Race the initial peer handshake against process exit during Trio
child bootstrap so a dead child cannot park its spawning task.
Restore and harden the design originally implemented in `3b0724eb`.
Deats,
- register peer events before provisional nursery publication
- raise `ActorFailure` with child status when process death wins
- prioritize observed death over a simultaneous handshake
- preserve waiter exceptions without `ExceptionGroup` wrapping
- log expected losing-waiter cancellation at debug level
- remove exact failed-startup peer events during backend cleanup
- cover controlled schedules and full Trio backend cleanup
Based-on: 3b0724eba8
Prompt-IO: ai/prompt-io/opencode/20260828T045119Z_fb6d81d3_prompt_io.md
(this patch was generated in some part by `opencode` using `gpt-5.6-sol` (`openai`))
Handle the child RPC leaf as an early return, then leave the root-only
runtime and recursive one-shot flow unindented. Rename the helper for
that behavior and document why RPC namespace lookup requires it to
remain import-addressable at module scope.
Review: PR #484 (goodboy)
https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/pull/484#discussion_r3859956375
(this patch was generated in some part by `opencode` using `gpt-5.6-sol` (`openai`))
PR #481 made target inputs positional and reserved keywords for
actor placement/runtime controls. PR #484 still forwarded target
kwargs, so tests and examples failed local signature binding after
the rebase.
Deats,
- bind named target inputs with `functools.partial()`
- keep placement, naming and runtime controls as direct keywords
- reject invalid target calls locally before actor startup
- require linked one-shots to raise one direct `RemoteActorError`
- doc linked context execution and per-child process reaping
Prompt-IO: ai/prompt-io/opencode/20260819T184640Z_481ba003_prompt_io.md
(this patch was generated in some part by `opencode` using `gpt-5.6-sol` (`openai`))
Convention sweep (user req): all `tractor.open_nursery()`
bindings in test + example code use `an: ActorNursery` (`n`,
`nursery` + several tractor-nurseries confusingly named `tn`
are renamed); `trio.open_nursery()` bindings stay `tn` (incl.
`concurrent_actors_primes.py`'s inner trio nursery, renamed
`n` -> `tn` to match).
Purely mechanical, function-scoped renames — prose "nursery"/
"an" in docstrings/comments untouched; func-arg kwargs like
`portal.run(func, n=value)` untouched.
Gate: renamed test modules green on `trio`; full debugger suite
(28p/6s) + example-runner (21p) green.
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Migrate all 4 sites to blocking `tractor.to_actor.run()` (#477
removal),
- rename the two API-named tests to `test_to_actor_run_*`
(`same_func_in_child`, `can_skip_parent_main_inheritance`) —
they exercise the same spawn / `inherit_parent_main` path via
the successor API.
- the recursive `spawn()` helper drops its white-box
`an._children` / portal-`_peers` asserts (which probed
`run_in_actor`'s portal + nursery-tracking internals);
`to_actor.run()` returns the result and reaps internally, so
keep the user-facing `result == 10` check.
- `test_most_beautiful_word` drops the 2nd `wait_for_result()`
(the legacy result-cache re-fetch) — `to_actor.run()` delivers
the value once, no cache.
Suite: 9 passed.
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Finish TODO #2 from PR #468: the last raw `cpu_scaling_factor()`
call-sites still used the static-only check (blind to the
sustained-load power-cap). Point them at the `cpu_perf_headroom()`
SUPERSET — it calls `cpu_scaling_factor()` internally + the
session-cached throttle probe, so it's always >= the old factor
(never LESS headroom, so CI stays green).
Migrated,
- `test_spawning`: the `fail_after(1 * ...)` smoke deadline
(#465-added).
- `test_inter_peer_cancellation`: `this_fast` budget.
- `test_docs_examples`: example-run `timeout`.
- `test_resource_cache`: fan-out `timeout`.
`test_cancellation` already used `cpu_perf_headroom()`; only its
explanatory comments still name the static helper.
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
The `.uid`->`.aid` migration (prior commits) re-assembled the
legacy uid pair by hand as `(x.aid.name, x.aid.uuid)`.
