hermes-agent/tests/agent/test_compression_rotation_state.py
kshitijk4poor 8ddc05b801 perf(compression): skip durable refresh for in-memory-only blocks
The ineffective-compression counter is not durable; when it is the sole
reason the gate is blocked there is nothing in the DB that could unblock
it, so re-reading the guard rows on every gate check for the rest of the
session is pure waste. Guard test pins the no-DB-touch behavior.
2026-07-19 13:16:52 +05:30

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"""Compression rotation hardening — state-loss fixes at the compaction boundary.
When auto-compression rotates ``agent.session_id`` to a continuation child,
three pieces of state used to be lost or corrupted:
* #33618 — a persistent ``/goal`` did not follow the rotation (``load_goal``
is a flat per-session lookup with no lineage walk), so it silently died.
* #33906/#33907 — if the child ``create_session`` raised, the outer handler
only warned and let the agent continue on the NEW (un-indexed) id,
producing an orphan session missing from state.db.
* #27633 — the compaction-boundary ``on_session_start`` notification omitted
the ``platform`` kwarg, so context-engine plugins saw ``source=unknown``
for every message after the boundary.
These tests drive the real ``compress_context`` path against a real SessionDB.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import os
import time
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
import pytest
from agent.context_compressor import ContextCompressor
from hermes_state import SessionDB
def _build_agent_with_db(db: SessionDB, session_id: str, platform: str = "telegram"):
with patch.dict(os.environ, {"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
from run_agent import AIAgent
agent = AIAgent(
api_key="test-key",
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
model="test/model",
platform=platform,
quiet_mode=True,
session_db=db,
session_id=session_id,
skip_context_files=True,
skip_memory=True,
)
compressor = MagicMock()
compressor.compress.return_value = [
{"role": "user", "content": "[CONTEXT COMPACTION] summary"},
{"role": "user", "content": "tail"},
]
compressor.compression_count = 1
compressor.last_prompt_tokens = 0
compressor.last_completion_tokens = 0
compressor._last_summary_error = None
compressor._last_compress_aborted = False
compressor._last_summary_auth_failure = False
compressor._last_aux_model_failure_model = None
compressor._last_aux_model_failure_error = None
agent.context_compressor = compressor
# ROTATION fallback path — pin in_place=False so these keep covering fork
# rotation regardless of the global default (flipped to True in #38763).
agent.compression_in_place = False
return agent
def _msgs(n=20):
return [{"role": "user", "content": f"m{i}"} for i in range(n)]
def _bound_context_compressor(db: SessionDB, session_id: str) -> ContextCompressor:
with patch(
"agent.context_compressor.get_model_context_length",
return_value=100_000,
):
compressor = ContextCompressor(
model="test/model",
threshold_percent=0.85,
protect_first_n=2,
protect_last_n=2,
quiet_mode=True,
)
compressor.bind_session_state(db, session_id)
return compressor
@pytest.fixture
def refresh_state_db(tmp_path: Path):
db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
try:
yield db
finally:
db.close()
class TestGoalMigratesOnRotation:
def test_goal_follows_compression_rotation(self, tmp_path: Path):
db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
parent = "PARENT_GOAL_ROT"
db.create_session(parent, source="cli")
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, parent)
# Set a persistent goal on the parent via the real persistence path.
with patch.dict(os.environ, {"HERMES_HOME": str(tmp_path / ".hermes")}):
(tmp_path / ".hermes").mkdir(exist_ok=True)
import hermes_cli.goals as goals
goals._DB_CACHE.clear()
# Point the goal DB at the same state.db the agent uses.
with patch.object(goals, "_get_session_db", return_value=db):
goals.save_goal(parent, goals.GoalState(goal="finish the migration"))
agent._compress_context(_msgs(), "sys", approx_tokens=120_000)
child = agent.session_id
assert child != parent # rotation happened
migrated = goals.load_goal(child)
assert migrated is not None
assert migrated.goal == "finish the migration"
goals._DB_CACHE.clear()
class TestOrphanRollbackOnCreateFailure:
def test_rolls_back_to_parent_when_child_create_fails(self, tmp_path: Path):
db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
parent = "PARENT_ORPHAN_ROT"
db.create_session(parent, source="cli")
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, parent)
