headroom/tests/test_compression_policy.py
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fix(policy): price net-cost mutations with the 1h cache-write tier (#2780)
## Description

This fixes the net-cost mutation gate for requests using Anthropic's
1-hour prompt-cache TTL.

The gate previously hardcoded the 5-minute cache-write multiplier of
1.25x. A 1-hour cache write costs 2.0x, so the old calculation
understated the true write penalty and could incorrectly recommend
mutation for 1-hour clients.

Closes #2773

## Type of Change

- [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)
- [ ] New feature (non-breaking change that adds functionality)
- [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing
functionality to change)
- [ ] Documentation update
- [ ] Performance improvement
- [ ] Code refactoring (no functional changes)

## Changes Made

- Added TTL-aware cache-write multiplier selection for 5-minute and
1-hour tiers.
- Threaded the resolved TTL through the content router and compression
policy helpers.
- Preserved the existing 5-minute behavior as the default.
- Added Python and Rust regression coverage for the 1-hour tier.
- Retuned the netcost gate fixtures so the 1-hour write tier flips the
decision in the full ContentRouter path.
- Did not edit CHANGELOG.md.

## Testing

- [x] Unit tests pass (pytest)
- [x] Linting passes (ruff check .)
- [ ] Type checking passes (mypy headroom)
- [x] New tests added for new functionality
- [ ] Manual testing performed

### Test Output

```text
pytest tests/test_compression_policy.py -q
20 passed

cargo test -p headroom-core --lib compression_policy -- --nocapture
14 passed

pytest tests/test_netcost_gate.py -q
27 passed

Ruff checks and formatting passed.
git diff --check passed.
```

## Real Behavior Proof

- Environment: Linux x86_64 contributor checkout with Python and Rust
test environments.
- Exact command / steps:
  - Ran the Python compression policy test suite.
  - Ran the Rust compression policy unit tests.
- Ran the netcost gate suite, including the 1-hour env and
request-marker cases.
- Exercised the new 1-hour TTL golden case alongside the existing
5-minute cases.
- Observed result: The 1-hour case uses the 2.0x write multiplier and
skips the same candidate that still mutates under 5-minute pricing.
Existing 5-minute behavior remains covered and passing.
- Not tested: A live Anthropic request through the proxy and production
traffic.

## Review Readiness

- [x] I have performed a self-review
- [x] This PR is ready for human review

## Checklist

- [x] My code follows the project's style guidelines
- [x] I have performed a self-review of my code
- [ ] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas
- [ ] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation
- [ ] My changes generate no new warnings
- [x] I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my
feature works
- [x] New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes
- [x] I did **not** edit CHANGELOG.md - it is generated by
release-please from my Conventional Commit PR title (a CI guard enforces
this)

## Screenshots (if applicable)

Not applicable for this backend policy fix.

