fix(claude-code): bound the stderr buffer without splitting a character - #5980
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The stderr drain capped its accumulator with a raw byte index:
acc.push_str(&String::from_utf8_lossy(&tmp[..n]));
if acc.len() > 16_384 {
acc.truncate(16_384);
}
`String::truncate` takes a *byte* index and panics when it is not a character
boundary:
"aé" -> bytes [97, 195, 169], is_char_boundary(2) = false
truncate(2) -> assertion failed: self.is_char_boundary(new_len)
So any stderr over 16 KiB whose 16384th byte lands inside a multi-byte character
aborts the drain task. The panic happens inside `tokio::spawn` and the join is
`stderr_task.await.unwrap_or_default()`, so it is swallowed into an empty string
and the operator gets
[claude-code][driver] exit Some(1) stderr=
losing the entire error output for that turn.
The repo already owns the right helper — `util::text::utf8_safe_prefix_at_byte_boundary`,
used correctly by `tool_result_artifacts` — this call site simply bypassed it.
Extracted as a pure `push_bounded` so it can be asserted without spawning a
process, matching how every other testable piece of this file is factored.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe Claude Code driver now bounds retained stderr diagnostics at 16,384 bytes without splitting UTF-8 characters. Tests cover multibyte boundaries, repeated chunks, under-cap content, and exact ASCII truncation. ChangesStderr diagnostic bounding
Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to The PR makes stderr truncation UTF-8 safe, but its new regression tests currently validate a separate test-only helper instead of the production code path. This leaves the shipped fix insufficiently verified, so the PR is not merge-ready until the tests exercise the production helper or the risk is explicitly accepted. Suggested reviewers: Poem
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In `@src/openhuman/inference/provider/claude_code/driver_tests.rs`:
- Line 192: Remove the duplicate local push_bounded helper in driver_tests.rs
and update the affected test calls to invoke the production
driver.rs::push_bounded implementation through the module boundary, ensuring the
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| // "aéb" is 4 bytes: a=0, é=1..2, b=3. A cap of 2 lands *inside* 'é', so the | ||
| // helper must back up to byte 1 -- `String::truncate(2)` would panic here. | ||
| let mut acc = String::new(); | ||
| push_bounded(&mut acc, "aéb", 2); |
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Test the production push_bounded helper.
driver_tests.rs defines its own push_bounded at lines 33-39. This call resolves to that local copy, not to driver.rs::push_bounded.
A regression in the stderr drain helper can pass all new tests. Remove the duplicate helper and invoke the production implementation through the module boundary.
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In `@src/openhuman/inference/provider/claude_code/driver_tests.rs` at line 192,
Remove the duplicate local push_bounded helper in driver_tests.rs and update the
affected test calls to invoke the production driver.rs::push_bounded
implementation through the module boundary, ensuring the stderr drain regression
is covered by the real helper.
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Sibling of #5718, same file family, different failure mode. Independent of it — either can land first.
The defect
The stderr drain caps its accumulator with a raw byte index (
driver.rs:417-427):String::truncatetakes a byte index and panics when it is not a character boundary. Proved withrustcon the exact shape:So any stderr over 16 KiB whose 16384th byte lands inside a multi-byte character aborts the drain task.
Why it is invisible
The panic happens inside
tokio::spawn, and the join isstderr_task.await.unwrap_or_default()(driver.rs:483). TheJoinErroris swallowed into an empty string, sodriver.rs:486reportsThe operator loses the entire error output for the turn, at exactly the moment they need it — a failing turn with a lot of stderr is the case most likely to exceed 16 KiB.
The fix
The repo already owns the right helper:
util::text::utf8_safe_prefix_at_byte_boundary, whose doc comment describes this exact problem, and whichtool_result_artifacts/mod.rs:58and:432already use correctly. This call site simply bypassed it — I checked the other two rawString::truncatecalls insrc/(mcp/server/tools/params.rs:496,sandbox/cwd_jail/windows.rs:425) and both operate on provably ASCII input, so this was the only one.Extracted as a pure
push_bounded(&mut String, &str, usize)so it can be asserted without spawning a process, matching how every other testable piece of this file is factored.Verification
Mutation-checked, after confirming the edit applied: restoring
acc.truncate(max_bytes)reproduces the original panic inside the test —— so the test pins the panic itself, not merely the length.
Tests
run_turnis untested (it spawns a process), which is why the bound was never exercised. Three cases on the extracted helper:é, which must back up rather than panic;Plus a below-cap case and an ASCII exact-cap case.
Summary by CodeRabbit
Bug Fixes
Tests
Verification on the rebased head —
cargo test -p openhuman --lib ...claude_code::driverwith the product feature set: 9 passed, 0 failed, including the threepush_bounded_*cases. Layout gate green:driver.rs524 lines,driver_tests.rs224, tests external.