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+"""#873 双 Claw 事件契约 · 单元哨兵(EngineEvent / ClawAdapter 层)。
+
+为什么存在这个文件(#873 残留的「哨兵补」):
+ R-DUAL 哨兵(test_dual_claw.py) 只验证了「Web/IM 双端能力一致 + OTel 标签」,
+ 但从未直接断言 EngineEvent 工厂与两个 Adapter 的**线格式契约**。
+ 这两份契约是单引擎 / 双 Claw 的物理基础 —— 一旦被破坏,前端静默不渲染,
+ 且排查极难。本文件把它们锁死为确定性单测(无 DB / 无网络)。
+
+验证范围:
+ 1. EngineEvent 工厂:make_delta / reasoning / step / done / error 的线格式
+ 2. to_wire() 与既有 ChatPage.tsx 逐键兼容(新增键非空才输出)
+ 3. from_wire() 把遗留裸 dict 提升为 EngineEvent(迁移期双向兼容)
+ 4. SseAdapter._thin() 默认剥离热帧元数据、终帧保留 trace_id
+ 5. SseAdapter.frame() SSE 线格式 + frames() 生成器直到哨兵
+ 6. BufferAdapter 累积 / 媒体结构化返回 / 诊断尾注 / 截断
+ 7. 双 Claw 接线契约:SseAdapter.claw=="web" / BufferAdapter.claw=="im"
+ + chat.py / im_llm.py 必须引用对应 Adapter(消灭第二份实现)
+"""
+import asyncio
+import json
+import os
+import sys
+
+import pytest
+
+_HERE = os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__))
+APP_DIR = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(_HERE, "..", "app"))
+sys.path.insert(0, os.path.join(_HERE, ".."))
+
+from app.core.engine_event import ( # noqa: E402
+ CLAW_IM,
+ CLAW_WEB,
+ DELTA,
+ DONE,
+ ERROR,
+ REASONING,
+ STEP,
+ SEV_ERROR,
+ SEV_INFO,
+ Diagnosis,
+ EngineEvent,
+ make_delta,
+ make_done,
+ make_error,
+ make_reasoning,
+ make_step,
+ from_wire,
+)
+from app.core.claw_adapters import ( # noqa: E402
+ SseAdapter,
+ BufferAdapter,
+)
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 1. EngineEvent 工厂线格式
+# =====================================================================
+def test_make_delta_wire():
+ ev = make_delta("你好")
+ assert ev.type == DELTA
+ assert ev.to_wire() == {"type": "delta", "content": "你好"}
+
+
+def test_make_reasoning_wire():
+ ev = make_reasoning("让我想想")
+ assert ev.to_wire() == {"type": "reasoning", "content": "让我想想"}
+
+
+def test_make_step_thinking():
+ ev = make_step("thinking", text="分析中")
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ assert w["type"] == STEP
+ assert w["step"] == {"type": "thinking", "text": "分析中", "args": {}, "result": ""}
+
+
+def test_make_step_skill_mcp():
+ ev = make_step("skill", name="天气查询", server="", args={"city": "北京"}, result="晴")
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ step = w["step"]
+ assert step["type"] == "skill"
+ assert step["name"] == "天气查询"
+ assert step["args"] == {"city": "北京"}
+ assert step["result"] == "晴"
+
+ ev2 = make_step("mcp", server="srv", name="tool_a", args={"x": 1})
+ step2 = ev2.to_wire()["step"]
+ assert step2["server"] == "srv"
+ assert step2["name"] == "tool_a"
+
+
+def test_make_step_index_and_node():
+ ev = make_step("skill", name="s", index=3, node={"id": "n1", "type": "llm", "label": "L"})
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ assert w["index"] == 3
+ assert w["step"]["node"] == {"id": "n1", "type": "llm", "label": "L"}
+
+
+def test_make_step_error_diagnosis_fallback_result():
+ ev = make_step(
+ "mcp",
+ server="srv",
+ name="t",
