Support POST response SSE streams for server-to-client messages

## Motivation and Context

The MCP Streamable HTTP specification defines that servers can return POST responses
as SSE streams and send server-to-client JSON-RPC requests and notifications through them:

> If the input is a JSON-RPC request, the server MUST either return
> `Content-Type: text/event-stream`, to initiate an SSE stream, or
> `Content-Type: application/json`, to return one JSON object.

If the server initiates an SSE stream:

> The server MAY send JSON-RPC requests and notifications before
> sending the JSON-RPC response. These messages SHOULD relate to the
> originating client request.

See: https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports#sending-messages-to-the-server

Previously, when a GET SSE stream was connected, the Ruby SDK sent POST response bodies through
the GET stream and returned a 202 HTTP status for the POST itself. When no GET SSE stream was
connected, the SDK correctly returned `application/json` responses. The 202 behavior with GET SSE
was non-compliant with the specification, which requires POST requests to return `text/event-stream`
or `application/json`. Additionally, since GET SSE is optional per the specification, clients that
did not establish a GET SSE connection could not receive server-to-client messages (e.g.,
`sampling/createMessage`, log notifications) during request processing.

With this change, `handle_regular_request` always returns the POST response as an SSE stream for stateful sessions.
Each POST response stream is stored in `session[:post_request_streams]` keyed by `related_request_id` (the JSON-RPC request ID),
enabling correct routing when multiple POST requests are processed concurrently on the same session.
Server-to-client messages with a `related_request_id` are routed to the originating POST response stream only;
when `related_request_id` is nil, the GET SSE stream is used.

The TypeScript and Python SDKs already support this pattern.

### Internal Changes

`JsonRpcHandler.handle` and `JsonRpcHandler.handle_json` now pass both `method_name` and `request_id` to the method finder block.
This allows `Server#handle_request` to receive `related_request_id` directly from the protocol layer.
Without this, `related_request_id` would need to be relayed as a keyword argument through `Server#handle_json`,
`ServerSession#handle_json`, and `dispatch_handle_json`, unnecessarily exposing it on public method signatures.
This follows the same design as the TypeScript and Python SDKs, where the protocol layer extracts the request ID
and propagates it to the handler context.

## How Has This Been Tested?

Added tests for POST response stream:

- `send_request` via POST response stream (sampling with and without GET SSE)
- `send_notification` via POST response stream (logging without GET SSE)
- `progress` notification via POST response stream (without GET SSE)
- POST request returns SSE response even with GET SSE connected
- Session-scoped notifications (log, progress) are sent to POST
  response stream, not GET SSE stream
- `active_stream` does not fall back to GET SSE when
  `related_request_id` is given but request stream is missing

Updated existing tests to handle SSE response format where applicable.

## Breaking Changes (spec compliance fix)

POST responses for JSON-RPC requests in stateful sessions now return `Content-Type: text/event-stream`
instead of being sent through the GET SSE stream with a 202 HTTP status. Clients that relied on receiving responses
via the GET SSE stream will need to read the POST response body instead. This is a spec compliance fix:
the MCP specification requires POST requests to return `text/event-stream` or `application/json`,
not 202 with the response on a separate GET stream.
This commit is contained in:
Koichi ITO 2026-04-01 10:10:59 +09:00
commit 8278ca6586
10 changed files with 671 additions and 154 deletions

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@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ module JsonRpcHandler
end
begin
method = method_finder.call(method_name)
method = method_finder.call(method_name, id)
if method.nil?
return error_response(id: id, id_validation_pattern: id_validation_pattern, error: {

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@ -2,9 +2,10 @@
module MCP
class Progress
def initialize(notification_target:, progress_token:)
def initialize(notification_target:, progress_token:, related_request_id: nil)
@notification_target = notification_target
@progress_token = progress_token
@related_request_id = related_request_id
end
def report(progress, total: nil, message: nil)
@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ module MCP
progress: progress,
total: total,
message: message,
related_request_id: @related_request_id,
)
end
end

