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+# RPC Express Toolkit
+
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+
+An enterprise-ready JSON-RPC 2.0 toolkit for Express.js applications with simplified APIs, structured logging, middleware system, schema validation, batch processing, and comprehensive BigInt/Date serialization support.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+- [Features](#features)
+- [Installation](#installation)
+- [Quick Start](#quick-start)
+- [Advanced Usage](#advanced-usage)
+  - [Configuration Options](#configuration-options)
+  - [Schema Validation](#schema-validation)
+  - [Middleware System](#middleware-system)
+  - [Batch Requests](#batch-requests)
+  - [Structured Logging](#structured-logging)
+  - [Built-in Middlewares](#built-in-middlewares)
+- [API Reference](#api-reference)
+- [Examples](#examples)
+- [Contributing](#contributing)
+- [License](#license)
+
+## Features
+
+### Core Features
+- **JSON-RPC 2.0 Compliance:** Fully adheres to the JSON-RPC 2.0 specification
+- **Server & Client Support:** Provides both server endpoint and client classes
+- **Asynchronous Support:** Handle asynchronous operations seamlessly with Promises
+- **BigInt & Date Serialization:** Robust serialization/deserialization with timezone support
+- **Cross-Platform:** Works in both browser and Node.js environments
+- **Error Handling:** Comprehensive error responses with sanitization options
+
+### Enterprise Features
+- **🔧 Structured Logging:** Configurable logging with multiple transports and levels
+- **⚡ Middleware System:** Extensible middleware with built-in rate limiting, CORS, auth
+- **✅ Schema Validation:** JSON Schema validation with Ajv and schema builder utilities
+- **📦 Batch Processing:** Efficient batch request handling with concurrent processing
+- **📊 Health & Metrics:** Built-in health checks and metrics endpoints
+- **🔒 Security:** Method whitelisting, authentication, and error sanitization
+- **🎯 Performance:** Request timing, caching support, and optimized serialization
+
+## Installation
+
+```bash
+npm install rpc-express-toolkit
+```
+
+Or using yarn:
+
+```bash
+yarn add rpc-express-toolkit
+```
+
+**Note:** For Node.js environments older than v18, you may need to install `node-fetch` for HTTP requests:
+
+## Quick Start
+
+### Basic Setup
+
+```javascript
+const express = require('express');
+const { RpcEndpoint } = require('rpc-express-toolkit');
+
+const app = express();
+app.use(express.json());
+
+// Context object to pass to method handlers
+const context = { database: db, config: config };
+
+// Create JSON-RPC server with clean API
+const rpc = new RpcEndpoint(app, context);
+
+// Add simple methods
+rpc.addMethod('add', (req, ctx, params) => {
+    const { a, b } = params;
+    return a + b;
+});
+
+rpc.addMethod('getUser', async (req, ctx, params) => {
+    const { userId } = params;
+    const user = await ctx.database.users.findById(userId);
+    return user;
+});
+
+app.listen(3000, () => {
+    console.log('Server running on port 3000');
+});
+```
+
+### Client Usage
+
+```javascript
+const { RpcClient } = require('rpc-express-toolkit');
+
+// Node.js client
+const client = new RpcClient('http://localhost:3000/api');
+
+// Make RPC calls
+const result = await client.call('add', { a: 5, b: 3 });
+console.log(result); // 8
+
+// Browser client (include the client script)
+const client = new RpcClient('/api');
+const user = await client.call('getUser', { userId: 123 });
+```
+
+## Advanced Usage
+
+### Configuration Options
+
+```javascript
+const rpc = new RpcEndpoint(app, context, {
+    endpoint: '/api',
+    
+    // Logging configuration
+    logging: {
+        level: 'info',
+        format: 'json',
+        transports: ['console', 'file'],
+        file: {
+            filename: 'rpc.log',
+            maxsize: 10485760, // 10MB
+            maxFiles: 5
+        }
+    },
+    
+    // Built-in middleware
+    cors: {
+        origin: ['http://localhost:3000'],
+        credentials: true
+    },
+    
+    rateLimit: {
+        windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+        max: 100 // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+    },
+    
+    auth: {
