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Three bugs combined to drive end-to-end compression on the Anthropic backend to ~0% in token mode (the default). User report #327 saw a ~9× drop in dashboard savings from one day to the next on Claude Code traffic; the dashboard headline was technically correct but the underlying compression genuinely was not running. After this change the same Claude Code-shape multi-turn conversation goes from 14987 → 14371 tokens at the request boundary on turn 1 and only recompresses the freshest tool_result on subsequent turns, with the prior turns frozen byte-identical to preserve the upstream prefix cache. Bug 1 — IntelligentContextManager inner ContentRouter has no observer PR #302 (commitcf979958, 2026-04-28) wired CompressionObserver onto the outer ContentRouter in proxy/server.py and onto SmartCrusher. The inner ContentRouter constructed lazily inside IntelligentContextManager._get_content_router (added Jan 18, 2026 in57b2de5alongside the COMPRESS_FIRST strategy) was missed. That inner router handles the bulk of Claude Code's tool_result-block compression, so per-strategy counters surfaced by PR #314 in v0.15.0 showed compressions_by_strategy={"text": 6} while summary.compression.total_tokens_removed=1.3M — math-impossible. Fix: add observer= parameter to IntelligentContextManager.__init__, forward it to the inner ContentRouter at intelligent_context.py:525, and pass observer=self.metrics from proxy/server.py. Bug 2 — TTL deferral marks every fresh tool_result as stable should_defer_compression in compression_cache.py returned True on first-sight (added 2026-04-07 in commit22dad13with the intent of batching first-time compressions near the 5-min cache TTL boundary to trade many small busts for one). The token-mode walker at anthropic.py:766-787 walks every message past frozen_message_count, calls should_defer_compression on each fresh tool_result, gets True, and advances ttl_frozen += 1 — every iteration. Result: frozen_message_count grows to len(messages), the pipeline freezes the entire request, and nothing reaches a real compressor. The defer-first-sight rationale assumes recurring content within TTL. Real Claude Code traffic produces unique content per turn, so "defer until next sight" defers forever. Compressing fresh content on first sight does not bust any prefix cache because Anthropic has not cached that byte position yet — it's a cache write either way. Fix: should_defer_compression returns False on first-sight (record the timestamp; compress now). Subsequent sightings within TTL still defer (batch window preserved for genuinely repeating content). Updated tests in test_compression_cache.py to assert the corrected semantics and verify _first_seen is recorded on first call. Bug 3 — cross-tokenizer comparison in token-mode inflation guard anthropic.py:634 sets original_tokens = tokenizer.count_messages(...) using the proxy-side EstimatingTokenCounter. The token-mode branch at line 816 set optimized_tokens = result.tokens_after from pipeline, which uses the provider-side AnthropicProvider tiktoken estimator. The two tokenizers disagree by ~25% on the same payload. The inflation guard at line 901 (if optimized_tokens > original_tokens: revert to originals) treats those two numbers as comparable. After a real 12% compression the provider-tokenizer figure was still higher than the proxy-tokenizer baseline, so the guard fired, optimized_messages was reset to the original input, transforms_applied was emptied, and tokens_saved went to 0. The dashboard showed no compression even when the pipeline successfully compressed. Fix: recount optimized_tokens with the proxy tokenizer right after the pipeline returns, so the guard compares apples-to-apples. The recount cost is a few ms on a 50K-token request and is dwarfed by upstream call latency. Verification * 80 targeted tests across test_compression_cache, test_compression_observability, test_proxy_anthropic_cache_stability, test_proxy_intelligent_context pass. * make ci-precheck clean. * End-to-end real-API run against api.anthropic.com via local proxy: - Turn 1 fresh: 14987 → 14371 (4.1%) on a 3-tool-round payload; smart_crusher and diff strategies fired with non-zero savings. - Turn 2 (turn 1 history + 1 new tool_result): 23161 → 21928 (5.3%); only the new tool_result compressed; older turns marked router:protected:user_message; Anthropic returned cache_creation_input_tokens > 0 confirming the prefix was not busted. Two new regression tests in test_compression_observability lock down the inner ContentRouter observer wiring so a future copy of Bug 1 fails the suite the day it lands.
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401 lines
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Python
"""Per-strategy compression observability tests.
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These guard the forcing function: when any compressor runs in
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production, a `CompressionObserver` notification fires once per real
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compression event, and `PrometheusMetrics` accumulates per-strategy
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counters that the test suite asserts on directly.
