pub(crate) mod extract;
use std::io::{BufRead, Write};
use std::path::PathBuf;
use std::process::ExitCode;
use serde_json::{Value, json};
use crate::extract::{Options, resolve_format};
use crate::scan::{self, ScanOptions};
use crate::walk::{self, WalkOptions};
const PROTOCOL_VERSION: &str = "2025-06-18";
const INVALID_PARAMS: i64 = -32602;
const METHOD_NOT_FOUND: i64 = -32601;
pub(crate) fn serve() -> ExitCode {
let stdin = std::io::stdin();
let mut stdout = std::io::stdout();
for line in stdin.lock().lines() {
let Ok(line) = line else {
return ExitCode::from(2);
};
if line.trim().is_empty() {
continue;
}
let Ok(request) = serde_json::from_str::<Value>(&line) else {
continue;
};
let Some(response) = handle(&request) else {
continue; };
if writeln!(stdout, "{response}").is_err() || stdout.flush().is_err() {
return ExitCode::from(2);
}
}
ExitCode::SUCCESS
}
fn handle(request: &Value) -> Option<Value> {
let id = request.get("id").cloned();
let method = request.get("method")?.as_str()?;
id.as_ref()?;
let result = match method {
"initialize" => Ok(json!({
"protocolVersion": PROTOCOL_VERSION,
"capabilities": { "tools": {} },
"serverInfo": { "name": "string-le", "version": env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION") },
})),
"tools/list" => Ok(json!({ "tools": tool_definitions() })),
"tools/call" => call_tool(request.get("params")),
"ping" => Ok(json!({})),
other => Err((
METHOD_NOT_FOUND,
format!("this server does not implement {other}"),
)),
};
Some(match result {
Ok(result) => json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": id, "result": result }),
Err((code, message)) => json!({
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": id,
"error": { "code": code, "message": message },
}),
})
}
fn tool_definitions() -> Value {
json!([
extract::definition(),
{
"name": "string_le_scan",
"description": "Extract every string value from files or directories, with the \
file it came from and, where it can be located, its line and \
column. Reads the filesystem; never writes to it, and never judges \
a string.",
"inputSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"path": { "type": "string", "description": "a file or directory to read" },
"paths": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "several files or directories, instead of `path`",
},
"format": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Force a format for every file instead of inferring one \
per file name. An unrecognised name falls back to \
quoted strings.",
},
"dedupe": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Collapse repeated values to their first occurrence.",
},
"multiline": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Let a quoted run span lines, so a multi-line template \
literal is read too. The editor extension cannot do \
this, so the two then answer differently on purpose.",
},
"hidden": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Walk hidden files and directories too.",
},
"ignored": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Walk files excluded by .gitignore too.",
},
},
},
},
])
}
fn call_tool(params: Option<&Value>) -> Result<Value, (i64, String)> {
let params = params.ok_or((INVALID_PARAMS, "no tool call was supplied".to_string()))?;
let name = params
.get("name")
.and_then(Value::as_str)
.ok_or((INVALID_PARAMS, "the tool call named no tool".to_string()))?;
let arguments = params
.get("arguments")
.cloned()
.unwrap_or_else(|| json!({}));
match name {
"extract_strings" => Ok(match extract::run(&arguments) {
Ok(result) => tool_result(&result),
Err(message) => tool_failure(&message),
}),
"string_le_scan" => Ok(match scan_tool(&arguments) {
Ok(result) => tool_result(&result),
Err(message) => tool_failure(&message),
}),
other => Err((
INVALID_PARAMS,
format!("this server offers no tool named {other}"),
)),
}
}
fn scan_tool(arguments: &Value) -> Result<Value, String> {
let inputs = requested_paths(arguments)?;
let flag = |name: &str| {
arguments
.get(name)
.and_then(Value::as_bool)
.unwrap_or(false)
};
let walk_options = WalkOptions {
hidden: flag("hidden"),
respect_ignore: !flag("ignored"),
};
let options = ScanOptions {
dedupe: flag("dedupe"),
extract: Options {
multiline: flag("multiline"),
..Options::default()
},
format: arguments
.get("format")
.and_then(Value::as_str)
.map(|name| resolve_format(Some(name), None)),
};
let targets = walk::collect(&inputs, &walk_options)?;
let reports: Vec<Value> = targets
.iter()
.filter_map(|target| scan::scan_file(target, options))
