chore: refactor transport trait and runtime architecture

crates/rust-mcp-sdk/src/hyper_servers/routes/sse_routes.rs

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ use axum::{
     Extension, Router,
 };
 use futures::stream::{self};
+use rust_mcp_schema::schema_utils::ClientMessage;
 use rust_mcp_transport::{error::TransportError, SessionId, SseTransport};
 use std::{convert::Infallible, sync::Arc, time::Duration};
 use tokio::{
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ pub async fn handle_sse(
     State(state): State<Arc<AppState>>,
 ) -> TransportServerResult<impl IntoResponse> {
     let messages_endpoint =
-        SseTransport::message_endpoint(&state.sse_message_endpoint, &session_id);
+        SseTransport::<ClientMessage>::message_endpoint(&state.sse_message_endpoint, &session_id);
 
     // readable stream of string to be used in transport
     let (read_tx, read_rx) = duplex(DUPLEX_BUFFER_SIZE);

crates/rust-mcp-sdk/src/mcp_runtimes/client_runtime.rs

@@ -28,16 +28,10 @@ pub struct ClientRuntime {
     client_details: InitializeRequestParams,
     // Details about the connected server
     server_details: Arc<RwLock<Option<InitializeResult>>>,
-    message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<MessageDispatcher<ServerMessage>>>,
     handlers: Mutex<Vec<tokio::task::JoinHandle<Result<(), McpSdkError>>>>,
 }
 
 impl ClientRuntime {
-    pub(crate) async fn set_message_sender(&self, sender: MessageDispatcher<ServerMessage>) {
-        let mut lock = self.message_sender.write().await;
-        *lock = Some(sender);
-    }
-
     pub(crate) fn new(
         client_details: InitializeRequestParams,
         transport: impl Transport<ServerMessage, MessageFromClient>,
@@ -48,7 +42,6 @@ impl ClientRuntime {
             handler,
             client_details,
             server_details: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
-            message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             handlers: Mutex::new(vec![]),
         }
     }
@@ -83,20 +76,22 @@ impl McpClient for ClientRuntime {
     where
         MessageDispatcher<ServerMessage>: McpDispatch<ServerMessage, MessageFromClient>,
     {
-        (&self.message_sender) as _
+        (self.transport.message_sender().await) as _
     }
 
     async fn start(self: Arc<Self>) -> SdkResult<()> {
-        let (mut stream, sender, error_io) = self.transport.start().await?;
-        self.set_message_sender(sender).await;
+        let mut stream = self.transport.start().await?;
+
+        let mut error_io_stream = self.transport.error_stream().await.write().await;
+        let error_io_stream = error_io_stream.take();
 
         let self_clone = Arc::clone(&self);
         let self_clone_err = Arc::clone(&self);
 
         let err_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
             let self_ref = &*self_clone_err;
 
-            if let IoStream::Readable(error_input) = error_io {
+            if let Some(IoStream::Readable(error_input)) = error_io_stream {
                 let mut reader = BufReader::new(error_input).lines();
                 loop {
                     tokio::select! {
@@ -126,6 +121,7 @@ impl McpClient for ClientRuntime {
                     }
                 }
             }
+
             Ok::<(), McpSdkError>(())
         });
 

crates/rust-mcp-sdk/src/mcp_runtimes/server_runtime.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures::StreamExt;
 use rust_mcp_transport::{IoStream, McpDispatch, MessageDispatcher, Transport};
 use schema_utils::ClientMessage;
-use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
 use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
 
@@ -27,9 +26,6 @@ pub struct ServerRuntime {
     server_details: Arc<InitializeResult>,
     // Details about the connected client
     client_details: Arc<RwLock<Option<InitializeRequestParams>>>,
-
-    message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<MessageDispatcher<ClientMessage>>>,
-    error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<Pin<Box<dyn tokio::io::AsyncWrite + Send + Sync>>>>,
     #[cfg(feature = "hyper-server")]
     session_id: Option<SessionId>,
 }
@@ -70,24 +66,14 @@ impl McpServer for ServerRuntime {
     where
         MessageDispatcher<ClientMessage>: McpDispatch<ClientMessage, MessageFromServer>,
     {
-        (&self.message_sender) as _
+        (self.transport.message_sender().await) as _
     }
 
     /// Main runtime loop, processes incoming messages and handles requests
     async fn start(&self) -> SdkResult<()> {
-        // Start the transport layer to begin handling messages
-        // self.transport.start().await?;
-        // Open the transport stream
-        // let mut stream = self.transport.open();
-        let (mut stream, sender, error_io) = self.transport.start().await?;
-
-        self.set_message_sender(sender).await;
-
-        if let IoStream::Writable(error_stream) = error_io {
-            self.set_error_stream(error_stream).await;
-        }
+        let mut stream = self.transport.start().await?;
 
