a2a_protocol_server/

interceptor.rs

// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
// Copyright 2026 Tom F. <tomf@tomtomtech.net> (https://github.com/tomtom215)
//
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//! Server-side interceptor chain.
//!
//! [`ServerInterceptor`] allows middleware-style hooks before and after each
//! JSON-RPC or REST method invocation. [`ServerInterceptorChain`] manages an
//! ordered list of interceptors and runs them sequentially.

use std::future::Future;
use std::pin::Pin;
use std::sync::Arc;

use a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aResult;

use crate::call_context::CallContext;

/// A server-side interceptor for request processing.
///
/// Interceptors run before and after the core handler logic. They can be used
/// for logging, authentication, rate-limiting, or other cross-cutting concerns.
///
/// # Object safety
///
/// This trait is designed to be used behind `Arc<dyn ServerInterceptor>`.
pub trait ServerInterceptor: Send + Sync + 'static {
    /// Called before the request handler processes the method call.
    ///
    /// Return `Err(...)` to abort the request with an error response.
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// Returns an [`A2aError`](a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aError) to reject the request.
    fn before<'a>(
        &'a self,
        ctx: &'a CallContext,
    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = A2aResult<()>> + Send + 'a>>;

    /// Called after the request handler has finished processing.
    ///
    /// This is called even if the handler returned an error. It should not
    /// alter the response — use it for logging, metrics, or cleanup.
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// Returns an [`A2aError`](a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aError) if post-processing fails.
    fn after<'a>(
        &'a self,
        ctx: &'a CallContext,
    ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = A2aResult<()>> + Send + 'a>>;

    /// Returns `true` if this interceptor authenticates requests — i.e. its
    /// [`before`](Self::before) hook rejects callers that do not present
    /// valid credentials.
    ///
    /// The extended agent card endpoint MUST require authentication (spec
    /// §13.3); the handler uses this marker to verify that at least one
    /// authenticating interceptor guards the chain before serving the card.
    /// The default is `false` (logging/metrics-style interceptors do not
    /// authenticate); auth interceptors — including custom ones — should
    /// override this to `true`.
    fn authenticates(&self) -> bool {
        false
    }
}

/// An ordered chain of [`ServerInterceptor`] instances.
///
/// Interceptors are executed in insertion order for `before` and reverse order
/// for `after`.
#[derive(Default)]
pub struct ServerInterceptorChain {
    interceptors: Vec<Arc<dyn ServerInterceptor>>,
}

impl ServerInterceptorChain {
    /// Creates an empty interceptor chain.
    #[must_use]
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self::default()
    }

    /// Appends an interceptor to the chain.
    pub fn push(&mut self, interceptor: Arc<dyn ServerInterceptor>) {
        self.interceptors.push(interceptor);
    }

    /// Runs all `before` hooks in insertion order.
    ///
    /// Stops at the first error and returns it.
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// Returns the first [`A2aError`](a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aError) from any interceptor.
    pub async fn run_before(&self, ctx: &CallContext) -> A2aResult<()> {
        for interceptor in &self.interceptors {
            interceptor.before(ctx).await?;
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Runs all `after` hooks in reverse insertion order.
    ///
    /// Stops at the first error and returns it.
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// Returns the first [`A2aError`](a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aError) from any interceptor.
    pub async fn run_after(&self, ctx: &CallContext) -> A2aResult<()> {
        for interceptor in self.interceptors.iter().rev() {
            interceptor.after(ctx).await?;
        }
        Ok(())
    }

    /// Returns `true` when at least one interceptor in the chain
    /// [authenticates](ServerInterceptor::authenticates) requests.
    #[must_use]
    pub fn has_authenticator(&self) -> bool {
        self.interceptors.iter().any(|i| i.authenticates())
    }
}

impl fmt::Debug for ServerInterceptorChain {
    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
        f.debug_struct("ServerInterceptorChain")
            .field("count", &self.interceptors.len())
            .finish()
    }
}

use std::fmt;

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;

    #[test]
    fn debug_shows_count() {
        let chain = ServerInterceptorChain::new();
        let debug = format!("{chain:?}");
        assert!(debug.contains("ServerInterceptorChain"));
        assert!(debug.contains("count"));
        assert!(debug.contains('0'));
    }

    struct NoopInterceptor;
    impl ServerInterceptor for NoopInterceptor {
        fn before<'a>(
            &'a self,
            _ctx: &'a CallContext,
        ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = A2aResult<()>> + Send + 'a>> {
            Box::pin(async { Ok(()) })
        }
        fn after<'a>(
            &'a self,
            _ctx: &'a CallContext,
        ) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = A2aResult<()>> + Send + 'a>> {
            Box::pin(async { Ok(()) })
        }
    }

    #[test]
    fn debug_shows_correct_count_after_push() {
        let mut chain = ServerInterceptorChain::new();
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        let debug = format!("{chain:?}");
        assert!(debug.contains('2'), "expected count=2 in debug: {debug}");
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn run_before_calls_interceptors_in_order() {
        let mut chain = ServerInterceptorChain::new();
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        let ctx = CallContext::new("test");
        chain.run_before(&ctx).await.unwrap();
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn run_after_calls_interceptors_in_reverse() {
        let mut chain = ServerInterceptorChain::new();
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        let ctx = CallContext::new("test");
        chain.run_after(&ctx).await.unwrap();
    }

    #[tokio::test]
    async fn empty_chain_succeeds() {
        let chain = ServerInterceptorChain::new();
        let ctx = CallContext::new("test");
        chain.run_before(&ctx).await.unwrap();
        chain.run_after(&ctx).await.unwrap();
    }

    /// Kills `replace ServerInterceptor::authenticates -> bool with true` on
    /// the trait's default body.
    ///
    /// The default is `false`: a logging or metrics interceptor does not
    /// authenticate anyone. `has_authenticator` is what the handler consults
    /// before serving the extended agent card, which spec §13.3 says MUST
    /// require authentication. Flipped to `true`, *any* interceptor — a bare
    /// metrics hook — satisfies that check, and an unauthenticated caller is
    /// served the extended card.
    ///
    /// `NoopInterceptor` above overrides nothing, so it inherits the default
    /// and is the right probe.
    #[test]
    fn a_non_authenticating_interceptor_does_not_satisfy_the_auth_check() {
        assert!(
            !NoopInterceptor.authenticates(),
            "the trait default must be false; an interceptor that does no \
             auth must not claim to"
        );

        let mut chain = ServerInterceptorChain::new();
        chain.push(Arc::new(NoopInterceptor));
        assert!(
            !chain.has_authenticator(),
            "a chain of non-authenticating interceptors must not report an \
             authenticator; reporting one lets the extended agent card be \
             served to unauthenticated callers (spec §13.3)"
        );

        // And an empty chain, so the assertion above cannot pass merely
        // because `any()` is vacuously false for both.
        assert!(
            !ServerInterceptorChain::new().has_authenticator(),
            "an empty chain has no authenticator"
        );
    }
}