+ phase="fail",
+ diagnosis={"code": "MCP_TIMEOUT", "severity": "error", "summary": "超时", "detail": "d", "hint": "重试"},
+ )
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ # 失败且 result 为空时,必须给可读 result 兜底,否则前端判定「运行中」
+ assert w["step"]["result"] == "❌ 超时"
+ assert w["step"]["phase"] == "fail"
+ assert w["step"]["diagnosis"]["code"] == "MCP_TIMEOUT"
+
+
+def test_make_done_full_fields():
+ ev = make_done(
+ message_id="m1",
+ conversation_id="c1",
+ content="最终回复",
+ process_steps=[{"type": "thinking", "text": "x"}],
+ used_skills=["s"],
+ used_mcp=["m"],
+ generating=False,
+ )
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ assert w["type"] == DONE
+ assert w["message_id"] == "m1"
+ assert w["conversation_id"] == "c1"
+ assert w["content"] == "最终回复"
+ assert w["process_steps"] == [{"type": "thinking", "text": "x"}]
+ assert w["used_skills"] == ["s"]
+ assert w["used_mcp"] == ["m"]
+ assert w["generating"] is False
+
+
+def test_make_error_wire():
+ ev = make_error("崩了", diagnosis={"code": "BOOM", "severity": "error", "summary": "内部错误"})
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ assert w["type"] == ERROR
+ assert w["message"] == "崩了"
+ assert w["diagnosis"]["code"] == "BOOM"
+
+
+def test_ctx_strips_common_keys():
+ # 通用上下文键(seq/trace_id/tenant_id/claw) 必须从 kw 抽出,不污染 extra
+ ev = make_delta("x", seq=5, trace_id="t1", tenant_id="ten", claw="web")
+ assert ev.seq == 5
+ assert ev.trace_id == "t1"
+ assert ev.tenant_id == "ten"
+ assert ev.claw == "web"
+ assert ev.to_wire() == {"type": "delta", "content": "x"} # 默认不输出元数据
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 2. to_wire 与既有前端逐键兼容(新增键非空才输出)
+# =====================================================================
+def test_to_wire_omits_empty_meta_by_default():
+ ev = make_delta("hi")
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ # 默认不输出 seq/claw/trace_id/tenant_id/diagnosis
+ assert "seq" not in w
+ assert "claw" not in w
+ assert "trace_id" not in w
+ assert "tenant_id" not in w
+ assert "diagnosis" not in w
+
+
+def test_to_wire_emits_meta_when_present():
+ ev = make_done(message_id="m", conversation_id="c", content="ok", trace_id="tr")
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ # done 终帧本身带 content/message_id 等,trace_id 因非空而输出
+ assert w["trace_id"] == "tr"
+ assert w["message_id"] == "m"
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 3. from_wire 把遗留裸 dict 提升为 EngineEvent
+# =====================================================================
+def test_from_wire_delta_dict():
+ ev = from_wire({"type": "delta", "content": "hi"})
+ assert isinstance(ev, EngineEvent)
+ assert ev.type == DELTA
+ assert ev.content == "hi"
+
+
+def test_from_wire_passthrough_engineevent():
+ orig = make_delta("x")
+ assert from_wire(orig) is orig
+
+
+def test_from_wire_rejects_malformed():
+ assert from_wire(None) is None
+ assert from_wire("not a dict") is None
+ assert from_wire({"content": "no type"}) is None
