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HAL9000 a6bb1f1d16 fix(concurrency): add thread safety to InvariantService
Add threading.RLock to InvariantService to prevent RuntimeError:
dictionary changed size during iteration and data corruption under concurrent
plan execution.

All public methods (add_invariant, list_invariants, remove_invariant,
get_effective_invariants, enforce_invariants) acquire the reentrant lock before
accessing shared mutable state (_invariants dict and _enforcement_records list).
Event emission is performed outside the lock to avoid holding it during I/O.

Added comprehensive BDD test coverage verifying lock attributes, concurrent
add/list/remove, effective-invariant retrieval under concurrency, enforcement
record safety, and singleton access patterns across 10+ threads per scenario.

ISSUES CLOSED: #8209
2026-05-09 16:22:36 +00:00
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@@ -5,6 +5,19 @@ The format follows [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.1.0/).
## [Unreleased]
### Fixed
- **Thread safety in InvariantService** (#8209): Added ``threading.RLock`` to prevent
``RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration`` and data corruption under
concurrent plan execution. All public methods (``add_invariant``, ``list_invariants``,
``remove_invariant``, ``get_effective_invariants``, ``enforce_invariants``) acquire the
reentrant lock before accessing the in-memory ``_invariants`` dict and
``_enforcement_records`` list. Event emission is performed outside the lock to avoid
holding it during I/O. Added comprehensive BDD test coverage verifying lock attributes,
concurrent add/list/remove, effective-invariant retrieval under concurrency, enforcement
record safety, and singleton access patterns across 10+ threads per scenario.
- Fixed `ReactiveEventBus.emit()` exception handler to log the full exception
message (`str(exc)`) and enable traceback forwarding (`exc_info=True`).
Previously the handler logged only the exception type name (e.g.
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@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ Below are some of the specific details of various contributions.
* HAL 9000 has contributed automated implementation, bug fixes, and feature development as part of the CleverAgents automation pool.
* HAL 9000 has contributed concurrency safety improvements, including thread-safe context tier management (issue #7547) for parallel plan execution.
* HAL 9000 has contributed the plan concurrency race-condition fix (#7989): wired `LockService` into the plan lifecycle, guarding `execute_plan()` and `apply_plan()` with plan-level advisory locks and unique per-invocation owner identities to prevent silent concurrent state corruption.
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* HAL 9000 has contributed the bug-hunt-pool-supervisor non-blocking tracking fix (#7875 / PR #7957): updated step 5 to be best-effort and added rule 9 to prevent the automation-tracking-manager call from blocking the main supervisor loop.
* Jeffrey Phillips Freeman has contributed the complete AUTO-BUG-POOL to AUTO-BUG-SUP tracking prefix fix across agent-system-specification.md, automation-tracking.md documentation and agent-system-specification.md spec document, replaced with correct `AUTO-BUG-SUP` prefix used by the bug-hunt-pool-supervisor agent (#7875).
* HAL 9000 has contributed the plugin entry point security hardening fix (#7476): enforced entry point allowlist validation before importing plugin modules to prevent malicious plugin loading.
* HAL 9000 has contributed the benchmark workflow separation (#9040): moved the benchmark-regression job out of the default PR workflow into a dedicated scheduled workflow, reducing median PR CI turnaround time from 99-132 minutes to under 30 minutes.
* HAL 9000 has contributed the plan tree JSON/YAML command envelope fix (#9163): wrapped `agents plan tree --format json/yaml` output in the spec-required command envelope structure, added summary statistics, decision_ids mapping, child_plans list, and accurate timing measurement.
* HAL 9000 has contributed the InvariantService thread safety fix (PR #8209): added ``threading.RLock`` to prevent ``RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration`` and data corruption under concurrent plan execution; all public methods now acquire the lock before accessing shared mutable state, with event emission moved outside the lock to avoid blocking I/O. Added comprehensive BDD test coverage for concurrent access safety across 10+ threads per scenario.
