use streaming mode for long poll grpc calls

streaming mode would create separate grpc connections for each call.
this is to ensure the long poll connections are properly closed.

unmaintained/diff_volume_servers/diff_volume_servers.go

@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ type needleState struct {
 
 func getVolumeFiles(v uint32, addr pb.ServerAddress) (map[types.NeedleId]needleState, int64, error) {
 	var idxFile *bytes.Reader
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(addr, grpcDialOption, func(vs volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, addr, grpcDialOption, func(vs volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		defer cancel()
 		copyFileClient, err := vs.CopyFile(ctx, &volume_server_pb.CopyFileRequest{
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ func getVolumeFiles(v uint32, addr pb.ServerAddress) (map[types.NeedleId]needleS
 
 func getNeedleFileId(v uint32, nid types.NeedleId, addr pb.ServerAddress) (string, error) {
 	var id string
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(addr, grpcDialOption, func(vs volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, addr, grpcDialOption, func(vs volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		resp, err := vs.VolumeNeedleStatus(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeNeedleStatusRequest{
 			VolumeId: v,
 			NeedleId: uint64(nid),

unmaintained/load_test/load_test_meta_tail/load_test_meta_tail.go

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func main() {
 }
 
 func startGenerateMetadata() {
-	pb.WithFilerClient(pb.ServerAddress(*tailFiler), grpc.WithInsecure(), func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	pb.WithFilerClient(false, pb.ServerAddress(*tailFiler), grpc.WithInsecure(), func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		for i := 0; i < *n; i++ {
 			name := fmt.Sprintf("file%d", i)

unmaintained/stream_read_volume/stream_read_volume.go

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func main() {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(pb.ServerAddress(*volumeServer), grpcDialOption, func(vs volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, pb.ServerAddress(*volumeServer), grpcDialOption, func(vs volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		defer cancel()
 		copyFileClient, err := vs.ReadAllNeedles(ctx, &volume_server_pb.ReadAllNeedlesRequest{
@@ -61,4 +61,3 @@ func main() {
 	}
 
 }
-

weed/command/filer_cat.go

@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ func runFilerCat(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 		writer = f
 	}
 
-	pb.WithFilerClient(filerCat.filerAddress, filerCat.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	pb.WithFilerClient(false, filerCat.filerAddress, filerCat.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Name:      name,

weed/command/filer_copy.go

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func runCopy(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 }
 
 func readFilerConfiguration(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filerGrpcAddress pb.ServerAddress) (masters []string, collection, replication string, dirBuckets string, maxMB uint32, cipher bool, err error) {
-	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(filerGrpcAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, filerGrpcAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("get filer %s configuration: %v", filerGrpcAddress, err)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func (worker *FileCopyWorker) checkExistingFileFirst(task FileCopyTask, f *os.Fi
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: task.destinationUrlPath,
@@ -344,7 +344,7 @@ func (worker *FileCopyWorker) uploadFileAsOne(task FileCopyTask, f *os.File) err
 
 		err = util.Retry("upload", func() error {
 			// assign a volume
-			assignErr := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+			assignErr := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 				request := &filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
 					Count:       1,
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ func (worker *FileCopyWorker) uploadFileAsOne(task FileCopyTask, f *os.File) err
 
 	}
 
-	if err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: task.destinationUrlPath,
 			Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
@@ -461,7 +461,7 @@ func (worker *FileCopyWorker) uploadFileInChunks(task FileCopyTask, f *os.File,
 			var assignResult *filer_pb.AssignVolumeResponse
 			var assignError error
 			err := util.Retry("assignVolume", func() error {
-				return pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+				return pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 					request := &filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
 						Count:       1,
 						Replication: *worker.options.replication,
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ func (worker *FileCopyWorker) uploadFileInChunks(task FileCopyTask, f *os.File,
 		return fmt.Errorf("create manifest: %v", manifestErr)
 	}
 
-	if err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: task.destinationUrlPath,
 			Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ func (worker *FileCopyWorker) saveDataAsChunk(reader io.Reader, name string, off
 	var fileId, host string
 	var auth security.EncodedJwt
 
-	if flushErr := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if flushErr := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, worker.filerAddress, worker.options.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		ctx := context.Background()
 

weed/command/filer_meta_backup.go

@@ -222,9 +222,9 @@ func (metaBackup *FilerMetaBackupOptions) setOffset(lastWriteTime time.Time) err
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&FilerMetaBackupOptions{})
 
-func (metaBackup *FilerMetaBackupOptions) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (metaBackup *FilerMetaBackupOptions) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithFilerClient(pb.ServerAddress(*metaBackup.filerAddress), metaBackup.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(streamingMode, pb.ServerAddress(*metaBackup.filerAddress), metaBackup.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return fn(client)
 	})
 

weed/command/filer_remote_gateway.go

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ type RemoteGatewayOptions struct {
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&RemoteGatewayOptions{})
 
-func (option *RemoteGatewayOptions) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
-	return pb.WithFilerClient(pb.ServerAddress(*option.filerAddress), option.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+func (option *RemoteGatewayOptions) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(streamingMode, pb.ServerAddress(*option.filerAddress), option.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return fn(client)
 	})
 }
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func runFilerRemoteGateway(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 
 	remoteGatewayOptions.bucketsDir = "/buckets"
 	// check buckets again
-	remoteGatewayOptions.WithFilerClient(func(filerClient filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	remoteGatewayOptions.WithFilerClient(false, func(filerClient filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		resp, err := filerClient.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

weed/command/filer_remote_sync.go

@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ type RemoteSyncOptions struct {
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&RemoteSyncOptions{})
 
-func (option *RemoteSyncOptions) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
-	return pb.WithFilerClient(pb.ServerAddress(*option.filerAddress), option.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+func (option *RemoteSyncOptions) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(streamingMode, pb.ServerAddress(*option.filerAddress), option.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return fn(client)
 	})
 }

weed/command/filer_remote_sync_dir.go

@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ func shouldSendToRemote(entry *filer_pb.Entry) bool {
 func updateLocalEntry(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string, entry *filer_pb.Entry, remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry) error {
 	remoteEntry.LastLocalSyncTsNs = time.Now().UnixNano()
 	entry.RemoteEntry = remoteEntry
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		_, err := client.UpdateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
 			Entry:     entry,

weed/command/filer_sync.go

@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ const (
 
 func getOffset(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress, signaturePrefix string, signature int32) (lastOffsetTsNs int64, readErr error) {
 
-	readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(false, filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		syncKey := []byte(signaturePrefix + "____")
 		util.Uint32toBytes(syncKey[len(signaturePrefix):len(signaturePrefix)+4], uint32(signature))
 
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ func getOffset(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress, signature
 }
 
 func setOffset(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress, signaturePrefix string, signature int32, offsetTsNs int64) error {
-	return pb.WithFilerClient(filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(false, filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		syncKey := []byte(signaturePrefix + "____")
 		util.Uint32toBytes(syncKey[len(signaturePrefix):len(signaturePrefix)+4], uint32(signature))

weed/command/iam.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (iamopt *IamOptions) startIamServer() bool {
 	util.LoadConfiguration("security", false)
 	grpcDialOption := security.LoadClientTLS(util.GetViper(), "grpc.client")
 	for {
-		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get filer %s configuration: %v", filerAddress, err)

weed/command/master_follower.go

@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ func startMasterFollower(masterOptions MasterOptions) {
 	var err error
 	grpcDialOption := security.LoadClientTLS(util.GetViper(), "grpc.master")
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		err = pb.WithOneOfGrpcMasterClients(masters, grpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+		err = pb.WithOneOfGrpcMasterClients(false, masters, grpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.GetMasterConfiguration(context.Background(), &master_pb.GetMasterConfigurationRequest{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get master grpc address %v configuration: %v", masters, err)

weed/command/mount_std.go

@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func RunMount(option *MountOptions, umask os.FileMode) bool {
 	var cipher bool
 	var err error
 	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
-		err = pb.WithOneOfGrpcFilerClients(filerAddresses, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err = pb.WithOneOfGrpcFilerClients(false, filerAddresses, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get filer grpc address %v configuration: %v", filerAddresses, err)