+
+
+def test_from_wire_done_roundtrip_content():
+ d = {"type": "done", "message_id": "m", "conversation_id": "c",
+ "content": "fin", "process_steps": [], "used_skills": [], "used_mcp": [], "generating": False}
+ ev = from_wire(d)
+ w = ev.to_wire()
+ # content 必须原样吐回,前端才能渲染终帧
+ assert w["content"] == "fin"
+ assert w["message_id"] == "m"
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 4. SseAdapter 热帧裁剪 + SSE 线格式
+# =====================================================================
+def test_sse_adapter_thins_meta_by_default():
+ sse = SseAdapter()
+ ev = make_delta("热帧", seq=1, trace_id="t", tenant_id="ten", claw="web")
+ wire = sse._thin(ev, ev.to_wire())
+ # 默认剥离 seq/claw/tenant_id;trace_id 在热帧也剥离
+ assert "seq" not in wire
+ assert "claw" not in wire
+ assert "tenant_id" not in wire
+ assert "trace_id" not in wire
+ assert wire == {"type": "delta", "content": "热帧"}
+
+
+def test_sse_adapter_keeps_trace_on_terminal():
+ sse = SseAdapter()
+ ev = make_done(message_id="m", conversation_id="c", content="ok", trace_id="TRACE-1")
+ wire = sse._thin(ev, ev.to_wire())
+ # 终帧保留 trace_id(排障唯一抓手),其余元数据仍剥离
+ assert wire["trace_id"] == "TRACE-1"
+ assert "seq" not in wire
+ assert "tenant_id" not in wire
+
+
+def test_sse_adapter_wire_meta_true_keeps_all():
+ sse = SseAdapter(wire_meta=True)
+ ev = make_delta("x", seq=2, trace_id="t", tenant_id="ten", claw="web")
+ wire = sse._thin(ev, ev.to_wire())
+ assert wire["seq"] == 2
+ assert wire["claw"] == "web"
+ assert wire["trace_id"] == "t"
+ assert wire["tenant_id"] == "ten"
+
+
+def test_sse_frame_format():
+ frame = SseAdapter.frame({"type": "delta", "content": "hi"})
+ assert frame == 'data: {"type": "delta", "content": "hi"}\n\n'
+
+
+def test_sse_frames_generator_until_sentinel():
+ async def _run():
+ sse = SseAdapter()
+ await sse.emit(make_delta("一"))
+ await sse.emit(make_done(message_id="m", conversation_id="c", content="终", trace_id="T"))
+ await sse.close()
+ frames = [f async for f in sse.frames()]
+ return frames
+
+ frames = asyncio.run(_run())
+ assert len(frames) == 2
+ assert frames[0] == 'data: {"type": "delta", "content": "一"}\n\n'
+ assert frames[1].startswith('data: {"type": "done"')
+ assert 'trace_id": "T"' in frames[1]
+ assert not frames[1].endswith('"}\n\n') or '"}\n\n' in frames[1]
+
+
+def test_sse_emit_counts_and_swallow_exceptions():
+ async def _run():
+ sse = SseAdapter()
+
+ async def boom(ev):
+ raise RuntimeError("adapter must not crash engine")
+ sse._handle = boom # type: ignore
+ await sse.emit(make_delta("a"))
+ await sse.emit(make_delta("b"))
+ return dict(sse.counts)
+
+ counts = asyncio.run(_run())
+ # 异常被吞掉,但计数仍记录(Adapter 永不反噬引擎)
+ assert counts.get("delta") == 2
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 5. BufferAdapter 累积 / 媒体 / 诊断
+# =====================================================================
+def test_buffer_accumulates_delta_and_done_priority():
+ buf = BufferAdapter()
