## Thinking Path
When a tab is hidden, Hermes WebUI replaces the persistent
per-session SSE connection with a lightweight ``GET /api/session/status``
poll every six seconds. If the tracked session has been deleted
or no longer exists in the active state directory, the endpoint
returns ``404`` — but the client previously converted every non-2xx
response to ``null`` and kept the interval alive forever. This
produces an invisible stream of permanent 404 requests from stale
background tabs (one tab generates ~10 requests per minute when
browser timer throttling allows it; multiple stale tabs multiply
the noise).
The fix narrows the stop condition to the truly terminal responses
(``404 Not Found`` and ``410 Gone``) and calls
``_stopHiddenActiveStreamPoll()`` so the interval and the bound
``_sessionStreamHiddenPollSid`` are cleared together. Transient
failures (5xx, rate-limit, network error) keep polling because they
do not necessarily mean the session is gone; a later tick may catch
a server-initiated turn starting while the tab remains hidden.
## What Changed
``static/messages.js`` — ``_startHiddenActiveStreamPoll()``'s fetch
chain now branches on ``r.status`` before the ``r.ok ? r.json() : null``
fallback:
```js
fetch(...)
.then(r => {
// #7299: 404 Not Found / 410 Gone are TERMINAL for this
// session-owned poll. ... only the missing
// session itself is terminal.
if ((r.status === 404 || r.status === 410) && _sessionStreamHiddenPollSid === sid) {
_stopHiddenActiveStreamPoll();
return null;
}
return r.ok ? r.json() : null;
})
.then(d => { ... });
```
The pre-existing ``r.ok ? r.json() : null`` fallback is preserved
for any non-2xx, non-terminal response, so a 5xx / rate-limit /
network error still produces ``null`` and the next tick re-fires.
A regression that broadened the stop path to all non-2xx would
re-introduce the original bug in the opposite direction (the poll
would die on a single 503 and never recover).
## Why It Matters
A stale background tab with a deleted session could hold an
interval running for hours, firing a 404 every six seconds. The
user sees nothing because the tab is hidden; the server sees
inbound requests that are guaranteed to fail; the request log
fills with noise that an operator has to triage. The fix is
mechanical — the server already returns the right status code, the
client just needs to honor it.
## Verification
- ``tests/test_issue7299_hidden_poll_stops_on_404.py`` (new, 5 tests):
- **404 stops the poll** — source-shape check on the response
handler; a silent reversion to the pre-fix
"convert all non-2xx to null and keep polling" form fails
the suite.
- **410 stops the poll** — same shape, separate code branch
so a future refactor cannot satisfy the 404 check with a
single OR expression.
- **bound sid guards the stop** — a stale fetch's response
landing after a session switch must not tear down the *new*
session's poll.
- **5xx / rate-limit / network errors keep polling** — the
``r.ok ? r.json() : null`` fallback must remain.
- **6000ms interval + immediate-fire preserved** — the fix is
in the response handling, not the cadence.
- ``tests/test_hidden_tab_server_initiated_turn.py`` — pre-existing
tests for the hidden-tab poll (8 tests). The 4 that use
``MESSAGES_JS[start:start + N]`` slicing had their window widened
(2400/3200 → 8000) to cover the new 404/410 branch.
- 33 tests pass across the related session/stream/hidden files
(``test_hidden_tab_server_initiated_turn``,
``test_issue7299_hidden_poll_stops_on_404``,
``test_issue3718_live_models_custom_probe``,
``test_issue6419_pending_user_reconnect_order``,
``test_session_search_bfcache_822``) — no pre-existing test
is broken.
## Contract Change
None. The server already returned the right status code
(``404`` for a missing session); the fix is purely about the
client honoring it. No new public API, no breaking change
to the SSE lifecycle, no change to the visible-tab path.
## Risks
- A regression that broadens the stop path to all non-2xx would
re-introduce the original bug in the opposite direction (the
poll would die on a single 503 and never recover). The new
``test_hidden_poll_preserves_transient_failure_retry`` pins
this contract.
- The 404/410 stop path checks the bound
``_sessionStreamHiddenPollSid === sid`` before stopping, so a
stale fetch's response landing after a session switch cannot
tear down the *new* session's poll. The new
``test_hidden_poll_404_stop_guards_on_bound_sid`` pins this
contract.
## Related
- #7299 — original issue with the wire evidence and the
expected-vs-actual contract.
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"""Hidden-tab server-initiated turn render (self-wake / cron / restart).
