Use chi style middle ware

api/server/app_listeners.go

@@ -1,30 +1,34 @@
 package server
 
 import (
+	"context"
+
 	"gitlab-odx.oracle.com/odx/functions/api/models"
 )
 
+// AppListener is an interface used to inject custom code at key points in app lifecycle.
 type AppListener interface {
 	// BeforeAppCreate called right before creating App in the database
-	BeforeAppCreate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error
+	BeforeAppCreate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error
 	// AfterAppCreate called after creating App in the database
-	AfterAppCreate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error
+	AfterAppCreate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error
 	// BeforeAppUpdate called right before updating App in the database
-	BeforeAppUpdate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error
+	BeforeAppUpdate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error
 	// AfterAppUpdate called after updating App in the database
-	AfterAppUpdate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error
+	AfterAppUpdate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error
 	// BeforeAppDelete called right before deleting App in the database
-	BeforeAppDelete(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error
+	BeforeAppDelete(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error
 	// AfterAppDelete called after deleting App in the database
-	AfterAppDelete(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error
+	AfterAppDelete(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error
 }
 
-// AddAppCreateListener adds a listener that will be notified on App created.
+// AddAppListener adds a listener that will be notified on App created.
 func (s *Server) AddAppListener(listener AppListener) {
 	s.appListeners = append(s.appListeners, listener)
 }
 
-func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppCreate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error {
+// FireBeforeAppCreate is used to call all the server's Listeners BeforeAppCreate functions.
+func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppCreate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error {
 	for _, l := range s.appListeners {
 		err := l.BeforeAppCreate(ctx, app)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -34,7 +38,8 @@ func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppCreate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) FireAfterAppCreate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error {
+// FireAfterAppCreate is used to call all the server's Listeners AfterAppCreate functions.
+func (s *Server) FireAfterAppCreate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error {
 	for _, l := range s.appListeners {
 		err := l.AfterAppCreate(ctx, app)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -44,7 +49,8 @@ func (s *Server) FireAfterAppCreate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppUpdate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error {
+// FireBeforeAppUpdate is used to call all the server's Listeners BeforeAppUpdate functions.
+func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppUpdate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error {
 	for _, l := range s.appListeners {
 		err := l.BeforeAppUpdate(ctx, app)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -54,7 +60,8 @@ func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppUpdate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) FireAfterAppUpdate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error {
+// FireAfterAppUpdate is used to call all the server's Listeners AfterAppUpdate functions.
+func (s *Server) FireAfterAppUpdate(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error {
 	for _, l := range s.appListeners {
 		err := l.AfterAppUpdate(ctx, app)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -64,7 +71,8 @@ func (s *Server) FireAfterAppUpdate(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) erro
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppDelete(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error {
+// FireBeforeAppDelete is used to call all the server's Listeners BeforeAppDelete functions.
+func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppDelete(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error {
 	for _, l := range s.appListeners {
 		err := l.BeforeAppDelete(ctx, app)
 		if err != nil {
@@ -74,7 +82,8 @@ func (s *Server) FireBeforeAppDelete(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) err
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (s *Server) FireAfterAppDelete(ctx MiddlewareContext, app *models.App) error {
+// FireAfterAppDelete is used to call all the server's Listeners AfterAppDelete functions.
+func (s *Server) FireAfterAppDelete(ctx context.Context, app *models.App) error {
 	for _, l := range s.appListeners {
 		err := l.AfterAppDelete(ctx, app)
 		if err != nil {

api/server/apps_create.go

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleAppCreate(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("mctx").(MiddlewareContext)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	var wapp models.AppWrapper
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAppCreate(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	if err := wapp.Validate(); err != nil {
+	if err = wapp.Validate(); err != nil {
 		handleErrorResponse(c, err)
 		return
 	}

api/server/apps_delete.go

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleAppDelete(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("mctx").(MiddlewareContext)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 	log := common.Logger(ctx)
 
 	app := &models.App{Name: c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string)}

api/server/apps_get.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleAppGet(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	appName := c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string)
 	app, err := s.Datastore.GetApp(ctx, appName)

api/server/apps_list.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleAppList(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	filter := &models.AppFilter{}
 

api/server/apps_update.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleAppUpdate(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("mctx").(MiddlewareContext)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	wapp := models.AppWrapper{}
 