* This project was made possible thanks to considerable donation of time, money, and resources by CleverThis, Inc.
* HAL 9000 has contributed automated bug fixes, CLI output formatting improvements, and ongoing maintenance as part of the CleverAgents automation system.
* HAL 9000 has contributed the file edit encoding parameter fix (PR #8258 / issue #7559).
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
@mock_only
Feature: InvariantService thread safety (#8209)
As an ACMS developer
I want InvariantService to be safe for concurrent plan execution
So that parallel subplans sharing the same singleton instance do not
cause RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration or
data corruption in the in-memory stores
Background:
Given a thread-safe invariant service
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Basic lock presence
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: InvariantService has a reentrant lock attribute
Then the invariant service should have a _lock attribute
And the _lock should be a threading.RLock
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Concurrent add operations
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: Concurrent add from multiple threads does not raise RuntimeError
When 10 threads concurrently add 5 invariants each to the invariant service
Then no RuntimeError should have been raised during concurrent add
And the invariant service should contain at least 1 invariant
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Concurrent list operations
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: Concurrent list from multiple threads is data-race free
Given 20 invariants pre-added to the invariant service
When 5 threads concurrently list invariants and 5 threads concurrently add new ones
Then no exception should have been raised during concurrent list and add
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Concurrent remove operations
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: Concurrent remove from multiple threads does not corrupt state
Given 10 invariants stored in the invariant service
When 5 threads concurrently remove all known invariants
Then no exception should have been raised during concurrent remove
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Effective invariants under concurrency
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: get_effective_invariants under concurrent mutations returns consistent data
Given 10 invariants stored across multiple scopes
When 8 threads concurrently call get_effective_invariants while 4 threads add invariants
Then no exception should have been raised during concurrent effective invariant retrieval
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Enforcement record safety
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: Concurrent enforce_invariants is safe for _enforcement_records list
Given 5 invariants ready for enforcement
When 4 threads concurrently call enforce_invariants with the same list
Then no exception should have been raised during concurrent enforcement
And enforcement records should be non-empty
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
# Singleton safety: same instance shared across threads
# -----------------------------------------------------------------
Scenario: Shared singleton instance survives concurrent access from 20 threads
When 20 threads each add 3 invariants and immediately list them back
Then no exception should have been raised during concurrent singleton access
@@ -0,0 +1,410 @@
"""Step definitions for InvariantService thread-safety tests (#8209).
Verifies that all public methods of InvariantService are safe for
concurrent access from multiple threads, preventing:
- RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
- Data corruption in _invariants dict and _enforcement_records list
- Lost updates or phantom reads under concurrent plan execution
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import threading
from typing import Any
from behave import given, then, when
from cleveragents.application.services.invariant_service import InvariantService
from cleveragents.domain.models.core.invariant import (
Invariant,
InvariantEnforcementRecord,
InvariantScope,
)
__all__: list[str] = []
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Helpers
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
_THREAD_COUNT_DEFAULT = 10
def _make_invariant(
iid: str,
scope: InvariantScope = InvariantScope.GLOBAL,
source_name: str = "test-source",
) -> Invariant:
"""Create an Invariant for testing."""
return Invariant(
id=iid,
text=f"invariant-{iid}",
scope=scope,
source_name=source_name,
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Background
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@given("a thread-safe invariant service")
def step_given_thread_safe_service(context: Any) -> None:
context.invariant_service = InvariantService()
context.errors = []
context._add_lock = threading.Lock()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Lock attribute checks
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@then("the invariant service should have a _lock attribute")
def step_then_has_lock(context: Any) -> None:
assert hasattr(context.invariant_service, "_lock"), (
"InvariantService must have a _lock attribute"
)
@then("the _lock should be a threading.RLock")
def step_then_lock_is_rlock(context: Any) -> None:
