a2a_protocol_types/
error.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//! A2A protocol error types.
7//!
8//! This module defines [`A2aError`], the canonical error type for all A2A
9//! protocol operations, along with [`ErrorCode`] carrying every standard error
10//! code defined by A2A v1.0 and the underlying JSON-RPC 2.0 specification.
11
12use std::fmt;
13
14use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
15
16// ── Error codes ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
17
18/// Numeric error codes defined by JSON-RPC 2.0 and the A2A v1.0 specification.
19///
20/// JSON-RPC standard codes occupy the `-32700` to `-32600` range.
21/// A2A-specific codes occupy `-32001` to `-32099`.
22#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq, Hash, Serialize, Deserialize)]
23#[serde(into = "i32", try_from = "i32")]
24#[non_exhaustive]
25pub enum ErrorCode {
26    // ── JSON-RPC 2.0 standard ─────────────────────────────────────────────
27    /// Invalid JSON was received by the server (`-32700`).
28    ParseError = -32700,
29    /// The JSON sent is not a valid Request object (`-32600`).
30    InvalidRequest = -32600,
31    /// The method does not exist or is not available (`-32601`).
32    MethodNotFound = -32601,
33    /// Invalid method parameters (`-32602`).
34    InvalidParams = -32602,
35    /// Internal JSON-RPC error (`-32603`).
36    InternalError = -32603,
37
38    // ── A2A-specific ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
39    /// The requested task was not found (`-32001`).
40    TaskNotFound = -32001,
41    /// The task cannot be canceled in its current state (`-32002`).
42    TaskNotCancelable = -32002,
43    /// The agent does not support push notifications (`-32003`).
44    PushNotificationNotSupported = -32003,
45    /// The requested operation is not supported by this agent (`-32004`).
46    UnsupportedOperation = -32004,
47    /// The requested content type is not supported (`-32005`).
48    ContentTypeNotSupported = -32005,
49    /// The agent returned an invalid response (`-32006`).
50    InvalidAgentResponse = -32006,
51    /// Extended agent card not configured (`-32007`).
52    ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured = -32007,
53    /// A required extension is not supported (`-32008`).
54    ExtensionSupportRequired = -32008,
55    /// The requested protocol version is not supported (`-32009`).
56    VersionNotSupported = -32009,
57}
58
59impl ErrorCode {
60    /// Returns the numeric value of this error code.
61    #[must_use]
62    pub const fn as_i32(self) -> i32 {
63        self as i32
64    }
65
66    /// Returns a short human-readable description of the code.
67    #[must_use]
68    pub const fn default_message(self) -> &'static str {
69        match self {
70            Self::ParseError => "Parse error",
71            Self::InvalidRequest => "Invalid request",
72            Self::MethodNotFound => "Method not found",
73            Self::InvalidParams => "Invalid params",
74            Self::InternalError => "Internal error",
75            Self::TaskNotFound => "Task not found",
76            Self::TaskNotCancelable => "Task not cancelable",
77            Self::PushNotificationNotSupported => "Push notification not supported",
78            Self::UnsupportedOperation => "Unsupported operation",
79            Self::ContentTypeNotSupported => "Content type not supported",
80            Self::InvalidAgentResponse => "Invalid agent response",
81            Self::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured => "Extended agent card not configured",
82            Self::ExtensionSupportRequired => "Extension support required",
83            Self::VersionNotSupported => "Version not supported",
84        }
85    }
86
87    /// Returns the A2A error reason in `UPPER_SNAKE_CASE` without the "Error" suffix,
88    /// as required by the spec for `google.rpc.ErrorInfo.reason`.
89    ///
90    /// Returns `None` for standard JSON-RPC errors (not A2A-specific).
