add ping

include/mcp_client.h

@@ -52,6 +52,12 @@ public:
      * @return True if initialization was successful
      */
     bool initialize(const std::string& client_name, const std::string& client_version);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Ping request
+     * @return True if the server is alive
+     */
+    bool ping();
     
     /**
      * @brief Set authentication token

src/mcp_client.cpp

@@ -60,6 +60,26 @@ bool client::initialize(const std::string& client_name, const std::string& clien
     }
 }
 
+bool client::ping() {
+    // Create ping request
+    request req = request::create("ping", {});
+    
+    try {
+        // Send the request
+        json result = send_jsonrpc(req);
+
+        // The receiver MUST respond promptly with an empty response
+        if (result.empty()) {
+            return true;
+        } else {
+            return false;
+        }
+    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
+        // Ping failed
+        return false;
+    }
+}
+
 void client::set_auth_token(const std::string& token) {
     std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(mutex_);
     auth_token_ = token;

src/mcp_server.cpp

@@ -287,6 +287,9 @@ json server::process_request(const request& req) {
         // Special case for initialize
         if (req.method == "initialize") {
             return handle_initialize(req);
+        } else if (req.method == "ping") {
+            // The receiver MUST respond promptly with an empty response
+            return response::create_success(req.id, {}).to_json();
         }
         
         // Look for registered method handler

test/test_mcp_client.cpp

@@ -239,4 +239,12 @@ TEST_F(ClientTest, CancellationTest) {
     
     EXPECT_EQ(result["content"][0]["type"], "text");
     EXPECT_EQ(result["content"][0]["text"], "This call should be cancelled");
-} 
+} 
+
+TEST_F(ClientTest, PingTest) {
+    // Initialize client
+    client->initialize("TestClient", mcp::MCP_VERSION);
+    
+    // Send ping
+    EXPECT_TRUE(client->ping());
+}