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nesquena-hermes 081e600b33 fix: context-window indicator broken on older sessions (#1436)
Fix two-layer bug where `/api/session` returned `context_length=0` for
sessions that pre-date #1318, then the frontend silently fell back to
cumulative `input_tokens` and the 128K JS default, producing nonsense
indicators like "100" capped from "890% used (context exceeded), 1.2M
/ 131.1k tokens used".

Empirical impact: 23 of 75 sessions on dev server rendered >100% before
this fix. #1356 fixed the same symptom on the live SSE path but missed
the GET /api/session load path that older sessions go through.

Two-layer fix:
  1. Backend (api/routes.py:1295-1313) — resolve context_length via
     agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length() when the persisted
     value is 0. Mirrors api/streaming.py:2333-2342.
  2. Frontend (static/ui.js:1269) — drop the cumulative `input_tokens`
     fallback. When last_prompt_tokens is missing, render "·" + "tokens
     used" (existing !hasPromptTok branch) instead of computing a
     percentage from the cumulative total.

10 regression tests in tests/test_issue1436_context_indicator_load_path.py
covering both layers + the empty-model edge case (avoids the 256K
default-for-unknown-model trap that get_model_context_length('') returns).

Verified live: claude-opus-4-7 session with input_tokens=5,226,479 now
renders "·" + "5.3M tokens used" instead of "100" + "3987% used".

