hermes-agent/tests/agent/test_cursor_optimizations_parity.py
teknium1 30c783589c perf(agent): cursor/memo optimizations for per-iteration full-history walks (byte-parity proven)
Three provably-safe optimizations for O(n)-per-iteration history walks:

1. sanitize_tool_call_arguments: optional identity-keyed cursor (strong
   refs to the exact validated message objects) skips re-json.loads-ing
   already-validated history each loop iteration. Any list rewrite
   (compression, repair, undo, steer) breaks the identity prefix match
   and forces re-scan from the divergence point. Wired via a per-agent
   cursor dict in conversation_loop.

2. estimate_messages_tokens_rough: per-message memo keyed on a deep
   identity fingerprint (strings pinned by strong reference so id()
   aliasing is impossible; scalars by value; dicts/lists structurally
   with key order). Equal fingerprints imply identical str(shadow)
   bytes, hence identical estimates. Unfingerprintable shapes fall
   through to direct compute. Bounded FIFO cache (4096 entries).

3. _flush_messages_to_session_db_unlocked: bounded scan that skips the
   identity-matched prefix of the previous successful flush's snapshot.
   Snapshot only taken on full success; cleared on exception. Compression
   rewrites use fresh copies, breaking identity and forcing full re-scan.

Parity proven in tests/agent/test_cursor_optimizations_parity.py:
500-message synthetic histories with tool calls, malformed args, unicode,
element-wise old==new across 3 iterations incl. simulated compression.