weed/command/msg_broker.go

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (msgBrokerOpt *MessageBrokerOptions) startQueueServer() bool {
 	cipher := false
 
 	for {
-		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get filer %s configuration: %v", filerAddress, err)

weed/command/s3.go

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ func (s3opt *S3Options) startS3Server() bool {
 	var metricsIntervalSec int
 
 	for {
-		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get filer %s configuration: %v", filerAddress, err)

weed/command/upload.go

@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func runUpload(cmd *Command, args []string) bool {
 }
 
 func readMasterConfiguration(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, masterAddress pb.ServerAddress) (replication string, err error) {
-	err = pb.WithMasterClient(masterAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithMasterClient(false, masterAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.GetMasterConfiguration(context.Background(), &master_pb.GetMasterConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("get master %s configuration: %v", masterAddress, err)

weed/command/webdav.go

@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ func (wo *WebDavOption) startWebDav() bool {
 	var cipher bool
 	// connect to filer
 	for {
-		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 			if err != nil {
 				return fmt.Errorf("get filer %s configuration: %v", filerAddress, err)

weed/filer/filer.go

@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ func (f *Filer) AggregateFromPeers(self pb.ServerAddress) {
 
 func (f *Filer) ListExistingPeerUpdates() (existingNodes []*master_pb.ClusterNodeUpdate) {
 
-	if grpcErr := pb.WithMasterClient(f.MasterClient.GetMaster(), f.GrpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	if grpcErr := pb.WithMasterClient(false, f.MasterClient.GetMaster(), f.GrpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.ListClusterNodes(context.Background(), &master_pb.ListClusterNodesRequest{
 			ClientType: cluster.FilerType,
 		})

weed/filer/filer_conf.go

@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type FilerConf struct {
 
 func ReadFilerConf(filerGrpcAddress pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, masterClient *wdclient.MasterClient) (*FilerConf, error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(filerGrpcAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, filerGrpcAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if masterClient != nil {
 			return ReadEntry(masterClient, client, DirectoryEtcSeaweedFS, FilerConfName, &buf)
 		} else {

weed/filer/filer_delete_entry.go

@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (f *Filer) doDeleteEntryMetaAndData(ctx context.Context, entry *Entry, shou
 
 func (f *Filer) doDeleteCollection(collectionName string) (err error) {
 
-	return f.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	return f.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		_, err := client.CollectionDelete(context.Background(), &master_pb.CollectionDeleteRequest{
 			Name: collectionName,
 		})

weed/filer/meta_aggregator.go

@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, p
 
 	for {
 		glog.V(4).Infof("subscribing remote %s meta change: %v", peer, time.Unix(0, lastTsNs))
-		err := pb.WithFilerClient(peer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := pb.WithFilerClient(false, peer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 			defer cancel()
 			stream, err := client.SubscribeLocalMetadata(ctx, &filer_pb.SubscribeMetadataRequest{
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func (ma *MetaAggregator) subscribeToOneFiler(f *Filer, self pb.ServerAddress, p
 }
 
 func (ma *MetaAggregator) readFilerStoreSignature(peer pb.ServerAddress) (sig int32, err error) {
-	err = pb.WithFilerClient(peer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithFilerClient(false, peer, ma.grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {
 			return err

weed/filer/read_remote.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func MapRemoteStorageLocationPathToFullPath(localMountedDir util.FullPath, remot
 }
 
 func CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, remoteConf *remote_pb.RemoteConf, remoteLocation *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation, parent util.FullPath, entry *filer_pb.Entry) error {
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		_, err := client.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster(context.Background(), &filer_pb.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterRequest{
 			Directory: string(parent),
 			Name:      entry.Name,

weed/filer/reader_at.go

@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ func LookupFn(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient) wdclient.LookupFileIdFunctionTyp
 
 		if !found {
 			util.Retry("lookup volume "+vid, func() error {
-				err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+				err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 					resp, err := client.LookupVolume(context.Background(), &filer_pb.LookupVolumeRequest{
 						VolumeIds: []string{vid},
 					})

weed/filer/remote_mapping.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 func ReadMountMappings(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filerAddress pb.ServerAddress) (mappings *remote_pb.RemoteStorageMapping, readErr error) {
 	var oldContent []byte
-	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(false, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		oldContent, readErr = ReadInsideFiler(client, DirectoryEtcRemote, REMOTE_STORAGE_MOUNT_FILE)
 		return readErr
 	}); readErr != nil {
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func InsertMountMapping(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string, remoteStor
 
 	// read current mapping
 	var oldContent, newContent []byte
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		oldContent, err = ReadInsideFiler(client, DirectoryEtcRemote, REMOTE_STORAGE_MOUNT_FILE)
 		return err
 	})
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ func InsertMountMapping(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string, remoteStor
 	}
 
 	// save back
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return SaveInsideFiler(client, DirectoryEtcRemote, REMOTE_STORAGE_MOUNT_FILE, newContent)
 	})
 	if err != nil {
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func DeleteMountMapping(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string) (err error
 
 	// read current mapping
 	var oldContent, newContent []byte
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		oldContent, err = ReadInsideFiler(client, DirectoryEtcRemote, REMOTE_STORAGE_MOUNT_FILE)
 		return err
 	})
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func DeleteMountMapping(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient, dir string) (err error
 	}
 
 	// save back
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return SaveInsideFiler(client, DirectoryEtcRemote, REMOTE_STORAGE_MOUNT_FILE, newContent)
 	})
 	if err != nil {

weed/filer/remote_storage.go

@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func UnmarshalRemoteStorageMappings(oldContent []byte) (mappings *remote_pb.Remo
 
 func ReadRemoteStorageConf(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filerAddress pb.ServerAddress, storageName string) (conf *remote_pb.RemoteConf, readErr error) {
 	var oldContent []byte
-	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(false, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		oldContent, readErr = ReadInsideFiler(client, DirectoryEtcRemote, storageName+REMOTE_STORAGE_CONF_SUFFIX)
 		return readErr
 	}); readErr != nil {

weed/filesys/dir.go

@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) doCreateEntry(name string, mode os.FileMode, uid, gid uint32, ex
 	}
 	glog.V(1).Infof("create %s/%s", dirFullPath, name)
 
-	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromLocalToFiler(request.Entry)
 		defer dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromFilerToLocal(request.Entry)
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.MkdirRequest) (fs.Node, err
 
 	dirFullPath := dir.FullPath()
 
-	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromLocalToFiler(newEntry)
 		defer dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromFilerToLocal(newEntry)
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) saveEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) error {
 
 	parentDir, name := util.FullPath(dir.FullPath()).DirAndName()
 
-	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromLocalToFiler(entry)
 		defer dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromFilerToLocal(entry)

weed/filesys/dir_link.go

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Link(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.LinkRequest, old fs.Node) (f
 	}
 
 	// apply changes to the filer, and also apply to local metaCache
-	err = dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromLocalToFiler(request.Entry)
 		defer dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromFilerToLocal(request.Entry)
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Symlink(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.SymlinkRequest) (fs.Node,
 		Signatures: []int32{dir.wfs.signature},
 	}
 
-	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromLocalToFiler(request.Entry)
 		defer dir.wfs.mapPbIdFromFilerToLocal(request.Entry)

weed/filesys/dir_rename.go

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ func (dir *Dir) Rename(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.RenameRequest, newDirector
 	glog.V(4).Infof("dir Rename %s => %s", oldPath, newPath)
 
 	// update remote filer
-	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := dir.wfs.WithFilerClient(true, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		defer cancel()
 

weed/filesys/file.go

@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ func (file *File) addChunks(chunks []*filer_pb.FileChunk) {
 }
 
 func (file *File) saveEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) error {
-	return file.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return file.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		file.wfs.mapPbIdFromLocalToFiler(entry)
 		defer file.wfs.mapPbIdFromFilerToLocal(entry)
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (file *File) getEntry() *filer_pb.Entry {
 }
 
 func (file *File) downloadRemoteEntry(entry *filer_pb.Entry) (*filer_pb.Entry, error) {
-	err := file.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := file.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.CacheRemoteObjectToLocalClusterRequest{
 			Directory: file.dir.FullPath(),

weed/filesys/filehandle.go

@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ func (fh *FileHandle) doFlush(ctx context.Context, header fuse.Header) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := fh.f.wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := fh.f.wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		entry := fh.f.getEntry()
 		if entry == nil {

weed/filesys/wfs.go

@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) Statfs(ctx context.Context, req *fuse.StatfsRequest, resp *fuse.
 
