a2a_protocol_server/otel/

mod.rs

// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
// Copyright 2026 Tom F. <tomf@tomtomtech.net> (https://github.com/tomtom215)
//
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//! OpenTelemetry integration for the A2A server.
//!
//! This module provides [`OtelMetrics`], an implementation of the [`Metrics`]
//! trait that records request counts, error counts, latency histograms, and
//! queue depth to OpenTelemetry instruments. Data is exported via the OTLP
//! protocol (gRPC) using the `opentelemetry-otlp` crate.
//!
//! # Module structure
//!
//! | Module | Responsibility |
//! |---|---|
//! | (this file) | `OtelMetrics` struct and `Metrics` trait impl |
//! | `builder` | `OtelMetricsBuilder` — fluent configuration |
//! | `pipeline` | `init_otlp_pipeline` / `init_otlp_pipeline_with_endpoint` — OTLP export setup |
//!
//! # Feature flag
//!
//! This module is only available when the `otel` feature is enabled.
//!
//! # Quick start
//!
//! ```rust,no_run
//! use a2a_protocol_server::otel::{OtelMetrics, OtelMetricsBuilder, init_otlp_pipeline};
//!
//! # async fn example() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
//! // 1. Initialise the OTLP export pipeline (sets the global MeterProvider).
//! let provider = init_otlp_pipeline("my-a2a-agent")?;
//!
//! // 2. Build the metrics instance.
//! let metrics = OtelMetricsBuilder::new()
//!     .meter_name("a2a.server")
//!     .build();
//!
//! // 3. Pass `metrics` to `RequestHandlerBuilder::metrics(metrics)`.
//! # Ok(())
//! # }
//! ```

mod builder;
mod pipeline;

use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicU64, Ordering};
use std::time::Duration;

use opentelemetry::KeyValue;
use opentelemetry::metrics::{Counter, Gauge, Histogram, Meter};

use crate::metrics::{ConnectionPoolStats, Metrics, RpcCall};

pub use builder::OtelMetricsBuilder;
pub use pipeline::{init_otlp_pipeline, init_otlp_pipeline_with_endpoint};

// ── OtelMetrics ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

/// A [`Metrics`] implementation backed by OpenTelemetry instruments.
///
/// Records the following instruments:
///
/// | Instrument | Kind | Unit | Description |
/// |---|---|---|---|
/// | `rpc.server.call.duration` | Histogram | `s` | Every inbound call, per the semantic conventions |
/// | `a2a.server.requests` | Counter | `request` | Total inbound requests |
/// | `a2a.server.responses` | Counter | `response` | Total outbound responses |
/// | `a2a.server.errors` | Counter | `error` | Total errors |
/// | `a2a.server.latency` | Histogram | `s` | Request latency in seconds |
/// | `a2a.server.queue_depth` | Gauge | `queue` | Number of active event queues |
/// | `a2a.server.persistence_errors` | Counter | `error` | Task writes that failed |
/// | `a2a.server.push_deliveries` | Counter | `delivery` | Push attempts, by `outcome` |
/// | `a2a.server.pool.active` | Gauge | `connection` | Active (in-use) connections |
/// | `a2a.server.pool.idle` | Gauge | `connection` | Idle connections |
/// | `a2a.server.pool.created` | Counter | `connection` | Total connections created |
/// | `a2a.server.pool.closed` | Counter | `connection` | Connections closed |
///
/// `rpc.server.call.duration` carries `rpc.system.name`, `rpc.method`,
/// `rpc.status_code` and, on failure, `error.type` (see [`RpcCall`]). The
/// `a2a.server.*` counters and histogram carry a `method` attribute; the
/// error counter additionally carries an `error` attribute. Both histograms
/// use the conventions' advisory buckets ([`RPC_DURATION_BUCKETS`]).
pub struct OtelMetrics {
    rpc_call_histogram: Histogram<f64>,
    request_counter: Counter<u64>,
    response_counter: Counter<u64>,
    error_counter: Counter<u64>,
    latency_histogram: Histogram<f64>,
    queue_depth_gauge: Gauge<u64>,
    pool_active_gauge: Gauge<u64>,
    pool_idle_gauge: Gauge<u64>,
    pool_created_counter: Counter<u64>,
    pool_closed_counter: Counter<u64>,
    /// The cumulative totals last added to the two pool counters: a report
    /// carries totals since start, and a counter takes increments.
    pool_created_seen: AtomicU64,
    pool_closed_seen: AtomicU64,
    persistence_error_counter: Counter<u64>,
    push_delivery_counter: Counter<u64>,
}

