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Hindsight semver comparison and packaging dependency fixes

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These items address a missing packaging module in the Docker environment that breaks Hindsight's version comparison, with related fixes exploring either declaring it as a dependency or replacing it with a built-in alternative. One additional item addresses Hindsight append mode sending full session data instead of only new-turn deltas.

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  • #40522 fix(deps): declare packaging as a core dependency so it ships everywhere

    merged to main

    files: pyproject.toml, tests/test_packaging_metadata.py

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    • pyproject.toml
      @@ -61,6 +61,16 @@ dependencies = [
         "prompt_toolkit==3.0.52",
         # Cron scheduler (built-in feature — scheduled cron/interval jobs use croniter).
         "croniter==6.0.0",
      +  # ``packaging`` is imported directly on three production paths but was never
      +  # declared, so it only reached users transitively (pip/uv pull it for other
      +  # tools). The slim official Docker image ships without it, where the
      +  # try/except-ImportError fallbacks silently degrade: Hindsight's
      +  # ``_meets_minimum_version`` disables update_mode='append' (#40503),
      +  # tools/lazy_deps.py treats every version constraint as satisfied, and
      +  # hermes_cli/main.py drops to naive requirement parsing. Pure-Python
      +  # py3-none-any wheel, no compiled extensions — safe to ship everywhere.
      +  # Pinned to the version already resolved in uv.lock (no resolution churn).
      +  "packaging==26.0",
         # Markdown -> HTML conversion for rich message delivery (Matrix
         # `formatted_body`, and the `send_message` tool's HTML path). Now on the
         # DEFAULT delivery path, not matrix-specific: without it both
    • tests/test_packaging_metadata.py
      @@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
       from pathlib import Path
      +import re
       import tomllib
       
       import pytest
      @@ -14,6 +15,22 @@
       REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
       
       
      +def _distribution_name(requirement: str) -> str:
      +    """Extract the PEP 508 distribution name from a requirement string.
      +
      +    Robust to markers (``; python_version < '3.12'``), direct references
      +    (``name @ https://...``), extras (``name[extra]``) and every version
      +    operator (``==``, ``>=``, ``<=``, ``~=``, ``!=``, ``<``, ``>``), so a
      +    future dep declared with any valid specifier shape doesn't silently
      +    mis-parse here.
      +    """
      +    spec = requirement.split(";", 1)[0]  # drop environment markers
      +    spec = spec.split("@", 1)[0]  # drop direct-reference URLs
      +    spec = spec.split("[", 1)[0]  # drop extras
      +    spec = re.split(r"[=<>!~]", spec, maxsplit=1)[0]  # drop any version operator
      +    return spec.strip().lower()
      +
      +
       def _packages_find_include():
           data = tomllib.loads((REPO_ROOT / "pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
           return data["tool"]["setuptools"]["packages"]["find"]["include"]
      @@ -61,6 +78,27 @@ def test_every_on_disk_subpackage_is_covered_by_packages_find():
           )
       
       
      +def test_packaging_declared_as_core_dependency():
      +    """Regression for #40503.
      +
      +    ``packaging`` is imported directly on three production paths
      +    (plugins/memory/hindsight/__init__.py, tools/lazy_deps.py,
      +    hermes_cli/main.py) yet was undeclared, so it only reached users
      +    transitively. The slim Docker image shipped without it, silently
      +    disabling Hindsight append-mode and version-constraint checks. It must
      +    be a declared core dependency so it installs everywhere and the
      +    update-repair step (``_verify_core_dependencies_installed``) guards it.
      +    """
      +    data = tomllib.loads((REPO_ROOT / "pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
      +    core = data["project"]["dependencies"]
      +    names = {_distribution_name(dep) for dep in core}
      +    assert "packaging" in names, (
      +        "packaging is imported on production paths (hindsight version compare, "
      +        "lazy_deps version constraints, requirement parsing) and must be a "
      +        "declared core dependency, not a transitive — see #40503"
      +    )
      +
      +
       def test_faster_whisper_is_not_a_base_dependency():
           data = tomllib.loads((REPO_ROOT / "pyproject.toml").read_text(encoding="utf-8"))
           deps = data["project"]["dependencies"]
    • uv.lock
      @@ -1400,6 +1400,7 @@ dependencies = [
           { name = "jinja2" },
           { name = "markdown" },
           { name = "openai" },
      +    { name = "packaging" },
           { name = "pathspec" },
           { name = "prompt-toolkit" },
           { name = "psutil" },
      @@ -1652,6 +1653,7 @@ requires-dist = [
           { name = "nemo-relay", marker = "extra == 'nemo-relay'", specifier = "==0.3" },
           { name = "numpy", marker = "extra == 'voice'", specifier = "==2.4.3" },
           { name = "openai", specifier = "==2.24.0" },
      +    { name = "packaging", specifier = "==26.0" },
           { name = "parallel-web", marker = "extra == 'parallel-web'", specifier = "==0.4.2" },
           { name = "pathspec", specifier = "==1.1.1" },
           { name = "pillow", marker = "extra == 'vision'", specifier = "==12.2.0" },
  • #40605 fix(hindsight): send only new-turn delta on append retains instead of whole session