.map(|report| serde_json::to_value(report).expect("a report serializes"))
.collect();
let binary = targets.len() - reports.len();
let strings: u64 = reports
.iter()
.map(|report| report["summary"]["strings"].as_u64().unwrap_or(0))
.sum();
let unlocated: u64 = reports
.iter()
.map(|report| report["summary"]["unlocated"].as_u64().unwrap_or(0))
.sum();
let mut diagnostics: Vec<Value> = reports
.iter()
.filter(|report| {
report["diagnostics"]
.as_array()
.is_some_and(|list| list.iter().any(|d| d["severity"] == "error"))
})
.map(|report| {
warning(
"unreadable",
&format!(
"{} could not be read, so this scan does not cover it",
report["file"].as_str().unwrap_or("a file")
),
)
})
.collect();
if unlocated > 0 {
diagnostics.push(warning(
"unlocated",
&format!("{unlocated} values could not be located in their source"),
));
}
if binary > 0 {
diagnostics.push(warning(
"binary",
&format!("{binary} files were not text and were not read"),
));
}
let count = reports.len();
Ok(envelope(
"string_le_scan",
&json!({ "reports": reports, "strings": strings, "binaryFiles": binary }),
count,
&diagnostics,
false,
))
}
fn requested_paths(arguments: &Value) -> Result<Vec<PathBuf>, String> {
if let Some(path) = arguments.get("path").and_then(Value::as_str) {
return Ok(vec![PathBuf::from(path)]);
}
if let Some(items) = arguments.get("paths").and_then(Value::as_array) {
let paths: Vec<PathBuf> = items
.iter()
.filter_map(|item| item.as_str().map(PathBuf::from))
.collect();
if paths.is_empty() {
return Err("the list of paths was empty".to_string());
}
return Ok(paths);
}
Err("no file or directory was supplied to read".to_string())
}
pub(crate) fn envelope(
tool: &str,
data: &Value,
count: usize,
diagnostics: &[Value],
truncated: bool,
) -> Value {
let ok = !diagnostics
.iter()
.any(|diagnostic| diagnostic["severity"].as_str() == Some("error"));
json!({
"ok": ok,
"data": data,
"diagnostics": diagnostics,
"meta": { "tool": tool, "count": count, "truncated": truncated },
})
}
fn tool_result(envelope: &Value) -> Value {
let text = serde_json::to_string_pretty(envelope).expect("an envelope serializes");
json!({
"content": [{ "type": "text", "text": text }],
"structuredContent": envelope,
"isError": false,
})
}
fn warning(code: &str, message: &str) -> Value {
json!({ "severity": "warning", "code": code, "message": message })
}
fn tool_failure(message: &str) -> Value {
json!({
"content": [{ "type": "text", "text": message }],
"isError": true,
})
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use crate::testing::TempTree;
fn request(method: &str, params: &Value) -> Value {
json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "id": 1, "method": method, "params": params })
}
fn call(name: &str, arguments: &Value) -> Value {
handle(&request(
"tools/call",
&json!({ "name": name, "arguments": arguments }),
))
.expect("a reply")
}
#[test]
fn initialize_answers_with_the_protocol_version() {
let response = handle(&request("initialize", &json!({}))).expect("a reply");
assert_eq!(response["result"]["protocolVersion"], PROTOCOL_VERSION);
assert_eq!(response["result"]["serverInfo"]["name"], "string-le");
}
#[test]
fn tools_list_offers_both_tools() {
let response = handle(&request("tools/list", &json!({}))).expect("a reply");
let tools = response["result"]["tools"].as_array().expect("tools");
let names: Vec<&str> = tools.iter().filter_map(|t| t["name"].as_str()).collect();
assert_eq!(names, ["extract_strings", "string_le_scan"]);
}
#[test]
fn a_notification_gets_no_reply() {
let notification = json!({ "jsonrpc": "2.0", "method": "initialized" });
assert!(handle(¬ification).is_none());
}
#[test]
fn an_unknown_method_is_a_protocol_error() {
let response = handle(&request("does/not/exist", &json!({}))).expect("a reply");
assert_eq!(response["error"]["code"], METHOD_NOT_FOUND);
}
#[test]
fn an_unknown_tool_is_a_protocol_error() {
let response = call("string_le_translate", &json!({}));
assert_eq!(response["error"]["code"], INVALID_PARAMS);
}
#[test]
fn a_missing_argument_is_a_tool_failure_not_a_protocol_error() {
let response = call("string_le_scan", &json!({}));
assert!(response.get("error").is_none(), "{response}");
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], true);
assert!(
response["result"]["content"][0]["text"]
.as_str()
.expect("a message")
.contains("no file or directory")
);
}
#[test]
fn the_shared_tool_is_offered_and_answers() {
let response = call(
"extract_strings",
