Add support for JSON-RPC batching (#67)

* Update StdioTransport documentation comments to indicate support for JSON-RPC batches

* Add server support for JSON-RPC batching

* Add client support for JSON-RPC batching

* Fix bug that caused error messages to be wrapped unnecessarily

Sources/MCP/Base/Error.swift

@@ -170,25 +170,38 @@ extension MCPError: Codable {
         let message = try container.decode(String.self, forKey: .message)
         let data = try container.decodeIfPresent([String: Value].self, forKey: .data)
 
+        // Helper to extract detail from data, falling back to message if needed
+        let unwrapDetail: (String?) -> String? = { fallback in
+            guard let detailValue = data?["detail"] else { return fallback }
+            if case .string(let str) = detailValue { return str }
+            return fallback
+        }
+
         switch code {
         case -32700:
-            self = .parseError(data?["detail"] as? String ?? message)
+            self = .parseError(unwrapDetail(message))
         case -32600:
-            self = .invalidRequest(data?["detail"] as? String ?? message)
+            self = .invalidRequest(unwrapDetail(message))
         case -32601:
-            self = .methodNotFound(data?["detail"] as? String ?? message)
+            self = .methodNotFound(unwrapDetail(message))
         case -32602:
-            self = .invalidParams(data?["detail"] as? String ?? message)
+            self = .invalidParams(unwrapDetail(message))
         case -32603:
-            self = .internalError(data?["detail"] as? String ?? message)
+            self = .internalError(unwrapDetail(nil))
         case -32000:
             self = .connectionClosed
         case -32001:
+            // Extract underlying error string if present
+            let underlyingErrorString =
+                data?["error"].flatMap { val -> String? in
+                    if case .string(let str) = val { return str }
+                    return nil
+                } ?? message
             self = .transportError(
                 NSError(
                     domain: "org.jsonrpc.error",
                     code: code,
-                    userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: message]
+                    userInfo: [NSLocalizedDescriptionKey: underlyingErrorString]
                 )
             )
         default:

Sources/MCP/Base/Messages.swift

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ public protocol Method {
 }
 
 /// Type-erased method for request/response handling
-struct AnyMethod: Method {
+struct AnyMethod: Method, Sendable {
     static var name: String { "" }
     typealias Parameters = Value
     typealias Result = Value
@@ -139,9 +139,19 @@ extension Request {
 /// A type-erased request for request/response handling
 typealias AnyRequest = Request<AnyMethod>
 
+extension AnyRequest {
+    init<T: Method>(_ request: Request<T>) throws {
+        let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+        let decoder = JSONDecoder()
+
+        let data = try encoder.encode(request)
+        self = try decoder.decode(AnyRequest.self, from: data)
+    }
+}
+
 /// A box for request handlers that can be type-erased
 class RequestHandlerBox: @unchecked Sendable {
-    func callAsFunction(_ request: Request<AnyMethod>) async throws -> Response<AnyMethod> {
+    func callAsFunction(_ request: AnyRequest) async throws -> AnyResponse {
         fatalError("Must override")
     }
 }
@@ -155,8 +165,7 @@ final class TypedRequestHandler<M: Method>: RequestHandlerBox, @unchecked Sendab
         super.init()
     }
 
-    override func callAsFunction(_ request: Request<AnyMethod>) async throws -> Response<AnyMethod>
-    {
+    override func callAsFunction(_ request: AnyRequest) async throws -> AnyResponse {
         let encoder = JSONEncoder()
         let decoder = JSONDecoder()
 
@@ -238,10 +247,28 @@ public struct Response<M: Method>: Hashable, Identifiable, Codable, Sendable {
 /// A type-erased response for request/response handling
 typealias AnyResponse = Response<AnyMethod>
 
+extension AnyResponse {
+    init<T: Method>(_ response: Response<T>) throws {
+        // Instead of re-encoding/decoding which might double-wrap the error,
+        // directly transfer the properties
+        self.id = response.id
+        switch response.result {
+        case .success(let result):
+            // For success, we still need to convert the result to a Value
+            let data = try JSONEncoder().encode(result)
+            let resultValue = try JSONDecoder().decode(Value.self, from: data)
+            self.result = .success(resultValue)
+        case .failure(let error):
+            // Keep the original error without re-encoding/decoding
+            self.result = .failure(error)
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 // MARK: -
 
 /// A notification message.
-public protocol Notification {
+public protocol Notification: Hashable, Codable, Sendable {
     /// The parameters of the notification.
     associatedtype Parameters: Hashable, Codable, Sendable = Empty
     /// The name of the notification.
@@ -249,11 +276,21 @@ public protocol Notification {
 }
 
 /// A type-erased notification for message handling
-struct AnyNotification: Notification {
+struct AnyNotification: Notification, Sendable {
     static var name: String { "" }
     typealias Parameters = Empty
 }
 
+extension AnyNotification {
+    init(_ notification: some Notification) throws {
+        let encoder = JSONEncoder()
+        let decoder = JSONDecoder()
+
+        let data = try encoder.encode(notification)
+        self = try decoder.decode(AnyNotification.self, from: data)
+    }
+}
+
 /// A message that can be used to send notifications.
 public struct Message<N: Notification>: Hashable, Codable, Sendable {
     /// The method name.

Sources/MCP/Base/Transports/StdioTransport.swift

@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ import struct Foundation.Data
 
 #if canImport(Darwin) || canImport(Glibc)
     /// Standard input/output transport implementation
+    ///
+    /// This transport supports JSON-RPC 2.0 messages, including individual requests,
+    /// notifications, responses, and batches containing multiple requests/notifications.
+    ///
+    /// Messages are delimited by newlines and must not contain embedded newlines.
+    /// Each message must be a complete, valid JSON object or array (for batches).
     public actor StdioTransport: Transport {
         private let input: FileDescriptor
         private let output: FileDescriptor
@@ -131,6 +137,13 @@ import struct Foundation.Data
             logger.info("Transport disconnected")
         }
 
+        /// Sends a message over the transport.
+        ///
+        /// This method supports sending both individual JSON-RPC messages and JSON-RPC batches.
+        /// Batches should be encoded as a JSON array containing multiple request/notification objects
+        /// according to the JSON-RPC 2.0 specification.
+        ///
+        /// - Parameter message: The message data to send (without a trailing newline)
         public func send(_ message: Data) async throws {
             guard isConnected else {
                 throw MCPError.transportError(Errno(rawValue: ENOTCONN))
@@ -158,6 +171,11 @@ import struct Foundation.Data
             }
         }
 
+        /// Receives messages from the transport.
+        ///
+        /// Messages may be individual JSON-RPC requests, notifications, responses,
+        /// or batches containing multiple requests/notifications encoded as JSON arrays.
+        /// Each message is guaranteed to be a complete JSON object or array.
         public func receive() -> AsyncThrowingStream<Data, Swift.Error> {
             return AsyncThrowingStream { continuation in
                 Task {