a2a_protocol_server/handler/lifecycle/

subscribe.rs

// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
// Copyright 2026 Tom F. <tomf@tomtomtech.net> (https://github.com/tomtom215)
//
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//! `SubscribeToTask` handler — resubscribe to a task's event stream.

use std::collections::HashMap;
use std::time::Instant;

use a2a_protocol_types::params::TaskIdParams;
use a2a_protocol_types::task::TaskId;

use a2a_protocol_types::events::{StreamResponse, TaskStatusUpdateEvent};

use crate::error::{ServerError, ServerResult};
use crate::streaming::{InMemoryQueueReader, Reattached};

use super::super::helpers::build_call_context;
use super::super::RequestHandler;

impl RequestHandler {
    /// Builds the hook that keeps a `SubscribeToTask` stream alive across turns.
    ///
    /// A task's event queue lives only as long as one executor invocation. An
    /// agent that parks a task in `input_required` therefore destroys the
    /// queue at the end of every turn, and before this hook existed the
    /// subscribe stream ended there — closing while the task was still
    /// non-terminal, which is exactly what spec §3.1.6 forbids
    /// (`STREAM-SUB-002`):
    ///
    /// > The stream MUST terminate when the task reaches a terminal state
    /// > (`completed`, `failed`, `canceled`, or `rejected`).
    ///
    /// So on every channel close the hook re-reads the task. Terminal (or
    /// gone) ends the stream; otherwise it waits for the next turn's queue and
    /// hands back a receiver for it.
    ///
    /// Polling rather than a notification: the alternative is to keep queues
    /// alive past their executor, which deadlocks the background processor —
    /// its persistence channel only closes when the manager drops the writer,
    /// so a retained queue means a drain loop that never ends. Waiting here
    /// costs one store read per interval on an idle stream and leaves the send
    /// path untouched.
    fn subscribe_reattach_hook(&self, task_id: TaskId) -> crate::streaming::ReattachFn {
        let queues = self.event_queue_manager.clone();
        let store = std::sync::Arc::clone(&self.task_store);
        let interval = self.limits.subscribe_reattach_interval;
        let max_idle = self.limits.subscribe_max_idle;

        std::sync::Arc::new(move || {
            let (queues, store, task_id) = (queues.clone(), store.clone(), task_id.clone());
            Box::pin(async move {
                let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + max_idle;
                loop {
                    match store.get(&task_id).await {
                        // The task finished between queues, so the client
                        // never saw the terminal frame on the wire. Synthesize
                        // it from the authoritative stored status: the stream
                        // must not close having reported no terminal state.
                        Ok(Some(t)) if t.status.state.is_terminal() => {
                            return Reattached::Final(StreamResponse::StatusUpdate(
                                TaskStatusUpdateEvent {
                                    task_id: t.id.clone(),
                                    context_id: t.context_id.clone(),
                                    status: t.status,
                                    metadata: None,
                                },
                            ));
                        }
                        // Deleted out from under us: nothing left to stream.
                        Ok(None) => return Reattached::End,
                        Ok(Some(_)) => {}
                        // A store read failure is not evidence the task
                        // finished, but retrying forever on a broken store is
                        // worse than closing; fall through to the idle bound.
                        Err(_e) => {
                            trace_warn!(
                                task_id = %task_id,
                                "subscribe reattach: task store read failed"
                            );
                        }
                    }

                    if let Some(rx) = queues.raw_subscribe(&task_id).await {
                        return Reattached::Channel(rx);
                    }

                    // Bound the wait so a task parked forever does not pin a
                    // connection and a queue slot indefinitely. The client can
                    // resubscribe; §3.5.2 is explicit that reconnection is a
                    // supported flow.
                    if tokio::time::Instant::now() >= deadline {
                        trace_warn!(
                            task_id = %task_id,
                            "subscribe reattach: task still non-terminal after the idle bound; \
                             ending the stream (client may resubscribe)"
                        );
                        return Reattached::End;
                    }
                    tokio::time::sleep(interval).await;
                }
            }) as std::pin::Pin<Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = _> + Send>>
        })
    }

