title: Client. Task Client
A2A Node SDK - v0.1.0 / Modules / Client / TaskClient
Class: TaskClient
Client.TaskClient
Client for managing tasks in the A2A protocol
The TaskClient provides methods for creating, monitoring, and managing tasks with support for real-time status updates and push notifications.
Example
const taskClient = new TaskClient({ baseUrl: 'https://a2a-server.example.com' });
// Get task status
const task = await taskClient.getTaskStatus('task-123');
console.log(`Task status: ${task.status}`);
// Cancel a task
await taskClient.cancelTask('task-123');Hierarchy
-
EventEmitter↳
TaskClient
Table of contents
Constructors
Properties
Methods
- [captureRejectionSymbol]
- addAbortListener
- addListener
- cancelTask
- emit
- eventNames
- getEventListeners
- getMaxListeners
- getMaxListeners
- getPushConfig
- getTaskStatus
- listTasks
- listenerCount
- listenerCount
- listeners
- off
- on
- on
- onTaskUpdate
- once
- once
- prependListener
- prependOnceListener
- rawListeners
- removeAllListeners
- removeListener
- setMaxListeners
- setMaxListeners
- setPushConfig
- updateTaskStatus
Constructors
constructor
• new TaskClient(options): TaskClient
Creates a new TaskClient instance
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
options | MessageClientOptions | Configuration options for the client |
Returns
Overrides
EventEmitter.constructor
Properties
captureRejectionSymbol
▪ Static Readonly captureRejectionSymbol: typeof captureRejectionSymbol
Value: Symbol.for('nodejs.rejection')
See how to write a custom rejection handler.
Since
v13.4.0, v12.16.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.captureRejectionSymbol
captureRejections
▪ Static captureRejections: boolean
Value: boolean
Change the default captureRejections option on all new EventEmitter objects.
Since
v13.4.0, v12.16.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.captureRejections
defaultMaxListeners
▪ Static defaultMaxListeners: number
By default, a maximum of 10 listeners can be registered for any single
event. This limit can be changed for individual EventEmitter instances
using the emitter.setMaxListeners(n) method. To change the default
for allEventEmitter instances, the events.defaultMaxListeners property
can be used. If this value is not a positive number, a RangeError is thrown.
Take caution when setting the events.defaultMaxListeners because the
change affects all EventEmitter instances, including those created before
the change is made. However, calling emitter.setMaxListeners(n) still has
precedence over events.defaultMaxListeners.
This is not a hard limit. The EventEmitter instance will allow
more listeners to be added but will output a trace warning to stderr indicating
that a “possible EventEmitter memory leak” has been detected. For any single
EventEmitter, the emitter.getMaxListeners() and emitter.setMaxListeners() methods can be used to
temporarily avoid this warning:
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const emitter = new EventEmitter();
emitter.setMaxListeners(emitter.getMaxListeners() + 1);
emitter.once('event', () => {
// do stuff
emitter.setMaxListeners(Math.max(emitter.getMaxListeners() - 1, 0));
});The --trace-warnings command-line flag can be used to display the
stack trace for such warnings.
The emitted warning can be inspected with process.on('warning') and will
have the additional emitter, type, and count properties, referring to
the event emitter instance, the event’s name and the number of attached
listeners, respectively.
Its name property is set to 'MaxListenersExceededWarning'.
Since
v0.11.2
Inherited from
EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners
errorMonitor
▪ Static Readonly errorMonitor: typeof errorMonitor
This symbol shall be used to install a listener for only monitoring 'error' events. Listeners installed using this symbol are called before the regular 'error' listeners are called.
Installing a listener using this symbol does not change the behavior once an 'error' event is emitted. Therefore, the process will still crash if no
regular 'error' listener is installed.
Since
v13.6.0, v12.17.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.errorMonitor
Methods
[captureRejectionSymbol]
▸ [captureRejectionSymbol]<K>(error, event, ...args): void
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
error | Error |
event | string | symbol |
...args | AnyRest |
Returns
void
Inherited from
EventEmitter.[captureRejectionSymbol]
addAbortListener
▸ addAbortListener(signal, resource): Disposable
Listens once to the abort event on the provided signal.
Listening to the abort event on abort signals is unsafe and may
lead to resource leaks since another third party with the signal can
call e.stopImmediatePropagation(). Unfortunately Node.js cannot change
this since it would violate the web standard. Additionally, the original
API makes it easy to forget to remove listeners.
