From f807b7d66429405440a0a948574550ebab6f52f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: lbobinski <lukasz@bobinski.info>
Date: Wed, 7 Jan 2026 22:02:12 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] fix: historyLength=0 returns full history (#573)

---
 src/a2a/utils/task.py    |  7 +++++--
 tests/utils/test_task.py | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 2 files changed, 45 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/src/a2a/utils/task.py b/src/a2a/utils/task.py
index d8215cec..b1821a21 100644
--- a/src/a2a/utils/task.py
+++ b/src/a2a/utils/task.py
@@ -83,9 +83,12 @@ def apply_history_length(task: Task, history_length: int | None) -> Task:
         A new task object with limited history
     """
     # Apply historyLength parameter if specified
-    if history_length is not None and history_length > 0 and task.history:
+    if history_length is not None and history_length >= 0:
         # Limit history to the most recent N messages
-        limited_history = task.history[-history_length:]
+        if task.history and history_length > 0:
+            limited_history = task.history[-history_length:]
+        else:
+            limited_history = []
         # Create a new task instance with limited history
         return task.model_copy(update={'history': limited_history})
 
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_task.py b/tests/utils/test_task.py
index cb3dc386..e63df120 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_task.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_task.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 from a2a.types import Artifact, Message, Part, Role, TextPart
-from a2a.utils.task import completed_task, new_task
+from a2a.utils.task import apply_history_length, completed_task, new_task
 
 
 class TestTask(unittest.TestCase):
@@ -188,6 +188,45 @@ def test_completed_task_invalid_artifact_type(self):
                 history=[],
             )
 
+    def test_apply_history_length_cases(self):
+        # Setup task with 3 messages
+        history = [
+            Message(role=Role.user, parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text='1'))], message_id='1'),
+            Message(role=Role.agent, parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text='2'))], message_id='2'),
+            Message(role=Role.user, parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text='3'))], message_id='3'),
+        ]
+        task_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        context_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        task = completed_task(
+            task_id=task_id,
+            context_id=context_id,
+            artifacts=[Artifact(artifact_id='a', parts=[Part(root=TextPart(text='a'))])],
+            history=history
+        )
+
+        # historyLength = 0 -> empty
+        t0 = apply_history_length(task, 0)
+        self.assertEqual(len(t0.history), 0)
+
+        # historyLength = 1 -> last one
+        t1 = apply_history_length(task, 1)
+        self.assertEqual(len(t1.history), 1)
+        self.assertEqual(t1.history[0].message_id, '3')
+
+        # historyLength = 2 -> last two
+        t2 = apply_history_length(task, 2)
+        self.assertEqual(len(t2.history), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(t2.history[0].message_id, '2')
+        self.assertEqual(t2.history[1].message_id, '3')
+
+        # historyLength = None -> all
+        tn = apply_history_length(task, None)
+        self.assertEqual(len(tn.history), 3)
+
+        # historyLength = 10 -> all
+        t10 = apply_history_length(task, 10)
+        self.assertEqual(len(t10.history), 3)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()