Support for RSocket composite metadata

Closes gh-22798

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/DefaultRSocketRequester.java

@@ -16,12 +16,19 @@
 
 package org.springframework.messaging.rsocket;
 
-import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
+import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
+import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.ByteBufAllocator;
+import io.netty.buffer.CompositeByteBuf;
+import io.netty.buffer.Unpooled;
 import io.rsocket.Payload;
 import io.rsocket.RSocket;
+import io.rsocket.metadata.CompositeMetadataFlyweight;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -32,6 +39,10 @@ import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
 import org.springframework.core.codec.Decoder;
 import org.springframework.core.codec.Encoder;
 import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferFactory;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferUtils;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBuffer;
+import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.NettyDataBufferFactory;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.MimeType;
@@ -44,24 +55,42 @@ import org.springframework.util.MimeType;
  */
 final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 
+	static final MimeType COMPOSITE_METADATA = new MimeType("message", "x.rsocket.composite-metadata.v0");
+
+	static final MimeType ROUTING = new MimeType("message", "x.rsocket.routing.v0");
+
+	static final List<MimeType> METADATA_MIME_TYPES = Arrays.asList(COMPOSITE_METADATA, ROUTING);
+
+
 	private static final Map<String, Object> EMPTY_HINTS = Collections.emptyMap();
 
 
 	private final RSocket rsocket;
 
-	@Nullable
 	private final MimeType dataMimeType;
 
+	private final MimeType metadataMimeType;
+
 	private final RSocketStrategies strategies;
 
-	private DataBuffer emptyDataBuffer;
+	private final DataBuffer emptyDataBuffer;
 
 
-	DefaultRSocketRequester(RSocket rsocket, @Nullable MimeType dataMimeType, RSocketStrategies strategies) {
+	DefaultRSocketRequester(
+			RSocket rsocket, MimeType dataMimeType, MimeType metadataMimeType,
+			RSocketStrategies strategies) {
+
 		Assert.notNull(rsocket, "RSocket is required");
+		Assert.notNull(dataMimeType, "'dataMimeType' is required");
+		Assert.notNull(metadataMimeType, "'metadataMimeType' is required");
 		Assert.notNull(strategies, "RSocketStrategies is required");
+
+		Assert.isTrue(METADATA_MIME_TYPES.contains(metadataMimeType),
+				() -> "Unexpected metadatata mime type: '" + metadataMimeType + "'");
+
 		this.rsocket = rsocket;
 		this.dataMimeType = dataMimeType;
+		this.metadataMimeType = metadataMimeType;
 		this.strategies = strategies;
 		this.emptyDataBuffer = this.strategies.dataBufferFactory().wrap(new byte[0]);
 	}
@@ -72,6 +101,16 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 		return this.rsocket;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public MimeType dataMimeType() {
+		return this.dataMimeType;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public MimeType metadataMimeType() {
+		return this.metadataMimeType;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public RequestSpec route(String route) {
 		return new DefaultRequestSpec(route);
@@ -82,13 +121,28 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 		return (Void.class.equals(elementType.resolve()) || void.class.equals(elementType.resolve()));
 	}
 
+	private DataBufferFactory bufferFactory() {
+		return this.strategies.dataBufferFactory();
+	}
+
 
 	private class DefaultRequestSpec implements RequestSpec {
 
-		private final String route;
+		private final Map<Object, MimeType> metadata = new LinkedHashMap<>(4);
+
+
+		public DefaultRequestSpec(String route) {
+			Assert.notNull(route, "'route' is required");
+			metadata(route, ROUTING);
+		}
+
 
-		DefaultRequestSpec(String route) {
+		@Override
-			this.route = route;
+		public RequestSpec metadata(Object metadata, MimeType mimeType) {
+			Assert.isTrue(this.metadata.isEmpty() || metadataMimeType().equals(COMPOSITE_METADATA),
+					"Additional metadata entries supported only with composite metadata");
+			this.metadata.put(metadata, mimeType);
+			return this;
 		}
 
 		@Override
@@ -122,7 +176,7 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 			}
 			else {
 				Mono<Payload> payloadMono = Mono
-						.fromCallable(() -> encodeValue(input, ResolvableType.forInstance(input), null))
+						.fromCallable(() -> encodeData(input, ResolvableType.forInstance(input), null))
 						.map(this::firstPayload)
 						.doOnDiscard(Payload.class, Payload::release)
 						.switchIfEmpty(emptyPayload());
@@ -139,14 +193,14 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 
 			if (adapter != null && !adapter.isMultiValue()) {
 				Mono<Payload> payloadMono = Mono.from(publisher)
-						.map(value -> encodeValue(value, dataType, encoder))
+						.map(value -> encodeData(value, dataType, encoder))
 						.map(this::firstPayload)
 						.switchIfEmpty(emptyPayload());
 				return new DefaultResponseSpec(payloadMono);
 			}
 
