aether_core/events/observer.rs
1use crate::events::{AgentEvent, TraceContext};
2use std::sync::Arc;
3
4/// Observer of the agent's event stream. Observers receive the same events
5/// the agent sends on its event channel, synchronously and in order —
6/// including events that channel consumers such as UIs and session
7/// persistence filter out downstream.
8pub trait AgentObserver: Send {
9 fn on_event(&mut self, message: &AgentEvent);
10
11 /// Called with the rendered system prompt for the next chat request
12 fn on_system_prompt(&mut self, _prompt: &str) {}
13
14 /// Trace context to propagate to whatever executes `tool_id`, available once
15 /// the observer has seen that tool's
16 /// [`ExecutionStarted`](crate::events::ToolEvent::ExecutionStarted).
17 fn tool_trace_context(&self, _tool_id: &str) -> Option<TraceContext> {
18 None
19 }
20}
21
22/// Instrumentation for one inbound MCP request, held by the server handling it.
23pub trait McpRequestInstrumentation: Send {
24 /// Context beneath the request, for application work the request spawns.
25 fn trace_context(&self) -> Option<TraceContext>;
26
27 /// Completes the request. `error` is the public operation error, if any.
28 fn finish(self: Box<Self>, error: Option<&str>);
29}
30
31/// Creates observers isolated to one agent or one inbound MCP request.
32pub trait ObserverFactory: Send + Sync {
33 /// A fresh observer for one agent, continuing the parent trace when supplied.
34 fn agent(&self, agent_name: Option<&str>, parent: Option<&TraceContext>) -> Box<dyn AgentObserver>;
35
36 /// Instrumentation for one inbound `tools/call` request.
37 fn tool_call_request(&self, tool_name: &str, parent: Option<&TraceContext>) -> Box<dyn McpRequestInstrumentation>;
38}
39
40pub type DynObserverFactory = Arc<dyn ObserverFactory>;