csharp-sdk/src/ModelContextProtocol.Core/Server/McpServerResource.cs
Stephen Toub e7b403b820
Fix comments on McpServerTool/Prompt/Resource (#866)
They were a bit out of date with the implementation.

Co-authored-by: Stephen Halter <halter73@gmail.com>
2025-10-14 23:44:09 -04:00

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using Microsoft.Extensions.AI;
using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
using ModelContextProtocol.Protocol;
using System.Reflection;
namespace ModelContextProtocol.Server;
/// <summary>
/// Represents an invocable resource used by Model Context Protocol clients and servers.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// <see cref="McpServerResource"/> is an abstract base class that represents an MCP resource for use in the server (as opposed
/// to <see cref="Resource"/> or <see cref="ResourceTemplate"/>, which provide the protocol representations of a resource). Instances of
/// <see cref="McpServerResource"/> can be added into a <see cref="IServiceCollection"/> to be picked up automatically when
/// <see cref="McpServer"/> is used to create an <see cref="McpServer"/>, or added into a <see cref="McpServerPrimitiveCollection{McpServerResource}"/>.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Most commonly, <see cref="McpServerResource"/> instances are created using the static <see cref="M:McpServerResource.Create"/> methods.
/// These methods enable creating an <see cref="McpServerResource"/> for a method, specified via a <see cref="Delegate"/> or
/// <see cref="MethodInfo"/>, and are what are used implicitly by WithResourcesFromAssembly and
/// <see cref="M:McpServerBuilderExtensions.WithResources"/>. The <see cref="M:McpServerResource.Create"/> methods
/// create <see cref="McpServerResource"/> instances capable of working with a large variety of .NET method signatures, automatically handling
/// how parameters are marshaled into the method from the URI received from the MCP client, and how the return value is marshaled back
/// into the <see cref="ReadResourceResult"/> that's then serialized and sent back to the client.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// <see cref="McpServerResource"/> is used to represent both direct resources (e.g. "resource://example") and templated
/// resources (e.g. "resource://example/{id}").
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Read resource requests do not contain separate arguments, only a URI. However, for templated resources, portions of that URI may be considered
/// as arguments and may be bound to parameters. Further, resource methods may accept parameters that will be bound to arguments based on their type.
/// <list type="bullet">
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// <see cref="CancellationToken"/> parameters are automatically bound to a <see cref="CancellationToken"/> provided by the
/// <see cref="McpServer"/> and that respects any <see cref="CancelledNotificationParams"/>s sent by the client for this operation's
/// <see cref="RequestId"/>.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> parameters are bound from the <see cref="RequestContext{ReadResourceRequestParams}"/> for this request.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// <see cref="McpServer"/> parameters are bound directly to the <see cref="McpServer"/> instance associated
/// with this request's <see cref="RequestContext{ReadResourceRequestParams}"/>. Such parameters may be used to understand
/// what server is being used to process the request, and to interact with the client issuing the request to that server.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// <see cref="IProgress{ProgressNotificationValue}"/> parameters accepting <see cref="ProgressNotificationValue"/> values
/// are bound to an <see cref="IProgress{ProgressNotificationValue}"/> instance manufactured to forward progress notifications
/// from the resource to the client. If the client included a <see cref="ProgressToken"/> in their request, progress reports issued
/// to this instance will propagate to the client as <see cref="NotificationMethods.ProgressNotification"/> notifications with
/// that token. If the client did not include a <see cref="ProgressToken"/>, the instance will ignore any progress reports issued to it.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// When the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> is constructed, it may be passed an <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> via
/// <see cref="McpServerResourceCreateOptions.Services"/>. Any parameter that can be satisfied by that <see cref="IServiceProvider"/>
/// according to <see cref="IServiceProviderIsService"/> will be resolved from the <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> provided to the
/// resource invocation rather than from the argument collection.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// Any parameter attributed with <see cref="FromKeyedServicesAttribute"/> will similarly be resolved from the
/// <see cref="IServiceProvider"/> provided to the resource invocation rather than from the argument collection.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <description>
/// All other parameters are bound from the data in the URI.
