a2a_protocol_server/handler/
capability.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//! Capability validation per A2A spec §3.3.4.
7//!
8//! When an [`AgentCard`](a2a_protocol_types::agent_card::AgentCard) is
9//! configured on the handler, clients rely on its declared `capabilities` to
10//! decide which operations are available. The spec therefore requires the
11//! server to enforce those declarations:
12//!
13//! - **Streaming** (§3.3.4): if `capabilities.streaming` is not `true`,
14//!   `SendStreamingMessage` and `SubscribeToTask` MUST return
15//!   `UnsupportedOperationError`.
16//! - **Push notifications** (§3.3.4): if `capabilities.pushNotifications` is not
17//!   `true`, the push-config operations (Create/Get/List/Delete) MUST return
18//!   `PushNotificationNotSupportedError`.
19//!
20//! When **no** agent card is configured the server has published no capability
21//! contract, so these checks are skipped — a card-less handler keeps working as
22//! before (the push-config path still guards on an actually-wired push sender).
23
24use crate::error::{ServerError, ServerResult};
25
26use super::RequestHandler;
27
28impl RequestHandler {
29    /// Enforces the streaming capability contract (spec §3.3.4).
30    ///
31    /// Returns [`ServerError::UnsupportedOperation`] when a card is configured
32    /// but does not advertise `capabilities.streaming == true`. A no-op when no
33    /// card is configured.
34    ///
35    /// # Errors
36    ///
37    /// Returns [`ServerError::UnsupportedOperation`] if streaming is not
38    /// advertised by the configured agent card.
39    pub(crate) fn ensure_streaming_supported(&self) -> ServerResult<()> {
40        if let Some(card) = &self.agent_card {
41            if card.capabilities.streaming != Some(true) {
42                return Err(ServerError::UnsupportedOperation(
43                    "agent does not support streaming (AgentCard.capabilities.streaming is not true)"
44                        .into(),
45                ));
46            }
47        }
48        Ok(())
49    }
50
51    /// Enforces the push-notification capability contract (spec §3.3.4).
52    ///
53    /// Returns [`ServerError::PushNotSupported`] when a card is configured but
54    /// does not advertise `capabilities.pushNotifications == true`. A no-op when
55    /// no card is configured (the push-config handlers still require a wired
56    /// push sender).
57    ///
58    /// # Errors
59    ///
60    /// Returns [`ServerError::PushNotSupported`] if push notifications are not
61    /// advertised by the configured agent card.
62    pub(crate) fn ensure_push_supported(&self) -> ServerResult<()> {
63        if let Some(card) = &self.agent_card {
64            if card.capabilities.push_notifications != Some(true) {
65                return Err(ServerError::PushNotSupported);
66            }
67        }
68        Ok(())
69    }
70
71    /// Enforces required-extension negotiation (spec §3.3.4).
72    ///
73    /// Every agent-card extension marked `required: true` must appear in the
74    /// client's `A2A-Extensions` declaration (carried in the
75    /// [`CallContext`](crate::CallContext)); otherwise the request is
76    /// rejected with `ExtensionSupportRequiredError`. A no-op when the card
77    /// declares no required extensions.
78    ///
79    /// # Errors
80    ///
81    /// Returns [`ServerError::Protocol`] with
82    /// [`ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired`](a2a_protocol_types::error::ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired)
83    /// naming every missing extension URI.
84    pub(crate) fn ensure_required_extensions(
85        &self,
86        ctx: &crate::call_context::CallContext,
87    ) -> ServerResult<()> {
88        if self.required_extensions.is_empty() {
89            return Ok(());
90        }
91        let declared = ctx.extensions();
92        let missing: Vec<&str> = self
93            .required_extensions
94            .iter()
95            .filter(|uri| !declared.iter().any(|d| d == *uri))
96            .map(String::as_str)
97            .collect();
98        if missing.is_empty() {
99            Ok(())
100        } else {
101            Err(ServerError::Protocol(
102                a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aError::extension_support_required(format!(
103                    "this agent requires extension support the client did not declare \
104                     (send them in the A2A-Extensions header): {}",
105                    missing.join(", ")
106                )),
107            ))
108        }
109    }
110
111    /// Returns the activated extension set for a request: the intersection of
112    /// the client's `A2A-Extensions` declaration and the card's declared
113    /// extensions, in request order. HTTP dispatchers echo this back in the
114    /// response `A2A-Extensions` header (official-SDK convention) so clients
115    /// know which requested extensions the agent honored.