Measured (median of 5): sanitize 0.097ms->0.011ms, tokens 1.145ms->0.853ms,
persist-scan 179.5us->10.0us at 500 messages.
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"""Byte-parity + benchmark harness for the per-iteration cursor optimizations.
Drives the pure functions directly (no AIAgent):
1. sanitize_tool_call_arguments (with/without cursor)
2. estimate_messages_tokens_rough (memoized) vs a reference reimplementation
3. _flush_messages_to_session_db bounded scan — simulated via a stub agent
Run: HERMES worktree venv python parity_harness.py
"""
import copy
import json
import random
import statistics
import sys
import time
sys.path.insert(0, ".")
random.seed(1234)
UNI = "日本語テキスト🎉 café Ω ≈ 中文字符串"
def build_history(n):
"""Synthetic conversation: user/assistant/tool cycles, malformed args, unicode."""
msgs = []
i = 0
while len(msgs) < n:
msgs.append({"role": "user", "content": f"question {i} {UNI} " + "x" * random.randint(10, 400)})
if i % 3 == 0:
args = json.dumps({"q": f"val {i}", "u": UNI, "n": i})
if i % 9 == 0:
args = '{"broken": tru' # malformed
elif i % 6 == 0:
args = "" # empty
msgs.append({
"role": "assistant", "content": "",
"tool_calls": [{"id": f"call_{i}", "type": "function",
"function": {"name": "web_search", "arguments": args}}],
})
msgs.append({"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": f"call_{i}",
"name": "web_search", "content": f"result {i} {UNI}"})
else:
msgs.append({"role": "assistant", "content": f"answer {i} " + "y" * random.randint(10, 600),
"reasoning_content": f"thinking {i}"})
if i % 7 == 0 and msgs:
msgs[-1]["content"] = [{"type": "text", "text": f"part {i}"},
{"type": "image_url", "image_url": {"url": "data:image/png;base64,AAAA"}}]
i += 1
return msgs[:n]
# ---------- reference (pre-optimization) implementations ----------
from agent.model_metadata import (
estimate_messages_tokens_rough,
_estimate_message_tokens_without_images,
_count_image_tokens,
_MSG_TOKENS_CACHE,
)
def estimate_messages_tokens_rough_OLD(messages):
_IMAGE_TOKEN_COST = 1500
text_tokens = 0
image_tokens = 0
for msg in messages:
text_tokens += _estimate_message_tokens_without_images(msg)
image_tokens += _count_image_tokens(msg, _IMAGE_TOKEN_COST)
return text_tokens + image_tokens
from agent.agent_runtime_helpers import sanitize_tool_call_arguments
def simulate_compression(msgs):
"""Rewrite the middle of the history with fresh dict copies + a summary."""
head, mid, tail = msgs[:2], msgs[2:-6], msgs[-6:]
summary = {"role": "user", "content": "SUMMARY OF DROPPED CONTEXT " + UNI}
new = [dict(m) if isinstance(m, dict) else m for m in head]
new.append(summary)
new.extend(dict(m) if isinstance(m, dict) else m for m in tail)
msgs[:] = new
def test_parity_sanitize_cursor():
print("=== parity: sanitize_tool_call_arguments cursor ===")
for n in (50, 200, 500):
base = build_history(n)
old_list = copy.deepcopy(base)
new_list = copy.deepcopy(base)
cursor = {}
for iteration in range(3):
r_old = sanitize_tool_call_arguments(old_list)
r_new = sanitize_tool_call_arguments(new_list, cursor=cursor)
assert r_old == r_new, (n, iteration, r_old, r_new)
assert old_list == new_list, f"list mismatch n={n} it={iteration}"
# append a new exchange (one malformed) between iterations
for lst in (old_list, new_list):
lst.append({"role": "assistant", "content": "",
"tool_calls": [{"id": f"c{iteration}", "type": "function",
"function": {"name": "t", "arguments": '{"bad": '}}]})
lst.append({"role": "tool", "tool_call_id": f"c{iteration}", "content": "ok"})
if iteration == 1:
simulate_compression(old_list)
simulate_compression(new_list)
# after mutations, one more full compare
r_old = sanitize_tool_call_arguments(old_list)
r_new = sanitize_tool_call_arguments(new_list, cursor=cursor)
assert r_old == r_new and old_list == new_list
print(f" n={n}: OK (element-wise equal across 3 iterations + compression)")
def test_parity_token_memo():
print("=== parity: estimate_messages_tokens_rough memo ===")
for n in (50, 200, 500):
msgs = build_history(n)
_MSG_TOKENS_CACHE.clear()
for iteration in range(3):
# simulate api_messages copies each iteration (shallow copies)
api = [m.copy() for m in msgs]
old = estimate_messages_tokens_rough_OLD(api)
new = estimate_messages_tokens_rough(api)
assert old == new, (n, iteration, old, new)
msgs.append({"role": "user", "content": f"followup {iteration} {UNI}"})
if iteration == 1:
simulate_compression(msgs)
# mutate a string in place-ish: replace content of an existing dict
msgs[0]["content"] = "EDITED " + UNI