 			Flux<Payload> payloadFlux = Flux.from(publisher)
-					.map(value -> encodeValue(value, dataType, encoder))
+					.map(value -> encodeData(value, dataType, encoder))
 					.switchOnFirst((signal, inner) -> {
 						DataBuffer data = signal.get();
 						if (data != null) {
@@ -163,16 +217,28 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 		}
 
 		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
-		private <T> DataBuffer encodeValue(T value, ResolvableType valueType, @Nullable Encoder<?> encoder) {
+		private <T> DataBuffer encodeData(T value, ResolvableType valueType, @Nullable Encoder<?> encoder) {
+			if (value instanceof DataBuffer) {
+				return (DataBuffer) value;
+			}
 			if (encoder == null) {
-				encoder = strategies.encoder(ResolvableType.forInstance(value), dataMimeType);
+				valueType = ResolvableType.forInstance(value);
+				encoder = strategies.encoder(valueType, dataMimeType);
 			}
 			return ((Encoder<T>) encoder).encodeValue(
-					value, strategies.dataBufferFactory(), valueType, dataMimeType, EMPTY_HINTS);
+					value, bufferFactory(), valueType, dataMimeType, EMPTY_HINTS);
 		}
 
 		private Payload firstPayload(DataBuffer data) {
-			return PayloadUtils.createPayload(getMetadata(), data);
+			DataBuffer metadata;
+			try {
+				metadata = getMetadata();
+				return PayloadUtils.createPayload(metadata, data);
+			}
+			catch (Throwable ex) {
+				DataBufferUtils.release(data);
+				throw ex;
+			}
 		}
 
 		private Mono<Payload> emptyPayload() {
@@ -180,7 +246,51 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 		}
 
 		private DataBuffer getMetadata() {
-			return strategies.dataBufferFactory().wrap(this.route.getBytes(StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
+			if (metadataMimeType().equals(COMPOSITE_METADATA)) {
+				CompositeByteBuf metadata = getAllocator().compositeBuffer();
+				this.metadata.forEach((key, value) -> {
+					DataBuffer dataBuffer = encodeMetadata(key, value);
+					CompositeMetadataFlyweight.encodeAndAddMetadata(metadata, getAllocator(), value.toString(),
+							dataBuffer instanceof NettyDataBuffer ?
+									((NettyDataBuffer) dataBuffer).getNativeBuffer() :
+									Unpooled.wrappedBuffer(dataBuffer.asByteBuffer()));
+
+				});
+				return asDataBuffer(metadata);
+			}
+			Assert.isTrue(this.metadata.size() < 2, "Composite metadata required for multiple entries");
+			Map.Entry<Object, MimeType> entry = this.metadata.entrySet().iterator().next();
+			Assert.isTrue(metadataMimeType().equals(entry.getValue()),
+					() -> "Expected metadata MimeType '" + metadataMimeType() + "', actual " + this.metadata);
+			return encodeMetadata(entry.getKey(), entry.getValue());
+		}
+
+		@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
+		private <T> DataBuffer encodeMetadata(Object metadata, MimeType mimeType) {
+			if (metadata instanceof DataBuffer) {
+				return (DataBuffer) metadata;
+			}
+			ResolvableType type = ResolvableType.forInstance(metadata);
+			Encoder<T> encoder = strategies.encoder(type, mimeType);
+			Assert.notNull(encoder, () -> "No encoder for metadata " + metadata + ", mimeType '" + mimeType + "'");
+			return encoder.encodeValue((T) metadata, bufferFactory(), type, mimeType, EMPTY_HINTS);
+		}
+
+		private ByteBufAllocator getAllocator() {
+			return bufferFactory() instanceof NettyDataBufferFactory ?
+					((NettyDataBufferFactory) bufferFactory()).getByteBufAllocator() :
+					ByteBufAllocator.DEFAULT;
+		}
+
+		private DataBuffer asDataBuffer(ByteBuf byteBuf) {
+			if (bufferFactory() instanceof NettyDataBufferFactory) {
+				return ((NettyDataBufferFactory) bufferFactory()).wrap(byteBuf);
+			}
+			else {
+				DataBuffer dataBuffer = bufferFactory().wrap(byteBuf.nioBuffer());
+				byteBuf.release();
+				return dataBuffer;
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -259,7 +369,7 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequester implements RSocketRequester {
 		}
 
 		private DataBuffer retainDataAndReleasePayload(Payload payload) {
-			return PayloadUtils.retainDataAndReleasePayload(payload, strategies.dataBufferFactory());
+			return PayloadUtils.retainDataAndReleasePayload(payload, bufferFactory());
 		}
 	}
 

