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fix: map A2A Message.role to correct GenAI content role#5198

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fix: map A2A Message.role to correct GenAI content role#5198
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Summary

Fixes #5186convert_a2a_message_to_event() hard-codes role="model" for all resulting ADK events, regardless of the original A2A Message.role. User messages (Role.user) are incorrectly restored as model events.

Root cause: _create_event() always creates genai_types.Content(role="model", ...) without considering the source message's role.

Fix:

  • Add _a2a_role_to_content_role() helper that maps A2ARole.user"user" and A2ARole.agent"model"
  • Add content_role parameter to _create_event() (defaults to "model" for backward compatibility)
  • Pass the mapped role from convert_a2a_message_to_event() through to _create_event()

Changes

  • src/google/adk/a2a/converters/to_adk_event.py: Import Role, add role mapping helper, thread content_role through _create_event()
  • tests/unittests/a2a/converters/test_to_adk.py: Add 2 tests verifying user→"user" and agent→"model" role mapping

Test plan

  • All 16 test_to_adk.py tests pass (14 existing + 2 new)
  • New tests verify: Role.usercontent.role == "user", Role.agentcontent.role == "model"
  • No regressions in existing converter tests

@rohityan rohityan self-assigned this Apr 9, 2026
convert_a2a_message_to_event() hard-coded role="model" for all
resulting ADK events regardless of the original A2A Message.role.
User messages (Role.user) were incorrectly restored as model events.

Add _a2a_role_to_content_role() helper that maps A2A Role.user to
"user" and Role.agent to "model", and pass the mapped role through
_create_event() via a new content_role parameter.

Fixes google#5186
@enjoykumawat enjoykumawat force-pushed the fix/a2a-message-role-mapping branch from b9190e2 to bec6717 Compare April 9, 2026 07:40
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A2A inbound message conversion ignores Message.role, always maps to "model"

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