/// </description>
/// </item>
/// </list>
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Return values from a method are used to create the <see cref="ReadResourceResult"/> that is sent back to the client:
/// </para>
/// <list type="table">
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="ResourceContents"/></term>
/// <description>Wrapped in a list containing the single <see cref="ResourceContents"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="TextContent"/></term>
/// <description>Converted to a list containing a single <see cref="TextResourceContents"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="DataContent"/></term>
/// <description>Converted to a list containing a single <see cref="BlobResourceContents"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="string"/></term>
/// <description>Converted to a list containing a single <see cref="TextResourceContents"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="IEnumerable{ResourceContents}"/> of <see cref="ResourceContents"/></term>
/// <description>Returned directly as a list of <see cref="ResourceContents"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="IEnumerable{AIContent}"/> of <see cref="AIContent"/></term>
/// <description>Converted to a list containing a <see cref="TextResourceContents"/> for each <see cref="TextContentBlock"/> and a <see cref="BlobResourceContents"/> for each <see cref="DataContent"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="IEnumerable{String}"/> of <see cref="string"/></term>
/// <description>Converted to a list containing a <see cref="TextResourceContents"/>, one for each <see cref="string"/>.</description>
/// </item>
/// <item>
/// <term><see cref="ReadResourceResult"/></term>
/// <description>Returned directly without modification.</description>
/// </item>
/// </list>
/// <para>
/// Other returned types will result in an <see cref="InvalidOperationException"/> being thrown.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public abstract class McpServerResource : IMcpServerPrimitive
{
/// <summary>Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> class.</summary>
protected McpServerResource()
{
}
/// <summary>Gets whether this resource is a URI template with parameters as opposed to a direct resource.</summary>
public bool IsTemplated => ProtocolResourceTemplate.UriTemplate.Contains('{');
/// <summary>Gets the protocol <see cref="ResourceTemplate"/> type for this instance.</summary>
/// <remarks>
/// <para>
/// The <see cref="ProtocolResourceTemplate"/> property represents the underlying resource template definition as defined in the
/// Model Context Protocol specification. It contains metadata like the resource templates's URI template, name, and description.
/// </para>
/// <para>
/// Every valid resource URI is a valid resource URI template, and thus this property always returns an instance.
/// In contrast, the <see cref="ProtocolResource"/> property may return <see langword="null"/> if the resource template
/// contains a parameter, in which case the resource template URI is not a valid resource URI.
/// </para>
/// </remarks>
public abstract ResourceTemplate ProtocolResourceTemplate { get; }
/// <summary>Gets the protocol <see cref="Resource"/> type for this instance.</summary>
/// <remarks>
/// The ProtocolResourceTemplate property represents the underlying resource template definition as defined in the
/// Model Context Protocol specification. It contains metadata like the resource templates's URI template, name, and description.
/// </remarks>
public virtual Resource? ProtocolResource => ProtocolResourceTemplate.AsResource();
/// <summary>
/// Gets the metadata for this resource instance.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// Contains attributes from the associated MethodInfo and declaring class (if any),
/// with class-level attributes appearing before method-level attributes.
/// </remarks>
public abstract IReadOnlyList<object> Metadata { get; }
/// <summary>
/// Gets the resource, rendering it with the provided request parameters and returning the resource result.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="request">
/// The request context containing information about the resource invocation, including any arguments
/// passed to the resource. This object provides access to both the request parameters and the server context.
/// </param>
/// <param name="cancellationToken">
/// The <see cref="CancellationToken"/> to monitor for cancellation requests. The default is <see cref="CancellationToken.None"/>.