## Additional Notes

Ready for review. CI is green on the current tip.
2026-08-16 15:09:50 -07:00

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"""Tests for the Python ``CompressionPolicy`` and its parity with Rust.
The Python module is a hand-mirror of
``headroom_core::compression_policy::CompressionPolicy``. These tests
pin both halves: that the per-mode values are right, and that the
Python and Rust sides agree on the field map. F2.2 will likely retire
the hand-mirror via PyO3 — until then, this file is the canary.
F2.2 extends the F2.1 surface with three tuning fields:
``volatile_token_threshold``, ``max_lossy_ratio``, ``toin_read_only``.
Per-mode value tests below mirror the Rust unit tests in
``crates/headroom-core/src/compression_policy.rs``.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import pytest
from headroom.proxy.auth_mode import AuthMode
from headroom.transforms.compression_policy import (
CompressionPolicy,
cache_write_multiplier_for_ttl,
policy_default_payg,
policy_for_mode,
)
class TestCompressionPolicyForMode:
"""Per-mode field assertions. Mirrors the Rust unit tests in
`crates/headroom-core/src/compression_policy.rs`.
"""
def test_payg_is_aggressive(self):
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
assert p.live_zone_only is False, "PAYG can touch outside live zone"
assert p.cache_aligner_enabled is True, "PAYG runs cache aligner"
def test_payg_tuning_fields_aggressive(self):
# F2.2: per-mode tuning fields. Values are the conservative
# defaults pending bake telemetry (see PR body and module
# docstring).
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
assert p.volatile_token_threshold == 128, (
"PAYG volatile threshold is the relaxed default; F2.2-followup will tune"
)
assert p.max_lossy_ratio == pytest.approx(0.45), (
"PAYG max_lossy_ratio caps lossy paths at 0.45; F2.2-followup will tune"
)
assert p.toin_read_only is False, (
"PAYG keeps TOIN write-enabled — network effect feeds on PAYG traffic"
)
def test_oauth_matches_payg_today(self):
# Canary: when F2.2-followup diverges OAuth from PAYG, this test
# fails and forces a deliberate update on BOTH sides (Rust +
# Python). Covers ALL fields (F2.1 + F2.2) so a future field-
# level divergence trips the assertion just as loudly as a flag
# flip.
oauth = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.OAUTH)
payg = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
assert oauth == payg, (
"F2.1+F2.2 ship OAuth=PAYG; F2.2-followup will diverge based on telemetry. "
"If you are reading this assertion failure: also update "
"crates/headroom-core/src/compression_policy.rs "
"::oauth_matches_payg_today, otherwise the Rust + Python "
"parities silently drift apart."
)
def test_subscription_disables_cache_aligner(self):
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.SUBSCRIPTION)
assert p.live_zone_only is True, "Subscription is live-zone-only"
assert p.cache_aligner_enabled is False, (
"Subscription MUST skip cache aligner — load-bearing for issues #327 / #388"
)
def test_subscription_tuning_fields_conservative(self):
# F2.2: per-mode tuning fields. Subscription is the conservative
# end — tighter threshold, lower lossy cap, TOIN read-only — so
# cache prefixes stay stable and the learning pool isn't
# mutated from cache-stability-sensitive traffic.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.SUBSCRIPTION)
assert p.volatile_token_threshold == 32, (
"Subscription volatile threshold flags content earlier (cache stability)"
)
assert p.max_lossy_ratio == pytest.approx(0.25), (
"Subscription max_lossy_ratio caps lossy paths at 0.25 (conservative)"
)
assert p.toin_read_only is True, (
"Subscription MUST be TOIN read-only — load-bearing for keeping the "
"learning pool consistent across cache-sensitive traffic"
)
def test_max_lossy_ratio_in_unit_interval(self):
# Defensive: every per-mode `max_lossy_ratio` MUST be in
# ``[0.0, 1.0]`` because it expresses a fraction. A tune that
# drifts outside the unit interval is a bug — catch it cheaply
# here rather than at the eventual consumer site.
for mode in (AuthMode.PAYG, AuthMode.OAUTH, AuthMode.SUBSCRIPTION):
r = policy_for_mode(mode).max_lossy_ratio
assert 0.0 <= r <= 1.0, f"max_lossy_ratio for {mode!r} = {r} is outside [0.0, 1.0]"
class TestPolicyDefaultPayg:
"""The constant used when the enforcement flag is disabled."""
def test_default_payg_equals_for_mode_payg(self):
assert policy_default_payg() == policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
class TestImmutability:
"""The struct is `frozen=True`; mutation must raise."""
def test_policy_is_frozen(self):
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
with pytest.raises((AttributeError, Exception)):
# Attempting to mutate a frozen dataclass raises
# FrozenInstanceError (subclass of AttributeError on
# CPython 3.10+). Catch both for compatibility.
p.live_zone_only = True # type: ignore[misc]
def test_f22_tuning_fields_also_frozen(self):
# Each F2.2 field gets its own immutability assertion — a
# future refactor that accidentally drops `frozen=True` on the
# dataclass would silently allow per-request mutation. The
# F2.1 test only covered ``live_zone_only``; explicit per-
# field coverage prevents quiet regressions.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
for attr_name in ("volatile_token_threshold", "max_lossy_ratio", "toin_read_only"):
