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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
88impl From<ErrorCode> for i32 {
89    fn from(code: ErrorCode) -> Self {
90        code as Self
91    }
92}
93
94impl TryFrom<i32> for ErrorCode {
95    type Error = i32;
96
97    fn try_from(v: i32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
98        match v {
99            -32700 => Ok(Self::ParseError),
100            -32600 => Ok(Self::InvalidRequest),
101            -32601 => Ok(Self::MethodNotFound),
102            -32602 => Ok(Self::InvalidParams),
103            -32603 => Ok(Self::InternalError),
104            -32001 => Ok(Self::TaskNotFound),
105            -32002 => Ok(Self::TaskNotCancelable),
106            -32003 => Ok(Self::PushNotificationNotSupported),
107            -32004 => Ok(Self::UnsupportedOperation),
108            -32005 => Ok(Self::ContentTypeNotSupported),
109            -32006 => Ok(Self::InvalidAgentResponse),
110            -32007 => Ok(Self::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured),
111            -32008 => Ok(Self::ExtensionSupportRequired),
112            -32009 => Ok(Self::VersionNotSupported),
113            other => Err(other),
114        }
115    }
116}
117
118impl fmt::Display for ErrorCode {
119    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
120        write!(f, "{} ({})", self.default_message(), self.as_i32())
121    }
122}
123
124// ── A2aError ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
125
126/// The canonical error type for A2A protocol operations.
127///
128/// Carries an [`ErrorCode`], a human-readable `message`, and an optional
129/// `data` payload (arbitrary JSON) for additional diagnostics.
130#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
131#[non_exhaustive]
132pub struct A2aError {
133    /// Machine-readable error code.
134    pub code: ErrorCode,
135    /// Human-readable error message.
136    pub message: String,
137    /// Optional structured error details.
138    #[serde(skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]
139    pub data: Option<serde_json::Value>,
140}
141
142impl A2aError {
143    /// Creates a new `A2aError` with the given code and message.
144    #[must_use]
145    pub fn new(code: ErrorCode, message: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
146        Self {
147            code,
148            message: message.into(),
149            data: None,
150        }
151    }
152
153    /// Creates a new `A2aError` with the given code, message, and data.
154    #[must_use]
155    pub fn with_data(code: ErrorCode, message: impl Into<String>, data: serde_json::Value) -> Self {
156        Self {
157            code,
158            message: message.into(),
159            data: Some(data),
160        }
161    }
162
163    // ── Named constructors ────────────────────────────────────────────────
164
165    /// Creates a "Task not found" error for the given task ID string.
166    #[must_use]
167    pub fn task_not_found(task_id: impl fmt::Display) -> Self {
168        Self::new(
169            ErrorCode::TaskNotFound,
170            format!("Task not found: {task_id}"),
171        )
172    }
173
174    /// Creates a "Task not cancelable" error.
175    #[must_use]
176    pub fn task_not_cancelable(task_id: impl fmt::Display) -> Self {
177        Self::new(
178            ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable,
179            format!("Task cannot be canceled: {task_id}"),
180        )
181    }
182
183    /// Creates an internal error with the provided message.
184    #[must_use]
185    pub fn internal(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
186        Self::new(ErrorCode::InternalError, msg)
187    }
188
189    /// Creates an "Invalid params" error.
190    #[must_use]
191    pub fn invalid_params(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
192        Self::new(ErrorCode::InvalidParams, msg)
193    }
194
195    /// Creates an "Unsupported operation" error.
196    #[must_use]
197    pub fn unsupported_operation(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
198        Self::new(ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation, msg)
199    }
200
201    /// Creates a "Parse error" error.
202    #[must_use]
203    pub fn parse_error(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
204        Self::new(ErrorCode::ParseError, msg)
205    }
206
207    /// Creates an "Invalid agent response" error.
208    #[must_use]
209    pub fn invalid_agent_response(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
210        Self::new(ErrorCode::InvalidAgentResponse, msg)
211    }
212
213    /// Creates an "Extended agent card not configured" error.
