refactor: merge cached_schema_for_type into schema_for_type (#581)

crates/rmcp-macros/src/tool.rs

@@ -220,7 +220,7 @@ pub fn tool(attr: TokenStream, input: TokenStream) -> syn::Result<TokenStream> {
         if let Some(params_ty) = params_ty {
             // if found, use the Parameters schema
             syn::parse2::<Expr>(quote! {
-                rmcp::handler::server::common::cached_schema_for_type::<#params_ty>()
+                rmcp::handler::server::common::schema_for_type::<#params_ty>()
             })?
         } else {
             // if not found, use a default empty JSON schema object

crates/rmcp/src/handler/server/common.rs

@@ -8,26 +8,8 @@ use crate::{
     RoleServer, model::JsonObject, schemars::generate::SchemaSettings, service::RequestContext,
 };
 
-/// A shortcut for generating a JSON schema for a type.
-pub fn schema_for_type<T: JsonSchema>() -> JsonObject {
-    // explicitly to align json schema version to official specifications.
-    // refer to https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/655 for details.
-    let mut settings = SchemaSettings::draft2020_12();
-    settings.transforms = vec![Box::new(schemars::transform::AddNullable::default())];
-    let generator = settings.into_generator();
-    let schema = generator.into_root_schema_for::<T>();
-    let object = serde_json::to_value(schema).expect("failed to serialize schema");
-    match object {
-        serde_json::Value::Object(object) => object,
-        _ => panic!(
-            "Schema serialization produced non-object value: expected JSON object but got {:?}",
-            object
-        ),
-    }
-}
-
-/// Call [`schema_for_type`] with a cache
-pub fn cached_schema_for_type<T: JsonSchema + std::any::Any>() -> Arc<JsonObject> {
+/// Generates a JSON schema for a type
+pub fn schema_for_type<T: JsonSchema + std::any::Any>() -> Arc<JsonObject> {
     thread_local! {
         static CACHE_FOR_TYPE: std::sync::RwLock<HashMap<TypeId, Arc<JsonObject>>> = Default::default();
     };
@@ -39,12 +21,26 @@ pub fn cached_schema_for_type<T: JsonSchema + std::any::Any>() -> Arc<JsonObject
         {
             x.clone()
         } else {
-            let schema = schema_for_type::<T>();
-            let schema = Arc::new(schema);
+            // explicitly to align json schema version to official specifications.
+            // refer to https://github.com/modelcontextprotocol/modelcontextprotocol/pull/655 for details.
+            let mut settings = SchemaSettings::draft2020_12();
+            settings.transforms = vec![Box::new(schemars::transform::AddNullable::default())];
+            let generator = settings.into_generator();
+            let schema = generator.into_root_schema_for::<T>();
+            let object = serde_json::to_value(schema).expect("failed to serialize schema");
+            let object = match object {
+                serde_json::Value::Object(object) => object,
+                _ => panic!(
+                    "Schema serialization produced non-object value: expected JSON object but got {:?}",
+                    object
+                ),
+            };
+            let schema = Arc::new(object);
             cache
                 .write()
                 .expect("schema cache lock poisoned")
                 .insert(TypeId::of::<T>(), schema.clone());
+
             schema
         }
     })
@@ -69,7 +65,7 @@ pub fn schema_for_output<T: JsonSchema + std::any::Any>() -> Result<Arc<JsonObje
         // Generate and validate schema
         let schema = schema_for_type::<T>();
         let result = match schema.get("type") {
-            Some(serde_json::Value::String(t)) if t == "object" => Ok(Arc::new(schema)),
+            Some(serde_json::Value::String(t)) if t == "object" => Ok(schema.clone()),
             Some(serde_json::Value::String(t)) => Err(format!(
                 "MCP specification requires tool outputSchema to have root type 'object', but found '{}'.",
                 t
@@ -196,6 +192,71 @@ mod tests {
         value: i32,
     }
 