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@ -127,8 +127,8 @@ module MCP
# When `nil`, progress and logging notifications from tool handlers are silently skipped.
# @return [Hash, nil] The JSON-RPC response, or `nil` for notifications.
def handle(request, session: nil)
JsonRpcHandler.handle(request) do |method|
handle_request(request, method, session: session)
JsonRpcHandler.handle(request) do |method, request_id|
handle_request(request, method, session: session, related_request_id: request_id)
end
end
@ -140,8 +140,8 @@ module MCP
# When `nil`, progress and logging notifications from tool handlers are silently skipped.
# @return [String, nil] The JSON-RPC response as JSON, or `nil` for notifications.
def handle_json(request, session: nil)
JsonRpcHandler.handle_json(request) do |method|
handle_request(request, method, session: session)
JsonRpcHandler.handle_json(request) do |method, request_id|
handle_request(request, method, session: session, related_request_id: request_id)
end
end
@ -220,7 +220,8 @@ module MCP
stop_sequences: nil,
metadata: nil,
tools: nil,
tool_choice: nil
tool_choice: nil,
related_request_id: nil
)
unless @transport
raise "Cannot send sampling request without a transport."
@ -371,7 +372,7 @@ module MCP
end
end
def handle_request(request, method, session: nil)
def handle_request(request, method, session: nil, related_request_id: nil)
handler = @handlers[method]
unless handler
instrument_call("unsupported_method") do
@ -399,7 +400,7 @@ module MCP
when Methods::RESOURCES_TEMPLATES_LIST
{ resourceTemplates: @handlers[Methods::RESOURCES_TEMPLATES_LIST].call(params) }
when Methods::TOOLS_CALL
call_tool(params, session: session)
call_tool(params, session: session, related_request_id: related_request_id)
when Methods::COMPLETION_COMPLETE
complete(params)
when Methods::LOGGING_SET_LEVEL
@ -499,7 +500,7 @@ module MCP
@tools.values.map(&:to_h)
end
def call_tool(request, session: nil)
def call_tool(request, session: nil, related_request_id: nil)
tool_name = request[:name]
tool = tools[tool_name]
@ -531,7 +532,7 @@ module MCP
progress_token = request.dig(:_meta, :progressToken)
call_tool_with_args(tool, arguments, server_context_with_meta(request), progress_token: progress_token, session: session)
call_tool_with_args(tool, arguments, server_context_with_meta(request), progress_token: progress_token, session: session, related_request_id: related_request_id)
rescue RequestHandlerError
raise
rescue => e
@ -611,12 +612,12 @@ module MCP
parameters.any? { |type, name| type == :keyrest || name == :server_context }
end
def call_tool_with_args(tool, arguments, context, progress_token: nil, session: nil)
def call_tool_with_args(tool, arguments, context, progress_token: nil, session: nil, related_request_id: nil)
args = arguments&.transform_keys(&:to_sym) || {}
if accepts_server_context?(tool.method(:call))
progress = Progress.new(notification_target: session, progress_token: progress_token)
server_context = ServerContext.new(context, progress: progress, notification_target: session)
progress = Progress.new(notification_target: session, progress_token: progress_token, related_request_id: related_request_id)
server_context = ServerContext.new(context, progress: progress, notification_target: session, related_request_id: related_request_id)
tool.call(**args, server_context: server_context).to_h
else
tool.call(**args).to_h

