Python: handle streamed A2A update events

python/packages/a2a/agent_framework_a2a/_agent.py

@@ -365,6 +365,7 @@ async def _map_a2a_stream(
             )
 
         all_updates: list[AgentResponseUpdate] = []
+        streamed_artifact_ids_by_task: dict[str, set[str]] = {}
         async for item in a2a_stream:
             if isinstance(item, A2AMessage):
                 # Process A2A Message
@@ -378,12 +379,21 @@ async def _map_a2a_stream(
                 all_updates.append(update)
                 yield update
             elif isinstance(item, tuple) and len(item) == 2 and isinstance(item[0], Task):
-                task, _update_event = item
-                for update in self._updates_from_task(
+                task, update_event = item
+                updates = self._updates_from_task(
                     task,
+                    update_event=update_event,
                     background=background,
                     emit_intermediate=emit_intermediate,
+                    streamed_artifact_ids=streamed_artifact_ids_by_task.get(task.id),
+                )
+                if isinstance(update_event, TaskArtifactUpdateEvent) and any(
+                    update.raw_representation is update_event for update in updates
                 ):
+                    streamed_artifact_ids_by_task.setdefault(task.id, set()).add(update_event.artifact.artifact_id)
+                if task.status.state in TERMINAL_TASK_STATES:
+                    streamed_artifact_ids_by_task.pop(task.id, None)
+                for update in updates:
                     all_updates.append(update)
                     yield update
             else:
@@ -403,8 +413,10 @@ def _updates_from_task(
         self,
         task: Task,
         *,
+        update_event: TaskStatusUpdateEvent | TaskArtifactUpdateEvent | None = None,
         background: bool = False,
         emit_intermediate: bool = False,
+        streamed_artifact_ids: set[str] | None = None,
     ) -> list[AgentResponseUpdate]:
         """Convert an A2A Task into AgentResponseUpdate(s).
 
@@ -418,8 +430,18 @@ def _updates_from_task(
         """
         status = task.status
 
+        if emit_intermediate and update_event is not None:
+            if event_updates := self._updates_from_task_update_event(update_event):
+                return event_updates
+
         if status.state in TERMINAL_TASK_STATES:
             task_messages = self._parse_messages_from_task(task)
+            if task.artifacts is not None and streamed_artifact_ids:
+                task_messages = [
+                    message
+                    for message in task_messages
+                    if getattr(message.raw_representation, "artifact_id", None) not in streamed_artifact_ids
+                ]
             if task_messages:
                 return [
                     AgentResponseUpdate(
@@ -431,6 +453,8 @@ def _updates_from_task(
                     )
                     for message in task_messages
                 ]
+            if task.artifacts is not None:
+                return []
             return [AgentResponseUpdate(contents=[], role="assistant", response_id=task.id, raw_representation=task)]
 
         if background and status.state in IN_PROGRESS_TASK_STATES:
@@ -467,6 +491,44 @@ def _updates_from_task(
 
         return []
 
+    def _updates_from_task_update_event(
+        self, update_event: TaskStatusUpdateEvent | TaskArtifactUpdateEvent
+    ) -> list[AgentResponseUpdate]:
+        """Convert A2A task update events into streaming AgentResponseUpdates."""
+        if isinstance(update_event, TaskArtifactUpdateEvent):
+            contents = self._parse_contents_from_a2a(update_event.artifact.parts)
+            if not contents:
+                return []
+            return [
+                AgentResponseUpdate(
+                    contents=contents,
+                    role="assistant",
+                    response_id=update_event.task_id,
+                    message_id=update_event.artifact.artifact_id,
+                    raw_representation=update_event,
+                )
+            ]
+
+        if not isinstance(update_event, TaskStatusUpdateEvent):
+            return []
+
+        message = update_event.status.message
+        if message is None or not message.parts:
+            return []
+
+        contents = self._parse_contents_from_a2a(message.parts)
+        if not contents:
+            return []
+
+        return [
+            AgentResponseUpdate(
+                contents=contents,
+                role="assistant" if message.role == A2ARole.agent else "user",
+                response_id=update_event.task_id,
+                raw_representation=update_event,
+            )
+        ]
+
     @staticmethod
     def _build_continuation_token(task: Task) -> A2AContinuationToken | None:
         """Build an A2AContinuationToken from an A2A Task if it is still in progress."""

python/packages/a2a/tests/test_a2a_agent.py

@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@
     FileWithUri,
     Part,
     Task,
+    TaskArtifactUpdateEvent,
     TaskState,
     TaskStatus,
+    TaskStatusUpdateEvent,
     TextPart,
 )
 from a2a.types import Message as A2AMessage
@@ -1189,4 +1191,201 @@ async def test_streaming_working_update_with_empty_parts_is_skipped(
     assert updates[0].contents[0].text == "Result"
 