api/server/call_get.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleCallGet(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	callID := c.Param(api.Call)
 	callObj, err := s.Datastore.GetTask(ctx, callID)

api/server/call_list.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleCallList(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	appName, ok := c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string)
 	if ok && appName == "" {

api/server/call_logs.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -9,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleCallLogGet(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	callID := c.Param(api.Call)
 	_, err := s.Datastore.GetTask(ctx, callID)
@@ -28,7 +27,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleCallLogGet(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleCallLogDelete(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	callID := c.Param(api.Call)
 	_, err := s.Datastore.GetTask(ctx, callID)

api/server/error_response.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 	"runtime/debug"
@@ -12,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab-odx.oracle.com/odx/functions/api/runner/common"
 )
 
+// ErrInternalServerError returned when something exceptional happens.
 var ErrInternalServerError = errors.New("internal server error")
 
 func simpleError(err error) *models.Error {
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@ func simpleError(err error) *models.Error {
 }
 
 func handleErrorResponse(c *gin.Context, err error) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
-	log := common.Logger(ctx)
-
-	if aerr, ok := err.(models.APIError); ok {
-		log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"code": aerr.Code()}).WithError(err).Error("api error")
-		c.JSON(aerr.Code(), simpleError(err))
-	} else if err != nil {
-		// get a stack trace so we can trace this error
+	log := common.Logger(c.Request.Context())
+	switch e := err.(type) {
+	case models.APIError:
+		if e.Code() >= 500 {
+			log.WithFields(logrus.Fields{"code": e.Code()}).WithError(e).Error("api error")
+		}
+		c.JSON(e.Code(), simpleError(e))
+	default:
 		log.WithError(err).WithFields(logrus.Fields{"stack": string(debug.Stack())}).Error("internal server error")
 		c.JSON(http.StatusInternalServerError, simpleError(ErrInternalServerError))
 	}

api/server/middleware.go

@@ -1,132 +1,69 @@
-// TODO: it would be nice to move these into the top level folder so people can use these with the "functions" package, eg: functions.AddMiddleware(...)
 package server
 
 import (
 	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
-	"github.com/Sirupsen/logrus"
+	"gitlab-odx.oracle.com/odx/functions/api/runner/common"
+
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"gitlab-odx.oracle.com/odx/functions/api/models"
 )
 
-// Middleware is the interface required for implementing functions middlewar
+// Middleware just takes a http.Handler and returns one. So the next middle ware must be called
+// within the returned handler or it would be ignored.
 type Middleware interface {
-	// Serve is what the Middleware must implement. Can modify the request, write output, etc.
-	// todo: should we abstract the HTTP out of this?  In case we want to support other protocols.
-	Serve(ctx MiddlewareContext, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, app *models.App) error
+	Chain(next http.Handler) http.Handler
 }
 
-// MiddlewareFunc func form of Middleware
-type MiddlewareFunc func(ctx MiddlewareContext, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, app *models.App) error
+// MiddlewareFunc is a here to allow a plain function to be a middleware.
+type MiddlewareFunc func(next http.Handler) http.Handler
 
