hermes-agent/tests/gateway/test_session_store_prune.py
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docs(sessions): clarify sessions.json is the gateway routing index, not the session list (#51726)
Users who inspect ~/.hermes/sessions/sessions.json see only gateway entries
(e.g. agent:main:whatsapp:dm:...) and mistake it for the session index that
hermes sessions list / /sessions read — which is actually state.db. Issue
#49361 reported CLI sessions as 'invisible' on this premise.

- gateway/session.py: write a self-documenting _README sentinel at the top of
  sessions.json explaining it's the gateway routing index and that ALL sessions
  (CLI/TUI/gateway) live in state.db; skip _-prefixed keys on load so the
  sentinel never round-trips into a SessionEntry.
- Harden every sessions.json reader against the sentinel: mcp_serve loader,
  gateway/mirror.py, gateway/channel_directory.py all skip _-prefixed keys.
- docs/user-guide/sessions.md: warning callout naming the exact symptom.
- tests: assert prune ignores metadata sentinels; add round-trip coverage.
2026-06-23 23:56:36 -07:00

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"""Tests for SessionStore.prune_old_entries and the gateway watcher that calls it.
The SessionStore in-memory dict (and its backing sessions.json) grew
unbounded — every unique (platform, chat_id, thread_id, user_id) tuple
ever seen was kept forever, regardless of how stale it became. These
tests pin the prune behaviour:
* Entries older than max_age_days (by updated_at) are removed
* Entries marked ``suspended`` are preserved (user-paused)
* Entries with an active process attached are preserved
* max_age_days <= 0 disables pruning entirely
* sessions.json is rewritten with the post-prune dict
* The ``updated_at`` field — not ``created_at`` — drives the decision
(so a long-running-but-still-active session isn't pruned)
"""
import json
import threading
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from unittest.mock import patch
from gateway.config import GatewayConfig, Platform, SessionResetPolicy
from gateway.session import SessionEntry, SessionStore
def _make_store(tmp_path, max_age_days: int = 90, has_active_processes_fn=None):
"""Build a SessionStore bypassing SQLite/disk-load side effects."""
config = GatewayConfig(
default_reset_policy=SessionResetPolicy(mode="none"),
session_store_max_age_days=max_age_days,
)
with patch("gateway.session.SessionStore._ensure_loaded"):
store = SessionStore(
sessions_dir=tmp_path,
config=config,
has_active_processes_fn=has_active_processes_fn,
)
store._db = None
store._loaded = True
return store
def _entry(key: str, age_days: float, *, suspended: bool = False,
session_id: str | None = None) -> SessionEntry:
now = datetime.now()
return SessionEntry(
session_key=key,
session_id=session_id or f"sid_{key}",
created_at=now - timedelta(days=age_days + 30), # arbitrary older
updated_at=now - timedelta(days=age_days),
platform=Platform.TELEGRAM,
chat_type="dm",
suspended=suspended,
)
class TestPruneBasics:
def test_prune_removes_entries_past_max_age(self, tmp_path):
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["old"] = _entry("old", age_days=100)
store._entries["fresh"] = _entry("fresh", age_days=5)
removed = store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90)
assert removed == 1
assert "old" not in store._entries
assert "fresh" in store._entries
def test_prune_uses_updated_at_not_created_at(self, tmp_path):
"""A session created long ago but updated recently must be kept."""
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
now = datetime.now()
entry = SessionEntry(
session_key="long-lived",
session_id="sid",
created_at=now - timedelta(days=365), # ancient
updated_at=now - timedelta(days=3), # but just chatted
platform=Platform.TELEGRAM,
chat_type="dm",
)
store._entries["long-lived"] = entry
removed = store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=30)
assert removed == 0
assert "long-lived" in store._entries
def test_prune_disabled_when_max_age_is_zero(self, tmp_path):
store = _make_store(tmp_path, max_age_days=0)
for i in range(5):
store._entries[f"s{i}"] = _entry(f"s{i}", age_days=365)
assert store.prune_old_entries(0) == 0
assert len(store._entries) == 5
def test_prune_disabled_when_max_age_is_negative(self, tmp_path):
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["s"] = _entry("s", age_days=365)
assert store.prune_old_entries(-1) == 0
assert "s" in store._entries
def test_prune_skips_suspended_entries(self, tmp_path):
"""/stop-suspended sessions must be kept for later resume."""
