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To fix the problem described in issue #19588

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I modified engine/llm_engine.py in my vllm 0.6.3 site-package the same way as the proposed changes, and the exception is successfully raised. (I didn't find v1/engine/llm_engine.py in this package, probably due to its earlier version, and my local machine is having trouble installing the newer version of vllm)

The test script is the same as that in issue #19588

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Hello @SHA-4096, I'm Gemini Code Assist1! I'm currently reviewing this pull request and will post my feedback shortly. In the meantime, here's a summary to help you and other reviewers quickly get up to speed!

This pull request focuses on improving the robustness of the LLMEngine by adding explicit type validation for the request_id parameter in its add_request method. This change aims to prevent issues arising from non-string request_id inputs, thereby enhancing the stability and predictability of the engine's request processing.

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  • Type Validation: Introduced a type assertion within the LLMEngine.add_request method to explicitly ensure that the request_id parameter is always a string. This enhances input validation and prevents potential runtime errors from incorrect types.
  • Code Consistency: The same type assertion for request_id has been applied consistently across both vllm/engine/llm_engine.py and vllm/v1/engine/llm_engine.py, ensuring uniform behavior and robustness in different versions or implementations of the LLM engine.
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@SHA-4096 SHA-4096 marked this pull request as draft June 16, 2025 17:34
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This pull request aims to fix issue #19588 by adding a type assertion for request_id in the add_request method of both the V0 and V1 LLM engines. This is a good step towards ensuring that request_id is always a string, as expected by its type hint and likely by downstream code.

My main feedback revolves around the use of assert for this validation. While assert is fine for internal consistency checks during development, it can be disabled in optimized Python environments (via the -O flag). If this type check is critical for correctness (which is implied by it fixing an issue), it would be more robust to use an explicit if not isinstance(...) raise TypeError(...) pattern. This ensures the check is always active.

The PR description is a bit sparse on the test plan and results. While this is a small change, mentioning how this was tested or if new tests were added for this specific validation would be beneficial.

Overall, the change improves input validation, and the suggestion aims to make this validation even more robust.

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Thanks @SHA-4096. I agree with gemini that we should throw a ValueError here rather than asserting.

Also please sign-off your commits for the DCO: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/pull/19700/checks?check_run_id=44195213066

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@SHA-4096 SHA-4096 force-pushed the fix/type_assertion branch from 745ddd7 to e187158 Compare June 17, 2025 02:24
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Thanks @SHA-4096

@njhill njhill added the ready ONLY add when PR is ready to merge/full CI is needed label Jun 17, 2025
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@njhill It seems this modification has led to a failed ci test concerning AsyncLLMEngine, because it uses UUID type as the request_id input.
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njhill commented Jun 25, 2025

@SHA-4096 could you fix the test too?

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@SHA-4096 could you fix the test too?

I'll try to fix them

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SHA-4096 commented Jun 26, 2025

Fixed. Other failed tests seem to be unrelated to this PR.

@njhill njhill changed the title add type assertion of request_id for LLMEngine.add_request [Misc] Add type assertion of request_id for LLMEngine.add_request Jun 27, 2025
@vllm-bot vllm-bot merged commit e53be6f into vllm-project:main Jun 28, 2025
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