impl std::fmt::Debug for OtelMetrics {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
        f.debug_struct("OtelMetrics").finish_non_exhaustive()
    }
}

impl OtelMetrics {
    /// Create an `OtelMetrics` from an already-configured [`Meter`].
    ///
    /// Prefer [`OtelMetricsBuilder`] for typical usage.
    #[must_use]
    pub fn from_meter(meter: &Meter) -> Self {
        let request_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.requests")
            .with_description("Total number of inbound A2A requests")
            .with_unit("request")
            .build();

        let response_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.responses")
            .with_description("Total number of outbound A2A responses")
            .with_unit("response")
            .build();

        let error_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.errors")
            .with_description("Total number of A2A request errors")
            .with_unit("error")
            .build();

        let (rpc_call_histogram, latency_histogram) = Self::duration_instruments(meter);

        let queue_depth_gauge = meter
            .u64_gauge("a2a.server.queue_depth")
            .with_description("Number of active event queues")
            .with_unit("queue")
            .build();

        let pool_active_gauge = meter
            .u64_gauge("a2a.server.pool.active")
            .with_description("Number of active (in-use) HTTP connections")
            .with_unit("connection")
            .build();

        let pool_idle_gauge = meter
            .u64_gauge("a2a.server.pool.idle")
            .with_description("Number of idle HTTP connections")
            .with_unit("connection")
            .build();

        let pool_created_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.pool.created")
            .with_description("Total HTTP connections created since process start")
            .with_unit("connection")
            .build();

        let pool_closed_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.pool.closed")
            .with_description("HTTP connections closed due to errors or timeouts")
            .with_unit("connection")
            .build();

        let (persistence_error_counter, push_delivery_counter) = Self::failure_instruments(meter);

        Self {
            rpc_call_histogram,
            request_counter,
            response_counter,
            error_counter,
            latency_histogram,
            queue_depth_gauge,
            pool_active_gauge,
            pool_idle_gauge,
            pool_created_counter,
            pool_closed_counter,
            pool_created_seen: AtomicU64::new(0),
            pool_closed_seen: AtomicU64::new(0),
            persistence_error_counter,
            push_delivery_counter,
        }
    }

    /// The two call-duration histograms, which share the conventions' buckets.
    fn duration_instruments(meter: &Meter) -> (Histogram<f64>, Histogram<f64>) {
        let rpc_call_histogram = meter
            .f64_histogram("rpc.server.call.duration")
            .with_description("Measures the duration of an incoming Remote Procedure Call (RPC).")
            .with_unit("s")
            .with_boundaries(RPC_DURATION_BUCKETS.to_vec())
            .build();

        // The SDK's default boundaries run 0, 5, 10, … 10 000 — sized for
        // milliseconds — so a histogram in seconds put every call under 5 s in
        // one bucket (audit O5).
        let latency_histogram = meter
            .f64_histogram("a2a.server.latency")
            .with_description("A2A request latency")
            .with_unit("s")
            .with_boundaries(RPC_DURATION_BUCKETS.to_vec())
            .build();

