a2a_protocol_server/agent_card/
hot_reload.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//! Hot-reload agent card handler.
7//!
8//! [`HotReloadAgentCardHandler`] wraps an [`AgentCard`] behind an
9//! [`Arc<RwLock<_>>`](std::sync::Arc) so the card can be replaced at runtime
10//! without restarting the server. The handler implements [`AgentCardProducer`]
11//! and can therefore be used with [`DynamicAgentCardHandler`](super::DynamicAgentCardHandler).
12//!
13//! Three reload strategies are provided:
14//!
15//! | Method | Platform | Mechanism |
16//! |---|---|---|
17//! | [`reload_from_file`](HotReloadAgentCardHandler::reload_from_file) | all | Reads a JSON file on demand |
18//! | [`spawn_poll_watcher`](HotReloadAgentCardHandler::spawn_poll_watcher) | all | Polls file modification time at a configurable interval |
19//! | [`spawn_signal_watcher`](HotReloadAgentCardHandler::spawn_signal_watcher) | unix | Reloads on `SIGHUP` |
20//!
21//! # Example
22//!
23//! ```no_run
24//! use std::path::Path;
25//! use std::sync::Arc;
26//! use a2a_protocol_types::agent_card::AgentCard;
27//! use a2a_protocol_server::agent_card::hot_reload::HotReloadAgentCardHandler;
28//!
29//! # fn example(card: AgentCard) {
30//! let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
31//!
32//! // Periodic polling (cross-platform).
33//! let handle = handler.spawn_poll_watcher(
34//!     Path::new("/etc/a2a/agent.json"),
35//!     std::time::Duration::from_secs(30),
36//! );
37//! // `handle` can be dropped or `.abort()`-ed to stop polling.
38//! # }
39//! ```
40
41use std::future::Future;
42use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
43use std::pin::Pin;
44use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
45use std::time::{Duration, SystemTime};
46
47use a2a_protocol_types::agent_card::AgentCard;
48use a2a_protocol_types::error::A2aResult;
49
50use crate::agent_card::dynamic_handler::AgentCardProducer;
51use crate::error::{ServerError, ServerResult};
52
53/// An agent card handler that supports hot-reloading.
54///
55/// The current [`AgentCard`] is stored behind an [`Arc<RwLock<_>>`] so that it
56/// can be atomically swapped while the server continues to serve requests.
57///
58/// This type implements [`AgentCardProducer`], so it can be plugged directly
59/// into a [`DynamicAgentCardHandler`](super::DynamicAgentCardHandler) for
60/// full HTTP caching support.
61#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
62pub struct HotReloadAgentCardHandler {
63    card: Arc<RwLock<AgentCard>>,
64}
65
66impl HotReloadAgentCardHandler {
67    /// Creates a new handler with the given initial [`AgentCard`].
68    #[must_use]
69    pub fn new(card: AgentCard) -> Self {
70        Self {
71            card: Arc::new(RwLock::new(card)),
72        }
73    }
74
75    /// Returns a snapshot of the current [`AgentCard`].
76    ///
77    /// This acquires a short-lived read lock and clones the card.
78    ///
79    /// # Panics
80    ///
81    /// Panics if the internal `RwLock` is poisoned (another thread panicked
82    /// while holding the write lock).
83    #[must_use]
84    pub fn current(&self) -> AgentCard {
85        self.card
86            .read()
87            .expect("agent card RwLock poisoned")
88            .clone()
89    }
90
91    /// Replaces the current agent card with `card`.
92    ///
93    /// All subsequent requests will see the new card immediately.
94    ///
95    /// # Panics
96    ///
97    /// Panics if the internal `RwLock` is poisoned.
98    pub fn update(&self, card: AgentCard) {
99        let mut guard = self.card.write().expect("agent card RwLock poisoned");
100        *guard = card;
101    }
102
103    /// Reloads the agent card from a JSON file at `path`.
104    ///
105    /// The file is read synchronously (agent card files are expected to be
106    /// small). On success the internal card is replaced atomically.
107    ///
108    /// # Errors
109    ///
110    /// Returns [`ServerError::Internal`] if the file cannot be read or parsed.