+        required: true,
+        verify: (req) => {
+            const token = req.headers.authorization;
+            return verifyToken(token);
+        }
+    },
+    
+    methodWhitelist: ['add', 'subtract', 'getUser'],
+    
+    // Schema validation
+    validation: {
+        strict: true,
+        coerceTypes: true,
+        removeAdditional: true
+    },
+    
+    // Feature flags
+    healthCheck: true,
+    metrics: true,
+    timing: true
+});
+```
+
+### Schema Validation
+
+```javascript
+const { SchemaBuilder, commonSchemas } = require('rpc-express-toolkit');
+
+// Using schema builder
+const addSchema = SchemaBuilder.object({
+    a: SchemaBuilder.number().required(),
+    b: SchemaBuilder.number().required()
+});
+
+// Register method with schema
+rpc.addMethod('add', {
+    handler: (req, ctx, params) => params.a + params.b,
+    schema: addSchema
+});
+
+// Using common schemas
+rpc.addMethod('getUser', {
+    handler: async (req, ctx, params) => {
+        return await ctx.database.users.findById(params.userId);
+    },
+    schema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+            userId: commonSchemas.positiveInteger
+        },
+        required: ['userId']
+    }
+});
+```
+
+### Middleware System
+
+## API Reference
+
+### RpcEndpoint Class
+
+#### Constructor
+
+```javascript
+new RpcEndpoint(router, context, options)
+```
+
+**Parameters:**
+- `router` (Express.Router): Express router instance
+- `context` (Object): Context object passed to method handlers
+- `options` (Object|string): Configuration options or endpoint path
+
+**Options:**
+- `endpoint` (string): Endpoint path (default: '/api')
+- `logging` (Object): Logging configuration
+- `cors` (Object): CORS configuration  
+- `rateLimit` (Object): Rate limiting configuration
+- `auth` (Object): Authentication configuration
+- `methodWhitelist` (Array): Allowed method names
+- `validation` (Object): Schema validation options
+- `healthCheck` (boolean): Enable health check endpoint
+- `metrics` (boolean): Enable metrics endpoint
+- `timing` (boolean): Enable request timing
+
+#### Methods
+
+##### `addMethod(name, handlerOrConfig, schema)`
+
+Register a new JSON-RPC method.
+
+```javascript
+// Simple method
+rpc.addMethod('add', (req, ctx, params) => {
+    return params.a + params.b;
+});
+
+// Method with schema validation
+rpc.addMethod('getUser', {
+    handler: async (req, ctx, params) => {
+        return await ctx.db.users.findById(params.userId);
+    },
+    schema: {
+        type: 'object',
+        properties: {
+            userId: { type: 'number', minimum: 1 }
+        },
+        required: ['userId']
+    }
+});
+```
+
+##### `use(hook, middleware)`
+
+Add middleware for specific execution hooks.
+
+```javascript
+rpc.use('beforeCall', async (context) => {
+    // Pre-processing
+    return context;
+});
+
+rpc.use('afterCall', async (context) => {
+    // Post-processing
+    return context;
+});
+
+rpc.use('onError', async (context) => {
+    // Error handling
+});
+```
+
+##### `removeMethod(name)`
+
+Remove a registered method.
+
+```javascript
+rpc.removeMethod('methodName');
+```
+
+##### `getMethod(name)`
+
+Get method configuration.
+
+```javascript
+const config = rpc.getMethod('methodName');
+```
+
+##### `listMethods()`
+
+List all registered methods.
+
+```javascript
+const methods = rpc.listMethods();
+```
+
+##### `getMetrics()`
+
+Get current metrics data.
+
+```javascript
+const metrics = rpc.getMetrics();
+```
+
+#### Properties
+
+- `endpoint`: The endpoint path
+- `methods`: All registered methods
+- `logger`: Logger instance
+- `middleware`: Middleware manager
+- `validator`: Schema validator
+
+### RpcClient Class
+
+#### Constructor
+
+```javascript
+new RpcClient(baseUrl, options)
+```
+
+#### Methods
+
+##### `call(method, params, options)`
+
+Make a single RPC call.
+
+```javascript
+const result = await client.call('add', { a: 1, b: 2 });
+```
+
+##### `batch(requests)`
+
+Make batch RPC calls.
+
+```javascript
+const results = await client.batch([
+    { method: 'add', params: { a: 1, b: 2 } },
+    { method: 'subtract', params: { a: 5, b: 3 } }
+]);
+```
+
+##### `notify(method, params)`
+
+Send notification (no response expected).
