a2a_protocol_client/
error.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    },
46
47    /// The agent requires authentication for this task.
48    AuthRequired {
49        /// The ID of the task requiring authentication.
50        task_id: TaskId,
51    },
52
53    /// A request or stream connection timed out.
54    Timeout(String),
55
56    /// The server appears to use a different protocol binding than the client.
57    ///
58    /// For example, a JSON-RPC client connected to a REST-only server (or
59    /// vice-versa).  Check the agent card's `supported_interfaces` to select
60    /// the correct protocol binding.
61    ProtocolBindingMismatch(String),
62}
63
64impl fmt::Display for ClientError {
65    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
66        match self {
67            Self::Http(e) => write!(f, "HTTP error: {e}"),
68            Self::HttpClient(msg) => write!(f, "HTTP client error: {msg}"),
69            Self::Serialization(e) => write!(f, "serialization error: {e}"),
70            Self::Protocol(e) => write!(f, "protocol error: {e}"),
71            Self::Transport(msg) => write!(f, "transport error: {msg}"),
72            Self::InvalidEndpoint(msg) => write!(f, "invalid endpoint: {msg}"),
73            Self::UnexpectedStatus { status, body } => {
74                write!(f, "unexpected HTTP status {status}: {body}")
75            }
76            Self::AuthRequired { task_id } => {
77                write!(f, "authentication required for task: {task_id}")
78            }
79            Self::Timeout(msg) => write!(f, "timeout: {msg}"),
80            Self::ProtocolBindingMismatch(msg) => {
81                write!(
82                    f,
83                    "protocol binding mismatch: {msg}; check the agent card's supported_interfaces"
84                )
85            }
86        }
87    }
88}
89
90impl std::error::Error for ClientError {
91    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
92        match self {
93            Self::Http(e) => Some(e),
94            Self::Serialization(e) => Some(e),
95            Self::Protocol(e) => Some(e),
96            _ => None,
97        }
98    }
99}
100
101impl From<A2aError> for ClientError {
102    fn from(e: A2aError) -> Self {
103        Self::Protocol(e)
104    }
105}
106
107impl From<hyper::Error> for ClientError {
108    fn from(e: hyper::Error) -> Self {
109        Self::Http(e)
110    }
111}
112
113impl From<serde_json::Error> for ClientError {
114    fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
115        Self::Serialization(e)
116    }
117}
118
119// ── ClientResult ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
120
121/// Convenience type alias: `Result<T, ClientError>`.
122pub type ClientResult<T> = Result<T, ClientError>;
123
124// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
125
126#[cfg(test)]
127mod tests {
128    use super::*;
129    use a2a_protocol_types::ErrorCode;
130
131    #[test]
132    fn client_error_display_http_client() {
133        let e = ClientError::HttpClient("connection refused".into());
134        assert!(e.to_string().contains("connection refused"));
135    }
136
137    #[test]
138    fn client_error_display_protocol() {
139        let a2a = A2aError::task_not_found("task-99");
140        let e = ClientError::Protocol(a2a);
141        assert!(e.to_string().contains("task-99"));
142    }
143
144    #[test]
145    fn client_error_from_a2a_error() {
146        let a2a = A2aError::new(ErrorCode::TaskNotFound, "missing");
147        let e: ClientError = a2a.into();
148        assert!(matches!(e, ClientError::Protocol(_)));
149    }
150
151    #[test]
152    fn client_error_unexpected_status() {
153        let e = ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
154            status: 404,
155            body: "Not Found".into(),
156        };
157        assert!(e.to_string().contains("404"));
158    }
159
160    /// Bug #32: Timeout errors must be retryable.
161    ///
162    /// Previously, REST/JSON-RPC transports used `ClientError::Transport` for
163    /// timeouts, which is non-retryable. This test verifies `Timeout` is
164    /// retryable and `Transport` is not, ensuring retry logic works correctly.