111    pub fn reload_from_file(&self, path: &Path) -> ServerResult<()> {
112        let contents = std::fs::read_to_string(path).map_err(|e| {
113            ServerError::Internal(format!(
114                "failed to read agent card file {}: {e}",
115                path.display()
116            ))
117        })?;
118        self.reload_from_json(&contents)
119    }
120
121    /// Reloads the agent card from a JSON string.
122    ///
123    /// On success the internal card is replaced atomically.
124    ///
125    /// # Errors
126    ///
127    /// Returns [`ServerError::Serialization`] if `json` is not valid agent card JSON.
128    pub fn reload_from_json(&self, json: &str) -> ServerResult<()> {
129        let card: AgentCard = serde_json::from_str(json)?;
130        self.update(card);
131        Ok(())
132    }
133
134    /// Spawns a background task that periodically checks whether the file at
135    /// `path` has been modified and reloads the agent card when it has.
136    ///
137    /// The watcher compares the file's modification time on each tick and only
138    /// re-reads the file when the timestamp changes. This is cross-platform
139    /// and requires no OS-specific file notification APIs.
140    ///
141    /// Returns a [`tokio::task::JoinHandle`] that can be used to abort the
142    /// watcher (via [`JoinHandle::abort`](tokio::task::JoinHandle::abort)).
143    #[must_use]
144    pub fn spawn_poll_watcher(
145        &self,
146        path: &Path,
147        interval: Duration,
148    ) -> tokio::task::JoinHandle<()> {
149        let handler = self.clone();
150        let path = path.to_path_buf();
151        tokio::spawn(poll_watcher_loop(handler, path, interval))
152    }
153
154    /// Spawns a background task that reloads the agent card from `path`
155    /// whenever the process receives `SIGHUP`.
156    ///
157    /// This is the traditional Unix mechanism for configuration reload and
158    /// integrates well with process managers (systemd, supervisord, etc.).
159    ///
160    /// Returns a [`tokio::task::JoinHandle`] that can be used to abort the
161    /// watcher (via [`JoinHandle::abort`](tokio::task::JoinHandle::abort)).
162    ///
163    /// # Panics
164    ///
165    /// Panics if the tokio signal handler cannot be registered (e.g. if the
166    /// runtime was built without the `signal` feature).
167    #[cfg(unix)]
168    #[must_use]
169    pub fn spawn_signal_watcher(&self, path: &Path) -> tokio::task::JoinHandle<()> {
170        let handler = self.clone();
171        let path = path.to_path_buf();
172        tokio::spawn(signal_watcher_loop(handler, path))
173    }
174}
175
176impl AgentCardProducer for HotReloadAgentCardHandler {
177    fn produce<'a>(&'a self) -> Pin<Box<dyn Future<Output = A2aResult<AgentCard>> + Send + 'a>> {
178        Box::pin(async move { Ok(self.current()) })
179    }
180}
181
182/// Returns the modification time of a file, or `None` if the metadata cannot
183/// be read.
184fn file_mtime(path: &Path) -> Option<SystemTime> {
185    std::fs::metadata(path).ok().and_then(|m| m.modified().ok())
186}
187
188/// Background loop that polls `path` for modification time changes and reloads
189/// the agent card when a change is detected.
190async fn poll_watcher_loop(handler: HotReloadAgentCardHandler, path: PathBuf, interval: Duration) {
191    let mut last_mtime = file_mtime(&path);
192    let mut tick = tokio::time::interval(interval);
193    // The first tick completes immediately; consume it so we don't reload on
194    // startup (the caller already loaded the initial card).
195    tick.tick().await;
196
197    loop {
198        tick.tick().await;
199        let current_mtime = file_mtime(&path);
200        if current_mtime != last_mtime {
201            last_mtime = current_mtime;
202            if let Err(e) = handler.reload_from_file(&path) {
203                // Log the error but keep polling. The file may be temporarily
204                // unavailable during an atomic rename-based deploy.
