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Summary

Problem

Request router deduplication can cause race conditions when PUT operations complete very quickly:

  1. Client 1 sends PUT → Router creates TX Bump syn from 1.0.91 to 1.0.92 #123
  2. Operation completes instantly (no remote peers, local-only)
  3. Result delivered to Client 1, TX Bump syn from 1.0.91 to 1.0.92 #123 removed from tracking
  4. Client 2 sends identical PUT → Router tries to reuse TX Bump syn from 1.0.91 to 1.0.92 #123
  5. Bug: TX Bump syn from 1.0.91 to 1.0.92 #123 already removed, Client 2 never receives response

This is the same pattern that affected Subscribe operations, which was fixed in PR #1844.

Solution

Add defensive protection for PUT operations that will complete locally:

  • Before routing, detect if operation is local-only (no remote peers available)
  • For local-only PUTs, bypass RequestRouter entirely
  • Start direct PUT operation with proper transaction tracking
  • Operation completes locally and delivers results normally
  • Avoids router's deduplication mechanism that can cause the race

Note: GET operations already have this protection (lines 728-781 in client_events/mod.rs).

Changes

crates/core/src/client_events/mod.rs

  • Add local-only detection for PUT operations (lines 401-408)
  • Check closest_potentially_caching() to determine if network peers exist
  • If no remote peers, start direct local PUT operation (lines 410-447)
  • Register client for transaction result without router
  • Execute PUT operation that will complete locally
  • Remote operations continue using router for deduplication (lines 448-588)

crates/core/tests/isolated_node_regression.rs

Test Plan

Technical Notes

  • Defensive fix - prevents race even if hard to reproduce in tests
  • Follows same pattern as GET operations (instant-completion bypass)
  • Similar to UPDATE isolated node fix (issue UPDATE operations timeout on isolated nodes without returning UpdateResponse #1884)
  • Only bypasses router when certain operation will complete locally
  • Maintains all existing functionality (subscriptions, error handling)
  • No performance impact for normal networked operations

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…rations (issue #1886)

Problem: Request router deduplication can cause race conditions when PUT operations
complete very quickly on isolated nodes. Client 1's TX gets removed before Client 2 can reuse it.

Solution: Add defensive protection - detect local-only PUTs (no remote peers) and bypass
RequestRouter to avoid race. Similar to GET operations (already protected) and Subscribe fix (PR #1844).

Changes:
- crates/core/src/client_events/mod.rs: Add local-only detection for PUT operations
- crates/core/tests/isolated_node_regression.rs: Add concurrent GET race test

All tests pass. Defensive fix prevents race even if hard to reproduce.

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sanity commented Oct 1, 2025

@claude resolve conflicts

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Conflict Resolution Complete ✓

  • Check current branch state and fetch latest changes
  • Identify merge conflicts with main branch
  • Update opentelemetry-otlp dependency version
  • Commit and push Cargo.toml changes

Summary

I've resolved the merge conflict with the main branch by updating the dependency versions in crates/core/Cargo.toml:

Changes made:

  • opentelemetry-otlp: 0.27.00.31.0
  • opentelemetry_sdk: 0.290.31

What happened:
The main branch received a dependabot update (PR #1877) that bumped these OpenTelemetry dependencies. Your PR branch still had the old versions, causing a conflict.

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✅ Cargo.toml updated and pushed to fix/issue-1886-router-deduplication-race

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Pull Request Overview

This PR fixes a request router deduplication race condition with PUT operations where rapid completion could leave subsequent clients without responses. The fix adds defensive protection by bypassing the router for local-only PUT operations, similar to the pattern already used for GET operations.

  • Detects local-only PUT operations (no remote peers) and bypasses RequestRouter to prevent race conditions
  • Adds comprehensive test case for concurrent GET operations to verify no race condition exists
  • Improves error message formatting for consistency

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Copilot reviewed 6 out of 6 changed files in this pull request and generated 2 comments.

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crates/core/src/client_events/mod.rs Adds local-only PUT detection and direct operation bypass to prevent deduplication race
crates/core/tests/isolated_node_regression.rs Adds comprehensive test for concurrent GET operations to verify race condition fix
logs/trajectory.jsonl Adds logging entries for development tracking
.vtcode/tool-policy.json Adds VS Code tool policy configuration
worktrees/pr-1853 Git worktree reference
.worktrees/pr1865 Git worktree reference

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Resolve merge conflict with main branch by updating opentelemetry
dependencies to match the versions in main:
- opentelemetry-otlp: 0.27.0 → 0.31.0
- opentelemetry_sdk: 0.29 → 0.31

Related to PR #1877

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@claude add to gitignore worktrees .worktrees and logs/*

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Successfully added the requested entries to .gitignore and cleaned up accidentally committed development files:

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  • .vtcode/tool-policy.json
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  • .worktrees/pr1859, .worktrees/pr1861, .worktrees/pr1865
  • logs/trajectory.jsonl

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Branch: fix/issue-1886-router-deduplication-race

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LGTM

Resolved conflicts by preserving both test functions:
- test_concurrent_get_deduplication_race (issue #1886)
- test_isolated_node_local_subscription (PR #1844)

Both tests are essential for regression coverage.

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@sanity sanity enabled auto-merge October 1, 2025 17:31
@sanity sanity added this pull request to the merge queue Oct 1, 2025
Merged via the queue into main with commit 549c70e Oct 1, 2025
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sanity added a commit that referenced this pull request Oct 1, 2025
After merging PR #1891 (request router deduplication fix), the test needs
more time:
- Network stabilization: 45s → 60s
- Operation timeouts: 60s → 90s
- Overall test timeout: 300s → 400s

Test was timing out at 112s, suggesting operations need more time with
the new deduplication logic.

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