This API allows safely using AbortSignals in Node.js APIs by solving these
two issues by listening to the event such that stopImmediatePropagation does
not prevent the listener from running.
Returns a disposable so that it may be unsubscribed from more easily.
import { addAbortListener } from 'node:events';
function example(signal) {
let disposable;
try {
signal.addEventListener('abort', (e) => e.stopImmediatePropagation());
disposable = addAbortListener(signal, (e) => {
// Do something when signal is aborted.
});
} finally {
disposable?.[Symbol.dispose]();
}
}Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
signal | AbortSignal |
resource | (event: Event) => void |
Returns
Disposable
Disposable that removes the abort listener.
Since
v20.5.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.addAbortListener
addListener
▸ addListener<K>(eventName, listener): this
Alias for emitter.on(eventName, listener).
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void |
Returns
this
Since
v0.1.26
Inherited from
EventEmitter.addListener
cancelTask
▸ cancelTask(taskId): Promise<void>
Cancels a running task
Attempts to cancel a task that is currently in progress. This will transition the task to the ‘canceled’ state if successful. Tasks that have already completed or failed cannot be canceled.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
taskId | string | The ID of the task to cancel |
Returns
Promise<void>
Promise resolving when cancellation is complete
Throws
If there’s a network issue contacting the server
Throws
If the task cannot be canceled (e.g., already completed)
Example
try {
await taskClient.cancelTask('task-123');
console.log('Task canceled successfully');
} catch (error) {
if (error.code === 'VALIDATION_ERROR') {
console.error('Cannot cancel task:', error.message);
} else {
console.error('Error canceling task:', error.message);
}
}emit
▸ emit<K>(eventName, ...args): boolean
Synchronously calls each of the listeners registered for the event named eventName, in the order they were registered, passing the supplied arguments
to each.
Returns true if the event had listeners, false otherwise.
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
// First listener
myEmitter.on('event', function firstListener() {
console.log('Helloooo! first listener');
});
// Second listener
myEmitter.on('event', function secondListener(arg1, arg2) {
console.log(`event with parameters ${arg1}, ${arg2} in second listener`);
});
// Third listener
myEmitter.on('event', function thirdListener(...args) {
const parameters = args.join(', ');
console.log(`event with parameters ${parameters} in third listener`);
});
console.log(myEmitter.listeners('event'));
myEmitter.emit('event', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
// Prints:
// [
// [Function: firstListener],
// [Function: secondListener],
// [Function: thirdListener]
// ]
// Helloooo! first listener
// event with parameters 1, 2 in second listener
// event with parameters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 in third listenerType parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol |
...args | AnyRest |
Returns
boolean
Since
v0.1.26
Inherited from
EventEmitter.emit
eventNames
▸ eventNames(): (string | symbol)[]
Returns an array listing the events for which the emitter has registered
listeners. The values in the array are strings or Symbols.
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => {});
myEE.on('bar', () => {});
const sym = Symbol('symbol');
myEE.on(sym, () => {});
console.log(myEE.eventNames());
// Prints: [ 'foo', 'bar', Symbol(symbol) ]Returns
(string | symbol)[]
Since
v6.0.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.eventNames
getEventListeners
▸ getEventListeners(emitter, name): Function[]
Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.
For EventEmitters this behaves exactly the same as calling .listeners on
the emitter.
For EventTargets this is the only way to get the event listeners for the
event target. This is useful for debugging and diagnostic purposes.
import { getEventListeners, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
{
const ee = new EventEmitter();
const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
ee.on('foo', listener);
console.log(getEventListeners(ee, 'foo')); // [ [Function: listener] ]
}
{
const et = new EventTarget();
const listener = () => console.log('Events are fun');
et.addEventListener('foo', listener);
console.log(getEventListeners(et, 'foo')); // [ [Function: listener] ]
}Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter<DefaultEventMap> | EventTarget |
name | string | symbol |
Returns
Function[]
Since
v15.2.0, v14.17.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.getEventListeners
getMaxListeners
▸ getMaxListeners(emitter): number
Returns the currently set max amount of listeners.
For EventEmitters this behaves exactly the same as calling .getMaxListeners on
the emitter.
