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Pub/Sub Tools Publish, pull, and acknowledge messages from Google Cloud Pub/Sub /adk-docs/assets/tools-pubsub.png

Pub/Sub Tools for ADK

Supported in ADKPython v1.22.0

The PubSubToolset allows agents to interact with Google Cloud Pub/Sub service to publish, pull, and acknowledge messages.

Prerequisites

Before using the PubSubToolset, you need to:

  1. Enable the Pub/Sub API in your Google Cloud project.
  2. Authenticate and authorize: Ensure that the principal (e.g., user, service account) running the agent has the necessary IAM permissions to perform Pub/Sub operations. For more information on Pub/Sub roles, see the Pub/Sub access control documentation.
  3. Create a topic or subscription: Create a topic to publish messages and create a subscription to receive them.

Usage

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Tools

The PubSubToolset includes the following tools:

publish_message

Publishes a message to a Pub/Sub topic.

Parameter Type Description
topic_name str The name of the Pub/Sub topic (e.g., projects/my-project/topics/my-topic).
message str The message content to publish.
attributes dict[str, str] (Optional) Attributes to attach to the message.
ordering_key str (Optional) The ordering key for the message. If you set this parameter, messages are published in order.

pull_messages

Pulls messages from a Pub/Sub subscription.

Parameter Type Description
subscription_name str The name of the Pub/Sub subscription (e.g., projects/my-project/subscriptions/my-sub).
max_messages int (Optional) The maximum number of messages to pull. Defaults to 1.
auto_ack bool (Optional) Whether to automatically acknowledge the messages. Defaults to False.

acknowledge_messages

Acknowledges one or more messages on a Pub/Sub subscription.

Parameter Type Description
subscription_name str The name of the Pub/Sub subscription (e.g., projects/my-project/subscriptions/my-sub).
ack_ids list[str] A list of acknowledgment IDs to acknowledge.