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hermes-agent/tests/run_agent/test_compression_boundary_hook.py
Tosko4 e85b752516 fix: signal compression boundary to context engine
When _compress_context rotates session_id (compression split), fire
on_session_start(new_sid, boundary_reason="compression",
old_session_id=<old>) on the active context engine. Plugin engines
(e.g. hermes-lcm) use this to preserve DAG lineage across the rollover
instead of re-initializing fresh per-session state.

Built-in ContextCompressor.on_session_start accepts **kwargs and ignores
them — no behavior change for default users.

Closes hermes-lcm#68 symptom: after Hermes compressed and minted a new
physical session, LCM was treating the split as a fresh /new and losing
continuity (compression_count: 1, store_messages: 0, dag_nodes: 0).

Credit: @Tosko4 (PR #13370) — minimized scope to the boundary_reason
signal only; the broader session-lifecycle refactor will be taken in
separate PRs if justified by concrete plugin need.
2026-04-26 19:07:18 -07:00

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"""Test: the context engine is notified of a compression-boundary rollover.
When _compress_context rotates session_id (compression split), the active
context engine receives on_session_start(new_sid, boundary_reason="compression",
old_session_id=<old>). This lets plugin engines (e.g. hermes-lcm) preserve
DAG lineage across the split instead of treating it as a fresh /new.
See hermes-lcm#68: after Hermes compresses and mints a new physical session,
LCM was losing continuity (compression_count: 1, store_messages: 0,
dag_nodes: 0). With boundary_reason="compression" plugins can distinguish
this from a real user-initiated /new.
"""
import os
import tempfile
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
import pytest
class TestCompressionBoundaryHook:
def _make_agent(self, session_db):
with patch.dict(os.environ, {"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
from run_agent import AIAgent
return AIAgent(
api_key="test-key",
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
model="test/model",
quiet_mode=True,
session_db=session_db,
session_id="original-session",
skip_context_files=True,
skip_memory=True,
)
def test_on_session_start_called_with_compression_boundary(self):
from hermes_state import SessionDB
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
db = SessionDB(db_path=Path(tmpdir) / "test.db")
agent = self._make_agent(db)
# Stub the context compressor: we only need to observe the hook.
compressor = MagicMock()
compressor.compress.return_value = [
{"role": "user", "content": "[CONTEXT COMPACTION] summary"},
{"role": "user", "content": "tail question"},
]
compressor.compression_count = 1
compressor.last_prompt_tokens = 0
compressor.last_completion_tokens = 0
# Avoid the summary-error warning path
compressor._last_summary_error = None
agent.context_compressor = compressor
original_sid = agent.session_id
messages = [
{"role": "user", "content": f"m{i}"} for i in range(10)
]
agent._compress_context(messages, "sys", approx_tokens=10_000)
# Session_id rotated
assert agent.session_id != original_sid, \
"compression should rotate session_id when session_db is set"
# Hook fired with boundary_reason="compression" and old_session_id
calls = [
c for c in compressor.on_session_start.call_args_list
]
assert calls, "on_session_start was never called on the context engine"
# Find the compression boundary call (there may be others from init)
comp_calls = [
c for c in calls
if c.kwargs.get("boundary_reason") == "compression"
]
assert comp_calls, (
f"Expected an on_session_start call with "
f"boundary_reason='compression', got {calls!r}"
)
call = comp_calls[-1]
# Positional new session_id
assert call.args and call.args[0] == agent.session_id, \
f"Expected new session_id as first positional arg, got {call!r}"
assert call.kwargs.get("old_session_id") == original_sid, \
f"Expected old_session_id={original_sid!r}, got {call.kwargs!r}"
def test_no_hook_when_no_session_db(self):
"""Without session_db, session_id does not rotate and the hook is not fired."""
from run_agent import AIAgent
with patch.dict(os.environ, {"OPENROUTER_API_KEY": "test-key"}):
agent = AIAgent(
api_key="test-key",
base_url="https://openrouter.ai/api/v1",
model="test/model",
quiet_mode=True,
session_db=None,
session_id="original-session",
skip_context_files=True,
skip_memory=True,
)
compressor = MagicMock()
compressor.compress.return_value = [{"role": "user", "content": "x"}]
compressor.compression_count = 1
compressor.last_prompt_tokens = 0
compressor.last_completion_tokens = 0
compressor._last_summary_error = None
agent.context_compressor = compressor
original_sid = agent.session_id
agent._compress_context([{"role": "user", "content": "m"}], "sys", approx_tokens=100)
# No DB => no rotation => no compression-boundary hook
assert agent.session_id == original_sid
comp_calls = [
c for c in compressor.on_session_start.call_args_list
if c.kwargs.get("boundary_reason") == "compression"
]
assert not comp_calls, (
f"No compression hook should fire without session_db rotation, "
f"got {comp_calls!r}"
)
def test_hook_failure_does_not_break_compression(self):
"""If the context engine raises from on_session_start, compression still completes."""
from hermes_state import SessionDB
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmpdir:
db = SessionDB(db_path=Path(tmpdir) / "test.db")
agent = self._make_agent(db)
compressor = MagicMock()
compressor.compress.return_value = [{"role": "user", "content": "summary"}]
compressor.compression_count = 1
compressor.last_prompt_tokens = 0
compressor.last_completion_tokens = 0
compressor._last_summary_error = None
# Raise only on the compression-boundary call, not on earlier calls.
def _raise_on_compression(*args, **kwargs):
if kwargs.get("boundary_reason") == "compression":
raise RuntimeError("plugin exploded")
return None
compressor.on_session_start.side_effect = _raise_on_compression
agent.context_compressor = compressor
original_sid = agent.session_id
# Must not raise
compressed, _prompt = agent._compress_context(
[{"role": "user", "content": "m"}], "sys", approx_tokens=100
)
assert compressed
assert agent.session_id != original_sid