For EventTargets this is the only way to get the max event listeners for the
event target. If the number of event handlers on a single EventTarget exceeds
the max set, the EventTarget will print a warning.
import { getMaxListeners, setMaxListeners, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
{
const ee = new EventEmitter();
console.log(getMaxListeners(ee)); // 10
setMaxListeners(11, ee);
console.log(getMaxListeners(ee)); // 11
}
{
const et = new EventTarget();
console.log(getMaxListeners(et)); // 10
setMaxListeners(11, et);
console.log(getMaxListeners(et)); // 11
}Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter<DefaultEventMap> | EventTarget |
Returns
number
Since
v19.9.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.getMaxListeners
getMaxListeners
▸ getMaxListeners(): number
Returns the current max listener value for the EventEmitter which is either
set by emitter.setMaxListeners(n) or defaults to EventEmitter.defaultMaxListeners.
Returns
number
Since
v1.0.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.getMaxListeners
getPushConfig
▸ getPushConfig(taskId): Promise<PushNotificationConfig>
Gets push notification configuration for a task
Retrieves the current push notification settings for a task. This method first checks the local cache and only makes a server request if needed.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
taskId | string | The task ID to check |
Returns
Promise<PushNotificationConfig>
Promise resolving to the push notification configuration
Throws
If there’s a network issue contacting the server
Throws
If the task ID is invalid or not found
Example
const config = await taskClient.getPushConfig('task-123');
console.log('Push notifications enabled:', config.enabled);
console.log('Subscribed events:', config.events);
console.log('Webhook endpoint:', config.endpoint);getTaskStatus
▸ getTaskStatus(taskId): Promise<Task>
Gets the current status of a task
Retrieves the current state and details of a task by its ID. This method fetches the complete task object including status, input, output, and any error information.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
taskId | string | The ID of the task to check |
Returns
Promise<Task>
Promise resolving to the complete task object
Throws
If there’s a network issue contacting the server
Throws
If the task ID is invalid or not found
Example
try {
const task = await taskClient.getTaskStatus('task-123');
console.log(`Task status: ${task.status}`);
if (task.status === 'completed') {
console.log('Task output:', task.output);
} else if (task.status === 'failed') {
console.error('Task failed:', task.error);
}
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error checking task status:', error.message);
}listTasks
▸ listTasks(options?): Promise<Task[]>
Lists tasks matching the specified criteria
Retrieves a list of tasks from the server, with optional filtering by status, limiting the number of results, and filtering by creation date.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
options? | Object | Optional filter criteria for the task list |
options.limit? | number | Optional maximum number of tasks to return |
options.since? | string | Optional ISO timestamp to filter tasks created after this time |
options.status? | "submitted" | "working" | "input_required" | "completed" | "failed" | "canceled" | Optional filter by task status |
Returns
Promise<Task[]>
Promise resolving to an array of tasks matching the criteria
Throws
If there’s a network issue contacting the server
Example
// Get all tasks
const allTasks = await taskClient.listTasks();
// Get only completed tasks
const completedTasks = await taskClient.listTasks({ status: 'completed' });
// Get the 10 most recent tasks
const recentTasks = await taskClient.listTasks({ limit: 10 });
// Get tasks created in the last hour
const oneHourAgo = new Date(Date.now() - 3600000).toISOString();
const recentTasks = await taskClient.listTasks({ since: oneHourAgo });listenerCount
▸ listenerCount(emitter, eventName): number
A class method that returns the number of listeners for the given eventName registered on the given emitter.
import { EventEmitter, listenerCount } from 'node:events';
const myEmitter = new EventEmitter();
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
myEmitter.on('event', () => {});
console.log(listenerCount(myEmitter, 'event'));
// Prints: 2Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter<DefaultEventMap> | The emitter to query |
eventName | string | symbol | The event name |
Returns
number
Since
v0.9.12
Deprecated
Since v3.2.0 - Use listenerCount instead.
Inherited from
EventEmitter.listenerCount
listenerCount
▸ listenerCount<K>(eventName, listener?): number
Returns the number of listeners listening for the event named eventName.
If listener is provided, it will return how many times the listener is found
in the list of the listeners of the event.
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol | The name of the event being listened for |
listener? | Function | The event handler function |
Returns
number
Since
v3.2.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.listenerCount
listeners
▸ listeners<K>(eventName): Function[]
Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName.
server.on('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});
console.log(util.inspect(server.listeners('connection')));
// Prints: [ [Function] ]Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol |
Returns
Function[]
Since
v0.1.26
Inherited from
EventEmitter.listeners
off
▸ off<K>(eventName, listener): this
Alias for emitter.removeListener().