/// </param>
/// <returns>
/// A <see cref="ValueTask{ReadResourceResult}"/> representing the asynchronous operation, containing a <see cref="ReadResourceResult"/> with
/// the resource content and messages. If and only if this <see cref="McpServerResource"/> doesn't match the <see cref="ReadResourceRequestParams.Uri"/>,
/// the method returns <see langword="null"/>.
/// </returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="request"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException">The resource implementation returned <see langword="null"/> or an unsupported result type.</exception>
public abstract ValueTask<ReadResourceResult?> ReadAsync(
RequestContext<ReadResourceRequestParams> request,
CancellationToken cancellationToken = default);
/// <summary>
/// Creates an <see cref="McpServerResource"/> instance for a method, specified via a <see cref="Delegate"/> instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="method">The method to be represented via the created <see cref="McpServerResource"/>.</param>
/// <param name="options">Optional options used in the creation of the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> to control its behavior.</param>
/// <returns>The created <see cref="McpServerResource"/> for invoking <paramref name="method"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="method"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
public static McpServerResource Create(
Delegate method,
McpServerResourceCreateOptions? options = null) =>
AIFunctionMcpServerResource.Create(method, options);
/// <summary>
/// Creates an <see cref="McpServerResource"/> instance for a method, specified via a <see cref="Delegate"/> instance.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="method">The method to be represented via the created <see cref="McpServerResource"/>.</param>
/// <param name="target">The instance if <paramref name="method"/> is an instance method; otherwise, <see langword="null"/>.</param>
/// <param name="options">Optional options used in the creation of the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> to control its behavior.</param>
/// <returns>The created <see cref="McpServerResource"/> for invoking <paramref name="method"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="method"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentException"><paramref name="method"/> is an instance method but <paramref name="target"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
public static McpServerResource Create(
MethodInfo method,
object? target = null,
McpServerResourceCreateOptions? options = null) =>
AIFunctionMcpServerResource.Create(method, target, options);
/// <summary>
/// Creates an <see cref="McpServerResource"/> instance for a method, specified via an <see cref="MethodInfo"/> for
/// and instance method, along with a <see cref="Type"/> representing the type of the target object to
/// instantiate each time the method is invoked.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="method">The instance method to be represented via the created <see cref="AIFunction"/>.</param>
/// <param name="createTargetFunc">
/// Callback used on each function invocation to create an instance of the type on which the instance method <paramref name="method"/>
/// will be invoked. If the returned instance is <see cref="IAsyncDisposable"/> or <see cref="IDisposable"/>, it will
/// be disposed of after method completes its invocation.
/// </param>
/// <param name="options">Optional options used in the creation of the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> to control its behavior.</param>
/// <returns>The created <see cref="AIFunction"/> for invoking <paramref name="method"/>.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="method"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
public static McpServerResource Create(
MethodInfo method,
Func<RequestContext<ReadResourceRequestParams>, object> createTargetFunc,
McpServerResourceCreateOptions? options = null) =>
AIFunctionMcpServerResource.Create(method, createTargetFunc, options);
/// <summary>Creates an <see cref="McpServerResource"/> that wraps the specified <see cref="AIFunction"/>.</summary>
/// <param name="function">The function to wrap.</param>
/// <param name="options">Optional options used in the creation of the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> to control its behavior.</param>
/// <exception cref="ArgumentNullException"><paramref name="function"/> is <see langword="null"/>.</exception>
/// <remarks>
/// Unlike the other overloads of Create, the <see cref="McpServerResource"/> created by <see cref="Create(AIFunction, McpServerResourceCreateOptions)"/>
/// does not provide all of the special parameter handling for MCP-specific concepts, like <see cref="McpServer"/>.
/// </remarks>
public static McpServerResource Create(
AIFunction function,
McpServerResourceCreateOptions? options = null) =>
AIFunctionMcpServerResource.Create(function, options);
/// <inheritdoc />
public override string ToString() => ProtocolResourceTemplate.UriTemplate;
/// <inheritdoc />
string IMcpServerPrimitive.Id => ProtocolResourceTemplate.UriTemplate;
}