 	if wfs.stats.lastChecked < time.Now().Unix()-20 {
 
-		err := wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 			request := &filer_pb.StatisticsRequest{
 				Collection:  wfs.option.Collection,

weed/filesys/wfs_filer_client.go

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&WFS{})
 
-func (wfs *WFS) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err error) {
+func (wfs *WFS) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err error) {
 
 	return util.Retry("filer grpc", func() error {
 
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err
 		for x := 0; x < n; x++ {
 
 			filerGrpcAddress := wfs.option.FilerAddresses[i].ToGrpcAddress()
-			err = pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+			err = pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 				client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 				return fn(client)
 			}, filerGrpcAddress, wfs.option.GrpcDialOption)

weed/filesys/wfs_write.go

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ func (wfs *WFS) saveDataAsChunk(fullPath util.FullPath) filer.SaveDataAsChunkFun
 		var fileId, host string
 		var auth security.EncodedJwt
 
-		if err := wfs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		if err := wfs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			return util.Retry("assignVolume", func() error {
 				request := &filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
 					Count:       1,

weed/iamapi/iamapi_server.go

@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ func (iama *IamApiServer) registerRouter(router *mux.Router) {
 
 func (iam IamS3ApiConfigure) GetS3ApiConfiguration(s3cfg *iam_pb.S3ApiConfiguration) (err error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(iam.option.Filer, iam.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, iam.option.Filer, iam.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if err = filer.ReadEntry(iam.masterClient, client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamIdentityFile, &buf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -98,10 +98,7 @@ func (iam IamS3ApiConfigure) PutS3ApiConfiguration(s3cfg *iam_pb.S3ApiConfigurat
 	if err := filer.ProtoToText(&buf, s3cfg); err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("ProtoToText: %s", err)
 	}
-	return pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(
-		iam.option.Filer,
-		iam.option.GrpcDialOption,
-		func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, iam.option.Filer, iam.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		err = util.Retry("saveIamIdentity", func() error {
 			return filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamIdentityFile, buf.Bytes())
 		})
@@ -109,13 +106,12 @@ func (iam IamS3ApiConfigure) PutS3ApiConfiguration(s3cfg *iam_pb.S3ApiConfigurat
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
-		},
-	)
+	})
 }
 
 func (iam IamS3ApiConfigure) GetPolicies(policies *Policies) (err error) {
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(iam.option.Filer, iam.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, iam.option.Filer, iam.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if err = filer.ReadEntry(iam.masterClient, client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamPoliciesFile, &buf); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
@@ -139,14 +135,10 @@ func (iam IamS3ApiConfigure) PutPolicies(policies *Policies) (err error) {
 	if b, err = json.Marshal(policies); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
-	return pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(
-		iam.option.Filer,
-		iam.option.GrpcDialOption,
-		func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcFilerClient(false, iam.option.Filer, iam.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if err := filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamPoliciesFile, b); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 		return nil
-		},
-	)
+	})
 }

weed/messaging/broker/broker_append.go

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) appendToFile(targetFile string, topicConfig *messag
 	dir, name := util.FullPath(targetFile).DirAndName()
 
 	// append the chunk
-	if err := broker.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := broker.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.AppendToEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) assignAndUpload(topicConfig *messaging_pb.TopicConf
 	var assignResult = &operation.AssignResult{}
 
 	// assign a volume location
-	if err := broker.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := broker.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		assignErr := util.Retry("assignVolume", func() error {
 			request := &filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
@@ -108,10 +108,10 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) assignAndUpload(topicConfig *messaging_pb.TopicConf
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&MessageBroker{})
 
-func (broker *MessageBroker) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err error) {
+func (broker *MessageBroker) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err error) {
 
 	for _, filer := range broker.option.Filers {
-		if err = pb.WithFilerClient(filer, broker.grpcDialOption, fn); err != nil {
+		if err = pb.WithFilerClient(streamingMode, filer, broker.grpcDialOption, fn); err != nil {
 			if err == io.EOF {
 				return
 			}

weed/messaging/broker/broker_grpc_server_discovery.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) FindBroker(c context.Context, request *messaging_pb
 	targetTopicPartition := fmt.Sprintf(TopicPartitionFmt, request.Namespace, request.Topic, request.Parition)
 
 	for _, filer := range broker.option.Filers {
-		err := broker.withFilerClient(filer, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := broker.withFilerClient(false, filer, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			resp, err := client.LocateBroker(context.Background(), &filer_pb.LocateBrokerRequest{
 				Resource: targetTopicPartition,
 			})
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) checkFilers() {
 	found := false
 	for !found {
 		for _, filer := range broker.option.Filers {
-			err := broker.withFilerClient(filer, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+			err := broker.withFilerClient(false, filer, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 				resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 				if err != nil {
 					return err
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) checkFilers() {
 	found = false
 	for !found {
 		for _, master := range masters {
-			err := broker.withMasterClient(master, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+			err := broker.withMasterClient(false, master, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 				resp, err := client.ListClusterNodes(context.Background(), &master_pb.ListClusterNodesRequest{
 					ClientType: cluster.FilerType,
 				})

weed/messaging/broker/broker_server.go

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) keepConnectedToOneFiler() {
 
 	for {
 		for _, filer := range broker.option.Filers {
-			broker.withFilerClient(filer, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+			broker.withFilerClient(false, filer, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 				ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 				defer cancel()
 				stream, err := client.KeepConnected(ctx)
@@ -101,15 +101,15 @@ func (broker *MessageBroker) keepConnectedToOneFiler() {
 
 }
 
-func (broker *MessageBroker) withFilerClient(filer pb.ServerAddress, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (broker *MessageBroker) withFilerClient(streamingMode bool, filer pb.ServerAddress, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithFilerClient(filer, broker.grpcDialOption, fn)
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(streamingMode, filer, broker.grpcDialOption, fn)
 
 }
 
-func (broker *MessageBroker) withMasterClient(master pb.ServerAddress, fn func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) error {
+func (broker *MessageBroker) withMasterClient(streamingMode bool, master pb.ServerAddress, fn func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithMasterClient(master, broker.grpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	return pb.WithMasterClient(streamingMode, master, broker.grpcDialOption, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		return fn(client)
 	})
 

weed/operation/assign_file_id.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func Assign(masterFn GetMasterFn, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, primaryRequest
 			continue
 		}
 
-		lastError = WithMasterServerClient(masterFn(), grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+		lastError = WithMasterServerClient(false, masterFn(), grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 
 			req := &master_pb.AssignRequest{
 				Count:               request.Count,
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func Assign(masterFn GetMasterFn, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, primaryRequest
 
 func LookupJwt(master pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fileId string) (token security.EncodedJwt) {
 
-	WithMasterServerClient(master, grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	WithMasterServerClient(false, master, grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 
 		resp, grpcErr := masterClient.LookupVolume(context.Background(), &master_pb.LookupVolumeRequest{
 			VolumeOrFileIds: []string{fileId},

weed/operation/delete_content.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func DeleteFilesWithLookupVolumeId(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fileIds []str
 // DeleteFilesAtOneVolumeServer deletes a list of files that is on one volume server via gRpc
 func DeleteFilesAtOneVolumeServer(volumeServer pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fileIds []string, includeCookie bool) (ret []*volume_server_pb.DeleteResult, err error) {
 
-	err = WithVolumeServerClient(volumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err = WithVolumeServerClient(false, volumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 		req := &volume_server_pb.BatchDeleteRequest{
 			FileIds:         fileIds,

weed/operation/grpc_client.go

@@ -8,18 +8,18 @@ import (
 	"github.com/chrislusf/seaweedfs/weed/pb/volume_server_pb"
 )
 