    merged to main

    files: plugins/memory/hindsight/__init__.py, tests/plugins/memory/test_hindsight_provider.py

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    • plugins/memory/hindsight/__init__.py
      @@ -575,6 +575,10 @@ def __init__(self):
               self._retain_context = "conversation between Hermes Agent and the User"
               self._turn_counter = 0
               self._session_turns: list[str] = []  # accumulates ALL turns for the session
      +        # How many turns the last append-mode retain already shipped. Used to
      +        # send only the new delta on subsequent retains when the API supports
      +        # update_mode='append' (legacy/overwrite path still sends everything).
      +        self._last_retained_turn_count = 0
       
               # Recall controls
               self._auto_recall = True
      @@ -1119,6 +1123,7 @@ def initialize(self, session_id: str, **kwargs) -> None:
               self._agent_workspace = str(kwargs.get("agent_workspace") or "").strip()
               self._turn_index = 0
               self._session_turns = []
      +        self._last_retained_turn_count = 0
               self._mode = self._config.get("mode", "cloud")
               # Read timeout from config or env var, fall back to default
               self._timeout = _parse_int_setting(
      @@ -1461,9 +1466,24 @@ def sync_turn(self, user_content: str, assistant_content: str, *, session_id: st
                                self._turn_counter, self._turn_counter + (self._retain_every_n_turns - self._turn_counter % self._retain_every_n_turns))
                   return
       
      -        logger.debug("sync_turn: retaining %d turns, total session content %d chars",
      -                     len(self._session_turns), sum(len(t) for t in self._session_turns))
      -        content = "[" + ",".join(self._session_turns) + "]"
      +        document_id, update_mode = self._resolve_retain_target(self._document_id)
      +
      +        # On append-capable APIs each retain only needs to ship the turns
      +        # accumulated since the last retain — the server appends them to the
      +        # existing document. On legacy/overwrite APIs we must resend the whole
      +        # session because each retain replaces the document.
      +        if update_mode == "append":
      +            turns_to_retain = self._session_turns[self._last_retained_turn_count:]
      +            if not turns_to_retain:
      +                logger.debug("sync_turn: skipped append retain; no new turns since last retain")
      +                return
      +        else:
      +            turns_to_retain = list(self._session_turns)
      +
      +        logger.debug("sync_turn: retaining %d/%d turns, payload %d chars",
      +                     len(turns_to_retain), len(self._session_turns),
      +                     sum(len(t) for t in turns_to_retain))
      +        content = "[" + ",".join(turns_to_retain) + "]"
       
               lineage_tags: list[str] = []
               if self._session_id:
      @@ -1474,11 +1494,10 @@ def sync_turn(self, user_content: str, assistant_content: str, *, session_id: st
               # Snapshot the state needed for the retain. The writer may run after
               # _session_turns / _turn_index are mutated by a later sync_turn().
               metadata_snapshot = self._build_metadata(
      -            message_count=len(self._session_turns) * 2,
      +            message_count=len(turns_to_retain) * 2,
                   turn_index=self._turn_index,
               )
      -        num_turns = len(self._session_turns)
      -        document_id, update_mode = self._resolve_retain_target(self._document_id)
      +        num_turns = len(turns_to_retain)
               bank_id = self._bank_id
               retain_async_flag = self._retain_async
               retain_context = self._retain_context
      @@ -1509,6 +1528,10 @@ def _do_retain() -> None:
               self._ensure_writer()
               self._register_atexit()
               self._retain_queue.put(_do_retain)
      +        # Advance the append watermark only after the delta is queued, so a
      +        # later retain doesn't re-ship turns we've already handed to the writer.
      +        if update_mode == "append":
      +            self._last_retained_turn_count = len(self._session_turns)
       