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@ -7,6 +7,12 @@ module MCP
class Server
module Transports
class StreamableHTTPTransport < Transport
SSE_HEADERS = {
"Content-Type" => "text/event-stream",
"Cache-Control" => "no-cache",
"Connection" => "keep-alive",
}.freeze
def initialize(server, stateless: false, session_idle_timeout: nil)
super(server)
# Maps `session_id` to `{ stream: stream_object, server_session: ServerSession, last_active_at: float_from_monotonic_clock }`.
@ -56,10 +62,11 @@ module MCP
removed_sessions.each do |session|
close_stream_safely(session[:stream])
close_post_request_streams(session)
end
end
def send_notification(method, params = nil, session_id: nil)
def send_notification(method, params = nil, session_id: nil, related_request_id: nil)
# Stateless mode doesn't support notifications
raise "Stateless mode does not support notifications" if @stateless
@ -74,8 +81,10 @@ module MCP
result = @mutex.synchronize do
if session_id
# Send to specific session
session = @sessions[session_id]
next false unless session && session[:stream]
if (session = @sessions[session_id])
stream = active_stream(session, related_request_id: related_request_id)
end
next false unless stream
if session_expired?(session)
cleanup_and_collect_stream(session_id, streams_to_close)
@ -83,14 +92,19 @@ module MCP
end
begin
send_to_stream(session[:stream], notification)
send_to_stream(stream, notification)
true
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
e,
{ session_id: session_id, error: "Failed to send notification" },
)
cleanup_and_collect_stream(session_id, streams_to_close)
if related_request_id && session[:post_request_streams]&.key?(related_request_id)
session[:post_request_streams].delete(related_request_id)
streams_to_close << stream
else
cleanup_and_collect_stream(session_id, streams_to_close)
end
false
end
else
@ -99,7 +113,7 @@ module MCP
failed_sessions = []
@sessions.each do |sid, session|
next unless session[:stream]
next unless (stream = session[:stream])
if session_expired?(session)
failed_sessions << sid
@ -107,7 +121,7 @@ module MCP
end
begin
send_to_stream(session[:stream], notification)
send_to_stream(stream, notification)
sent_count += 1
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
@ -139,7 +153,7 @@ module MCP
# sends the request via SSE stream, then blocks on `queue.pop`.
# When the client POSTs a response, `handle_response` matches it by `request_id`
# and pushes the result onto the queue, unblocking this thread.
def send_request(method, params = nil, session_id: nil)
def send_request(method, params = nil, session_id: nil, related_request_id: nil)
if @stateless
raise "Stateless mode does not support server-to-client requests."
end
@ -163,12 +177,17 @@ module MCP
@pending_responses[request_id] = { queue: queue, session_id: session_id }
if (stream = session[:stream])
if (stream = active_stream(session, related_request_id: related_request_id))
begin
send_to_stream(stream, request)
sent = true
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
if related_request_id && session[:post_request_streams]&.key?(related_request_id)
session[:post_request_streams].delete(related_request_id)
close_stream_safely(stream)
else
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
end
end
end
end
@ -181,7 +200,7 @@ module MCP
# The TypeScript and Python SDKs buffer messages and replay on reconnect.
# Until then, raise to prevent queue.pop from blocking indefinitely.
unless sent
raise "No active SSE stream for #{method} request."
raise "No active stream for #{method} request."
end
response = queue.pop
@ -229,6 +248,7 @@ module MCP
removed_sessions.each do |session|
close_stream_safely(session[:stream])
close_post_request_streams(session)
end
end
@ -265,7 +285,7 @@ module MCP
handle_response(body, session_id: session_id)
else
handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id)
handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id, related_request_id: body[:id])
end
end
rescue StandardError => e
@ -313,7 +333,10 @@ module MCP
cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id)
end
close_stream_safely(session[:stream]) if session
if session
close_stream_safely(session[:stream])
close_post_request_streams(session)
end
end
# Removes a session from `@sessions` and returns it. Does not close the stream.
@ -336,6 +359,7 @@ module MCP
return unless (removed = cleanup_session_unsafe(session_id))
streams_to_close << removed[:stream]
removed[:post_request_streams]&.each_value { |stream| streams_to_close << stream }
end
def close_stream_safely(stream)
@ -344,6 +368,14 @@ module MCP
# Ignore close-related errors from already closed/broken streams.
end
def close_post_request_streams(session)
return unless (post_request_streams = session[:post_request_streams])
post_request_streams.each_value do |stream|
close_stream_safely(stream)
end
end
def extract_session_id(request)
request.env["HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID"]
end
@ -443,9 +475,8 @@ module MCP
[202, {}, []]
end
def handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id)
def handle_regular_request(body_string, session_id, related_request_id: nil)
server_session = nil
stream = nil
unless @stateless
if session_id
@ -455,22 +486,73 @@ module MCP
@mutex.synchronize do
session = @sessions[session_id]
server_session = session[:server_session] if session
stream = session[:stream] if session
end
end
end
response = if server_session
if session_id && !@stateless
handle_request_with_sse_response(body_string, session_id, server_session, related_request_id: related_request_id)
else
response = dispatch_handle_json(body_string, server_session)
[200, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [response]]
end
end
# Returns the POST response as an SSE stream so the server can send
# JSON-RPC requests and notifications during request processing.
# https://modelcontextprotocol.io/specification/2025-11-25/basic/transports#sending-messages-to-the-server
def handle_request_with_sse_response(body_string, session_id, server_session, related_request_id: nil)
body = proc do |stream|
@mutex.synchronize do
session = @sessions[session_id]
if session && related_request_id
session[:post_request_streams] ||= {}
session[:post_request_streams][related_request_id] = stream
end
end
begin
response = dispatch_handle_json(body_string, server_session)
send_to_stream(stream, response) if response
ensure
if related_request_id
@mutex.synchronize do
session = @sessions[session_id]
session[:post_request_streams]&.delete(related_request_id) if session
end
end
begin
stream.close
rescue StandardError
# Ignore close-related errors from already closed/broken streams.
end
end
end
[200, SSE_HEADERS, body]
end
# Returns the SSE stream available for server-to-client messages.
# When `related_request_id` is given, returns only the POST response
# stream for that request (no fallback to GET SSE). This prevents
# request-scoped messages from leaking to the wrong stream.
# When `related_request_id` is nil, returns the GET SSE stream.
def active_stream(session, related_request_id: nil)
if related_request_id
session.dig(:post_request_streams, related_request_id)
else
session[:stream]
end
end
def dispatch_handle_json(body_string, server_session)
if server_session
server_session.handle_json(body_string)
else
@server.handle_json(body_string)
end
if stream
send_response_to_stream(stream, response, session_id)
else
[200, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [response]]
end
end
def validate_and_touch_session(session_id)
@ -489,7 +571,13 @@ module MCP
nil
end
close_stream_safely(removed[:stream]) if removed
if removed
close_stream_safely(removed[:stream])
removed[:post_request_streams]&.each_value do |stream|
close_stream_safely(stream)
end
end
response
end
@ -498,19 +586,6 @@ module MCP
@mutex.synchronize { @sessions[session_id]&.fetch(:stream, nil) }
end
def send_response_to_stream(stream, response, session_id)
message = JSON.parse(response)
send_to_stream(stream, message)
handle_accepted
rescue *STREAM_WRITE_ERRORS => e
MCP.configuration.exception_reporter.call(
e,
{ session_id: session_id, error: "Stream closed during response" },
)
cleanup_session(session_id)
[200, { "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, [response]]
end
def session_exists?(session_id)
@mutex.synchronize { @sessions.key?(session_id) }
end
@ -538,13 +613,7 @@ module MCP
def setup_sse_stream(session_id)
body = create_sse_body(session_id)
headers = {
"Content-Type" => "text/event-stream",
"Cache-Control" => "no-cache",
"Connection" => "keep-alive",
}
[200, headers, body]
[200, SSE_HEADERS, body]
end
def create_sse_body(session_id)

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@ -2,10 +2,11 @@
module MCP
class ServerContext
def initialize(context, progress:, notification_target:)
def initialize(context, progress:, notification_target:, related_request_id: nil)
@context = context
@progress = progress
@notification_target = notification_target
@related_request_id = related_request_id
end
# Reports progress for the current tool operation.
@ -26,7 +27,7 @@ module MCP
def notify_log_message(data:, level:, logger: nil)
return unless @notification_target
@notification_target.notify_log_message(data: data, level: level, logger: logger)
@notification_target.notify_log_message(data: data, level: level, logger: logger, related_request_id: @related_request_id)
end
# Delegates to the session so the request is scoped to the originating client.
@ -34,9 +35,9 @@ module MCP
# does not support sampling.
def create_sampling_message(**kwargs)
if @notification_target.respond_to?(:create_sampling_message)
@notification_target.create_sampling_message(**kwargs)
@notification_target.create_sampling_message(**kwargs, related_request_id: @related_request_id)
elsif @context.respond_to?(:create_sampling_message)
@context.create_sampling_message(**kwargs)
@context.create_sampling_message(**kwargs, related_request_id: @related_request_id)
else
raise NoMethodError, "undefined method 'create_sampling_message' for #{self}"
end

