feat(events): implement event queue publish/subscribe for plan execution events #9304

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opened 2026-04-14 14:31:42 +00:00 by HAL9000 · 1 comment
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  • Branch: feat/event-queue-publish-subscribe
  • Commit message: feat(events): implement event queue publish/subscribe for plan execution events
  • Milestone: v3.5.0

Background and Context

The v3.5.0 milestone (M6: Autonomy Hardening) requires an operational event queue publish/subscribe system as a core acceptance criterion. As the CleverAgents system scales to support hierarchical plan decomposition with 4+ levels of subplans and 10+ concurrent parallel subplans, there is a critical need for a decoupled, observable event infrastructure.

Currently, plan execution components are tightly coupled with no standardized mechanism for cross-cutting concerns such as audit logging, real-time streaming to clients, and reactive monitoring. The event queue system will serve as the backbone for:

  1. Observability: Every significant plan lifecycle event is captured and persisted for audit and debugging.
  2. Real-time streaming: The A2A facade subscribes to events and streams them to connected clients via Server-Sent Events (SSE), enabling live plan progress updates.
  3. Decoupling: Publishers (plan executor, decision engine, tool runner) emit events without knowing who consumes them, enabling clean separation of concerns.
  4. Extensibility: New subscribers (metrics collectors, alerting systems, UI components) can be added without modifying publishers.

This in-process event bus is intentionally scoped to single-process operation for M6, with multi-process/distributed event streaming deferred to later milestones.


Expected Behavior

When plan execution begins, the event bus is active and all plan lifecycle events are published in real time. Subscribers registered for specific event types and/or plan IDs receive only the events they care about. All events are persisted to the database for audit trail purposes. The A2A facade subscribes to the event bus and streams events to connected clients via SSE without polling.

Event flow:

  1. Plan executor publishes PlanStarted when execution begins.
  2. Decision engine publishes DecisionMade for each decision recorded.
  3. Tool runner publishes ToolCalled before invoking a tool and ToolCompleted after.
  4. Subplan spawner publishes SubplanSpawned when a child plan is created and SubplanCompleted when it finishes.
  5. Plan executor publishes PlanCompleted or PlanFailed when execution ends.
  6. All events are written to the plan_events database table.
  7. The A2A SSE endpoint streams events to subscribed clients in real time.

Acceptance Criteria

  • EventBus class implemented with publish(event), subscribe(handler, event_types=None, plan_id=None), and unsubscribe(handler) methods
  • All 8 event types implemented: PlanStarted, PlanCompleted, PlanFailed, DecisionMade, ToolCalled, ToolCompleted, SubplanSpawned, SubplanCompleted
  • Each event carries: event_id (ULID), event_type, plan_id, timestamp (UTC ISO-8601), and payload (dict)
  • Subscribers can filter by event_type (one or more) and/or plan_id
  • Subscribers receive only events matching their filter criteria
  • Events are persisted to the plan_events database table immediately upon publish
  • The A2A facade subscribes to the event bus and streams events to clients via SSE
  • SSE stream correctly serializes events as JSON data: fields
  • Event bus handles subscriber exceptions gracefully (one failing subscriber does not block others)
  • Event bus is thread-safe for concurrent publish/subscribe operations
  • nox passes with test coverage ≥ 97% for all event bus modules

Subtasks

1. Event Schema and Data Model

  • Define BaseEvent dataclass with event_id (ULID), event_type, plan_id, timestamp, payload
  • Implement all 8 concrete event types as typed dataclasses inheriting from BaseEvent
  • Add plan_events database migration (table: id, event_id, event_type, plan_id, timestamp, payload JSONB)
  • Implement EventRepository with save(event) and list_by_plan(plan_id, event_types=None) methods

2. Event Bus Core

  • Implement EventBus class with thread-safe subscriber registry
  • Implement subscribe(handler, event_types=None, plan_id=None) — registers a callable handler with optional filters
  • Implement unsubscribe(handler) — removes handler from registry
  • Implement publish(event) — dispatches event to all matching subscribers, persists to DB, catches subscriber exceptions
  • Add EventBusError exception hierarchy for publish/subscribe failures
  • Write unit tests for EventBus covering: subscribe, unsubscribe, publish, filtering, exception isolation, thread safety

3. Publisher Integration

  • Integrate EventBus.publish(PlanStarted) into plan executor at plan start
  • Integrate EventBus.publish(PlanCompleted) and EventBus.publish(PlanFailed) into plan executor at plan end
  • Integrate EventBus.publish(DecisionMade) into decision engine when a decision is recorded
  • Integrate EventBus.publish(ToolCalled) before tool invocation and EventBus.publish(ToolCompleted) after
  • Integrate EventBus.publish(SubplanSpawned) when a child plan is created
  • Integrate EventBus.publish(SubplanCompleted) when a child plan finishes
  • Write integration tests verifying events are published during plan execution

4. Persistence Layer

  • Implement DatabaseEventSubscriber that persists every received event via EventRepository.save()
  • Register DatabaseEventSubscriber as a default subscriber on EventBus initialization
  • Write tests verifying events appear in plan_events table after plan execution