116    #[must_use]
117    pub fn activated_extensions(
118        &self,
119        headers: &std::collections::HashMap<String, String>,
120    ) -> Vec<String> {
121        if self.declared_extensions.is_empty() {
122            return Vec::new();
123        }
124        super::helpers::parse_extensions_header(headers)
125            .into_iter()
126            .filter(|uri| self.declared_extensions.iter().any(|d| d == uri))
127            .collect()
128    }
129
130    /// Computes the response `A2A-Extensions` header value from a raw request
131    /// header value: the comma-joined activated set, or `None` when nothing
132    /// was activated (no header is emitted then).
133    pub(crate) fn activated_extensions_header_value(&self, raw: Option<&str>) -> Option<String> {
134        let raw = raw?;
135        if self.declared_extensions.is_empty() {
136            return None;
137        }
138        let activated: Vec<&str> = raw
139            .split(',')
140            .map(str::trim)
141            .filter(|s| !s.is_empty())
142            .filter(|uri| self.declared_extensions.iter().any(|d| d == uri))
143            .collect();
144        if activated.is_empty() {
145            None
146        } else {
147            Some(activated.join(", "))
148        }
149    }
150}
151
152#[cfg(test)]
153mod tests {
154    use a2a_protocol_types::agent_card::{AgentCapabilities, AgentCard, AgentInterface};
155
156    use crate::agent_executor;
157    use crate::builder::RequestHandlerBuilder;
158    use crate::error::ServerError;
159
160    struct DummyExecutor;
161    agent_executor!(DummyExecutor, |_ctx, _queue| async { Ok(()) });
162
163    fn card_with(caps: AgentCapabilities) -> AgentCard {
164        AgentCard {
165            url: None,
166            name: "Test Agent".into(),
167            description: "A test agent".into(),
168            version: "1.0.0".into(),
169            supported_interfaces: vec![AgentInterface {
170                url: "http://localhost:8080".into(),
171                protocol_binding: "JSONRPC".into(),
172                protocol_version: "1.0.0".into(),
173                tenant: None,
174            }],
175            default_input_modes: vec![],
176            default_output_modes: vec![],
177            skills: vec![],
178            capabilities: caps,
179            provider: None,
180            icon_url: None,
181            documentation_url: None,
182            security_schemes: None,
183            security_requirements: None,
184            signatures: None,
185        }
186    }
187
188    #[test]
189    fn no_card_allows_streaming_and_push() {
190        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();
191        assert!(handler.ensure_streaming_supported().is_ok());
192        assert!(handler.ensure_push_supported().is_ok());
193    }
194
195    #[test]
196    fn card_without_streaming_rejects_streaming() {
197        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
198            .with_agent_card(card_with(AgentCapabilities::none()))
199            .build()
200            .unwrap();
201        assert!(matches!(
202            handler.ensure_streaming_supported(),
203            Err(ServerError::UnsupportedOperation(_))
204        ));
205    }
206
207    #[test]
208    fn card_with_streaming_allows_streaming() {
209        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
210            .with_agent_card(card_with(AgentCapabilities::none().with_streaming(true)))
211            .build()
212            .unwrap();
213        assert!(handler.ensure_streaming_supported().is_ok());
214    }
215
216    #[test]
217    fn card_without_push_rejects_push() {
218        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
219            .with_agent_card(card_with(AgentCapabilities::none()))
220            .build()
221            .unwrap();
222        assert!(matches!(
223            handler.ensure_push_supported(),
224            Err(ServerError::PushNotSupported)
225        ));
226    }
227
228    #[test]
229    fn card_with_push_allows_push() {
230        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
231            .with_agent_card(card_with(
232                AgentCapabilities::none().with_push_notifications(true),
233            ))
234            .build()
235            .unwrap();
236        assert!(handler.ensure_push_supported().is_ok());
237    }
238
239    // ── Required-extension negotiation (§3.3.4) ───────────────────────────
240
241    fn card_with_extensions() -> AgentCard {
242        use a2a_protocol_types::extensions::AgentExtension;
243        let mut caps = AgentCapabilities::none();
244        caps.extensions = Some(vec![
245            AgentExtension {
246                uri: "https://example.com/ext/required/v1".into(),
247                description: None,
248                required: Some(true),
249                params: None,
250            },
251            AgentExtension {
252                uri: "https://example.com/ext/optional/v1".into(),
253                description: None,
254                required: Some(false),
255                params: None,
256            },
257        ]);
258        card_with(caps)
259    }
260
261    fn ctx_with_extensions(exts: &[&str]) -> crate::call_context::CallContext {