91    #[must_use]
92    pub const fn a2a_reason(self) -> Option<&'static str> {
93        match self {
94            Self::TaskNotFound => Some("TASK_NOT_FOUND"),
95            Self::TaskNotCancelable => Some("TASK_NOT_CANCELABLE"),
96            Self::PushNotificationNotSupported => Some("PUSH_NOTIFICATION_NOT_SUPPORTED"),
97            Self::UnsupportedOperation => Some("UNSUPPORTED_OPERATION"),
98            Self::ContentTypeNotSupported => Some("CONTENT_TYPE_NOT_SUPPORTED"),
99            Self::InvalidAgentResponse => Some("INVALID_AGENT_RESPONSE"),
100            Self::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured => Some("EXTENDED_AGENT_CARD_NOT_CONFIGURED"),
101            Self::ExtensionSupportRequired => Some("EXTENSION_SUPPORT_REQUIRED"),
102            Self::VersionNotSupported => Some("VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED"),
103            _ => None,
104        }
105    }
106
107    /// Returns the HTTP status code for this error, per Section 5.4 of the spec.
108    #[must_use]
109    pub const fn http_status(self) -> u16 {
110        match self {
111            Self::TaskNotFound | Self::MethodNotFound => 404,
112            Self::TaskNotCancelable => 409,
113            Self::ContentTypeNotSupported => 415,
114            Self::InvalidAgentResponse => 502,
115            Self::PushNotificationNotSupported
116            | Self::UnsupportedOperation
117            | Self::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured
118            | Self::ExtensionSupportRequired
119            | Self::VersionNotSupported
120            | Self::ParseError
121            | Self::InvalidRequest
122            | Self::InvalidParams => 400,
123            Self::InternalError => 500,
124        }
125    }
126
127    /// Returns the gRPC status code string for this error, per Section 5.4.
128    #[must_use]
129    pub const fn grpc_status(self) -> &'static str {
130        match self {
131            Self::TaskNotFound => "NOT_FOUND",
132            Self::TaskNotCancelable
133            | Self::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured
134            | Self::ExtensionSupportRequired => "FAILED_PRECONDITION",
135            Self::PushNotificationNotSupported
136            | Self::UnsupportedOperation
137            | Self::VersionNotSupported
138            | Self::MethodNotFound => "UNIMPLEMENTED",
139            Self::ContentTypeNotSupported
140            | Self::InvalidParams
141            | Self::InvalidRequest
142            | Self::ParseError => "INVALID_ARGUMENT",
143            Self::InvalidAgentResponse | Self::InternalError => "INTERNAL",
144        }
145    }
146}
147
148impl From<ErrorCode> for i32 {
149    fn from(code: ErrorCode) -> Self {
150        code as Self
151    }
152}
153
154impl TryFrom<i32> for ErrorCode {
155    type Error = i32;
156
157    fn try_from(v: i32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
158        match v {
159            -32700 => Ok(Self::ParseError),
160            -32600 => Ok(Self::InvalidRequest),
161            -32601 => Ok(Self::MethodNotFound),
162            -32602 => Ok(Self::InvalidParams),
163            -32603 => Ok(Self::InternalError),
164            -32001 => Ok(Self::TaskNotFound),
165            -32002 => Ok(Self::TaskNotCancelable),
166            -32003 => Ok(Self::PushNotificationNotSupported),
167            -32004 => Ok(Self::UnsupportedOperation),
168            -32005 => Ok(Self::ContentTypeNotSupported),
169            -32006 => Ok(Self::InvalidAgentResponse),
170            -32007 => Ok(Self::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured),
171            -32008 => Ok(Self::ExtensionSupportRequired),
172            -32009 => Ok(Self::VersionNotSupported),
173            other => Err(other),
174        }
175    }
176}
177
178impl fmt::Display for ErrorCode {
179    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
180        write!(f, "{} ({})", self.default_message(), self.as_i32())
181    }
182}
183
184// ── A2aError ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
185
186/// The canonical error type for A2A protocol operations.
187///
188/// Carries an [`ErrorCode`], a human-readable `message`, and an optional
189/// `data` payload (arbitrary JSON) for additional diagnostics.
190#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
191#[non_exhaustive]
192pub struct A2aError {
193    /// Machine-readable error code.
194    pub code: ErrorCode,
195    /// Human-readable error message.
196    pub message: String,
197    /// Optional structured error details.