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/DefaultRSocketRequesterBuilder.java

@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequesterBuilder implements RSocketRequester.Builder {
 	@Nullable
 	private MimeType dataMimeType;
 
+	private MimeType metadataMimeType = DefaultRSocketRequester.COMPOSITE_METADATA;
+
 	private List<Consumer<RSocketFactory.ClientRSocketFactory>> factoryConfigurers = new ArrayList<>();
 
 	@Nullable
@@ -53,11 +55,18 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequesterBuilder implements RSocketRequester.Builder {
 
 
 	@Override
-	public RSocketRequester.Builder dataMimeType(MimeType mimeType) {
+	public RSocketRequester.Builder dataMimeType(@Nullable MimeType mimeType) {
 		this.dataMimeType = mimeType;
 		return this;
 	}
 
+	@Override
+	public RSocketRequester.Builder metadataMimeType(MimeType mimeType) {
+		Assert.notNull(mimeType, "`metadataMimeType` is required");
+		this.metadataMimeType = mimeType;
+		return this;
+	}
+
 	@Override
 	public RSocketRequester.Builder rsocketFactory(Consumer<RSocketFactory.ClientRSocketFactory> configurer) {
 		this.factoryConfigurers.add(configurer);
@@ -100,10 +109,13 @@ final class DefaultRSocketRequesterBuilder implements RSocketRequester.Builder {
 		RSocketFactory.ClientRSocketFactory rsocketFactory = RSocketFactory.connect();
 		MimeType dataMimeType = getDataMimeType(rsocketStrategies);
 		rsocketFactory.dataMimeType(dataMimeType.toString());
+		rsocketFactory.metadataMimeType(this.metadataMimeType.toString());
 		this.factoryConfigurers.forEach(consumer -> consumer.accept(rsocketFactory));
 
-		return rsocketFactory.transport(transport).start()
+		return rsocketFactory.transport(transport)
-				.map(rsocket -> new DefaultRSocketRequester(rsocket, dataMimeType, rsocketStrategies));
+				.start()
+				.map(rsocket -> new DefaultRSocketRequester(
+						rsocket, dataMimeType, this.metadataMimeType, rsocketStrategies));
 	}
 
 	private RSocketStrategies getRSocketStrategies() {

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/MessageHandlerAcceptor.java

@@ -24,9 +24,9 @@ import io.rsocket.RSocket;
 import io.rsocket.SocketAcceptor;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
 
-import org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBufferFactory;
 import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
 import org.springframework.messaging.Message;
+import org.springframework.util.Assert;
 import org.springframework.util.MimeType;
 import org.springframework.util.MimeTypeUtils;
 import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
@@ -47,16 +47,28 @@ public final class MessageHandlerAcceptor extends RSocketMessageHandler
 	@Nullable
 	private MimeType defaultDataMimeType;
 
+	private MimeType defaultMetadataMimeType = DefaultRSocketRequester.COMPOSITE_METADATA;
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Configure the default content type to use for data payloads if the
+	 * {@code SETUP} frame did not specify one.
+	 * <p>By default this is not set.
+	 * @param mimeType the MimeType to use
+	 */
+	public void setDefaultDataMimeType(@Nullable MimeType mimeType) {
+		this.defaultDataMimeType = mimeType;
+	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Configure the default content type to use for data payloads.
+	 * Configure the default {@code MimeType} for payload data if the
-	 * <p>By default this is not set. However a server acceptor will use the
+	 * {@code SETUP} frame did not specify one.
-	 * content type from the {@link ConnectionSetupPayload}, so this is typically
+	 * <p>By default this is set to {@code "message/x.rsocket.composite-metadata.v0"}
-	 * required for clients but can also be used on servers as a fallback.
+	 * @param mimeType the MimeType to use
-	 * @param defaultDataMimeType the MimeType to use
 	 */
-	public void setDefaultDataMimeType(@Nullable MimeType defaultDataMimeType) {
+	public void setDefaultMetadataMimeType(MimeType mimeType) {
-		this.defaultDataMimeType = defaultDataMimeType;
+		Assert.notNull(mimeType, "'metadataMimeType' is required");
+		this.defaultMetadataMimeType = mimeType;
 	}
 