-// Serve wrapper
-func (f MiddlewareFunc) Serve(ctx MiddlewareContext, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, app *models.App) error {
-	return f(ctx, w, r, app)
-}
-
-// MiddlewareContext extends context.Context for Middleware
-type MiddlewareContext interface {
-	context.Context
-
-	// Set is used to store a new key/value pair exclusively for this context.
-	// This is different than WithValue(), as it does not make a copy of the context with the new value, it will be available up the chain as well.
-	Set(key string, value interface{})
-
-	// Get returns the value for the given key, ie: (value, true).
-	// If the value does not exists it returns (nil, false)
-	Get(key string) (value interface{}, exists bool)
-
-	// MustGet returns the value for the given key if it exists, otherwise it panics.
-	MustGet(key string) interface{}
-
-	// Middleware can call Next() explicitly to call the next middleware in the chain. If Next() is not called and an error is not returned, Next() will automatically be called.
-	Next()
-	// Index returns the index of where we're at in the chain
-	Index() int
-}
-
-type middlewareContextImpl struct {
-	context.Context
-
-	ginContext  *gin.Context
-	nextCalled  bool
-	index       int
-	middlewares []Middleware
-}
-
-// Set is used to store a new key/value pair exclusively for this context.
-// This is different than WithValue(), as it does not make a copy of the context with the new value, it will be available up the chain as well.
-func (c *middlewareContextImpl) Set(key string, value interface{}) {
-	c.ginContext.Set(key, value)
-}
-
-// Get returns the value for the given key, ie: (value, true).
-// If the value does not exists it returns (nil, false)
-func (c *middlewareContextImpl) Get(key string) (value interface{}, exists bool) {
-	return c.ginContext.Get(key)
-}
-
-// MustGet returns the value for the given key if it exists, otherwise it panics.
-func (c *middlewareContextImpl) MustGet(key string) interface{} {
-	return c.ginContext.MustGet(key)
-}
-
-func (c *middlewareContextImpl) Next() {
-	c.nextCalled = true
-	c.index++
-	c.serveNext()
-}
-
-func (c *middlewareContextImpl) serveNext() {
-	if c.Index() >= len(c.middlewares) {
-		return
-	}
-	// make shallow copy:
-	fctx2 := *c
-	fctx2.nextCalled = false
-	r := c.ginContext.Request.WithContext(fctx2)
-	err := c.middlewares[c.Index()].Serve(&fctx2, c.ginContext.Writer, r, nil)
-	if err != nil {
-		logrus.WithError(err).Warnln("Middleware error")
-		// todo: might be a good idea to check if anything is written yet, and if not, output the error: simpleError(err)
-		// see: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/39415827/golang-http-check-if-responsewriter-has-been-written
-		c.ginContext.Error(err)
-		c.ginContext.Abort()
-		return
-	}
-	if !fctx2.nextCalled {
-		// then we automatically call next
-		fctx2.Next()
-	}
-
-}
-
-func (c *middlewareContextImpl) Index() int {
-	return c.index
+// Chain used to allow middlewarefuncs to be middleware.
+func (m MiddlewareFunc) Chain(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return m(next)
 }
 
 func (s *Server) middlewareWrapperFunc(ctx context.Context) gin.HandlerFunc {
 	return func(c *gin.Context) {
-		// TODO: we should get rid of this, gin context and middleware context both implement context, don't need a third one here
-		ctx = c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
-		fctx := &middlewareContextImpl{Context: ctx}
-		// add this context to gin context so we can grab it later
-		c.Set("mctx", fctx)
-		fctx.index = -1
-		fctx.ginContext = c
-		fctx.middlewares = s.middlewares
-		// start the chain:
-		fctx.Next()
+		if len(s.middlewares) > 0 {
+			defer func() {
+				//This is so that if the server errors or panics on a middleware the server will still respond and not send eof to client.
+				err := recover()
+				if err != nil {
+					common.Logger(c.Request.Context()).WithField("MiddleWarePanicRecovery:", err).Errorln("A panic occurred during middleware.")
+					handleErrorResponse(c, ErrInternalServerError)
+				}
+			}()
+			var h http.Handler
+			keepgoing := false
+			h = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+				c.Request = c.Request.WithContext(r.Context())
+				keepgoing = true
+			})
+
+			s.chainAndServe(c.Writer, c.Request, h)
+			if !keepgoing {
+				c.Abort()
+			}
+		}
 	}
 }
 
+func (s *Server) chainAndServe(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, h http.Handler) {
+	for _, m := range s.middlewares {
+		h = m.Chain(h)
+	}
+	h.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+}
+
 // AddMiddleware add middleware
 func (s *Server) AddMiddleware(m Middleware) {
-	s.middlewares = append(s.middlewares, m)
+	//Prepend to array so that we can do first,second,third,last,third,second,first
+	//and not third,second,first,last,first,second,third
+	s.middlewares = append([]Middleware{m}, s.middlewares...)
 }
 
