feat: Add missing reply_to_stream_id field to TextStreamInfo

include/livekit/data_stream.h

@@ -61,8 +61,10 @@ struct BaseStreamInfo {
 
 /// Metadata for a text stream.
 struct TextStreamInfo : BaseStreamInfo {
-  /// IDs of any attached streams (for replies / threads).
+  /// IDs of any attached streams (for attached files).
   std::vector<std::string> attachments;
+  /// If this stream is a reply to another stream, this field holds its ID
+  std::optional<std::string> reply_to_stream_id = std::nullopt;
 };
 
 /// Metadata for a byte stream.

src/room_proto_converter.cpp

@@ -615,6 +615,9 @@ TextStreamInfo makeTextInfo(const proto::DataStream::Header& header) {
   info.mime_type = header.mime_type();
   info.topic = header.topic();
   info.timestamp = header.timestamp();
+  if (header.text_header().has_reply_to_stream_id()) {
+    info.reply_to_stream_id = header.text_header().reply_to_stream_id();
+  }
 
   if (header.has_total_length()) {
     info.size = static_cast<std::size_t>(header.total_length());

src/tests/integration/test_data_streams.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,214 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2026 LiveKit
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+// End-to-end coverage for text/byte data streams (registerTextStreamHandler /
+// registerByteStreamHandler + TextStreamWriter / ByteStreamWriter). Requires a
+// local SFU; see test_data_track.cpp for setup instructions. Run with:
+//   ./build-debug/bin/livekit_integration_tests --gtest_filter=*DataStream*
+
+#include <livekit/data_stream.h>
+
+#include <condition_variable>
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "../common/test_common.h"
+
+namespace livekit::test {
+
+using namespace std::chrono_literals;
+
+namespace {
+
+constexpr auto kStreamWaitTimeout = 10s;
+
+std::string makeTopic(const std::string& suffix) {
+  return "test_topic_" + suffix + "_" + std::to_string(getTimestampUs());
+}
+
+/// Waits for a single incoming text stream on `topic` and captures its info
+/// plus fully-read content. Registers itself as the topic's handler.
+class TextStreamCollector {
+public:
+  void registerOn(Room& room, const std::string& topic) {
+    // Handlers run on the Room event thread and must not block (per
+    // registerTextStreamHandler's docs), since later chunk/close events for
+    // this same reader are dispatched on that same thread. readAll() blocks
+    // until close, so it has to happen on a separate thread.
+    room.registerTextStreamHandler(
+        topic, [this](std::shared_ptr<TextStreamReader> reader, const std::string& participant_identity) {
+          std::thread([this, reader, participant_identity] {
+            auto info = reader->info();
+            auto text = reader->readAll();
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+            info_ = std::move(info);
+            text_ = std::move(text);
+            sender_identity_ = participant_identity;
+            done_ = true;
+            cv_.notify_all();
+          }).detach();
+        });
+  }
+
+  bool wait(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    return cv_.wait_for(lock, timeout, [this] { return done_; });
+  }
+
+  const TextStreamInfo& info() const { return info_; }
+  const std::string& text() const { return text_; }
+  const std::string& senderIdentity() const { return sender_identity_; }
+
+private:
+  std::mutex mutex_;
+  std::condition_variable cv_;
+  bool done_ = false;
+  TextStreamInfo info_;
+  std::string text_;
+  std::string sender_identity_;
+};
+
+/// Same idea as TextStreamCollector, for byte streams.
+class ByteStreamCollector {
+public:
+  void registerOn(Room& room, const std::string& topic) {
+    // See TextStreamCollector::registerOn: the blocking readNext() loop must
+    // not run on the Room event thread.
+    room.registerByteStreamHandler(
+        topic, [this](std::shared_ptr<ByteStreamReader> reader, const std::string& participant_identity) {
+          std::thread([this, reader, participant_identity] {
+            auto info = reader->info();
+            std::vector<std::uint8_t> content;
+            std::vector<std::uint8_t> chunk;
+            while (reader->readNext(chunk)) {
+              content.insert(content.end(), chunk.begin(), chunk.end());
+            }
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+            info_ = std::move(info);
