Implement Coherent Tagging Strategy Across ADK Repositories

[primax79]

The Google ADK project includes several language-specific repositories (adk-python, adk-go, adk-java) which integrate the web interface files from this repository (adk-web).

Periodically, the files generated by adk-web are copied and committed into the dependent repositories. This integration is typically noted via generic commit messages like "Update ADK Web to match main branch."

The Problem

When reviewing a dependent repository (e.g., adk-python), it is not currently possible to easily determine which specific version or commit of adk-web was used for the latest update. Since these files define the ADK web interface, this lack of clear version mapping makes it difficult to:

• Audit the exact state of the integrated web components.
• Track potential bugs in the web UI back to a specific adk-web change.
• Verify if a particular web-related feature or fix from adk-web has been pulled into the dependent language libraries.

The Proposed Solution

We request the implementation of a strategy for version tagging that ensures traceability between the repositories:

1. Tagging adk-web: Use clear, sequential version tags (e.g., v1.2.3) on the adk-web repository for each version update that is intended for integration.
2. Referencing Tags in Dependent Repos: When the generated files are committed to repositories like adk-python, adk-go, and adk-java, the accompanying commit message or an update file (e.g., a simple ADK_WEB_VERSION text file) should explicitly reference the exact tag from adk-web that was integrated.
   • Example Commit Message: Update ADK Web UI files to tag **v1.2.3**

Benefits

Implementing this coherent tagging and referencing strategy would significantly improve the maintainability, transparency, and traceability of the ADK project ecosystem, particularly for debugging and auditing the static web components.