165    #[test]
166    fn timeout_is_retryable_transport_is_not() {
167        let timeout = ClientError::Timeout("request timed out".into());
168        assert!(timeout.is_retryable(), "Timeout errors must be retryable");
169
170        let transport = ClientError::Transport("config error".into());
171        assert!(
172            !transport.is_retryable(),
173            "Transport errors must not be retryable"
174        );
175    }
176
177    #[test]
178    fn client_error_source_http() {
179        use std::error::Error;
180        // Create a hyper error by trying to parse invalid HTTP.
181        // Use a Transport error wrapping an Http error via From.
182        let http_err: ClientError = ClientError::HttpClient("test".into());
183        // HttpClient is not Http, so source is None.
184        assert!(http_err.source().is_none());
185
186        // Serialization error has a source.
187        let ser_err =
188            ClientError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("not json").unwrap_err());
189        assert!(
190            ser_err.source().is_some(),
191            "Serialization error should have a source"
192        );
193
194        // Protocol error has a source.
195        let proto_err = ClientError::Protocol(a2a_protocol_types::A2aError::task_not_found("t"));
196        assert!(
197            proto_err.source().is_some(),
198            "Protocol error should have a source"
199        );
200
201        // Transport error has no source.
202        let transport_err = ClientError::Transport("config".into());
203        assert!(transport_err.source().is_none());
204    }
205
206    // ── Display tests for every variant ────────────────────────────────
207
208    #[test]
209    fn client_error_display_transport() {
210        let e = ClientError::Transport("socket closed".into());
211        let s = e.to_string();
212        assert!(s.contains("transport error"), "missing prefix: {s}");
213        assert!(s.contains("socket closed"), "missing message: {s}");
214    }
215
216    #[test]
217    fn client_error_display_invalid_endpoint() {
218        let e = ClientError::InvalidEndpoint("bad url".into());
219        let s = e.to_string();
220        assert!(s.contains("invalid endpoint"), "missing prefix: {s}");
221        assert!(s.contains("bad url"), "missing message: {s}");
222    }
223
224    #[test]
225    fn client_error_display_auth_required() {
226        let e = ClientError::AuthRequired {
227            task_id: TaskId::new("task-7"),
228        };
229        let s = e.to_string();
230        assert!(s.contains("authentication required"), "missing prefix: {s}");
231        assert!(s.contains("task-7"), "missing task_id: {s}");
232    }
233
234    #[test]
235    fn client_error_display_timeout() {
236        let e = ClientError::Timeout("30s elapsed".into());
237        let s = e.to_string();
238        assert!(s.contains("timeout"), "missing prefix: {s}");
239        assert!(s.contains("30s elapsed"), "missing message: {s}");
240    }
241
242    #[test]
243    fn client_error_display_protocol_binding_mismatch() {
244        let e = ClientError::ProtocolBindingMismatch("expected REST".into());
245        let s = e.to_string();
246        assert!(
247            s.contains("protocol binding mismatch"),
248            "missing prefix: {s}"
249        );
250        assert!(s.contains("expected REST"), "missing message: {s}");
251        assert!(s.contains("supported_interfaces"), "missing advice: {s}");
252    }
253
254    #[test]
255    fn client_error_display_serialization() {
256        let e = ClientError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("bad").unwrap_err());
257        let s = e.to_string();
258        assert!(s.contains("serialization error"), "missing prefix: {s}");
259    }
260
261    #[test]
262    fn client_error_display_unexpected_status() {
263        let e = ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
264            status: 500,
265            body: "Internal Server Error".into(),
266        };
267        let s = e.to_string();
268        assert!(s.contains("500"), "missing status code: {s}");
269        assert!(s.contains("Internal Server Error"), "missing body: {s}");
270    }
271
272    // ── Error::source coverage ────────────────────────────────────────────
273
274    #[test]
275    fn client_error_source_none_for_string_variants() {
276        use std::error::Error;
277        let cases: Vec<ClientError> = vec![
278            ClientError::HttpClient("msg".into()),
279            ClientError::Transport("msg".into()),
280            ClientError::InvalidEndpoint("msg".into()),
281            ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
282                status: 404,
283                body: String::new(),
284            },
285            ClientError::AuthRequired {
286                task_id: TaskId::new("t"),
287            },
288            ClientError::Timeout("msg".into()),
289            ClientError::ProtocolBindingMismatch("msg".into()),
290        ];
291        for e in &cases {
292            assert!(
293                e.source().is_none(),
294                "{:?} should have no source",
295                std::mem::discriminant(e)
296            );
297        }
298    }
299
300    /// Test `Http` variant Display and source (covers lines 65, 91, 106-107).