198    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
199    pub data: Option<serde_json::Value>,
200}
201
202impl A2aError {
203    /// Creates a new `A2aError` with the given code and message.
204    #[must_use]
205    pub fn new(code: ErrorCode, message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
206        Self {
207            code,
208            message: message.into(),
209            data: None,
210        }
211    }
212
213    /// Creates a new `A2aError` with the given code, message, and data.
214    #[must_use]
215    pub fn with_data(code: ErrorCode, message: impl Into<String>, data: serde_json::Value) -> Self {
216        Self {
217            code,
218            message: message.into(),
219            data: Some(data),
220        }
221    }
222
223    // ── Named constructors ────────────────────────────────────────────────
224
225    /// Creates a "Task not found" error for the given task ID string.
226    #[must_use]
227    pub fn task_not_found(task_id: impl fmt::Display) -> Self {
228        Self::new(
229            ErrorCode::TaskNotFound,
230            format!("Task not found: {task_id}"),
231        )
232    }
233
234    /// Creates a "Task not cancelable" error.
235    #[must_use]
236    pub fn task_not_cancelable(task_id: impl fmt::Display) -> Self {
237        Self::new(
238            ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable,
239            format!("Task cannot be canceled: {task_id}"),
240        )
241    }
242
243    /// Creates an internal error with the provided message.
244    #[must_use]
245    pub fn internal(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
246        Self::new(ErrorCode::InternalError, msg)
247    }
248
249    /// Creates an "Invalid params" error.
250    #[must_use]
251    pub fn invalid_params(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
252        Self::new(ErrorCode::InvalidParams, msg)
253    }
254
255    /// Creates an "Unsupported operation" error.
256    #[must_use]
257    pub fn unsupported_operation(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
258        Self::new(ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation, msg)
259    }
260
261    /// Creates a "Parse error" error.
262    #[must_use]
263    pub fn parse_error(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
264        Self::new(ErrorCode::ParseError, msg)
265    }
266
267    /// Creates an "Invalid agent response" error.
268    #[must_use]
269    pub fn invalid_agent_response(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
270        Self::new(ErrorCode::InvalidAgentResponse, msg)
271    }
272
273    /// Creates an "Extended agent card not configured" error.
274    #[must_use]
275    pub fn extended_card_not_configured(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
276        Self::new(ErrorCode::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured, msg)
277    }
278
279    /// Creates a "Push notification not supported" error.
280    #[must_use]
281    pub fn push_not_supported(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
282        Self::new(ErrorCode::PushNotificationNotSupported, msg)
283    }
284
285    /// Creates a "Content type not supported" error.
286    #[must_use]
287    pub fn content_type_not_supported(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
288        Self::new(ErrorCode::ContentTypeNotSupported, msg)
289    }
290
291    /// Creates an "Extension support required" error.
292    #[must_use]
293    pub fn extension_support_required(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
294        Self::new(ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired, msg)
295    }
296
297    /// Creates a "Version not supported" error.
298    #[must_use]
299    pub fn version_not_supported(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
300        Self::new(ErrorCode::VersionNotSupported, msg)
301    }
302
303    /// Builds the `google.rpc.ErrorInfo` data array as required by the spec.
304    ///
305    /// Per Section 9.5, 10.6, and 11.6, A2A-specific errors MUST include
306    /// an `ErrorInfo` entry with `@type`, `reason`, `domain`, and optional `metadata`.
307    #[must_use]
308    pub fn error_info_data(&self, metadata: Option<serde_json::Value>) -> serde_json::Value {
309        self.code
310            .a2a_reason()
311            .map_or(serde_json::Value::Null, |reason| {
312                let mut info = serde_json::json!({
313                    "@type": "type.googleapis.com/google.rpc.ErrorInfo",
314                    "reason": reason,
315                    "domain": "a2a-protocol.org"
316                });
317                if let Some(meta) = metadata {
318                    info["metadata"] = meta;
319                }
320                serde_json::json!([info])
321            })
322    }
323}
324
325impl fmt::Display for A2aError {
326    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
327        write!(f, "[{}] {}", self.code.as_i32(), self.message)
328    }
329}
330
331impl std::error::Error for A2aError {}
332
333// ── A2aResult ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
334
335/// Convenience type alias: `Result<T, A2aError>`.