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The TOIN→SmartCrusher silent disconnect (caught three weeks late by
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manual audit) was invisible because no signal distinguished by
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strategy. These tests exist so the next regression of that shape
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fails the suite the day it lands instead of waiting on an audit.
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The counters live ONLY as in-process state on the metrics instance;
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they are deliberately NOT exported through the Prometheus scrape or
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OTel surface, because the metric→Supabase pipeline treats each
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metric name as a column and we cannot add new columns. CI-level
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observability via these tests is enough to catch silent regressions;
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production export waits on a non-column-adding pipeline.
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Coverage:
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1. `ContentRouter.compress(...)` calls observer once per RoutingDecision.
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2. `SmartCrusher.apply(...)` calls observer once per crushed message.
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3. Both transforms tolerate an observer that raises (compression must
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still succeed).
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4. `PrometheusMetrics` correctly satisfies the `CompressionObserver`
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protocol — `record_compression` increments per-strategy counters
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and `tokens_saved_by_strategy` accumulates only positive savings.
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5. The Prometheus scrape output (`export()`) does NOT emit any new
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metric names — the per-strategy state stays internal.
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"""
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from __future__ import annotations
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from dataclasses import dataclass, field
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from typing import Any
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import pytest
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from headroom.transforms.content_detector import ContentType
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from headroom.transforms.content_router import (
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CompressionStrategy,
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ContentRouter,
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ContentRouterConfig,
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RouterCompressionResult,
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RoutingDecision,
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)
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from headroom.transforms.observability import CompressionObserver
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from headroom.transforms.smart_crusher import SmartCrusher, SmartCrusherConfig
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# ─── Test doubles ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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@dataclass
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class SpyObserver:
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"""Captures every `record_compression` call for assertion."""
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calls: list[tuple[str, int, int]] = field(default_factory=list)
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def record_compression(
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self,
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strategy: str,
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original_tokens: int,
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compressed_tokens: int,
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) -> None:
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self.calls.append((strategy, original_tokens, compressed_tokens))
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@dataclass
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class ExplodingObserver:
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"""Raises on every call. Used to assert observer failures don't
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propagate out and break compression."""
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raised: int = 0
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def record_compression(self, *_a: Any, **_kw: Any) -> None:
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self.raised += 1
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raise RuntimeError("simulated observer outage")
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# ─── Protocol conformance ──────────────────────────────────────────────
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def test_spy_satisfies_observer_protocol():
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spy = SpyObserver()
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# `runtime_checkable` Protocol — isinstance check works.
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assert isinstance(spy, CompressionObserver)
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def test_prometheus_metrics_satisfies_observer_protocol():
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from headroom.proxy.prometheus_metrics import PrometheusMetrics
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m = PrometheusMetrics()
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assert isinstance(m, CompressionObserver)
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# ─── ContentRouter wiring ──────────────────────────────────────────────
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def test_content_router_records_observer_call_per_routing_decision():
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spy = SpyObserver()
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router = ContentRouter(ContentRouterConfig(), observer=spy)
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# Forge a routing log directly via the result object — the observer
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# call site walks `result.routing_log`, so we assert the contract
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# without depending on which compressor would actually fire.
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result = RouterCompressionResult(
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compressed="x",
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original="x",
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strategy_used=CompressionStrategy.SMART_CRUSHER,
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routing_log=[
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.JSON_ARRAY,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.SMART_CRUSHER,
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original_tokens=200,
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compressed_tokens=50,
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),
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.SOURCE_CODE,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.CODE_AWARE,
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original_tokens=300,
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compressed_tokens=300, # passthrough — still recorded
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),
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],
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)
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router._observe(result)
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assert spy.calls == [
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("smart_crusher", 200, 50),
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("code_aware", 300, 300),
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]
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def test_content_router_with_no_observer_is_silent():
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router = ContentRouter(ContentRouterConfig()) # observer defaults None
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result = RouterCompressionResult(
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compressed="x",
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original="x",
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strategy_used=CompressionStrategy.PASSTHROUGH,
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routing_log=[
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.PLAIN_TEXT,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.TEXT,
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original_tokens=10,
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compressed_tokens=5,
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)
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],
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)
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# Should not raise.
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router._observe(result)
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def test_content_router_swallows_observer_failures():
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boom = ExplodingObserver()
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router = ContentRouter(ContentRouterConfig(), observer=boom)
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result = RouterCompressionResult(
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compressed="x",
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original="x",
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strategy_used=CompressionStrategy.TEXT,
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routing_log=[
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.PLAIN_TEXT,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.TEXT,
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original_tokens=10,
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compressed_tokens=5,
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)
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],
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)
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# Must not raise — observability failures are not compression failures.