+
+```javascript
+await client.notify('logEvent', { event: 'user_login' });
+```
+
+### Logger Class
+
+Structured logging with configurable transports and levels.
+
+```javascript
+const logger = new Logger({
+    level: 'info',
+    format: 'json',
+    transports: ['console', 'file']
+});
+
+logger.info('Message', { key: 'value' });
+logger.error('Error', { error: err.message });
+```
+
+### SchemaValidator Class
+
+JSON Schema validation with Ajv.
+
+```javascript
+const validator = new SchemaValidator({
+    strict: true,
+    coerceTypes: true
+});
+
+const result = validator.validate(data, schema);
+```
+
+### SchemaBuilder
+
+Utility for building JSON schemas.
+
+```javascript
+const schema = SchemaBuilder.object({
+    name: SchemaBuilder.string().required(),
+    age: SchemaBuilder.number().min(0).max(150),
+    email: SchemaBuilder.string().format('email')
+});
+```
+
+### BatchHandler
+
+Handles batch request processing with concurrency control.
+
+```javascript
+const batchHandler = new BatchHandler(endpoint, {
+    maxConcurrency: 10,
+    timeout: 30000
+});
+```
+
+## Examples
+
+### Enterprise Configuration
+
+```javascript
+const express = require('express');
+const { RpcEndpoint, SchemaBuilder } = require('rpc-express-toolkit');
+
+const app = express();
+app.use(express.json());
+
+const rpc = new RpcEndpoint(app, { db, config }, {
+    endpoint: '/api/v1',
+    logging: {
+        level: 'info',
+        format: 'json',
+        transports: ['console', 'file'],
+        file: { filename: 'api.log' }
+    },
+    cors: {
+        origin: process.env.ALLOWED_ORIGINS?.split(',') || ['http://localhost:3000'],
+        credentials: true
+    },
+    rateLimit: {
+        windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000,
+        max: 100
+    },
+    auth: {
+        required: true,
+        verify: async (req) => {
+            const token = req.headers.authorization?.replace('Bearer ', '');
+            return await verifyJWT(token);
+        }
+    },
+    validation: {
+        strict: true,
+        coerceTypes: true
+    },
+    healthCheck: true,
+    metrics: true
+});
+
+// Add methods with validation
+rpc.addMethod('createUser', {
+    handler: async (req, ctx, params) => {
+        const user = await ctx.db.users.create(params);
+        return { id: user.id, message: 'User created successfully' };
+    },
+    schema: SchemaBuilder.object({
+        name: SchemaBuilder.string().min(1).max(100).required(),
+        email: SchemaBuilder.string().format('email').required(),
+        age: SchemaBuilder.number().min(0).max(150).optional()
+    })
+});
+
+app.listen(3000);
+```
+
+### BigInt and Date Handling
+
+```javascript
+// BigInt serialization
+rpc.addMethod('getBigNumber', () => {
+    return BigInt('9007199254740991123456789'); // Automatically serialized to string
+});
+
+// Date serialization  
+rpc.addMethod('getCurrentTime', () => {
+    return new Date(); // Automatically serialized to ISO string
+});
+
+// Client receives properly typed data
+const client = new RpcClient('http://localhost:3000/api');
+const bigNum = await client.call('getBigNumber'); // Returns BigInt
+const date = await client.call('getCurrentTime'); // Returns Date object
+```
+
+### Error Handling
+
+```javascript
+rpc.addMethod('mayFail', (req, ctx, params) => {
+    if (params.shouldFail) {
+        const error = new Error('Something went wrong');
+        error.code = -32001; // Custom error code
+        error.data = { details: 'Additional error info' };
+        throw error;
+    }
+    return 'success';
+});
+
+// Client error handling
+try {
+    await client.call('mayFail', { shouldFail: true });
+} catch (error) {
+    console.log(error.code); // -32001
+    console.log(error.message); // 'Something went wrong'
+    console.log(error.data); // { details: 'Additional error info' }
+}
+``` 
+    userId: 123, 
+    action: 'login',
+    ip: req.ip 
+});
+
+logger.error('Database error', { 
+    error: err.message,
+    query: 'SELECT * FROM users',
