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boocode/apps/server/src/services/__tests__/system-prompt.test.ts
indifferentketchup a0c8d212cb v1.13.8: system-prompt prefix stability verify-and-measure
Recon during planning disproved the original v1.13.7 (DB-cache) premise:
buildSystemPrompt already runs over inputs mtime-cached at the file layer
(BOOCHAT.md in system-prompt.ts:25, AGENTS.md global+per-project in
agents.ts:245), and DB scalars are byte-stable until edited. The output
is microsecond pure-string concat with no I/O. Skills aren't in the
prefix; tools live in a separate request body field alpha-sorted by
v1.13.3.

This batch closes the verification gap with instrumentation, not
implementation:

- system-prompt.ts: buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint canonical impl
  computes SHA-256 over the assembled prefix, runs a per-session
  Map<sessionId, lastHash> observer, emits PrefixFingerprint per call
  and PrefixDrift (with field-level changed_inputs) on hash change.
  buildSystemPrompt is now a thin shim returning .prompt.
- agents.ts: getAgentsMtimes accessor — cache-read only, no I/O.
- payload.ts: buildMessagesPayload takes optional log argument; when
  passed, emits prefix-fingerprint (info) + prefix-drift (warn).
- turn.ts + sentinel-summaries.ts: pass ctx.log at 3 production call
  sites; sentinel summaries log too so any drift across cap-hit /
  doom-loop paths surfaces.
- system-prompt.test.ts: 4 new tests (byte-identical, no-drift-on-
  stable, drift-fires-with-changed-inputs, cross-session-no-drift).

194/194 tests pass (was 190).

Smoke: 5 messages in a fresh session produced 7 prefix-fingerprint
logs (extras from buildMessagesPayload being called from sentinel
summary paths), all with identical prefix_hash and prefix_length=2907,
zero prefix-drift. Prefix is byte-stable in steady-state.

Decision: original system_prompt_cache DB table from the roadmap is
permanently dropped. The v1.12.0 mtime caches at the input layer plus
alpha tool ordering at the request body (v1.13.3) already address the
load-bearing cache-stability surfaces. Instrumentation stays so the
claim can be re-verified at any time.
2026-05-22 13:42:18 +00:00

