[Java] Add in-process FFI runtime host lifecycle and stream transport primitives

[Copilot]

This PR implements task 4.5 of the Java embedded runtime plan: a dedicated FfiRuntimeHost that owns the full in-process FFI lifecycle and bridges runtime I/O through Java streams compatible with JsonRpcClient. It also adds the MR-JAR thread-factory swap point and focused tests for callback, shutdown, and concurrency behavior.

• FFI runtime host lifecycle (com.github.copilot.ffi)

  • Added FfiRuntimeHost to manage:
    • host_start (on a dedicated blocking thread)
    • connection_open with outbound callback registration
    • graceful shutdown: closing flag → connection_close → callback drain → host_shutdown
  • Implements AutoCloseable with best-effort teardown and non-throwing close().
  • Contains callback error containment (Throwable catch + WARNING logging) and callback exception handler registration.

• Transport stream bridge

  • Added QueueInputStream (BlockingQueue<byte[]>-backed) for native callback → InputStream delivery.
  • Added FfiOutputStream for OutputStream → connection_write, including write/close race protection via shared operation lock and closed-state checks.

• MR-JAR reader thread factory

  • Added baseline ReaderThreadFactory (src/main/java/.../ffi) using daemon platform threads.
  • Added JDK 25 overlay ReaderThreadFactory (src/main/java25/.../ffi) using Thread.ofVirtual().

• JSON-RPC integration seam

  • Added JsonRpcClient.fromStreams(InputStream, OutputStream) factory so in-process transport can reuse existing JSON-RPC framing/reader logic.

• Focused tests

  • Added QueueInputStreamTest for chunked read semantics, blocking behavior, and EOF/close behavior.
  • Added FfiRuntimeHostTest for lifecycle, callback delivery, shutdown drain behavior, callback exception containment, and write/close concurrency safety (including spike test library integration path).

// New direct stream wiring path for in-process transport
JsonRpcClient rpc = JsonRpcClient.fromStreams(
    ffiHost.getReceiveStream(),
    ffiHost.getSendStream()
);

• Fixes [Java] Embed Rust CLI runtime 4.5: FFI runtime host and transport streams #2147

[Copilot]

Pull request overview

Adds Java in-process FFI lifecycle management and stream-based JSON-RPC transport primitives.

Changes:

• Adds FFI host startup, callback handling, I/O, and shutdown.
• Adds queue-backed streams and MR-JAR thread factories.
• Adds focused lifecycle, concurrency, and stream tests.

Show a summary per file

File	Description
java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/JsonRpcClient.java	Adds stream-based client construction.
java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java	Manages native runtime lifecycle.
java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiOutputStream.java	Bridges writes to native connections.
java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/QueueInputStream.java	Queues native callback data for reading.
java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/ReaderThreadFactory.java	Provides the JDK 17 thread implementation.
java/sdk/src/main/java25/com/github/copilot/ffi/ReaderThreadFactory.java	Provides the JDK 25 virtual-thread overlay.
java/sdk/src/test/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHostTest.java	Tests lifecycle, callbacks, and concurrency.
java/sdk/src/test/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/QueueInputStreamTest.java	Tests queue-backed stream behavior.

Review details

Suppressed comments (3)

java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java:123

• Rollback only handles a returned zero. If connectionOpen throws (for example, a JNA invocation failure), start() exits while serverId and callbackRef remain live and hostShutdown is never called, leaking the native worker. Apply the same best-effort rollback for every unsuccessful open, including exceptions.

        OutboundCallback callback = createOutboundCallback();
        callbackRef = callback;
        int connHandle = nativeBinding.connectionOpen(hostHandle, callback, Pointer.NULL, null, 0, null, 0, null, 0);
        if (connHandle == 0) {
            try {

java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java:232

• ReaderThreadFactory is only used for host_start here, so the JDK 25 overlay virtualizes the startup call rather than the QueueInputStream consumer. The actual consumer still comes from the hard-coded platform thread in JsonRpcClient.java:60-64, so the promised MR-JAR reader swap never takes effect. Wire this factory into JSON-RPC reader creation and use a separate blocking executor for host_start.

        ReaderThreadFactory readerThreadFactory = new ReaderThreadFactory();
        ExecutorService executor = Executors
                .newSingleThreadExecutor(runnable -> readerThreadFactory.create(runnable, "copilot-ffi-host-start"));

java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java:197

• An interrupt currently abandons the drain, after which close() calls hostShutdown and releases the callback reference even though callbacks are still active. That can free native callback state while Java is still using it. Drain uninterruptibly and restore the interrupt status only after the active count reaches zero.

                try {
                    callbackDrainMonitor.wait(10L);
                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                    Thread.currentThread().interrupt();
                    return;

• Files reviewed: 8/8 changed files
• Comments generated: 3
• Review effort level: Balanced

