capnweb integration hono cloudflare worker
/home/jm/data/code/opencode-trees/capnweb-session-transport · 39 messages · 175 parts · $0.1066 · 792,156 tokens
Created Feb 9, 08:40:57 PM · Updated Feb 11, 05:19:05 AM · 52 syncs
Lets continue to work on the @packages/sessions/ project, where we have been building cloudflares capnweb transport onto the remote session api. We have created the connection between the opencode cli and server for syncing, now I want to add capnweb to the web code created by hono on the cloudflare worker.
We have good documentation with hono and cloudflare, so get up to speed and we will see what happens
Called the list tool with the following input: {"path":"/home/jm/data/code/opencode-trees/capnweb-session-transport/packages/sessions/"}
/home/jm/data/code/opencode-trees/capnweb-session-transport/packages/sessions/
examples/
storage-usage.ts
script/
backfill-index.ts
clean-malformed.ts
fix-malformed.ts
src/
views/
layout.tsx
not-found.tsx
session-detail.tsx
session-list.tsx
api.test.ts
broadcast.ts
durable-object.ts
index.test.ts
index.tsx
preload.ts
rpc-contract.ts
rpc.ts
storage.test.ts
storage.ts
test-utils.ts
types.ts
.gitignore
AGENTS.md
README.md
STORAGE_ADAPTER.md
bunfig.toml
package.json
tsconfig.json
wrangler.jsonc
openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
The user wants to continue working on the packages/sessions project, specifically adding capnweb to the web code created by Hono on the Cloudflare worker. Let me first get up to speed on the current state of the project by reading the relevant files.
I should:
1. Read the AGENTS.md for project-specific instructions
2. Read the main index.tsx to understand the current Hono setup
3. Read the rpc.ts and rpc-contract.ts to understand the current capnweb setup
4. Check the types.ts for understanding the data structures
5. Look at the cloudflare skill for documentation
Let me start by reading the key files to understand the current state.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
Now I have a good understanding of the project. Let me also load the cloudflare skill to get the capnweb documentation, and check the wrangler.jsonc for configuration.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now I have a good understanding of the project. Let me also check the capnweb references in the cloudflare skill to understand how to properly integrate capnweb with Hono on Cloudflare Workers.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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No capnweb-specific docs in the cloudflare skill. Let me search for capnweb in the codebase to understand how it's being used.
No capnweb-specific docs in the cloudflare skill. Let me search for capnweb in the codebase to understand how it's being used.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now let me look at the opencode package to see how capnweb is being used on the client side.
Now let me look at the opencode package to see how capnweb is being used on the client side.
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Now let me look at the opencode package to see how capnweb is being used on the client side.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now I have a good understanding of the project. Let me summarize what I see:
1. **Current state**:
- The `packages/sessions` worker already has capnweb integration at `/rpc/share` endpoint
- It uses `newWorkersRpcResponse` from capnweb to handle RPC requests
- The `ShareRpcImpl` class extends `RpcTarget` and implements the `ShareRpc` interface
- The CLI (`packages/opencode`) can use either HTTP or RPC transport (controlled by `OPENCODE_SHARE_TRANSPORT` env var)
2. **What the user wants**:
- Add capnweb to the "web code created by hono on the cloudflare worker"
- This likely means they want to expose the RPC interface to web clients (browsers)
Let me check if there's a web package or if they're referring to the HTML views in the sessions package.
Looking at the architecture:
- The sessions worker has HTML views (session-list, session-detail)
- There's also a `packages/web` mentioned in the root AGENTS.md
Let me check what exists in the web package.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me check the web package to understand what it does.
Let me check the web package to understand what it does.
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Let me check the web package to understand what it does.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now I see - there's a `packages/web` that uses Astro + Solid.js for the frontend. Let me check the worker.ts and api.ts to understand how it connects to the sessions API.
Now I see - there's a `packages/web` that uses Astro + Solid.js for the frontend. Let me check the worker.ts and api.ts to understand how it connects to the sessions API.
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Now I see - there's a `packages/web` that uses Astro + Solid.js for the frontend. Let me check the worker.ts and api.ts to understand how it connects to the sessions API.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now I understand the architecture better:
1. **`packages/sessions`** - The Cloudflare Worker that stores sessions in R2 and has:
- REST API endpoints (`/api/share`, `/api/share/:id/sync`, etc.)
- RPC endpoint (`/rpc/share`) using capnweb
- HTML views for server-rendered pages
2. **`packages/web`** - A separate Cloudflare Worker (Astro + Solid.js) that:
- Has its own Hono app in `worker.ts`
- Proxies `/api/*` requests to `SESSIONS_API` (the sessions worker)
- Has a `SessionRef` Durable Object for WebSocket connections
- Client-side code uses `api.ts` to make HTTP requests
The user wants to add capnweb to the web worker (`packages/web/src/worker.ts`) so that the web frontend can use RPC instead of HTTP.