# Make the CHILD create_session raise, but let the initial parent
# end_session/reopen work. We patch create_session to blow up.
real_create = db.create_session
def _boom(*a, **k):
raise RuntimeError("FOREIGN KEY constraint failed")
with patch.object(db, "create_session", side_effect=_boom):
agent._compress_context(_msgs(), "sys", approx_tokens=120_000)
# The live id must roll back to the still-indexed parent — NOT a
# phantom child id that has no row in state.db.
assert agent.session_id == parent
assert db.get_session(parent) is not None
_ = real_create # silence unused
class TestPlatformForwardedAtBoundary:
def test_on_session_start_receives_platform(self, tmp_path: Path):
db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
parent = "PARENT_PLATFORM_ROT"
db.create_session(parent, source="telegram")
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, parent, platform="telegram")
agent._compress_context(_msgs(), "sys", approx_tokens=120_000)
# The boundary notify must forward the platform so context-engine
# plugins don't fall back to source=unknown (#27633).
calls = [c for c in agent.context_compressor.on_session_start.call_args_list]
assert calls, "on_session_start was not called at the boundary"
kwargs = calls[-1].kwargs
assert kwargs.get("platform") == "telegram"
assert kwargs.get("boundary_reason") == "compression"
class TestFallbackStreakFollowsRotation:
def test_fallback_boundary_persists_on_child_session(self, tmp_path: Path):
db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
parent = "PARENT_FALLBACK_ROT"
db.create_session(parent, source="telegram")
with patch(
"agent.context_compressor.get_model_context_length",
return_value=100_000,
):
compressor = ContextCompressor(
model="test/model",
threshold_percent=0.85,
protect_first_n=2,
protect_last_n=2,
quiet_mode=True,
)
compressor.bind_session_state(db, parent)
# A fallback streak must survive the session-id rotation itself. The
# boundary then records the just-completed fallback on the child row.
compressor.record_completed_compaction(used_fallback=True)
assert db.get_compression_fallback_streak(parent) == 1
db.create_session(
"CHILD_FALLBACK_ROT",
source="telegram",
parent_session_id=parent,
)
compressor.on_session_start(
"CHILD_FALLBACK_ROT",
session_db=db,
boundary_reason="compression",
old_session_id=parent,
)
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 1
compressor.record_completed_compaction(used_fallback=True)
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 2
assert db.get_compression_fallback_streak("CHILD_FALLBACK_ROT") == 2
resumed = ContextCompressor(
model="test/model",
threshold_percent=0.85,
protect_first_n=2,
protect_last_n=2,
quiet_mode=True,
)
resumed.bind_session_state(db, "CHILD_FALLBACK_ROT")
assert resumed._fallback_compression_streak == 2
def test_real_rotation_records_fallback_after_lifecycle_rebind(self, tmp_path: Path):
db = SessionDB(db_path=tmp_path / "state.db")
parent = "PARENT_REAL_FALLBACK_ROT"
db.create_session(parent, source="telegram")
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, parent, platform="telegram")
with patch(
"agent.context_compressor.get_model_context_length",
return_value=100_000,
):
compressor = ContextCompressor(
model="test/model",
threshold_percent=0.85,
protect_first_n=2,
protect_last_n=2,
quiet_mode=True,
)
compressor.bind_session_state(db, parent)
compressed = [
{"role": "user", "content": "[CONTEXT COMPACTION] fallback"},
{"role": "assistant", "content": "tail"},
]
def _fallback_compress(*_args, **_kwargs):
compressor._last_summary_error = "empty summary"
compressor._last_summary_fallback_used = True
compressor._last_compression_made_progress = True
return compressed
with patch.object(
compressor,
"compress",
side_effect=_fallback_compress,
):
compressor.compression_count = 1
setattr(agent, "context_compressor", compressor)
agent._compress_context(_msgs(), "sys", approx_tokens=120_000)
child = getattr(agent, "session_id")
assert child != parent
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 1
assert db.get_compression_fallback_streak(child) == 1
class TestAutomaticCompressionStateRefreshAfterLock:
def test_prebound_agent_rejects_parent_rotated_before_lock_acquisition(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
parent_id = "STALE_ROTATED_PARENT"
child_id = "CANONICAL_COMPRESSION_CHILD"
db.create_session(parent_id, source="telegram")
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, parent_id, platform="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, parent_id)
