Update Protocol type inference

src/client/index.ts

@@ -5,12 +5,9 @@ import {
   ClientRequest,
   ClientResult,
   Implementation,
-  InitializeResult,
+  InitializeResultSchema,
   PROTOCOL_VERSION,
   ServerCapabilities,
-  ServerNotification,
-  ServerRequest,
-  ServerResult,
 } from "../types.js";
 
 /**
@@ -19,9 +16,6 @@ import {
  * The client will automatically begin the initialization flow with the server when connect() is called.
  */
 export class Client extends Protocol<
-  ServerRequest,
-  ServerNotification,
-  ServerResult,
   ClientRequest,
   ClientNotification,
   ClientResult
@@ -39,14 +33,17 @@ export class Client extends Protocol<
   override async connect(transport: Transport): Promise<void> {
     await super.connect(transport);
 
-    const result = (await this.request({
-      method: "initialize",
-      params: {
-        protocolVersion: 1,
-        capabilities: {},
-        clientInfo: this._clientInfo,
+    const result = await this.request(
+      {
+        method: "initialize",
+        params: {
+          protocolVersion: 1,
+          capabilities: {},
+          clientInfo: this._clientInfo,
+        },
       },
-    })) as InitializeResult;
+      InitializeResultSchema,
+    );
 
     if (result === undefined) {
       throw new Error(`Server sent invalid initialize result: ${result}`);

src/server/index.ts

@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
 import { Protocol } from "../shared/protocol.js";
 import {
   ClientCapabilities,
-  ClientNotification,
-  ClientRequest,
-  ClientResult,
   Implementation,
+  InitializedNotificationSchema,
   InitializeRequest,
+  InitializeRequestSchema,
   InitializeResult,
   PROTOCOL_VERSION,
   ServerNotification,
@@ -19,9 +18,6 @@ import {
  * This server will automatically respond to the initialization flow as initiated from the client.
  */
 export class Server extends Protocol<
-  ClientRequest,
-  ClientNotification,
-  ClientResult,
   ServerRequest,
   ServerNotification,
   ServerResult
@@ -40,10 +36,10 @@ export class Server extends Protocol<
   constructor(private _serverInfo: Implementation) {
     super();
 
-    this.setRequestHandler("initialize", (request) =>
-      this._oninitialize(request as InitializeRequest),
+    this.setRequestHandler(InitializeRequestSchema, (request) =>
+      this._oninitialize(request),
     );
-    this.setNotificationHandler("notification/initialized", () =>
+    this.setNotificationHandler(InitializedNotificationSchema, () =>
       this.oninitialized?.(),
     );
   }

src/shared/protocol.ts

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { AnyZodObject, ZodLiteral, ZodObject, z } from "zod";
 import {
   ErrorCode,
   JSONRPCError,
@@ -25,9 +26,6 @@ export type ProgressCallback = (progress: Progress) => void;
  * features like request/response linking, notifications, and progress.
  */
 export class Protocol<
-  ReceiveRequestT extends Request,
-  ReceiveNotificationT extends Notification,
-  ReceiveResultT extends Result,
   SendRequestT extends Request,
   SendNotificationT extends Notification,
   SendResultT extends Result,
@@ -36,15 +34,15 @@ export class Protocol<
   private _requestMessageId = 0;
   private _requestHandlers: Map<
     string,
-    (request: ReceiveRequestT) => Promise<SendResultT>
+    (request: JSONRPCRequest) => Promise<SendResultT>
   > = new Map();
   private _notificationHandlers: Map<
     string,
-    (notification: ReceiveNotificationT) => Promise<void>
+    (notification: JSONRPCNotification) => Promise<void>
   > = new Map();
   private _responseHandlers: Map<
     number,
-    (response: ReceiveResultT | Error) => void
+    (response: JSONRPCResponse | Error) => void
   > = new Map();
   private _progressHandlers: Map<number, ProgressCallback> = new Map();
 
@@ -65,25 +63,20 @@ export class Protocol<
   /**
    * A handler to invoke for any request types that do not have their own handler installed.
    */
-  fallbackRequestHandler?: (request: ReceiveRequestT) => Promise<SendResultT>;
+  fallbackRequestHandler?: (request: Request) => Promise<SendResultT>;
 