 
+async def test_streaming_artifact_update_event_yields_content(
+    a2a_agent: A2AAgent, mock_a2a_client: MockA2AClient
+) -> None:
+    """Test that streaming artifact update events yield incremental content."""
+    task = Task(id="task-art", context_id="ctx-art", status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.working, message=None))
+    artifact = Artifact(
+        artifact_id="artifact-1",
+        parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Hello"))],
+    )
+    update_event = TaskArtifactUpdateEvent(task_id="task-art", context_id="ctx-art", artifact=artifact, append=False)
+    mock_a2a_client.responses.append((task, update_event))
+
+    updates: list[AgentResponseUpdate] = []
+    async for update in a2a_agent.run("Hello", stream=True):
+        updates.append(update)
+
+    assert len(updates) == 1
+    assert updates[0].text == "Hello"
+    assert updates[0].message_id == "artifact-1"
+    assert updates[0].raw_representation == update_event
+
+
+async def test_streaming_status_update_event_yields_content(
+    a2a_agent: A2AAgent, mock_a2a_client: MockA2AClient
+) -> None:
+    """Test that streaming status update events surface message content directly from the update event."""
+    update_event = TaskStatusUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-status",
+        context_id="ctx-status",
+        status=TaskStatus(
+            state=TaskState.working,
+            message=A2AMessage(
+                message_id=str(uuid4()),
+                role=A2ARole.agent,
+                parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Still working"))],
+            ),
+        ),
+        final=False,
+    )
+    task = Task(id="task-status", context_id="ctx-status", status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.working, message=None))
+    mock_a2a_client.responses.append((task, update_event))
+
+    updates: list[AgentResponseUpdate] = []
+    async for update in a2a_agent.run("Hello", stream=True):
+        updates.append(update)
+
+    assert len(updates) == 1
+    assert updates[0].text == "Still working"
+    assert updates[0].role == "assistant"
+    assert updates[0].raw_representation == update_event
+
+
+async def test_streaming_artifact_update_event_does_not_duplicate_terminal_task_artifacts(
+    a2a_agent: A2AAgent, mock_a2a_client: MockA2AClient
+) -> None:
+    """Test that streamed artifact chunks are not re-emitted from the final terminal task."""
+    working_task = Task(id="task-art-dup", context_id="ctx-art-dup", status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.working))
+    first_chunk = TaskArtifactUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-art-dup",
+        context_id="ctx-art-dup",
+        artifact=Artifact(
+            artifact_id="artifact-dup",
+            parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Hello "))],
+        ),
+        append=False,
+    )
+    second_chunk = TaskArtifactUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-art-dup",
+        context_id="ctx-art-dup",
+        artifact=Artifact(
+            artifact_id="artifact-dup",
+            parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="world"))],
+        ),
+        append=True,
+    )
+    terminal_task = Task(
+        id="task-art-dup",
+        context_id="ctx-art-dup",
+        status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.completed, message=None),
+        artifacts=[
+            Artifact(
+                artifact_id="artifact-dup",
+                parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Hello world"))],
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+    terminal_event = TaskStatusUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-art-dup",
+        context_id="ctx-art-dup",
+        status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.completed, message=None),
+        final=True,
+    )
+
+    mock_a2a_client.responses.extend(
+        [
+            (working_task, first_chunk),
+            (working_task, second_chunk),
+            (terminal_task, terminal_event),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    stream = a2a_agent.run("Hello", stream=True)
+    updates: list[AgentResponseUpdate] = []
+    async for update in stream:
+        updates.append(update)
+    response = await stream.get_final_response()
+
+    assert [update.text for update in updates] == ["Hello ", "world"]
+    assert response.text == "Hello world"
+    assert len(response.messages) == 1
+
+
+async def test_streaming_terminal_task_artifacts_are_emitted_when_terminal_event_has_no_content(
+    a2a_agent: A2AAgent, mock_a2a_client: MockA2AClient
+) -> None:
+    """Test that terminal task artifacts are still emitted when the final status event has no message."""
+    terminal_task = Task(
+        id="task-art-final",
+        context_id="ctx-art-final",
+        status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.completed, message=None),
+        artifacts=[
+            Artifact(
+                artifact_id="artifact-final",
+                parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Final artifact"))],
+            )
+        ],
+    )
+    terminal_event = TaskStatusUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-art-final",
+        context_id="ctx-art-final",
+        status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.completed, message=None),
+        final=True,
+    )
+    mock_a2a_client.responses.append((terminal_task, terminal_event))
+
+    updates: list[AgentResponseUpdate] = []
+    async for update in a2a_agent.run("Hello", stream=True):
+        updates.append(update)
+
+    assert len(updates) == 1
+    assert updates[0].text == "Final artifact"
+    assert updates[0].message_id == "artifact-final"
+
+
+async def test_streaming_terminal_task_only_emits_unstreamed_artifacts(
+    a2a_agent: A2AAgent, mock_a2a_client: MockA2AClient
+) -> None:
+    """Test that the terminal task only emits artifacts that were not already streamed incrementally."""
+    working_task = Task(id="task-art-mixed", context_id="ctx-art-mixed", status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.working))
+    streamed_chunk = TaskArtifactUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-art-mixed",
+        context_id="ctx-art-mixed",
+        artifact=Artifact(
+            artifact_id="artifact-streamed",
+            parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Hello"))],
+        ),
+        append=False,
+    )
+    terminal_task = Task(
+        id="task-art-mixed",
+        context_id="ctx-art-mixed",
+        status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.completed, message=None),
+        artifacts=[
+            Artifact(
+                artifact_id="artifact-streamed",
+                parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Hello"))],
+            ),
+            Artifact(
+                artifact_id="artifact-final",
+                parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text="Goodbye"))],
+            ),
+        ],
+    )
+    terminal_event = TaskStatusUpdateEvent(
+        task_id="task-art-mixed",
+        context_id="ctx-art-mixed",
+        status=TaskStatus(state=TaskState.completed, message=None),
+        final=True,
+    )
+
+    mock_a2a_client.responses.extend(
+        [
+            (working_task, streamed_chunk),
+            (terminal_task, terminal_event),
+        ]
+    )
+
+    stream = a2a_agent.run("Hello", stream=True)
+    updates: list[AgentResponseUpdate] = []
+    async for update in stream:
+        updates.append(update)
+    response = await stream.get_final_response()
+
+    assert [update.text for update in updates] == ["Hello", "Goodbye"]
+    assert [message.text for message in response.messages] == ["Hello", "Goodbye"]
+
+
 # endregion