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_delta("第一句")))
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_delta("第二句")))
+ # 还没 done 时,text 是累积的 delta
+ assert buf.text == "第一句第二句"
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_done(message_id="m", conversation_id="c", content="终稿")))
+ # done 的 content 优先于累积 delta
+ assert buf.text == "终稿"
+ out = buf.assemble()
+ assert out == "终稿"
+
+
+def test_buffer_drops_reasoning_by_default_keeps_when_flagged():
+ buf = BufferAdapter()
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_reasoning("偷偷想")))
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_delta("公开内容")))
+ assert "偷偷想" not in buf.text
+
+ buf2 = BufferAdapter(keep_reasoning=True)
+ asyncio.run(buf2.emit(make_reasoning("可见思考")))
+ asyncio.run(buf2.emit(make_delta("正文")))
+ assert "可见思考" in buf2.text
+
+
+def test_buffer_extracts_media_struct():
+ buf = BufferAdapter()
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(
+ make_done(
+ message_id="m", conversation_id="c",
+ content='
',
+ )
+ ))
+ out = buf.assemble()
+ # 媒体必须返回结构化 dict(IM 内联发图依赖),禁止退化成纯文本
+ assert isinstance(out, dict)
+ assert out.get("__media__") is True
+ assert out.get("media_type") == "image"
+ assert out.get("url") == "https://x/y.png"
+
+
+def test_buffer_diagnosis_tail_note():
+ buf = BufferAdapter()
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_delta("正文")))
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(
+ make_step("mcp", server="s", name="t", phase="fail",
+ diagnosis={"code": "E1", "severity": "error", "summary": "工具挂了"})
+ ))
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_done(message_id="m", conversation_id="c", content="正文")))
+ out = buf.assemble()
+ assert "工具挂了" in out # 失败步骤诊断降级成尾注
+
+
+def test_buffer_error_render():
+ buf = BufferAdapter()
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_error("生成中断", diagnosis={"code": "X", "severity": "error", "summary": "失败"})))
+ out = buf.assemble()
+ assert "失败" in out
+
+
+def test_buffer_truncates_oversized():
+ buf = BufferAdapter()
+ big = "标题\n" + ("长内容" * 6000)
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_delta(big)))
+ asyncio.run(buf.emit(make_done(message_id="m", conversation_id="c", content=big)))
+ out = buf.assemble()
+ assert len(out) <= 20000 + 40 # 截断上限 + 尾注余量
+ assert "已截断" in out
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 6. Diagnosis 结构
+# =====================================================================
+def test_diagnosis_to_text_im_degradation():
+ d = Diagnosis(code="C", severity=SEV_ERROR, summary="坏了", detail="细节", hint="重试")
+ txt = d.to_text()
+ assert "坏了" in txt
+ assert "细节" in txt
+ assert "重试" in txt
+
+
+def test_diagnosis_roundtrip():
+ d = Diagnosis(code="C", severity=SEV_INFO, summary="s", detail="d", hint="h", retryable=True)
+ dd = Diagnosis.from_dict(d.to_dict())
+ assert dd.code == "C" and dd.retryable is True
+
+
