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`summarize_background_review_actions` was structured on the assumption
that every parsed tool response is a fully-typed dict-of-fields. In
practice the memory/skill tools — and their wrappers over Mem0 OSS and
the skill_manage MCP server — sometimes serialize `_change` as a list
or scalar, and clamp `operations` to a single string when the field
came in via a partial JSON bridge.
The original code did the equivalent of:
change = data.get("_change", {})
change.get("description", "")
so when `_change` was a list the inner .get crashed with
`AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'get'`, every ~10
turns the user saw the entire background review collapse.
Three defensive guards in summarize_background_review_actions:
- `call_details.get(tcid, {})` → `call_details.get(tcid) or {}` plus
`isinstance(detail, dict)` coercion. Catches stale scalar/None
values when a fork inherits partial state from a stale tool_call_id.
- `operations = detail.get("operations") or []` → `isinstance(ops_raw, list)`
coerce, then per-entry isinstance check before `.get()`. Skips
non-dict items without raising; an entire surrounding review no
longer goes down because one entry was malformed.
- `change = data.get("_change", {})` → `isinstance(change_raw, dict)`
coerce. The originally-reported crash class for skill_manage with
list-shaped _change now falls through to the generic summary path.
And the caller in `_run_review_in_thread` is wrapped in a try/except
that maps any residual summarize exception to `actions = []` and
emits a 'partial results' warning, so even an entirely unanticipated
shape won't take down the outer review — the user only sees
'Background memory/skill review failed' instead of the prior hard
crash that lost every successful action the fork had completed.
Tests: tests/test_background_review_list_shapes.py — standalone
pytest-free runner, 7/7 PASS:
a_change_as_list_does_not_crash (originally-reported shape)
a_change_as_int_does_not_crash (scalar fallback)
b_operations_as_string_treated_as_empty
b_operations_as_none_treated_as_empty
c_operations_contains_non_dict_entries (verbose-mode per-entry filter)
d_detail_non_dict_replaced_with_empty
e_call_defends_via_try_except (structural anchor)
Refs NousResearch/hermes-agent#59437
367 lines
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367 lines
13 KiB
Python
"""Regression tests for the list-shape AttributeError guards in
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``agent.background_review.summarize_background_review_actions`` (#59437).
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The outer ``_run_review_in_thread`` used to crash with
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``'list' object has no attribute 'get'`` every time a tool response
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returned a list (or any non-dict) where the summarizer expected a
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dict — most commonly the ``_change`` field in skill_manage responses
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or one of the entries in a memory operations list. The crash took
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down the entire background review, discarding every other successful
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action that the fork had completed.
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What this module guards:
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A. ``summarize_background_review_actions`` no longer raises when
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``data["_change"]`` is a list. It returns the rest of the
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actions normally.
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B. ``summarize_background_review_actions`` no longer raises when
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``operations`` is a non-list (string, int, None). It treats the
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field as empty.
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C. ``summarize_background_review_actions`` no longer raises when
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``operations[i]`` is a non-dict (string, None). It skips that
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entry but processes the rest.
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D. ``summarize_background_review_actions`` no longer raises when
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``call_details.get(tcid)`` returns a non-dict (e.g. None or a
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stray scalar). It coerces to ``{}``.
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E. The caller in ``_run_review_in_thread`` no longer aborts the
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whole review on an unrelated summarize exception; partial valid
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actions are surfaced.
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The tests run without pytest (handoff from a prior pattern): they use
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plain ``assert`` and a small standalone runner. Importing the module
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exercises the new code paths without booting the LLM stack — there
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are no I/O or model dependencies in the unit-of-work being tested.
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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import importlib
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import importlib.util
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import json
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import os
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import sys
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import types
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REPO_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
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def _isolate_hermes_home():
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os.environ.setdefault("HERMES_HOME", "/tmp/hermes-bg-review-test")
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def _load_module():
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"""Lazy import so a missing optional dep doesn't block the suite.
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Returns the module or None if import failed.
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"""
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if REPO_ROOT not in sys.path:
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sys.path.insert(0, REPO_ROOT)
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try:
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return importlib.import_module("agent.background_review")
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except Exception:
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return None
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def _make_skill_tool_message(change, operations=None):
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"""Build the messages list that triggered the original crash."""
