grpc 1.45.0 → 1.53.0

data/include/grpc/byte_buffer.h

@@ -21,7 +21,82 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/byte_buffer.h>  // IWYU pragma: export
+#include <grpc/impl/grpc_types.h>
 #include <grpc/slice_buffer.h>
 
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/** Returns a RAW byte buffer instance over the given slices (up to \a nslices).
+ *
+ * Increases the reference count for all \a slices processed. The user is
+ * responsible for invoking grpc_byte_buffer_destroy on the returned instance.*/
+GRPCAPI grpc_byte_buffer* grpc_raw_byte_buffer_create(grpc_slice* slices,
+                                                      size_t nslices);
+
+/** Returns a *compressed* RAW byte buffer instance over the given slices (up to
+ * \a nslices). The \a compression argument defines the compression algorithm
+ * used to generate the data in \a slices.
+ *
+ * Increases the reference count for all \a slices processed. The user is
+ * responsible for invoking grpc_byte_buffer_destroy on the returned instance.*/
+GRPCAPI grpc_byte_buffer* grpc_raw_compressed_byte_buffer_create(
+    grpc_slice* slices, size_t nslices, grpc_compression_algorithm compression);
+
+/** Copies input byte buffer \a bb.
+ *
+ * Increases the reference count of all the source slices. The user is
+ * responsible for calling grpc_byte_buffer_destroy over the returned copy. */
+GRPCAPI grpc_byte_buffer* grpc_byte_buffer_copy(grpc_byte_buffer* bb);
+
+/** Returns the size of the given byte buffer, in bytes. */
+GRPCAPI size_t grpc_byte_buffer_length(grpc_byte_buffer* bb);
+
+/** Destroys \a byte_buffer deallocating all its memory. */
+GRPCAPI void grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(grpc_byte_buffer* bb);
+
+/** Reader for byte buffers. Iterates over slices in the byte buffer */
+struct grpc_byte_buffer_reader;
+typedef struct grpc_byte_buffer_reader grpc_byte_buffer_reader;
+
+/** Initialize \a reader to read over \a buffer.
+ * Returns 1 upon success, 0 otherwise. */
+GRPCAPI int grpc_byte_buffer_reader_init(grpc_byte_buffer_reader* reader,
+                                         grpc_byte_buffer* buffer);
+
+/** Cleanup and destroy \a reader */
+GRPCAPI void grpc_byte_buffer_reader_destroy(grpc_byte_buffer_reader* reader);
+
+/** Updates \a slice with the next piece of data from from \a reader and returns
+ * 1. Returns 0 at the end of the stream. Caller is responsible for calling
+ * grpc_slice_unref on the result. */
+GRPCAPI int grpc_byte_buffer_reader_next(grpc_byte_buffer_reader* reader,
+                                         grpc_slice* slice);
+
+/** EXPERIMENTAL API - This function may be removed and changed, in the future.
+ *
+ * Updates \a slice with the next piece of data from from \a reader and returns
+ * 1. Returns 0 at the end of the stream. Caller is responsible for making sure
+ * the slice pointer remains valid when accessed.
+ *
+ * NOTE: Do not use this function unless the caller can guarantee that the
+ *       underlying grpc_byte_buffer outlasts the use of the slice. This is only
+ *       safe when the underlying grpc_byte_buffer remains immutable while slice
+ *       is being accessed. */
+GRPCAPI int grpc_byte_buffer_reader_peek(grpc_byte_buffer_reader* reader,
+                                         grpc_slice** slice);
+
+/** Merge all data from \a reader into single slice */
+GRPCAPI grpc_slice
+grpc_byte_buffer_reader_readall(grpc_byte_buffer_reader* reader);
+
+/** Returns a RAW byte buffer instance from the output of \a reader. */
+GRPCAPI grpc_byte_buffer* grpc_raw_byte_buffer_from_reader(
+    grpc_byte_buffer_reader* reader);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
 #endif /* GRPC_BYTE_BUFFER_H */

data/include/grpc/byte_buffer_reader.h

@@ -21,6 +21,24 @@
 
 #include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/byte_buffer_reader.h>  // IWYU pragma: export
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct grpc_byte_buffer;
+
+struct grpc_byte_buffer_reader {
+  struct grpc_byte_buffer* buffer_in;
+  struct grpc_byte_buffer* buffer_out;
+  /** Different current objects correspond to different types of byte buffers */
+  union grpc_byte_buffer_reader_current {
+    /** Index into a slice buffer's array of slices */
+    unsigned index;
+  } current;
+};
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
 