# threading.RLock() returns an instance of _RLock (internal type).
# We verify it has the acquire/release interface of a reentrant lock.
lock = context.invariant_service._lock
assert hasattr(lock, "acquire"), "_lock must have acquire()"
assert hasattr(lock, "release"), "_lock must have release()"
# Verify reentrancy: acquiring twice from the same thread must not deadlock.
lock.acquire()
lock.acquire()
lock.release()
lock.release()
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Concurrent add
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@when("{n:d} threads concurrently add {k:d} invariants each to the invariant service")
def step_when_concurrent_add(context: Any, n: int, k: int) -> None:
errors: list[Exception] = []
def worker(thread_idx: int) -> None:
for i in range(k):
iid = f"ts-add-t{thread_idx}-v{i}"
inv = _make_invariant(iid, scope=InvariantScope.GLOBAL)
try:
context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=inv.source_name,
)
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=worker, args=(t,)) for t in range(n)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
context.errors = errors
@then("no RuntimeError should have been raised during concurrent add")
def step_then_no_runtime_error_add(context: Any) -> None:
runtime_errors = [e for e in context.errors if isinstance(e, RuntimeError)]
assert not runtime_errors, (
f"RuntimeError(s) raised during concurrent add: {runtime_errors}"
)
@then("the invariant service should contain at least {n:d} invariant")
def step_then_contains_at_least(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
invariants = context.invariant_service.list_invariants()
assert len(invariants) >= n, f"Expected at least {n} invariants, got {len(invariants)}"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Concurrent list + add
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@given("{n:d} invariants pre-added to the invariant service")
def step_given_pre_added(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
for i in range(n):
inv = _make_invariant(f"pre-{i}", scope=InvariantScope.GLOBAL)
context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=inv.source_name,
)
context._pre_ids = [inv.id for inv in [
Invariant(id=f"pre-{i}", text=f"invariant-pre-{i}",
scope=InvariantScope.GLOBAL, source_name="test-source")
]]
@when(
"{l:d} threads concurrently list invariants and {a:d} threads concurrently add new ones"
)
def step_when_concurrent_list_and_add(context: Any, l: int, a: int) -> None:
errors: list[Exception] = []
def list_worker(thread_idx: int) -> None:
for _ in range(10):
try:
context.invariant_service.list_invariants()
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
def add_worker(thread_idx: int) -> None:
for i in range(5):
iid = f"lsa-t{thread_idx}-v{i}"
inv = _make_invariant(iid, scope=InvariantScope.GLOBAL)
try:
context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=inv.source_name,
)
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=list_worker, args=(t,)) for t in range(l)]
threads += [threading.Thread(target=add_worker, args=(t,)) for t in range(a)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
context.errors = errors
@then("no exception should have been raised during concurrent list and add")
def step_then_no_exc_list_add(context: Any) -> None:
assert not context.errors, (
f"Exception(s) raised during concurrent list+add: {context.errors}"
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Concurrent remove
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@given("{n:d} invariants stored in the invariant service")
def step_given_stored_invariants(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
context._remove_ids = []
for i in range(n):
inv = _make_invariant(f"rm-{i}", scope=InvariantScope.GLOBAL)
try:
result = context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=inv.source_name,
)
context._remove_ids.append(result.id)
except Exception:
pass
@when("{n:d} threads concurrently remove all known invariants")
def step_when_concurrent_remove(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
errors: list[Exception] = []
ids = list(context._remove_ids)
def worker() -> None:
for iid in ids:
try:
context.invariant_service.remove_invariant(iid)
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=worker) for _ in range(n)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
context.errors = errors
@then("no exception should have been raised during concurrent remove")
def step_then_no_exc_remove(context: Any) -> None:
assert not context.errors, (
f"Exception(s) raised during concurrent remove: {context.errors}"
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Effective invariants under concurrency
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@given("{n:d} invariants stored across multiple scopes")
def step_given_multi_scope(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