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On Mon, Aug 3, 2026, 1:31 PM Copilot ***@***.***> wrote: ***@***.**** commented on this pull request. Pull request overview Adds Java in-process FFI lifecycle management and stream-based JSON-RPC transport primitives. *Changes:* - Adds FFI host startup, callback handling, I/O, and shutdown. - Adds queue-backed streams and MR-JAR thread factories. - Adds focused lifecycle, concurrency, and stream tests. Show a summary per file File Description java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/JsonRpcClient.java Adds stream-based client construction. java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java Manages native runtime lifecycle. java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiOutputStream.java Bridges writes to native connections. java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/QueueInputStream.java Queues native callback data for reading. java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/ReaderThreadFactory.java Provides the JDK 17 thread implementation. java/sdk/src/main/java25/com/github/copilot/ffi/ReaderThreadFactory.java Provides the JDK 25 virtual-thread overlay. java/sdk/src/test/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHostTest.java Tests lifecycle, callbacks, and concurrency. java/sdk/src/test/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/QueueInputStreamTest.java Tests queue-backed stream behavior. Review details Suppressed comments (3) *java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java:123* - Rollback only handles a returned zero. If connectionOpen throws (for example, a JNA invocation failure), start() exits while serverId and callbackRef remain live and hostShutdown is never called, leaking the native worker. Apply the same best-effort rollback for every unsuccessful open, including exceptions. OutboundCallback callback = createOutboundCallback(); callbackRef = callback; int connHandle = nativeBinding.connectionOpen(hostHandle, callback, Pointer.NULL, null, 0, null, 0, null, 0); if (connHandle == 0) { try { *java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java:232* - ReaderThreadFactory is only used for host_start here, so the JDK 25 overlay virtualizes the startup call rather than the QueueInputStream consumer. The actual consumer still comes from the hard-coded platform thread in JsonRpcClient.java:60-64, so the promised MR-JAR reader swap never takes effect. Wire this factory into JSON-RPC reader creation and use a separate blocking executor for host_start. ReaderThreadFactory readerThreadFactory = new ReaderThreadFactory(); ExecutorService executor = Executors .newSingleThreadExecutor(runnable -> readerThreadFactory.create(runnable, "copilot-ffi-host-start")); *java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java:197* - An interrupt currently abandons the drain, after which close() calls hostShutdown and releases the callback reference even though callbacks are still active. That can free native callback state while Java is still using it. Drain uninterruptibly and restore the interrupt status only after the active count reaches zero. try { callbackDrainMonitor.wait(10L); } catch (InterruptedException e) { Thread.currentThread().interrupt(); return; - *Files reviewed:* 8/8 changed files - *Comments generated:* 3 - *Review effort level:* Balanced ------------------------------ In java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHost.java <#2233 (comment)>: > + byte[] argvJson = buildArgvJson(entrypointPath, options); + byte[] envJson = buildEnvJson(options); + int hostHandle = runHostStartOnBlockingThread(argvJson, envJson); + if (hostHandle == 0) { hostStart can block for about 30 seconds, but close() may run during this wait, observe both handles as zero, mark the host disposed, and return. This method then publishes new native handles after teardown has already completed; subsequent close() is a no-op, leaking the host and connection. Serialize startup with close, or recheck disposal and tear down any acquired handles before publishing them. This issue also appears in the following locations of the same file: - line 119 - line 193 - line 230 ------------------------------ In java/sdk/src/test/java/com/github/copilot/ffi/FfiRuntimeHostTest.java <#2233 (comment)>: > + @test + void startWithSpikeLibrarySupportsLifecycleAndDataFlow() throws Exception { + assumeTrue(testLibExists(), "Native test library not found at " + SPIKE_LIB_PATH); + CallbackTestLib callbackTestLib = loadTestLib(); This native integration test is skipped in a clean checkout: the referenced target/release/libcallback_test.so is ignored/not committed, and the Maven build does not build the Rust crate or set copilot.test.nativelib.path. As a result, the only test that exercises the real JNA callback/lifecycle path never runs in normal Java CI. Build the platform-specific test library as part of the test setup and fail when it is unavailable on supported CI platforms. ------------------------------ In java/sdk/src/main/java/com/github/copilot/JsonRpcClient.java <#2233 (comment)>: > + /** + * Creates a JSON-RPC client over arbitrary input/output streams. + */ + public static JsonRpcClient fromStreams(InputStream inputStream, OutputStream outputStream) { + return new JsonRpcClient(inputStream, outputStream, null, null); A client created by this factory does not own a socket or process, and JsonRpcClient.close() currently closes neither inputStream nor outputStream; it only shuts down the executor and closes a socket/process. Thus closing a stream-backed client leaves both supplied resources open, contrary to the planned fromStreams cleanup behavior. 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Cross-SDK Consistency Review ✅

This PR improves cross-SDK consistency by bringing Java up to parity with all other SDK implementations.

Summary of findings:

The FfiRuntimeHost and associated in-process FFI transport primitives (QueueInputStream, FfiOutputStream, ReaderThreadFactory) added in this PR already exist in all other SDK implementations:

SDK	FfiRuntimeHost
Node.js	nodejs/src/ffiRuntimeHost.ts ✅
Python	python/copilot/_ffi_runtime_host.py ✅
.NET	dotnet/src/FfiRuntimeHost.cs ✅
Go	go/internal/ffihost/ffihost.go ✅
Rust	rust/src/ffi.rs ✅
Java	Added by this PR 🆕

The JsonRpcClient.fromStreams(InputStream, OutputStream) factory is an internal (package-private) seam that enables the FFI host to reuse existing JSON-RPC framing — it's an implementation detail not exposed in the public API surface, so there's no cross-SDK concern there.

No consistency gaps identified. This PR closes the Java parity gap on in-process FFI hosting.

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