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        /// 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 server appears to use a different protocol binding than the client.
62    ///
63    /// For example, a JSON-RPC client connected to a REST-only server (or
64    /// vice-versa).  Check the agent card's `supported_interfaces` to select
65    /// the correct protocol binding.
66    ProtocolBindingMismatch(String),
67}
68
69impl fmt::Display for ClientError {
70    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
71        match self {
72            Self::Http(e) => write!(f, "HTTP error: {e}"),
73            Self::HttpClient(msg) => write!(f, "HTTP client error: {msg}"),
74            Self::Serialization(e) => write!(f, "serialization error: {e}"),
75            Self::Protocol(e) => write!(f, "protocol error: {e}"),
76            Self::Transport(msg) => write!(f, "transport error: {msg}"),
77            Self::InvalidEndpoint(msg) => write!(f, "invalid endpoint: {msg}"),
78            Self::UnexpectedStatus { status, body, .. } => {
79                write!(f, "unexpected HTTP status {status}: {body}")
80            }
81            Self::AuthRequired { task_id } => {
82                write!(f, "authentication required for task: {task_id}")
83            }
84            Self::Timeout(msg) => write!(f, "timeout: {msg}"),
85            Self::ProtocolBindingMismatch(msg) => {
86                write!(
87                    f,
88                    "protocol binding mismatch: {msg}; check the agent card's supported_interfaces"
89                )
90            }
91        }
92    }
93}
94
95impl std::error::Error for ClientError {
96    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
97        match self {
98            Self::Http(e) => Some(e),
99            Self::Serialization(e) => Some(e),
100            Self::Protocol(e) => Some(e),
101            _ => None,
102        }
103    }
104}
105
106impl ClientError {
107    /// Server-requested retry delay, if this error carries one (a `Retry-After`
108    /// header on a `429`/`503`). The retry layer prefers this over its computed
109    /// backoff.
110    #[must_use]
111    pub const fn retry_after(&self) -> Option<std::time::Duration> {
112        match self {
113            Self::UnexpectedStatus { retry_after, .. } => *retry_after,
114            _ => None,
115        }
116    }
117}
118
119/// Parses a `Retry-After` header value into a delay.
120///
121/// Supports the delta-seconds form (`Retry-After: 120`). The HTTP-date form is
122/// not parsed (it would require a date-parsing dependency); such headers yield
123/// `None` and the client falls back to its computed backoff.
124#[must_use]
125pub(crate) fn parse_retry_after(headers: &hyper::HeaderMap) -> Option<std::time::Duration> {
126    let raw = headers.get(hyper::header::RETRY_AFTER)?.to_str().ok()?;
127    let secs: u64 = raw.trim().parse().ok()?;
128    // Clamp to a sane ceiling so a hostile/misconfigured header can't park a
129    // retry for an absurd duration.
130    Some(std::time::Duration::from_secs(secs.min(3600)))
131}
132
133impl From<A2aError> for ClientError {
134    fn from(e: A2aError) -> Self {
135        Self::Protocol(e)
136    }
137}
138
139impl From<hyper::Error> for ClientError {
140    fn from(e: hyper::Error) -> Self {
141        Self::Http(e)
142    }
143}
144
145impl From<serde_json::Error> for ClientError {
146    fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
147        Self::Serialization(e)
148    }
149}
150
151// ── ClientResult ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
152
153/// Convenience type alias: `Result<T, ClientError>`.
154pub type ClientResult<T> = Result<T, ClientError>;
155
156// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
157
158#[cfg(test)]
159mod tests {
160    use super::*;
161    use a2a_protocol_types::ErrorCode;
162
163    #[test]
164    fn client_error_display_http_client() {
165        let e = ClientError::HttpClient("connection refused".into());
166        assert!(e.to_string().contains("connection refused"));
167    }
168
169    #[test]
170    fn client_error_display_protocol() {
171        let a2a = A2aError::task_not_found("task-99");
172        let e = ClientError::Protocol(a2a);
173        assert!(e.to_string().contains("task-99"));
174    }
175
176    #[test]
177    fn client_error_from_a2a_error() {
178        let a2a = A2aError::new(ErrorCode::TaskNotFound, "missing");
179        let e: ClientError = a2a.into();
180        assert!(matches!(e, ClientError::Protocol(_)));
181    }
182
183    #[test]
184    fn client_error_unexpected_status() {
185        let e = ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
186            status: 404,
187            body: "Not Found".into(),
188            retry_after: None,
189        };
190        assert!(e.to_string().contains("404"));
191    }
192
193    /// Bug #32: Timeout errors must be retryable.