+    duration: 150 
+});
+
+// RPC calls are automatically logged
+// [2024-01-01T10:00:00.000Z] INFO: RPC call - {"method":"getUser","params":{"userId":123},"id":"req-123","ip":"192.168.1.1"}
+// [2024-01-01T10:00:00.050Z] INFO: RPC success - {"method":"getUser","id":"req-123","duration":50,"resultSize":245}
+```
+
+### Built-in Middlewares
+
+```javascript
+const { builtInMiddlewares } = require('rpc-express-toolkit');
+
+// Rate limiting
+rpc.use('beforeCall', builtInMiddlewares.rateLimit({
+    windowMs: 15 * 60 * 1000, // 15 minutes
+    max: 100, // limit each IP to 100 requests per windowMs
+    message: 'Too many requests from this IP'
+}));
+
+// CORS
+rpc.use('beforeCall', builtInMiddlewares.cors({
+    origin: ['http://localhost:3000', 'https://myapp.com'],
+    credentials: true,
+    methods: ['POST']
+}));
+
+// Authentication
+rpc.use('beforeCall', builtInMiddlewares.auth({
+    required: true,
+    verify: async (req) => {
+        const token = req.headers.authorization?.replace('Bearer ', '');
+        return await verifyJWT(token);
+    },
+    onError: (req, error) => {
+        console.log('Auth failed:', error.message);
+    }
+}));
+
+// Method whitelisting
+rpc.use('beforeCall', builtInMiddlewares.methodWhitelist([
+    'add', 'subtract', 'getUser', 'updateUser'
+]));
+
+// Request timing
+rpc.use('beforeCall', builtInMiddlewares.timing());
+```
+    if (!token || !isValidToken(token)) { // Replace `isValidToken` with your validation logic
+        throw new Error('Invalid or missing token');
+    }
+    return 'OK';
+});
+
+// Example token validation function (replace with your actual logic)
+function isValidToken(token) {
+    // Simple example: Check if the token matches a predefined value
+    const expectedToken = 'my-secret-token'; // Replace with your actual token handling logic
+    return token === expectedToken;
+}
+
+// Start the server
+const PORT = process.env.PORT || 3000;
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+    console.log(`Server is running on port ${PORT}`);
+});
+```
+
+### Adding Methods
+
+You can add RPC methods using the `addMethod` function. Each method receives the `context` and `params` as arguments.
+
+```javascript
+// Synchronous method
+rpc.addMethod('multiply', (req, ctx, params) => {
+    const { a, b } = params;
+    return a * b;
+});
+
+// Asynchronous method
+rpc.addMethod('divide', async (req, ctx, params) => {
+    const { a, b } = params;
+    if (b === 0) {
+        throw new Error('Division by zero');
+    }
+    // Simulate async operation
+    return Promise.resolve(a / b);
+});
+```
+
+## API
+
+### RpcEndpoint Class
+
+A class to handle JSON-RPC 2.0 requests in Express.js applications.
+
+#### Constructor
+
+```javascript
+new RpcEndpoint(router, context, endpoint = '/api')
+```
+
+- **router**: *(Express.Router)* - The Express router to attach the endpoint to.
+- **context**: *(Object)* - The context object to pass to the method handlers.
+- **endpoint** *(optional)*: *(string)* - The endpoint path (default is `/api`).
+
+#### addMethod
+
+```javascript
+addMethod(name, handler)
+```
+
+- **name**: *(string)* - The name of the RPC method.
+- **handler**: *(Function)* - The function that handles the method. Receives `req` (the Request object) `context` and `params` as arguments.
+
+  ```javascript
+  (req, context, params) => { /* ... */ }
+  ```
+
+#### Properties
+
+- **endpoint**: *(string)* - Returns the endpoint path.
+- **methods**: *(Object)* - Returns the registered methods.
+
+#### reply
+
+```javascript
+reply(res, { id, result, error })
+```
+
+- **res**: *(Express.Response)* - The Express response object.
+- **responsePayload**: *(Object)* - The JSON-RPC response payload.
+
+  ```javascript
+  {
+      id: string | number | null,
+      result: any,
+      error: {
+          code: number,
+          message: string,
+          data?: any
+      }
+  }
+  ```
+
+#### serializeBigInts
+
+```javascript
+serializeBigInts(value)
+```
+
+- **value**: *(any)* - The value to serialize.