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@ -42,13 +42,13 @@ module MCP
end
# Sends a `sampling/createMessage` request scoped to this session.
def create_sampling_message(**kwargs)
def create_sampling_message(related_request_id: nil, **kwargs)
params = @server.build_sampling_params(client_capabilities, **kwargs)
send_to_transport_request(Methods::SAMPLING_CREATE_MESSAGE, params)
send_to_transport_request(Methods::SAMPLING_CREATE_MESSAGE, params, related_request_id: related_request_id)
end
# Sends a progress notification to this session only.
def notify_progress(progress_token:, progress:, total: nil, message: nil)
def notify_progress(progress_token:, progress:, total: nil, message: nil, related_request_id: nil)
params = {
"progressToken" => progress_token,
"progress" => progress,
@ -56,20 +56,20 @@ module MCP
"message" => message,
}.compact
send_to_transport(Methods::NOTIFICATIONS_PROGRESS, params)
send_to_transport(Methods::NOTIFICATIONS_PROGRESS, params, related_request_id: related_request_id)
rescue => e
@server.report_exception(e, notification: "progress")
end
# Sends a log message notification to this session only.
def notify_log_message(data:, level:, logger: nil)
def notify_log_message(data:, level:, logger: nil, related_request_id: nil)
effective_logging = @logging_message_notification || @server.logging_message_notification
return unless effective_logging&.should_notify?(level)
params = { "data" => data, "level" => level }
params["logger"] = logger if logger
send_to_transport(Methods::NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE, params)
send_to_transport(Methods::NOTIFICATIONS_MESSAGE, params, related_request_id: related_request_id)
rescue => e
@server.report_exception(e, { notification: "log_message" })
end
@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ module MCP
# TODO: When Ruby 2.7 support is dropped, replace with a direct call:
# `@transport.send_notification(method, params, session_id: @session_id)` and
# add `**` to `Transport#send_notification` and `StdioTransport#send_notification`.
def send_to_transport(method, params)
def send_to_transport(method, params, related_request_id: nil)
if @session_id
@transport.send_notification(method, params, session_id: @session_id)
@transport.send_notification(method, params, session_id: @session_id, related_request_id: related_request_id)
else
@transport.send_notification(method, params)
end
@ -96,9 +96,9 @@ module MCP
# TODO: When Ruby 2.7 support is dropped, replace with a direct call:
# `@transport.send_request(method, params, session_id: @session_id)` and
# add `**` to `Transport#send_request` and `StdioTransport#send_request`.
def send_to_transport_request(method, params)
def send_to_transport_request(method, params, related_request_id: nil)
if @session_id
@transport.send_request(method, params, session_id: @session_id)
@transport.send_request(method, params, session_id: @session_id, related_request_id: related_request_id)
else
@transport.send_request(method, params)
end

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@ -621,7 +621,7 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
@response = JsonRpcHandler.handle(
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", id: "user@example.com", method: "add", params: { a: 1, b: 2 } },
id_validation_pattern: custom_pattern,
) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
assert_rpc_success expected_result: 3
assert_equal "user@example.com", @response[:id]
@ -633,7 +633,7 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
@response = JsonRpcHandler.handle(
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", id: "id<script>", method: "add", params: { a: 1, b: 2 } },
id_validation_pattern: custom_pattern,
) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
assert_rpc_error expected_error: {
code: -32600,
@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
@response_json = JsonRpcHandler.handle_json(
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", id: "user@example.com", method: "add", params: { a: 1, b: 2 } }.to_json,
id_validation_pattern: custom_pattern,
) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
@response = JSON.parse(@response_json, symbolize_names: true)
assert_rpc_success expected_result: 3
@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", id: "req@2", method: "mul", params: { a: 3, b: 4 } },
],
id_validation_pattern: custom_pattern,
) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
assert @response.is_a?(Array)
assert_equal ["req@1", "req@2"], @response.map { |r| r[:id] }
@ -682,7 +682,7 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
@response = JsonRpcHandler.handle(
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", id: "user@example.com", method: "add", params: { a: 1, b: 2 } },
id_validation_pattern: custom_pattern,
) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
assert_rpc_success expected_result: 3
assert_equal "user@example.com", @response[:id]
@ -694,7 +694,7 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
@response = JsonRpcHandler.handle(
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", id: "<script>alert('xss')</script>", method: "add", params: { a: 1, b: 2 } },
id_validation_pattern: nil,
) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
assert_rpc_success expected_result: 3
assert_equal "<script>alert('xss')</script>", @response[:id]
@ -733,11 +733,11 @@ describe JsonRpcHandler do
end
def handle(request)
@response = JsonRpcHandler.handle(request) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
@response = JsonRpcHandler.handle(request) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
end
def handle_json(request_json)
@response_json = JsonRpcHandler.handle_json(request_json) { |method_name| @registry[method_name] }
@response_json = JsonRpcHandler.handle_json(request_json) { |method_name, _request_id| @registry[method_name] }
@response = JSON.parse(@response_json, symbolize_names: true) if @response_json
end