205                #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
206                tracing::warn!(
207                    path = %path.display(),
208                    error = %e,
209                    "hot-reload: failed to reload agent card",
210                );
211                let _ = e;
212            }
213        }
214    }
215}
216
217/// Background loop that reloads the agent card on `SIGHUP`.
218#[cfg(unix)]
219async fn signal_watcher_loop(handler: HotReloadAgentCardHandler, path: PathBuf) {
220    use tokio::signal::unix::{signal, SignalKind};
221
222    let mut stream = signal(SignalKind::hangup()).expect("failed to register SIGHUP handler");
223
224    loop {
225        stream.recv().await;
226        if let Err(e) = handler.reload_from_file(&path) {
227            #[cfg(feature = "tracing")]
228            tracing::warn!(
229                path = %path.display(),
230                error = %e,
231                "hot-reload: SIGHUP reload failed",
232            );
233            let _ = e;
234        }
235    }
236}
237
238#[cfg(test)]
239mod tests {
240    use super::*;
241    use crate::agent_card::caching::tests::minimal_agent_card;
242
243    #[test]
244    fn new_handler_returns_initial_card() {
245        let card = minimal_agent_card();
246        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card.clone());
247        let current = handler.current();
248        assert_eq!(current.name, card.name);
249        assert_eq!(current.version, card.version);
250    }
251
252    #[test]
253    fn update_replaces_card() {
254        let card1 = minimal_agent_card();
255        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card1);
256
257        let mut card2 = minimal_agent_card();
258        card2.name = "Updated Agent".into();
259        handler.update(card2);
260
261        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "Updated Agent");
262    }
263
264    #[test]
265    fn reload_from_json_valid() {
266        let card = minimal_agent_card();
267        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
268
269        let mut new_card = minimal_agent_card();
270        new_card.name = "JSON Reloaded".into();
271        let json = serde_json::to_string(&new_card).unwrap();
272
273        handler.reload_from_json(&json).unwrap();
274        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "JSON Reloaded");
275    }
276
277    #[test]
278    fn reload_from_json_invalid() {
279        let card = minimal_agent_card();
280        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
281
282        let result = handler.reload_from_json("not valid json {{{");
283        assert!(result.is_err());
284        // Original card should be unchanged.
285        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "Test Agent");
286    }
287
288    #[test]
289    fn reload_from_file_valid() {
290        let card = minimal_agent_card();
291        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
292
293        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("a2a_hot_reload_test");
294        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
295        let file = dir.join("agent_card.json");
296
297        let mut new_card = minimal_agent_card();
298        new_card.name = "File Reloaded".into();
299        std::fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_string(&new_card).unwrap()).unwrap();
300
301        handler.reload_from_file(&file).unwrap();
302        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "File Reloaded");
303
304        // Cleanup.
305        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&file);
306        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir(&dir);
307    }
308
309    #[test]
310    fn reload_from_file_missing() {
311        let card = minimal_agent_card();
312        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
313
314        let result = handler.reload_from_file(Path::new("/tmp/nonexistent_a2a_card.json"));
315        assert!(result.is_err());
316    }
317
318    #[test]
319    fn clone_shares_state() {
320        let card = minimal_agent_card();
321        let handler1 = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
322        let handler2 = handler1.clone();
323
324        let mut new_card = minimal_agent_card();
325        new_card.name = "Shared Update".into();
326        handler1.update(new_card);
327
328        // Both clones should see the update.
329        assert_eq!(handler2.current().name, "Shared Update");
330    }
331
332    #[tokio::test]
333    async fn producer_trait_returns_current_card() {
334        let card = minimal_agent_card();
335        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card.clone());
336
337        let produced = handler.produce().await.unwrap();
338        assert_eq!(produced.name, card.name);
339    }
340
341    /// Covers lines 167-171 (`spawn_signal_watcher`, unix only).
342    #[cfg(unix)]
343    #[tokio::test]
344    async fn signal_watcher_can_be_spawned_and_aborted() {
345        let card = minimal_agent_card();
346        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
347
348        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("a2a_signal_watcher_test");
349        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
350        let file = dir.join("agent_card.json");
351
352        let initial = minimal_agent_card();
353        std::fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_string(&initial).unwrap()).unwrap();
354
355        let handle = handler.spawn_signal_watcher(&file);
356        // Just verify it can be spawned and aborted without panicking.