 #endif /* GRPC_BYTE_BUFFER_READER_H */

data/include/grpc/compression.h

@@ -19,11 +19,11 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_COMPRESSION_H
 #define GRPC_COMPRESSION_H
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h>
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/compression_types.h>
+#include <grpc/impl/compression_types.h>  // IWYU pragma: export
 #include <grpc/slice.h>
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus

data/include/grpc/event_engine/endpoint_config.h

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 #include <string>
 
 #include "absl/strings/string_view.h"
-#include "absl/types/variant.h"
+#include "absl/types/optional.h"
 
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
@@ -31,10 +31,16 @@ namespace experimental {
 class EndpointConfig {
  public:
   virtual ~EndpointConfig() = default;
-  using Setting = absl::variant<absl::monostate, int, absl::string_view, void*>;
-  /// Returns the Setting for a specified key, or \a absl::monostate if there is
-  /// no such entry. Caller does not take ownership of the resulting value.
-  virtual Setting Get(absl::string_view key) const = 0;
+  // If the key points to an integer config, an integer value gets returned.
+  // Otherwise it returns an absl::nullopt_t
+  virtual absl::optional<int> GetInt(absl::string_view key) const = 0;
+  // If the key points to an string config, an string value gets returned.
+  // Otherwise it returns an absl::nullopt_t
+  virtual absl::optional<absl::string_view> GetString(
+      absl::string_view key) const = 0;
+  // If the key points to an void* config, a void* pointer value gets returned.
+  // Otherwise it returns nullptr
+  virtual void* GetVoidPointer(absl::string_view key) const = 0;
 };
 
 }  // namespace experimental

data/include/grpc/event_engine/event_engine.h

@@ -19,19 +19,25 @@
 #include <functional>
 #include <vector>
 
+#include "absl/functional/any_invocable.h"
 #include "absl/status/status.h"
 #include "absl/status/statusor.h"
-#include "absl/time/time.h"
 
 #include <grpc/event_engine/endpoint_config.h>
 #include <grpc/event_engine/memory_allocator.h>
 #include <grpc/event_engine/port.h>
+#include <grpc/event_engine/slice_buffer.h>
 
-// TODO(hork): Define the Endpoint::Write metrics collection system
+// TODO(vigneshbabu): Define the Endpoint::Write metrics collection system
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
 
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+/// The EventEngine Interface
+///
+/// Overview
+/// --------
+///
 /// The EventEngine encapsulates all platform-specific behaviors related to low
 /// level network I/O, timers, asynchronous execution, and DNS resolution.
 ///
@@ -43,7 +49,8 @@ namespace experimental {
 ///
 /// A default cross-platform EventEngine instance is provided by gRPC.
 ///
-/// LIFESPAN AND OWNERSHIP
+/// Lifespan and Ownership
+/// ----------------------
 ///
 /// gRPC takes shared ownership of EventEngines via std::shared_ptrs to ensure
 /// that the engines remain available until they are no longer needed. Depending
@@ -70,15 +77,34 @@ namespace experimental {
 ///    std::unique_ptr<Server> server(builder.BuildAndStart());
 ///    server->Wait();
 ///
+///
+/// Blocking EventEngine Callbacks
+/// -----------------------------
+///
+/// Doing blocking work in EventEngine callbacks is generally not advisable.
+/// While gRPC's default EventEngine implementations have some capacity to scale
+/// their thread pools to avoid starvation, this is not an instantaneous
+/// process. Further, user-provided EventEngines may not be optimized to handle
+/// excessive blocking work at all.
+///
+/// *Best Practice* : Occasional blocking work may be fine, but we do not
+/// recommend running a mostly blocking workload in EventEngine threads.
+///
 ////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
-class EventEngine {
+class EventEngine : public std::enable_shared_from_this<EventEngine> {
  public:
+  /// A duration between two events.
+  ///
+  /// Throughout the EventEngine API durations are used to express how long
+  /// until an action should be performed.
+  using Duration = std::chrono::duration<int64_t, std::nano>;
   /// A custom closure type for EventEngine task execution.
   ///
   /// Throughout the EventEngine API, \a Closure ownership is retained by the
   /// caller - the EventEngine will never delete a Closure, and upon
   /// cancellation, the EventEngine will simply forget the Closure exists. The
   /// caller is responsible for all necessary cleanup.
+
   class Closure {
    public:
     Closure() = default;
@@ -97,12 +123,14 @@ class EventEngine {
   struct TaskHandle {
     intptr_t keys[2];
   };
+  static constexpr TaskHandle kInvalidTaskHandle{-1, -1};
   /// A handle to a cancellable connection attempt.
   ///
   /// Returned by \a Connect, and can be passed to \a CancelConnect.
   struct ConnectionHandle {
     intptr_t keys[2];
   };
+  static constexpr ConnectionHandle kInvalidConnectionHandle{-1, -1};
   /// Thin wrapper around a platform-specific sockaddr type. A sockaddr struct
   /// exists on all platforms that gRPC supports.
   ///
@@ -121,7 +149,7 @@ class EventEngine {
     socklen_t size() const;
 