-func WithVolumeServerClient(volumeServer pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error) error {
+func WithVolumeServerClient(streamingMode bool, volumeServer pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := volume_server_pb.NewVolumeServerClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, volumeServer.ToGrpcAddress(), grpcDialOption)
 
 }
 
-func WithMasterServerClient(masterServer pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) error {
+func WithMasterServerClient(streamingMode bool, masterServer pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := master_pb.NewSeaweedClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, masterServer.ToGrpcAddress(), grpcDialOption)

weed/operation/lookup.go

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ func LookupVolumeIds(masterFn GetMasterFn, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, vids
 
 	//only query unknown_vids
 
-	err := WithMasterServerClient(masterFn(), grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err := WithMasterServerClient(false, masterFn(), grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 
 		req := &master_pb.LookupVolumeRequest{
 			VolumeOrFileIds: unknown_vids,

weed/operation/sync_volume.go

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 
 func GetVolumeSyncStatus(server pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, vid uint32) (resp *volume_server_pb.VolumeSyncStatusResponse, err error) {
 
-	WithVolumeServerClient(server, grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	WithVolumeServerClient(false, server, grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err = client.VolumeSyncStatus(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeSyncStatusRequest{
 			VolumeId: vid,

weed/operation/tail_volume.go

@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func TailVolume(masterFn GetMasterFn, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, vid needle
 }
 
 func TailVolumeFromSource(volumeServer pb.ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, vid needle.VolumeId, sinceNs uint64, idleTimeoutSeconds int, fn func(n *needle.Needle) error) error {
-	return WithVolumeServerClient(volumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return WithVolumeServerClient(true, volumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 		defer cancel()
 

weed/pb/filer_pb/filer_client.go

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ var (
 )
 
 type FilerClient interface {
-	WithFilerClient(fn func(SeaweedFilerClient) error) error
+	WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(SeaweedFilerClient) error) error
 	AdjustedUrl(location *Location) string
 }
 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func GetEntry(filerClient FilerClient, fullFilePath util.FullPath) (entry *Entry
 
 	dir, name := fullFilePath.DirAndName()
 
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
@@ -83,13 +83,13 @@ func ReadDirAllEntries(filerClient FilerClient, fullDirPath util.FullPath, prefi
 }
 
 func List(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath, prefix string, fn EachEntryFunciton, startFrom string, inclusive bool, limit uint32) (err error) {
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return doSeaweedList(client, util.FullPath(parentDirectoryPath), prefix, fn, startFrom, inclusive, limit)
 	})
 }
 
 func doList(filerClient FilerClient, fullDirPath util.FullPath, prefix string, fn EachEntryFunciton, startFrom string, inclusive bool, limit uint32) (err error) {
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return doSeaweedList(client, fullDirPath, prefix, fn, startFrom, inclusive, limit)
 	})
 }
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ func doSeaweedList(client SeaweedFilerClient, fullDirPath util.FullPath, prefix
 
 func Exists(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string, isDirectory bool) (exists bool, err error) {
 
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parentDirectoryPath,
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ func Exists(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, entryName strin
 
 func Touch(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string, entry *Entry) (err error) {
 
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &UpdateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parentDirectoryPath,
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ func Touch(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string
 }
 
 func Mkdir(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, dirName string, fn func(entry *Entry)) error {
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return DoMkdir(client, parentDirectoryPath, dirName, fn)
 	})
 }
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func DoMkdir(client SeaweedFilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, dirName stri
 }
 
 func MkFile(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, fileName string, chunks []*FileChunk, fn func(entry *Entry)) error {
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		entry := &Entry{
 			Name:        fileName,
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ func MkFile(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath string, fileName string
 }
 
 func Remove(filerClient FilerClient, parentDirectoryPath, name string, isDeleteData, isRecursive, ignoreRecursiveErr, isFromOtherCluster bool, signatures []int32) error {
-	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return DoRemove(client, parentDirectoryPath, name, isDeleteData, isRecursive, ignoreRecursiveErr, isFromOtherCluster, signatures)
 	})
 }

weed/pb/filer_pb_tail.go

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ func FollowMetadata(filerAddress ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption,
 	pathPrefix string, additionalPathPrefixes []string, lastTsNs int64, selfSignature int32,
 	processEventFn ProcessMetadataFunc, fatalOnError bool) error {
 
-	err := WithFilerClient(filerAddress, grpcDialOption, makeFunc(clientName,
+	err := WithFilerClient(true, filerAddress, grpcDialOption, makeFunc(clientName,
 		pathPrefix, additionalPathPrefixes, &lastTsNs, selfSignature, processEventFn, fatalOnError))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("subscribing filer meta change: %v", err)
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func WithFilerClientFollowMetadata(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient,
 	clientName string, pathPrefix string, lastTsNs *int64, selfSignature int32,
 	processEventFn ProcessMetadataFunc, fatalOnError bool) error {
 
-	err := filerClient.WithFilerClient(makeFunc(clientName,
+	err := filerClient.WithFilerClient(true, makeFunc(clientName,
 		pathPrefix, nil, lastTsNs, selfSignature, processEventFn, fatalOnError))
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("subscribing filer meta change: %v", err)

weed/pb/grpc_client_server.go

@@ -97,7 +97,8 @@ func getOrCreateConnection(address string, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*versionedG
 		return existingConnection, nil
 	}
 
-	grpcConnection, err := GrpcDial(context.Background(), address, opts...)
+	ctx := context.Background()
+	grpcConnection, err := GrpcDial(ctx, address, opts...)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("fail to dial %s: %v", address, err)
 	}
@@ -112,8 +113,10 @@ func getOrCreateConnection(address string, opts ...grpc.DialOption) (*versionedG
 	return vgc, nil
 }
 
-func WithCachedGrpcClient(fn func(*grpc.ClientConn) error, address string, opts ...grpc.DialOption) error {
+// WithGrpcClient In streamingMode, always use a fresh connection. Otherwise, try to reuse an existing connection.
+func WithGrpcClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(*grpc.ClientConn) error, address string, opts ...grpc.DialOption) error {
 
+	if !streamingMode {
 		vgc, err := getOrCreateConnection(address, opts...)
 		if err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("getOrCreateConnection %s: %v", address, err)
@@ -132,8 +135,20 @@ func WithCachedGrpcClient(fn func(*grpc.ClientConn) error, address string, opts
 				grpcClientsLock.Unlock()
 			}
 		}
-
 		return executionErr
+	} else {
+		grpcConnection, err := GrpcDial(context.Background(), address, opts...)
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("fail to dial %s: %v", address, err)
+		}
+		defer grpcConnection.Close()
+		executionErr := fn(grpcConnection)
+		if executionErr != nil {
+			return executionErr
+		}
+		return nil
+	}
+
 }
 
 func ParseServerAddress(server string, deltaPort int) (newServerAddress string, err error) {
@@ -184,18 +199,18 @@ func GrpcAddressToServerAddress(grpcAddress string) (serverAddress string) {
 	return util.JoinHostPort(host, port)
 }
 
-func WithMasterClient(master ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) error {
-	return WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+func WithMasterClient(streamingMode bool, master ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) error {
+	return WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := master_pb.NewSeaweedClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, master.ToGrpcAddress(), grpcDialOption)
 
 }
 
-func WithOneOfGrpcMasterClients(masterGrpcAddresses []ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) (err error) {
+func WithOneOfGrpcMasterClients(streamingMode bool, masterGrpcAddresses []ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error) (err error) {
 
 	for _, masterGrpcAddress := range masterGrpcAddresses {
-		err = WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+		err = WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 			client := master_pb.NewSeaweedClient(grpcConnection)
 			return fn(client)
 		}, masterGrpcAddress.ToGrpcAddress(), grpcDialOption)
@@ -207,34 +222,34 @@ func WithOneOfGrpcMasterClients(masterGrpcAddresses []ServerAddress, grpcDialOpt
 	return err
 }
 
-func WithBrokerGrpcClient(brokerGrpcAddress string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client messaging_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error) error {
+func WithBrokerGrpcClient(streamingMode bool, brokerGrpcAddress string, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client messaging_pb.SeaweedMessagingClient) error) error {
 