336pub type A2aResult<T> = Result<T, A2aError>;
337
338// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
339
340#[cfg(test)]
341mod tests {
342    use super::*;
343
344    #[test]
345    fn error_code_roundtrip() {
346        let code = ErrorCode::TaskNotFound;
347        let n: i32 = code.into();
348        assert_eq!(n, -32001);
349        assert_eq!(ErrorCode::try_from(n), Ok(ErrorCode::TaskNotFound));
350    }
351
352    #[test]
353    fn error_code_unknown_value() {
354        assert!(ErrorCode::try_from(-99999).is_err());
355    }
356
357    #[test]
358    fn a2a_error_display() {
359        let err = A2aError::task_not_found("abc123");
360        let s = err.to_string();
361        assert!(s.contains("-32001"), "expected code in display: {s}");
362        assert!(s.contains("abc123"), "expected task id in display: {s}");
363    }
364
365    #[test]
366    fn a2a_error_serialization() {
367        let err = A2aError::internal("something went wrong");
368        let json = serde_json::to_string(&err).expect("serialize");
369        let back: A2aError = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("deserialize");
370        assert_eq!(back.code, ErrorCode::InternalError);
371        assert_eq!(back.message, "something went wrong");
372        assert!(back.data.is_none());
373    }
374
375    #[test]
376    fn a2a_error_with_data() {
377        let data = serde_json::json!({"detail": "extra info"});
378        let err = A2aError::with_data(ErrorCode::InvalidParams, "bad input", data.clone());
379        let json = serde_json::to_string(&err).expect("serialize");
380        assert!(json.contains("\"data\""), "data field should be present");
381        let back: A2aError = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("deserialize");
382        assert_eq!(back.data, Some(data));
383    }
384
385    // ── Exhaustive ErrorCode roundtrip tests ──────────────────────────────
386
387    /// Every error code must roundtrip through i32 → `ErrorCode` → i32.
388    /// A mutation changing any discriminant value will be caught.
389    #[test]
390    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
391    fn error_code_roundtrip_all_variants() {
392        let cases: &[(ErrorCode, i32, &str)] = &[
393            (ErrorCode::ParseError, -32700, "Parse error"),
394            (ErrorCode::InvalidRequest, -32600, "Invalid request"),
395            (ErrorCode::MethodNotFound, -32601, "Method not found"),
396            (ErrorCode::InvalidParams, -32602, "Invalid params"),
397            (ErrorCode::InternalError, -32603, "Internal error"),
398            (ErrorCode::TaskNotFound, -32001, "Task not found"),
399            (ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable, -32002, "Task not cancelable"),
400            (
401                ErrorCode::PushNotificationNotSupported,
402                -32003,
403                "Push notification not supported",
404            ),
405            (
406                ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation,
407                -32004,
408                "Unsupported operation",
409            ),
410            (
411                ErrorCode::ContentTypeNotSupported,
412                -32005,
413                "Content type not supported",
414            ),
415            (
416                ErrorCode::InvalidAgentResponse,
417                -32006,
418                "Invalid agent response",
419            ),
420            (
421                ErrorCode::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured,
422                -32007,
423                "Extended agent card not configured",
424            ),
425            (
426                ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired,
427                -32008,
428                "Extension support required",
429            ),
430            (
431                ErrorCode::VersionNotSupported,
432                -32009,
433                "Version not supported",
434            ),
435        ];
436
437        for &(code, expected_i32, expected_msg) in cases {
438            // as_i32 returns the correct numeric value
439            assert_eq!(code.as_i32(), expected_i32, "as_i32 mismatch for {code:?}");
440
441            // From<ErrorCode> for i32
442            let n: i32 = code.into();
443            assert_eq!(n, expected_i32, "Into<i32> mismatch for {code:?}");
444
445            // TryFrom<i32> for ErrorCode
446            let back = ErrorCode::try_from(expected_i32).expect("try_from should succeed");
447            assert_eq!(back, code, "TryFrom roundtrip mismatch for {code:?}");
448
449            // default_message returns the expected string
450            assert_eq!(
451                code.default_message(),
452                expected_msg,
453                "default_message mismatch for {code:?}"
454            );
455
456            // Display includes both the message and the numeric code
457            let display = code.to_string();
458            assert!(
459                display.contains(expected_msg),
460                "Display missing message for {code:?}: {display}"
461            );
462            assert!(
463                display.contains(&expected_i32.to_string()),
464                "Display missing code for {code:?}: {display}"
465            );
466        }
467    }
468
469    /// Adjacent integer values must NOT convert to an `ErrorCode`.