    /// Handles `SubscribeToTask`.
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// Returns [`ServerError::TaskNotFound`] if the task does not exist.
    pub async fn on_resubscribe(
        &self,
        params: TaskIdParams,
        headers: Option<&HashMap<String, String>>,
    ) -> ServerResult<InMemoryQueueReader> {
        let start = Instant::now();
        trace_info!(method = "SubscribeToTask", task_id = %params.id, "handling resubscribe");
        self.metrics.on_request("SubscribeToTask");

        let tenant = self
            .resolve_tenant("SubscribeToTask", headers, params.tenant.as_deref())
            .await?;
        // Boxed: `SubscribeToTask` is a cold, once-per-stream path, and
        // inlining this body pushed the JSON-RPC and REST dispatch futures
        // past clippy's `large_futures` threshold.
        let result: ServerResult<_> = crate::store::tenant::TenantContext::scope(
            tenant,
            Box::pin(async {
                let call_ctx = build_call_context("SubscribeToTask", headers);
                self.interceptors.run_before(&call_ctx).await?;
                // SPEC §3.3.4: reject clients that do not declare support for
                // extensions the agent card marks required.
                self.ensure_required_extensions(&call_ctx)?;

                // SPEC §3.3.4: SubscribeToTask is a streaming operation and is only
                // permitted when the configured agent card advertises
                // `capabilities.streaming == true`. (No-op when no card is configured.)
                self.ensure_streaming_supported()?;

                let task_id = TaskId::new(&params.id);

                // Verify the task exists.
                let task = self
                    .task_store
                    .get(&task_id)
                    .await?
                    .ok_or_else(|| ServerError::TaskNotFound(task_id.clone()))?;

                // SPEC §3.1.6: Subscribing to a task in a terminal state is an
                // unsupported operation — the task will never produce new events.
                if task.status.state.is_terminal() {
                    return Err(ServerError::UnsupportedOperation(format!(
                        "task {} is in terminal state '{}' and cannot be subscribed to",
                        task_id, task.status.state
                    )));
                }

                // SPEC: The first event in a SubscribeToTask stream MUST be a Task
                // snapshot representing the current state (Go #231, JS #323).
                let snapshot = a2a_protocol_types::events::StreamResponse::Task(task);
                let reader = self
                    .event_queue_manager
                    .subscribe_with_snapshot(&task_id, snapshot.clone())
                    .await
                    // No live event queue for a non-terminal task — the executor
                    // for the previous turn has exited (its queue dies with it),
                    // or the process restarted. Either way the task itself is not
                    // finished, so §3.1.6 says the stream must stay open; start
                    // from the snapshot and let the reattach hook below wait for
                    // the next turn's queue.
                    .unwrap_or_else(|| InMemoryQueueReader::snapshot_then_end(snapshot))
                    .with_reattach(self.subscribe_reattach_hook(task_id.clone()));

                self.interceptors.run_after(&call_ctx).await?;
                Ok(reader)
            }),
        )
        .await;

        let elapsed = start.elapsed();
        match &result {
            Ok(_) => {
                self.metrics.on_response("SubscribeToTask");
                self.metrics.on_latency("SubscribeToTask", elapsed);
            }
            Err(e) => {
                self.metrics.on_error("SubscribeToTask", e.metric_label());
                self.metrics.on_latency("SubscribeToTask", elapsed);
            }
        }
        result
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use a2a_protocol_types::params::TaskIdParams;

    use crate::agent_executor;
    use crate::builder::RequestHandlerBuilder;
    use crate::error::ServerError;

    struct DummyExecutor;
    agent_executor!(DummyExecutor, |_ctx, _queue| async { Ok(()) });

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_task_not_found_returns_error() {
        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();
        let params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: None,
            id: "nonexistent-task".to_owned(),
        };
        let result = handler.on_resubscribe(params, None).await;
        assert!(
            matches!(result, Err(ServerError::TaskNotFound(_))),
            "expected TaskNotFound for missing task, got: {result:?}"
        );
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_terminal_task_returns_unsupported_operation() {
        // SPEC §3.1.6: Subscribing to a terminal task returns UnsupportedOperation.
        use a2a_protocol_types::task::{ContextId, Task, TaskId, TaskState, TaskStatus};

        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();
        let task = Task {
            id: TaskId::new("t-resub-1"),
            context_id: ContextId::new("ctx-1"),
            status: TaskStatus::new(TaskState::Completed),
            history: None,
            artifacts: None,
            metadata: None,
        };
        handler.task_store.save(&task).await.unwrap();

        let params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: None,
            id: "t-resub-1".to_owned(),
        };
        let result = handler.on_resubscribe(params, None).await;
        assert!(
            matches!(result, Err(ServerError::UnsupportedOperation(ref msg)) if msg.contains("terminal")),
            "expected UnsupportedOperation for terminal task, got: {result:?}"
        );
    }

