a2aproject / a2aproject/a2a-java
[Feat]: Clarify nullability and optionality of the spec API
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### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
The `spec` API is not consistent with this expectation for the nullability and optionality of objects.
For example, the [Task](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/blob/cb084ec517f5511c45c0457850337b4b74431b10/spec/src/main/java/io/a2a/spec/Task.java#L68) class
will always instantiate its `history` and `artifact` with (potentially empty) collections while its `metatada` can be null.
The API should be consistent unless there is a good reason not to.
In that case, the `metadata` should also be an empty Map if the parameter is `null`.
For case where we want to record that a field can have a value or be null, we could also leverage `Optional`.
For example, in [TaskStatus](https://github.com/a2aproject/a2a-java/blob/cb084ec517f5511c45c0457850337b4b74431b10/spec/src/main/java/io/a2a/spec/TaskStatus.java#L46), the `message` is optional. We could make its type `Optional` to constrain its contract.
### Describe the solution you'd like
Update the spec API to:
* be consistent with the nullabitity of fields (especially collections)
* use the `Optional` type for optional fields
* update the javadoc when there is exception to this general rule
### Describe alternatives you've considered
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