+# =====================================================================
+# 7. 双 Claw 接线契约(消灭第二份实现)
+# =====================================================================
+def test_dual_claw_channel_labels():
+ assert SseAdapter().claw == CLAW_WEB == "web"
+ assert BufferAdapter().claw == CLAW_IM == "im"
+
+
+def test_dual_claw_wiring_source_guard():
+ """chat.py 必须引用 SseAdapter;im_llm.py 必须引用 BufferAdapter。
+
+ 这是 #873 单引擎原则的硬约束:能力只在 EngineCore 实现一次,
+ 两个 Claw 的差异只能收敛在 claw_adapters.py 的两个 Adapter 里,
+ 禁止在 chat/im_llm 再写一份事件序列化逻辑。
+ """
+ api_dir = os.path.join(APP_DIR, "api")
+ chat_src = ""
+ im_src = ""
+ for name in ("chat.py", "chat_service.py"):
+ p = os.path.join(api_dir, name)
+ if os.path.exists(p):
+ chat_src = open(p, "r", encoding="utf-8").read()
+ break
+ im_path = os.path.join(api_dir, "im_llm.py")
+ if os.path.exists(im_path):
+ im_src = open(im_path, "r", encoding="utf-8").read()
+
+ assert "SseAdapter" in chat_src, "chat.py 未引用 SseAdapter(Web Claw 事件序列化可能回退到内联实现)"
+ assert "BufferAdapter" in im_src, "im_llm.py 未引用 BufferAdapter(IM Claw 可能又出现第二份实现,#866 类回归)"
diff --git a/docs/dual-claw-event-contract.md b/docs/dual-claw-event-contract.md
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+# 双 Claw 引擎事件契约(#873 · P0)
+
+> 任务归属:加速带 #873(事件契约结构化:diagnosis + IM Bot 缓冲)
+> 关联:#874 NodeRegistry(节点身份)、#876 OTel(双 Claw 标签)、#877 落库集成
+> 真相源:`app/core/engine_event.py` + `app/core/claw_adapters.py`(容器 `qihu-aiflow`,镜像 `with-deps=df7adefc7333`)
+> 单测哨兵:`tests/test_engine_event.py`(EngineEvent/Adapter 层) + `tests/test_dual_claw.py`(R-DUAL 双端一致性)
+
+---
+
+## 1. Why:为什么需要收敛事件契约
+
+此前引擎事件是「散落在 `chat_service` 里的裸 dict」:
+
+- 构造点分散,字段全靠记忆,漏一个键前端就**静默不渲染**;
+- 没有 `trace_id` / `tenant_id` / `claw` 标签,可观测(#876)无处落脚;
+- 失败只有一句人话字符串,前端靠 `result.includes('失败')` 猜错误 —— 极脆。
+
+#873 把事件收敛为「**唯一构造入口**」:所有事件必须经 `make_*` 工厂产出,再由 `to_wire()` 统一序列化。新增字段一律「**非空才输出**」,保证既有前端(`ChatPage.tsx`)零改动。
+
+---
+
+## 2. 单引擎原则(最高约束)
+
+```
+能力只在 EngineCore(`_send_message_core`) 实现一次;
+Adapter 只做「引擎事件 → 通道」的搬运,不含任何业务判断。
+
+ ┌──────────────┐ on_event(EngineEvent) ┌──────────────┐
+ │ EngineCore │ ────────────────────────► │ ClawAdapter │
+ └──────────────┘ └──────┬───────┘
+ │
+ ┌───────────────────────────────┴────────────────────────┐
+ ▼ ▼
+ SseAdapter (Web Claw) BufferAdapter (IM Bot Claw)
+ 逐帧 `data: {...}\n\n` 缓冲装配 → 整条 str | 媒体 dict
+```
+
+**历史教训(#866)**:IM 侧曾出现「第二份实现」,一次全量部署就把它冲掉、能力静默回退。因此两个 Claw 的差异**必须、且只能**收敛在本文件的 `SseAdapter` / `BufferAdapter` 里。任何把引擎事件序列化逻辑写回 `chat.py` / `im_llm.py` 的提交,都会被 `test_engine_event.py` 与 `test_dual_claw.py` 的接线哨兵捕获。
+
+---
+
+## 3. 线格式契约(authoritative —— 前端已消费,禁止破坏)
+
+| 事件 | 线格式(dict) |
+|------|----------------|
+| `delta` | `{"type":"delta","content": str}` |
+| `reasoning` | `{"type":"reasoning","content": str}` |
+| `step` | `{"type":"step","step": {...}, "index"?: int}` |
+| `done` | `{"type":"done","message_id","conversation_id","content","process_steps","used_skills","used_mcp","generating"}` |