Reported by @AvidFuturist.
Closes #1436.
2026-05-02 01:43:00 +00:00

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"""Regression test for #1436 — context-window indicator broken on load path.
#1356 (closed Apr 30 2026) fixed the indicator on the **live SSE path** by adding
a model-metadata fallback when `agent.context_compressor` didn't provide
`context_length`. But the **GET /api/session load path** (used when clicking
older sessions from the sidebar) was missed — it returned `context_length=0`
verbatim from the persisted Session object for any session that pre-dates
#1318 (when the field was added).
Combined with two cascading frontend fallbacks (`promptTok = last_prompt_tokens
|| input_tokens`, `ctxWindow = context_length || 128*1024`), older sessions
loaded their indicator showing nonsense like "100 / 890% used (context exceeded)"
because:
- `context_length=0` → fallback to 131,072 (128K JS default)
- `last_prompt_tokens=0` → fallback to **cumulative** `input_tokens`
(often 1M+ on long sessions)
- 1.2M / 131K = ~890% → ring caps at 100, tooltip shows "890% used"
Two-layer fix:
1. Backend (api/routes.py:1295-1305) — add model_metadata fallback so
loaded sessions get a sane `context_length` even when persisted as 0.
2. Frontend (static/ui.js:1269) — drop the `input_tokens` fallback for
`promptTok`. Cumulative input is fundamentally wrong for "context window
% used"; better to render "·" + "tokens used" (honest no-data) than a
misleading >100% percentage.
Reported by @AvidFuturist in Discord (May 1 2026, "the 100 comes up way too
often"). Confirmed live on the dev server: 23 of 75 sessions had
`context_length=0` + `input_tokens > 128K`, all rendering >100%.
"""
import json
from pathlib import Path
from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
from urllib.parse import urlparse
ROUTES = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "api" / "routes.py"
UI_JS = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "static" / "ui.js"
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Backend: GET /api/session load path
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestIssue1436BackendFallback:
"""The /api/session GET handler must resolve context_length via
agent.model_metadata.get_model_context_length when the persisted value is 0."""
def _stub_session(self, *, context_length, model, last_prompt_tokens=0,
input_tokens=0):
"""Build a mock Session that mimics the persisted-session shape."""
s = MagicMock()
s.context_length = context_length
s.threshold_tokens = 0
s.last_prompt_tokens = last_prompt_tokens
s.input_tokens = input_tokens
s.output_tokens = 0
s.model = model
s.title = "test-session"
s.session_id = "test-1436"
s.messages = []
s.tool_calls = []
s.active_stream_id = None
s.pending_user_message = None
s.pending_attachments = []
s.pending_started_at = None
# compact() returns a dict that gets merged with the response.
s.compact.return_value = {
"session_id": "test-1436",
"title": "test-session",
"model": model,
"input_tokens": input_tokens,
"output_tokens": 0,
"context_length": context_length,
"threshold_tokens": 0,
"last_prompt_tokens": last_prompt_tokens,
}
return s
def _invoke_get_session(self, session_obj, *, fallback_returns=0):
"""Hit handle_get(/api/session?session_id=...) and capture the JSON response."""
import api.routes as routes
captured = {}
def fake_j(h, data, status=200):
captured["data"] = data
captured["status"] = status
# Patch get_model_context_length so the test doesn't depend on the
# live agent.model_metadata bundle.
fake_module = MagicMock()
fake_module.get_model_context_length = MagicMock(return_value=fallback_returns)
handler = MagicMock()
parsed = urlparse("/api/session?session_id=test-1436&messages=0")
# Patch import so `from agent.model_metadata import ...` resolves to our fake.
with patch("api.routes.get_session", return_value=session_obj), \
patch("api.routes.j", side_effect=fake_j), \
patch.dict("sys.modules", {"agent.model_metadata": fake_module}):
routes.handle_get(handler, parsed)
return captured
def test_persisted_context_length_passed_through_unchanged(self):
"""When Session.context_length is non-zero, return it as-is (no fallback)."""
s = self._stub_session(context_length=200_000, model="claude-sonnet-4.6")
result = self._invoke_get_session(s, fallback_returns=999_999)
body = result["data"]["session"]
assert body["context_length"] == 200_000, (
f"persisted context_length must pass through unchanged, "
f"got {body['context_length']}"
)
def test_zero_context_length_falls_back_to_model_metadata(self):
"""Pre-#1318 sessions with context_length=0 must resolve via model_metadata."""
s = self._stub_session(context_length=0, model="claude-opus-4-7",
input_tokens=1_200_000)
result = self._invoke_get_session(s, fallback_returns=1_000_000)
body = result["data"]["session"]
assert body["context_length"] == 1_000_000, (
f"context_length=0 must resolve to model's 1M window via fallback, "
f"got {body['context_length']}"
)
def test_fallback_called_with_persisted_model(self):
"""Fallback must be called with Session.model (not empty string)."""
import api.routes as routes
captured = {}
def fake_j(h, data, status=200):
captured["data"] = data
fake_module = MagicMock()
fake_module.get_model_context_length = MagicMock(return_value=400_000)
s = self._stub_session(context_length=0, model="gpt-5-mini")
handler = MagicMock()
parsed = urlparse("/api/session?session_id=test-1436&messages=0")
with patch("api.routes.get_session", return_value=s), \
patch("api.routes.j", side_effect=fake_j), \
patch.dict("sys.modules", {"agent.model_metadata": fake_module}):
routes.handle_get(handler, parsed)
# First positional arg should be the model name; second is base_url ("")
called_args = fake_module.get_model_context_length.call_args
assert called_args is not None, "get_model_context_length was never called"
assert called_args.args[0] == "gpt-5-mini", (