    /// A queueless non-terminal task serves its snapshot and then **stays
    /// open** until the task finishes.
    ///
    /// This test previously asserted the opposite — snapshot, then immediate
    /// EOF — citing §3.5.2 reconnection. That was the `STREAM-SUB-002` defect
    /// written down as an expectation: §3.1.6 says the stream "MUST terminate
    /// when the task reaches a terminal state", and this one terminated while
    /// the task was still `Working`. It is the same trap as the three tests
    /// that pinned the wrong JSON-RPC error code; see
    /// `docs/official-tck-findings.md` §9.
    #[tokio::test]
    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)] // one assertion per stream stage, by design
    async fn resubscribe_nonterminal_no_queue_waits_for_the_terminal_state() {
        use crate::streaming::event_queue::EventQueueReader as _;
        use a2a_protocol_types::task::{ContextId, Task, TaskId, TaskState, TaskStatus};

        let handler = std::sync::Arc::new(
            RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
                .with_handler_limits(
                    crate::handler::HandlerLimits::default()
                        .with_subscribe_reattach_interval(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10))
                        .with_subscribe_max_idle(std::time::Duration::from_secs(10)),
                )
                .build()
                .unwrap(),
        );
        let mut task = Task {
            id: TaskId::new("t-resub-nonterminal"),
            context_id: ContextId::new("ctx-1"),
            status: TaskStatus::new(TaskState::Working),
            history: None,
            artifacts: None,
            metadata: None,
        };
        handler.task_store.save(&task).await.unwrap();

        let params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: None,
            id: "t-resub-nonterminal".to_owned(),
        };
        let mut reader = handler
            .on_resubscribe(params, None)
            .await
            .expect("resubscribe to a queueless non-terminal task must serve a snapshot stream");

        // First event: the current Task snapshot.
        let first = reader
            .read()
            .await
            .expect("stream must yield the snapshot")
            .expect("snapshot must not be an error");
        match first {
            a2a_protocol_types::events::StreamResponse::Task(t) => {
                assert_eq!(t.id.0.as_str(), "t-resub-nonterminal");
                assert_eq!(t.status.state, TaskState::Working);
            }
            other => panic!("expected Task snapshot first, got: {other:?}"),
        }

        // The stream must NOT end while the task is still running.
        let still_open =
            tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_millis(150), reader.read()).await;
        assert!(
            still_open.is_err(),
            "stream ended while the task was still Working — §3.1.6 requires it \
             to run until a terminal state, got: {still_open:?}"
        );

        // Once the task finishes, the stream reports the terminal state and
        // only then ends. Reporting it is the point: a stream that closes
        // having never carried a terminal state is what `STREAM-SUB-002`
        // fails on, however long it stayed open.
        task.status = TaskStatus::new(TaskState::Completed);
        handler.task_store.save(&task).await.unwrap();

        let final_frame = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5), reader.read())
            .await
            .expect("stream must report the terminal state promptly")
            .expect("expected a final frame, got EOF")
            .expect("final frame must not be an error");
        match final_frame {
            a2a_protocol_types::events::StreamResponse::StatusUpdate(u) => {
                assert_eq!(u.status.state, TaskState::Completed);
                assert_eq!(u.task_id.0.as_str(), "t-resub-nonterminal");
            }
            other => panic!("expected a terminal StatusUpdate, got: {other:?}"),
        }

        let ended = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5), reader.read())
            .await
            .expect("stream must end after the terminal frame");
        assert!(ended.is_none(), "expected clean EOF, got: {ended:?}");
    }

    /// The idle bound ends a stream whose task never progresses.
    ///
    /// Counter-test for the one above: without a bound, "stay open until
    /// terminal" would pin a connection forever on a task parked in
    /// `input_required`.
    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_gives_up_after_the_idle_bound() {
        use crate::streaming::event_queue::EventQueueReader as _;
        use a2a_protocol_types::task::{ContextId, Task, TaskId, TaskState, TaskStatus};