-// AddMiddlewareFunc adds middleware function
-func (s *Server) AddMiddlewareFunc(m func(ctx MiddlewareContext, w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, app *models.App) error) {
-	s.AddMiddleware(MiddlewareFunc(m))
+// AddMiddlewareFunc add middlewarefunc
+func (s *Server) AddMiddlewareFunc(m MiddlewareFunc) {
+	s.AddMiddleware(m)
 }

api/server/middleware_test.go

@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package server
+
+import (
+	"io/ioutil"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"testing"
+)
+
+type middleWareStruct struct {
+	name string
+}
+
+func (m *middleWareStruct) Chain(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
+	return http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte(m.name + ","))
+		next.ServeHTTP(w, r)
+	})
+}
+
+func TestMiddleWareChaining(t *testing.T) {
+	var lastHandler http.Handler
+	lastHandler = http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Write([]byte("last"))
+	})
+
+	s := Server{}
+	s.AddMiddleware(&middleWareStruct{"first"})
+	s.AddMiddleware(&middleWareStruct{"second"})
+	s.AddMiddleware(&middleWareStruct{"third"})
+	s.AddMiddleware(&middleWareStruct{"fourth"})
+
+	rec := httptest.NewRecorder()
+	req, _ := http.NewRequest("get", "http://localhost/", nil)
+
+	s.chainAndServe(rec, req, lastHandler)
+
+	result, err := ioutil.ReadAll(rec.Result().Body)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if string(result) != "first,second,third,fourth,last" {
+		t.Fatal("You failed to chain correctly.", string(result))
+	}
+}

api/server/routes_create_update.go

@@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ import (
 	   Patch accepts partial updates / skips validation of zero values.
 */
 func (s *Server) handleRouteCreateOrUpdate(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("mctx").(MiddlewareContext)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 	method := strings.ToUpper(c.Request.Method)
 
 	var wroute models.RouteWrapper
 
-	err := s.bindAndValidate(ctx, c, method, &wroute)
+	err := s.bindAndValidate(c, method, &wroute)
 	if err != nil {
 		handleErrorResponse(c, err)
 		return
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleRouteCreateOrUpdate(c *gin.Context) {
 }
 
 // ensureApp will only execute if it is on post or put. Patch is not allowed to create apps.
-func (s *Server) ensureApp(ctx MiddlewareContext, wroute *models.RouteWrapper, method string) error {
+func (s *Server) ensureApp(ctx context.Context, wroute *models.RouteWrapper, method string) error {
 	if !(method == http.MethodPost || method == http.MethodPut) {
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func (s *Server) ensureApp(ctx MiddlewareContext, wroute *models.RouteWrapper, m
 If it is a put or patch it makes sure that the path in the url matches the provideed one in the body.
 Defaults are set and if patch skipZero is true for validating the RouteWrapper
 */
-func (s *Server) bindAndValidate(ctx context.Context, c *gin.Context, method string, wroute *models.RouteWrapper) error {
+func (s *Server) bindAndValidate(c *gin.Context, method string, wroute *models.RouteWrapper) error {
 	err := c.BindJSON(wroute)
 	if err != nil {
 		return models.ErrInvalidJSON

api/server/routes_delete.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleRouteDelete(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	appName := c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string)
 	routePath := path.Clean(c.MustGet(api.Path).(string))

api/server/routes_get.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 	"path"
 
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleRouteGet(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	appName := c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string)
 	routePath := path.Clean(c.MustGet(api.Path).(string))

api/server/routes_list.go

@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
@@ -10,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 func (s *Server) handleRouteList(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	filter := &models.RouteFilter{}
 
@@ -20,8 +19,10 @@ func (s *Server) handleRouteList(c *gin.Context) {
 
 	var routes []*models.Route
 	var err error
-	if appName, ok := c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string); ok && appName != "" {
-		routes, err = s.Datastore.GetRoutesByApp(ctx, appName, filter)
+	appName, exists := c.Get(api.AppName)
+	name, ok := appName.(string)
+	if exists && ok && name != "" {
+		routes, err = s.Datastore.GetRoutesByApp(ctx, name, filter)
 	} else {
 		routes, err = s.Datastore.GetRoutes(ctx, filter)
 	}
@@ -31,5 +32,5 @@ func (s *Server) handleRouteList(c *gin.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, routesResponse{"Sucessfully listed routes", routes})
+	c.JSON(http.StatusOK, routesResponse{"Successfully listed routes", routes})
 }

api/server/runner.go

@@ -28,21 +28,21 @@ type runnerResponse struct {
 }
 
 func (s *Server) handleSpecial(c *gin.Context) {
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, api.AppName, "")
 	c.Set(api.AppName, "")
 	ctx = context.WithValue(ctx, api.Path, c.Request.URL.Path)
 	c.Set(api.Path, c.Request.URL.Path)
 
