fix(server): scope --reload watching to source dirs (#569)

When ``python server_main.py --reload`` was used, uvicorn's default
reload_dirs is the current working directory and StatReload walks the
whole tree for ``*.py`` files. Agent-generated code under
``WareHouse/session_<uuid>/code_workspace/<file>.py`` therefore triggers
a server restart mid-workflow; the webui is left waiting indefinitely
and the in-flight session is cancelled.

The project already ships a warning in both READMEs telling users to
drop ``--reload``, but that is exactly the tool dev loops need.

Fix: pass an explicit ``reload_dirs`` list containing only the server's
Python source folders (check, entity, functions, mcp_example, runtime,
schema_registry, server, tools, utils, workflow) and a matching
``reload_excludes`` set (WareHouse, logs, data, temp, node_modules) so
watchfiles-backed installs also stop observing output directories.

Users can override either list via repeatable ``--reload-dir`` and
``--reload-exclude`` flags.

The reload-kwargs construction is extracted into a pure helper so the
behaviour is unit-tested without spinning up a real server; nine new
tests cover the default behaviour, user overrides, argparse wiring, and
that the returned lists are defensive copies.

README / README-zh have been updated to reflect the new default.

Fixes #569

README-zh.md

@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ make dev
     # 从项目根目录运行
     uv run python server_main.py --port 6400 --reload
     ```
-    > 若输出文件（如 GameDev）触发重启导致任务中断、进度丢失，请去掉 `--reload`。
+    > `--reload` 仅监听服务端 Python 源代码目录，`WareHouse/` 下的智能体生成文件不会再触发重启。可通过 `--reload-dir` / `--reload-exclude`（可多次指定）自定义。
 
 2.  **启动前端**：
     ```bash

README.md

@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ make dev
     # Run from the project root
     uv run python server_main.py --port 6400 --reload
     ```
-    > Remove `--reload` if output files (e.g., GameDev) trigger restarts, which interrupts tasks and loses progress.
+    > `--reload` watches the server's Python source folders only; agent-generated files under `WareHouse/` no longer trigger restarts. Pass `--reload-dir` or `--reload-exclude` (repeatable) to customise.
 
 2.  **Start Frontend**:
     ```bash

server_main.py

@@ -9,9 +9,50 @@ from server.app import app
 ensure_schema_registry_populated()
 
 
-def main():
+# Directories containing the server's Python sources. When --reload is
-    import uvicorn
+# enabled, only these are watched so that agent-generated files under
+# WareHouse/, logs/, etc. never trigger a StatReload restart mid-workflow
+# (issue #569).
+RELOAD_SOURCE_DIRS = [
+    "check",
+    "entity",
+    "functions",
+    "mcp_example",
+    "runtime",
+    "schema_registry",
+    "server",
+    "tools",
+    "utils",
+    "workflow",
+]
 
+# Glob patterns excluded from reload watching. Only has effect when
+# ``watchfiles`` is installed (StatReload ignores these patterns), but
+# matches .gitignore intent as a second line of defence.
+RELOAD_EXCLUDES = [
+    "WareHouse/*",
+    "logs/*",
+    "data/*",
+    "temp/*",
+    "node_modules/*",
+]
+
+
+def build_reload_kwargs(args: argparse.Namespace) -> dict:
+    """Build the reload-related kwargs passed to ``uvicorn.run``.
+
+    Extracted so the configuration is unit-testable without spinning up
+    a real server. When ``--reload`` is off the return value is empty.
+    """
+    if not args.reload:
+        return {}
+    return {
+        "reload_dirs": list(args.reload_dir) if args.reload_dir else list(RELOAD_SOURCE_DIRS),
+        "reload_excludes": list(args.reload_exclude) if args.reload_exclude else list(RELOAD_EXCLUDES),
+    }
+
+
+def build_parser() -> argparse.ArgumentParser:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="DevAll Workflow Server")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--host",
@@ -36,17 +77,43 @@ def main():
         action="store_true",
         help="Enable auto-reload for development"
     )
-    
+    parser.add_argument(
-    args = parser.parse_args()
+        "--reload-dir",
-    
+        action="append",
+        default=None,
+        metavar="DIR",
+        help=(
+            "Directory to watch when --reload is active (repeatable). "
+            "Defaults to the server's Python source folders, which excludes "
+            "WareHouse/ and other output dirs."
+        ),
+    )
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--reload-exclude",
+        action="append",
+        default=None,
+        metavar="GLOB",
+        help=(
+            "Glob pattern excluded from reload watching (repeatable). "
+            "Requires watchfiles to take effect."
+        ),
+    )
+    return parser
+
+
+def main():
+    import uvicorn
+
+    args = build_parser().parse_args()
+
     # Configure structured logging
     import os
     os.environ['LOG_LEVEL'] = args.log_level.upper()
-    
+
     # Ensure log directory exists
     log_dir = Path("logs")
     log_dir.mkdir(exist_ok=True)
-    
+
     # Configure logging
     logging.basicConfig(
         level=getattr(logging, args.log_level.upper()),
@@ -56,10 +123,10 @@ def main():
             logging.StreamHandler()
         ]
     )
-    
+
     logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
     logger.info(f"Starting DevAll Workflow Server on {args.host}:{args.port}")
-    
+
     # Launch the server
     uvicorn.run(
         "server.app:app",
@@ -68,6 +135,7 @@ def main():
         reload=args.reload,
         log_level=args.log_level,
         ws="wsproto",
+        **build_reload_kwargs(args),
     )
 