-	return WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := messaging_pb.NewSeaweedMessagingClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, brokerGrpcAddress, grpcDialOption)
 
 }
 
-func WithFilerClient(filer ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, filer ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return WithGrpcFilerClient(filer, grpcDialOption, fn)
+	return WithGrpcFilerClient(streamingMode, filer, grpcDialOption, fn)
 
 }
 
-func WithGrpcFilerClient(filerGrpcAddress ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func WithGrpcFilerClient(streamingMode bool, filerGrpcAddress ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, filerGrpcAddress.ToGrpcAddress(), grpcDialOption)
 
 }
 
-func WithOneOfGrpcFilerClients(filerAddresses []ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err error) {
+func WithOneOfGrpcFilerClients(streamingMode bool, filerAddresses []ServerAddress, grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, fn func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) (err error) {
 
 	for _, filerAddress := range filerAddresses {
-		err = WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+		err = WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 			client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 			return fn(client)
 		}, filerAddress.ToGrpcAddress(), grpcDialOption)

weed/remote_storage/track_sync_offset.go

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ func GetSyncOffset(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress, dir s
 
 	dirHash := uint32(util.HashStringToLong(dir))
 
-	readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(false, filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		syncKey := []byte(SyncKeyPrefix + "____")
 		util.Uint32toBytes(syncKey[len(SyncKeyPrefix):len(SyncKeyPrefix)+4], dirHash)
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ func SetSyncOffset(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress, dir s
 
 	dirHash := uint32(util.HashStringToLong(dir))
 
-	return pb.WithFilerClient(filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return pb.WithFilerClient(false, filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		syncKey := []byte(SyncKeyPrefix + "____")
 		util.Uint32toBytes(syncKey[len(SyncKeyPrefix):len(SyncKeyPrefix)+4], dirHash)

weed/replication/replicator.go

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (r *Replicator) Replicate(ctx context.Context, key string, message *filer_p
 }
 
 func ReadFilerSignature(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, filer pb.ServerAddress) (filerSignature int32, readErr error) {
-	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if readErr = pb.WithFilerClient(false, filer, grpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{}); err != nil {
 			return fmt.Errorf("GetFilerConfiguration %s: %v", filer, err)
 		} else {

weed/replication/sink/filersink/fetch_write.go

@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) fetchAndWrite(sourceChunk *filer_pb.FileChunk, path string)
 	var host string
 	var auth security.EncodedJwt
 
-	if err := fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return util.Retry("assignVolume", func() error {
 			request := &filer_pb.AssignVolumeRequest{
 				Count:       1,
@@ -131,9 +131,9 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) fetchAndWrite(sourceChunk *filer_pb.FileChunk, path string)
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&FilerSink{})
 
-func (fs *FilerSink) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (fs *FilerSink) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, fs.grpcAddress, fs.grpcDialOption)

weed/replication/sink/filersink/filer_sink.go

@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) DeleteEntry(key string, isDirectory, deleteIncludeChunks bo
 
 func (fs *FilerSink) CreateEntry(key string, entry *filer_pb.Entry, signatures []int32) error {
 
-	return fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		dir, name := util.FullPath(key).DirAndName()
 
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) UpdateEntry(key string, oldEntry *filer_pb.Entry, newParent
 
 	// read existing entry
 	var existingEntry *filer_pb.Entry
-	err = fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSink) UpdateEntry(key string, oldEntry *filer_pb.Entry, newParent
 	}
 
 	// save updated meta data
-	return true, fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return true, fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
 			Directory:          newParentPath,

weed/replication/source/filer_source.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (fs *FilerSource) LookupFileId(part string) (fileUrls []string, err error)
 
 	vid := volumeId(part)
 
-	err = fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err := client.LookupVolume(context.Background(), &filer_pb.LookupVolumeRequest{
 			VolumeIds: []string{vid},
@@ -118,9 +118,9 @@ func (fs *FilerSource) ReadPart(fileId string) (filename string, header http.Hea
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&FilerSource{})
 
-func (fs *FilerSource) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (fs *FilerSource) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, fs.grpcAddress, fs.grpcDialOption)

weed/s3api/auth_credentials.go

@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func NewIdentityAccessManagement(option *S3ApiServerOption) *IdentityAccessManag
 
 func (iam *IdentityAccessManagement) loadS3ApiConfigurationFromFiler(option *S3ApiServerOption) (err error) {
 	var content []byte
-	err = pb.WithFilerClient(option.Filer, option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = pb.WithFilerClient(false, option.Filer, option.GrpcDialOption, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		content, err = filer.ReadInsideFiler(client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamIdentityFile)
 		return err
 	})

weed/s3api/filer_util.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) list(parentDirectoryPath, prefix, startFrom string, incl
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) rm(parentDirectoryPath, entryName string, isDeleteData, isRecursive bool) error {
 
-	return s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		err := doDeleteEntry(client, parentDirectoryPath, entryName, isDeleteData, isRecursive)
 		if err != nil {

weed/s3api/filer_util_tags.go

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ const (
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) getTags(parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string) (tags map[string]string, err error) {
 
-	err = s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err := filer_pb.LookupEntry(client, &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parentDirectoryPath,
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) getTags(parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string) (t
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) setTags(parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string, tags map[string]string) (err error) {
 
-	return s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err := filer_pb.LookupEntry(client, &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parentDirectoryPath,
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) setTags(parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string, ta
 
 func (s3a *S3ApiServer) rmTags(parentDirectoryPath string, entryName string) (err error) {
 
-	return s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err := filer_pb.LookupEntry(client, &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parentDirectoryPath,

weed/s3api/s3api_bucket_handlers.go

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) PutBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request)
 
 	// avoid duplicated buckets
 	errCode := s3err.ErrNone
-	if err := s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err := s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		if resp, err := client.CollectionList(context.Background(), &filer_pb.CollectionListRequest{
 			IncludeEcVolumes:     true,
 			IncludeNormalVolumes: true,
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteBucketHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Reque
 		return
 	}
 
-	err := s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		// delete collection
 		deleteCollectionRequest := &filer_pb.DeleteCollectionRequest{

weed/s3api/s3api_handlers.go

@@ -13,9 +13,9 @@ import (
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&S3ApiServer{})
 
-func (s3a *S3ApiServer) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (s3a *S3ApiServer) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, s3a.option.Filer.ToGrpcAddress(), s3a.option.GrpcDialOption)

weed/s3api/s3api_object_handlers.go

@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) DeleteMultipleObjectsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *h
 	if s3err.Logger != nil {
 		auditLog = s3err.GetAccessLog(r, http.StatusNoContent, s3err.ErrNone)
 	}
-	s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		// delete file entries
 		for _, object := range deleteObjects.Objects {

weed/s3api/s3api_objects_list_handlers.go

@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func (s3a *S3ApiServer) listFilerEntries(bucket string, originalPrefix string, m
 	var nextMarker string
 
 	// check filer
-	err = s3a.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = s3a.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		_, isTruncated, nextMarker, doErr = s3a.doListFilerEntries(client, reqDir, prefix, maxKeys, marker, delimiter, func(dir string, entry *filer_pb.Entry) {
 			if entry.IsDirectory {

weed/server/filer_grpc_server.go

@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) CollectionList(ctx context.Context, req *filer_pb.Collect
 	glog.V(4).Infof("CollectionList %v", req)
 	resp = &filer_pb.CollectionListResponse{}
 
-	err = fs.filer.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = fs.filer.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		masterResp, err := client.CollectionList(context.Background(), &master_pb.CollectionListRequest{
 			IncludeNormalVolumes: req.IncludeNormalVolumes,
 			IncludeEcVolumes:     req.IncludeEcVolumes,
@@ -348,7 +348,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) DeleteCollection(ctx context.Context, req *filer_pb.Delet
 
 	glog.V(4).Infof("DeleteCollection %v", req)
 