357        handle.abort();
358
359        // Cleanup
360        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&file);
361        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir(&dir);
362    }
363
364    /// Covers `file_mtime` helper function (line 182-184).
365    #[test]
366    fn file_mtime_returns_none_for_missing_file() {
367        let result = file_mtime(Path::new("/tmp/nonexistent_a2a_mtime_test.json"));
368        assert!(result.is_none(), "missing file should return None");
369    }
370
371    /// Covers `file_mtime` for existing file.
372    #[test]
373    fn file_mtime_returns_some_for_existing_file() {
374        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("a2a_mtime_test");
375        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
376        let file = dir.join("test.json");
377        std::fs::write(&file, "{}").unwrap();
378
379        let result = file_mtime(&file);
380        assert!(result.is_some(), "existing file should return Some");
381
382        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&file);
383        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir(&dir);
384    }
385
386    #[tokio::test]
387    async fn poll_watcher_handles_missing_file_gracefully() {
388        // Covers lines 200-209: the error branch in poll_watcher_loop when
389        // reload_from_file fails (file temporarily missing during deploy).
390        let card = minimal_agent_card();
391        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
392
393        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("a2a_poll_missing_test");
394        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
395        let file = dir.join("agent_card.json");
396
397        // Write initial file.
398        let initial = minimal_agent_card();
399        std::fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_string(&initial).unwrap()).unwrap();
400
401        let handle = handler.spawn_poll_watcher(&file, Duration::from_millis(50));
402
403        // Wait for poller to start.
404        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
405
406        // Delete the file to trigger the reload error path.
407        std::fs::remove_file(&file).unwrap();
408
409        // Wait for the poller to detect the change and hit the error.
410        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
411
412        // The handler should still have the original card (reload failed).
413        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "Test Agent");
414
415        handle.abort();
416        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir(&dir);
417    }
418
419    #[tokio::test]
420    async fn poll_watcher_handles_invalid_json_gracefully() {
421        // Covers lines 200-209: reload fails due to invalid JSON.
422        let card = minimal_agent_card();
423        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(card);
424
425        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("a2a_poll_invalid_json_test");
426        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
427        let file = dir.join("agent_card.json");
428
429        let initial = minimal_agent_card();
430        std::fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_string(&initial).unwrap()).unwrap();
431
432        let handle = handler.spawn_poll_watcher(&file, Duration::from_millis(50));
433
434        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
435
436        // Write invalid JSON to trigger the reload error path.
437        std::fs::write(&file, "not valid json {{{").unwrap();
438
439        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
440
441        // The handler should still have the original card.
442        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "Test Agent");
443
444        handle.abort();
445        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&file);
446        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir(&dir);
447    }
448
449    #[tokio::test]
450    async fn poll_watcher_detects_change() {
451        let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join("a2a_poll_watcher_test");
452        std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
453        let file = dir.join("agent_card.json");
454
455        let initial = minimal_agent_card();
456        std::fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_string(&initial).unwrap()).unwrap();
457
458        let handler = HotReloadAgentCardHandler::new(initial);
459        let handle = handler.spawn_poll_watcher(&file, Duration::from_millis(50));
460
461        // Wait a moment, then write an updated card.
462        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(100)).await;
463
464        let mut updated = minimal_agent_card();
465        updated.name = "Poll Updated".into();
466        std::fs::write(&file, serde_json::to_string(&updated).unwrap()).unwrap();
467
468        // Give the poller time to detect the change.
469        tokio::time::sleep(Duration::from_millis(200)).await;
470
471        assert_eq!(handler.current().name, "Poll Updated");
472
473        handle.abort();
474
475        // Cleanup.
476        let _ = std::fs::remove_file(&file);
477        let _ = std::fs::remove_dir(&dir);
478    }
479}
a2a_protocol_server/agent_card/hot_reload.rs

a2a_protocol_server/agent_card/
hot_reload.rs
