updated json response to match spec by @davebryson

rpc/core/events.go

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	ctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/core/types"
-	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/types"
+	rpctypes "github.com/tendermint/tendermint/rpc/lib/types"
 	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/types"
 )
 
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ func Subscribe(wsCtx rpctypes.WSRPCContext, event string) (*ctypes.ResultSubscri
 		// NOTE: EventSwitch callbacks must be nonblocking
 		// NOTE: RPCResponses of subscribed events have id suffix "#event"
 		tmResult := &ctypes.ResultEvent{event, msg}
-		wsCtx.TryWriteRPCResponse(rpctypes.NewRPCResponse(wsCtx.Request.ID+"#event", tmResult, ""))
+		wsCtx.TryWriteRPCResponse(rpctypes.NewRPCSuccessResponse(wsCtx.Request.ID+"#event", tmResult))
 	})
 	return &ctypes.ResultSubscribe{}, nil
 }

rpc/lib/client/http_client.go

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func unmarshalResponseBytes(responseBytes []byte, result interface{}) (interface
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("Error unmarshalling rpc response: %v", err)
 	}
-	errorStr := response.Error
+	errorStr := response.Error.Message
 	if errorStr != "" {
 		return nil, errors.Errorf("Response error: %v", errorStr)
 	}

rpc/lib/server/handlers.go

@@ -110,35 +110,35 @@ func makeJSONRPCHandler(funcMap map[string]*RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) http.Han
 		var request types.RPCRequest
 		err := json.Unmarshal(b, &request)
 		if err != nil {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, types.NewRPCResponse("", nil, fmt.Sprintf("Error unmarshalling request: %v", err.Error())))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCParseError(""))
 			return
 		}
 		if len(r.URL.Path) > 1 {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusNotFound, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, fmt.Sprintf("Invalid JSONRPC endpoint %s", r.URL.Path)))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInvalidRequestError(request.ID))
 			return
 		}
 		rpcFunc := funcMap[request.Method]
 		if rpcFunc == nil {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusNotFound, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, "RPC method unknown: "+request.Method))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCMethodNotFoundError(request.ID))
 			return
 		}
 		if rpcFunc.ws {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, "RPC method is only for websockets: "+request.Method))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInternalError(request.ID))
 			return
 		}
 		args, err := jsonParamsToArgsRPC(rpcFunc, request.Params)
 		if err != nil {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, fmt.Sprintf("Error converting json params to arguments: %v", err.Error())))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInvalidParamsError(request.ID))
 			return
 		}
 		returns := rpcFunc.f.Call(args)
 		logger.Info("HTTPJSONRPC", "method", request.Method, "args", args, "returns", returns)
 		result, err := unreflectResult(returns)
 		if err != nil {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, result, err.Error()))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInternalError(request.ID))
 			return
 		}
-		WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, result, ""))
+		WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(request.ID, result))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func makeHTTPHandler(rpcFunc *RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) func(http.ResponseWrit
 	// Exception for websocket endpoints
 	if rpcFunc.ws {
 		return func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusMethodNotAllowed, types.NewRPCResponse("", nil, "This RPC method is only for websockets"))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInternalError(""))
 		}
 	}
 	// All other endpoints
@@ -237,17 +237,17 @@ func makeHTTPHandler(rpcFunc *RPCFunc, logger log.Logger) func(http.ResponseWrit
 		logger.Debug("HTTP HANDLER", "req", r)
 		args, err := httpParamsToArgs(rpcFunc, r)
 		if err != nil {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusBadRequest, types.NewRPCResponse("", nil, fmt.Sprintf("Error converting http params to args: %v", err.Error())))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInvalidParamsError(""))
 			return
 		}
 		returns := rpcFunc.f.Call(args)
 		logger.Info("HTTPRestRPC", "method", r.URL.Path, "args", args, "returns", returns)
 		result, err := unreflectResult(returns)
 		if err != nil {
-			WriteRPCResponseHTTPError(w, http.StatusInternalServerError, types.NewRPCResponse("", nil, err.Error()))
+			WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.RPCInternalError(""))
 			return
 		}
-		WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCResponse("", result, ""))
+		WriteRPCResponseHTTP(w, types.NewRPCSuccessResponse("", result))
 	}
 }
 
@@ -509,8 +509,7 @@ func (wsc *wsConnection) readRoutine() {
 			var request types.RPCRequest
 			err = json.Unmarshal(in, &request)
 			if err != nil {
-				errStr := fmt.Sprintf("Error unmarshaling data: %s", err.Error())
+				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.RPCParseError(""))
-				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, errStr))
 				continue
 			}
 