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["suspended"] = _entry(
"suspended", age_days=1000, suspended=True
)
store._entries["idle"] = _entry("idle", age_days=1000)
removed = store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90)
assert removed == 1
assert "suspended" in store._entries
assert "idle" not in store._entries
def test_prune_skips_entries_with_active_processes(self, tmp_path):
"""Sessions with active bg processes aren't pruned even if old.
The callback is keyed by session_key — matching what
process_registry.has_active_for_session() actually consumes in
gateway/run.py. Prior to the fix this test passed the callback a
session_id, which silently matched an implementation bug where
prune_old_entries was also passing session_id; real-world usage
(via process_registry) takes a session_key and never matched, so
active sessions were still being pruned.
"""
active_session_keys = {"active"}
def _has_active(session_key: str) -> bool:
return session_key in active_session_keys
store = _make_store(tmp_path, has_active_processes_fn=_has_active)
store._entries["active"] = _entry(
"active", age_days=1000, session_id="sid_active"
)
store._entries["idle"] = _entry(
"idle", age_days=1000, session_id="sid_idle"
)
removed = store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90)
assert removed == 1
assert "active" in store._entries
assert "idle" not in store._entries
def test_prune_active_check_uses_session_key_not_session_id(self, tmp_path):
"""Regression guard: a callback that only recognises session_ids must
NOT protect entries during prune. This pins the fix so a future
refactor can't silently revert to passing session_id again.
"""
def _recognises_only_ids(identifier: str) -> bool:
return identifier.startswith("sid_")
store = _make_store(tmp_path, has_active_processes_fn=_recognises_only_ids)
store._entries["active"] = _entry(
"active", age_days=1000, session_id="sid_active"
)
removed = store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90)
# Entry is pruned because the callback receives "active" (session_key),
# not "sid_active" (session_id), so _recognises_only_ids returns False.
assert removed == 1
assert "active" not in store._entries
def test_prune_does_not_write_disk_when_no_removals(self, tmp_path):
"""If nothing is evictable, _save() should NOT be called."""
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["fresh1"] = _entry("fresh1", age_days=1)
store._entries["fresh2"] = _entry("fresh2", age_days=2)
save_calls = []
store._save = lambda: save_calls.append(1)
assert store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90) == 0
assert save_calls == []
def test_prune_writes_disk_after_removal(self, tmp_path):
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["stale"] = _entry("stale", age_days=500)
store._entries["fresh"] = _entry("fresh", age_days=1)
save_calls = []
store._save = lambda: save_calls.append(1)
store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90)
assert save_calls == [1]
def test_prune_is_thread_safe(self, tmp_path):
"""Prune acquires _lock internally; concurrent update_session is safe."""
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
for i in range(20):
age = 1000 if i % 2 == 0 else 1
store._entries[f"s{i}"] = _entry(f"s{i}", age_days=age)
results = []
def _pruner():
results.append(store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90))
def _reader():
# Mimic a concurrent update_session reader iterating under lock.
with store._lock:
list(store._entries.keys())
threads = [threading.Thread(target=_pruner)]
threads += [threading.Thread(target=_reader) for _ in range(4)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join(timeout=5)
assert not t.is_alive()
# Exactly one pruner ran; removed exactly the 10 stale entries.
assert results == [10]
assert len(store._entries) == 10
for i in range(20):
if i % 2 == 1: # fresh
assert f"s{i}" in store._entries
class TestPrunePersistsToDisk:
def test_prune_rewrites_sessions_json(self, tmp_path):
"""After prune, sessions.json on disk reflects the new dict."""