&json!({ "content": "{\"a\":\"one\"}", "format": "json" }),
);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(envelope["meta"]["tool"], "extract_strings");
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["strings"][0], "one");
assert_eq!(envelope["ok"], true);
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], false);
}
#[test]
fn the_shared_tool_returns_values_without_positions() {
let response = call(
"extract_strings",
&json!({ "content": "{\"a\":\"one\"}", "format": "json" }),
);
let value = &response["result"]["structuredContent"]["data"]["strings"][0];
assert!(value.is_string(), "{value}");
assert!(value.get("line").is_none(), "a position appeared");
}
#[test]
fn the_shared_tool_needs_no_filesystem() {
let response = call(
"extract_strings",
&json!({ "content": "const p = '/definitely/not/here';" }),
);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["strings"][0], "/definitely/not/here");
assert!(
envelope["data"].get("exists").is_none(),
"a field like this means it looked"
);
}
#[test]
fn an_unknown_format_falls_back_rather_than_failing() {
let response = call(
"extract_strings",
&json!({ "content": "const a = 'copy';", "format": "klingon" }),
);
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], false);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["fileType"], "fallback");
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["strings"][0], "copy");
}
#[test]
fn a_document_with_no_strings_is_an_ordinary_result() {
let response = call(
"extract_strings",
&json!({ "content": "nothing quoted here" }),
);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], false);
assert_eq!(envelope["ok"], true);
assert_eq!(envelope["meta"]["count"], 0);
}
#[test]
fn the_scan_tool_reports_what_it_found() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-scan");
tree.write("src/a.ts", "const m = 'Delete this?';\n");
let response = call(
"string_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
);
let envelope = &response["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert_eq!(response["result"]["isError"], false);
assert_eq!(envelope["ok"], true);
assert_eq!(envelope["data"]["strings"], 1);
}
#[test]
fn the_scan_tool_carries_positions() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-positions");
tree.write("a.json", "{\"a\":\"one\"}\n");
let response = call(
"string_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
);
let found = &response["result"]["structuredContent"]["data"]["reports"][0]["strings"][0];
assert_eq!(found["value"], "one");
assert_eq!(found["line"], 1);
}
#[test]
fn the_scan_tool_dedupes_on_request() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-dedupe");
tree.write("a.json", "{\"a\":\"same\",\"b\":\"same\"}\n");
let path = tree.path().to_string_lossy().to_string();
let kept = call("string_le_scan", &json!({ "path": path }));
assert_eq!(kept["result"]["structuredContent"]["data"]["strings"], 2);
let deduped = call("string_le_scan", &json!({ "path": path, "dedupe": true }));
assert_eq!(deduped["result"]["structuredContent"]["data"]["strings"], 1);
}
#[test]
fn no_message_mentions_a_command_line_flag() {
let definitions = serde_json::to_string(&tool_definitions()).expect("serializes");
assert!(!definitions.contains("--"), "{definitions}");
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-vocabulary");
tree.write("a.json", "{\"a\":\"one\"}\n");
for arguments in [
json!({}),
json!({ "paths": [] }),
json!({ "path": "/no/such/place-xyz" }),
json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy(), "spellcheck": true }),
] {
let rendered =
serde_json::to_string(&call("string_le_scan", &arguments)).expect("serializes");
assert!(!rendered.contains("--"), "{rendered}");
}
}
#[test]
fn every_tool_returns_the_same_envelope_shape() {
let tree = TempTree::new("mcp-envelope");
tree.write("a.md", "x");
let results = [
call(
"extract_strings",
&json!({ "content": "x", "format": "markdown" }),
),
call(
"string_le_scan",
&json!({ "path": tree.path().to_string_lossy() }),
),
];
for result in results {
let envelope = &result["result"]["structuredContent"];
assert!(envelope["ok"].is_boolean(), "{envelope}");
assert!(!envelope["data"].is_null(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["diagnostics"].is_array(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["meta"]["tool"].is_string(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["meta"]["count"].is_number(), "{envelope}");
assert!(envelope["meta"]["truncated"].is_boolean(), "{envelope}");
}
}
}