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router._observe(result)
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assert boom.raised == 1
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# ─── SmartCrusher wiring (legacy direct-pipeline path) ─────────────────
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def _bigger_array(n: int = 60) -> str:
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import json as _json
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items = [{"status": "ok", "tag": "x", "n": i} for i in range(n)]
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return _json.dumps(items)
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@pytest.fixture
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def isolated_toin(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
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"""Point TOIN at a tempdir for the duration of the test.
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SmartCrusher.apply() feeds the global TOIN learning store via
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`record_compression`. Its default storage path is
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`~/.headroom/toin.json`, which persists across pytest invocations.
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On Python 3.11 CI runs the suite twice (regular + coverage); a
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pattern written in run #1 changes which rows the lossy sampler
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keeps in run #2 and breaks `test_first_last_items_always_preserved`
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in `test_evals.py`.
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Isolating the TOIN file per test contains the side effect.
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"""
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from pathlib import Path
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from headroom.telemetry.toin import TOIN_PATH_ENV_VAR, reset_toin
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storage = str(Path(tmp_path) / "toin.json")
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monkeypatch.setenv(TOIN_PATH_ENV_VAR, storage)
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reset_toin()
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yield
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reset_toin()
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def test_smart_crusher_apply_records_observer_per_crushed_message(isolated_toin):
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"""End-to-end: SmartCrusher.apply() walks messages, crushes the
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big tool_result, fires the observer with strategy='smart_crusher'."""
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from headroom.providers.openai import OpenAITokenCounter
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from headroom.tokenizer import Tokenizer
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spy = SpyObserver()
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crusher = SmartCrusher(SmartCrusherConfig(), observer=spy)
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tok = Tokenizer(OpenAITokenCounter("gpt-4o-mini"), model="gpt-4o-mini")
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messages = [
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{"role": "user", "content": "what's in the data?"},
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{"role": "tool", "content": _bigger_array(60)},
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]
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result = crusher.apply(messages, tok)
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# If the analyzer chose passthrough this run, the observer wasn't
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# fired; that's fine for the wiring test — we only assert it WAS
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# fired in the case it crushed.
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if "smart_crush:" in ",".join(result.transforms_applied):
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assert spy.calls, "smart_crusher crushed but observer wasn't notified"
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for strategy, original, compressed in spy.calls:
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assert strategy == "smart_crusher"
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assert original > 0
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assert compressed >= 0
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def test_smart_crusher_apply_swallows_observer_failures(isolated_toin):
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"""Observer raises → compression still completes, returns valid
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TransformResult, count of raises matches the crushed_count."""
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from headroom.providers.openai import OpenAITokenCounter
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from headroom.tokenizer import Tokenizer
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boom = ExplodingObserver()
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crusher = SmartCrusher(SmartCrusherConfig(), observer=boom)
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tok = Tokenizer(OpenAITokenCounter("gpt-4o-mini"), model="gpt-4o-mini")
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messages = [{"role": "tool", "content": _bigger_array(60)}]
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result = crusher.apply(messages, tok)
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# Either the analyzer didn't crush (boom.raised == 0) or it did
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# (boom.raised >= 1) — but in both cases compression returned a
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# valid TransformResult. No exception escaped.
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assert result.messages is not None
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# ─── PrometheusMetrics implementation ──────────────────────────────────
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def test_prometheus_metrics_accumulates_per_strategy_counters():
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from headroom.proxy.prometheus_metrics import PrometheusMetrics
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m = PrometheusMetrics()
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m.record_compression("smart_crusher", original_tokens=200, compressed_tokens=50)
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m.record_compression("smart_crusher", original_tokens=100, compressed_tokens=40)
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m.record_compression("diff", original_tokens=80, compressed_tokens=80) # no savings
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m.record_compression("code_aware", original_tokens=50, compressed_tokens=70) # negative savings
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assert m.compressions_by_strategy == {
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"smart_crusher": 2,
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"diff": 1,
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"code_aware": 1,
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}
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# Tokens saved is `max(0, original - compressed)` per strategy.
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# smart_crusher: 150 + 60 = 210; diff: 0 (no savings, dict entry omitted);
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# code_aware: 0 (negative).