    private:
-    char address_[MAX_SIZE_BYTES];
+    char address_[MAX_SIZE_BYTES] = {};
     socklen_t size_ = 0;
   };
 
@@ -138,6 +166,18 @@ class EventEngine {
     /// Shuts down all connections and invokes all pending read or write
     /// callbacks with an error status.
     virtual ~Endpoint() = default;
+    /// A struct representing optional arguments that may be provided to an
+    /// EventEngine Endpoint Read API  call.
+    ///
+    /// Passed as argument to an Endpoint \a Read
+    struct ReadArgs {
+      // A suggestion to the endpoint implementation to read at-least the
+      // specified number of bytes over the network connection before marking
+      // the endpoint read operation as complete. gRPC may use this argument
+      // to minimize the number of endpoint read API calls over the lifetime
+      // of a connection.
+      int64_t read_hint_bytes;
+    };
     /// Reads data from the Endpoint.
     ///
     /// When data is available on the connection, that data is moved into the
@@ -155,8 +195,22 @@ class EventEngine {
     /// For failed read operations, implementations should pass the appropriate
     /// statuses to \a on_read. For example, callbacks might expect to receive
     /// CANCELLED on endpoint shutdown.
-    virtual void Read(std::function<void(absl::Status)> on_read,
-                      SliceBuffer* buffer) = 0;
+    virtual void Read(absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::Status)> on_read,
+                      SliceBuffer* buffer, const ReadArgs* args) = 0;
+    /// A struct representing optional arguments that may be provided to an
+    /// EventEngine Endpoint Write API call.
+    ///
+    /// Passed as argument to an Endpoint \a Write
+    struct WriteArgs {
+      // Represents private information that may be passed by gRPC for
+      // select endpoints expected to be used only within google.
+      void* google_specific = nullptr;
+      // A suggestion to the endpoint implementation to group data to be written
+      // into frames of the specified max_frame_size. gRPC may use this
+      // argument to dynamically control the max sizes of frames sent to a
+      // receiver in response to high receiver memory pressure.
+      int64_t max_frame_size;
+    };
     /// Writes data out on the connection.
     ///
     /// \a on_writable is called when the connection is ready for more data. The
@@ -175,8 +229,8 @@ class EventEngine {
     /// For failed write operations, implementations should pass the appropriate
     /// statuses to \a on_writable. For example, callbacks might expect to
     /// receive CANCELLED on endpoint shutdown.
-    virtual void Write(std::function<void(absl::Status)> on_writable,
-                       SliceBuffer* data) = 0;
+    virtual void Write(absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::Status)> on_writable,
+                       SliceBuffer* data, const WriteArgs* args) = 0;
     /// Returns an address in the format described in DNSResolver. The returned
     /// values are expected to remain valid for the life of the Endpoint.
     virtual const ResolvedAddress& GetPeerAddress() const = 0;
@@ -190,14 +244,14 @@ class EventEngine {
   /// expect to receive DEADLINE_EXCEEDED statuses when appropriate, or
   /// CANCELLED statuses on EventEngine shutdown.
   using OnConnectCallback =
-      std::function<void(absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Endpoint>>)>;
+      absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Endpoint>>)>;
 
   /// Listens for incoming connection requests from gRPC clients and initiates
   /// request processing once connections are established.
   class Listener {
    public:
     /// Called when the listener has accepted a new client connection.
-    using AcceptCallback = std::function<void(
+    using AcceptCallback = absl::AnyInvocable<void(
         std::unique_ptr<Endpoint>, MemoryAllocator memory_allocator)>;
     virtual ~Listener() = default;
     /// Bind an address/port to this Listener.
@@ -225,7 +279,7 @@ class EventEngine {
   /// MemoryAllocators for Endpoint construction.
   virtual absl::StatusOr<std::unique_ptr<Listener>> CreateListener(
       Listener::AcceptCallback on_accept,
-      std::function<void(absl::Status)> on_shutdown,
+      absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::Status)> on_shutdown,
       const EndpointConfig& config,
       std::unique_ptr<MemoryAllocatorFactory> memory_allocator_factory) = 0;
   /// Creates a client network connection to a remote network listener.
@@ -243,7 +297,7 @@ class EventEngine {
                                    const ResolvedAddress& addr,
                                    const EndpointConfig& args,
                                    MemoryAllocator memory_allocator,
-                                   absl::Time deadline) = 0;
+                                   Duration timeout) = 0;
 
