# adk-session
Session management and state persistence for Rust Agent Development Kit (ADK-Rust) agents.
[](https://crates.io/crates/adk-session)
[](https://docs.rs/adk-session)
[](LICENSE)
## Overview
`adk-session` provides session and state management for the Rust Agent Development Kit ([ADK-Rust](https://github.com/zavora-ai/adk-rust)):
- **InMemorySessionService** - Simple in-memory session storage
- **State Management** - Key-value state with typed prefixes
- **Event History** - Conversation history tracking
- **Session Lifecycle** - Create, update, and restore sessions
## Installation
```toml
[dependencies]
adk-session = "0.1.8"
```
Or use the meta-crate:
```toml
[dependencies]
adk-rust = { version = "0.1.8", features = ["sessions"] }
```
## Quick Start
```rust
use adk_session::InMemorySessionService;
use adk_core::Session;
// Create session service
let service = InMemorySessionService::new();
// Create a new session
let session = service.create_session("app_name", "user_123").await?;
// Access state
session.state().set("user:name", "Alice".into());
let name = session.state().get("user:name");
```
## State Prefixes
ADK uses prefixes to organize state:
| `user:` | User preferences | Across sessions |
| `app:` | Application state | Application-wide |
| `temp:` | Temporary data | Current turn only |
```rust
// User state persists
session.state().set("user:theme", "dark".into());
// Temp state cleared each turn
session.state().set("temp:current_step", "2".into());
```
## Features
- Thread-safe with async/await
- Automatic event history management
- Pluggable storage backends
- Optional SQLite persistence (`database` feature)
## Feature Flags
```toml
[dependencies]
adk-session = { version = "0.1.8", features = ["database"] }
```
- `database` - Enable SQLite-backed sessions
## Related Crates
- [adk-rust](https://crates.io/crates/adk-rust) - Meta-crate with all components
- [adk-core](https://crates.io/crates/adk-core) - Core `Session` trait
- [adk-runner](https://crates.io/crates/adk-runner) - Uses sessions for execution
## License
Apache-2.0
## Part of ADK-Rust
This crate is part of the [ADK-Rust](https://adk-rust.com) framework for building AI agents in Rust.