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diff --git a/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/README.md b/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/README.md
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-# Java Reference Skill gRPC Server
-This is a sample Java gRPC server that can be invoked via SK's gRPC client as a Native Skill/Function. The purpose of this project is to demonstrate how Polyglot skills can be supported using either REST or gRPC.
-
-## Prerequisites
-* Java 17
-* Maven
-
-## Build
-To build the project, run the following command:
-```
-mvn clean package
-```
-To generate the gRPC classes, run the following command:
-```
-mvn protobuf:compile
-```
-
-## Run
-To run the project, run the following command:
-```
-java -jar ./target/JavaReferenceSkill-1.0-SNAPSHOT-jar-with-dependencies.jar
-```
-
diff --git a/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/pom.xml b/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/pom.xml
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- 4.0.0
-
- com.microsoft.semantic-kernel.skills.random
- JavaReferenceSkill
- 1.0-SNAPSHOT
-
-
- 17
- 17
- UTF-8
- 1.54.0
- 1.2
- 1.7.1
- 0.6.1
- 3.22.2
- 5.2.0
-
-
-
-
- io.grpc
- grpc-protobuf
- ${grpc.version}
-
-
- io.grpc
- grpc-stub
- ${grpc.version}
-
-
- io.grpc
- grpc-testing
- ${grpc.version}
-
-
- io.grpc
- grpc-netty-shaded
- ${grpc.version}
-
-
- org.mockito
- mockito-core
- ${mockito-core.version}
-
-
- javax.annotation
- javax.annotation-api
- ${javax.annotation-api.version}
-
-
-
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-
-
- kr.motd.maven
- os-maven-plugin
- ${os-maven-plugin.version}
-
-
-
-
- org.xolstice.maven.plugins
- protobuf-maven-plugin
- ${protobuf-maven-plugin.version}
-
- com.google.protobuf:protoc:${protoc.version}:exe:${os.detected.classifier}
- grpc-java
- io.grpc:protoc-gen-grpc-java:${grpc.version}:exe:${os.detected.classifier}
-
-
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-
- compile
- compile-custom
-
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-
- org.apache.maven.plugins
- maven-assembly-plugin
-
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- jar-with-dependencies
-
-
-
- com.microsoft.semantickernel.skills.random.Main
-
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- package
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diff --git a/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/main/java/com/microsoft/semantickernel/skills/random/Main.java b/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/main/java/com/microsoft/semantickernel/skills/random/Main.java
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-package com.microsoft.semantickernel.skills.random;
-
-import io.grpc.Server;
-import io.grpc.ServerBuilder;
-
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-public class Main {
-
- private static final int PORT = 50051;
-
- public static void main(String[] args) {
- Logger logger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(Main.class.getName());
-
- Server server = ServerBuilder.forPort(PORT)
- .addService(new RandomActivitySkill()).build();
-
- System.out.println("Starting server...");
- try {
- server.start();
- System.out.println("gRPC Server for random activity started on port " + PORT);
- server.awaitTermination();
- } catch (Exception e) {
- logger.severe("Error with request: " + e.getMessage());
- throw new RuntimeException(e);
- }
- }
-}
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diff --git a/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/main/java/com/microsoft/semantickernel/skills/random/RandomActivitySkill.java b/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/main/java/com/microsoft/semantickernel/skills/random/RandomActivitySkill.java
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-package com.microsoft.semantickernel.skills.random;
-
-import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
-import reference_skill.ActivityOuterClass;
-import reference_skill.RandomActivitySkillGrpc;
-
-import java.net.URI;
-import java.net.http.HttpClient;
-import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
-import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-import java.util.logging.Logger;
-
-public class RandomActivitySkill extends RandomActivitySkillGrpc.RandomActivitySkillImplBase {
-
- public static final String API_ACTIVITY_URL = "https://www.boredapi.com/api/activity";
-
- /**
- *
- * GetRandomActivity is an RPC method that retrieves a random activity from an API.