@@ -518,7 +517,7 @@ func (wsc *wsConnection) readRoutine() {
 
 			rpcFunc := wsc.funcMap[request.Method]
 			if rpcFunc == nil {
-				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, "RPC method unknown: "+request.Method))
+				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.RPCMethodNotFoundError(request.ID))
 				continue
 			}
 			var args []reflect.Value
@@ -529,7 +528,7 @@ func (wsc *wsConnection) readRoutine() {
 				args, err = jsonParamsToArgsRPC(rpcFunc, request.Params)
 			}
 			if err != nil {
-				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, err.Error()))
+				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.RPCInternalError(request.ID))
 				continue
 			}
 			returns := rpcFunc.f.Call(args)
@@ -539,10 +538,10 @@ func (wsc *wsConnection) readRoutine() {
 
 			result, err := unreflectResult(returns)
 			if err != nil {
-				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, nil, err.Error()))
+				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.RPCInternalError(request.ID))
 				continue
 			} else {
-				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCResponse(request.ID, result, ""))
+				wsc.WriteRPCResponse(types.NewRPCSuccessResponse(request.ID, result))
 				continue
 			}
 

rpc/lib/server/http_server.go

@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ func RecoverAndLogHandler(handler http.Handler, logger log.Logger) http.Handler
 					// For the rest,
 					logger.Error("Panic in RPC HTTP handler", "err", e, "stack", string(debug.Stack()))
 					rww.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
-					WriteRPCResponseHTTP(rww, types.NewRPCResponse("", nil, fmt.Sprintf("Internal Server Error: %v", e)))
+					WriteRPCResponseHTTP(rww, types.RPCInternalError(""))
 				}
 			}
 

rpc/lib/types/types.go

@@ -8,6 +8,11 @@ import (
 	events "github.com/tendermint/tmlibs/events"
 )
 
+type RpcError struct {
+	Code    int    `json:"code"`
+	Message string `json:"message"`
+}
+
 type RPCRequest struct {
 	JSONRPC string           `json:"jsonrpc"`
 	ID      string           `json:"id"`
@@ -50,28 +55,32 @@ func ArrayToRequest(id string, method string, params []interface{}) (RPCRequest,
 
 type RPCResponse struct {
 	JSONRPC string           `json:"jsonrpc"`
-	ID      string           `json:"id"`
+	ID      string           `json:"id,omitempty"`
-	Result  *json.RawMessage `json:"result"`
+	Result  *json.RawMessage `json:"result,omitempty"`
-	Error   string           `json:"error"`
+	Error   *RpcError        `json:"error,omitempty"`
 }
 
-func NewRPCResponse(id string, res interface{}, err string) RPCResponse {
+func NewRPCSuccessResponse(id string, res interface{}) RPCResponse {
 	var raw *json.RawMessage
+
 	if res != nil {
 		var js []byte
-		js, err2 := json.Marshal(res)
+		js, err := json.Marshal(res)
-		if err2 == nil {
+		if err != nil {
+			return RPCInternalError(id)
+		}
 		rawMsg := json.RawMessage(js)
 		raw = &rawMsg
-		} else {
-			err = err2.Error()
-		}
 	}
+
+	return RPCResponse{JSONRPC: "2.0", ID: id, Result: raw}
+}
+
+func NewRPCErrorResponse(id string, code int, msg string) RPCResponse {
 	return RPCResponse{
 		JSONRPC: "2.0",
 		ID:      id,
-		Result:  raw,
+		Error:   &RpcError{Code: code, Message: msg},
-		Error:   err,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -83,6 +92,30 @@ func (resp RPCResponse) String() string {
 	}
 }
 
+func RPCParseError(id string) RPCResponse {
+	return NewRPCErrorResponse(id, -32700, "Parse error. Invalid JSON")
+}
+
+func RPCInvalidRequestError(id string) RPCResponse {
+	return NewRPCErrorResponse(id, -32600, "Invalid Request")
+}
+
+func RPCMethodNotFoundError(id string) RPCResponse {
+	return NewRPCErrorResponse(id, -32601, "Method not found")
+}
+
+func RPCInvalidParamsError(id string) RPCResponse {
+	return NewRPCErrorResponse(id, -32602, "Invalid params")
+}
+
+func RPCInternalError(id string) RPCResponse {
+	return NewRPCErrorResponse(id, -32603, "Internal error")
+}
+
+func RPCServerError(id string) RPCResponse {
+	return NewRPCErrorResponse(id, -32000, "Server error")
+}
+
 //----------------------------------------
 
 // *wsConnection implements this interface.

rpc/lib/types/types_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package rpctypes
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+type SampleResult struct {
+	Value string
+}
+
+func TestResponses(t *testing.T) {
+	assert := assert.New(t)
+
+	a := NewRPCSuccessResponse("1", &SampleResult{"hello"})
+	b, _ := json.Marshal(a)
+	s := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"1","result":{"Value":"hello"}}`
+	assert.Equal(string(s), string(b))
+
+	d := RPCParseError("1")
+	e, _ := json.Marshal(d)
+	f := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"1","error":{"code":-32700,"message":"Parse error. Invalid JSON"}}`
+	assert.Equal(string(f), string(e))
+
+	g := RPCMethodNotFoundError("2")
+	h, _ := json.Marshal(g)
+	i := `{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":"2","error":{"code":-32601,"message":"Method not found"}}`
+	assert.Equal(string(h), string(i))
+
+}