-	ctx, err := s.UseSpecialHandlers(ctx, c.Request, c.Writer)
+	r, err := s.UseSpecialHandlers(c.Writer, c.Request)
 	if err != nil {
 		handleErrorResponse(c, err)
 		return
 	}
 
-	c.Set("ctx", ctx)
-	c.Set(api.AppName, ctx.Value(api.AppName).(string))
+	c.Request = r
+	c.Set(api.AppName, r.Context().Value(api.AppName).(string))
 	if c.MustGet(api.AppName).(string) == "" {
 		handleErrorResponse(c, models.ErrRunnerRouteNotFound)
 		return
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleRequest(c *gin.Context, enqueue models.Enqueue) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	ctx := c.MustGet("ctx").(context.Context)
+	ctx := c.Request.Context()
 
 	reqID := id.New().String()
 	ctx, log := common.LoggerWithFields(ctx, logrus.Fields{"call_id": reqID})

api/server/server.go

@@ -161,8 +161,6 @@ func prepareMiddleware(ctx context.Context) gin.HandlerFunc {
 			c.Set(api.Path, routePath)
 		}
 
-		// todo: can probably replace the "ctx" value with the Go 1.7 context on the http.Request
-		c.Set("ctx", ctx)
 		c.Request = c.Request.WithContext(ctx)
 		c.Next()
 	}

api/server/special_handler.go

@@ -1,73 +1,36 @@
 package server
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"net/http"
 
 	"gitlab-odx.oracle.com/odx/functions/api/models"
 )
 
+// SpecialHandler verysimilar to a handler but since it is not used as middle ware no way
+// to get context without returning it. So we just return a request which could have newly made
+// contexts.
 type SpecialHandler interface {
-	Handle(c HandlerContext) error
-}
-
-// Each handler can modify the context here so when it gets passed along, it will use the new info.
-type HandlerContext interface {
-	// Context return the context object
-	Context() context.Context
-
-	// Request returns the underlying http.Request object
-	Request() *http.Request
-
-	// Response returns the http.ResponseWriter
-	Response() http.ResponseWriter
-
-	// Overwrite value in the context
-	Set(key string, value interface{})
-}
-
-type SpecialHandlerContext struct {
-	request  *http.Request
-	response http.ResponseWriter
-	ctx      context.Context
-}
-
-func (c *SpecialHandlerContext) Context() context.Context {
-	return c.ctx
-}
-
-func (c *SpecialHandlerContext) Request() *http.Request {
-	return c.request
-}
-
-func (c *SpecialHandlerContext) Response() http.ResponseWriter {
-	return c.response
-}
-
-func (c *SpecialHandlerContext) Set(key string, value interface{}) {
-	c.ctx = context.WithValue(c.ctx, key, value)
+	Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*http.Request, error)
 }
 
+// AddSpecialHandler adds the SpecialHandler to the specialHandlers list.
 func (s *Server) AddSpecialHandler(handler SpecialHandler) {
 	s.specialHandlers = append(s.specialHandlers, handler)
 }
 
 // UseSpecialHandlers execute all special handlers
-func (s *Server) UseSpecialHandlers(ctx context.Context, req *http.Request, resp http.ResponseWriter) (context.Context, error) {
+func (s *Server) UseSpecialHandlers(resp http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) (*http.Request, error) {
 	if len(s.specialHandlers) == 0 {
-		return ctx, models.ErrNoSpecialHandlerFound
+		return req, models.ErrNoSpecialHandlerFound
 	}
+	var r *http.Request
+	var err error
 
-	c := &SpecialHandlerContext{
-		request:  req,
-		response: resp,
-		ctx:      ctx,
-	}
 	for _, l := range s.specialHandlers {
-		err := l.Handle(c)
+		r, err = l.Handle(resp, req)
 		if err != nil {
-			return c.ctx, err
+			return nil, err
 		}
 	}
-	return c.ctx, nil
+	return r, nil
 }

api/server/special_handler_test.go

@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 package server
 
-import "testing"
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+)
 
 type testSpecialHandler struct{}
 
-func (h *testSpecialHandler) Handle(c HandlerContext) error {
-	// c.Set(api.AppName, "test")
-	return nil
+func (h *testSpecialHandler) Handle(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) (*http.Request, error) {
+	// r = r.WithContext(context.WithValue(r.Context(), api.AppName, "test"))
+	return r, nil
 }
 
 func TestSpecialHandlerSet(t *testing.T) {