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drafts: true📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe package adds frontend-only AG-UI activity snapshots and deltas. It defines activity types and message parts, processes snapshots and RFC 6902 patches, excludes activity messages from model and wire output, and adds related tests. ChangesAG-UI Activity Messages
Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Activity streams can lose metadata, overwrite conversation messages, or produce content associated with the wrong activity schema. These issues should be fixed before merge. Suggested reviewers: Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ActivitySnapshotEvent
participant StreamProcessor
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ActivitySnapshotEvent->>StreamProcessor: processChunk(ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOT)
StreamProcessor->>UIMessage: create or replace activity part
ActivityDeltaEvent->>StreamProcessor: processChunk(ACTIVITY_DELTA)
StreamProcessor->>UIMessage: apply RFC 6902 patch
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/stream/processor.ts`:
- Line 1896: The existing guard allows an ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOT to replace
assistant, user, or system messages when replace is omitted; update the
message-processing logic around existing and replace so non-activity
conversation messages are always preserved, while retaining replacement behavior
only for existing activity messages when explicitly allowed. Add a regression
test covering an activity snapshot following assistant text with the same ID.
- Line 1957: Validate result.newDocument before assigning it to
ActivityPart.content: accept only non-null, non-array objects, and retain the
previous content for arrays, strings, null, or other invalid root values
produced by a root replace operation. Update the ACTIVITY_DELTA handling around
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replacement with an empty array.
- Around line 1934-1957: Update handleActivityDeltaEvent to compare the incoming
activityType with the existing activity part’s type before calling applyPatch.
Return early and reject the delta when they differ, preserving the existing
patch flow only for matching activity types.
In `@packages/ai/src/types.ts`:
- Line 1680: Update the live snapshot handler to use incoming chunk.metadata
with existing metadata as fallback, and update the delta handler to merge
metadata via mergeMessageMetadata while preserving existing keys; keep
aguiSnapshotMessageToUIMessage behavior consistent and add coverage for both
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Do not replace a non-activity message.
If an ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOT reuses an assistant, user, or system ID and omits replace, this condition permits replacement. Lines 1898-1924 then delete the existing conversation message and replace it with a frontend-only activity message. Preserve non-activity messages regardless of replace. Add a regression test for an activity snapshot after assistant text with the same ID.
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/stream/processor.ts` at line 1896, The
existing guard allows an ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOT to replace assistant, user, or system
messages when replace is omitted; update the message-processing logic around
existing and replace so non-activity conversation messages are always preserved,
while retaining replacement behavior only for existing activity messages when
explicitly allowed. Add a regression test covering an activity snapshot
following assistant text with the same ID.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Reject ACTIVITY_DELTA when its activityType differs from the existing activity part. A delta with the same messageId currently patches the existing content, then stores the delta's activityType in the part. This permits a PLAN delta to patch SEARCH content and attribute the mixed state to the wrong renderer. Compare the activity types before applyPatch and reject mismatches.
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/stream/processor.ts` around lines 1934 -
1957, Update handleActivityDeltaEvent to compare the incoming activityType with
the existing activity part’s type before calling applyPatch. Return early and
reject the delta when they differ, preserving the existing patch flow only for
matching activity types.
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| const result = applyPatch(baseContent, patch ?? [], true, false) | ||
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For fast-json-patch version 3.1.1, does applyPatch({ status: "running" }, [{ op: "replace", path: "", value: [] }], true, false).newDocument return []?
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In fast-json-patch version 3.1.1, the applyPatch function returns an array of OperationResult objects, not a single object containing a newDocument property [1][2]. Specifically, when you call applyPatch(document, patch,...), the return value is an array where each element corresponds to an operation in the patch array [1][3]. To access the state of the document after all operations have been applied, you must look at the newDocument property of the last element in that returned array (e.g., result[result.length - 1].newDocument) [2][4]. Regarding your specific input: applyPatch({ status: running }, [{ op: replace, path: "", value: [] }], true, false) 1. The operation uses an empty path (""), which attempts to replace the entire document ({ status: running }) with the provided value ([]). 2. Because the operation is a valid JSON Patch replacement, the function will succeed (assuming no validation errors occur). 3. The function will return an array containing one OperationResult object. 4. The newDocument property of that object will be [] [1][2]. Therefore, the function itself returns an array of results, and the newDocument value within the first (and only) result in that array will be []. [1][2][4]
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- 1: https://npmx.dev/package/fast-json-patch/v/3.1.1
- 2: https://github.com/Starcounter-Jack/JSON-Patch
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In fast-json-patch version 3.1.1, the applyPatch function returns a PatchResult object [1]. According to the official TypeScript definitions and documentation, this returned PatchResult is an array of OperationResult objects, where each element corresponds to an operation in the patch sequence [1][2][3]. Crucially, this returned array itself has a newDocument property, which represents the final state of the document after all operations have been applied [2][3][4]. You can access the updated document directly from the returned value as follows: const result = jsonpatch.applyPatch(document, patch); const newDocument = result.newDocument; Note that while the function returns an array of results, the newDocument property is attached to that array instance [2][3]. Depending on the mutateDocument parameter (which defaults to true), the original document object may also be mutated in place [1][2][5].