301    /// We obtain a real `hyper::Error` by reading a body from a connection
302    /// that sends a partial HTTP response via raw TCP.
303    #[tokio::test]
304    async fn client_error_display_and_source_http() {
305        use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Full};
306        use hyper::body::Bytes;
307        use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
308
309        // Start a raw TCP server that sends a partial HTTP response with
310        // content-length mismatch, then closes the connection.
311        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
312        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
313
314        tokio::spawn(async move {
315            let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
316            // Read request
317            let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
318            let _ = tokio::io::AsyncReadExt::read(&mut stream, &mut buf).await;
319            // Send partial response: declared content-length=1000 but only send 5 bytes.
320            let resp = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\ncontent-length: 1000\r\n\r\nhello";
321            let _ = stream.write_all(resp.as_bytes()).await;
322            // Close connection - body read will fail.
323            drop(stream);
324        });
325
326        let client: hyper_util::client::legacy::Client<
327            hyper_util::client::legacy::connect::HttpConnector,
328            Full<Bytes>,
329        > = hyper_util::client::legacy::Client::builder(hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new())
330            .build(hyper_util::client::legacy::connect::HttpConnector::new());
331
332        let req = hyper::Request::builder()
333            .uri(format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}", addr.port()))
334            .body(Full::new(Bytes::new()))
335            .unwrap();
336
337        let resp = client.request(req).await.unwrap();
338        // Body read should fail due to content-length mismatch.
339        let body_result = resp.collect().await;
340        if let Err(hyper_err) = body_result {
341            use std::error::Error;
342
343            // Test Http variant construction and From impl (covers line 106-107).
344            let client_err: ClientError = ClientError::Http(hyper_err);
345
346            // Test Display (covers line 65).
347            let display = client_err.to_string();
348            assert!(display.contains("HTTP error"), "Display: {display}");
349
350            // Test source (covers line 91).
351            assert!(
352                client_err.source().is_some(),
353                "Http variant should have a source"
354            );
355        } else {
356            // On very fast localhost the read might succeed before close.
357            // We still covered the construction path above in other tests.
358        }
359    }
360
361    // ── From impls ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
362
363    #[test]
364    fn client_error_from_serde_json_error() {
365        let serde_err = serde_json::from_str::<String>("not json").unwrap_err();
366        let e: ClientError = serde_err.into();
367        assert!(matches!(e, ClientError::Serialization(_)));
368    }
369
370    /// Verify all retryable/non-retryable classifications.
371    #[test]
372    fn retryable_classification_exhaustive() {
373        // Retryable
374        assert!(ClientError::HttpClient("conn reset".into()).is_retryable());
375        assert!(ClientError::Timeout("deadline".into()).is_retryable());
376        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
377            status: 429,
378            body: String::new()
379        }
380        .is_retryable());
381        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
382            status: 502,
383            body: String::new()
384        }
385        .is_retryable());
386        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
387            status: 503,
388            body: String::new()
389        }
390        .is_retryable());
391        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
392            status: 504,
393            body: String::new()
394        }
395        .is_retryable());
396
397        // Non-retryable
398        assert!(!ClientError::Transport("bad config".into()).is_retryable());
399        assert!(!ClientError::InvalidEndpoint("bad url".into()).is_retryable());
400        assert!(!ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
401            status: 400,
402            body: String::new()
403        }
404        .is_retryable());
405        assert!(!ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
406            status: 401,
407            body: String::new()
408        }
409        .is_retryable());
410        assert!(!ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
411            status: 404,
412            body: String::new()
413        }
414        .is_retryable());
415        assert!(!ClientError::ProtocolBindingMismatch("wrong".into()).is_retryable());
416        assert!(!ClientError::AuthRequired {
417            task_id: TaskId::new("t")
418        }
419        .is_retryable());
420    }
421}
a2a_protocol_client/error.rs

a2a_protocol_client/
error.rs
