a2a_protocol_server/dispatch/jsonrpc/
mod.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//! JSON-RPC 2.0 dispatcher.
7//!
8//! [`JsonRpcDispatcher`] reads JSON-RPC requests from HTTP bodies, routes
9//! them to the appropriate [`RequestHandler`] method, and serializes the
10//! response (or streams SSE for streaming methods).
11
12mod response;
13
14use std::collections::HashMap;
15use std::convert::Infallible;
16use std::sync::Arc;
17
18use bytes::Bytes;
19use http_body_util::combinators::BoxBody;
20use hyper::body::Incoming;
21
22use a2a_protocol_types::jsonrpc::{
23    JsonRpcError, JsonRpcErrorResponse, JsonRpcId, JsonRpcRequest, JsonRpcSuccessResponse,
24    JsonRpcVersion,
25};
26
27use crate::agent_card::StaticAgentCardHandler;
28use crate::dispatch::cors::CorsConfig;
29use crate::error::ServerError;
30use crate::handler::{RequestHandler, SendMessageResult};
31use crate::serve::Dispatcher;
32use crate::streaming::build_sse_response;
33
34use response::{
35    error_response, error_response_bytes, extract_headers, json_response, parse_error_response,
36    parse_params, read_body_limited, success_response, success_response_bytes,
37};
38
39/// JSON-RPC 2.0 request dispatcher.
40///
41/// Routes incoming JSON-RPC requests to the underlying [`RequestHandler`].
42/// Optionally applies CORS headers to all responses.
43///
44/// Also serves the agent card at `GET /.well-known/agent-card.json` so that
45/// JSON-RPC servers can participate in agent card discovery (spec §8.3).
46pub struct JsonRpcDispatcher {
47    handler: Arc<RequestHandler>,
48    card_handler: Option<StaticAgentCardHandler>,
49    cors: Option<CorsConfig>,
50    config: super::DispatchConfig,
51}
52
53impl JsonRpcDispatcher {
54    /// Creates a new dispatcher wrapping the given handler with default
55    /// configuration.
56    #[must_use]
57    pub fn new(handler: Arc<RequestHandler>) -> Self {
58        Self::with_config(handler, super::DispatchConfig::default())
59    }
60
61    /// Creates a new dispatcher with the given configuration.
62    #[must_use]
63    pub fn with_config(handler: Arc<RequestHandler>, config: super::DispatchConfig) -> Self {
64        let card_handler = handler
65            .agent_card
66            .as_ref()
67            .and_then(|card| StaticAgentCardHandler::new(card).ok());
68        Self {
69            handler,
70            card_handler,
71            cors: None,
72            config,
73        }
74    }
75
76    /// Sets CORS configuration for this dispatcher.
77    ///
78    /// When set, all responses will include CORS headers, and `OPTIONS` preflight
79    /// requests will be handled automatically.
80    #[must_use]
81    pub fn with_cors(mut self, cors: CorsConfig) -> Self {
82        self.cors = Some(cors);
83        self
84    }
85
86    /// Dispatches a JSON-RPC request and returns an HTTP response.
87    ///
88    /// For `SendStreamingMessage` and `SubscribeToTask`, the response uses
89    /// SSE (`text/event-stream`). All other methods return JSON.
90    ///
91    /// JSON-RPC errors are always returned as HTTP 200 with an error body.
92    pub async fn dispatch(
93        &self,
94        req: hyper::Request<Incoming>,
95    ) -> hyper::Response<BoxBody<Bytes, Infallible>> {
96        // Handle CORS preflight requests.
97        if req.method() == "OPTIONS" {
98            if let Some(ref cors) = self.cors {
99                return cors.preflight_response();
100            }
101            return json_response(204, Vec::new());
102        }
103
104        // Serve the agent card at the well-known discovery path (spec §8.3).
105        // This must be handled before JSON-RPC body parsing since it's a GET.
106        if req.method() == "GET" && req.uri().path() == "/.well-known/agent-card.json" {
107            let mut resp = self.card_handler.as_ref().map_or_else(
108                || json_response(404, br#"{"error":"agent card not configured"}"#.to_vec()),
109                |h| h.handle(&req).map(http_body_util::BodyExt::boxed),
110            );
111            if let Some(ref cors) = self.cors {
112                cors.apply_headers(&mut resp);
113            }
114            return resp;
115        }
116
117        // Capture the raw A2A-Extensions request header before the request is
118        // consumed, so the activated set can be echoed on the response
119        // (official-SDK convention; lets clients see which requested
120        // extensions the agent honored).