`Aid.uid` (`msg/types.py`) is the non-deprecated canonical
property returning exactly that pair, so swap to `x.aid.uid`
everywhere — byte-identical, just DRY + consistent.
Covers the 5 review-flagged source sites (`msg._ops`,
`devx.debug._sync`, `experimental._pubsub`, `_exceptions`)
plus the ~22 unflagged identical sites (`_streaming` f-string
logs + 6 test modules); also tightens the `_exceptions`
`our_uid` annotation to `tuple[str, str]`.
Review: PR #469 (copilot-pull-request-reviewer)
https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/pull/469#pullrequestreview-4575979601
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Mirror the core swap on the test side: every `Channel`/`Actor`
`.uid` access now reads the non-deprecated `.aid` struct's
`(.name, .uuid)` (or `.aid.name` for a `.uid[0]`), keeping the
compared / printed value byte-identical while silencing the
self-inflicted `DeprecationWarning`. Touches
`test_context_stream_semantics`, `test_spawning`, `test_local`,
`test_advanced_streaming`, `msg.test_ext_types_msgspec`,
`discovery.test_multi_program`, `test_infected_asyncio`.
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Flat `trio.fail_after(1)` wraps a whole actor spawn + IPC
round-trip in `test_most_beautiful_word` — sub-second on a
warm box, but slow/noisy CI runners (esp. macOS) blow the
1s deadline with a `trio.TooSlowError`. Scale the budget by
`cpu_scaling_factor()`: a strict `1s` locally (factor
`1.0`), CI/CPU-throttle headroom (~3x) on macOS.
Review: PR #465 (copilot + self CI-triage)
https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/pull/465#pullrequestreview-4548191641
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
After the variant-1 / variant-2 backend split, update remaining
string-match refs to the variant-1 backend so user-visible gates
+ skip-marks + comments name the working backend correctly:
- `tractor._root._DEBUG_COMPATIBLE_BACKENDS`: include
`main_thread_forkserver`, drop the stub-only `subint_forkserver`
entry.
- `tests/test_spawning.py::test_loglevel_propagated_to_subactor`:
capfd-skip flips to `main_thread_forkserver`.
- `tests/test_infected_asyncio.py::test_sigint_closes_lifetime_stack`:
xfail-condition flips to `main_thread_forkserver`.
- `tests/test_shm.py`: drop stale "broken on `main_thread_forkserver`"
reason-text since the `mp.SharedMemory(track=False)`
+ resource-tracker monkey-patch in `.ipc._mp_bs` makes the tests pass;
the skip-mark only fires on plain `subint` now.
- Comment / docstring sweep: `runtime._state`, `runtime._runtime`,
`_testing.pytest`, `_subint.py`, `pyproject.toml`,
`test_cancellation.py`, `test_registrar.py` — refs to variant-1
backend updated.
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
(cherry picked from commit 205382a39b)
(factored: dropped spawn-backend-only path: tractor/spawn/_subint.py)
Use `cpu_scaling_factor()` headroom in
`test_peer_spawns_and_cancels_service_subactor`'s `fail_after` to avoid
flaky timeouts on throttled CI runners. Rename `arbiter_addr=` ->
`registry_addrs=[..]` throughout `test_spawning` and
`test_task_broadcasting` suites to match the current `open_root_actor()`
/ `open_nursery()` API.
(this commit msg was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Parametrize `test_loglevel_propagated_to_subactor`
across `'debug'`, `'cancel'`, `'critical'` levels
(was hardcoded to just `'critical'`) and move it
above the parent-main tests for logical grouping.
Also,
- add `start_method: str` annotations throughout
- use `portal.wait_for_result()` in
`test_most_beautiful_word` (replaces `.result()`)
- expand mod docstring to describe test coverage
- reformat `check_parent_main_inheritance` docstr
Review: PR #438 (Copilot)
https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/pull/438
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Replace the subproc-based test harness with inline
`tractor.open_nursery()` calls that directly check
`actor._parent_main_data` instead of comparing
`__main__.__name__` across a process boundary
(which is a no-op under pytest bc the parent
`__main__` is `pytest.__main__`).