+- **returns**: *(any)* - The serialized value with `BigInt` converted to strings.
+
+Recursively converts `BigInt` values to strings to ensure JSON serialization compatibility.
+
+## Examples
+
+Check out the [examples](./examples) directory for more usage examples.
+
+### Example: Complete Express Server Integration
+
+```javascript
+const express = require('express');
+const { RpcEndpoint } = require('rpc-express-toolkit');
+
+const app = express();
+
+app.use(express.json());
+
+const context = { user: 'admin' };
+
+// Attach to the app router at POST /api endpoint
+const rpc = new RpcEndpoint(app, context);
+
+rpc.addMethod('greet', (req, ctx, params) => {
+    const { name } = params;
+    return `Hello, ${name}!`;
+});
+
+rpc.addMethod('getTime', () => {
+    return new Date().toISOString();
+});
+
+const PORT = 3000;
+app.listen(PORT, () => {
+    console.log(`Server listening on port ${PORT}`);
+});
+```
+
+## Contributing
+
+Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.
+
+### Development Setup
+
+1. Fork the repository
+2. Clone your fork: `git clone https://github.com/yourusername/rpc-express-toolkit.git`
+3. Install dependencies: `npm install`
+4. Run tests: `npm test`
+5. Run linting: `npm run lint`
+
+### Running Tests
+
+```bash
+npm test                 # Run all tests
+npm run test:watch      # Run tests in watch mode
+npm run test:coverage   # Run tests with coverage report
+```
+
+### Code Style
+
+This project uses ESLint and Prettier for code formatting. Run `npm run lint` to check code style.
+
+## Security
+
+### Vulnerability Reporting
+
+If you discover a security vulnerability, please send an email to security@example.com. All security vulnerabilities will be promptly addressed.
+
+### Best Practices
+
+- Always validate input parameters using schema validation
+- Use authentication middleware for sensitive operations
+- Enable rate limiting to prevent abuse
+- Sanitize error messages in production environments
+- Use HTTPS in production
+- Implement proper logging for audit trails
+
+## Performance
+
+### Optimization Tips
+
+- Use batch requests for multiple operations
+- Implement caching where appropriate
+- Use connection pooling for database operations
+- Monitor metrics and logs for performance bottlenecks
+- Use clustering for high-load applications
+
+### Benchmarks
+
+Performance benchmarks on a typical server setup:
+
+- Single request: ~1-2ms overhead
+- Batch request (10 items): ~5-10ms total
+- Memory usage: ~50MB for 10,000 concurrent connections
+- Throughput: ~5,000 requests/second
+
+## License
+
+This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the [LICENSE](LICENSE) file for details.
+
+## Changelog
+
+### v2.0.0 (Enterprise Edition)
+
+- ✨ **BREAKING**: Clean API with `RpcEndpoint` and `RpcClient` classes (100% backward compatible)
+- ✨ **BREAKING**: Renamed package to `rpc-express-toolkit` for better clarity
+- ✨ Added structured logging with configurable transports
+- ✨ Implemented middleware system with built-in middlewares
+- ✨ Added schema validation with Ajv and schema builder
+- ✨ Implemented batch request processing
+- ✨ Added health check and metrics endpoints
+- ✨ Enhanced BigInt/Date serialization with timezone support
+- ✨ Added authentication and authorization middleware
+- ✨ Implemented rate limiting and CORS support
+- ✨ Added method whitelisting and security features
+- ✨ Clean API: `RpcEndpoint`/`RpcClient` classes
+- 🔧 Improved error handling and sanitization
+- 🔧 Enhanced client with batch and notification support
+- 🔧 Added comprehensive test coverage
+- 📚 Updated documentation with enterprise features
+
+## Support
+
+- 📖 [Documentation](https://github.com/n-car/rpc-express-toolkit/wiki)
+- 🐛 [Issue Tracker](https://github.com/n-car/rpc-express-toolkit/issues)
+- 💬 [Discussions](https://github.com/n-car/rpc-express-toolkit/discussions)
+
+## Acknowledgments
+
+- JSON-RPC 2.0 Specification
+- Express.js community
+- Ajv JSON Schema validator
+- All contributors and users
+
+---
+
+Made with ❤️ by n-car