 
@@ -76,12 +88,24 @@ public final class MessageHandlerAcceptor extends RSocketMessageHandler
 	}
 
 	private MessagingRSocket createRSocket(ConnectionSetupPayload setupPayload, RSocket rsocket) {
+
 		MimeType dataMimeType = StringUtils.hasText(setupPayload.dataMimeType()) ?
 				MimeTypeUtils.parseMimeType(setupPayload.dataMimeType()) :
 				this.defaultDataMimeType;
-		RSocketRequester requester = RSocketRequester.wrap(rsocket, dataMimeType, getRSocketStrategies());
+		Assert.notNull(dataMimeType,
-		DataBufferFactory bufferFactory = getRSocketStrategies().dataBufferFactory();
+				"No `dataMimeType` in the ConnectionSetupPayload and no default value");
-		return new MessagingRSocket(this, getRouteMatcher(), requester, dataMimeType, bufferFactory);
+
+		MimeType metadataMimeType = StringUtils.hasText(setupPayload.dataMimeType()) ?
+				MimeTypeUtils.parseMimeType(setupPayload.metadataMimeType()) :
+				this.defaultMetadataMimeType;
+		Assert.notNull(dataMimeType,
+				"No `metadataMimeType` in the ConnectionSetupPayload and no default value");
+
+		RSocketRequester requester = RSocketRequester.wrap(
+				rsocket, dataMimeType, metadataMimeType, getRSocketStrategies());
+
+		return new MessagingRSocket(this, getRouteMatcher(), requester,
+				dataMimeType, metadataMimeType, getRSocketStrategies().dataBufferFactory());
 	}
 
 }

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/MessagingRSocket.java

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 package org.springframework.messaging.rsocket;
 
+import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
 
@@ -23,6 +24,7 @@ import io.rsocket.AbstractRSocket;
 import io.rsocket.ConnectionSetupPayload;
 import io.rsocket.Payload;
 import io.rsocket.RSocket;
+import io.rsocket.metadata.CompositeMetadata;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Flux;
 import reactor.core.publisher.Mono;
@@ -61,24 +63,31 @@ class MessagingRSocket extends AbstractRSocket {
 
 	private final RSocketRequester requester;
 
-	@Nullable
+	private final MimeType dataMimeType;
-	private MimeType dataMimeType;
+
+	private final MimeType metadataMimeType;
 
 	private final DataBufferFactory bufferFactory;
 
 
 	MessagingRSocket(RSocketMessageHandler messageHandler, RouteMatcher routeMatcher,
-			RSocketRequester requester, @Nullable MimeType defaultDataMimeType,
+			RSocketRequester requester, MimeType dataMimeType, MimeType metadataMimeType,
 			DataBufferFactory bufferFactory) {
 
 		Assert.notNull(messageHandler, "'messageHandler' is required");
 		Assert.notNull(routeMatcher, "'routeMatcher' is required");
 		Assert.notNull(requester, "'requester' is required");
+		Assert.notNull(requester, "'dataMimeType' is required");
+		Assert.notNull(requester, "'metadataMimeType' is required");
+
+		Assert.isTrue(DefaultRSocketRequester.METADATA_MIME_TYPES.contains(metadataMimeType),
+				() -> "Unexpected metadatata mime type: '" + metadataMimeType + "'");
 
 		this.messageHandler = messageHandler;
 		this.routeMatcher = routeMatcher;
 		this.requester = requester;
-		this.dataMimeType = defaultDataMimeType;
+		this.dataMimeType = dataMimeType;
+		this.metadataMimeType = metadataMimeType;
 		this.bufferFactory = bufferFactory;
 	}
 
@@ -169,13 +178,21 @@ class MessagingRSocket extends AbstractRSocket {
 	}
 
 	private String getDestination(Payload payload) {
-
+		if (this.metadataMimeType.equals(DefaultRSocketRequester.COMPOSITE_METADATA)) {
-		// TODO:
+			CompositeMetadata metadata = new CompositeMetadata(payload.metadata(), false);
-		// For now treat the metadata as a simple string with routing information.
+			for (CompositeMetadata.Entry entry : metadata) {
-		// We'll have to get more sophisticated once the routing extension is completed.
+				String mimeType = entry.getMimeType();
-		// https://github.com/rsocket/rsocket-java/issues/568
+				if (DefaultRSocketRequester.ROUTING.toString().equals(mimeType)) {
-
+					return entry.getContent().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8);
-		return payload.getMetadataUtf8();
+				}
+			}
+			return "";
+		}
+		else if (this.metadataMimeType.equals(DefaultRSocketRequester.ROUTING)) {
+			return payload.getMetadataUtf8();
+		}
+		// Should not happen (given constructor assertions)
+		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unexpected metadata MimeType");
 	}
 