-	err = fs.filer.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = fs.filer.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		_, err := client.CollectionDelete(context.Background(), &master_pb.CollectionDeleteRequest{
 			Name: req.GetCollection(),
 		})
@@ -362,7 +362,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) Statistics(ctx context.Context, req *filer_pb.StatisticsR
 
 	var output *master_pb.StatisticsResponse
 
-	err = fs.filer.MasterClient.WithClient(func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = fs.filer.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		grpcResponse, grpcErr := masterClient.Statistics(context.Background(), &master_pb.StatisticsRequest{
 			Replication: req.Replication,
 			Collection:  req.Collection,

weed/server/filer_grpc_server_remote.go

@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) CacheRemoteObjectToLocalCluster(ctx context.Context, req
 
 			// tell filer to tell volume server to download into needles
 			assignedServerAddress := pb.NewServerAddressWithGrpcPort(assignResult.Url, assignResult.GrpcPort)
-			err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(assignedServerAddress, fs.grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+			err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, assignedServerAddress, fs.grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 				_, fetchAndWriteErr := volumeServerClient.FetchAndWriteNeedle(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.FetchAndWriteNeedleRequest{
 					VolumeId:   uint32(fileId.VolumeId),
 					NeedleId:   uint64(fileId.Key),

weed/server/filer_server.go

@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ func (fs *FilerServer) checkWithMaster() {
 	isConnected := false
 	for !isConnected {
 		for _, master := range fs.option.Masters {
-			readErr := operation.WithMasterServerClient(master, fs.grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+			readErr := operation.WithMasterServerClient(false, master, fs.grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 				resp, err := masterClient.GetMasterConfiguration(context.Background(), &master_pb.GetMasterConfigurationRequest{})
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("get master %s configuration: %v", master, err)

weed/server/master_grpc_server_collection.go

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) doDeleteNormalCollection(collectionName string) error {
 	}
 
 	for _, server := range collection.ListVolumeServers() {
-		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(server.ServerAddress(), ms.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, server.ServerAddress(), ms.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 			_, deleteErr := client.DeleteCollection(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.DeleteCollectionRequest{
 				Collection: collectionName,
 			})
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) doDeleteEcCollection(collectionName string) error {
 	listOfEcServers := ms.Topo.ListEcServersByCollection(collectionName)
 
 	for _, server := range listOfEcServers {
-		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(server, ms.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, server, ms.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 			_, deleteErr := client.DeleteCollection(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.DeleteCollectionRequest{
 				Collection: collectionName,
 			})

weed/server/master_server_handlers_admin.go

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ func (ms *MasterServer) collectionDeleteHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.R
 		return
 	}
 	for _, server := range collection.ListVolumeServers() {
-		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(server.ServerAddress(), ms.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, server.ServerAddress(), ms.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 			_, deleteErr := client.DeleteCollection(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.DeleteCollectionRequest{
 				Collection: collection.Name,
 			})

weed/server/volume_grpc_client_to_master.go

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) GetMaster() pb.ServerAddress {
 func (vs *VolumeServer) checkWithMaster() (err error) {
 	for {
 		for _, master := range vs.SeedMasterNodes {
-			err = operation.WithMasterServerClient(master, vs.grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+			err = operation.WithMasterServerClient(false, master, vs.grpcDialOption, func(masterClient master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 				resp, err := masterClient.GetMasterConfiguration(context.Background(), &master_pb.GetMasterConfigurationRequest{})
 				if err != nil {
 					return fmt.Errorf("get master %s configuration: %v", master, err)

weed/server/volume_grpc_copy.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) VolumeCopy(req *volume_server_pb.VolumeCopyRequest, stre
 	//   confirm size and timestamp
 	var volFileInfoResp *volume_server_pb.ReadVolumeFileStatusResponse
 	var dataBaseFileName, indexBaseFileName, idxFileName, datFileName string
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(pb.ServerAddress(req.SourceDataNode), vs.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, pb.ServerAddress(req.SourceDataNode), vs.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		var err error
 		volFileInfoResp, err = client.ReadVolumeFileStatus(context.Background(),
 			&volume_server_pb.ReadVolumeFileStatusRequest{

weed/server/volume_grpc_erasure_coding.go

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func (vs *VolumeServer) VolumeEcShardsCopy(ctx context.Context, req *volume_serv
 	dataBaseFileName := storage.VolumeFileName(location.Directory, req.Collection, int(req.VolumeId))
 	indexBaseFileName := storage.VolumeFileName(location.IdxDirectory, req.Collection, int(req.VolumeId))
 
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(pb.ServerAddress(req.SourceDataNode), vs.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, pb.ServerAddress(req.SourceDataNode), vs.grpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 		// copy ec data slices
 		for _, shardId := range req.ShardIds {

weed/server/webdav_server.go

@@ -120,9 +120,9 @@ func NewWebDavFileSystem(option *WebDavOption) (webdav.FileSystem, error) {
 
 var _ = filer_pb.FilerClient(&WebDavFileSystem{})
 
-func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) WithFilerClient(fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
+func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) WithFilerClient(streamingMode bool, fn func(filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error) error {
 
-	return pb.WithCachedGrpcClient(func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
+	return pb.WithGrpcClient(streamingMode, func(grpcConnection *grpc.ClientConn) error {
 		client := filer_pb.NewSeaweedFilerClient(grpcConnection)
 		return fn(client)
 	}, fs.option.Filer.ToGrpcAddress(), fs.option.GrpcDialOption)
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) Mkdir(ctx context.Context, fullDirPath string, perm
 		return os.ErrExist
 	}
 
-	return fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		dir, name := util.FullPath(fullDirPath).DirAndName()
 		request := &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) OpenFile(ctx context.Context, fullFilePath string, f
 		}
 
 		dir, name := util.FullPath(fullFilePath).DirAndName()
-		err = fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err = fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			if err := filer_pb.CreateEntry(client, &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
 				Directory: dir,
 				Entry: &filer_pb.Entry{
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ func (fs *WebDavFileSystem) Rename(ctx context.Context, oldName, newName string)
 	oldDir, oldBaseName := util.FullPath(oldName).DirAndName()
 	newDir, newBaseName := util.FullPath(newName).DirAndName()
 
-	return fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.AtomicRenameEntryRequest{
 			OldDirectory: oldDir,
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ func (f *WebDavFile) saveDataAsChunk(reader io.Reader, name string, offset int64
 	var fileId, host string
 	var auth security.EncodedJwt
 
-	if flushErr := f.fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if flushErr := f.fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		ctx := context.Background()
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ func (f *WebDavFile) Write(buf []byte) (int, error) {
 				f.entry.Chunks = manifestedChunks
 			}
 
-			flushErr := f.fs.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+			flushErr := f.fs.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 				f.entry.Attributes.Mtime = time.Now().Unix()
 				f.entry.Attributes.Collection = f.collection
 				f.entry.Attributes.Replication = f.replication

weed/shell/command_cluster_ps.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *commandClusterPs) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.W
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.ListClusterNodes(context.Background(), &master_pb.ListClusterNodesRequest{
 			ClientType: cluster.FilerType,
 		})

weed/shell/command_collection_delete.go

@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ func (c *commandCollectionDelete) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writ
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		_, err = client.CollectionDelete(context.Background(), &master_pb.CollectionDeleteRequest{
 			Name: *collectionName,
 		})

weed/shell/command_collection_list.go

@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ func (c *commandCollectionList) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 
 func ListCollectionNames(commandEnv *CommandEnv, includeNormalVolumes, includeEcVolumes bool) (collections []string, err error) {
 	var resp *master_pb.CollectionListResponse
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		resp, err = client.CollectionList(context.Background(), &master_pb.CollectionListRequest{
 			IncludeNormalVolumes: includeNormalVolumes,
 			IncludeEcVolumes:     includeEcVolumes,

weed/shell/command_ec_common.go

@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ func oneServerCopyAndMountEcShardsFromSource(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption,
 	fmt.Printf("allocate %d.%v %s => %s\n", volumeId, shardIdsToCopy, existingLocation, targetServer.info.Id)
 
 	targetAddress := pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(targetServer.info)
-	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetAddress, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, targetAddress, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 		if targetAddress != existingLocation {
 