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void |
Returns
this
Since
v10.0.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.off
on
▸ on(emitter, eventName, options?): AsyncIterator<any[], any, any>
import { on, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
import process from 'node:process';
const ee = new EventEmitter();
// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
});
for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo')) {
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
// if concurrent execution is required.
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// Unreachable hereReturns an AsyncIterator that iterates eventName events. It will throw
if the EventEmitter emits 'error'. It removes all listeners when
exiting the loop. The value returned by each iteration is an array
composed of the emitted event arguments.
An AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting on events:
import { on, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
import process from 'node:process';
const ac = new AbortController();
(async () => {
const ee = new EventEmitter();
// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
});
for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo', { signal: ac.signal })) {
// The execution of this inner block is synchronous and it
// processes one event at a time (even with await). Do not use
// if concurrent execution is required.
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// Unreachable here
})();
process.nextTick(() => ac.abort());Use the close option to specify an array of event names that will end the iteration:
import { on, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
import process from 'node:process';
const ee = new EventEmitter();
// Emit later on
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('foo', 'bar');
ee.emit('foo', 42);
ee.emit('close');
});
for await (const event of on(ee, 'foo', { close: ['close'] })) {
console.log(event); // prints ['bar'] [42]
}
// the loop will exit after 'close' is emitted
console.log('done'); // prints 'done'Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter<DefaultEventMap> |
eventName | string | symbol |
options? | StaticEventEmitterIteratorOptions |
Returns
AsyncIterator<any[], any, any>
An AsyncIterator that iterates eventName events emitted by the emitter
Since
v13.6.0, v12.16.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.on
▸ on(emitter, eventName, options?): AsyncIterator<any[], any, any>
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventTarget |
eventName | string |
options? | StaticEventEmitterIteratorOptions |
Returns
AsyncIterator<any[], any, any>
Inherited from
EventEmitter.on
on
▸ on<K>(eventName, listener): this
Adds the listener function to the end of the listeners array for the event
named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has already
been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventName and
listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.
server.on('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The emitter.prependListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the
event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.on('foo', () => console.log('a'));
myEE.prependListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
myEE.emit('foo');
// Prints:
// b
// aType parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol | The name of the event. |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void | The callback function |
Returns
this
Since
v0.1.101
Inherited from
EventEmitter.on
onTaskUpdate
▸ onTaskUpdate(taskId, callback): void
Registers a callback for task updates
Sets up a callback function to be called whenever a specific task is updated. This provides a way to monitor task progress in real-time without polling.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
taskId | string | The ID of the task to monitor |
callback | (task: Task) => void | Function to call when the task is updated |
Returns
void
Example
// Monitor a specific task
taskClient.onTaskUpdate('task-123', (task) => {
console.log(`Task ${task.id} updated:`, task.status);
if (task.status === 'completed') {
console.log('Task completed with result:', task.output);
} else if (task.status === 'failed') {
console.error('Task failed with error:', task.error);
}
});once
▸ once(emitter, eventName, options?): Promise<any[]>
Creates a Promise that is fulfilled when the EventEmitter emits the given
event or that is rejected if the EventEmitter emits 'error' while waiting.
The Promise will resolve with an array of all the arguments emitted to the
given event.
This method is intentionally generic and works with the web platform EventTarget interface, which has no special'error' event
semantics and does not listen to the 'error' event.
