1 files changed, 15 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/weed/pb/volume_server.proto b/weed/pb/volume_server.proto
index 8f7d842e5..d2450b0a6 100644
--- a/weed/pb/volume_server.proto
+++ b/weed/pb/volume_server.proto
@@ -56,6 +56,8 @@ service VolumeServer {
 
     rpc ReadNeedleBlob (ReadNeedleBlobRequest) returns (ReadNeedleBlobResponse) {
     }
+    rpc ReadNeedleMeta (ReadNeedleMetaRequest) returns (ReadNeedleMetaResponse) {
+    }
     rpc WriteNeedleBlob (WriteNeedleBlobRequest) returns (WriteNeedleBlobResponse) {
     }
     rpc ReadAllNeedles (ReadAllNeedlesRequest) returns (stream ReadAllNeedlesResponse) {
@@ -285,6 +287,19 @@ message ReadNeedleBlobResponse {
     bytes needle_blob = 1;
 }
 
+message ReadNeedleMetaRequest {
+    uint32 volume_id = 1;
+    uint64 needle_id = 2;
+    int64 offset = 3; // actual offset
+    int32 size = 4;
+}
+message ReadNeedleMetaResponse {
+    uint32 cookie = 1;
+    uint64 last_modified = 2;
+    uint32 crc = 3;
+    string ttl = 4;
+}
+
 message WriteNeedleBlobRequest {
     uint32 volume_id = 1;
     uint64 needle_id = 2;