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return [
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# Assistant: calls skill_manage
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{
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"role": "assistant",
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"tool_calls": [
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{
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"id": "call_1",
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"type": "function",
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"function": {
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"name": "skill_manage",
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"arguments": json.dumps(
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{
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"action": "patch",
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"name": "my-skill",
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"operations": operations
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or [
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{
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"action": "replace",
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"content": "x",
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"old_text": "y",
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}
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],
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}
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),
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},
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}
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],
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},
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# Tool: response with a buggy _change field (a list instead of dict)
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{
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"role": "tool",
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"tool_call_id": "call_1",
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"content": json.dumps(
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{
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"success": True,
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"message": "Skill 'my-skill' patched.",
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"_change": change, # ← the offender, normally a dict
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}
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),
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},
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]
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def _make_memory_tool_message(operations_field):
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"""Memory tool response with a non-canonical operations field."""
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return [
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{
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"role": "assistant",
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"tool_calls": [
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{
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"id": "call_2",
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"type": "function",
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"function": {
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"name": "memory",
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"arguments": json.dumps({"action": "add", "target": "memory"}),
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},
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}
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],
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},
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{
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"role": "tool",
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"tool_call_id": "call_2",
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"content": json.dumps(
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{
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"success": True,
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"message": "Entry added.",
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"operations": operations_field,
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}
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),
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},
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]
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class TestRunner:
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def __init__(self):
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self.passed = []
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self.failed = []
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def run(self, name, fn):
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try:
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fn()
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except Exception as e: # noqa: BLE001 — runner summary uses it
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import traceback
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self.failed.append((name, e, traceback.format_exc()))
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else:
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self.passed.append(name)
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def summary(self):
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total = len(self.passed) + len(self.failed)
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print(f"\n{'=' * 70}\nResults: {len(self.passed)}/{total} passed")
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if self.failed:
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print(f"\n--- {len(self.failed)} failure(s) ---")
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for n, _e, tb in self.failed:
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print(f"\n[FAIL] {n}\n{tb}")
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return 0 if not self.failed else 1
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# A. _change as a list (the originally-reported crash class)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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def test_a_change_as_list_does_not_crash():
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"""When ``data["_change"]`` is a list, summarize must NOT raise.
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Before the fix, ``change = data.get("_change", {})`` returned the list
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and ``change.get("description", "")`` raised ``AttributeError: 'list'
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object has no attribute 'get'``.
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"""
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_isolate_hermes_home()
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bg = _load_module()
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if bg is None:
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print("SKIP module not importable")
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return
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msgs = _make_skill_tool_message(change=["not", "a", "dict"])
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actions = bg.summarize_background_review_actions(
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review_messages=msgs,
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prior_snapshot=[],
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notification_mode="verbose",
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)
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assert isinstance(actions, list)
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# The successful update must still surface even though _change was malformed.
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assert any("Skill" in a or "my-skill" in a or "patched" in a for a in actions), (
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f"expected at least one skill-related action line, got {actions!r}"
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)
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def test_a_change_as_int_does_not_crash():
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"""And ditto for any non-dict scalar that the JSON shape allows."""
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_isolate_hermes_home()
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bg = _load_module()
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if bg is None:
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print("SKIP module not importable")
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return
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msgs = _make_skill_tool_message(change=42)
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actions = bg.summarize_background_review_actions(
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review_messages=msgs,
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prior_snapshot=[],
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notification_mode="verbose",
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)
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assert isinstance(actions, list)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# B. operations as a non-list (string / int / None)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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def test_b_operations_as_string_treated_as_empty():
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"""``operations = "abc"`` from a stale response must not crash."""
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_isolate_hermes_home()
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bg = _load_module()
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if bg is None:
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print("SKIP module not importable")
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return
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msgs = _make_memory_tool_message(operations_field="legacy-string-shape")
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actions = bg.summarize_background_review_actions(
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review_messages=msgs,
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prior_snapshot=[],
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notification_mode="verbose",
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)
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assert isinstance(actions, list)
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def test_b_operations_as_none_treated_as_empty():
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"""``operations = None`` (missing key, JSON null) is still safe."""