context._eff_ids = []
scopes = [InvariantScope.GLOBAL, InvariantScope.PROJECT, InvariantScope.PLAN]
for i in range(n):
scope = scopes[i % len(scopes)]
inv = _make_invariant(f"eff-{i}", scope=scope)
try:
result = context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=f"source-{i % 3}",
)
context._eff_ids.append(result.id)
except Exception:
pass
@when(
"{e:d} threads concurrently call get_effective_invariants "
"while {a:d} threads add invariants"
)
def step_when_concurrent_effective(context: Any, e: int, a: int) -> None:
errors: list[Exception] = []
def eff_worker(thread_idx: int) -> None:
for _ in range(10):
try:
context.invariant_service.get_effective_invariants()
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
def add_worker(thread_idx: int) -> None:
for i in range(5):
inv = _make_invariant(f"eff-a-t{thread_idx}-{i}")
try:
context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=inv.source_name,
)
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=eff_worker, args=(t,)) for t in range(e)]
threads += [threading.Thread(target=add_worker, args=(t,)) for t in range(a)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
context.errors = errors
@then("no exception should have been raised during concurrent effective invariant retrieval")
def step_then_no_exc_effective(context: Any) -> None:
assert not context.errors, (
f"Exception(s) raised during concurrent effective-invariant retrieval: {context.errors}"
)
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Enforcement record safety
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@given("{n:d} invariants ready for enforcement")
def step_given_enforceable(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
context._enforce_invariants = []
for i in range(n):
inv = _make_invariant(f"enf-{i}", scope=InvariantScope.PLAN)
try:
result = context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=f"plan-for-enforcement",
)
context._enforce_invariants.append(result)
except Exception:
pass
@when("{n:d} threads concurrently call enforce_invariants with the same list")
def step_when_concurrent_enforce(context: Any, n: int) -> None:
errors: list[Exception] = []
invs = list(context._enforce_invariants or [])
def worker() -> None:
try:
context.invariant_service.enforce_invariants(
plan_id="test-plan",
invariants=invs,
)
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=worker) for _ in range(n)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
context.errors = errors
@then("no exception should have been raised during concurrent enforcement")
def step_then_no_exc_enforce(context: Any) -> None:
assert not context.errors, (
f"Exception(s) raised during concurrent enforcement: {context.errors}"
)
@then("enforcement records should be non-empty")
def step_then_records_non_empty(context: Any) -> None:
records = context.invariant_service._enforcement_records
assert len(records) > 0, "Expected at least one enforcement record"
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Singleton concurrent access
# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@when("{n:d} threads each add {k:d} invariants and immediately list them back")
def step_when_concurrent_singleton(context: Any, n: int, k: int) -> None:
errors: list[Exception] = []
def worker(thread_idx: int) -> None:
for i in range(k):
iid = f"singleton-t{thread_idx}-v{i}"
inv = _make_invariant(iid, scope=InvariantScope.GLOBAL)
try:
context.invariant_service.add_invariant(
text=inv.text,
scope=inv.scope,
source_name=inv.source_name,
)
result = context.invariant_service.list_invariants()
_ = len(result)
except Exception as exc:
with context._add_lock:
errors.append(exc)
threads = [threading.Thread(target=worker, args=(t,)) for t in range(n)]
for t in threads:
t.start()
for t in threads:
t.join()
context.errors = errors
@then("no exception should have been raised during concurrent singleton access")
def step_then_no_exc_singleton(context: Any) -> None:
assert not context.errors, (
f"Exception(s) raised during concurrent singleton access: {context.errors}"
)
@@ -15,10 +15,18 @@ Effective invariants are computed using plan > project > global order.
See ``merge_invariants`` for de-duplication semantics.
Based on ``docs/specification.md`` and implementation plan Stage M3.5.
## Thread Safety (#8209)
All public methods acquire ``self._lock`` (a ``threading.RLock``) before
accessing the shared ``_invariants`` dict and ``_enforcement_records`` list.
Event emission is deliberately performed outside the lock to avoid holding
the ReentrantLock during potentially-blocking I/O.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
import threading
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
import structlog
@@ -46,6 +54,9 @@ class InvariantService:
Provides add, list, remove (soft-delete), effective-set computation,
and enforcement record creation. All storage is in-memory.
