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This pull request primarily focuses on evolving the A2A gRPC specification by introducing a new metadata capability to the Part message. This enhancement provides a standardized way to attach arbitrary structured data, improving the extensibility and information richness of message components. The changes are reflected in the regenerated Python protobuf files, ensuring compatibility and proper type hinting for the updated schema.

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  • Protobuf Specification Update: The core A2A gRPC specification has been updated to include a new metadata field within the Part message. This field is of type google.protobuf.Struct, allowing for flexible, structured data to be associated with message parts.
  • Generated Code Regeneration: The Python protobuf generated files (a2a_pb2.py and a2a_pb2.pyi) have been regenerated to reflect the updated specification, ensuring the Python client library is in sync with the latest schema.
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This pull request updates the protobuf specification to add a metadata field to the Part message. While the generated files a2a_pb2.py and a2a_pb2.pyi correctly reflect this change, the pull request is incomplete. It's missing the necessary changes in src/a2a/utils/proto_utils.py to handle the serialization and deserialization of this new field, which will lead to data loss and potential runtime errors. I've added a critical comment highlighting the issue. Please include the necessary changes to proto_utils.py and any other related files (like types.py and its corresponding tests) to make this PR complete.

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class Part(_message.Message):
__slots__ = ("text", "file", "data")
__slots__ = ("text", "file", "data", "metadata")
TEXT_FIELD_NUMBER: _ClassVar[int]
FILE_FIELD_NUMBER: _ClassVar[int]
DATA_FIELD_NUMBER: _ClassVar[int]
METADATA_FIELD_NUMBER: _ClassVar[int]
text: str
file: FilePart
data: DataPart
def __init__(self, text: _Optional[str] = ..., file: _Optional[_Union[FilePart, _Mapping]] = ..., data: _Optional[_Union[DataPart, _Mapping]] = ...) -> None: ...
metadata: _struct_pb2.Struct
def __init__(self, text: _Optional[str] = ..., file: _Optional[_Union[FilePart, _Mapping]] = ..., data: _Optional[_Union[DataPart, _Mapping]] = ..., metadata: _Optional[_Union[_struct_pb2.Struct, _Mapping]] = ...) -> None: ...
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The addition of the metadata field to the Part message is a breaking change that is not fully implemented in this PR. The utility functions in src/a2a/utils/proto_utils.py for converting between protobuf messages and Python types have not been updated to handle this new field.

Specifically, ToProto.part and FromProto.part will not process the metadata, leading to data loss during serialization and deserialization.

This is a critical issue. Please update proto_utils.py and any other relevant files (e.g., src/a2a/types.py and associated tests) to fully support this change.

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Replaced with #455

@holtskinner holtskinner closed this Sep 2, 2025
@holtskinner holtskinner deleted the auto-update-a2a-types-a8b45dcc429a5571ef8a24c36336bf84b89bbd7f branch September 17, 2025 17:17
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