import { once, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
import process from 'node:process';
const ee = new EventEmitter();
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('myevent', 42);
});
const [value] = await once(ee, 'myevent');
console.log(value);
const err = new Error('kaboom');
process.nextTick(() => {
ee.emit('error', err);
});
try {
await once(ee, 'myevent');
} catch (err) {
console.error('error happened', err);
}The special handling of the 'error' event is only used when events.once() is used to wait for another event. If events.once() is used to wait for the
‘error' event itself, then it is treated as any other kind of event without
special handling:
import { EventEmitter, once } from 'node:events';
const ee = new EventEmitter();
once(ee, 'error')
.then(([err]) => console.log('ok', err.message))
.catch((err) => console.error('error', err.message));
ee.emit('error', new Error('boom'));
// Prints: ok boomAn AbortSignal can be used to cancel waiting for the event:
import { EventEmitter, once } from 'node:events';
const ee = new EventEmitter();
const ac = new AbortController();
async function foo(emitter, event, signal) {
try {
await once(emitter, event, { signal });
console.log('event emitted!');
} catch (error) {
if (error.name === 'AbortError') {
console.error('Waiting for the event was canceled!');
} else {
console.error('There was an error', error.message);
}
}
}
foo(ee, 'foo', ac.signal);
ac.abort(); // Abort waiting for the event
ee.emit('foo'); // Prints: Waiting for the event was canceled!Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventEmitter<DefaultEventMap> |
eventName | string | symbol |
options? | StaticEventEmitterOptions |
Returns
Promise<any[]>
Since
v11.13.0, v10.16.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.once
▸ once(emitter, eventName, options?): Promise<any[]>
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
emitter | EventTarget |
eventName | string |
options? | StaticEventEmitterOptions |
Returns
Promise<any[]>
Inherited from
EventEmitter.once
once
▸ once<K>(eventName, listener): this
Adds a one-time listener function for the event named eventName. The
next time eventName is triggered, this listener is removed and then invoked.
server.once('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
});Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
By default, event listeners are invoked in the order they are added. The emitter.prependOnceListener() method can be used as an alternative to add the
event listener to the beginning of the listeners array.
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const myEE = new EventEmitter();
myEE.once('foo', () => console.log('a'));
myEE.prependOnceListener('foo', () => console.log('b'));
myEE.emit('foo');
// Prints:
// b
// aType parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol | The name of the event. |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void | The callback function |
Returns
this
Since
v0.3.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.once
prependListener
▸ prependListener<K>(eventName, listener): this
Adds the listener function to the beginning of the listeners array for the
event named eventName. No checks are made to see if the listener has
already been added. Multiple calls passing the same combination of eventName
and listener will result in the listener being added, and called, multiple times.
server.prependListener('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
});Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol | The name of the event. |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void | The callback function |
Returns
this
Since
v6.0.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.prependListener
prependOnceListener
▸ prependOnceListener<K>(eventName, listener): this
Adds a one-timelistener function for the event named eventName to the beginning of the listeners array. The next time eventName is triggered, this
listener is removed, and then invoked.
server.prependOnceListener('connection', (stream) => {
console.log('Ah, we have our first user!');
});Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol | The name of the event. |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void | The callback function |
Returns
this
Since
v6.0.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.prependOnceListener
rawListeners
▸ rawListeners<K>(eventName): Function[]
Returns a copy of the array of listeners for the event named eventName,
including any wrappers (such as those created by .once()).
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const emitter = new EventEmitter();
emitter.once('log', () => console.log('log once'));
// Returns a new Array with a function `onceWrapper` which has a property
// `listener` which contains the original listener bound above
const listeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
const logFnWrapper = listeners[0];
// Logs "log once" to the console and does not unbind the `once` event
logFnWrapper.listener();
// Logs "log once" to the console and removes the listener
logFnWrapper();
emitter.on('log', () => console.log('log persistently'));
// Will return a new Array with a single function bound by `.on()` above
const newListeners = emitter.rawListeners('log');
// Logs "log persistently" twice
newListeners[0]();
emitter.emit('log');Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol |
Returns
Function[]
Since
v9.4.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.rawListeners
removeAllListeners
▸ removeAllListeners(eventName?): this
Removes all listeners, or those of the specified eventName.
It is bad practice to remove listeners added elsewhere in the code,
particularly when the EventEmitter instance was created by some other
component or module (e.g. sockets or file streams).
Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName? | string | symbol |
Returns
this
Since
v0.1.26
Inherited from
EventEmitter.removeAllListeners
removeListener
▸ removeListener<K>(eventName, listener): this
Removes the specified listener from the listener array for the event named eventName.
const callback = (stream) => {
console.log('someone connected!');
};
server.on('connection', callback);
// ...
server.removeListener('connection', callback);removeListener() will remove, at most, one instance of a listener from the
listener array. If any single listener has been added multiple times to the
listener array for the specified eventName, then removeListener() must be
called multiple times to remove each instance.
Once an event is emitted, all listeners attached to it at the
time of emitting are called in order. This implies that any removeListener() or removeAllListeners() calls after emitting and before the last listener finishes execution
will not remove them fromemit() in progress. Subsequent events behave as expected.