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@ -7,6 +7,31 @@ module MCP
class Server
module Transports
class StreamableHTTPTransportTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
# A stream that buffers writes and remains readable after close.
class TestStream
def initialize
@buffer = "".dup
@closed = false
end
def write(data)
raise IOError, "closed stream" if @closed
@buffer << data
end
def flush
end
def close
@closed = true
end
def string
@buffer
end
end
setup do
@server = Server.new(
name: "test_server",
@ -45,9 +70,11 @@ module MCP
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
assert_equal 200, response[0]
assert_equal({ "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, response[1])
assert_equal "text/event-stream", response[1]["Content-Type"]
body = JSON.parse(response[2][0])
io = StringIO.new
response[2].call(io)
body = JSON.parse(io.string.match(/^data: (.+)$/)[1])
assert_equal "2.0", body["jsonrpc"]
assert_equal "123", body["id"]
assert_equal({}, body["result"])
@ -114,8 +141,7 @@ module MCP
assert response[2].is_a?(Proc) # The body should be a Proc for streaming
end
test "handles POST request when IOError raised" do
# Create and initialize a session
test "handles POST request as SSE even when GET SSE stream is closed" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -125,7 +151,7 @@ module MCP
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Connect with SSE
# Connect with SSE then close it
io = StringIO.new
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
@ -134,13 +160,10 @@ module MCP
)
response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
response[2].call(io) if response[2].is_a?(Proc)
# Give the stream time to set up
sleep(0.1)
# Close the stream
io.close
# POST request should still return SSE response via POST response stream
request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -151,17 +174,12 @@ module MCP
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "ping", id: "456" }.to_json,
)
# This should handle IOError and return the original response
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
assert_equal 200, response[0]
assert_equal({ "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, response[1])
# Verify session was cleaned up
assert_not @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions).key?(session_id)
assert_equal "text/event-stream", response[1]["Content-Type"]
end
test "handles POST request when Errno::EPIPE raised" do
# Create and initialize a session
test "handles POST request as SSE even when GET SSE stream has EPIPE" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -171,10 +189,8 @@ module MCP
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Create a pipe to simulate EPIPE condition
# Connect GET SSE with a broken pipe
reader, writer = IO.pipe
# Connect with SSE using the writer end of the pipe
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
"/",
@ -182,13 +198,10 @@ module MCP
)
response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
response[2].call(writer) if response[2].is_a?(Proc)
# Give the stream time to set up
sleep(0.1)
# Close the reader end to break the pipe - this will cause EPIPE on write
reader.close
# POST request should still return SSE response via POST response stream
request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -199,23 +212,18 @@ module MCP
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "ping", id: "789" }.to_json,
)
# This should handle Errno::EPIPE and return the original response
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
assert_equal 200, response[0]
assert_equal({ "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, response[1])
# Verify session was cleaned up
assert_not @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions).key?(session_id)
assert_equal(200, response[0])
assert_equal("text/event-stream", response[1]["Content-Type"])
ensure
begin
writer.close
rescue
rescue StandardError
nil
end
end
test "handles POST request when Errno::ECONNRESET raised" do
# Create and initialize a session.
test "handles POST request as SSE even when GET SSE stream has ECONNRESET" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -225,12 +233,10 @@ module MCP
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Use a mock stream that raises Errno::ECONNRESET on write.
# Connect GET SSE with a mock that raises ECONNRESET
mock_stream = Object.new
mock_stream.define_singleton_method(:write) { |_data| raise Errno::ECONNRESET }
mock_stream.define_singleton_method(:close) {}
# Connect with SSE using the mock stream.
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
"/",
@ -238,10 +244,9 @@ module MCP
)
response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
response[2].call(mock_stream) if response[2].is_a?(Proc)
# Give the stream time to set up.
sleep(0.1)
# POST request should still return SSE response via POST response stream
request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -252,13 +257,9 @@ module MCP
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "ping", id: "789" }.to_json,
)
# This should handle Errno::ECONNRESET and return the original response.
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
assert_equal 200, response[0]
assert_equal({ "Content-Type" => "application/json" }, response[1])
# Verify session was cleaned up.
assert_not @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions).key?(session_id)
assert_equal "text/event-stream", response[1]["Content-Type"]
end
test "handles GET request with missing session ID" do
@ -579,6 +580,54 @@ module MCP
assert_equal({}, @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions))
end
test "cleanup_session_unsafe closes request_streams" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Simulate multiple request_streams being set on the session.
closed = []
2.times do |i|
mock_stream = Object.new
mock_stream.define_singleton_method(:close) { closed << i }
thread = Thread.new {}
thread.join
@transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:post_request_streams] ||= {}
@transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:post_request_streams][thread] = mock_stream
end
delete_request = create_rack_request(
"DELETE",
"/",
{ "HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id },
)
@transport.handle_request(delete_request)
assert_equal [0, 1], closed.sort
assert_empty @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)
end
test "broadcast notification skips sessions without GET SSE stream" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
@transport.handle_request(init_request)
# No GET SSE stream connected, only request_streams.
# Pass **{} to prevent Ruby 2.7 from converting the Hash to keyword arguments.
result = @transport.send_notification("test/notify", { message: "hello" }, **{})
assert_equal 0, result
end
test "sends notification to correct session with multiple active sessions" do
# Create first session
init_request1 = create_rack_request(
@ -653,8 +702,9 @@ module MCP
result
end
# Handle request from session 1
@transport.handle_request(request_as_session1)
# Handle request from session 1 (execute SSE proc)
response1 = @transport.handle_request(request_as_session1)
response1[2].call(StringIO.new) if response1[2].is_a?(Proc)
# Make a request as session 2
request_as_session2 = create_rack_request(
@ -667,18 +717,17 @@ module MCP
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "ping", id: "890" }.to_json,
)
# Handle request from session 2
@transport.handle_request(request_as_session2)
# Handle request from session 2 (execute SSE proc)
response2_post = @transport.handle_request(request_as_session2)
response2_post[2].call(StringIO.new) if response2_post[2].is_a?(Proc)
# Check that each session received one notification
# Broadcast notifications are sent to GET SSE streams (no related_request_id)
io1.rewind
