def set_new_request_id():
    request_id = generate_request_id()
    dict_set(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta", "request_id"], request_id)
    return request_id
def set_server_meta(server_meta):
    return dict_set(get_threadlocal(), ["server_meta"], server_meta)
def get_request_id():
    return dict_get(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta", "request_id"], None)
def set_request_meta(request_meta):
    return dict_set(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta"], request_meta)
def get_server_meta():
    server_meta = dict_get(get_threadlocal(), ["server_meta"], {})
    set_server_meta(server_meta)
    return server_meta
def set_server_meta(server_meta):
    return dict_set(get_threadlocal(), ["server_meta"], server_meta)
def get_request_meta():
    request_meta = dict_get(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta"], {})
    # write back dictionary in case it was newly created
    set_request_meta(request_meta)
    return request_meta
def get_server_meta():
    server_meta = dict_get(get_threadlocal(), ["server_meta"], {})
    set_server_meta(server_meta)
    return server_meta
def set_request_meta(request_meta):
    return dict_set(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta"], request_meta)
def get_request_meta():
    request_meta = dict_get(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta"], {})
    # write back dictionary in case it was newly created
    set_request_meta(request_meta)
    return request_meta
def set_new_request_id():
    request_id = generate_request_id()
    dict_set(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta", "request_id"], request_id)
    return request_id 
def get_request_id():
    return dict_get(get_threadlocal(), ["request_meta", "request_id"], None)