hermes / tests /test_1630_context_overflow_loop.py
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"""Tests for #1630 — gateway infinite 400 failure loop prevention.
Verifies that:
1. Generic 400 errors with large sessions are treated as context-length errors
and trigger compression instead of aborting.
2. The gateway does not persist messages when the agent fails early, preventing
the session from growing on each failure.
3. Context-overflow failures produce helpful error messages suggesting /compact.
"""
import pytest
from types import SimpleNamespace
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 1: Agent heuristic — generic 400 with large session → compression
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestGeneric400Heuristic:
"""The agent should treat a generic 400 with a large session as a
probable context-length error and trigger compression, not abort."""
def _make_agent(self):
"""Create a minimal AIAgent for testing error handling."""
with (
patch("run_agent.get_tool_definitions", return_value=[]),
patch("run_agent.check_toolset_requirements", return_value={}),
patch("run_agent.OpenAI"),
):
from run_agent import AIAgent
a = AIAgent(
api_key="test-key-12345",
quiet_mode=True,
skip_context_files=True,
skip_memory=True,
)
a.client = MagicMock()
a._cached_system_prompt = "You are helpful."
a._use_prompt_caching = False
a.tool_delay = 0
a.compression_enabled = False
return a
def test_generic_400_with_small_session_is_client_error(self):
"""A generic 400 with a small session should still be treated
as a non-retryable client error (not context overflow)."""
error_msg = "error"
status_code = 400
approx_tokens = 1000 # Small session
api_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}]
# Simulate the phrase matching
is_context_length_error = any(phrase in error_msg for phrase in [
'context length', 'context size', 'maximum context',
'token limit', 'too many tokens', 'reduce the length',
'exceeds the limit', 'context window',
'request entity too large',
'prompt is too long',
])
assert not is_context_length_error
# The heuristic should NOT trigger for small sessions
ctx_len = 200000
is_large_session = approx_tokens > ctx_len * 0.4 or len(api_messages) > 80
is_generic_error = len(error_msg.strip()) < 30
assert not is_large_session # Small session → heuristic doesn't fire
def test_generic_400_with_large_token_count_triggers_heuristic(self):
"""A generic 400 with high token count should be treated as
probable context overflow."""
error_msg = "error"
status_code = 400
ctx_len = 200000
approx_tokens = 100000 # > 40% of 200k
api_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "hi"}] * 20
is_context_length_error = any(phrase in error_msg for phrase in [
'context length', 'context size', 'maximum context',
])
assert not is_context_length_error
# Heuristic check
is_large_session = approx_tokens > ctx_len * 0.4 or len(api_messages) > 80
is_generic_error = len(error_msg.strip()) < 30
assert is_large_session
assert is_generic_error
# Both conditions true → should be treated as context overflow
def test_generic_400_with_many_messages_triggers_heuristic(self):
"""A generic 400 with >80 messages should trigger the heuristic
even if estimated tokens are low."""
error_msg = "error"
status_code = 400
ctx_len = 200000
approx_tokens = 5000 # Low token estimate
api_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "x"}] * 100 # > 80 messages
is_large_session = approx_tokens > ctx_len * 0.4 or len(api_messages) > 80
is_generic_error = len(error_msg.strip()) < 30
assert is_large_session
assert is_generic_error
def test_specific_error_message_bypasses_heuristic(self):
"""A 400 with a specific, long error message should NOT trigger
the heuristic even with a large session."""
error_msg = "invalid model: anthropic/claude-nonexistent-model is not available"
status_code = 400
ctx_len = 200000
approx_tokens = 100000
is_generic_error = len(error_msg.strip()) < 30
assert not is_generic_error # Long specific message → heuristic doesn't fire
def test_descriptive_context_error_caught_by_phrases(self):
"""Descriptive context-length errors should still be caught by
the existing phrase matching (not the heuristic)."""
