a2a_protocol_server/
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//! Server-specific error types.
7//!
8//! [`ServerError`] wraps lower-level errors and A2A protocol errors into a
9//! unified enum for the server framework. Use [`ServerError::to_a2a_error`]
10//! to convert back to a protocol-level [`A2aError`] for wire responses.
11
12use std::fmt;
13
14use a2a_protocol_types::error::{A2aError, ErrorCode};
15use a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskId;
16
17// ── ServerError ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
18
19/// Server framework error type.
20///
21/// Each variant maps to a specific A2A [`ErrorCode`] via [`to_a2a_error`](Self::to_a2a_error).
22#[derive(Debug)]
23#[non_exhaustive]
24pub enum ServerError {
25    /// The requested task was not found.
26    TaskNotFound(TaskId),
27    /// The task is in a terminal state and cannot be canceled.
28    TaskNotCancelable(TaskId),
29    /// Invalid method parameters.
30    InvalidParams(String),
31    /// JSON serialization/deserialization failure.
32    Serialization(serde_json::Error),
33    /// Hyper HTTP error.
34    Http(hyper::Error),
35    /// HTTP client-side error (e.g. push notification delivery).
36    HttpClient(String),
37    /// Transport-layer error.
38    Transport(String),
39    /// The agent does not support push notifications.
40    PushNotSupported,
41    /// An internal server error.
42    Internal(String),
43    /// The requested JSON-RPC method was not found.
44    MethodNotFound(String),
45    /// An A2A protocol error propagated from the executor.
46    Protocol(A2aError),
47    /// The request body exceeds the configured size limit.
48    PayloadTooLarge(String),
49    /// The operation is not supported for the current task state (e.g.
50    /// sending a message to a terminal task, subscribing to a completed task).
51    UnsupportedOperation(String),
52    /// An invalid task state transition was attempted.
53    InvalidStateTransition {
54        /// The task ID.
55        task_id: TaskId,
56        /// The current state.
57        from: a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskState,
58        /// The attempted target state.
59        to: a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskState,
60    },
61}
62
63impl fmt::Display for ServerError {
64    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
65        match self {
66            Self::TaskNotFound(id) => write!(f, "task not found: {id}"),
67            Self::TaskNotCancelable(id) => write!(f, "task not cancelable: {id}"),
68            Self::InvalidParams(msg) => write!(f, "invalid params: {msg}"),
69            Self::Serialization(e) => write!(f, "serialization error: {e}"),
70            Self::Http(e) => write!(f, "HTTP error: {e}"),
71            Self::HttpClient(msg) => write!(f, "HTTP client error: {msg}"),
72            Self::Transport(msg) => write!(f, "transport error: {msg}"),
73            Self::PushNotSupported => f.write_str("push notifications not supported"),
74            Self::UnsupportedOperation(msg) => write!(f, "unsupported operation: {msg}"),
75            Self::Internal(msg) => write!(f, "internal error: {msg}"),
76            Self::MethodNotFound(m) => write!(f, "method not found: {m}"),
77            Self::Protocol(e) => write!(f, "protocol error: {e}"),
78            Self::PayloadTooLarge(msg) => write!(f, "payload too large: {msg}"),
79            Self::InvalidStateTransition { task_id, from, to } => {
80                write!(
81                    f,
82                    "invalid state transition for task {task_id}: {from} → {to}"
83                )
84            }
85        }
86    }
87}
88
89impl std::error::Error for ServerError {
90    fn source(&self) -> Option<&(dyn std::error::Error + 'static)> {
91        match self {
92            Self::Serialization(e) => Some(e),
93            Self::Http(e) => Some(e),
94            Self::Protocol(e) => Some(e),
95            _ => None,
96        }
97    }
98}
99
100impl ServerError {
101    /// Converts this server error into an [`A2aError`] suitable for wire responses.