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func sourceServerDeleteEcShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, collection strin
 
 	fmt.Printf("delete %d.%v from %s\n", volumeId, toBeDeletedShardIds, sourceLocation)
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, deleteErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsDelete(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsDeleteRequest{
 			VolumeId:   uint32(volumeId),
 			Collection: collection,
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ func unmountEcShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, s
 
 	fmt.Printf("unmount %d.%v from %s\n", volumeId, toBeUnmountedhardIds, sourceLocation)
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, deleteErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsUnmount(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsUnmountRequest{
 			VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
 			ShardIds: toBeUnmountedhardIds,
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ func mountEcShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, collection string, volumeId n
 
 	fmt.Printf("mount %d.%v on %s\n", volumeId, toBeMountedhardIds, sourceLocation)
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, mountErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsMount(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsMountRequest{
 			VolumeId:   uint32(volumeId),
 			Collection: collection,

weed/shell/command_ec_decode.go

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ func doEcDecode(commandEnv *CommandEnv, topoInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, collec
 func mountVolumeAndDeleteEcShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, collection string, targetNodeLocation pb.ServerAddress, nodeToEcIndexBits map[pb.ServerAddress]erasure_coding.ShardBits, vid needle.VolumeId) error {
 
 	// mount volume
-	if err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetNodeLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	if err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, targetNodeLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, mountErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeMount(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeMountRequest{
 			VolumeId: uint32(vid),
 		})
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ func generateNormalVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, vid needle.VolumeId, c
 
 	fmt.Printf("generateNormalVolume from ec volume %d on %s\n", vid, sourceVolumeServer)
 
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, genErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsToVolume(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsToVolumeRequest{
 			VolumeId:   uint32(vid),
 			Collection: collection,
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ func collectEcShards(commandEnv *CommandEnv, nodeToEcIndexBits map[pb.ServerAddr
 			continue
 		}
 
-		err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetNodeLocation, commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, targetNodeLocation, commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 			fmt.Printf("copy %d.%v %s => %s\n", vid, needToCopyEcIndexBits.ShardIds(), loc, targetNodeLocation)
 
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ func collectEcShards(commandEnv *CommandEnv, nodeToEcIndexBits map[pb.ServerAddr
 
 func lookupVolumeIds(commandEnv *CommandEnv, volumeIds []string) (volumeIdLocations []*master_pb.LookupVolumeResponse_VolumeIdLocation, err error) {
 	var resp *master_pb.LookupVolumeResponse
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		resp, err = client.LookupVolume(context.Background(), &master_pb.LookupVolumeRequest{VolumeOrFileIds: volumeIds})
 		return err
 	})
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func lookupVolumeIds(commandEnv *CommandEnv, volumeIds []string) (volumeIdLocati
 func collectTopologyInfo(commandEnv *CommandEnv) (topoInfo *master_pb.TopologyInfo, volumeSizeLimitMb uint64, err error) {
 
 	var resp *master_pb.VolumeListResponse
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		resp, err = client.VolumeList(context.Background(), &master_pb.VolumeListRequest{})
 		return err
 	})

weed/shell/command_ec_encode.go

@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ func generateEcShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId,
 
 	fmt.Printf("generateEcShards %s %d on %s ...\n", collection, volumeId, sourceVolumeServer)
 
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, genErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsGenerate(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsGenerateRequest{
 			VolumeId:   uint32(volumeId),
 			Collection: collection,

weed/shell/command_ec_rebuild.go

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func rebuildOneEcVolume(commandEnv *CommandEnv, rebuilder *EcNode, collection st
 
 func generateMissingShards(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, collection string, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceLocation pb.ServerAddress) (rebuiltShardIds []uint32, err error) {
 
-	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceLocation, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		resp, rebultErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsRebuild(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsRebuildRequest{
 			VolumeId:   uint32(volumeId),
 			Collection: collection,
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ func prepareDataToRecover(commandEnv *CommandEnv, rebuilder *EcNode, collection
 
 		var copyErr error
 		if applyBalancing {
-			copyErr = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(rebuilder.info), commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+			copyErr = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(rebuilder.info), commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 				_, copyErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeEcShardsCopy(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeEcShardsCopyRequest{
 					VolumeId:       uint32(volumeId),
 					Collection:     collection,

weed/shell/command_fs_cat.go

@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ func (c *commandFsCat) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Write
 
 	dir, name := util.FullPath(path).DirAndName()
 
-	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Name:      name,

weed/shell/command_fs_configure.go

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func (c *commandFsConfigure) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io
 
 	if *apply {
 
-		if err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		if err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			return filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, filer.DirectoryEtcSeaweedFS, filer.FilerConfName, buf2.Bytes())
 		}); err != nil && err != filer_pb.ErrNotFound {
 			return err

weed/shell/command_fs_meta_cat.go

@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ func (c *commandFsMetaCat) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.W
 
 	dir, name := util.FullPath(path).DirAndName()
 
-	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Name:      name,

weed/shell/command_fs_meta_load.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *commandFsMetaLoad) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.
 
 	var dirCount, fileCount uint64
 
-	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		sizeBuf := make([]byte, 4)
 

weed/shell/command_fs_mkdir.go

@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ func (c *commandFsMkdir) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Wri
 
 	dir, name := util.FullPath(path).DirAndName()
 
-	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		_, createErr := client.CreateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.CreateEntryRequest{
 			Directory: dir,

weed/shell/command_fs_mv.go

@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func (c *commandFsMv) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer
 
 	destinationDir, destinationName := util.FullPath(destinationPath).DirAndName()
 
-	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		// collect destination entry info
 		destinationRequest := &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{

weed/shell/command_fs_rm.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *commandFsRm) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer
 		return fmt.Errorf("need to have arguments")
 	}
 
-	commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		for _, entry := range entiries {
 			targetPath, err := commandEnv.parseUrl(entry)
 			if err != nil {

weed/shell/command_remote_configure.go

@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ func (c *commandRemoteConfigure) listExistingRemoteStorages(commandEnv *CommandE
 
 func (c *commandRemoteConfigure) deleteRemoteStorage(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, storageName string) error {
 
-	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	return commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		request := &filer_pb.DeleteEntryRequest{
 			Directory:            filer.DirectoryEtcRemote,
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ func (c *commandRemoteConfigure) saveRemoteStorage(commandEnv *CommandEnv, write
 		return err
 	}
 
-	if err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, filer.DirectoryEtcRemote, conf.Name+filer.REMOTE_STORAGE_CONF_SUFFIX, data)
 	}); err != nil && err != filer_pb.ErrNotFound {
 		return err

weed/shell/command_remote_meta_sync.go

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func pullMetadata(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, localMountedDir util
 
 	remote := filer.MapFullPathToRemoteStorageLocation(localMountedDir, remoteMountedLocation, dirToCache)
 
-	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		ctx := context.Background()
 		err = remoteStorage.Traverse(remote, func(remoteDir, name string, isDirectory bool, remoteEntry *filer_pb.RemoteEntry) error {
 			localDir := filer.MapRemoteStorageLocationPathToFullPath(localMountedDir, remoteMountedLocation, remoteDir)

weed/shell/command_remote_mount.go

@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ func jsonPrintln(writer io.Writer, message proto.Message) error {
 func syncMetadata(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, dir string, nonEmpty bool, remoteConf *remote_pb.RemoteConf, remote *remote_pb.RemoteStorageLocation) error {
 
 	// find existing directory, and ensure the directory is empty
-	err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		parent, name := util.FullPath(dir).DirAndName()
 		_, lookupErr := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parent,

weed/shell/command_remote_uncache.go

@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ func (c *commandRemoteUncache) uncacheContentData(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 
 		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "Uncache %+v ... ", dir.Child(entry.Name))
 
-		err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			_, updateErr := client.UpdateEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.UpdateEntryRequest{
 				Directory: string(dir),
 				Entry:     entry,

weed/shell/command_remote_unmount.go

@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func (c *commandRemoteUnmount) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 func (c *commandRemoteUnmount) purgeMountedData(commandEnv *CommandEnv, dir string) error {
 