470    /// Catches mutations that widen match arms.
471    #[test]
472    fn error_code_rejects_adjacent_values() {
473        let invalid: &[i32] = &[
474            -32701,
475            -32699, // around ParseError
476            -32599,
477            -32601 + 1, // around InvalidRequest (avoid MethodNotFound)
478            -32000,
479            -32010, // around A2A range boundaries
480            0,
481            1,
482            -1,
483            i32::MIN,
484            i32::MAX,
485        ];
486        for &v in invalid {
487            // Skip values that are actually valid codes
488            if ErrorCode::try_from(v).is_ok() {
489                continue;
490            }
491            assert_eq!(
492                ErrorCode::try_from(v),
493                Err(v),
494                "value {v} should not convert to ErrorCode"
495            );
496        }
497    }
498
499    // ── Named constructor tests ───────────────────────────────────────────
500
501    #[test]
502    fn named_constructors_use_correct_codes() {
503        assert_eq!(A2aError::task_not_found("t1").code, ErrorCode::TaskNotFound);
504        assert_eq!(
505            A2aError::task_not_cancelable("t1").code,
506            ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable
507        );
508        assert_eq!(A2aError::internal("x").code, ErrorCode::InternalError);
509        assert_eq!(A2aError::invalid_params("x").code, ErrorCode::InvalidParams);
510        assert_eq!(
511            A2aError::unsupported_operation("x").code,
512            ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation
513        );
514        assert_eq!(A2aError::parse_error("x").code, ErrorCode::ParseError);
515        assert_eq!(
516            A2aError::invalid_agent_response("x").code,
517            ErrorCode::InvalidAgentResponse
518        );
519        assert_eq!(
520            A2aError::extended_card_not_configured("x").code,
521            ErrorCode::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured
522        );
523    }
524
525    #[test]
526    fn named_constructors_include_argument_in_message() {
527        let err = A2aError::task_not_found("my-task-id");
528        assert!(
529            err.message.contains("my-task-id"),
530            "task_not_found should include task_id: {}",
531            err.message
532        );
533
534        let err = A2aError::task_not_cancelable("cancel-me");
535        assert!(
536            err.message.contains("cancel-me"),
537            "task_not_cancelable should include task_id: {}",
538            err.message
539        );
540    }
541
542    #[test]
543    fn a2a_error_new_has_no_data() {
544        let err = A2aError::new(ErrorCode::InternalError, "msg");
545        assert!(err.data.is_none());
546    }
547
548    #[test]
549    fn a2a_error_with_data_has_some_data() {
550        let err = A2aError::with_data(
551            ErrorCode::InternalError,
552            "msg",
553            serde_json::json!("details"),
554        );
555        assert!(err.data.is_some());
556        assert_eq!(err.data.unwrap(), serde_json::json!("details"));
557    }
558
559    #[test]
560    fn a2a_error_is_std_error() {
561        let err = A2aError::internal("test");
562        let _: &dyn std::error::Error = &err;
563    }
564
565    #[test]
566    fn a2a_error_display_format() {
567        let err = A2aError::new(ErrorCode::ParseError, "bad json");
568        let s = err.to_string();
569        assert_eq!(s, "[-32700] bad json");
570    }
571}
a2a_protocol_types/error.rs

a2a_protocol_types/
error.rs