# A competing path completes rotation after this call's initial checks
# but before it acquires the parent lock.
real_acquire = db.try_acquire_compression_lock
def _acquire_after_rotation(*args, **kwargs):
db.end_session(parent_id, "compression")
db.create_session(
child_id,
source="telegram",
parent_session_id=parent_id,
)
return real_acquire(*args, **kwargs)
db.try_acquire_compression_lock = _acquire_after_rotation
agent.context_compressor = compressor
agent.compression_in_place = False
agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
messages = _msgs()
with patch.object(
compressor,
"compress",
side_effect=AssertionError("stale parent was compressed again"),
) as compress:
returned, _ = agent._compress_context(
messages,
"sys",
approx_tokens=120_000,
force=True,
)
children = db._conn.execute(
"SELECT id FROM sessions WHERE parent_session_id = ?",
(parent_id,),
).fetchall()
assert returned is messages
assert agent.session_id == parent_id
assert [row["id"] for row in children] == [child_id]
compress.assert_not_called()
assert db.get_compression_lock_holder(parent_id) is None
def test_prebound_agent_reloads_persisted_streak_before_compressing(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "STALE_FALLBACK_BREAKER"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 1)
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, session_id, platform="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 1
# A second agent finishes an in-place fallback boundary after this
# call's initial gate but while it is acquiring the session lock.
real_acquire = db.try_acquire_compression_lock
def _acquire_after_fallback(*args, **kwargs):
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 2)
return real_acquire(*args, **kwargs)
db.try_acquire_compression_lock = _acquire_after_fallback
agent.context_compressor = compressor
agent.compression_in_place = True
agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
messages = _msgs()
with patch.object(
compressor,
"compress",
side_effect=AssertionError("stale agent bypassed fallback breaker"),
) as compress:
returned, _ = agent._compress_context(
messages,
"sys",
approx_tokens=120_000,
)
assert returned is messages
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 2
compress.assert_not_called()
assert db.get_compression_lock_holder(session_id) is None
def test_prebound_agent_reloads_persisted_cooldown_before_compressing(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "STALE_COMPRESSION_COOLDOWN"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, session_id, platform="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
assert compressor.get_active_compression_failure_cooldown() is None
# Another agent records a provider cooldown after this call's initial
# gate but while it is acquiring the session lock.
real_acquire = db.try_acquire_compression_lock
def _acquire_after_cooldown(*args, **kwargs):
db.record_compression_failure_cooldown(
session_id,
time.time() + 60,
"rate limited",
)
return real_acquire(*args, **kwargs)
db.try_acquire_compression_lock = _acquire_after_cooldown
agent.context_compressor = compressor
agent.compression_in_place = True
agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
messages = _msgs()
with patch.object(
compressor,
"compress",
side_effect=AssertionError("stale agent bypassed compression cooldown"),
) as compress:
returned, _ = agent._compress_context(
messages,
"sys",
approx_tokens=120_000,
)
assert returned is messages
assert compressor.get_active_compression_failure_cooldown() is not None
compress.assert_not_called()
assert db.get_compression_lock_holder(session_id) is None
def test_prebound_agent_drops_stale_blocker_before_initial_gate(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "CLEARED_FALLBACK_BREAKER"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 2)
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, session_id, platform="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 2
# A healthy boundary on another agent clears the durable breaker after
# this compressor was bound. The initial gate must not remain stuck on
# its stale in-memory snapshot.
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 0)
agent.context_compressor = compressor
agent.compression_in_place = True
agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
messages = _msgs()
with patch.object(compressor, "compress", return_value=messages) as compress:
returned, _ = agent._compress_context(
messages,
"sys",
approx_tokens=120_000,
)
assert returned is messages
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 0
compress.assert_called_once()
assert db.get_compression_lock_holder(session_id) is None
def test_prebound_agent_drops_stale_cooldown_before_initial_gate(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "CLEARED_COMPRESSION_COOLDOWN"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
db.record_compression_failure_cooldown(
session_id,
time.time() + 60,
"rate limited",
)
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, session_id, platform="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