-        let sender = self.sender().await.read().await;
+        let sender = self.transport.message_sender().await.read().await;
         let sender = sender
             .as_ref()
             .ok_or(schema_utils::SdkError::connection_closed())?;
@@ -138,8 +124,8 @@ impl McpServer for ServerRuntime {
     }
 
     async fn stderr_message(&self, message: String) -> SdkResult<()> {
-        let mut lock = self.error_stream.write().await;
-        if let Some(stderr) = lock.as_mut() {
+        let mut lock = self.transport.error_stream().await.write().await;
+        if let Some(IoStream::Writable(stderr)) = lock.as_mut() {
             stderr.write_all(message.as_bytes()).await?;
             stderr.write_all(b"\n").await?;
             stderr.flush().await?;
@@ -149,24 +135,11 @@ impl McpServer for ServerRuntime {
 }
 
 impl ServerRuntime {
-    pub(crate) async fn set_message_sender(&self, sender: MessageDispatcher<ClientMessage>) {
-        let mut lock = self.message_sender.write().await;
-        *lock = Some(sender);
-    }
-
     #[cfg(feature = "hyper-server")]
     pub(crate) async fn session_id(&self) -> Option<SessionId> {
         self.session_id.to_owned()
     }
 
-    pub(crate) async fn set_error_stream(
-        &self,
-        error_stream: Pin<Box<dyn tokio::io::AsyncWrite + Send + Sync>>,
-    ) {
-        let mut lock = self.error_stream.write().await;
-        *lock = Some(error_stream);
-    }
-
     #[cfg(feature = "hyper-server")]
     pub(crate) fn new_instance(
         server_details: Arc<InitializeResult>,
@@ -179,8 +152,6 @@ impl ServerRuntime {
             client_details: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
             transport: Box::new(transport),
             handler,
-            message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
-            error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             session_id: Some(session_id),
         }
     }
@@ -195,8 +166,6 @@ impl ServerRuntime {
             client_details: Arc::new(RwLock::new(None)),
             transport: Box::new(transport),
             handler,
-            message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
-            error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             #[cfg(feature = "hyper-server")]
             session_id: None,
         }

crates/rust-mcp-transport/src/client_sse.rs

@@ -52,7 +52,10 @@ impl Default for ClientSseTransportOptions {
 /// Client-side Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport implementation
 ///
 /// Manages SSE connections, HTTP POST requests, and message streaming for client-server communication.
-pub struct ClientSseTransport {
+pub struct ClientSseTransport<R>
+where
+    R: RpcMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
     /// Optional cancellation token source for shutting down the transport
     shutdown_source: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<CancellationTokenSource>>,
     /// Flag indicating if the transport is shut down
@@ -73,9 +76,14 @@ pub struct ClientSseTransport {
     custom_headers: Option<HeaderMap>,
     sse_task: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>>,
     post_task: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<tokio::task::JoinHandle<()>>>,
+    message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<MessageDispatcher<R>>>,
+    error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<IoStream>>,
 }
 
-impl ClientSseTransport {
+impl<R> ClientSseTransport<R>
+where
+    R: RpcMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
     /// Creates a new ClientSseTransport instance
     ///
     /// Initializes the transport with the provided server URL and options.
@@ -111,6 +119,8 @@ impl ClientSseTransport {
             custom_headers: headers,
             sse_task: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             post_task: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
+            message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
+            error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         })
     }
 
@@ -161,10 +171,23 @@ impl ClientSseTransport {
         }
         Ok(endpoint)
     }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn set_message_sender(&self, sender: MessageDispatcher<R>) {
+        let mut lock = self.message_sender.write().await;
+        *lock = Some(sender);
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn set_error_stream(
+        &self,
+        error_stream: Pin<Box<dyn tokio::io::AsyncRead + Send + Sync>>,
+    ) {
+        let mut lock = self.error_stream.write().await;
+        *lock = Some(IoStream::Readable(error_stream));
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<R, S> Transport<R, S> for ClientSseTransport
+impl<R, S> Transport<R, S> for ClientSseTransport<R>
 where
     R: RpcMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static,
     S: McpMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + serde::Serialize + 'static,
@@ -176,13 +199,7 @@ where
     /// # Returns
     /// * `TransportResult<(Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = R> + Send>>, MessageDispatcher<R>, IoStream)>`
     ///   - The message stream, dispatcher, and error stream
-    async fn start(
-        &self,
-    ) -> TransportResult<(
-        Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = R> + Send>>,
-        MessageDispatcher<R>,
-        IoStream,
-    )>
+    async fn start(&self) -> TransportResult<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = R> + Send>>>
     where
         MessageDispatcher<R>: McpDispatch<R, S>,
     {
@@ -290,7 +307,21 @@ where
             cancellation_token,
         );
 