        (rpc_call_histogram, latency_histogram)
    }

    /// The two failure signals the request path cannot see.
    ///
    /// Split out so `from_meter` stays readable, and kept together because they
    /// answer the same question: is this process quietly losing work? Both were
    /// added to [`Metrics`] with no-op defaults, which meant this exporter — the
    /// observability path the SDK actually ships — inherited the no-ops and
    /// dropped them. A callback nobody exports is not observability.
    fn failure_instruments(meter: &Meter) -> (Counter<u64>, Counter<u64>) {
        let persistence_error_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.persistence_errors")
            .with_description(
                "Task writes the background processor could not persist. \
                 Non-zero means data loss: the streaming client already \
                 received the event.",
            )
            .with_unit("error")
            .build();

        let push_delivery_counter = meter
            .u64_counter("a2a.server.push_deliveries")
            .with_description(
                "Push notification delivery attempts, by outcome \
                 (delivered / failed / timeout)",
            )
            .with_unit("delivery")
            .build();

        (persistence_error_counter, push_delivery_counter)
    }
}

impl Metrics for OtelMetrics {
    fn on_request(&self, method: &str) {
        self.request_counter
            .add(1, &[KeyValue::new("method", method.to_owned())]);
    }

    fn on_response(&self, method: &str) {
        self.response_counter
            .add(1, &[KeyValue::new("method", method.to_owned())]);
    }

    fn on_error(&self, method: &str, error: &str) {
        self.error_counter.add(
            1,
            &[
                KeyValue::new("method", method.to_owned()),
                KeyValue::new("error", error.to_owned()),
            ],
        );
    }

    fn on_latency(&self, method: &str, duration: Duration) {
        self.latency_histogram.record(
            duration.as_secs_f64(),
            &[KeyValue::new("method", method.to_owned())],
        );
    }

    fn on_queue_depth_change(&self, active_queues: usize) {
        #[allow(clippy::cast_possible_truncation)]
        self.queue_depth_gauge.record(active_queues as u64, &[]);
    }

    fn on_persistence_error(&self, operation: &str, error_kind: &str) {
        self.persistence_error_counter.add(
            1,
            &[
                KeyValue::new("operation", operation.to_owned()),
                KeyValue::new("error", error_kind.to_owned()),
            ],
        );
    }

    fn on_push_delivery(&self, outcome: &str) {
        self.push_delivery_counter
            .add(1, &[KeyValue::new("outcome", outcome.to_owned())]);
    }

    fn on_connection_pool_stats(&self, stats: &ConnectionPoolStats) {
        self.pool_active_gauge
            .record(u64::from(stats.active_connections), &[]);
        self.pool_idle_gauge
            .record(u64::from(stats.idle_connections), &[]);
        // A report carries totals since start. Adding each total to a
        // counter counted every earlier connection again on every report
        // (audit O10); add only what is new since the largest total seen.
        // `fetch_max` keeps that right when two reports race or arrive out
        // of order: a stale total adds nothing.
        let created = self
            .pool_created_seen
            .fetch_max(stats.total_connections_created, Ordering::Relaxed);
        self.pool_created_counter
            .add(stats.total_connections_created.saturating_sub(created), &[]);
        let closed = self
            .pool_closed_seen
            .fetch_max(stats.connections_closed, Ordering::Relaxed);
        self.pool_closed_counter
            .add(stats.connections_closed.saturating_sub(closed), &[]);
    }

    fn on_rpc_call(&self, call: &RpcCall<'_>) {
        let mut attributes = Vec::with_capacity(4);
        attributes.push(KeyValue::new("rpc.system.name", call.system.to_owned()));
        if let Some(method) = call.method {
            attributes.push(KeyValue::new("rpc.method", method.to_owned()));
        }
        if let Some(status) = call.status_code {
            attributes.push(KeyValue::new("rpc.status_code", status.to_owned()));
        }
        if let Some(error) = call.error_type {
            attributes.push(KeyValue::new("error.type", error.to_owned()));
        }
        self.rpc_call_histogram
            .record(call.duration.as_secs_f64(), &attributes);
    }
}

/// The explicit bucket boundaries, in seconds, the OpenTelemetry semantic
/// conventions advise for `rpc.server.call.duration`
/// (`docs/rpc/rpc-metrics.md`, read 2026-09-23).
pub const RPC_DURATION_BUCKETS: [f64; 14] = [
    0.005, 0.01, 0.025, 0.05, 0.075, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0,
];

// ── Tests ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

#[cfg(test)]
mod rpc_tests;
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests;