a2a_protocol_client/error/mod.rs
1// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
2// Copyright 2026 Tom F. <tomf@tomtomtech.net> (https://github.com/tomtom215)
3//
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5
6//! Client error types.
7//!
8//! [`ClientError`] is the top-level error type for all A2A client operations.
9//! Use [`ClientResult`] as the return type alias.
10
11use std::fmt;
12
13use a2a_protocol_types::{A2aError, TaskId};
14
15// ── ClientError ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
16
17/// Errors that can occur during A2A client operations.
18#[derive(Debug)]
19#[non_exhaustive]
20pub enum ClientError {
21 /// A transport-level HTTP error from hyper.
22 Http(hyper::Error),
23
24 /// An HTTP-level error from the hyper-util client (connection, redirect, etc.).
25 HttpClient(String),
26
27 /// JSON serialization or deserialization error.
28 Serialization(serde_json::Error),
29
30 /// A protocol-level A2A error returned by the server.
31 Protocol(A2aError),
32
33 /// A transport configuration or connection error.
34 Transport(String),
35
36 /// The agent endpoint URL is invalid or could not be resolved.
37 InvalidEndpoint(String),
38
39 /// The server returned an unexpected HTTP status code.
40 UnexpectedStatus {
41 /// The HTTP status code received.
42 status: u16,
43 /// The response body (truncated if large).
44 body: String,
45 /// Server-requested retry delay parsed from a `Retry-After` header
46 /// (delta-seconds), when present on a `429`/`503`. The retry layer
47 /// honors this in preference to its own computed backoff so the client
48 /// does not hammer a server that explicitly asked it to wait.
49 retry_after: Option<std::time::Duration>,
50 },
51
52 /// The agent requires authentication for this task.
53 AuthRequired {
54 /// The ID of the task requiring authentication.
55 task_id: TaskId,
56 },
57
58 /// A request or stream connection timed out.
59 Timeout(String),
60
61 /// The connection already has `limit` requests awaiting responses, and
62 /// this one was refused up front rather than queued. Retryable: room
63 /// appears as responses arrive. See
64 /// `WebSocketTransportConfig::max_pending_requests`.
65 TooManyPendingRequests {
66 /// The configured cap that was hit.
67 limit: usize,
68 },
69
70 /// The server appears to use a different protocol binding than the client.
71 ///
72 /// For example, a JSON-RPC client connected to a REST-only server (or
73 /// vice-versa). Check the agent card's `supported_interfaces` to select
74 /// the correct protocol binding.
75 ProtocolBindingMismatch(String),
76}
77
78impl fmt::Display for ClientError {
79 fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
80 match self {
81 Self::Http(e) => write!(f, "HTTP error: {e}"),
82 Self::HttpClient(msg) => write!(f, "HTTP client error: {msg}"),
83 Self::Serialization(e) => write!(f, "serialization error: {e}"),
84 Self::Protocol(e) => write!(f, "protocol error: {e}"),
85 Self::Transport(msg) => write!(f, "transport error: {msg}"),
86 Self::InvalidEndpoint(msg) => write!(f, "invalid endpoint: {msg}"),
87 Self::UnexpectedStatus { status, body, .. } => {
88 write!(f, "unexpected HTTP status {status}: {body}")
89 }
90 Self::AuthRequired { task_id } => {
91 write!(f, "authentication required for task: {task_id}")
92 }
93 Self::Timeout(msg) => write!(f, "timeout: {msg}"),
94 Self::TooManyPendingRequests { limit } => {
95 write!(
96 f,
97 "too many pending requests on this connection (limit {limit})"
98 )
99 }
100 Self::ProtocolBindingMismatch(msg) => {
101 write!(
102 f,
103 "protocol binding mismatch: {msg}; check the agent card's supported_interfaces"
104 )
105 }
106 }
107 }
108}
109
110impl std::error::Error for ClientError {
111 fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
112 match self {
113 Self::Http(e) => Some(e),
114 Self::Serialization(e) => Some(e),
115 Self::Protocol(e) => Some(e),
116 _ => None,
117 }
118 }
119}
120
121impl ClientError {
122 /// Server-requested retry delay, if this error carries one (a `Retry-After`
123 /// header on a `429`/`503`). The retry layer prefers this over its computed
124 /// backoff.
125 #[must_use]
126 pub const fn retry_after(&self) -> Option<std::time::Duration> {
127 match self {
128 Self::UnexpectedStatus { retry_after, .. } => *retry_after,
129 _ => None,
130 }
131 }
132
133 /// Returns `true` when this is the server's recoverable consumer-lag
134 /// signal on a streaming subscription rather than a real failure.
135 ///
136 /// **Do not stop reading when this is true.** The stream continues, and a
137 /// consumer that keeps polling still receives every later event including
138 /// the terminal status. Treating it as fatal silently truncates the task:
139 ///
140 /// ```no_run
141 /// # async fn demo(stream: &mut a2a_protocol_client::streaming::EventStream) {
142 /// while let Some(event) = stream.next().await {
143 /// match event {
144 /// Ok(ev) => { /* handle */ }
145 /// // Recoverable: note the gap and keep going.
146 /// Err(e) if e.is_stream_lagged() => {
147 /// eprintln!("dropped {:?} events", e.dropped_event_count());
148 /// }
149 /// Err(e) => break, // genuinely fatal
150 /// }
151 /// }
152 /// # }
153 /// ```
154 #[must_use]
155 pub fn is_stream_lagged(&self) -> bool {
156 matches!(self, Self::Protocol(e) if e.is_stream_lagged())
157 }
158
159 /// Number of events the server dropped, when this is a consumer-lag
160 /// signal (see [`ClientError::is_stream_lagged`]); `None` otherwise.
161 #[must_use]
162 pub fn dropped_event_count(&self) -> Option<u64> {
163 match self {
164 Self::Protocol(e) => e.dropped_event_count(),
165 _ => None,
166 }
167 }
168}
169
170/// Parses a `Retry-After` header value into a delay.
171///
172/// Supports the delta-seconds form (`Retry-After: 120`). The HTTP-date form is
173/// not parsed (it would require a date-parsing dependency); such headers yield
174/// `None` and the client falls back to its computed backoff.
175#[must_use]
176pub(crate) fn parse_retry_after(headers: &hyper::HeaderMap) -> Option<std::time::Duration> {
177 let raw = headers.get(hyper::header::RETRY_AFTER)?.to_str().ok()?;
178 let secs: u64 = raw.trim().parse().ok()?;
179 // Clamp to a sane ceiling so a hostile/misconfigured header can't park a
180 // retry for an absurd duration.
181 Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(secs.min(3600)))
182}
183
184impl From<A2aError> for ClientError {
185 fn from(e: A2aError) -> Self {
186 Self::Protocol(e)
187 }
188}
189
190impl From<hyper::Error> for ClientError {
191 fn from(e: hyper::Error) -> Self {
192 Self::Http(e)
193 }
194}
195
196impl From<serde_json::Error> for ClientError {
197 fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
198 Self::Serialization(e)
199 }
200}
201
202// ── ClientResult ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
203
204/// Convenience type alias: `Result<T, ClientError>`.
205pub type ClientResult<T> = Result<T, ClientError>;
206
207// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
208
209#[cfg(test)]
210mod tests;