output1 = io1.read
# Session 1 should have received two notifications (one from each request since we broadcast)
assert_equal 2, output1.scan(/data: {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"test_notification","params":{"session":"current"}}/).count
io2.rewind
output2 = io2.read
# Session 2 should have received two notifications (one from each request since we broadcast)
assert_equal 2, output2.scan(/data: {"jsonrpc":"2.0","method":"test_notification","params":{"session":"current"}}/).count
end
@ -888,6 +937,85 @@ module MCP
assert_not @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions).key?(session_id)
end
test "send_notification on broken request_stream removes only that stream, not the session" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Connect GET SSE.
io = StringIO.new
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
"/",
{ "HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id },
)
response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
response[2].call(io) if response[2].is_a?(Proc)
sleep(0.1)
# Simulate a broken request_stream.
broken_stream = Object.new
broken_stream.define_singleton_method(:write) { |_data| raise Errno::EPIPE }
broken_stream.define_singleton_method(:close) {}
related_id = "req-1"
@transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:post_request_streams] = { related_id => broken_stream }
result = @transport.send_notification("test", { msg: "hello" }, session_id: session_id, related_request_id: related_id)
refute result
# Session should still exist.
assert @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions).key?(session_id)
# The broken request_stream should be removed.
refute @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:post_request_streams].key?(related_id)
# GET SSE stream should still be intact.
assert @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:stream]
end
test "active_stream does not fall back to GET SSE when related_request_id is given but request_stream is missing" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Connect GET SSE.
io = StringIO.new
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
"/",
{ "HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id },
)
response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
response[2].call(io) if response[2].is_a?(Proc)
sleep(0.1)
# Send notification with a related_request_id that has no matching request_stream.
result = @transport.send_notification(
"test/notify",
{ message: "should not arrive" },
session_id: session_id,
related_request_id: "nonexistent-request-id",
)
# Should return false because no matching request_stream exists.
refute result
# Session should still exist (not cleaned up).
assert @transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions).key?(session_id)
# GET SSE stream should NOT have received the notification.
io.rewind
refute_includes io.read, "should not arrive"
end
test "send_notification broadcast continues when one session raises Errno::ECONNRESET" do
# Create two sessions.
init_request1 = create_rack_request(
@ -1334,8 +1462,7 @@ module MCP
assert_nil(body)
end
test "send_response_to_stream returns 202 when message is sent to stream" do
# Create and initialize a session
test "POST request returns SSE response even with GET SSE connected" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -1345,7 +1472,7 @@ module MCP
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Connect with SSE
# Connect with GET SSE
io = StringIO.new
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
@ -1354,11 +1481,9 @@ module MCP
)
response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
response[2].call(io) if response[2].is_a?(Proc)
# Give the stream time to set up
sleep(0.1)
# Make a regular request that will be routed through send_response_to_stream
# POST request should return SSE, not 202
request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
@ -1370,9 +1495,13 @@ module MCP
)
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
assert_equal 202, response[0]
assert_empty response[1]
assert_empty response[2]
assert_equal 200, response[0]
assert_equal "text/event-stream", response[1]["Content-Type"]
post_io = StringIO.new
response[2].call(post_io)
body = JSON.parse(post_io.string.match(/^data: (.+)$/)[1])
assert_equal "456", body["id"]
end
test "handle post request with a standard error" do
@ -1436,7 +1565,7 @@ module MCP
@transport.send_request("sampling/createMessage", { "messages" => [] }, session_id: session_id)
end
assert_equal("No active SSE stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error.message)
assert_equal("No active stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error.message)
end
test "send_request sends via SSE and waits for response" do
@ -1683,6 +1812,300 @@ module MCP
assert_equal("SSE session closed while waiting for sampling/createMessage response.", error.message)
end
test "send_request sends via POST response stream even with GET SSE connected" do
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Connect GET SSE.
get_io = StringIO.new
get_request = create_rack_request(
"GET",
"/",
{ "HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id },
)
get_response = @transport.handle_request(get_request)
get_response[2].call(get_io) if get_response[2].is_a?(Proc)
sleep(0.1)
# Set up sampling capability for the session.
@transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:server_session]
.store_client_info(client: { name: "test" }, capabilities: { sampling: {} })
# Define a tool that calls create_sampling_message.
sampling_tool = MCP::Tool.define(
name: "sampling_tool",
input_schema: { properties: { prompt: { type: "string" } }, required: ["prompt"] },
) do |prompt:, server_context:|
result = server_context.create_sampling_message(
messages: [{ role: "user", content: { type: "text", text: prompt } }],
max_tokens: 100,
)
MCP::Tool::Response.new([{ type: "text", text: result[:content][:text] }])
end
@server.tools[sampling_tool.name_value] = sampling_tool
# Send tools/call via POST (GET SSE is connected).
tool_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{
"CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
"HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
},
{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: "tool-1",
method: "tools/call",
params: { name: "sampling_tool", arguments: { prompt: "Hello" } },
}.to_json,
)
post_stream = TestStream.new
result_queue = Queue.new
Thread.new do
response = @transport.handle_request(tool_request)
response[2].call(post_stream)
result_queue.push(:done)
end
sleep(0.2)
# Sampling request should be in POST response stream, not GET SSE.
output = post_stream.string
data_lines = output.lines.select { |line| line.start_with?("data: ") }
sampling_request = JSON.parse(data_lines.first.sub("data: ", ""))
assert_equal "sampling/createMessage", sampling_request["method"]
# GET SSE should NOT have the sampling request.
get_io.rewind
refute_includes get_io.read, "sampling/createMessage"
# Simulate client sending sampling result via POST.
client_response = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{
"CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
"HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
},
{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: sampling_request["id"],
result: { role: "assistant", content: { type: "text", text: "Hi from LLM" } },
}.to_json,
)
@transport.handle_request(client_response)
result_queue.pop
tool_response_lines = post_stream.string.lines.select { |line| line.start_with?("data: ") }
tool_response = JSON.parse(tool_response_lines.last.sub("data: ", ""))
assert_equal "tool-1", tool_response["id"]
assert_includes tool_response["result"]["content"].first["text"], "Hi from LLM"
end
test "send_request sends via POST response stream when no GET SSE stream" do