           def get_tool_schemas(self) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
               if self._memory_mode == "context":
      @@ -1706,6 +1729,7 @@ def _flush():
               self._session_turns = []
               self._turn_counter = 0
               self._turn_index = 0
      +        self._last_retained_turn_count = 0
               logger.debug(
                   "Hindsight on_session_switch: new_session=%s parent=%s reset=%s doc=%s",
                   self._session_id, self._parent_session_id, reset, self._document_id,
    • tests/plugins/memory/test_hindsight_provider.py
      @@ -780,8 +780,8 @@ def test_sync_turn_every_n_turns(self, provider_with_config):
               assert item["metadata"]["turn_index"] == "3"
               assert item["metadata"]["message_count"] == "6"
       
      -    def test_sync_turn_accumulates_full_session(self, provider_with_config):
      -        """Each retain sends the ENTIRE session, not just the latest batch."""
      +    def test_sync_turn_accumulates_full_session_without_append_support(self, provider_with_config):
      +        """Legacy/overwrite APIs (no update_mode=append) resend the ENTIRE session each retain."""
               p = provider_with_config(retain_every_n_turns=2)
       
               p.sync_turn("turn1-user", "turn1-asst")
      @@ -795,12 +795,59 @@ def test_sync_turn_accumulates_full_session(self, provider_with_config):
               p._retain_queue.join()
       
               content = p._client.aretain_batch.call_args.kwargs["items"][0]["content"]
      -        # Should contain ALL turns from the session
      +        # Without append support the document is overwritten, so it must
      +        # contain ALL turns from the session.
               assert "turn1-user" in content
               assert "turn2-user" in content
               assert "turn3-user" in content
               assert "turn4-user" in content
       
      +    def test_sync_turn_appends_only_delta_when_append_supported(self, provider_with_config, monkeypatch):
      +        """On append-capable APIs each retain ships only the new turns, not the whole session."""
      +        monkeypatch.setattr(
      +            "plugins.memory.hindsight._fetch_hindsight_api_version",
      +            lambda *a, **kw: "0.5.6",
      +        )
      +        from plugins.memory.hindsight import _append_capability_cache, _append_capability_lock
      +        # Clear before AND after: the capability cache is module-global and keyed
      +        # per api_url, so a stale entry would leak into other tests.
      +        with _append_capability_lock:
      +            _append_capability_cache.clear()
      +        try:
      +            p = provider_with_config(retain_every_n_turns=2)
      +
      +            p.sync_turn("turn1-user", "turn1-asst")
      +            p.sync_turn("turn2-user", "turn2-asst")
      +            p._retain_queue.join()
      +
      +            first = p._client.aretain_batch.call_args.kwargs
      +            first_item = first["items"][0]
      +            assert first["document_id"] == "test-session"
      +            assert first_item["update_mode"] == "append"
      +            assert "turn1-user" in first_item["content"]
      +            assert "turn2-user" in first_item["content"]
      +
      +            p._client.aretain_batch.reset_mock()
      +
      +            p.sync_turn("turn3-user", "turn3-asst")
      +            p.sync_turn("turn4-user", "turn4-asst")
      +            p._retain_queue.join()
      +
      +            second = p._client.aretain_batch.call_args.kwargs
      +            second_item = second["items"][0]
      +            assert second["document_id"] == "test-session"
      +            assert second_item["update_mode"] == "append"
      +            # Only the delta — the already-retained turns must NOT be resent.
      +            assert "turn1-user" not in second_item["content"]
      +            assert "turn2-user" not in second_item["content"]
      +            assert "turn3-user" in second_item["content"]
      +            assert "turn4-user" in second_item["content"]
      +            # message_count reflects only the delta (2 turns -> 4 messages).
      +            assert second_item["metadata"]["message_count"] == "4"
      +        finally:
      +            with _append_capability_lock:
      +                _append_capability_cache.clear()
      +
           def test_sync_turn_passes_document_id(self, provider):
               """sync_turn should pass document_id (session_id + per-startup ts)."""
               provider.sync_turn("hello", "hi")

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  • #40524 fix(hindsight): replace packaging.version with built-in semver comparison · done elsewhere → b5421f4, #40522, #40503
  • #40721 fix(hindsight): missing packaging breaks semver comparison, disables append mode · closed without comment
Closed issues · 1
  • Closed#40503Missing `packaging` module in Docker image causes Hindsight version comparison to fail
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