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assert m.tokens_saved_by_strategy == {"smart_crusher": 210}
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def test_prometheus_export_does_not_leak_per_strategy_metrics():
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"""Per-strategy state is tracked in-process only. The Prometheus
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scrape output deliberately must NOT emit new metric names — the
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metric→Supabase pipeline treats each metric name as a column, and
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we cannot add new columns. This test guards that constraint: if a
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future change adds the metric to the scrape, this fails and forces
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a conscious decision."""
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import asyncio
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from headroom.proxy.prometheus_metrics import PrometheusMetrics
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m = PrometheusMetrics()
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m.record_compression("smart_crusher", original_tokens=200, compressed_tokens=50)
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m.record_compression("diff", original_tokens=120, compressed_tokens=70)
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output = asyncio.run(m.export())
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assert "headroom_compressions_total" not in output
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assert "headroom_tokens_saved_by_strategy_total" not in output
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# ─── End-to-end smoke (router + metrics together) ──────────────────────
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def test_router_with_prometheus_observer_increments_counters():
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"""Plumbing test: a router wired to a real PrometheusMetrics
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instance lights up the per-strategy counters as routing decisions
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accumulate. This is the production wiring shape from
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`headroom/proxy/server.py`."""
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from headroom.proxy.prometheus_metrics import PrometheusMetrics
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m = PrometheusMetrics()
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router = ContentRouter(ContentRouterConfig(), observer=m)
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fake_result = RouterCompressionResult(
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compressed="x",
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original="x",
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strategy_used=CompressionStrategy.MIXED,
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routing_log=[
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.JSON_ARRAY,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.SMART_CRUSHER,
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original_tokens=300,
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compressed_tokens=80,
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),
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.SOURCE_CODE,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.CODE_AWARE,
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original_tokens=200,
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compressed_tokens=120,
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),
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RoutingDecision(
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content_type=ContentType.JSON_ARRAY,
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strategy=CompressionStrategy.SMART_CRUSHER,
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original_tokens=100,
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compressed_tokens=40,
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),
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],
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)
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router._observe(fake_result)
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assert m.compressions_by_strategy == {"smart_crusher": 2, "code_aware": 1}
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assert m.tokens_saved_by_strategy == {
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"smart_crusher": (300 - 80) + (100 - 40), # 280
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"code_aware": (200 - 120), # 80
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}
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# ─── IntelligentContextManager wiring ──────────────────────────────────
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def test_intelligent_context_manager_forwards_observer_to_inner_router():
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"""COMPRESS_FIRST path must fire the observer.
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Regression guard for the bug introduced in PR #302 (commit
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cf979958, 2026-04-28): the observer was wired onto the outer
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ContentRouter in `proxy/server.py` but NOT onto the inner
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ContentRouter inside `IntelligentContextManager._get_content_router`.
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On Anthropic/Claude Code traffic — where most compression happens
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inside `_apply_compress_first` walking `tool_result` blocks — that
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silently zero'd the per-strategy counters even when 1M+ tokens were
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being compressed (see issue #327).
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The fix threads `observer=` through the IntelligentContextManager
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constructor into the inner router. This test asserts the wiring at
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the construction boundary; the observer fires when the inner router
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actually compresses content (covered indirectly by the existing
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`test_content_router_records_observer_call_per_routing_decision`).
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"""
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from headroom.config import IntelligentContextConfig
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from headroom.transforms.intelligent_context import IntelligentContextManager
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spy = SpyObserver()
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icm = IntelligentContextManager(
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config=IntelligentContextConfig(enabled=True),
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observer=spy,
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)
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# Force the lazy router to materialize.
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inner_router = icm._get_content_router()
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assert inner_router is not None, (
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"IntelligentContextManager could not construct its inner ContentRouter; "
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"fixture setup is broken"
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)
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assert inner_router._observer is spy, (
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"Inner ContentRouter is missing the observer reference. "
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"IntelligentContextManager must forward `observer=` to "
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"ContentRouter(...) at intelligent_context.py:_get_content_router."
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)
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def test_intelligent_context_manager_observer_defaults_to_none():
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"""Default constructor (no observer kwarg) leaves the inner router
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unobserved. Lock the default behavior so SDK callers that don't
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have a metrics object aren't forced to plumb one through."""
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from headroom.config import IntelligentContextConfig
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from headroom.transforms.intelligent_context import IntelligentContextManager
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icm = IntelligentContextManager(
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config=IntelligentContextConfig(enabled=True),
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)
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assert icm._observer is None
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inner_router = icm._get_content_router()
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assert inner_router is not None
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assert inner_router._observer is None
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