error_msg = "prompt is too long: 250000 tokens > 200000 maximum"
is_context_length_error = any(phrase in error_msg for phrase in [
'context length', 'context size', 'maximum context',
'token limit', 'too many tokens', 'reduce the length',
'exceeds the limit', 'context window',
'request entity too large',
'prompt is too long',
])
assert is_context_length_error
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 2: Gateway skips persistence on failed agent results
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestGatewaySkipsPersistenceOnFailure:
"""When the agent returns failed=True with no final_response,
the gateway should NOT persist messages to the transcript."""
def test_agent_failed_early_detected(self):
"""The agent_failed_early flag is True when failed=True and
no final_response."""
agent_result = {
"failed": True,
"final_response": None,
"messages": [],
"error": "Non-retryable client error",
}
agent_failed_early = (
agent_result.get("failed")
and not agent_result.get("final_response")
)
assert agent_failed_early
def test_agent_with_response_not_failed_early(self):
"""When the agent has a final_response, it's not a failed-early
scenario even if failed=True."""
agent_result = {
"failed": True,
"final_response": "Here is a partial response",
"messages": [],
}
agent_failed_early = (
agent_result.get("failed")
and not agent_result.get("final_response")
)
assert not agent_failed_early
def test_successful_agent_not_failed_early(self):
"""A successful agent result should not trigger skip."""
agent_result = {
"final_response": "Hello!",
"messages": [{"role": "assistant", "content": "Hello!"}],
}
agent_failed_early = (
agent_result.get("failed")
and not agent_result.get("final_response")
)
assert not agent_failed_early
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 3: Context-overflow error messages
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestContextOverflowErrorMessages:
"""The gateway should produce helpful error messages when the failure
looks like a context overflow."""
def test_detects_context_keywords(self):
"""Error messages containing context-related keywords should be
identified as context failures."""
keywords = [
"context length exceeded",
"too many tokens in the prompt",
"request entity too large",
"payload too large for model",
"context window exceeded",
]
for error_str in keywords:
_is_ctx_fail = any(p in error_str.lower() for p in (
"context", "token", "too large", "too long",
"exceed", "payload",
))
assert _is_ctx_fail, f"Should detect: {error_str}"
def test_detects_generic_400_with_large_history(self):
"""A generic 400 error code in the string with a large history
should be flagged as context failure."""
error_str = "error code: 400 - {'type': 'error', 'message': 'Error'}"
history_len = 100 # Large session
_is_ctx_fail = any(p in error_str.lower() for p in (
"context", "token", "too large", "too long",
"exceed", "payload",
)) or (
"400" in error_str.lower()
and history_len > 50
)
assert _is_ctx_fail
def test_unrelated_error_not_flagged(self):
"""Unrelated errors should not be flagged as context failures."""
error_str = "invalid api key: authentication failed"
history_len = 10
_is_ctx_fail = any(p in error_str.lower() for p in (
"context", "token", "too large", "too long",
"exceed", "payload",
)) or (
"400" in error_str.lower()
and history_len > 50
)
assert not _is_ctx_fail
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Test 4: Agent skips persistence for large failed sessions
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
class TestAgentSkipsPersistenceForLargeFailedSessions:
"""When a 400 error occurs and the session is large, the agent
should skip persisting to prevent the growth loop."""
def test_large_session_400_skips_persistence(self):
"""Status 400 + high token count should skip persistence."""
status_code = 400
approx_tokens = 60000 # > 50000 threshold
api_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "x"}] * 10
should_skip = status_code == 400 and (approx_tokens > 50000 or len(api_messages) > 80)
assert should_skip
def test_small_session_400_persists_normally(self):
"""Status 400 + small session should still persist."""
status_code = 400
approx_tokens = 5000 # < 50000
api_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "x"}] * 10 # < 80
should_skip = status_code == 400 and (approx_tokens > 50000 or len(api_messages) > 80)
assert not should_skip
def test_non_400_error_persists_normally(self):
"""Non-400 errors should always persist normally."""
status_code = 401 # Auth error
approx_tokens = 100000 # Large session, but not a 400
api_messages = [{"role": "user", "content": "x"}] * 100
should_skip = status_code == 400 and (approx_tokens > 50000 or len(api_messages) > 80)
assert not should_skip