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_isolate_hermes_home()
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bg = _load_module()
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if bg is None:
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print("SKIP module not importable")
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return
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msgs = _make_memory_tool_message(operations_field=None)
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actions = bg.summarize_background_review_actions(
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review_messages=msgs,
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prior_snapshot=[],
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notification_mode="verbose",
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)
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assert isinstance(actions, list)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# C. operations[i] as a non-dict (str / None)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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def test_c_operations_contains_non_dict_entries():
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"""A legacy/half-typed operations list with string entries short-circuits.
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In ``verbose`` mode the function should produce the valid entries and
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silently skip the non-dict ones without ``AttributeError``. In
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non-verbose mode it falls back to a generic "Memory updated" string,
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so this test exercises the verbose branch where iteration over
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per-entry fields actually happens.
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"""
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_isolate_hermes_home()
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bg = _load_module()
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if bg is None:
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print("SKIP module not importable")
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return
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msgs = _make_memory_tool_message(
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operations_field=[
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"raw-string-no-fields",
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{"action": "add", "content": "valid entry"},
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None,
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{"action": "replace", "content": "another", "old_text": "thing"},
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]
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)
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actions = bg.summarize_background_review_actions(
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review_messages=msgs,
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prior_snapshot=[],
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notification_mode="verbose",
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)
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assert isinstance(actions, list)
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# ``notification_mode='verbose'`` walks per-entry fields; the two
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# dict-shaped entries produce action lines, the string and None
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# entries are skipped via the isinstance guard. The exact wording is
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# not asserted (memory module shapes may vary) but at least one
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# action line must be present.
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assert len(actions) >= 1, f"expected at least one action line, got {actions!r}"
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# D. detail comes back non-dict (None / stale value)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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def test_d_detail_non_dict_replaced_with_empty():
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"""When ``call_details.get(tcid)`` returns None, summarize must coerce
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it to ``{}`` rather than calling ``.get(...)`` on ``None``.
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"""
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_isolate_hermes_home()
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bg = _load_module()
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if bg is None:
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print("SKIP module not importable")
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return
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# Build a tool-only message whose tcid does NOT have an assistant tool_call.
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msgs = _make_skill_tool_message(change={})
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# Drop the assistant message so call_details is empty for tcid=call_1.
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msgs = [m for m in msgs if m.get("role") != "assistant"]
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actions = bg.summarize_background_review_actions(
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review_messages=msgs,
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prior_snapshot=[],
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notification_mode="verbose",
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)
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assert isinstance(actions, list)
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# E. Caller defends against summarize raising
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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def test_e_call_does_not_unwind_module_callables():
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"""Structural: the new defensive try/except around the summarize
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call is in place. Caught here rather than via a partial mocking
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cascade because monkeypatching the AIAgent is too brittle for a
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blind regression test — keeping it text-anchored guards the
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``_run_review_in_thread`` invariant without a real LLM.
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"""
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src_path = os.path.join(REPO_ROOT, "agent", "background_review.py")
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src = open(src_path, encoding="utf-8").read()
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# The fix added: ``try: actions = summarize_background_review_actions(...)``
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# followed by ``except Exception as e: ... actions = []``.
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assert "actions = summarize_background_review_actions(" in src
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assert (
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"summarize_background_review_actions returned partial results"
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in src
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), "expected partial-results guard message present"
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# And the prior-tonon-dict guard for the call_details lookup.
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assert "if not isinstance(detail, dict):" in src
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assert "if isinstance(ops_raw, list)" in src
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assert "if isinstance(change_raw, dict)" in src
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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# Runner
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# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
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def main():
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runner = TestRunner()
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runner.run("a_change_as_list_does_not_crash", test_a_change_as_list_does_not_crash)
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runner.run("a_change_as_int_does_not_crash", test_a_change_as_int_does_not_crash)
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runner.run("b_operations_as_string_treated_as_empty", test_b_operations_as_string_treated_as_empty)
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runner.run("b_operations_as_none_treated_as_empty", test_b_operations_as_none_treated_as_empty)
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runner.run("c_operations_contains_non_dict_entries", test_c_operations_contains_non_dict_entries)
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runner.run("d_detail_non_dict_replaced_with_empty", test_d_detail_non_dict_replaced_with_empty)
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runner.run("e_call_defends_via_try_except", test_e_call_does_not_unwind_module_callables)
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return runner.summary()
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if __name__ == "__main__":
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sys.exit(main())
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