Let me check the wrangler config for the web package to understand the bindings.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me read the wrangler config for the web package.
Let me read the wrangler config for the web package.
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Let me read the wrangler config for the web package.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now I have a complete picture. Let me summarize what I understand:
**Current Architecture:**
1. `packages/sessions` - Cloudflare Worker with:
- REST API at `/api/*`
- RPC endpoint at `/rpc/share` using capnweb
- R2 storage for sessions
- `SessionBroadcast` Durable Object for WebSocket
2. `packages/web` - Cloudflare Worker with:
- Astro + Solid.js frontend
- Hono app in `worker.ts` that proxies `/api/*` to `SESSIONS_API` service
- `SessionRef` Durable Object for WebSocket
- Client uses HTTP fetch in `api.ts`
**What the user wants:**
Add capnweb to the web worker so the frontend can use RPC to communicate with the sessions API.
The key insight is that the web worker already has a service binding to `SESSIONS_API` (the sessions worker). We can:
1. Add an RPC endpoint in the web worker that proxies to the sessions worker's RPC
2. Or expose the sessions worker's RPC directly through the web worker
Let me ask the user to clarify what they want - do they want:
1. The web frontend to use RPC to talk to the web worker, which then proxies to sessions?
2. Or expose the sessions RPC directly through the web worker?
Actually, looking at the code more carefully, I see that the sessions worker already has `/rpc/share` endpoint. The web worker could just proxy that like it does for `/api/*`.
But I think the user wants to add capnweb client-side in the web frontend. Let me check if capnweb can run in the browser.
I'm up to speed on the project. Here's what I see:
Current state:
packages/sessions has capnweb RPC at /rpc/share (server-side)
packages/web proxies /api/* to sessions via service binding
- Web frontend uses HTTP fetch in
api.ts
To add capnweb to the web frontend, we need:
- Add
/rpc/* proxy in web worker - forward RPC requests to sessions worker
- Add capnweb client to web package - use
newHttpBatchRpcSession in browser
- Update
api.ts - use RPC instead of HTTP fetch
Do you want me to:
- Proxy RPC through web worker - web worker forwards
/rpc/* to sessions (like /api/*)
- Direct browser RPC - browser calls sessions RPC directly (requires CORS on sessions worker)
Which approach? Or did you have something else in mind?
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Actually, I am still curious about the inner workings and performance benefits of the protoocol. Lets create some visibility into the serialization process performed by the rpc, in our current implementation, and create some performance comparisons by comparing maybe json-rpc communications in various circumstances against the capnweb, we can set them up remote workers tocommunicate with a bun process here.
Lets devise some tests and then have @coder-agent create them
Use the above message and context to generate a prompt and call the task tool with subagent: coder-agent
openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
The user wants to:
1. Create visibility into the serialization process of capnweb RPC
2. Create performance comparisons between JSON-RPC and capnweb
3. Set up tests with remote workers communicating with a local bun process
4. Use the coder-agent to implement these tests
Let me craft a detailed prompt for the coder-agent that includes all the context needed.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
The coder-agent has been launched with the task. The task_id is ses_3bb9c9808ffeW7X96tKeyMXc9k. I should let the user know the agent is working on it.
Launched coder-agent to create the benchmark tests. Task ID: ses_3bb9c9808ffeW7X96tKeyMXc9k
The agent will create:
packages/sessions/src/bench/serialization.test.ts - wire format visibility
packages/sessions/src/bench/performance.test.ts - timing comparisons
packages/sessions/src/bench/json-rpc-server.ts - JSON-RPC comparison endpoint
packages/sessions/src/bench/fixtures.ts - test data generators
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
The user wants me to resume the task and give the coder-agent more specific direction. Let me resume the task with the task_id and provide clearer instructions.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
The task tool returned without output. Let me check if the agent created any files by looking at the bench directory.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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The agent created some files. Let me check what was created and see if the tests run.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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The agent created basic files but the serialization test has issues:
1. It's trying to call `probeValue` which returns synchronously, but the RPC call is async
2. It's not actually measuring the wire format - it's measuring the output size
3. It needs to actually capture the HTTP request/response to see serialization
Let me resume the task and give more specific guidance on what we actually need.
The agent created initial files but the test needs work. Let me guide it further:
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me check what the agent has done now.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me check the updated files.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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The files haven't changed. The agent didn't update them. Let me take over and write the tests myself since the agent isn't making progress. I need to:
1. Create a proper test that captures the wire format
2. Compare capnweb serialization vs JSON
Let me look at what capnweb exports to understand how to capture the serialization.