-        Ok((stream, sender, error_stream))
+        self.set_message_sender(sender).await;
+
+        if let IoStream::Readable(error_stream) = error_stream {
+            self.set_error_stream(error_stream).await;
+        }
+
+        Ok(stream)
+    }
+
+    async fn message_sender(&self) -> &tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<MessageDispatcher<R>>> {
+        &self.message_sender as _
+    }
+
+    async fn error_stream(&self) -> &tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<IoStream>> {
+        &self.error_stream as _
     }
 
     /// Checks if the transport has been shut down

crates/rust-mcp-transport/src/sse.rs

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use crate::schema::schema_utils::{McpMessage, RpcMessage};
 use crate::schema::RequestId;
 use async_trait::async_trait;
 use futures::Stream;
+use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 use std::collections::HashMap;
 use std::pin::Pin;
 use std::sync::Arc;
@@ -15,15 +16,23 @@ use crate::transport::Transport;
 use crate::utils::{endpoint_with_session_id, CancellationTokenSource};
 use crate::{IoStream, McpDispatch, SessionId, TransportOptions};
 
-pub struct SseTransport {
+pub struct SseTransport<R>
+where
+    R: RpcMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
     shutdown_source: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<CancellationTokenSource>>,
     is_shut_down: Mutex<bool>,
     read_write_streams: Mutex<Option<(DuplexStream, DuplexStream)>>,
     options: Arc<TransportOptions>,
+    message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<MessageDispatcher<R>>>,
+    error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<IoStream>>,
 }
 
 /// Server-Sent Events (SSE) transport implementation
-impl SseTransport {
+impl<R> SseTransport<R>
+where
+    R: RpcMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + DeserializeOwned + 'static,
+{
     /// Creates a new SseTransport instance
     ///
     /// Initializes the transport with provided read and write duplex streams and options.
@@ -45,16 +54,31 @@ impl SseTransport {
             options,
             shutdown_source: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
             is_shut_down: Mutex::new(false),
+            message_sender: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
+            error_stream: tokio::sync::RwLock::new(None),
         })
     }
 
     pub fn message_endpoint(endpoint: &str, session_id: &SessionId) -> String {
         endpoint_with_session_id(endpoint, session_id)
     }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn set_message_sender(&self, sender: MessageDispatcher<R>) {
+        let mut lock = self.message_sender.write().await;
+        *lock = Some(sender);
+    }
+
+    pub(crate) async fn set_error_stream(
+        &self,
+        error_stream: Pin<Box<dyn tokio::io::AsyncWrite + Send + Sync>>,
+    ) {
+        let mut lock = self.error_stream.write().await;
+        *lock = Some(IoStream::Writable(error_stream));
+    }
 }
 
 #[async_trait]
-impl<R, S> Transport<R, S> for SseTransport
+impl<R, S> Transport<R, S> for SseTransport<R>
 where
     R: RpcMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + serde::de::DeserializeOwned + 'static,
     S: McpMessage + Clone + Send + Sync + serde::Serialize + 'static,
@@ -69,13 +93,7 @@ where
     ///
     /// # Errors
     /// * Returns `TransportError` if streams are already taken or not initialized
-    async fn start(
-        &self,
-    ) -> TransportResult<(
-        Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = R> + Send>>,
-        MessageDispatcher<R>,
-        IoStream,
-    )>
+    async fn start(&self) -> TransportResult<Pin<Box<dyn Stream<Item = R> + Send>>>
     where
         MessageDispatcher<R>: McpDispatch<R, S>,
     {
@@ -103,7 +121,13 @@ where
             cancellation_token,
         );
 
-        Ok((stream, sender, error_stream))
+        self.set_message_sender(sender).await;
+
+        if let IoStream::Writable(error_stream) = error_stream {
+            self.set_error_stream(error_stream).await;
+        }
+
+        Ok(stream)
     }
 
     /// Checks if the transport has been shut down
@@ -115,6 +139,14 @@ where
         *result
     }
 
+    async fn message_sender(&self) -> &tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<MessageDispatcher<R>>> {
+        &self.message_sender as _
+    }
+
+    async fn error_stream(&self) -> &tokio::sync::RwLock<Option<IoStream>> {
+        &self.error_stream as _
+    }
+
     /// Shuts down the transport, terminating tasks and signaling closure
     ///
     /// Cancels any running tasks and clears the cancellation source.