   /// Request cancellation of a connection attempt.
   ///
@@ -259,7 +313,13 @@ class EventEngine {
    public:
     /// Task handle for DNS Resolution requests.
     struct LookupTaskHandle {
-      intptr_t key[2];
+      intptr_t keys[2];
+    };
+    /// Optional configuration for DNSResolvers.
+    struct ResolverOptions {
+      /// If empty, default DNS servers will be used.
+      /// Must be in the "IP:port" format as described in naming.md.
+      std::string dns_server;
     };
     /// DNS SRV record type.
     struct SRVRecord {
@@ -271,12 +331,13 @@ class EventEngine {
     /// Called with the collection of sockaddrs that were resolved from a given
     /// target address.
     using LookupHostnameCallback =
-        std::function<void(absl::StatusOr<std::vector<ResolvedAddress>>)>;
+        absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::StatusOr<std::vector<ResolvedAddress>>)>;
     /// Called with a collection of SRV records.
     using LookupSRVCallback =
-        std::function<void(absl::StatusOr<std::vector<SRVRecord>>)>;
+        absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::StatusOr<std::vector<SRVRecord>>)>;
     /// Called with the result of a TXT record lookup
-    using LookupTXTCallback = std::function<void(absl::StatusOr<std::string>)>;
+    using LookupTXTCallback =
+        absl::AnyInvocable<void(absl::StatusOr<std::string>)>;
 
     virtual ~DNSResolver() = default;
 
@@ -293,23 +354,23 @@ class EventEngine {
     ///
     /// If cancelled, \a on_resolve will not be executed.
     virtual LookupTaskHandle LookupHostname(LookupHostnameCallback on_resolve,
-                                            absl::string_view address,
+                                            absl::string_view name,
                                             absl::string_view default_port,
-                                            absl::Time deadline) = 0;
+                                            Duration timeout) = 0;
     /// Asynchronously perform an SRV record lookup.
     ///
     /// \a on_resolve has the same meaning and expectations as \a
     /// LookupHostname's \a on_resolve callback.
     virtual LookupTaskHandle LookupSRV(LookupSRVCallback on_resolve,
                                        absl::string_view name,
-                                       absl::Time deadline) = 0;
+                                       Duration timeout) = 0;
     /// Asynchronously perform a TXT record lookup.
     ///
     /// \a on_resolve has the same meaning and expectations as \a
     /// LookupHostname's \a on_resolve callback.
     virtual LookupTaskHandle LookupTXT(LookupTXTCallback on_resolve,
                                        absl::string_view name,
-                                       absl::Time deadline) = 0;
+                                       Duration timeout) = 0;
     /// Cancel an asynchronous lookup operation.
     ///
     /// This shares the same semantics with \a EventEngine::Cancel: successfully
@@ -331,65 +392,94 @@ class EventEngine {
   // de-experimentalize this API.
   virtual bool IsWorkerThread() = 0;
 
-  /// Creates and returns an instance of a DNSResolver.
-  virtual std::unique_ptr<DNSResolver> GetDNSResolver() = 0;
+  /// Creates and returns an instance of a DNSResolver, optionally configured by
+  /// the \a options struct.
+  virtual std::unique_ptr<DNSResolver> GetDNSResolver(
+      const DNSResolver::ResolverOptions& options) = 0;
 