+            content_ = std::move(content);
+            sender_identity_ = participant_identity;
+            done_ = true;
+            cv_.notify_all();
+          }).detach();
+        });
+  }
+
+  bool wait(std::chrono::milliseconds timeout) {
+    std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
+    return cv_.wait_for(lock, timeout, [this] { return done_; });
+  }
+
+  const ByteStreamInfo& info() const { return info_; }
+  const std::vector<std::uint8_t>& content() const { return content_; }
+  const std::string& senderIdentity() const { return sender_identity_; }
+
+private:
+  std::mutex mutex_;
+  std::condition_variable cv_;
+  bool done_ = false;
+  ByteStreamInfo info_;
+  std::vector<std::uint8_t> content_;
+  std::string sender_identity_;
+};
+
+} // namespace
+
+class DataStreamE2ETest : public LiveKitTestBase {};
+
+TEST_F(DataStreamE2ETest, TextStreamRoundTripEndToEnd) {
+  const auto topic = makeTopic("text");
+
+  auto rooms = testRooms(2);
+  auto& sender_room = rooms[0];
+  auto& receiver_room = rooms[1];
+  const auto sender_identity = lockLocalParticipant(*sender_room)->identity();
+
+  TextStreamCollector collector;
+  collector.registerOn(*receiver_room, topic);
+
+  {
+    TextStreamWriter writer(*lockLocalParticipant(*sender_room), topic);
+    writer.write("hello, ");
+    writer.write("world!");
+    writer.close();
+  }
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(collector.wait(kStreamWaitTimeout)) << "Timed out waiting for text stream";
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.text(), "hello, world!");
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.senderIdentity(), sender_identity);
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.info().topic, topic);
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.info().mime_type, "text/plain");
+}
+
+// Regression coverage for the `text_header.reply_to_stream_id` field: writing
+// a text stream with a reply-to id set should surface that id on the
+// receiving side's TextStreamInfo. If this fails while the C++-side
+// conversion (room_proto_converter.cpp: makeTextInfo) looks correct, the gap
+// is upstream in the Rust FFI layer not forwarding the field.
+TEST_F(DataStreamE2ETest, TextStreamReplyToStreamIdIsRoutedEndToEnd) {
+  const auto topic = makeTopic("text_reply");
+  const std::string reply_to_id = "original-stream-" + std::to_string(getTimestampUs());
+
+  auto rooms = testRooms(2);
+  auto& sender_room = rooms[0];
+  auto& receiver_room = rooms[1];
+
+  TextStreamCollector collector;
+  collector.registerOn(*receiver_room, topic);
+
+  {
+    TextStreamWriter writer(*lockLocalParticipant(*sender_room), topic, /*attributes=*/{}, /*stream_id=*/"",
+                            /*total_size=*/std::nullopt, reply_to_id);
+    writer.write("reply payload");
+    writer.close();
+  }
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(collector.wait(kStreamWaitTimeout)) << "Timed out waiting for text stream";
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.text(), "reply payload");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(collector.info().reply_to_stream_id.has_value())
+      << "reply_to_stream_id was not routed through FFI from the Rust SDK";
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.info().reply_to_stream_id.value(), reply_to_id);
+}
+
+TEST_F(DataStreamE2ETest, ByteStreamRoundTripEndToEnd) {
+  const auto topic = makeTopic("bytes");
+  const std::vector<std::uint8_t> payload{0x00, 0x01, 0x02, 0xFE, 0xFF, 'h', 'i'};
+
+  auto rooms = testRooms(2);
+  auto& sender_room = rooms[0];
+  auto& receiver_room = rooms[1];
+  const auto sender_identity = lockLocalParticipant(*sender_room)->identity();
+
+  ByteStreamCollector collector;
+  collector.registerOn(*receiver_room, topic);
+
+  {
+    ByteStreamWriter writer(*lockLocalParticipant(*sender_room), /*name=*/"payload.bin", topic);
+    writer.write(payload);
+    writer.close();
+  }
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(collector.wait(kStreamWaitTimeout)) << "Timed out waiting for byte stream";
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.content(), payload);
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.senderIdentity(), sender_identity);
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.info().topic, topic);
+  EXPECT_EQ(collector.info().name, "payload.bin");
+}
+
+} // namespace livekit::test