5. A2A SSE Streaming

  • Implement A2AEventSubscriber that buffers events for SSE delivery
  • Implement SSE endpoint in A2A facade that streams plan events as text/event-stream
  • SSE stream subscribes to EventBus filtered by plan_id from the session context
  • SSE stream serializes each event as data: <json>\n\n
  • SSE stream sends event: <event_type> field for client-side filtering
  • Handle SSE client disconnect by unsubscribing from EventBus
  • Write integration tests for SSE streaming with mock plan execution

6. Documentation and Cleanup

  • Add docstrings to all public EventBus methods
  • Add EVENTS.md documenting the event schema, all event types, and SSE usage
  • Update CHANGELOG.md with event queue feature entry
  • Ensure nox passes with coverage ≥ 97%

Definition of Done

This issue is closed when:

  1. All acceptance criteria checkboxes above are checked.
  2. All subtasks are completed and merged to master via PR from feat/event-queue-publish-subscribe.
  3. The PR has passed CI (all nox sessions green, coverage ≥ 97%).
  4. The PR has been reviewed and approved by at least one team member.
  5. The plan_events table exists in the production schema migration.
  6. The A2A SSE endpoint is live and verified to stream events during a real plan execution.
  7. The v3.5.0 milestone acceptance criterion "Event queue publish/subscribe operational" is satisfied.

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## Metadata - **Branch:** `feat/event-queue-publish-subscribe` - **Commit message:** `feat(events): implement event queue publish/subscribe for plan execution events` - **Milestone:** v3.5.0 --- ## Background and Context The v3.5.0 milestone (M6: Autonomy Hardening) requires an operational event queue publish/subscribe system as a core acceptance criterion. As the CleverAgents system scales to support hierarchical plan decomposition with 4+ levels of subplans and 10+ concurrent parallel subplans, there is a critical need for a decoupled, observable event infrastructure. Currently, plan execution components are tightly coupled with no standardized mechanism for cross-cutting concerns such as audit logging, real-time streaming to clients, and reactive monitoring. The event queue system will serve as the backbone for: 1. **Observability**: Every significant plan lifecycle event is captured and persisted for audit and debugging. 2. **Real-time streaming**: The A2A facade subscribes to events and streams them to connected clients via Server-Sent Events (SSE), enabling live plan progress updates. 3. **Decoupling**: Publishers (plan executor, decision engine, tool runner) emit events without knowing who consumes them, enabling clean separation of concerns. 4. **Extensibility**: New subscribers (metrics collectors, alerting systems, UI components) can be added without modifying publishers. This in-process event bus is intentionally scoped to single-process operation for M6, with multi-process/distributed event streaming deferred to later milestones. --- ## Expected Behavior When plan execution begins, the event bus is active and all plan lifecycle events are published in real time. Subscribers registered for specific event types and/or plan IDs receive only the events they care about. All events are persisted to the database for audit trail purposes. The A2A facade subscribes to the event bus and streams events to connected clients via SSE without polling. **Event flow:** 1. Plan executor publishes `PlanStarted` when execution begins. 2. Decision engine publishes `DecisionMade` for each decision recorded. 3. Tool runner publishes `ToolCalled` before invoking a tool and `ToolCompleted` after. 4. Subplan spawner publishes `SubplanSpawned` when a child plan is created and `SubplanCompleted` when it finishes. 5. Plan executor publishes `PlanCompleted` or `PlanFailed` when execution ends. 6. All events are written to the `plan_events` database table. 7. The A2A SSE endpoint streams events to subscribed clients in real time. --- ## Acceptance Criteria - [ ] `EventBus` class implemented with `publish(event)`, `subscribe(handler, event_types=None, plan_id=None)`, and `unsubscribe(handler)` methods - [ ] All 8 event types implemented: `PlanStarted`, `PlanCompleted`, `PlanFailed`, `DecisionMade`, `ToolCalled`, `ToolCompleted`, `SubplanSpawned`, `SubplanCompleted` - [ ] Each event carries: `event_id` (ULID), `event_type`, `plan_id`, `timestamp` (UTC ISO-8601), and `payload` (dict) - [ ] Subscribers can filter by `event_type` (one or more) and/or `plan_id` - [ ] Subscribers receive only events matching their filter criteria - [ ] Events are persisted to the `plan_events` database table immediately upon publish - [ ] The A2A facade subscribes to the event bus and streams events to clients via SSE - [ ] SSE stream correctly serializes events as JSON `data:` fields - [ ] Event bus handles subscriber exceptions gracefully (one failing subscriber does not block others) - [ ] Event bus is thread-safe for concurrent publish/subscribe operations - [ ] `nox` passes with test coverage ≥ 97% for all event bus modules --- ## Subtasks ### 1. Event Schema and Data Model - [ ] Define `BaseEvent` dataclass with `event_id` (ULID), `event_type`, `plan_id`, `timestamp`, `payload` - [ ] Implement all 8 concrete event types as typed dataclasses inheriting from `BaseEvent` - [ ] Add `plan_events` database migration (table: `id`, `event_id`, `event_type`, `plan_id`, `timestamp`, `payload` JSONB) - [ ] Implement `EventRepository` with `save(event)` and `list_by_plan(plan_id, event_types=None)` methods ### 2. Event Bus Core - [ ] Implement `EventBus` class with thread-safe subscriber registry - [ ] Implement `subscribe(handler, event_types=None, plan_id=None)` — registers a callable handler with optional filters - [ ] Implement `unsubscribe(handler)` — removes handler from registry - [ ] Implement `publish(event)` — dispatches event to all matching subscribers, persists to DB, catches subscriber exceptions - [ ] Add `EventBusError` exception hierarchy for publish/subscribe failures - [ ] Write unit tests for `EventBus` covering: subscribe, unsubscribe, publish, filtering, exception isolation, thread safety ### 3. Publisher Integration - [ ] Integrate `EventBus.publish(PlanStarted)` into plan executor at plan start - [ ] Integrate `EventBus.publish(PlanCompleted)` and `EventBus.publish(PlanFailed)` into plan executor at plan end - [ ] Integrate `EventBus.publish(DecisionMade)` into decision engine when a decision is recorded - [ ] Integrate `EventBus.publish(ToolCalled)` before tool invocation and `EventBus.publish(ToolCompleted)` after - [ ] Integrate `EventBus.publish(SubplanSpawned)` when a child plan is created - [ ] Integrate `EventBus.publish(SubplanCompleted)` when a child plan finishes - [ ] Write integration tests verifying events are published during plan execution ### 4. Persistence Layer - [ ] Implement `DatabaseEventSubscriber` that persists every received event via `EventRepository.save()` - [ ] Register `DatabaseEventSubscriber` as a default subscriber on `EventBus` initialization - [ ] Write tests verifying events appear in `plan_events` table after plan execution ### 5. A2A SSE Streaming - [ ] Implement `A2AEventSubscriber` that buffers events for SSE delivery - [ ] Implement SSE endpoint in A2A facade that streams plan events as `text/event-stream` - [ ] SSE stream subscribes to `EventBus` filtered by `plan_id` from the session context - [ ] SSE stream serializes each event as `data: <json>\n\n` - [ ] SSE stream sends `event: <event_type>` field for client-side filtering - [ ] Handle SSE client disconnect by unsubscribing from `EventBus` - [ ] Write integration tests for SSE streaming with mock plan execution ### 6. Documentation and Cleanup - [ ] Add docstrings to all public `EventBus` methods - [ ] Add `EVENTS.md` documenting the event schema, all event types, and SSE usage - [ ] Update `CHANGELOG.md` with event queue feature entry - [ ] Ensure `nox` passes with coverage ≥ 97% --- ## Definition of Done This issue is closed when: 1. All acceptance criteria checkboxes above are checked. 2. All subtasks are completed and merged to `master` via PR from `feat/event-queue-publish-subscribe`. 3. The PR has passed CI (all `nox` sessions green, coverage ≥ 97%). 4. The PR has been reviewed and approved by at least one team member. 5. The `plan_events` table exists in the production schema migration. 6. The A2A SSE endpoint is live and verified to stream events during a real plan execution. 7. The v3.5.0 milestone acceptance criterion "Event queue publish/subscribe operational" is satisfied. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Agent: new-issue-creator
HAL9000 added this to the v3.5.0 milestone 2026-04-14 14:32:56 +00:00
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Triage: Verified [AUTO-OWNR-1]