 

tests/test_server_main_reload.py

@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+"""Tests for ``server_main.build_reload_kwargs``.
+
+Regression coverage for issue #569: when ``--reload`` is active the default
+watch configuration must exclude the WareHouse/ output directory, otherwise
+agent-generated files trigger a StatReload restart mid-workflow and the
+webui hangs indefinitely.
+
+The tests load ``server_main`` through an isolated ``importlib`` spec so
+that the stubs we inject for its heavy dependencies (``runtime.bootstrap``
+and ``server.app``) are cleaned up automatically and do not leak into the
+``sys.modules`` cache shared with the rest of the test suite.
+"""
+
+import argparse
+import importlib.util
+import sys
+from pathlib import Path
+from types import ModuleType
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+
+import pytest
+
+
+SERVER_MAIN_PATH = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "server_main.py"
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def server_main(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> ModuleType:
+    """Load ``server_main`` with heavy imports stubbed, cleaning up after."""
+    stubs = {}
+
+    def _stub(name: str) -> ModuleType:
+        stub = MagicMock(name=name)
+        stubs[name] = stub
+        return stub
+
+    for name in (
+        "runtime",
+        "runtime.bootstrap",
+        "runtime.bootstrap.schema",
+        "server",
+        "server.app",
+    ):
+        monkeypatch.setitem(sys.modules, name, _stub(name))
+
+    # Expose ensure_schema_registry_populated as a no-op callable on its module.
+    stubs["runtime.bootstrap.schema"].ensure_schema_registry_populated = lambda: None
+    stubs["server.app"].app = MagicMock(name="app")
+
+    spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location(
+        "server_main_under_test", SERVER_MAIN_PATH
+    )
+    module = importlib.util.module_from_spec(spec)
+    try:
+        spec.loader.exec_module(module)
+        yield module
+    finally:
+        sys.modules.pop("server_main_under_test", None)
+
+
+def _args(**overrides) -> argparse.Namespace:
+    defaults = dict(
+        reload=False,
+        reload_dir=None,
+        reload_exclude=None,
+    )
+    defaults.update(overrides)
+    return argparse.Namespace(**defaults)
+
+
+class TestBuildReloadKwargs:
+    def test_reload_disabled_returns_empty(self, server_main):
+        assert server_main.build_reload_kwargs(_args(reload=False)) == {}
+
+    def test_default_watches_source_dirs_only(self, server_main):
+        kw = server_main.build_reload_kwargs(_args(reload=True))
+        assert "server" in kw["reload_dirs"]
+        assert "runtime" in kw["reload_dirs"]
+        # The output dir that caused the bug must not be watched.
+        assert "WareHouse" not in kw["reload_dirs"]
+
+    def test_default_excludes_cover_output_dirs(self, server_main):
+        kw = server_main.build_reload_kwargs(_args(reload=True))
+        excludes = kw["reload_excludes"]
+        # Core regression: WareHouse/ writes must be ignored by watchfiles.
+        assert any("WareHouse" in p for p in excludes)
+        # Logs, data, temp, node_modules live in .gitignore too.
+        assert any("logs" in p for p in excludes)
+
+    def test_returned_lists_are_copies(self, server_main):
+        """Callers mutating the result must not poison the defaults."""
+        kw = server_main.build_reload_kwargs(_args(reload=True))
+        kw["reload_dirs"].append("WareHouse")
+        kw["reload_excludes"].append("junk")
+        fresh = server_main.build_reload_kwargs(_args(reload=True))
+        assert "WareHouse" not in fresh["reload_dirs"]
+        assert "junk" not in fresh["reload_excludes"]
+
+    def test_user_reload_dir_overrides_default(self, server_main):
+        kw = server_main.build_reload_kwargs(
+            _args(reload=True, reload_dir=["app", "lib"])
+        )
+        assert kw["reload_dirs"] == ["app", "lib"]
+        # Excludes keep their defaults.
+        assert any("WareHouse" in p for p in kw["reload_excludes"])
+
+    def test_user_reload_exclude_overrides_default(self, server_main):
+        kw = server_main.build_reload_kwargs(
+            _args(reload=True, reload_exclude=["*.md"])
+        )
+        assert kw["reload_excludes"] == ["*.md"]
+        # Dirs keep their defaults.
+        assert "server" in kw["reload_dirs"]
+
+
+class TestParserFlags:
+    def test_reload_dir_is_repeatable(self, server_main):
+        parser = server_main.build_parser()
+        args = parser.parse_args(["--reload", "--reload-dir", "a", "--reload-dir", "b"])
+        assert args.reload_dir == ["a", "b"]
+
+    def test_reload_exclude_is_repeatable(self, server_main):
+        parser = server_main.build_parser()
+        args = parser.parse_args(
+            ["--reload", "--reload-exclude", "x/*", "--reload-exclude", "y/*"]
+        )
+        assert args.reload_exclude == ["x/*", "y/*"]
+
+    def test_defaults_produce_empty_override_slots(self, server_main):
+        parser = server_main.build_parser()
+        args = parser.parse_args([])
+        assert args.reload is False
+        assert args.reload_dir is None
+        assert args.reload_exclude is None