}
})
}
```
`WebSocketUpgrade::protocol` selects only a protocol present in the client's
`Sec-WebSocket-Protocol` request. The native adapter performs the HTTP upgrade
and WebSocket handshake; the Workers adapter creates and accepts a
`WebSocketPair`. Workers manages ping and pong control frames itself.
## OpenAPI
`Router::openapi` takes the serving path first, generates OpenAPI 3.1 from
registered routes, extractors, Schemaval metadata, validation constraints,
request media types, and response types, then serves a Scalar API Reference at
that path.
```rust
use serverkit::{
Config, Router, OpenApi, Path, RouteMethods, Scalar, ScalarDeveloperTools, Schema,
SchemaKind, SchemaMetadata, SecurityRequirement, SecurityScheme, Server,
};
#[derive(Schema)]
struct ItemPath {
id: u64,
}
async fn item(Path(path): Path<ItemPath>) -> String {
path.id.to_string()
}
let route = "/items/:id"
.GET(item)
.summary("Read an item")
.description("Reads one item by ID")
.tag("items")
.operation_id("readItem")
.openapi(|operation| {
operation
.security(SecurityRequirement::new("bearerAuth"))
.response_header(
200,
"X-Request-Id",
"Request identifier",
SchemaMetadata::new(SchemaKind::String).format("uuid"),
)
.response_example(200, "text/plain", "sample", "42");
});
let document = OpenApi::new("Items API", "1.0.0")
.server(Server::new("https://api.example.com").description("Production"))
.security_scheme("bearerAuth", SecurityScheme::bearer())
.security(SecurityRequirement::new("bearerAuth"))
.scalar_config(
Scalar::new()
.theme("moon")
.show_sidebar(true)
.developer_tools(ScalarDeveloperTools::Localhost),
);
let router = Router::new(Config::new(), route).openapi("/docs", document);
assert!(router
.openapi_document()
.unwrap()
.as_str()
.contains("/items/{id}"));
```
The serving path must be static. The page loads the pinned Scalar browser
bundle `@scalar/api-reference@1.63.0` from jsDelivr and embeds the OpenAPI document generated from the
router's current routes and schemas directly into Scalar's `content`
configuration. It does not read a file or fetch a separate document endpoint.
The page supports GET, HEAD, and OPTIONS; other methods return 405 with an
`Allow` header. `Router::openapi_document` provides direct access to the generated
JSON in memory.
Named Schemaval types, including `Json<T>` request and response bodies, are
deduplicated under `components/schemas` and referenced with `$ref`. Route
builders expose summary, description, tags, operation IDs, and a custom
`openapi` modifier. `OpenApi` supports servers, API key, HTTP bearer, OAuth2,
and OpenID Connect security schemes. `Operation` supports request/response
examples and response header schemas. Examples preserve JSON value types:
```rust
use serverkit::ExampleValue;
let _example = ExampleValue::object([
("name", ExampleValue::from("sample")),
("count", ExampleValue::from(2_u32)),
("active", ExampleValue::from(true)),
]);
```
Pass an `ExampleValue` to `Operation::request_example` or
`Operation::response_example`. String inputs remain accepted directly.
## Runtime adapters
The core `serverkit` crate ends at `Router::handle` and does not depend on a
listener or async runtime. `serverkit-hyper` adds its own `Run<L>` extension
trait and re-exports the core prelude, so one import exposes both the framework
API and `.run(listener)`:
```rust,ignore
use serverkit_hyper::*;
let listener = std::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:3000")?;
router.run(listener)?;
```
Enable `serverkit-hyper/std` to pass a `std::net::TcpListener`. This blocking
driver serves HTTP/1.0 and HTTP/1.1 without a Tokio runtime. Enable
`serverkit-hyper/tokio` to pass a `tokio::net::TcpListener`; this driver serves
HTTP/1.0, HTTP/1.1, and HTTP/2 on the caller's Tokio runtime. The `websocket`
feature selects the Tokio driver because upgrades need its asynchronous I/O.
An external adapter follows the same boundary: implement `RequestStream`,
construct `Request::from_parts`, call `Router::handle`, and consume the result
with `Response::into_parts`. The adapter can expose its own execution extension
trait without adding runtime types to the core crate.