   /**
    * A handler to invoke for any notification types that do not have their own handler installed.
    */
-  fallbackNotificationHandler?: (
-    notification: ReceiveNotificationT,
-  ) => Promise<void>;
+  fallbackNotificationHandler?: (notification: Notification) => Promise<void>;
 
   constructor() {
-    this.setNotificationHandler(
-      ProgressNotificationSchema.shape.method.value,
-      (notification) => {
-        this._onprogress(notification as unknown as ProgressNotification);
-      },
-    );
+    this.setNotificationHandler(ProgressNotificationSchema, (notification) => {
+      this._onprogress(notification as unknown as ProgressNotification);
+    });
 
     this.setRequestHandler(
-      PingRequestSchema.shape.method.value,
+      PingRequestSchema,
       // Automatic pong by default.
       (_request) => ({}) as SendResultT,
     );
@@ -106,11 +99,11 @@ export class Protocol<
 
     this._transport.onmessage = (message) => {
       if (!("method" in message)) {
-        this._onresponse(message as JSONRPCResponse | JSONRPCError);
+        this._onresponse(message);
       } else if ("id" in message) {
-        this._onrequest(message as JSONRPCRequest);
+        this._onrequest(message);
       } else {
-        this._onnotification(message as JSONRPCNotification);
+        this._onnotification(message);
       }
     };
   }
@@ -142,7 +135,7 @@ export class Protocol<
       return;
     }
 
-    handler(notification as unknown as ReceiveNotificationT).catch((error) =>
+    handler(notification).catch((error) =>
       this._onerror(
         new Error(`Uncaught error in notification handler: ${error}`),
       ),
@@ -171,7 +164,7 @@ export class Protocol<
       return;
     }
 
-    handler(request as unknown as ReceiveRequestT)
+    handler(request)
       .then(
         (result) => {
           this._transport?.send({
@@ -228,7 +221,7 @@ export class Protocol<
     this._responseHandlers.delete(Number(messageId));
     this._progressHandlers.delete(Number(messageId));
     if ("result" in response) {
-      handler(response.result as ReceiveResultT);
+      handler(response);
     } else {
       const error = new McpError(
         response.error.code,
@@ -255,11 +248,11 @@ export class Protocol<
    *
    * Do not use this method to emit notifications! Use notification() instead.
    */
-  // TODO: This could infer a better response type based on the method
-  request(
+  request<T extends AnyZodObject>(
     request: SendRequestT,
+    resultSchema: T,
     onprogress?: ProgressCallback,
-  ): Promise<ReceiveResultT> {
+  ): Promise<z.infer<T>> {
     return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
       if (!this._transport) {
         reject(new Error("Not connected"));
@@ -283,9 +276,14 @@ export class Protocol<
 
       this._responseHandlers.set(messageId, (response) => {
         if (response instanceof Error) {
-          reject(response);
-        } else {
-          resolve(response);
+          return reject(response);
+        }
+
+        try {
+          const result = resultSchema.parse(response.result);
+          resolve(result);
+        } catch (error) {
+          reject(error);
         }
       });
 
@@ -314,13 +312,16 @@ export class Protocol<
    *
    * Note that this will replace any previous request handler for the same method.
    */
-  // TODO: This could infer a better request type based on the method.
-  setRequestHandler(
-    method: string,
-    handler: (request: ReceiveRequestT) => SendResultT | Promise<SendResultT>,
+  setRequestHandler<
+    T extends ZodObject<{
+      method: ZodLiteral<string>;
+    }>,
+  >(
+    requestSchema: T,
+    handler: (request: z.infer<T>) => SendResultT | Promise<SendResultT>,
   ): void {
-    this._requestHandlers.set(method, (request) =>
-      Promise.resolve(handler(request)),
+    this._requestHandlers.set(requestSchema.shape.method.value, (request) =>
+      Promise.resolve(handler(requestSchema.parse(request))),
     );
   }
 
@@ -336,13 +337,18 @@ export class Protocol<
    *
    * Note that this will replace any previous notification handler for the same method.
    */
-  // TODO: This could infer a better notification type based on the method.
-  setNotificationHandler<T extends ReceiveNotificationT>(
-    method: string,
-    handler: (notification: T) => void | Promise<void>,
+  setNotificationHandler<
+    T extends ZodObject<{
+      method: ZodLiteral<string>;
+    }>,
+  >(
+    notificationSchema: T,
+    handler: (notification: z.infer<T>) => void | Promise<void>,
   ): void {
-    this._notificationHandlers.set(method, (notification) =>
-      Promise.resolve(handler(notification as T)),
+    this._notificationHandlers.set(
+      notificationSchema.shape.method.value,
+      (notification) =>
+        Promise.resolve(handler(notificationSchema.parse(notification))),
     );
   }