102    ///
103    /// # Mapping
104    ///
105    /// | Variant | [`ErrorCode`] |
106    /// |---|---|
107    /// | `TaskNotFound` | `TaskNotFound` |
108    /// | `TaskNotCancelable` | `TaskNotCancelable` |
109    /// | `InvalidParams` | `InvalidParams` |
110    /// | `Serialization` | `ParseError` |
111    /// | `MethodNotFound` | `MethodNotFound` |
112    /// | `PushNotSupported` | `PushNotificationNotSupported` |
113    /// | `UnsupportedOperation` | `UnsupportedOperation` |
114    /// | everything else | `InternalError` |
115    #[must_use]
116    pub fn to_a2a_error(&self) -> A2aError {
117        match self {
118            Self::TaskNotFound(id) => A2aError::task_not_found(id),
119            Self::TaskNotCancelable(id) => A2aError::task_not_cancelable(id),
120            Self::InvalidParams(msg) => A2aError::invalid_params(msg.clone()),
121            Self::Serialization(e) => A2aError::parse_error(e.to_string()),
122            Self::MethodNotFound(m) => {
123                A2aError::new(ErrorCode::MethodNotFound, format!("Method not found: {m}"))
124            }
125            Self::PushNotSupported => A2aError::new(
126                ErrorCode::PushNotificationNotSupported,
127                "Push notifications not supported",
128            ),
129            Self::UnsupportedOperation(msg) => {
130                A2aError::new(ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation, msg.clone())
131            }
132            Self::Protocol(e) => e.clone(),
133            Self::Http(e) => A2aError::internal(e.to_string()),
134            Self::HttpClient(msg) | Self::Transport(msg) | Self::Internal(msg) => {
135                A2aError::internal(msg.clone())
136            }
137            Self::PayloadTooLarge(msg) => A2aError::new(ErrorCode::InvalidRequest, msg.clone()),
138            Self::InvalidStateTransition { task_id, from, to } => A2aError::invalid_params(
139                format!("invalid state transition for task {task_id}: {from} → {to}"),
140            ),
141        }
142    }
143}
144
145// ── From impls ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
146
147impl From<A2aError> for ServerError {
148    fn from(e: A2aError) -> Self {
149        Self::Protocol(e)
150    }
151}
152
153impl From<serde_json::Error> for ServerError {
154    fn from(e: serde_json::Error) -> Self {
155        Self::Serialization(e)
156    }
157}
158
159impl From<hyper::Error> for ServerError {
160    fn from(e: hyper::Error) -> Self {
161        Self::Http(e)
162    }
163}
164
165// ── ServerResult ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
166
167/// Convenience type alias: `Result<T, ServerError>`.
168pub type ServerResult<T> = Result<T, ServerError>;
169
170#[cfg(test)]
171mod tests {
172    use super::*;
173    use std::error::Error;
174
175    #[test]
176    fn source_serialization_returns_some() {
177        let err = ServerError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("x").unwrap_err());
178        assert!(err.source().is_some());
179    }
180
181    #[test]
182    fn source_protocol_returns_some() {
183        let err = ServerError::Protocol(A2aError::task_not_found("t"));
184        assert!(err.source().is_some());
185    }
186
187    #[tokio::test]
188    async fn source_http_returns_some() {
189        // Get a hyper::Error by feeding invalid HTTP data to the server parser.
190        use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
191        let (mut client, server) = tokio::io::duplex(256);
192        // Write invalid HTTP data and close.
