chore: add disable metadata option

providers/flagd/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/flagd/FlagdOptions.java

@@ -40,6 +40,16 @@ public class FlagdOptions {
      */
     private int port;
 
+    // TODO: remove the metadata call entirely after https://github.com/open-feature/flagd/issues/1584
+    /**
+     * Disables call to sync.GetMetadata (see: https://buf.build/open-feature/flagd/docs/main:flagd.sync.v1#flagd.sync.v1.FlagSyncService.GetMetadata).
+     * Disabling will prevent static context from flagd being used in evaluations.
+     * GetMetadata and this option will be removed.
+     */
+    @Deprecated
+    @Builder.Default
+    private boolean syncMetadataDisabled = false;
+
     /**
      * Use TLS connectivity.
      */

providers/flagd/src/main/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/flagd/resolver/process/storage/connector/sync/SyncStreamQueueSource.java

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ public class SyncStreamQueueSource implements QueueSource {
     private final int streamDeadline;
     private final String selector;
     private final String providerId;
+    private final boolean syncMetadataDisabled;
     private final ChannelConnector<FlagSyncServiceStub, FlagSyncServiceBlockingStub> channelConnector;
     private final LinkedBlockingQueue<StreamResponseModel<SyncFlagsResponse>> incomingQueue =
             new LinkedBlockingQueue<>(QUEUE_SIZE);
@@ -52,6 +53,7 @@ public SyncStreamQueueSource(final FlagdOptions options, Consumer<FlagdProviderE
         streamDeadline = options.getStreamDeadlineMs();
         selector = options.getSelector();
         providerId = options.getProviderId();
+        syncMetadataDisabled = options.isSyncMetadataDisabled();
         channelConnector = new ChannelConnector<>(options, FlagSyncServiceGrpc::newBlockingStub, onConnectionEvent);
         this.stub = FlagSyncServiceGrpc.newStub(channelConnector.getChannel()).withWaitForReady();
     }
@@ -66,6 +68,7 @@ protected SyncStreamQueueSource(
         providerId = options.getProviderId();
         channelConnector = connectorMock;
         stub = stubMock;
+        syncMetadataDisabled = options.isSyncMetadataDisabled();
     }
 
     /** Initialize sync stream connector. */
@@ -118,11 +121,14 @@ private void observeSyncStream() throws InterruptedException {
 
                 restart(); // start the stream within the context
 
-                try {
-                    metadataResponse = channelConnector.getBlockingStub().getMetadata(metadataRequest.build());
-                } catch (Exception metaEx) {
-                    log.error("Metadata exception: {}, cancelling stream", metaEx.getMessage(), metaEx);
-                    context.cancel(metaEx);
+                // TODO: remove the metadata call entirely after https://github.com/open-feature/flagd/issues/1584
+                if (!syncMetadataDisabled) {
+                    try {
+                        metadataResponse = channelConnector.getBlockingStub().getMetadata(metadataRequest.build());
+                    } catch (Exception metaEx) {
+                        log.error("Metadata exception: {}, cancelling stream", metaEx.getMessage(), metaEx);
+                        context.cancel(metaEx);
+                    }
                 }
 
                 // inner loop for handling messages

providers/flagd/src/test/java/dev/openfeature/contrib/providers/flagd/resolver/process/storage/connector/sync/SyncStreamQueueSourceTest.java

@@ -81,6 +81,29 @@ void onNextEnqueuesDataPayload() throws Exception {
         verify(stub, times(1)).syncFlags(any(), any());
     }
 
+    @Test
+    void onNextEnqueuesDataPayloadMetadataDisabled() throws Exception {
+        // disable GetMetadata call
+        SyncStreamQueueSource connector = new SyncStreamQueueSource(
+                FlagdOptions.builder().syncMetadataDisabled(true).build(), mockConnector, stub);
+        connector.init();
+        latch = new CountDownLatch(1);
+        latch.await();
+
+        // fire onNext (data) event
+        observer.onNext(SyncFlagsResponse.newBuilder().build());
+
+        // should enqueue data payload
+        BlockingQueue<QueuePayload> streamQueue = connector.getStreamQueue();
+        QueuePayload payload = streamQueue.poll(1000, TimeUnit.MILLISECONDS);
+        assertNotNull(payload);
+        assertEquals(QueuePayloadType.DATA, payload.getType());
+        // should NOT have restarted the stream (1 call)
+        verify(stub, times(1)).syncFlags(any(), any());
+        // should NOT have called getMetadata
+        verify(blockingStub, times(0)).getMetadata(any());
+    }
+
     @Test
     void onErrorEnqueuesDataPayload() throws Exception {
         SyncStreamQueueSource connector =