Valid feature: Event queue publish/subscribe is explicitly listed in the v3.5.0 milestone acceptance criteria: "Event queue publish/subscribe operational." This issue provides a comprehensive specification for the EventBus, all 8 event types, database persistence, and A2A SSE streaming.

The event bus is foundational for observability, real-time streaming to clients, and decoupling plan execution components. It's a prerequisite for the full autonomy acceptance flow.

Assigning to v3.5.0 (Autonomy Hardening) as this is explicitly required by the milestone. Priority High — core M6 deliverable.

MoSCoW: Must Have — event queue publish/subscribe is explicitly required by the v3.5.0 milestone acceptance criteria.


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✅ **Triage: Verified** [AUTO-OWNR-1] Valid feature: Event queue publish/subscribe is explicitly listed in the v3.5.0 milestone acceptance criteria: "Event queue publish/subscribe operational." This issue provides a comprehensive specification for the `EventBus`, all 8 event types, database persistence, and A2A SSE streaming. The event bus is foundational for observability, real-time streaming to clients, and decoupling plan execution components. It's a prerequisite for the full autonomy acceptance flow. Assigning to **v3.5.0** (Autonomy Hardening) as this is explicitly required by the milestone. Priority **High** — core M6 deliverable. MoSCoW: **Must Have** — event queue publish/subscribe is explicitly required by the v3.5.0 milestone acceptance criteria. --- **Automated by CleverAgents Bot** Supervisor: Project Owner | Agent: project-owner-pool-supervisor
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