214    #[must_use]
215    pub fn extended_card_not_configured(msg: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
216        Self::new(ErrorCode::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured, msg)
217    }
218}
219
220impl fmt::Display for A2aError {
221    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> fmt::Result {
222        write!(f, "[{}] {}", self.code.as_i32(), self.message)
223    }
224}
225
226impl std::error::Error for A2aError {}
227
228// ── A2aResult ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
229
230/// Convenience type alias: `Result<T, A2aError>`.
231pub type A2aResult<T> = Result<T, A2aError>;
232
233// ── Tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
234
235#[cfg(test)]
236mod tests {
237    use super::*;
238
239    #[test]
240    fn error_code_roundtrip() {
241        let code = ErrorCode::TaskNotFound;
242        let n: i32 = code.into();
243        assert_eq!(n, -32001);
244        assert_eq!(ErrorCode::try_from(n), Ok(ErrorCode::TaskNotFound));
245    }
246
247    #[test]
248    fn error_code_unknown_value() {
249        assert!(ErrorCode::try_from(-99999).is_err());
250    }
251
252    #[test]
253    fn a2a_error_display() {
254        let err = A2aError::task_not_found("abc123");
255        let s = err.to_string();
256        assert!(s.contains("-32001"), "expected code in display: {s}");
257        assert!(s.contains("abc123"), "expected task id in display: {s}");
258    }
259
260    #[test]
261    fn a2a_error_serialization() {
262        let err = A2aError::internal("something went wrong");
263        let json = serde_json::to_string(&err).expect("serialize");
264        let back: A2aError = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("deserialize");
265        assert_eq!(back.code, ErrorCode::InternalError);
266        assert_eq!(back.message, "something went wrong");
267        assert!(back.data.is_none());
268    }
269
270    #[test]
271    fn a2a_error_with_data() {
272        let data = serde_json::json!({"detail": "extra info"});
273        let err = A2aError::with_data(ErrorCode::InvalidParams, "bad input", data.clone());
274        let json = serde_json::to_string(&err).expect("serialize");
275        assert!(json.contains("\"data\""), "data field should be present");
276        let back: A2aError = serde_json::from_str(&json).expect("deserialize");
277        assert_eq!(back.data, Some(data));
278    }
279
280    // ── Exhaustive ErrorCode roundtrip tests ──────────────────────────────
281
282    /// Every error code must roundtrip through i32 → `ErrorCode` → i32.
283    /// A mutation changing any discriminant value will be caught.
284    #[test]
285    #[allow(clippy::too_many_lines)]
286    fn error_code_roundtrip_all_variants() {
287        let cases: &[(ErrorCode, i32, &str)] = &[
288            (ErrorCode::ParseError, -32700, "Parse error"),
289            (ErrorCode::InvalidRequest, -32600, "Invalid request"),
290            (ErrorCode::MethodNotFound, -32601, "Method not found"),
291            (ErrorCode::InvalidParams, -32602, "Invalid params"),
292            (ErrorCode::InternalError, -32603, "Internal error"),
293            (ErrorCode::TaskNotFound, -32001, "Task not found"),
294            (ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable, -32002, "Task not cancelable"),
295            (
296                ErrorCode::PushNotificationNotSupported,
297                -32003,
298                "Push notification not supported",
299            ),
300            (
301                ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation,
302                -32004,
303                "Unsupported operation",
304            ),
305            (
306                ErrorCode::ContentTypeNotSupported,
307                -32005,
308                "Content type not supported",
309            ),
310            (
311                ErrorCode::InvalidAgentResponse,
312                -32006,
313                "Invalid agent response",
314            ),
315            (
316                ErrorCode::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured,
317                -32007,
318                "Extended agent card not configured",
319            ),
320            (
321                ErrorCode::ExtensionSupportRequired,
322                -32008,
323                "Extension support required",
324            ),
325            (
326                ErrorCode::VersionNotSupported,
327                -32009,
328                "Version not supported",
329            ),
330        ];
331
332        for &(code, expected_i32, expected_msg) in cases {
333            // as_i32 returns the correct numeric value
334            assert_eq!(code.as_i32(), expected_i32, "as_i32 mismatch for {code:?}");
335
336            // From<ErrorCode> for i32
337            let n: i32 = code.into();
338            assert_eq!(n, expected_i32, "Into<i32> mismatch for {code:?}");
339
340            // TryFrom<i32> for ErrorCode
341            let back = ErrorCode::try_from(expected_i32).expect("try_from should succeed");
342            assert_eq!(back, code, "TryFrom roundtrip mismatch for {code:?}");
343
344            // default_message returns the expected string
345            assert_eq!(
346                code.default_message(),
347                expected_msg,
348                "default_message mismatch for {code:?}"
349            );
350
351            // Display includes both the message and the numeric code
352            let display = code.to_string();
353            assert!(
354                display.contains(expected_msg),
355                "Display missing message for {code:?}: {display}"
356            );
357            assert!(
358                display.contains(&expected_i32.to_string()),
359                "Display missing code for {code:?}: {display}"
360            );
361        }
362    }
363
364    /// Adjacent integer values must NOT convert to an `ErrorCode`.