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A turn started SERVER-SIDE (self-wake, cron, restart hook) fans a
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``server_turn_started`` frame onto the per-session live-view SSE channel so an
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open tab renders it without a manual refresh. But while a tab is HIDDEN the
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WebUI deliberately does NOT hold that persistent SSE open (connection-pool
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budget — see issue #3992 / #4151). So a hidden tab missed server-initiated
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turns and only reconciled on the next user interaction.
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This bridges the gap with a lightweight poll of ``/api/session/status`` (one
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short GET per tick, NOT a held connection) that attaches the existing live
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renderer when it sees a *live* ``active_stream_id``. These are source-lock
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tests pinning the contract:
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- backend ``session_status`` exposes ``active_stream_id``, but only when the
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stream is genuinely live (present in STREAMS / ACTIVE_RUNS) — a stale id left
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over from a crashed/restarted run must surface as ``None`` so the poller never
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attaches a renderer to a dead stream;
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- frontend declares the poll lifecycle (start/stop/attach) and starts it on
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BOTH hidden-tab paths: a session opened while already hidden, AND a visible
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tab that transitions to hidden via the ``visibilitychange`` hook.
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"""
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from pathlib import Path
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REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
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MESSAGES_JS = (REPO_ROOT / "static" / "messages.js").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
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SESSION_OPS = (REPO_ROOT / "api" / "session_ops.py").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
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# ── Backend: session_status exposes a LIVE-validated active_stream_id ───────
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def test_session_status_exposes_active_stream_id_field():
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"""session_status() must return an active_stream_id key for the poller."""
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assert "'active_stream_id'" in SESSION_OPS
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# It is derived through the live-validation helper, not the raw attribute,
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# so a stale id from a crashed/restarted run is not surfaced.
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assert "_live_active_stream_id(" in SESSION_OPS
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def test_live_active_stream_id_is_stale_safe():
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"""The helper only returns an id that is actually live in STREAMS/ACTIVE_RUNS.
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Exercises the real helper: a made-up id (not in either registry) must come
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back as None; an id present in STREAMS or ACTIVE_RUNS must be returned.
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"""
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import sys
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sys.path.insert(0, str(REPO_ROOT))
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from types import SimpleNamespace
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from api import config as cfg
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from api.session_ops import _live_active_stream_id
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assert _live_active_stream_id(SimpleNamespace(active_stream_id=None)) is None
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assert _live_active_stream_id(SimpleNamespace(active_stream_id="ghost-not-in-any-registry")) is None
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with cfg.STREAMS_LOCK:
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cfg.STREAMS["live-streams-id"] = object()
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try:
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assert _live_active_stream_id(SimpleNamespace(active_stream_id="live-streams-id")) == "live-streams-id"
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finally:
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with cfg.STREAMS_LOCK:
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cfg.STREAMS.pop("live-streams-id", None)
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with cfg.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
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cfg.ACTIVE_RUNS["live-runs-id"] = object()
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try:
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assert _live_active_stream_id(SimpleNamespace(active_stream_id="live-runs-id")) == "live-runs-id"
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finally:
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with cfg.ACTIVE_RUNS_LOCK:
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cfg.ACTIVE_RUNS.pop("live-runs-id", None)
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# ── Frontend: poll lifecycle declared ──────────────────────────────────────
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def test_frontend_declares_hidden_poll_lifecycle():
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"""The hidden-tab active-stream poll start/stop/attach functions exist."""
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assert "function _startHiddenActiveStreamPoll(sid)" in MESSAGES_JS
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assert "function _stopHiddenActiveStreamPoll()" in MESSAGES_JS
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assert "function _attachServerInitiatedStream(sid, streamId, recovered)" in MESSAGES_JS
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def test_hidden_poll_hits_session_status_and_attaches_as_replay():
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"""The poll tick fetches /api/session/status and attaches mid-flight turns.
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A server-initiated turn caught by the poll is already in progress, so it
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must attach via the reconnecting/replay path (recovered=true) — the same
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path the server_turn_started on-subscribe replay uses — rather than
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expecting token 0.
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"""
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start = MESSAGES_JS.find("function _startHiddenActiveStreamPoll(sid)")
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assert start != -1
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# #7299 added a 404/410 terminal-stop branch to the response handler.
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# The window must cover the original fetch chain + the new branch.
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body = MESSAGES_JS[start:start + 8000]
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assert "api/session/status?session_id=" in body
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assert "d.active_stream_id" in body
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# attaches as replay (recovered=true) — turn is already mid-flight
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assert "_attachServerInitiatedStream(sid, streamId, true)" in body
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def test_hidden_poll_started_on_both_hidden_paths():
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"""The poll must start on BOTH ways a tab ends up hidden with a session.
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(1) visibilitychange → hidden: an already-open visible tab going to the
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background still needs the bridge, so the hook's hidden branch starts it.