assert compressor.get_active_compression_failure_cooldown() is not None
# A successful forced retry on another agent clears the durable row.
# This prebound compressor must not keep honoring its stale local timer.
db.clear_compression_failure_cooldown(session_id)
agent.context_compressor = compressor
agent.compression_in_place = True
agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
messages = _msgs()
with patch.object(compressor, "compress", return_value=messages) as compress:
returned, _ = agent._compress_context(
messages,
"sys",
approx_tokens=120_000,
)
assert returned is messages
assert compressor.get_active_compression_failure_cooldown() is None
compress.assert_called_once()
assert db.get_compression_lock_holder(session_id) is None
def test_force_still_bypasses_refreshed_persisted_breaker(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "FORCED_FALLBACK_RETRY"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 2)
agent = _build_agent_with_db(db, session_id, platform="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
agent.context_compressor = compressor
agent.compression_in_place = True
agent._compression_feasibility_checked = True
messages = _msgs()
with patch.object(compressor, "compress", return_value=messages) as compress:
returned, _ = agent._compress_context(
messages,
"sys",
approx_tokens=120_000,
force=True,
)
assert returned is messages
compress.assert_called_once_with(
messages,
current_tokens=120_000,
focus_topic=None,
force=True,
)
assert db.get_compression_lock_holder(session_id) is None
class TestGateLevelGuardRefresh:
"""The unblock direction must work from the should_compress() pre-gates.
compress_context refreshes durable guards internally, but the automatic
paths (preflight/turn gates) consult should_compress() first — if a stale
in-memory fallback streak (which has no expiry timer) blocks there, the
refresh inside compress_context is never reached and the agent stays
blocked forever.
"""
def test_should_compress_unblocks_after_another_agent_clears_streak(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "GATE_LEVEL_STREAK_CLEAR"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 2)
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 2
# Another agent's healthy boundary clears the durable breaker.
db.set_compression_fallback_streak(session_id, 0)
assert compressor.should_compress(10**9) is True
assert compressor._fallback_compression_streak == 0
def test_unblocked_gate_does_not_touch_the_db(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "GATE_LEVEL_HOT_PATH"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
with patch.object(
compressor,
"_refresh_durable_guards",
side_effect=AssertionError("hot path must not refresh"),
):
assert compressor._automatic_compression_blocked() is False
class TestCooldownPersistFailureIsNotAClearedRow:
def test_refresh_keeps_local_cooldown_when_persist_failed(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
"""An empty durable row is not evidence of a clear when OUR write failed.
_record_compression_failure_cooldown sets the local timer first and
persists best-effort. If that persist failed, a later refresh=True
finding no DB row must keep the local cooldown (otherwise the #11529
thrash guard silently re-opens), until it expires or a successful
DB round-trip supersedes it.
"""
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "PERSIST_FAILED_COOLDOWN"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
with patch.object(
db,
"record_compression_failure_cooldown",
side_effect=Exception("disk full"),
):
compressor._record_compression_failure_cooldown(60, "rate limited")
assert compressor._cooldown_persist_failed is True
state = compressor.get_active_compression_failure_cooldown(refresh=True)
assert state is not None
assert compressor._summary_failure_cooldown_until > 0
assert compressor._automatic_compression_blocked() is True
# Once a durable round-trip succeeds, the DB is authoritative again.
compressor._record_compression_failure_cooldown(30, "retry later")
assert compressor._cooldown_persist_failed is False
db.clear_compression_failure_cooldown(session_id)
assert compressor.get_active_compression_failure_cooldown(refresh=True) is None
assert compressor._summary_failure_cooldown_until == 0.0
def test_ineffective_count_only_block_skips_durable_refresh(
self,
refresh_state_db: SessionDB,
):
"""A block owed solely to the in-memory ineffective counter (which is
not durable) must not re-read the DB on every gate check."""
db = refresh_state_db
session_id = "INEFFECTIVE_ONLY_BLOCK"
db.create_session(session_id, source="telegram")
compressor = _bound_context_compressor(db, session_id)
compressor._ineffective_compression_count = 2
with patch.object(
compressor,
"_refresh_durable_guards",
side_effect=AssertionError("nothing durable to refresh"),
):
assert compressor._automatic_compression_blocked() is True