121        let requested_extensions = req
122            .headers()
123            .get(a2a_protocol_types::A2A_EXTENSIONS_HEADER)
124            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
125            .map(str::to_owned);
126
127        let mut resp = self.dispatch_inner(req).await;
128        if let Some(hval) = self
129            .handler
130            .activated_extensions_header_value(requested_extensions.as_deref())
131        {
132            if let Ok(v) = hyper::header::HeaderValue::from_str(&hval) {
133                resp.headers_mut()
134                    .insert(a2a_protocol_types::A2A_EXTENSIONS_HEADER, v);
135            }
136        }
137        if let Some(ref cors) = self.cors {
138            cors.apply_headers(&mut resp);
139        }
140        resp
141    }
142
143    /// Inner dispatch logic (separated to allow CORS wrapping).
144    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
145    async fn dispatch_inner(
146        &self,
147        req: hyper::Request<Incoming>,
148    ) -> hyper::Response<BoxBody<Bytes, Infallible>> {
149        // Validate Content-Type if present.
150        if let Some(ct) = req.headers().get("content-type") {
151            let ct_str = ct.to_str().unwrap_or("");
152            if !ct_str.starts_with("application/json")
153                && !ct_str.starts_with(a2a_protocol_types::A2A_CONTENT_TYPE)
154            {
155                return parse_error_response(
156                    None,
157                    &format!("unsupported Content-Type: {ct_str}; expected application/json or application/a2a+json"),
158                );
159            }
160        }
161
162        // Validate the A2A-Version header per spec §3.6.2: an absent or
163        // empty value is interpreted as protocol 0.3 and rejected under the
164        // strict default (reference-SDK parity); any 1.x is accepted.
165        let version_value = req
166            .headers()
167            .get(a2a_protocol_types::A2A_VERSION_HEADER)
168            .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok());
169        if let Err(err) =
170            super::validate_version_header(version_value, self.config.require_version_header)
171        {
172            return error_response(None, &ServerError::Protocol(err));
173        }
174
175        // Extract HTTP headers BEFORE consuming the body.
176        let headers = extract_headers(req.headers());
177
178        // Read body with size limit (default 4 MiB).
179        let body_bytes = match read_body_limited(
180            req.into_body(),
181            self.config.max_request_body_size,
182            self.config.body_read_timeout,
183        )
184        .await
185        {
186            Ok(bytes) => bytes,
187            Err(msg) => return parse_error_response(None, &msg),
188        };
189
190        // JSON-RPC 2.0 §6.3: detect batch (array) vs single (object) request.
191        let raw: serde_json::Value = match serde_json::from_slice(&body_bytes) {
192            Ok(v) => v,
193            Err(e) => return parse_error_response(None, &e.to_string()),
194        };
195
196        if raw.is_array() {
197            // Batch request: take ownership of the array to avoid per-item clones.
198            let serde_json::Value::Array(items) = raw else {
199                unreachable!()
200            };
201            if items.is_empty() {
202                return parse_error_response(None, "empty batch request");
203            }
204            // FIX(M8): Reject oversized batches to prevent resource exhaustion.
205            if items.len() > self.config.max_batch_size {
206                return parse_error_response(
207                    None,
208                    &format!(
209                        "batch too large: {} requests exceeds {} limit",
210                        items.len(),
211                        self.config.max_batch_size
212                    ),
213                );
214            }
215            let mut responses: Vec<serde_json::Value> = Vec::with_capacity(items.len());
216            for item in items {
217                let rpc_req: JsonRpcRequest = match serde_json::from_value(item) {
218                    Ok(r) => r,
219                    Err(e) => {
220                        // Invalid request within batch — return individual parse error.
221                        let err_resp = JsonRpcErrorResponse::new(
222                            None,
223                            JsonRpcError::new(
224                                a2a_protocol_types::error::ErrorCode::ParseError.as_i32(),
225                                format!("Parse error: {e}"),
226                            ),
227                        );
228                        if let Ok(v) = serde_json::to_value(&err_resp) {
229                            responses.push(v);
230                        }
231                        continue;
232                    }
233                };
234                let resp_body = self.dispatch_single_request(&rpc_req, &headers).await;
235                if let Ok(v) = serde_json::from_slice::<serde_json::Value>(&resp_body) {
236                    responses.push(v);
237                }
238            }
239            let body = serde_json::to_vec(&responses).unwrap_or_default();
240            json_response(200, body)
241        } else {
242            // Single request.