f"fallback called with wrong model: {called_args}"
)
def test_empty_model_skips_fallback(self):
"""If Session.model is empty AND no effective_model is available, skip
the fallback rather than calling get_model_context_length('')."""
s = self._stub_session(context_length=0, model="")
# resolve_model=0 to skip _resolve_effective_session_model_for_display
import api.routes as routes
captured = {}
def fake_j(h, data, status=200):
captured["data"] = data
fake_module = MagicMock()
fake_module.get_model_context_length = MagicMock(return_value=256_000)
handler = MagicMock()
parsed = urlparse(
"/api/session?session_id=test-1436&messages=0&resolve_model=0"
)
with patch("api.routes.get_session", return_value=s), \
patch("api.routes.j", side_effect=fake_j), \
patch.dict("sys.modules", {"agent.model_metadata": fake_module}):
routes.handle_get(handler, parsed)
# When model is empty, fallback either isn't called OR returns no value
# we use. Either way context_length stays 0.
body = captured["data"]["session"]
assert body["context_length"] == 0, (
f"empty model must NOT trigger fallback (avoids the 256K default-for-unknown trap), "
f"got context_length={body['context_length']}"
)
def test_fallback_exception_does_not_break_response(self):
"""If the fallback raises (older agent build, missing module), the route
must still return a response — context_length just stays 0."""
import api.routes as routes
captured = {}
def fake_j(h, data, status=200):
captured["data"] = data
# Fallback raises on import
fake_module = MagicMock()
fake_module.get_model_context_length = MagicMock(
side_effect=RuntimeError("simulated agent error")
)
s = self._stub_session(context_length=0, model="claude-opus-4-7")
handler = MagicMock()
parsed = urlparse("/api/session?session_id=test-1436&messages=0")
with patch("api.routes.get_session", return_value=s), \
patch("api.routes.j", side_effect=fake_j), \
patch.dict("sys.modules", {"agent.model_metadata": fake_module}):
routes.handle_get(handler, parsed) # must not raise
body = captured["data"]["session"]
assert body["context_length"] == 0, (
"fallback exception must be swallowed; field stays 0"
)
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Frontend: static/ui.js _syncCtxIndicator
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestIssue1436FrontendDefense:
"""The frontend must NOT fall back to cumulative input_tokens when
last_prompt_tokens is missing — that produces nonsense percentages."""
def test_promptTok_does_not_fall_back_to_input_tokens(self):
"""Verify the line `promptTok = usage.last_prompt_tokens||usage.input_tokens||0`
has been removed. The old fallback divides cumulative input by the
context window, producing the >100% bug."""
src = UI_JS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
# The bug shape: the `||usage.input_tokens` fragment must NOT appear
# on any line that defines `promptTok`.
for line_num, line in enumerate(src.splitlines(), 1):
stripped = line.strip()
if stripped.startswith("//") or stripped.startswith("*"):
continue
if "promptTok" in line and "=" in line and "usage.last_prompt_tokens" in line:
assert "usage.input_tokens" not in line, (
f"static/ui.js:{line_num} still falls back to cumulative "
f"input_tokens for promptTok — this produces the >100% indicator "
f"bug from #1436. Line: {line.rstrip()!r}"
)
def test_promptTok_assignment_uses_last_prompt_tokens_only(self):
"""Verify the new assignment: `promptTok = usage.last_prompt_tokens || 0`."""
src = UI_JS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
# Allow whitespace variations.
normalized = "".join(src.split())
assert "constpromptTok=usage.last_prompt_tokens||0" in normalized, (
"static/ui.js _syncCtxIndicator must assign "
"`promptTok = usage.last_prompt_tokens || 0` (no input_tokens fallback)"
)
def test_no_data_branch_renders_dot(self):
"""When promptTok is 0 (no last-prompt data), the `!hasPromptTok` branch
must render '·' (U+00B7) on the ring instead of computing a percentage.
This is the existing behavior; the test pins it so a future refactor
doesn't accidentally re-introduce a numeric fallback."""
src = UI_JS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
assert "hasPromptTok=!!promptTok" in src.replace(" ", ""), (
"hasPromptTok must be a boolean of promptTok"
)
# The ring center text uses '·' when !hasPromptTok
assert "hasPromptTok?String(pct):'\\u00b7'" in src.replace(" ", ""), (
"ring center must show '·' (\\u00b7) when no last-prompt data"
)
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
# Static-source assertions (defense in depth — pin the comment markers in place)
# ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
class TestIssue1436SourceMarkers:
"""Pin the fix comments + import shape so a future refactor can't silently
drop the fallback."""
def test_routes_load_path_imports_get_model_context_length(self):
src = ROUTES.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
# The import must appear inside the GET /api/session load-path block.
start = src.find('if parsed.path == "/api/session":')
end = src.find('if parsed.path == "/api/projects":', start)
block = src[start:end]
assert "from agent.model_metadata import get_model_context_length" in block, (
"GET /api/session load-path block must lazy-import "
"get_model_context_length for the context_length=0 fallback (#1436)"
)
def test_routes_load_path_marks_fix_with_issue_number(self):
"""Comment must reference #1436 so future maintainers find this trail."""
src = ROUTES.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
# Find the load-path block (between "if parsed.path == \"/api/session\":"
# and the next `if parsed.path` after it).
start = src.find('if parsed.path == "/api/session":')
end = src.find('if parsed.path == "/api/projects":', start)
block = src[start:end]
assert "#1436" in block, (
"GET /api/session load-path block must reference #1436 in a comment"
)