feat: add AdkConfiguration abstraction layer for programmatic config injection

core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/config/AdkConfiguration.java

@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+package com.google.adk.config;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
+import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentMap;
+
+/**
+ * Central configuration provider for the ADK SDK.
+ *
+ * <p>Resolves configuration values using the following fallback chain (highest priority first):
+ *
+ * <ol>
+ *   <li>Programmatic values set via {@link #set(String, String)}.
+ *   <li>JVM system properties ({@link System#getProperty(String)}).
+ *   <li>Operating system environment variables ({@link System#getenv(String)}) — preserved for
+ *       backward compatibility.
+ * </ol>
+ *
+ * <p>This abstraction allows applications (e.g. Spring Boot) to inject configuration that
+ * originates from {@code application.yaml}, secret managers, or any other source, without relying
+ * on the immutable OS environment.
+ */
+public final class AdkConfiguration {
+
+  private static final ConcurrentMap<String, String> OVERRIDES = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
+
+  private AdkConfiguration() {}
+
+  /**
+   * Programmatically sets a configuration value. Takes precedence over system properties and
+   * environment variables.
+   *
+   * @param key the configuration key (typically the same name as the legacy environment variable)
+   * @param value the value to associate with the key; must not be {@code null}. Use {@link
+   *     #clear(String)} to remove an entry.
+   */
+  public static void set(String key, String value) {
+    if (key == null) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("key must not be null");
+    }
+    if (value == null) {
+      throw new IllegalArgumentException("value must not be null; use clear(key) to remove");
+    }
+    OVERRIDES.put(key, value);
+  }
+
+  /** Removes a programmatic override for the given key, if any. */
+  public static void clear(String key) {
+    if (key != null) {
+      OVERRIDES.remove(key);
+    }
+  }
+
+  /** Removes all programmatic overrides. Primarily intended for tests. */
+  public static void clearAll() {
+    OVERRIDES.clear();
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolves a configuration value using the fallback chain described in the class javadoc.
+   *
+   * @param key the configuration key
+   * @return an {@link Optional} containing the resolved value, or empty if no source provides one
+   */
+  public static Optional<String> get(String key) {
+    if (key == null) {
+      return Optional.empty();
+    }
+    String override = OVERRIDES.get(key);
+    if (override != null) {
+      return Optional.of(override);
+    }
+    String systemProperty = System.getProperty(key);
+    if (systemProperty != null) {
+      return Optional.of(systemProperty);
+    }
+    return Optional.ofNullable(System.getenv(key));
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Resolves a configuration value, returning the provided default if no source provides one.
+   *
+   * @param key the configuration key
+   * @param defaultValue value to return when the key cannot be resolved
+   */
+  public static String getOrDefault(String key, String defaultValue) {
+    return get(key).orElse(defaultValue);
+  }
+}

core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/models/ApigeeLlm.java

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Strings.isNullOrEmpty;
 
 import com.google.adk.Version;
+import com.google.adk.config.AdkConfiguration;
 import com.google.common.annotations.VisibleForTesting;
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableMap;
 import com.google.errorprone.annotations.CanIgnoreReturnValue;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ private ApigeeLlm(String modelName, String proxyUrl, Map<String, String> customH
 
     String effectiveProxyUrl = proxyUrl;
     if (isNullOrEmpty(effectiveProxyUrl)) {
-      effectiveProxyUrl = System.getenv(APIGEE_PROXY_URL_ENV_VARIABLE_NAME);
+      effectiveProxyUrl = AdkConfiguration.get(APIGEE_PROXY_URL_ENV_VARIABLE_NAME).orElse(null);
     }
     if (isNullOrEmpty(effectiveProxyUrl)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(
@@ -306,7 +307,7 @@ private static boolean validateModelString(String model) {
   }
 
   private static boolean isEnvEnabled(String envVarName) {
-    String value = System.getenv(envVarName);
+    String value = AdkConfiguration.get(envVarName).orElse(null);
     return Boolean.parseBoolean(value) || Objects.equals(value, "1");
   }
 

core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/sessions/ApiClient.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.base.StandardSystemProperty.JAVA_VERSION;
 
+import com.google.adk.config.AdkConfiguration;
 import com.google.auth.oauth2.GoogleCredentials;
 import com.google.common.base.Ascii;
 import com.google.common.base.Strings;
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ abstract class ApiClient {
   /** Constructs an ApiClient for Google AI APIs. */
   ApiClient(@Nullable String apiKey, @Nullable HttpOptions customHttpOptions) {
 