        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
            .with_handler_limits(
                crate::handler::HandlerLimits::default()
                    .with_subscribe_reattach_interval(std::time::Duration::from_millis(5))
                    .with_subscribe_max_idle(std::time::Duration::from_millis(50)),
            )
            .build()
            .unwrap();
        let task = Task {
            id: TaskId::new("t-parked"),
            context_id: ContextId::new("ctx-1"),
            status: TaskStatus::new(TaskState::InputRequired),
            history: None,
            artifacts: None,
            metadata: None,
        };
        handler.task_store.save(&task).await.unwrap();

        let mut reader = handler
            .on_resubscribe(
                TaskIdParams {
                    tenant: None,
                    id: "t-parked".to_owned(),
                },
                None,
            )
            .await
            .expect("resubscribe must succeed");
        let _snapshot = reader.read().await.expect("snapshot");

        let ended = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(5), reader.read())
            .await
            .expect("the idle bound must end the stream rather than hang");
        assert!(ended.is_none(), "expected clean EOF, got: {ended:?}");
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_success_returns_reader() {
        // Covers lines 47-54, 60-62: the success path where task exists and
        // event queue is active. We need to create a task via send_message
        // (streaming) so the event queue exists, then resubscribe.
        use a2a_protocol_types::message::{Message, MessageId, MessageRole, Part};
        use a2a_protocol_types::params::MessageSendParams;
        use a2a_protocol_types::task::ContextId;

        use crate::handler::SendMessageResult;

        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();

        // Send a streaming message to create a task with an active event queue.
        let params = MessageSendParams {
            message: Message {
                id: MessageId::new("msg-resub"),
                role: MessageRole::User,
                parts: vec![Part::text("hello")],
                context_id: Some(ContextId::new("ctx-resub")),
                task_id: None,
                reference_task_ids: None,
                extensions: None,
                metadata: None,
            },
            configuration: None,
            metadata: None,
            tenant: None,
        };

        let result = handler.on_send_message(params, true, None).await;
        assert!(matches!(result, Ok(SendMessageResult::Stream(_))));

        // Find the task that was just created.
        let tasks = handler
            .task_store
            .list(&a2a_protocol_types::params::ListTasksParams::default())
            .await
            .unwrap();
        assert!(!tasks.tasks.is_empty(), "should have at least one task");

        let task_id = tasks.tasks[0].id.0.clone();

        // Now try to resubscribe to this task.
        let sub_params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: None,
            id: task_id,
        };
        let sub_result = handler.on_resubscribe(sub_params, None).await;
        // The result may succeed (if queue still active) or fail with Internal
        // (if executor already completed and queue was destroyed). Both are valid.
        // What matters is that we exercised the code path.
        match &sub_result {
            Ok(_) | Err(ServerError::Internal(_)) => {} // success or queue already closed
            Err(e) => panic!("unexpected error: {e:?}"),
        }
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_with_tenant() {
        // Covers line 33: tenant scoping in resubscribe.
        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();
        let params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: Some("test-tenant".to_string()),
            id: "nonexistent-task".to_owned(),
        };
        let result = handler.on_resubscribe(params, None).await;
        assert!(result.is_err(), "resubscribe for missing task should fail");
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_with_headers() {
        // Covers line 35: build_call_context with headers.
        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor).build().unwrap();
        let params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: None,
            id: "nonexistent-task".to_owned(),
        };
        let mut headers = std::collections::HashMap::new();
        headers.insert("authorization".to_string(), "Bearer tok".to_string());
        let result = handler.on_resubscribe(params, Some(&headers)).await;
        assert!(result.is_err());
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn resubscribe_error_path_records_error_metrics() {
        // Triggers the Err branch in the metrics match (lines 60-63, 82).
        use crate::call_context::CallContext;
        use crate::interceptor::ServerInterceptor;
        use std::future::Future;
        use std::pin::Pin;

        struct FailInterceptor;
        impl ServerInterceptor for FailInterceptor {
            fn before<'a>(
                &'a self,
                _ctx: &'a CallContext,
            ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aResult<()>> + Send + 'a>>
            {
                Box::pin(async {
                    Err(a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aError::internal(
                        "forced failure",
                    ))
                })
            }
            fn after<'a>(
                &'a self,
                _ctx: &'a CallContext,
            ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aResult<()>> + Send + 'a>>
            {
                Box::pin(async { Ok(()) })
            }
        }

        let handler = RequestHandlerBuilder::new(DummyExecutor)
            .with_interceptor(FailInterceptor)
            .build()
            .unwrap();

        let params = TaskIdParams {
            tenant: None,
            id: "t-resub-fail".to_owned(),
        };
        let result = handler.on_resubscribe(params, None).await;
        assert!(
            result.is_err(),
            "resubscribe should fail when interceptor rejects"
        );
    }
}