243            let rpc_req: JsonRpcRequest = match serde_json::from_value(raw) {
244                Ok(r) => r,
245                Err(e) => return parse_error_response(None, &e.to_string()),
246            };
247            self.dispatch_single_request_http(&rpc_req, &headers).await
248        }
249    }
250
251    /// Dispatches a single JSON-RPC request and returns an HTTP response.
252    ///
253    /// For streaming methods, the response is SSE. For non-streaming, JSON.
254    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
255    async fn dispatch_single_request_http(
256        &self,
257        rpc_req: &JsonRpcRequest,
258        headers: &HashMap<String, String>,
259    ) -> hyper::Response<BoxBody<Bytes, Infallible>> {
260        let id = rpc_req.id.to_response_id();
261        trace_info!(method = %rpc_req.method, "dispatching JSON-RPC request");
262
263        // Streaming methods return SSE, not JSON.
264        match rpc_req.method.as_str() {
265            "SendStreamingMessage" => {
266                return self.dispatch_send_message(id, rpc_req, true, headers).await;
267            }
268            "SubscribeToTask" => {
269                return match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::TaskIdParams>(rpc_req) {
270                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_resubscribe(p, Some(headers)).await {
271                        Ok(reader) => build_sse_response(
272                            reader,
273                            Some(self.config.sse_keep_alive_interval),
274                            Some(self.config.sse_channel_capacity),
275                            // JSON-RPC envelope echoing the request id
276                            // per Section 9.4.2.
277                            Some(id.clone()),
278                        ),
279                        Err(e) => error_response(id, &e),
280                    },
281                    Err(e) => error_response(id, &e),
282                };
283            }
284            _ => {}
285        }
286
287        let body = self.dispatch_single_request(rpc_req, headers).await;
288        json_response(200, body)
289    }
290
291    /// Dispatches a single JSON-RPC request and returns the response body bytes.
292    ///
293    /// Used for both single and batch requests.
294    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
295    async fn dispatch_single_request(
296        &self,
297        rpc_req: &JsonRpcRequest,
298        headers: &HashMap<String, String>,
299    ) -> Vec<u8> {
300        let id = rpc_req.id.to_response_id();
301
302        match rpc_req.method.as_str() {
303            "SendMessage" => {
304                match self
305                    .dispatch_send_message_inner(id.clone(), rpc_req, false, headers)
306                    .await
307                {
308                    Ok(resp) => serde_json::to_vec(&resp).unwrap_or_default(),
309                    Err(body) => body,
310                }
311            }
312            "SendStreamingMessage" => {
313                // In batch context, streaming is not supported — return error.
314                let err = ServerError::InvalidParams(
315                    "SendStreamingMessage not supported in batch requests".into(),
316                );
317                let a2a_err = err.to_a2a_error();
318                let resp = JsonRpcErrorResponse::new(
319                    id,
320                    JsonRpcError::new(a2a_err.code.as_i32(), a2a_err.message),
321                );
322                serde_json::to_vec(&resp).unwrap_or_default()
323            }
324            "GetTask" => {
325                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::TaskQueryParams>(rpc_req) {
326                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_get_task(p, Some(headers)).await {
327                        Ok(r) => success_response_bytes(id, &r),
328                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
329                    },
330                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
331                }
332            }
333            "ListTasks" => {
334                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::ListTasksParams>(rpc_req) {
335                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_list_tasks(p, Some(headers)).await {
336                        Ok(r) => success_response_bytes(id, &r),
337                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
338                    },
339                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
340                }
341            }
342            "CancelTask" => {
343                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::CancelTaskParams>(rpc_req) {
344                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_cancel_task(p, Some(headers)).await {
345                        Ok(r) => success_response_bytes(id, &r),
346                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
347                    },
348                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
349                }
350            }
351            "SubscribeToTask" => {
352                let err = ServerError::InvalidParams(
353                    "SubscribeToTask not supported in batch requests".into(),
354                );
355                error_response_bytes(id, &err)
356            }
357            "CreateTaskPushNotificationConfig" => {
358                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::push::TaskPushNotificationConfig>(rpc_req)
359                {
360                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_set_push_config(p, Some(headers)).await {
361                        Ok(r) => success_response_bytes(id, &r),
362                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
363                    },