+| `error` | `{"type":"error","message": str}` |
+
+`step` 对象契约(`AiProcessBlock` 消费):
+
+| kind | 结构 |
+|------|------|
+| `thinking` | `{"type":"thinking","text": str}` |
+| `skill` | `{"type":"skill","name": str,"args": dict,"result": str}` |
+| `mcp` | `{"type":"mcp","server": str,"name": str,"args": dict,"result": str}` |
+| `agent`/`kb`/`media` | 同构,按 `type` 选渲染分支 |
+
+**附加字段(新增,前端可选消费,非空才输出)**:
+- `diagnosis`: `{code, severity, summary, detail, hint, retryable}` —— 结构化诊断,取代「把原因塞进 result 字符串」;
+- `phase`: `"start" | "ok" | "fail"` —— 步骤执行阶段;
+- `node`: `{"id","type","label"}` —— #874 图节点身份;
+- `seq` / `trace_id` / `tenant_id` / `claw` —— 可观测维度(#876)。
+
+---
+
+## 4. EngineEvent API(`engine_event.py`)
+
+### 工厂(唯一构造入口)
+- `make_delta(content, *, seq=0, trace_id="", tenant_id="", claw="")` → 正文增量
+- `make_reasoning(content, **)` → 思维链增量
+- `make_step(kind, *, name="", text="", server="", args=None, result="", phase="", index=None, diagnosis=None, node=None, **)` → 过程步骤
+ - `index`:同一步骤「先 `phase=start` 占位,执行完同 `index` 发 `phase=ok|fail` 覆盖」→ 前端实时进度;
+ - `node`(#874):承载图节点身份,非空才输出,老前端忽略;
+ - `diagnosis` 为 `error` 且 `result` 为空时,自动用 `diagnosis.to_text()` 兜底 `result`(否则前端判定「运行中」)。
+- `make_done(*, message_id, conversation_id, content="", process_steps=None, used_skills=None, used_mcp=None, generating=False, **)` → 终帧(字段集与遗留 done 帧**完全一致**)
+- `make_error(message, *, diagnosis=None, **)` → 错误终帧
+
+### 序列化
+- `EngineEvent.to_wire() -> dict`:兼容铁律 —— 既有键原样输出;新增键一律「非空才输出」(不撑大帧体积、不触发未知分支)。
+- `EngineEvent.to_text() -> str`:无结构 UI(IM Bot)降级文本;返回空串表示「本事件无需展示」。
+
+### 诊断
+- `Diagnosis(code, severity, summary, detail, hint, retryable)`:
+ - `to_dict()` / `from_dict(d)` 双向;
+ - `to_text()`:IM 纯文本降级(`ℹ️/⚠️/❌` 图标 + summary + detail + 建议)。
+
+### 迁移兼容
+- `from_wire(payload)`:把遗留裸 dict 提升为 `EngineEvent`(Adapter 收到老代码 `on_event({...})` 后一律归一化)。`type` 缺失 / 非 dict → 返回 `None`(Adapter 丢弃并告警)。
+
+---
+
+## 5. ClawAdapter API(`claw_adapters.py`)
+
+基类 `BaseClawAdapter`:
+- 实例可直接当 `on_event` 回调传给 EngineCore(`async def __call__(event)` → `emit`);
+- `emit(event)`:先 `from_wire` 归一化 → 计数 → `_handle`(异常被吞掉,Adapter 永不反噬引擎);
+- `_normalize(event)`:补全 `seq` / `trace_id` / `tenant_id` / `claw`(Adapter 自身默认值兜底)。
+
+### SseAdapter(Web Claw,逐帧)
+- `claw = "web"`;构造 `SseAdapter(queue=None, *, wire_meta=False)`;
+- `_thin(ev, wire)`:**默认剥离** `seq/trace_id/tenant_id/claw`(实测 delta 单帧 46B→117B 膨胀 2.5x,2000 帧多传 ~140KB 噪音,前端不消费);**终帧保留 `trace_id`**(排障唯一抓手);
+- `frame(wire)` → `"data: " + json.dumps(wire, ensure_ascii=False) + "\n\n"`;
+- `frames()` 异步生成器:从 queue 取帧,遇 `__end__` 哨兵结束;
+- `close()`:幂等,投送哨兵帧。
+
+### BufferAdapter(IM Bot Claw,缓冲装配)
+- `claw = "im"`;构造 `BufferAdapter(*, keep_reasoning=False, keep_diagnosis=True)`;
+- 累积规则:
+ - `delta` 累积正文;
+ - `reasoning` 默认丢弃(思维链不该刷屏微信),`keep_reasoning=True` 打开;
+ - `step` 的 `error` 级 `diagnosis` 降级为文本尾注(用户至少知道哪步炸了);
+ - `done.content` 优先于累积 delta(引擎已做最终裁剪/落库);
+- `assemble() -> str | dict`:
+ - 媒体(以 `![]()