 	private DataBuffer retainDataAndReleasePayload(Payload payload) {
@@ -187,9 +204,7 @@ class MessagingRSocket extends AbstractRSocket {
 		headers.setLeaveMutable(true);
 		RouteMatcher.Route route = this.routeMatcher.parseRoute(destination);
 		headers.setHeader(DestinationPatternsMessageCondition.LOOKUP_DESTINATION_HEADER, route);
-		if (this.dataMimeType != null) {
+		headers.setContentType(this.dataMimeType);
-			headers.setContentType(this.dataMimeType);
-		}
 		headers.setHeader(RSocketRequesterMethodArgumentResolver.RSOCKET_REQUESTER_HEADER, this.requester);
 		if (replyMono != null) {
 			headers.setHeader(RSocketPayloadReturnValueHandler.RESPONSE_HEADER, replyMono);

spring-messaging/src/main/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/RSocketRequester.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.messaging.rsocket;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.util.function.Consumer;
 
+import io.rsocket.ConnectionSetupPayload;
 import io.rsocket.RSocket;
 import io.rsocket.RSocketFactory;
 import io.rsocket.transport.ClientTransport;
@@ -47,15 +48,28 @@ public interface RSocketRequester {
 	 */
 	RSocket rsocket();
 
-	// For now we treat metadata as a simple string that is the route.
+	/**
-	// This will change after the resolution of:
+	 * Return the data {@code MimeType} selected for the underlying RSocket
-	// https://github.com/rsocket/rsocket-java/issues/568
+	 * at connection time. On the client side this is configured via
+	 * {@link RSocketRequester.Builder#dataMimeType(MimeType)} while on the
+	 * server side it's obtained from the {@link ConnectionSetupPayload}.
+	 */
+	MimeType dataMimeType();
 
 	/**
-	 * Entry point to prepare a new request to the given route.
+	 * Return the metadata {@code MimeType} selected for the underlying RSocket
-	 * <p>For requestChannel interactions, i.e. Flux-to-Flux the metadata is
+	 * at connection time. On the client side this is configured via
-	 * attached to the first request payload.
+	 * {@link RSocketRequester.Builder#metadataMimeType(MimeType)} while on the
-	 * @param route the routing destination
+	 * server side it's obtained from the {@link ConnectionSetupPayload}.
+	 */
+	MimeType metadataMimeType();
+
+
+	/**
+	 * Begin to specify a new request with the given route to a handler on the
+	 * remote side. The route will be encoded in the metadata of the first
+	 * payload.
+	 * @param route the route to a handler
 	 * @return a spec for further defining and executing the request
 	 */
 	RequestSpec route(String route);
@@ -72,31 +86,19 @@ public interface RSocketRequester {
 	}
 
 	/**
-	 * Wrap an existing {@link RSocket}. Typically used in a client or server
+	 * Wrap an existing {@link RSocket}. This is typically used in a responder,
-	 * responder to wrap the remote {@code RSocket}.
+	 * client or server, to wrap the remote/sending {@code RSocket}.
 	 * @param rsocket the RSocket to wrap
-	 * @param dataMimeType the data MimeType, obtained from the
+	 * @param dataMimeType the data MimeType from the {@code ConnectionSetupPayload}
-	 * {@link io.rsocket.ConnectionSetupPayload} (server) or the
+	 * @param metadataMimeType the metadata MimeType from the {@code ConnectionSetupPayload}
-	 * {@link io.rsocket.RSocketFactory.ClientRSocketFactory} (client)
 	 * @param strategies the strategies to use
 	 * @return the created RSocketRequester
 	 */
-	static RSocketRequester wrap(RSocket rsocket, @Nullable MimeType dataMimeType, RSocketStrategies strategies) {
+	static RSocketRequester wrap(
-		return new DefaultRSocketRequester(rsocket, dataMimeType, strategies);
+			RSocket rsocket, MimeType dataMimeType, MimeType metadataMimeType,
-	}
+			RSocketStrategies strategies) {
 
-	/**
+		return new DefaultRSocketRequester(rsocket, dataMimeType, metadataMimeType, strategies);
-	 * Create a new {@code RSocketRequester} from the given {@link RSocket} and
-	 * strategies for encoding and decoding request and response payloads.
-	 * @param rsocket the sending RSocket to use
-	 * @param dataMimeType the MimeType for data (from the SETUP frame)
-	 * @param strategies encoders, decoders, and others
-	 * @return the created RSocketRequester wrapper
-	 * @deprecated use {@link #wrap(RSocket, MimeType, RSocketStrategies)} instead
-	 */
-	@Deprecated
-	static RSocketRequester create(RSocket rsocket, @Nullable MimeType dataMimeType, RSocketStrategies strategies) {
-		return new DefaultRSocketRequester(rsocket, dataMimeType, strategies);
 	}
 