+    #[derive(serde::Serialize, serde::Deserialize, JsonSchema)]
+    struct AnotherTestObject {
+        value: i32,
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_handles_primitive() {
+        let schema = schema_for_type::<i32>();
+
+        assert_eq!(schema.get("type"), Some(&serde_json::json!("integer")));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_handles_array() {
+        let schema = schema_for_type::<Vec<i32>>();
+
+        assert_eq!(schema.get("type"), Some(&serde_json::json!("array")));
+        let items = schema.get("items").and_then(|v| v.as_object());
+        assert_eq!(
+            items.unwrap().get("type"),
+            Some(&serde_json::json!("integer"))
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_handles_struct() {
+        let schema = schema_for_type::<TestObject>();
+
+        assert_eq!(schema.get("type"), Some(&serde_json::json!("object")));
+        let properties = schema.get("properties").and_then(|v| v.as_object());
+        assert!(properties.unwrap().contains_key("value"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_caches_primitive_types() {
+        let schema1 = schema_for_type::<i32>();
+        let schema2 = schema_for_type::<i32>();
+
+        assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(&schema1, &schema2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_caches_struct_types() {
+        let schema1 = schema_for_type::<TestObject>();
+        let schema2 = schema_for_type::<TestObject>();
+
+        assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(&schema1, &schema2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_different_types_different_schemas() {
+        let schema1 = schema_for_type::<TestObject>();
+        let schema2 = schema_for_type::<AnotherTestObject>();
+
+        assert!(!Arc::ptr_eq(&schema1, &schema2));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_schema_for_type_arc_can_be_shared() {
+        let schema = schema_for_type::<TestObject>();
+        let cloned = schema.clone();
+
+        assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(&schema, &cloned));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_schema_for_output_rejects_primitive() {
         let result = schema_for_output::<i32>();

crates/rmcp/src/handler/server/prompt.rs

@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ impl_prompt_handler_for!(T0 T1 T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 T7 T8 T9 T10 T11 T12 T13 T14 T15);
 /// as PromptArgument entries with name, description, and required status
 pub fn cached_arguments_from_schema<T: schemars::JsonSchema + std::any::Any>()
 -> Option<Vec<crate::model::PromptArgument>> {
-    let schema = super::common::cached_schema_for_type::<T>();
+    let schema = super::common::schema_for_type::<T>();
     let schema_value = serde_json::Value::Object((*schema).clone());
 
     let properties = schema_value.get("properties").and_then(|p| p.as_object());

crates/rmcp/src/handler/server/router/tool.rs

@@ -154,8 +154,8 @@ where
         self.attr.description = Some(description.into());
         self
     }
-    pub fn parameters<T: JsonSchema>(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.attr.input_schema = schema_for_type::<T>().into();
+    pub fn parameters<T: JsonSchema + 'static>(mut self) -> Self {
+        self.attr.input_schema = schema_for_type::<T>();
         self
     }
     pub fn parameters_value(mut self, schema: serde_json::Value) -> Self {

crates/rmcp/src/handler/server/tool.rs

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ use serde::de::DeserializeOwned;
 
 use super::common::{AsRequestContext, FromContextPart};
 pub use super::{
-    common::{Extension, RequestId, cached_schema_for_type, schema_for_output, schema_for_type},
+    common::{Extension, RequestId, schema_for_output, schema_for_type},
     router::tool::{ToolRoute, ToolRouter},
 };
 use crate::{

crates/rmcp/src/model/tool.rs

@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ impl Tool {
 
     /// Set the input schema using a type that implements JsonSchema
     pub fn with_input_schema<T: JsonSchema + 'static>(mut self) -> Self {
-        self.input_schema = crate::handler::server::tool::cached_schema_for_type::<T>();
+        self.input_schema = crate::handler::server::tool::schema_for_type::<T>();
         self
     }
 

crates/rmcp/tests/test_json_schema_detection.rs

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ impl TestServer {
     }
 
     /// Tool with explicit output_schema attribute - should have output schema
-    #[tool(name = "explicit-schema", output_schema = rmcp::handler::server::tool::cached_schema_for_type::<TestData>())]
+    #[tool(name = "explicit-schema", output_schema = rmcp::handler::server::tool::schema_for_type::<TestData>())]
     pub async fn explicit_schema(&self) -> Result<String, String> {
         Ok("test".to_string())
     }