364                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
365                }
366            }
367            "GetTaskPushNotificationConfig" => {
368                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::GetPushConfigParams>(rpc_req) {
369                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_get_push_config(p, Some(headers)).await {
370                        Ok(r) => success_response_bytes(id, &r),
371                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
372                    },
373                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
374                }
375            }
376            "ListTaskPushNotificationConfigs" => {
377                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::ListPushConfigsParams>(rpc_req) {
378                    Ok(p) => match self
379                        .handler
380                        .on_list_push_configs(&p.task_id, p.tenant.as_deref(), Some(headers))
381                        .await
382                    {
383                        Ok(configs) => {
384                            let resp = a2a_protocol_types::responses::ListPushConfigsResponse {
385                                configs,
386                                next_page_token: None,
387                            };
388                            success_response_bytes(id, &resp)
389                        }
390                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
391                    },
392                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
393                }
394            }
395            "DeleteTaskPushNotificationConfig" => {
396                match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::DeletePushConfigParams>(rpc_req) {
397                    Ok(p) => match self.handler.on_delete_push_config(p, Some(headers)).await {
398                        Ok(()) => success_response_bytes(id, &serde_json::json!({})),
399                        Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
400                    },
401                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
402                }
403            }
404            "GetExtendedAgentCard" => {
405                match self.handler.on_get_extended_agent_card(Some(headers)).await {
406                    Ok(r) => success_response_bytes(id, &r),
407                    Err(e) => error_response_bytes(id, &e),
408                }
409            }
410            other => {
411                let err = ServerError::MethodNotFound(other.to_owned());
412                error_response_bytes(id, &err)
413            }
414        }
415    }
416
417    /// Helper for dispatching `SendMessage` that returns either a success response
418    /// value (for batch) or the body bytes on error.
419    async fn dispatch_send_message_inner(
420        &self,
421        id: JsonRpcId,
422        rpc_req: &JsonRpcRequest,
423        streaming: bool,
424        headers: &HashMap<String, String>,
425    ) -> Result<JsonRpcSuccessResponse<serde_json::Value>, Vec<u8>> {
426        let params = match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::MessageSendParams>(rpc_req) {
427            Ok(p) => p,
428            Err(e) => return Err(error_response_bytes(id, &e)),
429        };
430        match self
431            .handler
432            .on_send_message(params, streaming, Some(headers))
433            .await
434        {
435            Ok(SendMessageResult::Response(resp)) => {
436                let result = serde_json::to_value(&resp).unwrap_or(serde_json::Value::Null);
437                Ok(JsonRpcSuccessResponse {
438                    jsonrpc: JsonRpcVersion,
439                    id,
440                    result,
441                })
442            }
443            Ok(SendMessageResult::Stream(_)) => {
444                // Shouldn't happen in non-streaming mode.
445                let err = ServerError::Internal("unexpected stream response".into());
446                Err(error_response_bytes(id, &err))
447            }
448            Err(e) => Err(error_response_bytes(id, &e)),
449        }
450    }
451
452    async fn dispatch_send_message(
453        &self,
454        id: JsonRpcId,
455        rpc_req: &JsonRpcRequest,
456        streaming: bool,
457        headers: &HashMap<String, String>,
458    ) -> hyper::Response<BoxBody<Bytes, Infallible>> {
459        let params = match parse_params::<a2a_protocol_types::params::MessageSendParams>(rpc_req) {
460            Ok(p) => p,
461            Err(e) => return error_response(id, &e),
462        };
463        match self
464            .handler
465            .on_send_message(params, streaming, Some(headers))
466            .await
467        {
468            Ok(SendMessageResult::Response(resp)) => success_response(id, &resp),
469            Ok(SendMessageResult::Stream(reader)) => build_sse_response(
470                reader,
471                Some(self.config.sse_keep_alive_interval),
472                Some(self.config.sse_channel_capacity),
473                // JSON-RPC envelope echoing the request id per Section 9.4.2.
474                Some(id.clone()),
475            ),
476            Err(e) => error_response(id, &e),
477        }
478    }
479}
480
481impl std::fmt::Debug for JsonRpcDispatcher {
482    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
483        f.debug_struct("JsonRpcDispatcher").finish()
484    }
485}
486
487// ── Dispatcher impl ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
488
489impl Dispatcher for JsonRpcDispatcher {
490    fn dispatch(
491        &self,
492        req: hyper::Request<Incoming>,
493    ) -> std::pin::Pin<
494        Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = crate::serve::DispatchResponse> + Send + '_>,
495    > {
496        Box::pin(self.dispatch(req))
497    }
498}
a2a_protocol_server/dispatch/jsonrpc/mod.rs

a2a_protocol_server/dispatch/jsonrpc/
mod.rs