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import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
import { mkdtemp, writeFile, rm, utimes } from 'node:fs/promises';
import { join } from 'node:path';
import { tmpdir } from 'node:os';
import {
loadContainerGuidance,
getContainerGuidance,
buildSystemPrompt,
buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint,
_resetContainerGuidanceCacheForTests,
_resetPrefixObserverForTests,
} from '../system-prompt.js';
import type { Agent, Project, Session } from '../../types/api.js';
// ---- fixtures ---------------------------------------------------------------
let tmpDir: string;
beforeEach(async () => {
tmpDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'system-prompt-test-'));
_resetContainerGuidanceCacheForTests();
_resetPrefixObserverForTests();
delete process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'];
});
afterEach(async () => {
delete process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'];
_resetContainerGuidanceCacheForTests();
_resetPrefixObserverForTests();
await rm(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
});
function makeSession(overrides: Partial<Session> = {}): Session {
return {
id: 'sess',
project_id: 'proj',
name: 'test session',
model: 'test-model',
system_prompt: '',
status: 'open',
created_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
updated_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
agent_id: null,
web_search_enabled: null,
...overrides,
};
}
function makeProject(overrides: Partial<Project> = {}): Project {
return {
id: 'proj',
name: 'test project',
path: '/tmp/proj',
added_at: new Date(0).toISOString(),
last_session_id: null,
status: 'open',
gitea_remote: null,
default_system_prompt: '',
default_web_search_enabled: false,
...overrides,
};
}
function makeAgent(overrides: Partial<Agent> = {}): Agent {
return {
id: 'agent-foo',
name: 'foo',
description: 'test agent',
system_prompt: 'Speak in haiku.',
temperature: 0.3,
tools: ['view_file'],
model: null,
source: 'global',
max_tool_calls: null,
...overrides,
};
}
// ---- tests ------------------------------------------------------------------
describe('loadContainerGuidance', () => {
it('returns file content when CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE points to an existing file', async () => {
const path = join(tmpDir, 'BOOCHAT.md');
await writeFile(path, 'hello from BOOCHAT', 'utf8');
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = path;
const result = await loadContainerGuidance();
expect(result).toBe('hello from BOOCHAT');
});
it('returns null when the env var points to a non-existent file', async () => {
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = join(tmpDir, 'does-not-exist.md');
const result = await loadContainerGuidance();
expect(result).toBeNull();
});
it('returns null when the env var is unset and /app/BOOCHAT.md does not exist', async () => {
// env var deleted in beforeEach; /app/BOOCHAT.md doesn't exist on the
// host (the prod path only resolves inside the container).
const result = await loadContainerGuidance();
expect(result).toBeNull();
});
});
describe('getContainerGuidance (mtime-watch cache)', () => {
it('caches the content across calls when the file mtime is unchanged', async () => {
const path = join(tmpDir, 'BOOCHAT.md');
await writeFile(path, 'first content', 'utf8');
// Pin mtime to a known Date BEFORE the first call so we can restore it
// exactly after the rewrite. Capturing s.mtime then writing+restoring is
// unreliable because Date round-trips truncate sub-millisecond precision
// that the filesystem reports back via stat.mtimeMs.
const fixedTime = new Date(2020, 0, 1, 12, 0, 0);
await utimes(path, fixedTime, fixedTime);
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = path;
const first = await getContainerGuidance();
expect(first).toBe('first content');
// Rewrite the file with different content, then restore mtime to the
// same fixedTime. The cache must NOT re-read because the stat is
// unchanged from its point of view.
await writeFile(path, 'NEW content the cache must NOT see', 'utf8');
await utimes(path, fixedTime, fixedTime);
const second = await getContainerGuidance();
expect(second).toBe('first content');
});
it('re-reads the file when the mtime changes', async () => {
const path = join(tmpDir, 'BOOCHAT.md');
await writeFile(path, 'first content', 'utf8');
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = path;
const first = await getContainerGuidance();
expect(first).toBe('first content');
// Bump mtime explicitly so the test doesn't race the filesystem's mtime
// resolution. Future time → guaranteed different from the cached value.
await writeFile(path, 'edited content', 'utf8');
const later = new Date(Date.now() + 60_000);
await utimes(path, later, later);
const second = await getContainerGuidance();
expect(second).toBe('edited content');
});
});
describe('buildSystemPrompt', () => {
it('includes the guidance block between the base prompt and the agent overlay when guidance is non-null', async () => {
const path = join(tmpDir, 'BOOCHAT.md');
await writeFile(path, 'CONTAINER RULES GO HERE', 'utf8');
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = path;
const session = makeSession();
const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/test-proj' });
const agent = makeAgent({ system_prompt: 'Speak in haiku.' });
const prompt = await buildSystemPrompt(project, session, agent);
const baseIdx = prompt.indexOf('/tmp/test-proj');
const guidanceIdx = prompt.indexOf('CONTAINER RULES GO HERE');
const agentIdx = prompt.indexOf('Speak in haiku.');
expect(baseIdx).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(0);
expect(guidanceIdx).toBeGreaterThan(baseIdx);
expect(agentIdx).toBeGreaterThan(guidanceIdx);
expect(prompt).toContain('--- Container guidance ---');
expect(prompt).toContain('--- end container guidance ---');
});
it('omits the guidance block entirely (no delimiters) when guidance is null', async () => {
// Env var points to a non-existent file → getContainerGuidance returns null.
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = join(tmpDir, 'never-existed.md');
const session = makeSession();
const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/test-proj' });
const prompt = await buildSystemPrompt(project, session, null);
expect(prompt).toContain('/tmp/test-proj');
expect(prompt).not.toContain('--- Container guidance ---');
expect(prompt).not.toContain('--- end container guidance ---');
});
});
// v1.13.8: byte-stability instrumentation surface.
describe('buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint (v1.13.8)', () => {
it('returns byte-identical prompts for two consecutive calls with the same inputs', async () => {
const path = join(tmpDir, 'BOOCHAT.md');
await writeFile(path, 'stable guidance', 'utf8');
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = path;
const session = makeSession();
const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/stable-proj' });
const agent = makeAgent({ system_prompt: 'be terse' });
const first = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, session, agent);
const second = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, session, agent);
expect(first.prompt).toBe(second.prompt);
expect(first.fingerprint.prefix_hash).toBe(second.fingerprint.prefix_hash);
expect(first.fingerprint.prefix_length).toBe(second.fingerprint.prefix_length);
});
it('emits drift=null on the first call for a fresh session, then null again when nothing changes', async () => {
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = join(tmpDir, 'absent.md');
const session = makeSession();
const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/stable-proj' });
const first = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, session, null);
expect(first.drift).toBeNull();
const second = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, session, null);
expect(second.drift).toBeNull();
expect(second.fingerprint.prefix_hash).toBe(first.fingerprint.prefix_hash);
});
it('emits drift with prev/new hashes and a changed_inputs entry when an input mutates', async () => {
// Two BOOCHAT.md contents with different mtimes → guidance cache picks
// up the change → fingerprint hash flips → drift fires.
const path = join(tmpDir, 'BOOCHAT.md');
await writeFile(path, 'first', 'utf8');
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = path;
const session = makeSession();
const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/stable-proj' });
const first = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, session, null);
expect(first.drift).toBeNull();
await writeFile(path, 'second — different content', 'utf8');
const later = new Date(Date.now() + 60_000);
await utimes(path, later, later);
const second = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, session, null);
expect(second.drift).not.toBeNull();
expect(second.drift!.prev_hash).toBe(first.fingerprint.prefix_hash);
expect(second.drift!.new_hash).toBe(second.fingerprint.prefix_hash);
expect(second.drift!.prev_hash).not.toBe(second.drift!.new_hash);
expect(second.drift!.changed_inputs).toContain('mtime_boochat');
});
it('does not fire drift across distinct sessions even if their hashes differ', async () => {
process.env['CONTAINER_GUIDANCE_FILE'] = join(tmpDir, 'absent.md');
const sessionA = makeSession({ id: 'sess-A' });
const sessionB = makeSession({ id: 'sess-B', system_prompt: 'B-only override' });
const project = makeProject({ path: '/tmp/stable-proj' });
const a = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, sessionA, null);
const b = await buildSystemPromptWithFingerprint(project, sessionB, null);
expect(a.drift).toBeNull();
expect(b.drift).toBeNull();
expect(a.fingerprint.prefix_hash).not.toBe(b.fingerprint.prefix_hash);
});
});