193        let client_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
194            client.write_all(b"NOT VALID HTTP\r\n\r\n").await.unwrap();
195            client.shutdown().await.unwrap();
196        });
197        let hyper_err = hyper::server::conn::http1::Builder::new()
198            .serve_connection(
199                hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(server),
200                hyper::service::service_fn(|_req: hyper::Request<hyper::body::Incoming>| async {
201                    Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(hyper::Response::new(http_body_util::Full::new(
202                        hyper::body::Bytes::new(),
203                    )))
204                }),
205            )
206            .await
207            .unwrap_err();
208        client_task.await.unwrap();
209        let err = ServerError::Http(hyper_err);
210        assert!(err.source().is_some());
211    }
212
213    #[test]
214    fn source_transport_returns_none() {
215        let err = ServerError::Transport("test".into());
216        assert!(err.source().is_none());
217    }
218
219    #[test]
220    fn source_task_not_found_returns_none() {
221        let err = ServerError::TaskNotFound("t".into());
222        assert!(err.source().is_none());
223    }
224
225    #[test]
226    fn source_internal_returns_none() {
227        let err = ServerError::Internal("oops".into());
228        assert!(err.source().is_none());
229    }
230
231    // ── Display tests for all variants ────────────────────────────────────
232
233    #[test]
234    fn display_all_variants() {
235        assert!(ServerError::TaskNotFound("t1".into())
236            .to_string()
237            .contains("t1"));
238        assert!(ServerError::TaskNotCancelable("t2".into())
239            .to_string()
240            .contains("t2"));
241        assert!(ServerError::InvalidParams("bad".into())
242            .to_string()
243            .contains("bad"));
244        assert!(ServerError::HttpClient("conn".into())
245            .to_string()
246            .contains("conn"));
247        assert!(ServerError::Transport("tcp".into())
248            .to_string()
249            .contains("tcp"));
250        assert_eq!(
251            ServerError::PushNotSupported.to_string(),
252            "push notifications not supported"
253        );
254        assert!(ServerError::UnsupportedOperation("cannot do this".into())
255            .to_string()
256            .contains("cannot do this"));
257        assert!(ServerError::Internal("oops".into())
258            .to_string()
259            .contains("oops"));
260        assert!(ServerError::MethodNotFound("foo/bar".into())
261            .to_string()
262            .contains("foo/bar"));
263        assert!(ServerError::Protocol(A2aError::task_not_found("t"))
264            .to_string()
265            .contains("protocol error"));
266        assert!(ServerError::PayloadTooLarge("too big".into())
267            .to_string()
268            .contains("too big"));
269        let ist = ServerError::InvalidStateTransition {
270            task_id: "t3".into(),
271            from: a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskState::Working,
272            to: a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskState::Submitted,
273        };
274        let s = ist.to_string();
275        assert!(s.contains("t3"), "missing task_id: {s}");
276        assert!(
277            s.contains("working") || s.contains("WORKING") || s.contains("Working"),
278            "missing from state: {s}"
279        );
280    }
281
282    // ── to_a2a_error mapping tests ────────────────────────────────────────
283
284    #[test]
285    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
286    fn to_a2a_error_all_variants() {
287        assert_eq!(
288            ServerError::TaskNotFound("t".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
289            ErrorCode::TaskNotFound
290        );
291        assert_eq!(
292            ServerError::TaskNotCancelable("t".into())
293                .to_a2a_error()
294                .code,
295            ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable
296        );
297        assert_eq!(
298            ServerError::InvalidParams("x".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
299            ErrorCode::InvalidParams
300        );
301        assert_eq!(
302            ServerError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("x").unwrap_err())
303                .to_a2a_error()
304                .code,
305            ErrorCode::ParseError
306        );
307        assert_eq!(
308            ServerError::MethodNotFound("m".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
309            ErrorCode::MethodNotFound
310        );
311        assert_eq!(
312            ServerError::PushNotSupported.to_a2a_error().code,
313            ErrorCode::PushNotificationNotSupported
314        );
315        assert_eq!(
316            ServerError::UnsupportedOperation("test".into())
317                .to_a2a_error()
318                .code,
319            ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation
320        );
321        assert_eq!(
322            ServerError::Protocol(A2aError::task_not_found("t"))
323                .to_a2a_error()
324                .code,
325            ErrorCode::TaskNotFound
326        );
327        assert_eq!(
328            ServerError::HttpClient("x".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
329            ErrorCode::InternalError
330        );
331        assert_eq!(
332            ServerError::Transport("x".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
333            ErrorCode::InternalError
334        );
335        assert_eq!(
336            ServerError::Internal("x".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
337            ErrorCode::InternalError
338        );
339        assert_eq!(
340            ServerError::PayloadTooLarge("x".into()).to_a2a_error().code,
341            ErrorCode::InvalidRequest
342        );
343        let ist = ServerError::InvalidStateTransition {
344            task_id: "t".into(),
345            from: a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskState::Working,
346            to: a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskState::Submitted,
347        };
348        assert_eq!(ist.to_a2a_error().code, ErrorCode::InvalidParams);
349    }
350
351    // ── From impls ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
352
353    #[test]
354    fn from_a2a_error() {
355        let e: ServerError = A2aError::internal("test").into();
356        assert!(matches!(e, ServerError::Protocol(_)));
357    }
358
359    #[test]
360    fn from_serde_error() {
361        let e: ServerError = serde_json::from_str::<String>("bad").unwrap_err().into();
362        assert!(matches!(e, ServerError::Serialization(_)));
363    }
364
365    /// Covers lines 65: Display for Http variant.