# Create session without connecting GET SSE.
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Set up sampling capability for the session.
@transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:server_session]
.store_client_info(client: { name: "test" }, capabilities: { sampling: {} })
# Define a tool that calls create_sampling_message.
sampling_tool = MCP::Tool.define(
name: "sampling_tool",
input_schema: { properties: { prompt: { type: "string" } }, required: ["prompt"] },
) do |prompt:, server_context:|
result = server_context.create_sampling_message(
messages: [{ role: "user", content: { type: "text", text: prompt } }],
max_tokens: 100,
)
MCP::Tool::Response.new([{ type: "text", text: result[:content][:text] }])
end
@server.tools[sampling_tool.name_value] = sampling_tool
# Send tools/call via POST (no GET SSE stream).
tool_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{
"CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
"HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
},
{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: "tool-1",
method: "tools/call",
params: { name: "sampling_tool", arguments: { prompt: "Hello" } },
}.to_json,
)
# Process in background since handle_request blocks until tool completes.
post_stream = TestStream.new
result_queue = Queue.new
Thread.new do
response = @transport.handle_request(tool_request)
response[2].call(post_stream)
result_queue.push(:done)
end
sleep(0.2) # Wait for the tool to start and send sampling request.
# Read the sampling request from the POST response stream.
output = post_stream.string
data_lines = output.lines.select { |line| line.start_with?("data: ") }
sampling_request = JSON.parse(data_lines.first.sub("data: ", ""))
assert_equal "sampling/createMessage", sampling_request["method"]
# Simulate client sending sampling result via POST.
client_response = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{
"CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
"HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
},
{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: sampling_request["id"],
result: { role: "assistant", content: { type: "text", text: "Hi from LLM" } },
}.to_json,
)
@transport.handle_request(client_response)
result_queue.pop # Wait for tool to complete.
# Verify the tool result was written to the POST response stream.
tool_response_lines = post_stream.string.lines.select { |line| line.start_with?("data: ") }
tool_response = JSON.parse(tool_response_lines.last.sub("data: ", ""))
assert_equal "tool-1", tool_response["id"]
assert_includes tool_response["result"]["content"].first["text"], "Hi from LLM"
end
test "send_notification uses POST response stream when no GET SSE stream" do
# Create session without connecting GET SSE.
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Define a tool that sends a notification during execution.
notification_sent = Queue.new
slow_tool = MCP::Tool.define(
name: "slow_tool",
) do |server_context:|
server_context.notify_log_message(data: "test log", level: "info")
notification_sent.push(true)
MCP::Tool::Response.new([{ type: "text", text: "done" }])
end
@server.tools[slow_tool.name_value] = slow_tool
# Configure logging so notifications are sent.
@transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session_id][:server_session]
.configure_logging(MCP::LoggingMessageNotification.new(level: "debug"))
# Send tools/call via POST (no GET SSE stream).
post_stream = TestStream.new
result_queue = Queue.new
Thread.new do
request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{
"CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
"HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
},
{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: "tool-1",
method: "tools/call",
params: { name: "slow_tool", arguments: {} },
}.to_json,
)
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
response[2].call(post_stream)
result_queue.push(:done)
end
notification_sent.pop # Wait for tool to send notification.
result_queue.pop
# Verify notification was written to the POST response stream.
assert_includes post_stream.string, "notifications/message"
assert_includes post_stream.string, "test log"
end
test "progress notification uses POST response stream when no GET SSE stream" do
# Create session without connecting GET SSE.
init_request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{ "CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json" },
{ jsonrpc: "2.0", method: "initialize", id: "init" }.to_json,
)
init_response = @transport.handle_request(init_request)
session_id = init_response[1]["Mcp-Session-Id"]
# Define a tool that reports progress during execution.
progress_reported = Queue.new
progress_tool = MCP::Tool.define(
name: "progress_tool",
) do |server_context:|
server_context.report_progress(50, total: 100, message: "halfway")
progress_reported.push(true)
MCP::Tool::Response.new([{ type: "text", text: "done" }])
end
@server.tools[progress_tool.name_value] = progress_tool
# Send tools/call via POST (no GET SSE stream) with a progress token.
post_stream = TestStream.new
result_queue = Queue.new
Thread.new do
request = create_rack_request(
"POST",
"/",
{
"CONTENT_TYPE" => "application/json",
"HTTP_MCP_SESSION_ID" => session_id,
},
{
jsonrpc: "2.0",
id: "tool-1",
method: "tools/call",
params: { name: "progress_tool", arguments: {}, _meta: { progressToken: "token-1" } },
}.to_json,
)
response = @transport.handle_request(request)
response[2].call(post_stream)
result_queue.push(:done)
end
progress_reported.pop
result_queue.pop
# Verify progress notification was written to the POST response stream.
assert_includes post_stream.string, "notifications/progress"
assert_includes post_stream.string, "token-1"
end
test "POST notifications/initialized returns 202 with no body" do
# Create a session first (optional for notification, but keep consistent with flow)
init_request = create_rack_request(
@ -2228,13 +2651,16 @@ module MCP
params: { name: "log_tool", arguments: {} },
}.to_json,
)
transport.handle_request(tool_request)
tool_response = transport.handle_request(tool_request)
post_io = StringIO.new
tool_response[2].call(post_io)
# Session 1 should receive the log notification.
# Session 1's POST response stream should contain the log notification.
assert_includes post_io.string, "secret"
# GET SSE streams should NOT receive the log notification.
io1.rewind
assert_includes io1.read, "secret"
# Session 2 should NOT receive the log notification.
refute_includes io1.read, "secret"
io2.rewind
refute_includes io2.read, "secret"
end
@ -2306,13 +2732,16 @@ module MCP
},
}.to_json,
)
transport.handle_request(tool_request)
tool_response = transport.handle_request(tool_request)
post_io = StringIO.new
tool_response[2].call(post_io)
# Session 1 should receive the progress notification.
# Session 1's POST response stream should contain the progress notification.
assert_includes post_io.string, "halfway"
# GET SSE streams should NOT receive the progress notification.
io1.rewind
assert_includes io1.read, "halfway"
# Session 2 should NOT receive the progress notification.
refute_includes io1.read, "halfway"
io2.rewind
refute_includes io2.read, "halfway"
end
@ -2406,7 +2835,8 @@ module MCP
params: { level: "error" },
}.to_json,
)
transport.handle_request(set_level1)
response1 = transport.handle_request(set_level1)
response1[2].call(StringIO.new)
# Session 2 sets log level to "debug".
set_level2 = create_rack_request(
@ -2420,7 +2850,8 @@ module MCP
params: { level: "debug" },
}.to_json,
)
transport.handle_request(set_level2)
response2 = transport.handle_request(set_level2)
response2[2].call(StringIO.new)
# Session 1 (error level) should not notify for "info", but should for "error".
session1_logging = transport.instance_variable_get(:@sessions)[session1][:server_session].logging_message_notification