- *
- *
- * @param request
- * @param responseObserver
- */
- @Override
- public void getRandomActivity(ActivityOuterClass.GetRandomActivityRequest request, StreamObserver responseObserver) {
- Logger logger = java.util.logging.Logger.getLogger(this.getClass().getName());
- HttpClient httpClient = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
- HttpRequest httpRequest = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
- .uri(URI.create(API_ACTIVITY_URL))
- .build();
- try {
- CompletableFuture> response = httpClient.sendAsync(httpRequest, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
- logger.info("Response: " + response.get().body());
- responseObserver.onNext(ActivityOuterClass.GetRandomActivityResponse.newBuilder().setActivity(response.get().body()).build());
- responseObserver.onCompleted();
- } catch (Exception e) {
- logger.severe("Error with request: " + e.getMessage());
- }
- }
-}
diff --git a/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/main/proto/activity.proto b/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/main/proto/activity.proto
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-syntax = "proto3";
-
-package reference_skill;
-
-// GetRandomActivityRequest is a message that contains input for the GetRandomActivity RPC method.
-message GetRandomActivityRequest {
- string input = 1; // Input is a hobby that is use to generate a random activity.
-}
-
-// GetRandomActivityResponse is a message that contains the activity returned by the GetRandomActivity RPC method.
-message GetRandomActivityResponse {
- string activity = 1; // Activity is a description of the random activity.
-}
-
-// RandomActivitySkill is a service that provides methods related to random activities.
-service RandomActivitySkill {
- // GetRandomActivity is an RPC method that retrieves a random activity from an API.
- rpc GetRandomActivity (GetRandomActivityRequest) returns (GetRandomActivityResponse);
-}
-
-// Activity is a message that represents an activity with its various properties.
-message Activity {
- string activity = 1; // A description of the activity.
- string type = 2; // The type or category of the activity.
- int32 participants = 3; // The number of participants required for the activity.
- double price = 4; // The cost associated with the activity, from 0 (free) to 1 (most expensive).
- string link = 5; // A URL providing more information about the activity.
- string key = 6; // A unique identifier for the activity.
- float accessibility = 7; // The accessibility of the activity, from 0 (most accessible) to 1 (least accessible).
-}
diff --git a/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/test/java/com/microsoft/semantickernel/skills/random/RandomActivitySkillTest.java b/samples/java/JavaReferenceSkill/src/test/java/com/microsoft/semantickernel/skills/random/RandomActivitySkillTest.java
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-package com.microsoft.semantickernel.skills.random;
-
-import io.grpc.stub.StreamObserver;
-import io.grpc.testing.GrpcServerRule;
-import org.junit.Before;
-import org.junit.Rule;
-import org.junit.Test;
-import reference_skill.ActivityOuterClass;
-import reference_skill.RandomActivitySkillGrpc;
-
-import java.net.http.HttpClient;
-import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
-import java.net.http.HttpResponse;
-import java.util.concurrent.CompletableFuture;
-
-import static org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers.any;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.*;
-
-public class RandomActivitySkillTest {
-
- @Rule
- public GrpcServerRule grpcServerRule = new GrpcServerRule().directExecutor();
-
- private RandomActivitySkillGrpc.RandomActivitySkillBlockingStub blockingStub;
-
- @Before
- public void setUp() {
- grpcServerRule.getServiceRegistry().addService(new RandomActivitySkill());
- blockingStub = RandomActivitySkillGrpc.newBlockingStub(grpcServerRule.getChannel());
- }
-
- @Test
- public void testGetRandomActivity() throws Exception {
- HttpClient httpClient = mock(HttpClient.class);
- HttpResponse httpResponse = mock(HttpResponse.class);
- CompletableFuture> responseFuture = CompletableFuture.completedFuture(httpResponse);
-
- when(httpClient.sendAsync(any(HttpRequest.class), any(HttpResponse.BodyHandler.class))).thenReturn(responseFuture);
- when(httpResponse.body()).thenReturn("{\"activity\":\"Test Activity\"}");
-
- RandomActivitySkill randomActivitySkill = new RandomActivitySkill() {
- };
-
- ActivityOuterClass.GetRandomActivityRequest request = ActivityOuterClass.GetRandomActivityRequest.newBuilder().build();
- StreamObserver responseObserver = mock(StreamObserver.class);
- randomActivitySkill.getRandomActivity(request, responseObserver);
-
- verify(responseObserver).onNext(any(ActivityOuterClass.GetRandomActivityResponse.class));
- verify(responseObserver).onCompleted();
- }
-}