with pytest.raises((AttributeError, Exception)):
setattr(p, attr_name, 0) # type: ignore[misc]
class TestRustParityFieldMap:
"""The Python policy must have the same fields as the Rust struct.
The canonical Rust struct lives at
``crates/headroom-core/src/compression_policy.rs``. When you add a
field there for a future PR, add it here AND update this test.
Otherwise the parity silently drifts.
"""
def test_field_set_matches_rust(self):
# Hard-coded set — when Rust grows fields, this test fails until
# Python catches up. F2.2 added three: volatile_token_threshold,
# max_lossy_ratio, toin_read_only.
expected_fields = {
"live_zone_only",
"cache_aligner_enabled",
"volatile_token_threshold",
"max_lossy_ratio",
"toin_read_only",
}
actual_fields = {f.name for f in CompressionPolicy.__dataclass_fields__.values()}
assert actual_fields == expected_fields, (
f"Python CompressionPolicy fields drifted from Rust. "
f"Expected exactly {expected_fields}, got {actual_fields}. "
f"Update both `headroom/transforms/compression_policy.py` "
f"and `crates/headroom-core/src/compression_policy.rs` in "
f"the same commit."
)
class TestNetCostFormula:
"""Net-cost mutation formula (#856) — Rust parity.
Scenario values are golden: the Rust unit tests in
``crates/headroom-core/src/compression_policy.rs`` assert the
identical numbers, so a drift in either side trips the parity pair
loudly.
"""
def test_small_shave_deep_suffix_is_loss(self):
# 2000*(1.25 + 0.1*9) - 1.0*1.15*52000 = 4300 - 59800 = -55500.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
gain = p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 50_000, 10.0, 1.0)
assert abs(gain - (-55_500.0)) < 1.0
assert not p.should_mutate_deep(2_000, 50_000, 10.0, 1.0)
def test_big_shave_shallow_suffix_is_win(self):
# 50000*(1.25 + 0.1*2) - 1.0*1.15*60000 = 72500 - 69000 = 3500.
# Tight but positive — consistent with the 2.3-read break-even.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
gain = p.net_mutation_gain(50_000, 10_000, 3.0, 1.0)
assert abs(gain - 3_500.0) < 1.0
assert p.should_mutate_deep(50_000, 10_000, 3.0, 1.0)
one_hour_gain = p.net_mutation_gain(
50_000,
10_000,
3.0,
1.0,
write_multiplier=2.0,
)
assert abs(one_hour_gain - (-4_000.0)) < 1.0
assert not p.should_mutate_deep(
50_000,
10_000,
3.0,
1.0,
write_multiplier=2.0,
)
def test_cache_write_multiplier_follows_ttl_tier(self):
assert cache_write_multiplier_for_ttl(300) == 1.25
assert cache_write_multiplier_for_ttl(3600) == 2.0
def test_no_suffix_edit_profitable_with_reads_remaining(self):
# S = 0: warm-case saving is the avoided rereads, dT*r*R —
# positive whenever at least one read remains. At R=0 with a
# warm cache the gain is exactly 0 (already written, never read
# again): pointless rather than harmful.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.SUBSCRIPTION)
assert p.should_mutate_deep(1, 0, 1.0, 1.0)
assert p.should_mutate_deep(2_000, 0, 1.0, 1.0)
assert abs(p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 0, 0.0, 1.0)) < 1e-6
def test_cold_cache_ignores_suffix(self):
# P_alive = 0 (TTL lapsed): the idle-timer compaction window.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
assert p.should_mutate_deep(2_000, 50_000, 0.0, 0.0)
def test_clamps_out_of_range_inputs(self):
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
clamped = p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 50_000, -5.0, 7.0)
reference = p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 50_000, 0.0, 1.0)
assert abs(clamped - reference) < 1e-6
def test_nan_inputs_guarded(self):
# NaN reads -> 0, NaN p_alive -> 1 (same as Rust): the gain stays
# finite instead of poisoning the mutate decision.
import math
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
guarded = p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 50_000, float("nan"), float("nan"))
assert math.isfinite(guarded)
reference = p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 50_000, 0.0, 1.0)
assert abs(guarded - reference) < 1e-6
def test_negative_int_inputs_clamped(self):
# Rust takes u32 — negative Python ints must not flip the sign of
# the result; they clamp to 0.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
assert p.net_mutation_gain(-2_000, -50_000, 5.0, 1.0) == p.net_mutation_gain(0, 0, 5.0, 1.0)
assert p.break_even_reads(-5, 10_000) == 0.0
assert p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, -1, 5.0, 1.0) == p.net_mutation_gain(2_000, 0, 5.0, 1.0)
def test_break_even_reads_matches_research_anchor(self):
# R = 11.5*S/dT, the #856 anchors exactly: 2K/50K -> 287.5;
# 50K/10K -> 2.3; dT=0 -> 0.
p = policy_for_mode(AuthMode.PAYG)
assert abs(p.break_even_reads(2_000, 50_000) - 287.5) < 0.5
assert abs(p.break_even_reads(50_000, 10_000) - 2.3) < 0.05
assert p.break_even_reads(0, 10_000) == 0.0
def test_constants_match_rust(self):
from headroom.transforms.compression_policy import (
CACHE_READ_MULTIPLIER,
CACHE_WRITE_MULTIPLIER,
)
assert CACHE_WRITE_MULTIPLIER == 1.25
assert CACHE_READ_MULTIPLIER == 0.1