366    #[tokio::test]
367    async fn display_http_variant() {
368        use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
369        let (mut client, server) = tokio::io::duplex(256);
370        let client_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
371            client.write_all(b"NOT VALID HTTP\r\n\r\n").await.unwrap();
372            client.shutdown().await.unwrap();
373        });
374        let hyper_err = hyper::server::conn::http1::Builder::new()
375            .serve_connection(
376                hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(server),
377                hyper::service::service_fn(|_req: hyper::Request<hyper::body::Incoming>| async {
378                    Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(hyper::Response::new(http_body_util::Full::new(
379                        hyper::body::Bytes::new(),
380                    )))
381                }),
382            )
383            .await
384            .unwrap_err();
385        client_task.await.unwrap();
386        let err = ServerError::Http(hyper_err);
387        let display = err.to_string();
388        assert!(
389            display.contains("HTTP error"),
390            "Display for Http variant should contain 'HTTP error', got: {display}"
391        );
392    }
393
394    /// Covers line 150-152: From<hyper::Error> impl.
395    #[tokio::test]
396    async fn from_hyper_error() {
397        use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
398        let (mut client, server) = tokio::io::duplex(256);
399        let client_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
400            client.write_all(b"NOT VALID HTTP\r\n\r\n").await.unwrap();
401            client.shutdown().await.unwrap();
402        });
403        let hyper_err = hyper::server::conn::http1::Builder::new()
404            .serve_connection(
405                hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(server),
406                hyper::service::service_fn(|_req: hyper::Request<hyper::body::Incoming>| async {
407                    Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(hyper::Response::new(http_body_util::Full::new(
408                        hyper::body::Bytes::new(),
409                    )))
410                }),
411            )
412            .await
413            .unwrap_err();
414        client_task.await.unwrap();
415        let e: ServerError = hyper_err.into();
416        assert!(matches!(e, ServerError::Http(_)));
417    }
418
419    /// Covers line 64: Display for Serialization variant.
420    #[test]
421    fn display_serialization_variant() {
422        let err = ServerError::Serialization(serde_json::from_str::<String>("x").unwrap_err());
423        let display = err.to_string();
424        assert!(
425            display.contains("serialization error"),
426            "Display for Serialization should contain 'serialization error', got: {display}"
427        );
428    }
429
430    /// Covers line 123: `to_a2a_error` for Http variant.
431    #[tokio::test]
432    async fn to_a2a_error_http_variant() {
433        use tokio::io::AsyncWriteExt;
434        let (mut client, server) = tokio::io::duplex(256);
435        let client_task = tokio::spawn(async move {
436            client.write_all(b"NOT VALID HTTP\r\n\r\n").await.unwrap();
437            client.shutdown().await.unwrap();
438        });
439        let hyper_err = hyper::server::conn::http1::Builder::new()
440            .serve_connection(
441                hyper_util::rt::TokioIo::new(server),
442                hyper::service::service_fn(|_req: hyper::Request<hyper::body::Incoming>| async {
443                    Ok::<_, hyper::Error>(hyper::Response::new(http_body_util::Full::new(
444                        hyper::body::Bytes::new(),
445                    )))
446                }),
447            )
448            .await
449            .unwrap_err();
450        client_task.await.unwrap();
451        let err = ServerError::Http(hyper_err);
452        let a2a_err = err.to_a2a_error();
453        assert_eq!(a2a_err.code, ErrorCode::InternalError);
454    }
455}
a2a_protocol_server/error.rs

a2a_protocol_server/
error.rs
