fix: Adds plugin to save artifacts for issue #2176

PiperOrigin-RevId: 810522939

Author: GWeale

contributing/samples/hello_world_app/agent.py

@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 from google.adk.models.llm_request import LlmRequest
 from google.adk.plugins.base_plugin import BasePlugin
 from google.adk.plugins.context_filter_plugin import ContextFilterPlugin
+from google.adk.plugins.save_files_as_artifacts_plugin import SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin
+from google.adk.tools import load_artifacts
 from google.adk.tools.tool_context import ToolContext
 from google.genai import types
 
@@ -97,6 +99,7 @@ async def check_prime(nums: list[int]) -> str:
     tools=[
         roll_die,
         check_prime,
+        load_artifacts,
     ],
     # planner=BuiltInPlanner(
     #     thinking_config=types.ThinkingConfig(
@@ -145,5 +148,6 @@ async def before_model_callback(
     plugins=[
         CountInvocationPlugin(),
         ContextFilterPlugin(num_invocations_to_keep=3),
+        SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin(),
     ],
 )

contributing/samples/hello_world_app/main.py

@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ async def run_prompt_bytes(session: Session, new_message: str):
         user_id=user_id_1,
         session_id=session.id,
         new_message=content,
-        run_config=RunConfig(save_input_blobs_as_artifacts=True),
+        run_config=RunConfig(save_input_blobs_as_artifacts=False),
     ):
       if event.content.parts and event.content.parts[0].text:
         print(f'** {event.author}: {event.content.parts[0].text}')

src/google/adk/agents/run_config.py

@@ -48,8 +48,15 @@ class RunConfig(BaseModel):
   response_modalities: Optional[list[str]] = None
   """The output modalities. If not set, it's default to AUDIO."""
 
-  save_input_blobs_as_artifacts: bool = False
-  """Whether or not to save the input blobs as artifacts."""
+  save_input_blobs_as_artifacts: bool = Field(
+      default=False,
+      deprecated=True,
+      description=(
+          'Whether or not to save the input blobs as artifacts. DEPRECATED: Use'
+          ' SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin instead for better control and'
+          ' flexibility. See google.adk.plugins.SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin.'
+      ),
+  )
 
   support_cfc: bool = False
   """

src/google/adk/plugins/save_files_as_artifacts_plugin.py

@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+# Copyright 2025 Google LLC
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import logging
+from typing import Optional
+
+from google.genai import types
+
+from ..agents.invocation_context import InvocationContext
+from .base_plugin import BasePlugin
+
+logger = logging.getLogger('google_adk.' + __name__)
+
+
+class SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin(BasePlugin):
+  """A plugin that saves files embedded in user messages as artifacts.
+
+  This is useful to allow users to upload files in the chat experience and have
+  those files available to the agent.
+
+  We use Blob.display_name to determine
+  the file name. Artifacts with the same name will be overwritten. A placeholder
+  with the artifact name will be put in place of the embedded file in the user
+  message so the model knows where to find the file. You may want to add
+  load_artifacts tool to the agent, or load the artifacts in your own tool to
+  use the files.
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, name: str = 'save_files_as_artifacts_plugin'):
+    """Initialize the save files as artifacts plugin.
+
+    Args:
+      name: The name of the plugin instance.
+    """
+    super().__init__(name)
+
+  async def on_user_message_callback(
+      self,
+      *,
+      invocation_context: InvocationContext,
+      user_message: types.Content,
+  ) -> Optional[types.Content]:
+    """Process user message and save any attached files as artifacts."""
+    if not invocation_context.artifact_service:
+      logger.warning(
+          'Artifact service is not set. SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin'
+          ' will not be enabled.'
+      )
+      return user_message
+
+    if not user_message.parts:
+      return user_message
+
+    for i, part in enumerate(user_message.parts):
+      if part.inline_data is None:
+        continue
+
+      try:
+        # Use display_name if available, otherwise generate a filename
+        file_name = part.inline_data.display_name
+        if not file_name:
+          file_name = f'artifact_{invocation_context.invocation_id}_{i}'
+          logger.info(
+              f'No display_name found, using generated filename: {file_name}'
+          )
+
+        await invocation_context.artifact_service.save_artifact(
+            app_name=invocation_context.app_name,
+            user_id=invocation_context.user_id,
+            session_id=invocation_context.session.id,
+            filename=file_name,
+            artifact=part,
+        )
+
+        # Replace the inline data with a placeholder text
+        user_message.parts[i] = types.Part(
+            text=f'[Uploaded Artifact: "{file_name}"]'
+        )
+        logger.info(f'Successfully saved artifact: {file_name}')
+
+      except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f'Failed to save artifact for part {i}: {e}')
+        # Keep the original part if saving fails
+        continue
+
+    return user_message

src/google/adk/runners.py

@@ -419,6 +419,15 @@ async def _append_new_message_to_session(
       raise ValueError('No parts in the new_message.')
 
     if self.artifact_service and save_input_blobs_as_artifacts:
+      # Issue deprecation warning
+      warnings.warn(
+          "The 'save_input_blobs_as_artifacts' parameter is deprecated. Use"
+          ' SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin instead for better control and'
+          ' flexibility. See google.adk.plugins.SaveFilesAsArtifactsPlugin for'
+          ' migration guidance.',
+          DeprecationWarning,
+          stacklevel=3,
+      )
       # The runner directly saves the artifacts (if applicable) in the
       # user message and replaces the artifact data with a file name
       # placeholder.