Deats,
- delete `tests/spawn_test_support/` pkg (3 files)
- add `check_parent_main_inheritance()` helper fn
that asserts on `_parent_main_data` emptiness
- rewrite both `run_in_actor` and `start_actor`
parent-main tests as inline async fns
- drop `tmp_path` fixture and unused imports
Review: PR #434 (goodboy, Copilot)
https://github.com/goodboy/tractor/pull/434
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Move the subprocess probe into dedicated spawn test support files so the inheritance tests cover the real __main__ replay path without monkeypatching or inline script strings.
Clean up mutable defaults, give parent-main bootstrap data a named type, and add direct start_actor coverage so the opt-out change is clearer to review.
Use `inherit_parent_main` across the actor APIs and helper to better describe the behavior, and restore the reviewer note at child bootstrap where the inherited `__main__` data is copied from `SpawnSpec`.
Keep actor-owned parent-main capture and let `_mp_figure_out_main()` decide whether to return `__main__` bootstrap data, avoiding the extra SpawnSpec plumbing while preserving the per-actor flag.
Keep trio child bootstrap data in the spawn handshake instead of stashing it on Actor state so the replay opt-out stays explicit and avoids stale-looking runtime fields.
Let actor callers skip replaying the parent __main__ during child startup so downstream integrations can avoid inheriting incompatible bootstrap state without changing the default spawn behavior.
Move the `Arbiter` class out of `runtime._runtime` into its
logical home at `discovery._registry` as `Registrar(Actor)`.
This completes the long-standing terminology migration from
"arbiter" to "registrar/registry" throughout the codebase.
Deats,
- add new `discovery/_registry.py` mod with `Registrar`
class + backward-compat `Arbiter = Registrar` alias.
- rename `Actor.is_arbiter` attr -> `.is_registrar`;
old attr now a `@property` with `DeprecationWarning`.
- `_root.py` imports `Registrar` directly for
root-actor instantiation.
- export `Registrar` + `Arbiter` from `tractor.__init__`.
- `_runtime.py` re-imports from `discovery._registry`
for backward compat.
Also,
- update all test files to use `.is_registrar`
(`test_local`, `test_rpc`, `test_spawning`,
`test_discovery`, `test_multi_program`).
- update "arbiter" -> "registrar" in comments/docstrings
across `_discovery.py`, `_server.py`, `_transport.py`,
`_testing/pytest.py`, and examples.
- drop resolved TODOs from `_runtime.py` and `_root.py`.
(this patch was generated in some part by [`claude-code`][claude-code-gh])
[claude-code-gh]: https://github.com/anthropics/claude-code
Namely transferring the `Actor` peer-`Channel` tracking attrs,
- `._peers` which maps the uids to client channels (with duplicates
apparently..)
- the `._peer_connected: dict[tuple[str, str], trio.Event]` child-peer
syncing table mostly used by parent actors to wait on sub's to connect
back during spawn.
- the `._no_more_peers = trio.Event()` level triggered state signal.
Further we move over with some minor reworks,
- `.wait_for_peer()` verbatim (adjusting all dependants).
- factor the no-more-peers shielded wait branch-block out of
the end of `async_main()` into 2 new server meths,
* `.has_peers()` with optional chan-connected checking flag.
* `.wait_for_no_more_peers()` which *just* does the
maybe-shielded `._no_more_peers.wait()`
There was a very strange legacy test
`test_spawning.test_local_arbiter_subactor_global_state` which was
causing unforseen hangs/errors on the UDS tpt and looking deeper this
test was already doing root-actor things that should never have been
valid XD
So rework that test to properly demonstrate something of value
(i guess..) and add a new suite which start more rigorously auditing our
`open_root_actor()` permitted usage.
For the old test,
- since the main point of this test seemed to be the ability to invoke
the same function in both the parent and child actor (using the very
legacy `ActorNursery.run_in_actor()`.. due to be deprecated) rename it
to `test_run_in_actor_same_func_in_child`,
- don't re-enter `.open_root_actor()` since that's invalid usage (tested
in new suite see below),
- adjust some `spawn()` arg/var naming and ensure we only return in the
child.
For the new suite add tests for,
- ensuring the implicit `open_root_actor()` call under `open_nursery()`.
- double open of `open_root_actor()` from within the same process tree
both from a root and sub.