-    this.apiKey = apiKey != null ? apiKey : System.getenv("GOOGLE_API_KEY");
+    this.apiKey = apiKey != null ? apiKey : AdkConfiguration.get("GOOGLE_API_KEY").orElse(null);
 
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(this.apiKey)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(
@@ -74,15 +75,17 @@ abstract class ApiClient {
       @Nullable GoogleCredentials credentials,
       @Nullable HttpOptions customHttpOptions) {
 
-    this.project = project != null ? project : System.getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT");
+    this.project =
+        project != null ? project : AdkConfiguration.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT").orElse(null);
 
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(this.project)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(
           "Project must either be provided or set in the environment variable"
               + " GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT.");
     }
 
-    this.location = location != null ? location : System.getenv("GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION");
+    this.location =
+        location != null ? location : AdkConfiguration.get("GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION").orElse(null);
 
     if (Strings.isNullOrEmpty(this.location)) {
       throw new IllegalArgumentException(

core/src/main/java/com/google/adk/tools/retrieval/VertexAiRagRetrieval.java

@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 
 import static com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList.toImmutableList;
 
+import com.google.adk.config.AdkConfiguration;
 import com.google.adk.models.LlmRequest;
 import com.google.adk.tools.ToolContext;
 import com.google.adk.utils.ModelNameUtils;
@@ -106,7 +107,8 @@ public Completable processLlmRequest(
       LlmRequest.Builder llmRequestBuilder, ToolContext toolContext) {
     LlmRequest llmRequest = llmRequestBuilder.build();
     // Use Gemini built-in Vertex AI RAG tool for Gemini models when using Vertex AI API Model
-    boolean useVertexAi = Boolean.parseBoolean(System.getenv("GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI"));
+    boolean useVertexAi =
+        Boolean.parseBoolean(AdkConfiguration.getOrDefault("GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI", "false"));
     if (useVertexAi && llmRequest.model().filter(ModelNameUtils::isGeminiModel).isPresent()) {
       GenerateContentConfig config =
           llmRequest.config().orElseGet(() -> GenerateContentConfig.builder().build());

core/src/test/java/com/google/adk/config/AdkConfigurationTest.java

@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * 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.
+ */
+package com.google.adk.config;
+
+import static com.google.common.truth.Truth.assertThat;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
+
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.AfterEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.BeforeEach;
+import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
+
+public class AdkConfigurationTest {
+
+  private static final String KEY = "ADK_CONFIG_TEST_KEY";
+
+  @BeforeEach
+  void setUp() {
+    AdkConfiguration.clearAll();
+    System.clearProperty(KEY);
+  }
+
+  @AfterEach
+  void tearDown() {
+    AdkConfiguration.clearAll();
+    System.clearProperty(KEY);
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_returnsEmpty_whenNoSourceProvidesValue() {
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.get(KEY)).isEmpty();
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_returnsSystemProperty_whenSet() {
+    System.setProperty(KEY, "from-sysprop");
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.get(KEY)).hasValue("from-sysprop");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void set_takesPrecedenceOverSystemProperty() {
+    System.setProperty(KEY, "from-sysprop");
+    AdkConfiguration.set(KEY, "from-programmatic");
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.get(KEY)).hasValue("from-programmatic");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void clear_removesProgrammaticOverride_andFallsBackToSystemProperty() {
+    System.setProperty(KEY, "from-sysprop");
+    AdkConfiguration.set(KEY, "from-programmatic");
+    AdkConfiguration.clear(KEY);
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.get(KEY)).hasValue("from-sysprop");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void getOrDefault_returnsDefault_whenUnset() {
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.getOrDefault(KEY, "fallback")).isEqualTo("fallback");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void getOrDefault_returnsResolvedValue_whenSet() {
+    AdkConfiguration.set(KEY, "resolved");
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.getOrDefault(KEY, "fallback")).isEqualTo("resolved");
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void set_throws_onNullKeyOrValue() {
+    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> AdkConfiguration.set(null, "v"));
+    assertThrows(IllegalArgumentException.class, () -> AdkConfiguration.set(KEY, null));
+  }
+
+  @Test
+  void get_returnsEmpty_forNullKey() {
+    assertThat(AdkConfiguration.get(null)).isEmpty();
+  }
+}