262        let mut headers = std::collections::HashMap::new();
263        if !exts.is_empty() {
264            headers.insert("a2a-extensions".to_owned(), exts.join(","));
265        }
266        crate::handler::helpers::build_call_context("Test", Some(&headers))
267    }
268
269    #[tokio::test]
270    async fn missing_required_extension_is_rejected() {
271        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
272            .with_agent_card(card_with_extensions())
273            .build()
274            .unwrap();
275        let ctx = ctx_with_extensions(&[]);
276        let err = handler
277            .ensure_required_extensions(&ctx)
278            .expect_err("client without the required extension must be rejected");
279        assert!(
280            matches!(err, ServerError::Protocol(ref e)
281                if e.code == a2a_protocol_types::error::ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired
282                    && e.message.contains("https://example.com/ext/required/v1")),
283            "expected ExtensionSupportRequired naming the URI, got: {err:?}"
284        );
285    }
286
287    #[tokio::test]
288    async fn declared_required_extension_is_accepted() {
289        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
290            .with_agent_card(card_with_extensions())
291            .build()
292            .unwrap();
293        let ctx = ctx_with_extensions(&["https://example.com/ext/required/v1"]);
294        assert!(handler.ensure_required_extensions(&ctx).is_ok());
295    }
296
297    #[tokio::test]
298    async fn optional_extension_absence_is_fine() {
299        // Only required:true extensions are enforced; the optional one may be
300        // omitted freely.
301        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
302            .with_agent_card(card_with_extensions())
303            .build()
304            .unwrap();
305        let ctx = ctx_with_extensions(&[
306            "https://example.com/ext/required/v1",
307            "https://other.example/uninvolved",
308        ]);
309        assert!(handler.ensure_required_extensions(&ctx).is_ok());
310    }
311
312    #[tokio::test]
313    async fn no_card_no_required_extensions() {
314        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();
315        let ctx = ctx_with_extensions(&[]);
316        assert!(handler.ensure_required_extensions(&ctx).is_ok());
317    }
318
319    #[test]
320    fn activated_extensions_header_intersects_with_declared() {
321        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
322            .with_agent_card(card_with_extensions())
323            .build()
324            .unwrap();
325        // Requested: one declared, one unknown → only the declared one echoes.
326        let echoed = handler.activated_extensions_header_value(Some(
327            "https://example.com/ext/optional/v1, https://unknown.example/ext/v9",
328        ));
329        assert_eq!(
330            echoed.as_deref(),
331            Some("https://example.com/ext/optional/v1")
332        );
333        // Nothing requested → no echo.
334        assert_eq!(handler.activated_extensions_header_value(None), None);
335        // Only unknown requested → no echo.
336        assert_eq!(
337            handler.activated_extensions_header_value(Some("https://unknown.example/ext/v9")),
338            None
339        );
340    }
341
342    /// End-to-end: a data-plane operation on a handler whose card requires an
343    /// extension rejects a client that does not declare it, and serves one
344    /// that does.
345    #[tokio::test]
346    async fn get_task_enforces_required_extension() {
347        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
348            .with_agent_card(card_with_extensions())
349            .build()
350            .unwrap();
351
352        let params = a2a_protocol_types::params::TaskQueryParams {
353            tenant: None,
354            id: "missing-task".into(),
355            history_length: None,
356        };
357
358        // Without the required extension: ExtensionSupportRequired.
359        let err = handler
360            .on_get_task(params.clone(), None)
361            .await
362            .expect_err("must reject undeclared client");
363        assert!(
364            matches!(err, ServerError::Protocol(ref e)
365                if e.code == a2a_protocol_types::error::ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired),
366            "expected ExtensionSupportRequired, got: {err:?}"
367        );
368
369        // With it: the request proceeds to normal handling (TaskNotFound).
370        let mut headers = std::collections::HashMap::new();
371        headers.insert(
372            "a2a-extensions".to_owned(),
373            "https://example.com/ext/required/v1".to_owned(),
374        );
375        let err = handler
376            .on_get_task(params, Some(&headers))
377            .await
378            .expect_err("task does not exist");
379        assert!(
380            matches!(err, ServerError::TaskNotFound(_)),
381            "expected TaskNotFound once the extension is declared, got: {err:?}"
382        );
383    }
384}
a2a_protocol_server/handler/capability.rs

a2a_protocol_server/handler/
capability.rs