 
@@ -107,20 +109,37 @@ public interface RSocketRequester {
 	interface Builder {
 
 		/**
-		 * Configure the MimeType to use for payload data. This is set on the
+		 * Configure the MimeType to use for payload data. This is then
-		 * {@code SETUP} frame for the whole connection.
+		 * specified on the {@code SETUP} frame for the whole connection.
 		 * <p>By default this is set to the first concrete MimeType supported
 		 * by the configured encoders and decoders.
 		 * @param mimeType the data MimeType to use
 		 */
-		RSocketRequester.Builder dataMimeType(MimeType mimeType);
+		RSocketRequester.Builder dataMimeType(@Nullable MimeType mimeType);
+
+		/**
+		 * Configure the MimeType to use for payload metadata. This is then
+		 * specified on the {@code SETUP} frame for the whole connection.
+		 * <p>At present the metadata MimeType must be
+		 * {@code "message/x.rsocket.routing.v0"} to allow the request
+		 * {@link RSocketRequester#route(String) route} to be encoded, or it
+		 * could also be {@code "message/x.rsocket.composite-metadata.v0"} in
+		 * which case the route can be encoded along with other metadata entries.
+		 * <p>By default this is set to
+		 * {@code "message/x.rsocket.composite-metadata.v0"}.
+		 * @param mimeType the data MimeType to use
+		 */
+		RSocketRequester.Builder metadataMimeType(MimeType mimeType);
 
 		/**
 		 * Configure the {@code ClientRSocketFactory}.
-		 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> Please, do not set the {@code dataMimeType}
+		 * <p><strong>Note:</strong> This builder provides shortcuts for certain
-		 * directly on the underlying {@code RSocketFactory.ClientRSocketFactory},
+		 * {@code ClientRSocketFactory} options it needs to know about such as
-		 * and use {@link #dataMimeType(MimeType)} instead.
+		 * {@link #dataMimeType(MimeType)} and {@link #metadataMimeType(MimeType)}.
-		 * @param configurer the configurer to apply
+		 * Please, use these shortcuts vs configuring them directly on the
+		 * {@code ClientRSocketFactory} so that the resulting
+		 * {@code RSocketRequester} is aware of those changes.
+		 * @param configurer consumer to customize the factory
 		 */
 		RSocketRequester.Builder rsocketFactory(Consumer<RSocketFactory.ClientRSocketFactory> configurer);
 
@@ -169,6 +188,17 @@ public interface RSocketRequester {
 	 */
 	interface RequestSpec {
 
+		/**
+		 * Use this to append additional metadata entries if the RSocket
+		 * connection is configured to use composite metadata. If not, an
+		 * {@link IllegalArgumentException} will be raised.
+		 * @param metadata an Object, to be encoded with a suitable
+		 * {@link org.springframework.core.codec.Encoder Encoder}, or a
+		 * {@link org.springframework.core.io.buffer.DataBuffer DataBuffer}
+		 * @param mimeType the mime type that describes the metadata
+		 */
+		RequestSpec metadata(Object metadata, MimeType mimeType);
+
 		/**
 		 * Provide request payload data. The given Object may be a synchronous
 		 * value, or a {@link Publisher} of values, or another async type that's

spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/DefaultRSocketRequesterTests.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package org.springframework.messaging.rsocket;
 import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
 import java.time.Duration;
 import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.Iterator;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicBoolean;
 import java.util.function.Function;
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import io.reactivex.Observable;
 import io.reactivex.Single;
 import io.rsocket.AbstractRSocket;
 import io.rsocket.Payload;
+import io.rsocket.metadata.CompositeMetadata;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.reactivestreams.Publisher;
@@ -61,37 +63,41 @@ public class DefaultRSocketRequesterTests {
 
 	private RSocketRequester requester;
 
+	private RSocketStrategies strategies;
+
 	private final DefaultDataBufferFactory bufferFactory = new DefaultDataBufferFactory();
 
 
 	@Before
 	public void setUp() {
-		RSocketStrategies strategies = RSocketStrategies.builder()
+		this.strategies = RSocketStrategies.builder()
 				.decoder(StringDecoder.allMimeTypes())
 				.encoder(CharSequenceEncoder.allMimeTypes())
 				.build();
 		this.rsocket = new TestRSocket();
-		this.requester = RSocketRequester.wrap(this.rsocket, MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN, strategies);
+		this.requester = RSocketRequester.wrap(this.rsocket,
+				MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN, DefaultRSocketRequester.ROUTING,
+				this.strategies);
 	}
 