Intro some new `_exceptions` used in the new suite,
- a top level `RuntimeFailure` for generically expressing faults not of
our own doing that prevent successful operation; this is what we now
(changed in this commit) raise on attempts to open a 2nd root.
- mk `ActorFailure` derive from the former; it's already used from
`._spawn` when subprocs fail to boot.
Mostly adjustments for the new pld-receiver semantics/shim-layer which
results more often in the direct delivery of `RemoteActorError`s from
IPC API primitives (like `Portal.result()`) instead of being embedded in
an `ExceptionGroup` bundled from an embedded nursery.
Tossed usage of the `debug_mode: bool` fixture to a couple problematic
tests while i was working on them.
Also includes detailed assertion updates to the inter-peer cancellation
suite in terms of,
- `Context.canceller` state correctly matching the true src actor when
expecting a ctxc.
- any rxed `ContextCancelled` should instance match the `Context._local/remote_error`
as should the `.msgdata` and `._ipc_msg`.
Since importing from our top level `conftest.py` is not scaleable
or as "future forward thinking" in terms of:
- LoC-wise (it's only one file),
- prevents "external" (aka non-test) example scripts from importing
content easily,
- seemingly(?) can't be used via abs-import if using
a `[tool.pytest.ini_options]` in a `pyproject.toml` vs.
a `pytest.ini`, see:
https://docs.pytest.org/en/8.0.x/reference/customize.html#pyproject-toml)
=> Go back to having an internal "testing" pkg like `trio` (kinda) does.
Deats:
- move generic top level helpers into pkg-mod including the new
`expect_ctxc()` (which i needed in the advanced faults testing script.
- move `@tractor_test` into `._testing.pytest` sub-mod.
- adjust all the helper imports to be a `from tractor._testing import <..>`
Rework `test_ipc_channel_break_during_stream()` and backing script:
- make test(s) pull `debug_mode` from new fixture (which is now
controlled manually from `--tpdb` flag) and drop the previous
parametrized input.
- update logic in ^ test for "which-side-fails" cases to better match
recently updated/stricter cancel/failure semantics in terms of
`ClosedResouruceError` vs. `EndOfChannel` expectations.
- handle `ExceptionGroup`s with expected embedded errors in test.
- better pendantics around whether to expect a user simulated KBI.
- for `examples/advanced_faults/ipc_failure_during_stream.py` script:
- generalize ipc breakage in new `break_ipc()` with support for diff
internal `trio` methods and a #TODO for future disti frameworks
- only make one sub-actor task break and the other just stream.
- use new `._testing.expect_ctxc()` around ctx block.
- add a bit of exception handling with `print()`s around ctxc (unused
except if 'msg' break method is set) and eoc cases.
- don't break parent side ipc in loop any more then once
after first break, checked via flag var.
- add a `pre_close: bool` flag to control whether
`MsgStreama.aclose()` is called *before* any ipc breakage method.
Still TODO:
- drop `pytest.ini` and add the alt section to `pyproject.py`.
-> currently can't get `--rootdir=` opt to work.. not showing in
console header.
-> ^ also breaks on 'tests' `enable_modules` imports in subactors
during discovery tests?
This resolves and completes #69 allowing all RPC invocation APIs to pass
function references directly instead of explicit `str` names for the
target namespace and function (this is still done implicitly
underneath). This brings us closer to `trio`'s task running API as well
as acknowledges that any inter-host RPC system (and API) will likely
need to be implemented on top of local RPC primitives anyway. Even if
this ends up **not** being true we can always go to "function stubs" as
part of our IAC protocol or, add a new method to do explicit namespace
calls: `.run_from_module()` or whatever everyone votes on.
Resolves#69
Further, this commit drops `Actor.statespace` from the entire system
since a user can easily get this same functionality using module
level variables. Fix docs to match all these changes (luckily mostly
already done due to example scripts referencing).
Can't seem to get the `capfd` fixture to capture subprocess logging to
stderr even though the console report shows the log message as being
captured? Skipping the test on the forkserver method for now.
Gud Boi
mahmoud
Tyler Goodlet
Guillermo Rodriguez
Tyler Goodlet