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@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ module MCP
notification_target.expects(:create_sampling_message).with(
messages: [{ role: "user", content: { type: "text", text: "Hello" } }],
max_tokens: 100,
related_request_id: nil,
).returns({ role: "assistant", content: { type: "text", text: "Hi" } })
context = mock
@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ module MCP
context.expects(:create_sampling_message).with(
messages: [{ role: "user", content: { type: "text", text: "Hello" } }],
max_tokens: 100,
related_request_id: nil,
).returns({ role: "assistant", content: { type: "text", text: "Fallback" } })
progress = Progress.new(notification_target: notification_target, progress_token: nil)

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@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ module MCP
max_tokens: 100,
)
end
assert_equal("No active SSE stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error_with_sampling.message)
assert_equal("No active stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error_with_sampling.message)
# Session without sampling capability should be rejected.
session_without_sampling = ServerSession.new(server: @server, transport: transport, session_id: "s2")
@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ module MCP
max_tokens: 100,
)
end
assert_equal("No active SSE stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error.message)
assert_equal("No active stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error.message)
end
test "session init does not overwrite server global client_capabilities" do
@ -375,7 +375,18 @@ module MCP
max_tokens: 100,
)
end
assert_equal("No active SSE stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error.message)
assert_equal("No active stream for sampling/createMessage request.", error.message)
end
test "Server#create_sampling_message accepts related_request_id without error" do
@server.create_sampling_message(
messages: [{ role: "user", content: { type: "text", text: "Hello" } }],
max_tokens: 100,
related_request_id: "req-1",
)
request = @mock_transport.requests.first
assert_equal "sampling/createMessage", request[:method]
end
test "create_sampling_message omits nil optional params" do