config = GatewayConfig(
default_reset_policy=SessionResetPolicy(mode="none"),
session_store_max_age_days=90,
)
store = SessionStore(sessions_dir=tmp_path, config=config)
store._db = None
# Force-populate without calling get_or_create to avoid DB side-effects
store._entries["stale"] = _entry("stale", age_days=500)
store._entries["fresh"] = _entry("fresh", age_days=1)
store._loaded = True
store._save()
# Verify pre-prune state on disk. Filter out metadata sentinels
# (e.g. the "_README" note) so we assert on session keys only.
saved_pre = json.loads((tmp_path / "sessions.json").read_text())
assert {k for k in saved_pre if not k.startswith("_")} == {"stale", "fresh"}
# Prune and check disk.
store.prune_old_entries(max_age_days=90)
saved_post = json.loads((tmp_path / "sessions.json").read_text())
assert {k for k in saved_post if not k.startswith("_")} == {"fresh"}
class TestGatewayConfigSerialization:
def test_session_store_max_age_days_defaults_to_90(self):
cfg = GatewayConfig()
assert cfg.session_store_max_age_days == 90
def test_session_store_max_age_days_roundtrips(self):
cfg = GatewayConfig(session_store_max_age_days=30)
restored = GatewayConfig.from_dict(cfg.to_dict())
assert restored.session_store_max_age_days == 30
def test_session_store_max_age_days_missing_defaults_90(self):
"""Loading an old config (pre-this-field) falls back to default."""
restored = GatewayConfig.from_dict({})
assert restored.session_store_max_age_days == 90
def test_session_store_max_age_days_negative_coerced_to_zero(self):
"""A negative value (accidental or hostile) becomes 0 (disabled)."""
restored = GatewayConfig.from_dict({"session_store_max_age_days": -5})
assert restored.session_store_max_age_days == 0
def test_session_store_max_age_days_bad_type_falls_back(self):
"""Non-int values fall back to the default, not a crash."""
restored = GatewayConfig.from_dict({"session_store_max_age_days": "nope"})
assert restored.session_store_max_age_days == 90
class TestGatewayWatcherCallsPrune:
"""The session_expiry_watcher should call prune_old_entries once per hour."""
def test_prune_gate_fires_on_first_tick(self):
"""First watcher tick has _last_prune_ts=0, so the gate opens."""
import time as _t
last_ts = 0.0
prune_interval = 3600.0
now = _t.time()
# Mirror the production gate check in _session_expiry_watcher.
should_prune = (now - last_ts) > prune_interval
assert should_prune is True
def test_prune_gate_suppresses_within_interval(self):
import time as _t
last_ts = _t.time() - 600 # 10 minutes ago
prune_interval = 3600.0
now = _t.time()
should_prune = (now - last_ts) > prune_interval
assert should_prune is False
class TestReadmeSentinel:
"""The gateway writes a self-documenting ``_README`` key into sessions.json
so users who inspect the file directly understand it's the gateway routing
index (not the session list). It must never round-trip into a SessionEntry,
and real entries must survive a save/load cycle alongside it (#49361)."""
def test_save_writes_readme_sentinel_first(self, tmp_path):
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["agent:main:whatsapp:dm:99"] = _entry(
"agent:main:whatsapp:dm:99", age_days=1
)
store._save()
raw = json.loads((tmp_path / "sessions.json").read_text())
assert "_README" in raw
# Sentinel renders first so it's the first thing a user sees on `cat`.
assert next(iter(raw)) == "_README"
# The note points users at the real store and command.
assert "state.db" in raw["_README"]
assert "hermes sessions list" in raw["_README"]
def test_readme_sentinel_skipped_on_load(self, tmp_path):
# Write an index containing both the sentinel and a real entry.
store = _make_store(tmp_path)
store._entries["agent:main:whatsapp:dm:99"] = _entry(
"agent:main:whatsapp:dm:99", age_days=1, session_id="sid_wa"
)
store._save()
# Fresh store loads from disk for real (no _ensure_loaded patch).
config = GatewayConfig(
default_reset_policy=SessionResetPolicy(mode="none"),
session_store_max_age_days=90,
)
reloaded = SessionStore(sessions_dir=tmp_path, config=config)
reloaded._ensure_loaded()
# Sentinel never becomes a SessionEntry; the real entry survives intact.
assert not any(k.startswith("_") for k in reloaded._entries)
assert "agent:main:whatsapp:dm:99" in reloaded._entries
assert reloaded._entries["agent:main:whatsapp:dm:99"].session_id == "sid_wa"