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- 2: https://github.com/Starcounter-Jack/JSON-Patch/blob/master/README.md
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Validate the patched root value before storing it.
When an ACTIVITY_DELTA contains a valid RFC 6902 replace operation with path: '', applyPatch sets result.newDocument to the replacement value. An array, string, or null can therefore reach ActivityPart.content through the cast. Reject non-object, array, and null results and retain the previous content. Add a regression test with { op: 'replace', path: '', value: [] }.
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In `@packages/ai/src/activities/chat/stream/processor.ts` at line 1957, Validate
result.newDocument before assigning it to ActivityPart.content: accept only
non-null, non-array objects, and retain the previous content for arrays,
strings, null, or other invalid root values produced by a root replace
operation. Update the ACTIVITY_DELTA handling around the result.newDocument cast
and add a regression test covering a root replacement with an empty array.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Preserve activity metadata in both live handlers.
aguiSnapshotMessageToUIMessage copies activity metadata, but the live snapshot handler ignores chunk.metadata, and the delta handler updates only activity content. Use incoming metadata for snapshots, with existing metadata as fallback, and merge delta metadata through mergeMessageMetadata so existing keys remain intact. Add coverage for both paths.
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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@packages/ai/src/types.ts` at line 1680, Update the live snapshot handler to
use incoming chunk.metadata with existing metadata as fallback, and update the
delta handler to merge metadata via mergeMessageMetadata while preserving
existing keys; keep aguiSnapshotMessageToUIMessage behavior consistent and add
coverage for both live paths.
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…andling - Added frontend-only activity messages: ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOT and ACTIVITY_DELTA. - Updated StreamProcessor to handle these new message types without affecting model input. - Integrated fast-json-patch for applying updates to activity content. - Enhanced type definitions and tests to ensure proper functionality and type safety for activity messages. - Updated pnpm-lock.yaml to include fast-json-patch dependency.
- Introduced support for 'activity' role in UIMessage, allowing frontend-only activity messages to be appended without affecting model input. - Updated type definitions to include ActivityPart and modified relevant interfaces. - Enhanced chat client logic to handle activity messages appropriately, ensuring they are retained in the transcript but not sent to the model. - Added tests to verify the correct handling and integration of activity messages in various scenarios.
- Introduced emission of AG-UI ActivityMessage on MESSAGES_SNAPSHOT events. - Updated StreamProcessor to retain omitted activity rows when a snapshot replaces the transcript. - Enhanced uiMessagesToWire function to include activity messages based on the new includeActivity option. - Added tests to ensure correct handling of activity messages during persistence and snapshot processes.
- Introduced an ActivityStore to enable saving and reconstructing AG-UI activity without affecting the MessageStore. - Updated client persistence documentation to reflect the new activity storage capabilities. - Enhanced tests to validate the integration and functionality of the ActivityStore within the existing persistence framework.
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AG-UI activity now stays on the frontend path.
chat()peels it out of model input. The client keeps it inmessagesand does not send it again. An optionalActivityStorecan save it on the server and put it back inreconstructChat.Closes #1286
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ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOT/ACTIVITY_DELTAand store them asrole: 'activity'UIMessagerows.sendMessage.ActivityMessageonMESSAGES_SNAPSHOTwhenincludeActivityis true.ActivityStore.MessageStorestaysModelMessage[]only.✅ Checklist
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ACTIVITY_SNAPSHOTthenACTIVITY_DELTA.role: 'activity'row and the adaptermessageshave norole: 'activity'.reconstructChatwithmemoryPersistence()(it includesactivities). Confirm[user, activity, assistant]order.defineAIPersistence({ stores: { messages } })only. Confirm no activity row.How this PR makes testing easy
chat.test.ts,stream-processor.test.ts,chat-client.test.ts,reconstruct.test.ts, andwith-persistence.test.tscover peel, live events, send filter, snapshot wire, and sidecar reconstruct.Linked issues
Closes #1286
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Custom persistence adapters stay activity-less until they add
stores.activities.saveThreadandsaveActivitiesare two writes, not one transaction. Revert the PR to undo.Public API change
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