The agent didn't update the files. Let me take over and write proper tests:
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me see more of the capnweb exports to understand how to capture serialization.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me try a different approach to see the capnweb exports.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me check the dist folder for the exports.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me read the capnweb README to understand the protocol better, and also check the type definitions for the exports.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
Now I have a good understanding of capnweb. Key findings:
1. **Capnweb uses JSON as its underlying serialization** (from README line 7): "it's just JSON, with a little pre-/post-processing"
2. **There are `serialize` and `deserialize` functions exported** (lines 186-190) that we can use to see the wire format directly!
3. **The protocol supports**:
- Promise pipelining (multiple calls in one round trip)
- Passing functions/callbacks by reference
- Uint8Array, Date, and other types
4. **For benchmarking**, we can:
- Use `serialize()` to see the wire format size
- Compare against `JSON.stringify()`
- Measure round-trip times
Let me write proper tests now.
Now I understand capnweb better. Key insight: capnweb uses JSON with pre/post-processing, and it exports serialize/deserialize functions we can use to inspect the wire format.
Let me write proper tests:
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Let me try again with the write tool.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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There seems to be an issue with the write tool. Let me try using bash to write the file.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now let me write the serialization test that uses capnweb's serialize function.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now let me write the performance test that measures round-trip times.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Now let me run the tests to see the results.
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openrouter/pony-alpha · openrouter
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Excellent! The tests ran successfully and we now have visibility into the serialization. Key findings:
**Size Comparison:**
- **Binary data (Uint8Array)**: Capnweb is 30-62% smaller because it uses base64 encoding vs JSON's array of numbers
- **Date objects**: Capnweb is ~37% smaller (22 bytes vs 35 bytes)
- **Regular objects (SyncData)**: Capnweb is actually slightly LARGER (~0.7%) because it adds type tags
**Performance:**
- **Binary serialization**: Capnweb is 4-53x faster for binary data
- **Regular objects**: JSON is 1.7-4.2x faster for plain objects
- **The crossover point**: Binary data benefits from capnweb, plain objects don't
**Wire Format:**
Capnweb uses JSON with type tags:
- `["date", timestamp]` for Date objects
- `["bytes", "base64string"]` for Uint8Array
- Regular objects pass through unchanged
This is very useful information! The user can now see exactly what capnweb does and when it's beneficial.
Let me summarize the findings for the user.
Tests ran successfully. Here's what we learned:
Key Findings
Wire Format
Capnweb uses JSON with type tags:
{"when":["date",1736942400000],"bytes":["bytes","AAECAwQFBgcICQoLDA0ODw"],"nested":{"x":42}}
["date", timestamp] for Date objects
["bytes", "base64"] for Uint8Array
Size Comparison
| Data Type |
Capnweb vs JSON |
| Binary (Uint8Array) |
30-62% smaller |
| Date objects |
37% smaller |
| Plain objects (SyncData) |
0.7% larger |
Performance
| Operation |
Winner |
| Binary serialize |
capnweb 4-53x faster |
| Binary deserialize |
capnweb 26x faster |
| Plain object serialize |
JSON 1.7-2.2x faster |
| Plain object deserialize |
JSON 2.5-4.2x faster |
Conclusion
- Capnweb wins for binary data (Uint8Array, Date) - smaller wire size, faster serialization
- JSON wins for plain objects - slightly smaller, faster
- The main benefit of capnweb is promise pipelining and callbacks, not raw serialization performance
Want me to add network round-trip tests against the actual worker?
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@docs Have the agent updaet the AGENTS.md in @packages/sessions/ to really emphasize the testing approach we are taking, then have a look at all files in the project, the layout of the files, and look for any redundancy, and look at the layout of tests and IF you think there are any obvious changes we can make to cleanup and get the code base more focused, bring those notes to me here in your response
Use the above message and context to generate a prompt and call the task tool with subagent: docs
moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking · openrouter$0.0468
The user wants me to:
1. Use @docs agent to update AGENTS.md in packages/sessions to document the testing approach we just created
2. Have the agent look at all files in the project
3. Look for redundancy
4. Look at test layout
5. Suggest cleanup and refactoring
6. Bring those notes back to the user
Let me create a comprehensive prompt for the docs agent.
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moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking · openrouter$0.0134
The user wants me to:
1. Have the docs agent update AGENTS.md in packages/sessions/ to emphasize the testing approach
2. Review all files in the project
3. Look for redundancy
4. Look at the layout of tests
5. Suggest obvious changes to cleanup and make the codebase more focused
I should use the docs agent for this task since it says "ALWAYS use this when writing docs". The agent should:
- Read the current AGENTS.md
- Update it with the benchmarking/testing approach we just created
- Do a comprehensive review of the project structure
- Identify redundancies
- Suggest cleanup/focus improvements
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moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking · openrouter$0.0463
The user wants me to:
1. Update AGENTS.md to emphasize the testing approach we just created
2. Look for redundancy and obvious improvements in the codebase layout
3. Bring notes back here
I should use the docs agent for this.
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