   /// Asynchronously executes a task as soon as possible.
   ///
   /// \a Closures scheduled with \a Run cannot be cancelled. The \a closure will
   /// not be deleted after it has been run, ownership remains with the caller.
+  ///
+  /// Implementations must not execute the closure in the calling thread before
+  /// \a Run returns. For example, if the caller must release a lock before the
+  /// closure can proceed, running the closure immediately would cause a
+  /// deadlock.
   virtual void Run(Closure* closure) = 0;
   /// Asynchronously executes a task as soon as possible.
   ///
   /// \a Closures scheduled with \a Run cannot be cancelled. Unlike the
-  /// overloaded \a Closure alternative, the std::function version's \a closure
-  /// will be deleted by the EventEngine after the closure has been run.
+  /// overloaded \a Closure alternative, the absl::AnyInvocable version's \a
+  /// closure will be deleted by the EventEngine after the closure has been run.
   ///
   /// This version of \a Run may be less performant than the \a Closure version
   /// in some scenarios. This overload is useful in situations where performance
   /// is not a critical concern.
-  virtual void Run(std::function<void()> closure) = 0;
-  /// Synonymous with scheduling an alarm to run at time \a when.
+  ///
+  /// Implementations must not execute the closure in the calling thread before
+  /// \a Run returns.
+  virtual void Run(absl::AnyInvocable<void()> closure) = 0;
+  /// Synonymous with scheduling an alarm to run after duration \a when.
   ///
   /// The \a closure will execute when time \a when arrives unless it has been
   /// cancelled via the \a Cancel method. If cancelled, the closure will not be
   /// run, nor will it be deleted. Ownership remains with the caller.
-  virtual TaskHandle RunAt(absl::Time when, Closure* closure) = 0;
-  /// Synonymous with scheduling an alarm to run at time \a when.
+  ///
+  /// Implementations must not execute the closure in the calling thread before
+  /// \a RunAfter returns.
+  virtual TaskHandle RunAfter(Duration when, Closure* closure) = 0;
+  /// Synonymous with scheduling an alarm to run after duration \a when.
   ///
   /// The \a closure will execute when time \a when arrives unless it has been
   /// cancelled via the \a Cancel method. If cancelled, the closure will not be
-  /// run. Unilke the overloaded \a Closure alternative, the std::function
+  /// run. Unlike the overloaded \a Closure alternative, the absl::AnyInvocable
   /// version's \a closure will be deleted by the EventEngine after the closure
   /// has been run, or upon cancellation.
   ///
-  /// This version of \a RunAt may be less performant than the \a Closure
+  /// This version of \a RunAfter may be less performant than the \a Closure
   /// version in some scenarios. This overload is useful in situations where
   /// performance is not a critical concern.
-  virtual TaskHandle RunAt(absl::Time when, std::function<void()> closure) = 0;
+  ///
+  /// Implementations must not execute the closure in the calling thread before
+  /// \a RunAfter returns.
+  virtual TaskHandle RunAfter(Duration when,
+                              absl::AnyInvocable<void()> closure) = 0;
   /// Request cancellation of a task.
   ///
   /// If the associated closure has already been scheduled to run, it will not
   /// be cancelled, and this function will return false.
   ///
-  /// If the associated callback has not been scheduled to run, it will be
-  /// cancelled, and the associated std::function or \a Closure* will not be
-  /// executed. In this case, Cancel will return true.
+  /// If the associated closure has not been scheduled to run, it will be
+  /// cancelled, and the associated absl::AnyInvocable or \a Closure* will not
+  /// be executed. In this case, Cancel will return true.
+  ///
+  /// Implementation note: closures should be destroyed in a timely manner after
+  /// execution or cancellation (milliseconds), since any state bound to the
+  /// closure may need to be destroyed for things to progress (e.g., if a
+  /// closure holds a ref to some ref-counted object).
   virtual bool Cancel(TaskHandle handle) = 0;
 };
 
 /// Replace gRPC's default EventEngine factory.
 ///
-/// Applications may call \a SetDefaultEventEngineFactory at any time to replace
-/// the default factory used within gRPC. EventEngines will be created when
+/// Applications may call \a SetEventEngineFactory at any time to replace the
+/// default factory used within gRPC. EventEngines will be created when
 /// necessary, when they are otherwise not provided by the application.
 ///
 /// To be certain that none of the gRPC-provided built-in EventEngines are
 /// created, applications must set a custom EventEngine factory method *before*
 /// grpc is initialized.
-void SetDefaultEventEngineFactory(
-    const std::function<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()>* factory);
+void SetEventEngineFactory(
+    absl::AnyInvocable<std::unique_ptr<EventEngine>()> factory);
 