 
 	@Test
-	public void singlePayload() {
+	public void sendMono() {
 
 		// data(Object)
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data("bodyA"), "bodyA");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data("bodyA"), "bodyA");
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).map(l -> "bodyA")), "bodyA");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).map(l -> "bodyA")), "bodyA");
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).then()), "");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).then()), "");
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Single.timer(10, MILLISECONDS).map(l -> "bodyA")), "bodyA");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Single.timer(10, MILLISECONDS).map(l -> "bodyA")), "bodyA");
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Completable.complete()), "");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Completable.complete()), "");
 
 		// data(Publisher<T>, Class<T>)
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).map(l -> "bodyA"), String.class), "bodyA");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).map(l -> "bodyA"), String.class), "bodyA");
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).map(l -> "bodyA"), Object.class), "bodyA");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).map(l -> "bodyA"), Object.class), "bodyA");
-		testSinglePayload(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).then(), Void.class), "");
+		testSendMono(spec -> spec.data(Mono.delay(MILLIS_10).then(), Void.class), "");
 	}
 
-	private void testSinglePayload(Function<RequestSpec, ResponseSpec> mapper, String expectedValue) {
+	private void testSendMono(Function<RequestSpec, ResponseSpec> mapper, String expectedValue) {
 		mapper.apply(this.requester.route("toA")).send().block(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
 
 		assertThat(this.rsocket.getSavedMethodName()).isEqualTo("fireAndForget");
@@ -100,22 +106,22 @@ public class DefaultRSocketRequesterTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void multiPayload() {
+	public void sendFlux() {
 		String[] values = new String[] {"bodyA", "bodyB", "bodyC"};
 		Flux<String> stringFlux = Flux.fromArray(values).delayElements(MILLIS_10);
 
 		// data(Object)
-		testMultiPayload(spec -> spec.data(stringFlux), values);
+		testSendFlux(spec -> spec.data(stringFlux), values);
-		testMultiPayload(spec -> spec.data(Flux.empty()), "");
+		testSendFlux(spec -> spec.data(Flux.empty()), "");
-		testMultiPayload(spec -> spec.data(Observable.fromArray(values).delay(10, MILLISECONDS)), values);
+		testSendFlux(spec -> spec.data(Observable.fromArray(values).delay(10, MILLISECONDS)), values);
-		testMultiPayload(spec -> spec.data(Observable.empty()), "");
+		testSendFlux(spec -> spec.data(Observable.empty()), "");
 
 		// data(Publisher<T>, Class<T>)
-		testMultiPayload(spec -> spec.data(stringFlux, String.class), values);
+		testSendFlux(spec -> spec.data(stringFlux, String.class), values);
-		testMultiPayload(spec -> spec.data(stringFlux.cast(Object.class), Object.class), values);
+		testSendFlux(spec -> spec.data(stringFlux.cast(Object.class), Object.class), values);
 	}
 
-	private void testMultiPayload(Function<RequestSpec, ResponseSpec> mapper, String... expectedValues) {
+	private void testSendFlux(Function<RequestSpec, ResponseSpec> mapper, String... expectedValues) {
 		this.rsocket.reset();
 		mapper.apply(this.requester.route("toA")).retrieveFlux(String.class).blockLast(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
 
@@ -129,19 +135,50 @@ public class DefaultRSocketRequesterTests {
 			assertThat(payloads.get(0).getDataUtf8()).isEqualTo("");
 		}
 		else {
-			assertThat(payloads.stream().map(Payload::getMetadataUtf8).toArray(String[]::new)).isEqualTo(new String[] {"toA", "", ""});
+			assertThat(payloads.stream().map(Payload::getMetadataUtf8).toArray(String[]::new))
-			assertThat(payloads.stream().map(Payload::getDataUtf8).toArray(String[]::new)).isEqualTo(expectedValues);
+					.isEqualTo(new String[] {"toA", "", ""});
+			assertThat(payloads.stream().map(Payload::getDataUtf8).toArray(String[]::new))
+					.isEqualTo(expectedValues);
 		}
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void send() {
+	public void sendCompositeMetadata() {
-		String value = "bodyA";
+		RSocketRequester requester = RSocketRequester.wrap(this.rsocket,
-		this.requester.route("toA").data(value).send().block(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
+				MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN, DefaultRSocketRequester.COMPOSITE_METADATA,
+				this.strategies);
+
+		requester.route("toA")
+				.metadata("My metadata", MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN).data("bodyA")
+				.send()
+				.block(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
+
+		CompositeMetadata entries = new CompositeMetadata(this.rsocket.getSavedPayload().metadata(), false);
+		Iterator<CompositeMetadata.Entry> iterator = entries.iterator();
+
+		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).isTrue();
+		CompositeMetadata.Entry entry = iterator.next();
+		assertThat(entry.getMimeType()).isEqualTo(DefaultRSocketRequester.ROUTING.toString());
+		assertThat(entry.getContent().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)).isEqualTo("toA");
+
+		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).isTrue();
+		entry = iterator.next();
+		assertThat(entry.getMimeType()).isEqualTo(MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN.toString());
+		assertThat(entry.getContent().toString(StandardCharsets.UTF_8)).isEqualTo("My metadata");
+
+		assertThat(iterator.hasNext()).isFalse();
+	}
 