api = [m.copy() for m in msgs]
assert estimate_messages_tokens_rough_OLD(api) == estimate_messages_tokens_rough(api)
# odd types fall through the memo
weird = [{"role": "user", "content": {"_multimodal": True, "text_summary": "s"}},
{"role": "user", "content": None}, "not-a-dict",
{"role": "tool", "content": [{"type": "text", "text": UNI}, "raw"], "meta": (1, 2)}]
assert estimate_messages_tokens_rough_OLD(weird) == estimate_messages_tokens_rough(weird)
print(f" n={n}: OK (equal across 3 iterations + compression + in-place edit + odd types)")
def test_parity_persist_bounded_scan():
print("=== parity: _flush_messages_to_session_db bounded scan ===")
import run_agent as ra
class FakeDB:
def __init__(self):
self.rows = []
def append_message(self, **kw):
self.rows.append({k: copy.deepcopy(v) for k, v in kw.items()})
def make_agent(bounded):
a = ra.AIAgent.__new__(ra.AIAgent)
a.session_id = "s1"
a._session_db = FakeDB()
a._session_db_created = True
a._last_flushed_db_idx = 0
a._flushed_db_message_ids = set()
a._persist_disabled = False
a._session_persist_lock = None
if not bounded:
# neutralize the cursor: force full scan every time
a._db_flush_scan_prefix = None
return a
for n in (50, 200, 500):
base = build_history(n)
la, lb = copy.deepcopy(base), copy.deepcopy(base)
A, B = make_agent(False), make_agent(True)
for iteration in range(3):
A._db_flush_scan_prefix = None # baseline: always full scan
ra_ok = A._flush_messages_to_session_db_unlocked(la, None)
rb_ok = B._flush_messages_to_session_db_unlocked(lb, None)
assert ra_ok is True and rb_ok is True
assert A._session_db.rows == B._session_db.rows, f"rows diverge n={n} it={iteration}"
assert la == lb
for lst in (la, lb):
lst.append({"role": "user", "content": f"turn {iteration} {UNI}"})
lst.append({"role": "assistant", "content": f"reply {iteration}",
"_empty_recovery_synthetic": iteration == 0}) # scaffolding once
if iteration == 1:
# compression-style rewrite: fresh copies without markers
for lst in (la, lb):
head = [dict(m) for m in lst[:3]]
for m in head:
m.pop(ra._DB_PERSISTED_MARKER, None)
tail = [dict(m) for m in lst[-4:]]
for m in tail:
m.pop(ra._DB_PERSISTED_MARKER, None)
lst[:] = head + [{"role": "user", "content": "SUMMARY"}] + tail
A._db_flush_scan_prefix = None
A._flush_messages_to_session_db_unlocked(la, None)
B._flush_messages_to_session_db_unlocked(lb, None)
assert A._session_db.rows == B._session_db.rows and la == lb
print(f" n={n}: OK (identical DB rows + marker stamps across 3 flushes + compression rewrite)")
def bench():
print("=== benchmarks (median of 5, per call) ===")
def timeit(fn, reps=5):
ts = []
for _ in range(reps):
t0 = time.perf_counter()
fn()
ts.append(time.perf_counter() - t0)
return statistics.median(ts) * 1e3 # ms
for n in (50, 200, 500):
msgs = build_history(n)
sanitize_tool_call_arguments(msgs) # settle repairs first
# sanitize: old (no cursor) vs new (warm cursor)
old_ms = timeit(lambda: sanitize_tool_call_arguments(msgs))
cur = {}
sanitize_tool_call_arguments(msgs, cursor=cur)
new_ms = timeit(lambda: sanitize_tool_call_arguments(msgs, cursor=cur))
# tokens: old walk vs warm memo (on fresh shallow copies, like api_messages)
api = [m.copy() for m in msgs]
told = timeit(lambda: estimate_messages_tokens_rough_OLD([m.copy() for m in msgs]))
_MSG_TOKENS_CACHE.clear()
estimate_messages_tokens_rough([m.copy() for m in msgs]) # warm
tnew = timeit(lambda: estimate_messages_tokens_rough([m.copy() for m in msgs]))
# persist scan: fully-flushed list, old full walk vs bounded skip
import run_agent as ra
flushed = copy.deepcopy(msgs)
for m in flushed:
if isinstance(m, dict):
m[ra._DB_PERSISTED_MARKER] = True
def old_scan():
for _idx, m in enumerate(flushed):
if not isinstance(m, dict):
continue
if ra._is_ephemeral_scaffolding(m):
continue
if m.get(ra._DB_PERSISTED_MARKER):
continue
prefix = flushed[:]
def new_scan():
s = 0
lim = min(len(prefix), len(flushed))
while s < lim and flushed[s] is prefix[s]:
s += 1
for _idx in range(s, len(flushed)):
m = flushed[_idx]
if not isinstance(m, dict):
continue
if ra._is_ephemeral_scaffolding(m):
continue
if m.get(ra._DB_PERSISTED_MARKER):
continue
pold = timeit(old_scan)
pnew = timeit(new_scan)
print(f" n={n:3d}: sanitize {old_ms:.3f}ms -> {new_ms:.3f}ms | "
f"tokens {told:.3f}ms -> {tnew:.3f}ms | "
f"persist-scan {pold*1000:.1f}us -> {pnew*1000:.1f}us")
if __name__ == "__main__":
test_parity_sanitize_cursor()
test_parity_token_memo()
test_parity_persist_bounded_scan()
bench()
print("ALL PARITY CHECKS PASSED")