fix(transcript-rewrite): dedupe identity-equal suffix entries on replay (#66443)#72511
fix(transcript-rewrite): dedupe identity-equal suffix entries on replay (#66443)#72511Bojun-Vvibe wants to merge 4 commits into
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Greptile SummaryThis PR adds an idempotency guard to Confidence Score: 4/5Safe to merge; only P2 style/documentation issues found, no logic or security defects. The core fix is correct and the four existing tests are unaffected. Two P2 findings: a misleading test name and a discrepancy between the PR-described test count (8) and the actual count (7). No P0/P1 issues. No files require special attention. Prompt To Fix All With AIThis is a comment left during a code review.
Path: src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.test.ts
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**Misleading test name — describes the opposite of what the test verifies**
The test name says "preserves messages with same content but distinct entry-identity inputs," but the three messages use *different* content ("first", "second", "third"). The internal comment clarifies the actual intent — "Distinct content with the same role must NOT collapse" — but the name contradicts it. As written this test documents the no-false-positive invariant for distinct content, not the same-content/different-id case the name implies. The PR description's item 2 ("Same content, different `messageId` → both preserved") also doesn't match the implementation, which *intentionally collapses* same-content entries. Renaming to something like "distinct user messages with same role are preserved" would prevent future confusion.
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Path: src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.test.ts
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**PR claims 8 new tests but only 7 are present in the diff**
The PR description states "2 integration tests via `rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile`" but the `rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile — #66443 integration` describe block contains only one test. If the second integration test (e.g., for the cloned-compaction or bootstrap-context path exercised via the file-level API) was intentionally omitted, the description should be updated to reflect 7 tests.
How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.Reviews (1): Last reviewed commit: "fix(transcript-rewrite): dedupe identity..." | Re-trigger Greptile |
| // are separate logical entries; we dedupe on (role + content), so they | ||
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| // Distinct content with the same role must NOT collapse. | ||
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The test name says "preserves messages with same content but distinct entry-identity inputs," but the three messages use different content ("first", "second", "third"). The internal comment clarifies the actual intent — "Distinct content with the same role must NOT collapse" — but the name contradicts it. As written this test documents the no-false-positive invariant for distinct content, not the same-content/different-id case the name implies. The PR description's item 2 ("Same content, different messageId → both preserved") also doesn't match the implementation, which intentionally collapses same-content entries. Renaming to something like "distinct user messages with same role are preserved" would prevent future confusion.
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Path: src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.test.ts
Line: 370
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**Misleading test name — describes the opposite of what the test verifies**
The test name says "preserves messages with same content but distinct entry-identity inputs," but the three messages use *different* content ("first", "second", "third"). The internal comment clarifies the actual intent — "Distinct content with the same role must NOT collapse" — but the name contradicts it. As written this test documents the no-false-positive invariant for distinct content, not the same-content/different-id case the name implies. The PR description's item 2 ("Same content, different `messageId` → both preserved") also doesn't match the implementation, which *intentionally collapses* same-content entries. Renaming to something like "distinct user messages with same role are preserved" would prevent future confusion.
How can I resolve this? If you propose a fix, please make it concise.| content: createTextContent("d"), | ||
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The PR description states "2 integration tests via rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile" but the rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile — #66443 integration describe block contains only one test. If the second integration test (e.g., for the cloned-compaction or bootstrap-context path exercised via the file-level API) was intentionally omitted, the description should be updated to reflect 7 tests.
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Path: src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.test.ts
Line: 484
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**PR claims 8 new tests but only 7 are present in the diff**
The PR description states "2 integration tests via `rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile`" but the `rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile — #66443 integration` describe block contains only one test. If the second integration test (e.g., for the cloned-compaction or bootstrap-context path exercised via the file-level API) was intentionally omitted, the description should be updated to reflect 7 tests.
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…ay (openclaw#66443, refs openclaw#69208) Overflow recovery and other transcript rewrites branch from the parent of the first replaced entry and re-append the suffix via rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionManager. When the active branch was already polluted by a prior recovery pass, the suffix walk faithfully replayed every duplicate, producing the symptoms reported in openclaw#66443: - byte-identical role=user messages re-appended N times - cloned compaction entries (same summary + tokensBefore + firstKeptEntryId, only id differs) - repeated openclaw:bootstrap-context:full custom entries Add a within-loop idempotency invariant: as the suffix is re-appended, suppress entries whose intrinsic identity has already been emitted in this rewrite. Identity is computed per entry type: - message: role + sha256(content) - compaction: tokensBefore + firstKeptEntryId + sha256(summary) - custom: customType + sha256(data) - custom_message: customType + sha256(content) - other kinds (label, branch_summary, session_info, ...): pass through User-requested replacements are always emitted and additionally seed the identity set so any downstream suffix duplicate collapses against the rewrite intent. The id-remap chain (rewrittenEntryIds) is preserved for skipped duplicates by mapping the skipped id to the already-emitted equivalent. For clean (non-polluted) sessions every identity occurs exactly once in the suffix, so output is unchanged byte-for-byte; the four pre-existing rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionManager tests stay green. Adds 8 regression tests covering all three symptom classes from openclaw#66443, order preservation, the no-false-positive case, and an integration-style test through rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFile that mimics the exact heartbeat + bootstrap-context pattern from the issue's evidence. Scope is intentionally limited to transcript-rewrite.ts per the umbrella openclaw#69208 Track A guidance; attempt.ts / attempt.prompt-helpers.ts / tool-result-truncation.ts are not touched in this drive-by. Refs openclaw#69208 Closes openclaw#66443
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AgentMessage is a discriminated union; some variants (e.g.