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(2) startSessionStream early-return: a session loaded while the tab is
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ALREADY hidden never opens the SSE, so its skip path starts it too.
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"""
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# Path 1: inside the visibilitychange hook's hidden branch. Anchor on the
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# session-stream hook specifically (there are other unrelated
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# visibilitychange listeners in the file).
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hook_idx = MESSAGES_JS.find("_hermesSessionStreamVisibilityHook")
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assert hook_idx != -1
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hook_block = MESSAGES_JS[hook_idx:hook_idx + 900]
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assert "_startHiddenActiveStreamPoll(_sessionStreamHiddenSid)" in hook_block
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# Path 2: inside startSessionStream's hidden early-return skip.
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start_idx = MESSAGES_JS.find("function startSessionStream(sid)")
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block = MESSAGES_JS[start_idx:start_idx + 2900]
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skip_idx = block.find("!== 'undefined' && document.hidden) {")
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assert skip_idx != -1
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skip_block = block[skip_idx:skip_idx + 400]
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assert "_startHiddenActiveStreamPoll(sid)" in skip_block
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def test_hidden_poll_stops_on_session_teardown():
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"""stopSessionStream() must also tear down the hidden poll (session switch)."""
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stop_idx = MESSAGES_JS.find("function stopSessionStream()")
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assert stop_idx != -1
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block = MESSAGES_JS[stop_idx:stop_idx + 400]
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assert "_stopHiddenActiveStreamPoll()" in block
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# ── Multi-pane: attach returns bool; poll only stops on a real attach ──────
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def test_attach_returns_bool_and_bails_false_on_non_current_pane():
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"""_attachServerInitiatedStream must signal success/failure so the poll can
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decide whether to keep trying. In the multi-pane edge where the active pane
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is a DIFFERENT session, it must NOT attach to that pane's UI and must return
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false (so the poll keeps retrying for the right pane) — never a bare
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`return;` that the caller can't distinguish from success.
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"""
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fn_idx = MESSAGES_JS.find("function _attachServerInitiatedStream(sid, streamId, recovered)")
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assert fn_idx != -1, "_attachServerInitiatedStream signature not found"
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body = MESSAGES_JS[fn_idx:fn_idx + 4000]
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# Non-current pane bails with an explicit false, not a bare return.
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assert "if (!isCurrent) return false;" in body
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# Bad/empty args also bail false; success paths return true.
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assert "if (!streamId) return false;" in body
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assert "return true;" in body
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# The catch returns false so a thrown attach keeps the poll alive.
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catch_idx = body.find("catch (_)")
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assert catch_idx != -1, "function must keep its try/catch"
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catch_body = body[catch_idx:]
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assert "return false;" in catch_body
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# Gate must-fix #1: on a mid-setup throw the catch must CLEAR the partial
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# state it set before the DOM calls (S.busy / S.activeStreamId /
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# S.session.active_stream_id), guarded to only clear when this pane still owns
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# the stream — otherwise the next poll tick sees a stale activeStreamId, exits
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# early as "already attached", and wedges the turn invisible + composer busy.
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assert "S.activeStreamId = null;" in catch_body
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assert "S.busy = false;" in catch_body
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# And a post-handoff failure (after attachLiveStream took the stream) must NOT
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# be reported as failure — the stream is already in good hands.
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assert "handedOff" in body
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assert "if (handedOff) return true;" in catch_body
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def test_poll_stops_only_when_attach_succeeds():
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"""The hidden poll must gate _stopHiddenActiveStreamPoll on the attach
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return value — stopping unconditionally would, in the multi-pane edge,
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cancel the poll while the turn was never attached (renders only on next
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interaction). So: capture the bool, stop ONLY when true.
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"""
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start = MESSAGES_JS.find("function _startHiddenActiveStreamPoll(sid)")
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assert start != -1, "_startHiddenActiveStreamPoll signature not found"
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# Window 2400: the multi-pane follow-up adds an explanatory comment block
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# before the attach call, pushing it past a narrower slice.
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body = MESSAGES_JS[start:start + 8000]
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assert "const attached = _attachServerInitiatedStream(sid, streamId, true)" in body
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# Stop the poll only on a true attach (the false branch keeps polling within
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# the bounded-retry budget rather than stopping).
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assert "if (attached) {" in body
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assert "_stopHiddenActiveStreamPoll();" in body
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# The bounded-retry give-up: a never-current pane stops after the budget.
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assert "_sessionStreamHiddenPollFalseCount" in body
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assert "_SESSION_STREAM_HIDDEN_POLL_MAX_FALSE" in body
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