Thread-safe via ``threading.RLock`` all shared mutable state is
guarded by ``self._lock`` (#8209).
"""
def __init__(self, event_bus: EventBus | None = None) -> None:
@@ -56,6 +67,7 @@ class InvariantService:
"""
self._invariants: dict[str, Invariant] = {}
self._enforcement_records: list[InvariantEnforcementRecord] = []
self._lock = threading.RLock()
self._logger = logger.bind(service="invariant")
self._sanitizer = PromptSanitizer()
self._event_bus = event_bus
@@ -95,7 +107,8 @@ class InvariantService:
source_name=source_name.strip(),
)
self._invariants[invariant.id] = invariant
with self._lock:
self._invariants[invariant.id] = invariant
self._logger.info(
"Invariant added",
invariant_id=invariant.id,
@@ -127,7 +140,9 @@ class InvariantService:
project_name=source_name if scope == InvariantScope.PROJECT else None,
)
result = [inv for inv in self._invariants.values() if inv.active]
with self._lock:
snapshot = [inv for inv in self._invariants.values() if inv.active]
result = list(snapshot)
if scope is not None:
result = [inv for inv in result if inv.scope == scope]
@@ -152,15 +167,17 @@ class InvariantService:
if not invariant_id or not invariant_id.strip():
raise ValidationError("Invariant ID must not be empty")
inv = self._invariants.get(invariant_id)
if inv is None:
raise NotFoundError(
resource_type="invariant",
resource_id=invariant_id,
)
# Invariant is frozen (immutable); create a new instance with active=False
deactivated = inv.model_copy(update={"active": False})
self._invariants[invariant_id] = deactivated
with self._lock:
inv = self._invariants.get(invariant_id)
if inv is None:
raise NotFoundError(
resource_type="invariant",
resource_id=invariant_id,
)
# Invariant is frozen (immutable); create a new instance with active=False
deactivated = inv.model_copy(update={"active": False})
self._invariants[invariant_id] = deactivated
self._logger.info("Invariant removed (soft-delete)", invariant_id=invariant_id)
return deactivated
@@ -183,7 +200,8 @@ class InvariantService:
Returns:
Merged, de-duplicated list of effective invariants.
"""
active = [inv for inv in self._invariants.values() if inv.active]
with self._lock:
active = [inv for inv in self._invariants.values() if inv.active]
plan_invs = [
inv
@@ -243,34 +261,34 @@ class InvariantService:
decision_id=str(ULID()),
)
records.append(record)
if not enforced and self._event_bus is not None:
try:
self._event_bus.emit(
DomainEvent(
event_type=EventType.INVARIANT_VIOLATED,
plan_id=plan_id,
details={
"invariant_id": inv.id,
"invariant_text": inv.text,
"scope": inv.scope.value,
},
)
)
except Exception:
self._logger.warning(
"event_bus_emit_failed",
event_type="INVARIANT_VIOLATED",
plan_id=plan_id,
exc_info=True,
)
self._enforcement_records.extend(records)
self._logger.info(
"Invariants enforced",
plan_id=plan_id,
count=len(records),
)
# Only extend enforcement records under lock; event emission is done outside.
with self._lock:
self._enforcement_records.extend(records)
# Event emission outside the lock to avoid blocking I/O.
if self._event_bus is not None:
for inv in invariants:
if inv.id in violated_ids:
try:
self._event_bus.emit(
DomainEvent(
event_type=EventType.INVARIANT_VIOLATED,
plan_id=plan_id,
details={
"invariant_id": inv.id,
"invariant_text": inv.text,
"scope": inv.scope.value,
},
)
)
except Exception:
self._logger.warning(
"event_bus_emit_failed",
event_type="INVARIANT_VIOLATED",
plan_id=plan_id,
exc_info=True,
)
for record in records:
try:
self._event_bus.emit(