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
class MyEmitter extends EventEmitter {}
const myEmitter = new MyEmitter();
const callbackA = () => {
console.log('A');
myEmitter.removeListener('event', callbackB);
};
const callbackB = () => {
console.log('B');
};
myEmitter.on('event', callbackA);
myEmitter.on('event', callbackB);
// callbackA removes listener callbackB but it will still be called.
// Internal listener array at time of emit [callbackA, callbackB]
myEmitter.emit('event');
// Prints:
// A
// B
// callbackB is now removed.
// Internal listener array [callbackA]
myEmitter.emit('event');
// Prints:
// ABecause listeners are managed using an internal array, calling this will
change the position indices of any listener registered after the listener
being removed. This will not impact the order in which listeners are called,
but it means that any copies of the listener array as returned by
the emitter.listeners() method will need to be recreated.
When a single function has been added as a handler multiple times for a single
event (as in the example below), removeListener() will remove the most
recently added instance. In the example the once('ping') listener is removed:
import { EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const ee = new EventEmitter();
function pong() {
console.log('pong');
}
ee.on('ping', pong);
ee.once('ping', pong);
ee.removeListener('ping', pong);
ee.emit('ping');
ee.emit('ping');Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
Type parameters
| Name |
|---|
K |
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
eventName | string | symbol |
listener | (…args: any[]) => void |
Returns
this
Since
v0.1.26
Inherited from
EventEmitter.removeListener
setMaxListeners
▸ setMaxListeners(n?, ...eventTargets): void
import { setMaxListeners, EventEmitter } from 'node:events';
const target = new EventTarget();
const emitter = new EventEmitter();
setMaxListeners(5, target, emitter);Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
n? | number | A non-negative number. The maximum number of listeners per EventTarget event. |
...eventTargets | (EventEmitter<DefaultEventMap> | EventTarget)[] | Zero or more or instances. If none are specified, n is set as the default max for all newly created and objects. |
Returns
void
Since
v15.4.0
Inherited from
EventEmitter.setMaxListeners
setMaxListeners
▸ setMaxListeners(n): this
By default EventEmitters will print a warning if more than 10 listeners are
added for a particular event. This is a useful default that helps finding
memory leaks. The emitter.setMaxListeners() method allows the limit to be
modified for this specific EventEmitter instance. The value can be set to Infinity (or 0) to indicate an unlimited number of listeners.
Returns a reference to the EventEmitter, so that calls can be chained.
Parameters
| Name | Type |
|---|---|
n | number |
Returns
this
Since
v0.3.5
Inherited from
EventEmitter.setMaxListeners
setPushConfig
▸ setPushConfig(taskId, config): Promise<void>
Sets push notification configuration for a task
Configures server-side push notifications for task status updates. This allows your application to receive real-time updates about task progress without polling.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
taskId | string | The task ID to configure notifications for |
config | PushNotificationConfig | Push notification settings including endpoint and events to subscribe to |
Returns
Promise<void>
Promise resolving when configuration is complete
Throws
If there’s a network issue contacting the server
Throws
If the request times out
Throws
If the configuration is invalid
Example
await taskClient.setPushConfig('task-123', {
enabled: true,
endpoint: 'https://my-app.example.com/webhooks/tasks',
authToken: 'secret-token-123',
events: ['task.updated', 'task.completed', 'task.failed']
});
console.log('Push notifications configured for task');updateTaskStatus
▸ updateTaskStatus(taskId, status): Promise<void>
Updates the status of a task
Changes a task’s status from one state to another. The transition is validated to ensure it follows the allowed state machine transitions in the A2A protocol.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
taskId | string | The ID of the task to update |
status | Object | Object containing the current state and target state |
status.from | "submitted" | "working" | "input_required" | "completed" | "failed" | "canceled" | The current state of the task |
status.to | "submitted" | "working" | "input_required" | "completed" | "failed" | "canceled" | The desired new state of the task |
Returns
Promise<void>
Promise resolving when the status update is complete
Throws
If there’s a network issue contacting the server
Throws
If the state transition is invalid
Example
// Mark a task as completed
await taskClient.updateTaskStatus('task-123', {
from: 'working',
to: 'completed'
});
// Mark a task as failed
await taskClient.updateTaskStatus('task-456', {
from: 'working',
to: 'failed'
});