 	// find existing directory, and ensure the directory is empty
-	err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		parent, name := util.FullPath(dir).DirAndName()
 		lookupResp, lookupErr := client.LookupDirectoryEntry(context.Background(), &filer_pb.LookupDirectoryEntryRequest{
 			Directory: parent,

weed/shell/command_s3_bucket_create.go

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (c *commandS3BucketCreate) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 		return fmt.Errorf("empty bucket name")
 	}
 
-	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {

weed/shell/command_s3_bucket_delete.go

@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ func (c *commandS3BucketDelete) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 	}
 
 	// delete the collection directly first
-	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
+	err = commandEnv.MasterClient.WithClient(false, func(client master_pb.SeaweedClient) error {
 		_, err = client.CollectionDelete(context.Background(), &master_pb.CollectionDeleteRequest{
 			Name: *bucketName,
 		})

weed/shell/command_s3_bucket_list.go

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ func (c *commandS3BucketList) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer i
 }
 
 func readFilerBucketsPath(filerClient filer_pb.FilerClient) (filerBucketsPath string, err error) {
-	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	err = filerClient.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 
 		resp, err := client.GetFilerConfiguration(context.Background(), &filer_pb.GetFilerConfigurationRequest{})
 		if err != nil {

weed/shell/command_s3_configure.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ func (c *commandS3Configure) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io
 	}
 
 	var buf bytes.Buffer
-	if err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+	if err = commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 		return filer.ReadEntry(commandEnv.MasterClient, client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamIdentityFile, &buf)
 	}); err != nil && err != filer_pb.ErrNotFound {
 		return err
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ func (c *commandS3Configure) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io
 
 	if *apply {
 
-		if err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
+		if err := commandEnv.WithFilerClient(false, func(client filer_pb.SeaweedFilerClient) error {
 			return filer.SaveInsideFiler(client, filer.IamConfigDirecotry, filer.IamIdentityFile, buf.Bytes())
 		}); err != nil {
 			return err

weed/shell/command_volume_check_disk.go

@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeCheckDisk) doVolumeCheckDisk(minuend, subtrahend *needle_m
 
 func (c *commandVolumeCheckDisk) readSourceNeedleBlob(sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress, volumeId uint32, needleValue needle_map.NeedleValue) (needleBlob []byte, err error) {
 
-	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		resp, err := client.ReadNeedleBlob(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.ReadNeedleBlobRequest{
 			VolumeId: volumeId,
 			NeedleId: uint64(needleValue.Key),
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeCheckDisk) readSourceNeedleBlob(sourceVolumeServer pb.Serv
 
 func (c *commandVolumeCheckDisk) writeNeedleBlobToTarget(targetVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress, volumeId uint32, needleValue needle_map.NeedleValue, needleBlob []byte) error {
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetVolumeServer, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, targetVolumeServer, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(client volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, err := client.WriteNeedleBlob(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.WriteNeedleBlobRequest{
 			VolumeId:   volumeId,
 			NeedleId:   uint64(needleValue.Key),
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeCheckDisk) readIndexDatabase(db *needle_map.MemDb, collect
 
 func (c *commandVolumeCheckDisk) copyVolumeIndexFile(collection string, volumeId uint32, volumeServer pb.ServerAddress, buf *bytes.Buffer, verbose bool, writer io.Writer) error {
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(volumeServer, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, volumeServer, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 		ext := ".idx"
 

weed/shell/command_volume_configure_replication.go

@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeConfigureReplication) Do(args []string, commandEnv *Comman
 	}
 
 	for _, dst := range allLocations {
-		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(dst.dataNode), commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(dst.dataNode), commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 			resp, configureErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeConfigure(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeConfigureRequest{
 				VolumeId:    uint32(vid),
 				Replication: replicaPlacement.String(),

weed/shell/command_volume_fix_replication.go

@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFixReplication) fixOneUnderReplicatedVolume(commandEnv *Co
 				break
 			}
 
-			err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(dst.dataNode), commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+			err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(dst.dataNode), commandEnv.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 				stream, replicateErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeCopy(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeCopyRequest{
 					VolumeId:       replica.info.Id,
 					SourceDataNode: string(pb.NewServerAddressFromDataNode(replica.location.dataNode)),

weed/shell/command_volume_fsck.go

@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeFsck) collectOneVolumeFileIds(tempFolder string, volumeId
 		fmt.Fprintf(writer, "collecting volume %d file ids from %s ...\n", volumeId, vinfo.server)
 	}
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(vinfo.server, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, vinfo.server, c.env.option.GrpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 
 		ext := ".idx"
 		if vinfo.isEcVolume {

weed/shell/command_volume_mount.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeMount) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io
 }
 
 func mountVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress) (err error) {
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, mountErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeMount(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeMountRequest{
 			VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
 		})

weed/shell/command_volume_move.go

@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func copyVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, writer io.Writer, volumeId needl
 			return
 		}
 
-		clientErr := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+		clientErr := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 			_, writableErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeMarkWritable(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeMarkWritableRequest{
 				VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
 			})
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ func copyVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, writer io.Writer, volumeId needl
 		}
 	}()
 
-	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		resp, statusErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeStatus(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeStatusRequest{
 			VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
 		})
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ func copyVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, writer io.Writer, volumeId needl
 		return
 	}
 
-	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err = operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, targetVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		stream, replicateErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeCopy(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeCopyRequest{
 			VolumeId:       uint32(volumeId),
 			SourceDataNode: string(sourceVolumeServer),
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ func copyVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, writer io.Writer, volumeId needl
 
 func tailVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceVolumeServer, targetVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress, lastAppendAtNs uint64, idleTimeout time.Duration) (err error) {
 
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, targetVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, replicateErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeTailReceiver(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeTailReceiverRequest{
 			VolumeId:           uint32(volumeId),
 			SinceNs:            lastAppendAtNs,
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ func tailVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, source
 }
 
 func deleteVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress) (err error) {
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, deleteErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeDelete(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeDeleteRequest{
 			VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
 		})
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ func deleteVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sour
 }
 
 func markVolumeWritable(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress, writable bool) (err error) {
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		if writable {
 			_, err = volumeServerClient.VolumeMarkWritable(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeMarkWritableRequest{
 				VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),

weed/shell/command_volume_server_leave.go

@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeServerLeave) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, wri
 }
 
 func volumeServerLeave(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeServer pb.ServerAddress, writer io.Writer) (err error) {
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(volumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, volumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, leaveErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeServerLeave(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeServerLeaveRequest{})
 		if leaveErr != nil {
 			fmt.Fprintf(writer, "ask volume server %s to leave: %v\n", volumeServer, leaveErr)

weed/shell/command_volume_tier_download.go

@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ func doVolumeTierDownload(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection s
 
 func downloadDatFromRemoteTier(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, writer io.Writer, volumeId needle.VolumeId, collection string, targetVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress) error {
 
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(targetVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, targetVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		stream, downloadErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeTierMoveDatFromRemote(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeTierMoveDatFromRemoteRequest{
 			VolumeId:   uint32(volumeId),
 			Collection: collection,

weed/shell/command_volume_tier_upload.go

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func doVolumeTierUpload(commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer io.Writer, collection str
 
 func uploadDatToRemoteTier(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, writer io.Writer, volumeId needle.VolumeId, collection string, sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress, dest string, keepLocalDatFile bool) error {
 
-	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	err := operation.WithVolumeServerClient(true, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		stream, copyErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeTierMoveDatToRemote(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeTierMoveDatToRemoteRequest{
 			VolumeId:               uint32(volumeId),
 			Collection:             collection,

weed/shell/command_volume_unmount.go

@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func (c *commandVolumeUnmount) Do(args []string, commandEnv *CommandEnv, writer
 }
 
 func unmountVolume(grpcDialOption grpc.DialOption, volumeId needle.VolumeId, sourceVolumeServer pb.ServerAddress) (err error) {
-	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
+	return operation.WithVolumeServerClient(false, sourceVolumeServer, grpcDialOption, func(volumeServerClient volume_server_pb.VolumeServerClient) error {
 		_, unmountErr := volumeServerClient.VolumeUnmount(context.Background(), &volume_server_pb.VolumeUnmountRequest{
 			VolumeId: uint32(volumeId),
 		})