BashExecutionMessage) intentionally omit `content`. Strict tsgo on
check-test-types rejected the unguarded `m.content` access.
The test only fabricates user/assistant messages so reading content is
safe at runtime. Narrow via `(m as { content?: unknown }).content`
rather than introducing a runtime guard, keeping the assertion
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Greptile review on openclaw#66443: test name said "preserves messages with same content but distinct entry-identity inputs" but the three messages all have *different* content ("first"/"second"/"third"). The internal comment already describes the actual invariant ("Distinct content with the same role must NOT collapse"); rename the it() to match.
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Thanks for the context here. I swept through the related work, and this is now duplicate or superseded. Close as superseded: the newer open PR #79150 now owns the same transcript-rewrite fix and addresses this PR's main gaps, while the underlying bug remains tracked until a canonical branch lands. So I’m closing this here and keeping the remaining discussion on the canonical linked item. Review detailsBest possible solution: Consolidate on #79150 or a successor current-base branch, then close the concrete issue after the fix lands while leaving the broader umbrella open. Do we have a high-confidence way to reproduce the issue? Yes. Source inspection shows this PR can drop legitimate repeated same-text entries because its message key ignores full message metadata, and current main's persisted file-state rewrite path remains unguarded. Is this the best way to solve the issue? No. The rewrite boundary is the right area, but this branch is superseded by a newer implementation that covers the current file-state path, uses a narrower replay identity, and supplies real behavior proof. Security review: Security review cleared: The PR only changes transcript rewrite logic and tests using Node built-in crypto, with no dependency, workflow, permission, secret, network, or artifact execution changes. What I checked:
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Codex review notes: model gpt-5.5, reasoning high; reviewed against 7d9232a9a93a. |
Closes #66443. Refs umbrella issue #69208 (Track A).
Problem
After an overflow recovery (or any other transcript rewrite that branches from the parent of the first replaced entry), the session JSONL gains duplicate suffix entries. The reporter on #66443 attached evidence with three concrete symptom classes:
role=usermessages re-appended N times,compactionentries (same summary + tokensBefore + firstKeptEntryId, only id differs),openclaw:bootstrap-context:fullcustom entries.The transcript grows pathologically — one of the attached cases hit 1,202 entries before the user noticed.
Root cause
rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionManagerinsrc/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.tswalks the suffix after the rewrite point and re-appends every entry unconditionally. When the active branch was already polluted by a previous recovery pass (or any other re-emission path), the walk faithfully replays the pollution. There is no idempotency invariant at the rewrite/replay boundary.Reproducer
*.jsonltranscript file:grep '"role":"user"' <session>.jsonl | sha256sum | sort -u— duplicate hashes for the same content appear.Fix
Add a within-loop idempotency invariant: as the suffix is re-appended, suppress entries whose intrinsic identity has already been emitted in this rewrite. Identity is computed per entry type:
messagerole + sha256(content)compactiontokensBefore + firstKeptEntryId + sha256(summary)customcustomType + sha256(data)custom_messagecustomType + sha256(content)label,branch_summary,session_info,thinking_level_change,model_change, ...null→ pass through unchangedKey design points:
rewrittenEntryIds) is preserved for skipped duplicates by mapping the skipped id to the already-emitted equivalent, so compactionfirstKeptEntryIdandappendLabelChangeremaps in later suffix entries continue to resolve correctly.timestampis intentionally NOT in the message key. The issue evidence cites three copies of the same content at three differentcreatedAtvalues as the bug to fix; keying on timestamp would defeat the dedupe.For clean (non-polluted) sessions, every identity occurs exactly once in the suffix, so output is byte-for-byte unchanged. The four pre-existing
rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionManagertests stay green without modification.Scope
Per umbrella issue #69208's Track A guidance, this drive-by is intentionally limited to
transcript-rewrite.ts+ its test file:src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.ts(+83 / -10)src/agents/pi-embedded-runner/transcript-rewrite.test.ts(+260)attempt.ts,attempt.prompt-helpers.ts,tool-result-truncation.ts— NOT touched.Bigger session-recovery / replay invariants live in #69208 Track A; this PR is the safe minimum that addresses all three reported symptom classes from #66443.
Verification
Tests added (7 new)
5 unit tests on
rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionManager:role=userdupes → only the first preserved, order stable.messageId→ both preserved (we dedupe on identity, not content alone — but formessagekind, identity = role+content-hash by design, so this case is intentionally collapsed because the issue evidence is exactly this).openclaw:bootstrap-context:full→ deduped to one (matches symptom class 3).[a, b, a, c, b]→[a, b, c].1 integration test via
rewriteTranscriptEntriesInSessionFilemimicking the exact heartbeat + bootstrap-context pattern from the issue's evidence file.Risk notes for reviewer
firstKeptEntryId(the value already on the in-memory branch entry), not the post-remap value. Two compaction entries that originally pointed at the same kept entry are duplicates regardless of remap. Ifpi-coding-agentever starts mutatingfirstKeptEntryIdpre-rewrite, this key becomes too strict — the existing "remaps compaction keep markers" test would catch it.