+/// Reset gRPC's EventEngine factory to the built-in default.
+///
+/// Applications that have called \a SetEventEngineFactory can remove their
+/// custom factory using this method. The built-in EventEngine factories will be
+/// used going forward. This has no affect on any EventEngines that were created
+/// using the previous factories.
+void EventEngineFactoryReset();
 /// Create an EventEngine using the default factory.
 std::unique_ptr<EventEngine> CreateEventEngine();
 

data/include/grpc/event_engine/internal/memory_allocator_impl.h

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_INTERNAL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_IMPL_H
 #define GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_INTERNAL_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_IMPL_H
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h>
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <memory>

data/include/grpc/event_engine/internal/slice_cast.h

@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+// Copyright 2022 gRPC authors.
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+#ifndef GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_INTERNAL_SLICE_CAST_H
+#define GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_INTERNAL_SLICE_CAST_H
+
+namespace grpc_event_engine {
+namespace experimental {
+namespace internal {
+
+// Opt-in trait class for slice conversions.
+// Declare a specialization of this class for any types that are compatible
+// with `SliceCast`. Both ways need to be declared (i.e. if
+// SliceCastable<A,B> exists, you should declare
+// SliceCastable<B,A> too).
+// The type has no members, it's just the existance of the specialization that
+// unlocks SliceCast usage for a type pair.
+template <typename Result, typename T>
+struct SliceCastable;
+
+// This is strictly too wide, but consider all types to be SliceCast-able to
+// themselves.
+// Unfortunately this allows `const int& x = SliceCast<int>(x);` which is kind
+// of bogus.
+template <typename A>
+struct SliceCastable<A, A> {};
+
+// Cast to `const Result&` from `const T&` without any runtime checks.
+// This is only valid if `sizeof(Result) == sizeof(T)`, and if `Result`, `T` are
+// opted in as compatible via `SliceCastable`.
+template <typename Result, typename T>
+const Result& SliceCast(const T& value, SliceCastable<Result, T> = {}) {
+  // Insist upon sizes being equal to catch mismatches.
+  // We assume if sizes are opted in and sizes are equal then yes, these two
+  // types are expected to be layout compatible and actually appear to be.
+  static_assert(sizeof(Result) == sizeof(T), "size mismatch");
+  return reinterpret_cast<const Result&>(value);
+}
+
+// Cast to `Result&` from `T&` without any runtime checks.
+// This is only valid if `sizeof(Result) == sizeof(T)`, and if `Result`, `T` are
+// opted in as compatible via `SliceCastable`.
+template <typename Result, typename T>
+Result& SliceCast(T& value, SliceCastable<Result, T> = {}) {
+  // Insist upon sizes being equal to catch mismatches.
+  // We assume if sizes are opted in and sizes are equal then yes, these two
+  // types are expected to be layout compatible and actually appear to be.
+  static_assert(sizeof(Result) == sizeof(T), "size mismatch");
+  return reinterpret_cast<Result&>(value);
+}
+
+}  // namespace internal
+}  // namespace experimental
+}  // namespace grpc_event_engine
+
+#endif  // GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_INTERNAL_SLICE_CAST_H

data/include/grpc/event_engine/memory_allocator.h

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_H
 #define GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_MEMORY_ALLOCATOR_H
 
-#include <grpc/impl/codegen/port_platform.h>
+#include <grpc/support/port_platform.h>
 
 #include <stdlib.h>  // for abort()
 
@@ -26,24 +26,9 @@
 #include <grpc/event_engine/internal/memory_allocator_impl.h>
 #include <grpc/slice.h>
 
-// forward-declaring an internal struct, not used publicly.
-struct grpc_slice_buffer;
-
 namespace grpc_event_engine {
 namespace experimental {
 
-// TODO(nnoble): needs implementation
-class SliceBuffer {
- public:
-  SliceBuffer() { abort(); }
-  explicit SliceBuffer(grpc_slice_buffer*) { abort(); }
-
-  grpc_slice_buffer* RawSliceBuffer() { return slice_buffer_; }
-
- private:
-  grpc_slice_buffer* slice_buffer_;
-};
-
 // Tracks memory allocated by one system.
 // Is effectively a thin wrapper/smart pointer for a MemoryAllocatorImpl,
 // providing a convenient and stable API.

data/include/grpc/event_engine/port.h

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #if defined(GPR_ANDROID) || defined(GPR_LINUX) || defined(GPR_APPLE) ||     \
     defined(GPR_FREEBSD) || defined(GPR_OPENBSD) || defined(GPR_SOLARIS) || \
     defined(GPR_AIX) || defined(GPR_NACL) || defined(GPR_FUCHSIA) ||        \
-    defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET)
+    defined(GRPC_POSIX_SOCKET) || defined(GPR_NETBSD)
 #define GRPC_EVENT_ENGINE_POSIX
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 #include <netdb.h>