365    /// Catches mutations that widen match arms.
366    #[test]
367    fn error_code_rejects_adjacent_values() {
368        let invalid: &[i32] = &[
369            -32701,
370            -32699, // around ParseError
371            -32599,
372            -32601 + 1, // around InvalidRequest (avoid MethodNotFound)
373            -32000,
374            -32010, // around A2A range boundaries
375            0,
376            1,
377            -1,
378            i32::MIN,
379            i32::MAX,
380        ];
381        for &v in invalid {
382            // Skip values that are actually valid codes
383            if ErrorCode::try_from(v).is_ok() {
384                continue;
385            }
386            assert_eq!(
387                ErrorCode::try_from(v),
388                Err(v),
389                "value {v} should not convert to ErrorCode"
390            );
391        }
392    }
393
394    // ── Named constructor tests ───────────────────────────────────────────
395
396    #[test]
397    fn named_constructors_use_correct_codes() {
398        assert_eq!(A2aError::task_not_found("t1").code, ErrorCode::TaskNotFound);
399        assert_eq!(
400            A2aError::task_not_cancelable("t1").code,
401            ErrorCode::TaskNotCancelable
402        );
403        assert_eq!(A2aError::internal("x").code, ErrorCode::InternalError);
404        assert_eq!(A2aError::invalid_params("x").code, ErrorCode::InvalidParams);
405        assert_eq!(
406            A2aError::unsupported_operation("x").code,
407            ErrorCode::UnsupportedOperation
408        );
409        assert_eq!(A2aError::parse_error("x").code, ErrorCode::ParseError);
410        assert_eq!(
411            A2aError::invalid_agent_response("x").code,
412            ErrorCode::InvalidAgentResponse
413        );
414        assert_eq!(
415            A2aError::extended_card_not_configured("x").code,
416            ErrorCode::ExtendedAgentCardNotConfigured
417        );
418    }
419
420    #[test]
421    fn named_constructors_include_argument_in_message() {
422        let err = A2aError::task_not_found("my-task-id");
423        assert!(
424            err.message.contains("my-task-id"),
425            "task_not_found should include task_id: {}",
426            err.message
427        );
428
429        let err = A2aError::task_not_cancelable("cancel-me");
430        assert!(
431            err.message.contains("cancel-me"),
432            "task_not_cancelable should include task_id: {}",
433            err.message
434        );
435    }
436
437    #[test]
438    fn a2a_error_new_has_no_data() {
439        let err = A2aError::new(ErrorCode::InternalError, "msg");
440        assert!(err.data.is_none());
441    }
442
443    #[test]
444    fn a2a_error_with_data_has_some_data() {
445        let err = A2aError::with_data(
446            ErrorCode::InternalError,
447            "msg",
448            serde_json::json!("details"),
449        );
450        assert!(err.data.is_some());
451        assert_eq!(err.data.unwrap(), serde_json::json!("details"));
452    }
453
454    #[test]
455    fn a2a_error_is_std_error() {
456        let err = A2aError::internal("test");
457        let _: &dyn std::error::Error = &err;
458    }
459
460    #[test]
461    fn a2a_error_display_format() {
462        let err = A2aError::new(ErrorCode::ParseError, "bad json");
463        let s = err.to_string();
464        assert_eq!(s, "[-32700] bad json");
465    }
466}