194    ///
195    /// Previously, REST/JSON-RPC transports used `ClientError::Transport` for
196    /// timeouts, which is non-retryable. This test verifies `Timeout` is
197    /// retryable and `Transport` is not, ensuring retry logic works correctly.
198    #[test]
199    fn timeout_is_retryable_transport_is_not() {
200        let timeout = ClientError::Timeout("request timed out".into());
201        assert!(timeout.is_retryable(), "Timeout errors must be retryable");
202
203        let transport = ClientError::Transport("config error".into());
204        assert!(
205            !transport.is_retryable(),
206            "Transport errors must not be retryable"
207        );
208    }
209
210    #[test]
211    fn client_error_source_http() {
212        use std::error::Error;
213        // Create a hyper error by trying to parse invalid HTTP.
214        // Use a Transport error wrapping an Http error via From.
215        let http_err: ClientError = ClientError::HttpClient("test".into());
216        // HttpClient is not Http, so source is None.
217        assert!(http_err.source().is_none());
218
219        // Serialization error has a source.
220        let ser_err =
221            ClientError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("not json").unwrap_err());
222        assert!(
223            ser_err.source().is_some(),
224            "Serialization error should have a source"
225        );
226
227        // Protocol error has a source.
228        let proto_err = ClientError::Protocol(a2a_protocol_types::A2aError::task_not_found("t"));
229        assert!(
230            proto_err.source().is_some(),
231            "Protocol error should have a source"
232        );
233
234        // Transport error has no source.
235        let transport_err = ClientError::Transport("config".into());
236        assert!(transport_err.source().is_none());
237    }
238
239    // ── Display tests for every variant ────────────────────────────────
240
241    #[test]
242    fn client_error_display_transport() {
243        let e = ClientError::Transport("socket closed".into());
244        let s = e.to_string();
245        assert!(s.contains("transport error"), "missing prefix: {s}");
246        assert!(s.contains("socket closed"), "missing message: {s}");
247    }
248
249    #[test]
250    fn client_error_display_invalid_endpoint() {
251        let e = ClientError::InvalidEndpoint("bad url".into());
252        let s = e.to_string();
253        assert!(s.contains("invalid endpoint"), "missing prefix: {s}");
254        assert!(s.contains("bad url"), "missing message: {s}");
255    }
256
257    #[test]
258    fn client_error_display_auth_required() {
259        let e = ClientError::AuthRequired {
260            task_id: TaskId::new("task-7"),
261        };
262        let s = e.to_string();
263        assert!(s.contains("authentication required"), "missing prefix: {s}");
264        assert!(s.contains("task-7"), "missing task_id: {s}");
265    }
266
267    #[test]
268    fn client_error_display_timeout() {
269        let e = ClientError::Timeout("30s elapsed".into());
270        let s = e.to_string();
271        assert!(s.contains("timeout"), "missing prefix: {s}");
272        assert!(s.contains("30s elapsed"), "missing message: {s}");
273    }
274
275    #[test]
276    fn client_error_display_protocol_binding_mismatch() {
277        let e = ClientError::ProtocolBindingMismatch("expected REST".into());
278        let s = e.to_string();
279        assert!(
280            s.contains("protocol binding mismatch"),
281            "missing prefix: {s}"
282        );
283        assert!(s.contains("expected REST"), "missing message: {s}");
284        assert!(s.contains("supported_interfaces"), "missing advice: {s}");
285    }
286
287    #[test]
288    fn client_error_display_serialization() {
289        let e = ClientError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("bad").unwrap_err());
290        let s = e.to_string();
291        assert!(s.contains("serialization error"), "missing prefix: {s}");
292    }
293
294    #[test]
295    fn client_error_display_unexpected_status() {
296        let e = ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
297            status: 500,
298            body: "Internal Server Error".into(),
299            retry_after: None,
300        };
301        let s = e.to_string();
302        assert!(s.contains("500"), "missing status code: {s}");
303        assert!(s.contains("Internal Server Error"), "missing body: {s}");
304    }
305
306    // ── Error::source coverage ────────────────────────────────────────────
307
308    #[test]
309    fn client_error_source_none_for_string_variants() {
310        use std::error::Error;
311        let cases: Vec<ClientError> = vec![
312            ClientError::HttpClient("msg".into()),
313            ClientError::Transport("msg".into()),
314            ClientError::InvalidEndpoint("msg".into()),
315            ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
316                status: 404,
317                body: String::new(),
318                retry_after: None,
319            },
320            ClientError::AuthRequired {
321                task_id: TaskId::new("t"),
322            },
323            ClientError::Timeout("msg".into()),
324            ClientError::ProtocolBindingMismatch("msg".into()),
325        ];
326        for e in &cases {
327            assert!(
328                e.source().is_none(),
329                "{:?} should have no source",
330                std::mem::discriminant(e)
331            );
332        }
333    }
334
335    /// Test `Http` variant Display and source (covers lines 65, 91, 106-107).