-		assertThat(this.rsocket.getSavedMethodName()).isEqualTo("fireAndForget");
+	@Test
-		assertThat(this.rsocket.getSavedPayload().getMetadataUtf8()).isEqualTo("toA");
+	public void supportedMetadataMimeTypes() {
-		assertThat(this.rsocket.getSavedPayload().getDataUtf8()).isEqualTo("bodyA");
+		RSocketRequester.wrap(this.rsocket, MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN,
+				DefaultRSocketRequester.COMPOSITE_METADATA, this.strategies);
+
+		RSocketRequester.wrap(this.rsocket, MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN,
+				DefaultRSocketRequester.ROUTING, this.strategies);
+
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() -> RSocketRequester.wrap(
+				this.rsocket, MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN, MimeTypeUtils.TEXT_PLAIN, this.strategies));
 	}
 
 	@Test
@@ -188,10 +225,10 @@ public class DefaultRSocketRequesterTests {
 	}
 
 	@Test
-	public void rejectFluxToMono() {
+	public void fluxToMonoIsRejected() {
-		assertThatIllegalArgumentException().isThrownBy(() ->
+		assertThatIllegalArgumentException()
-				this.requester.route("").data(Flux.just("a", "b")).retrieveMono(String.class))
+				.isThrownBy(() -> this.requester.route("").data(Flux.just("a", "b")).retrieveMono(String.class))
-			.withMessage("No RSocket interaction model for Flux request to Mono response.");
+				.withMessage("No RSocket interaction model for Flux request to Mono response.");
 	}
 
 	private Payload toPayload(String value) {

spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/RSocketClientToServerIntegrationTests.java

@@ -101,7 +101,9 @@ public class RSocketClientToServerIntegrationTests {
 				.verify(Duration.ofSeconds(5));
 
 		assertThat(interceptor.getRSocketCount()).isEqualTo(1);
-		assertThat(interceptor.getFireAndForgetCount(0)).as("Fire and forget requests did not actually complete handling on the server side").isEqualTo(3);
+		assertThat(interceptor.getFireAndForgetCount(0))
+				.as("Fire and forget requests did not actually complete handling on the server side")
+				.isEqualTo(3);
 	}
 
 	@Test

spring-messaging/src/test/java/org/springframework/messaging/rsocket/RSocketServerToClientIntegrationTests.java

@@ -106,8 +106,9 @@ public class RSocketServerToClientIntegrationTests {
 		RSocket rsocket = null;
 		try {
 			rsocket = RSocketFactory.connect()
-					.setupPayload(DefaultPayload.create("", destination))
+					.metadataMimeType("message/x.rsocket.routing.v0")
 					.dataMimeType("text/plain")
+					.setupPayload(DefaultPayload.create("", destination))
 					.frameDecoder(PayloadDecoder.ZERO_COPY)
 					.acceptor(context.getBean("clientAcceptor", MessageHandlerAcceptor.class))
 					.transport(TcpClientTransport.create("localhost", 7000))

spring-web/src/test/java/org/springframework/http/ContentDispositionTests.java

@@ -36,6 +36,15 @@ import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThatIllegalArgumentException
  */
 public class ContentDispositionTests {
 
+
+	@Test
+	public void parseTest() {
+		ContentDisposition disposition = ContentDisposition
+				.parse("form-data; name=\"foo\"; filename=\"foo.txt\"; size=123");
+		assertThat(disposition).isEqualTo(ContentDisposition.builder("form-data")
+				.name("foo").filename("foo.txt").size(123L).build());
+	}
+
 	@Test
 	public void parse() {
 		ContentDisposition disposition = ContentDisposition