336    /// We obtain a real `hyper::Error` by reading a body from a connection
337    /// that sends a partial HTTP response via raw TCP.
338    #[tokio::test]
339    async fn client_error_display_and_source_http() {
340        use http_body_util::{BodyExt, Full};
341        use hyper::body::Bytes;
342        use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
343
344        // Start a raw TCP server that sends a partial HTTP response with
345        // content-length mismatch, then closes the connection.
346        let listener = tokio::net::TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
347        let addr = listener.local_addr().unwrap();
348
349        tokio::spawn(async move {
350            let (mut stream, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
351            // Read request
352            let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
353            let _ = tokio::io::AsyncReadExt::read(&mut stream, &mut buf).await;
354            // Send partial response: declared content-length=1000 but only send 5 bytes.
355            let resp = "HTTP/1.1 200 OK\r\ncontent-length: 1000\r\n\r\nhello";
356            let _ = stream.write_all(resp.as_bytes()).await;
357            // Close connection - body read will fail.
358            drop(stream);
359        });
360
361        let client: hyper_util::client::legacy::Client<
362            hyper_util::client::legacy::connect::HttpConnector,
363            Full<Bytes>,
364        > = hyper_util::client::legacy::Client::builder(hyper_util::rt::TokioExecutor::new())
365            .build(hyper_util::client::legacy::connect::HttpConnector::new());
366
367        let req = hyper::Request::builder()
368            .uri(format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}", addr.port()))
369            .body(Full::new(Bytes::new()))
370            .unwrap();
371
372        let resp = client.request(req).await.unwrap();
373        // Body read should fail due to content-length mismatch.
374        let body_result = resp.collect().await;
375        if let Err(hyper_err) = body_result {
376            use std::error::Error;
377
378            // Test Http variant construction and From impl (covers line 106-107).
379            let client_err: ClientError = ClientError::Http(hyper_err);
380
381            // Test Display (covers line 65).
382            let display = client_err.to_string();
383            assert!(display.contains("HTTP error"), "Display: {display}");
384
385            // Test source (covers line 91).
386            assert!(
387                client_err.source().is_some(),
388                "Http variant should have a source"
389            );
390        } else {
391            // On very fast localhost the read might succeed before close.
392            // We still covered the construction path above in other tests.
393        }
394    }
395
396    // ── From impls ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
397
398    #[test]
399    fn client_error_from_serde_json_error() {
400        let serde_err = serde_json::from_str::<String>("not json").unwrap_err();
401        let e: ClientError = serde_err.into();
402        assert!(matches!(e, ClientError::Serialization(_)));
403    }
404
405    /// Verify all retryable/non-retryable classifications.
406    #[test]
407    fn retryable_classification_exhaustive() {
408        // Retryable
409        assert!(ClientError::HttpClient("conn reset".into()).is_retryable());
410        assert!(ClientError::Timeout("deadline".into()).is_retryable());
411        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
412            status: 429,
413            body: String::new(),
414            retry_after: None,
415        }
416        .is_retryable());
417        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
418            status: 502,
419            body: String::new(),
420            retry_after: None,
421        }
422        .is_retryable());
423        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
424            status: 503,
425            body: String::new(),
426            retry_after: None,
427        }
428        .is_retryable());
429        assert!(ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
430            status: 504,
431            body: String::new(),
432            retry_after: None,
433        }
434        .is_retryable());
435
436        // Non-retryable
437        assert!(!ClientError::Transport("bad config".into()).is_retryable());
438        assert!(!ClientError::InvalidEndpoint("bad url".into()).is_retryable());
439        assert!(!ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
440            status: 400,
441            body: String::new(),
442            retry_after: None,
443        }
444        .is_retryable());
445        assert!(!ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
446            status: 401,
447            body: String::new(),
448            retry_after: None,
449        }
450        .is_retryable());
451        assert!(!ClientError::UnexpectedStatus {
452            status: 404,
453            body: String::new(),
454            retry_after: None,
455        }
456        .is_retryable());
457        assert!(!ClientError::ProtocolBindingMismatch("wrong".into()).is_retryable());
458        assert!(!ClientError::AuthRequired {
459            task_id: TaskId::new("t")
460        }
461        .is_retryable());
462    }
463}
a2a_protocol_client/error.rs

a2a_protocol_client/
error.rs
