deer-flow/backend/tests/test_loop_detection_middleware.py
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fix(middleware): add per-tool-type frequency detection to LoopDetectionMiddleware (#1988)
* fix(middleware): add per-tool-type frequency detection to LoopDetectionMiddleware

The existing hash-based loop detection only catches identical tool call
sets. When the agent calls the same tool type (e.g. read_file) on many
different files, each call produces a unique hash and bypasses detection.
This causes the agent to exhaust recursion_limit, consuming 150K-225K
tokens per failed run.

Add a second detection layer that tracks cumulative call counts per tool
type per thread. Warns at 30 calls (configurable) and forces stop at 50.
The hard stop message now uses the actual returned message instead of a
hardcoded constant, so both hash-based and frequency-based stops produce
accurate diagnostics.

Also fix _apply() to use the warning message returned by
_track_and_check() for hard stops, instead of always using _HARD_STOP_MSG.

Closes #1987

* Apply suggestions from code review

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>

* fix(lint): remove unused imports and fix line length

- Remove unused _TOOL_FREQ_HARD_STOP_MSG and _TOOL_FREQ_WARNING_MSG
  imports from test file (F401)
- Break long _TOOL_FREQ_WARNING_MSG string to fit within 240 char limit (E501)

* style: apply ruff format

* test: add LRU eviction and per-thread reset coverage for frequency state

Address review feedback from @WillemJiang:
- Verify _tool_freq and _tool_freq_warned are cleaned on LRU eviction
- Add test for reset(thread_id=...) clearing only the target thread's
  frequency state while leaving others intact

* fix(makefile): route Windows shell-script targets through Git Bash (#2060)

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Co-authored-by: Willem Jiang <willem.jiang@gmail.com>
Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Co-authored-by: Asish Kumar <87874775+officialasishkumar@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-04-11 17:33:27 +08:00

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"""Tests for LoopDetectionMiddleware."""
import copy
from unittest.mock import MagicMock
from langchain_core.messages import AIMessage, HumanMessage, SystemMessage
from deerflow.agents.middlewares.loop_detection_middleware import (
_HARD_STOP_MSG,
LoopDetectionMiddleware,
_hash_tool_calls,
)
def _make_runtime(thread_id="test-thread"):
"""Build a minimal Runtime mock with context."""
runtime = MagicMock()
runtime.context = {"thread_id": thread_id}
return runtime
def _make_state(tool_calls=None, content=""):
"""Build a minimal AgentState dict with an AIMessage.
Deep-copies *content* when it is mutable (e.g. list) so that
successive calls never share the same object reference.
"""
safe_content = copy.deepcopy(content) if isinstance(content, list) else content
msg = AIMessage(content=safe_content, tool_calls=tool_calls or [])
return {"messages": [msg]}
def _bash_call(cmd="ls"):
return {"name": "bash", "id": f"call_{cmd}", "args": {"command": cmd}}
class TestHashToolCalls:
def test_same_calls_same_hash(self):
a = _hash_tool_calls([_bash_call("ls")])
b = _hash_tool_calls([_bash_call("ls")])
assert a == b
def test_different_calls_different_hash(self):
a = _hash_tool_calls([_bash_call("ls")])
b = _hash_tool_calls([_bash_call("pwd")])
assert a != b
def test_order_independent(self):
a = _hash_tool_calls([_bash_call("ls"), {"name": "read_file", "args": {"path": "/tmp"}}])
b = _hash_tool_calls([{"name": "read_file", "args": {"path": "/tmp"}}, _bash_call("ls")])
assert a == b
def test_empty_calls(self):
h = _hash_tool_calls([])
assert isinstance(h, str)
assert len(h) > 0
def test_stringified_dict_args_match_dict_args(self):
dict_call = {
"name": "read_file",
"args": {"path": "/tmp/demo.py", "start_line": "1", "end_line": "150"},
}
string_call = {
"name": "read_file",
"args": '{"path":"/tmp/demo.py","start_line":"1","end_line":"150"}',
}
assert _hash_tool_calls([dict_call]) == _hash_tool_calls([string_call])
def test_reversed_read_file_range_matches_forward_range(self):
forward_call = {
"name": "read_file",
"args": {"path": "/tmp/demo.py", "start_line": 10, "end_line": 300},
}
reversed_call = {
"name": "read_file",
"args": {"path": "/tmp/demo.py", "start_line": 300, "end_line": 10},
}
assert _hash_tool_calls([forward_call]) == _hash_tool_calls([reversed_call])
def test_stringified_non_dict_args_do_not_crash(self):
non_dict_json_call = {"name": "bash", "args": '"echo hello"'}
plain_string_call = {"name": "bash", "args": "echo hello"}
json_hash = _hash_tool_calls([non_dict_json_call])
plain_hash = _hash_tool_calls([plain_string_call])
assert isinstance(json_hash, str)
assert isinstance(plain_hash, str)
assert json_hash
assert plain_hash
def test_grep_pattern_affects_hash(self):
grep_foo = {"name": "grep", "args": {"path": "/tmp", "pattern": "foo"}}
grep_bar = {"name": "grep", "args": {"path": "/tmp", "pattern": "bar"}}
assert _hash_tool_calls([grep_foo]) != _hash_tool_calls([grep_bar])
def test_glob_pattern_affects_hash(self):
glob_py = {"name": "glob", "args": {"path": "/tmp", "pattern": "*.py"}}
glob_ts = {"name": "glob", "args": {"path": "/tmp", "pattern": "*.ts"}}
assert _hash_tool_calls([glob_py]) != _hash_tool_calls([glob_ts])
def test_write_file_content_affects_hash(self):
v1 = {"name": "write_file", "args": {"path": "/tmp/a.py", "content": "v1"}}
v2 = {"name": "write_file", "args": {"path": "/tmp/a.py", "content": "v2"}}
assert _hash_tool_calls([v1]) != _hash_tool_calls([v2])
def test_str_replace_content_affects_hash(self):
a = {
"name": "str_replace",
"args": {"path": "/tmp/a.py", "old_str": "foo", "new_str": "bar"},
}
b = {
"name": "str_replace",
"args": {"path": "/tmp/a.py", "old_str": "foo", "new_str": "baz"},
}
assert _hash_tool_calls([a]) != _hash_tool_calls([b])
class TestLoopDetection:
def test_no_tool_calls_returns_none(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware()
runtime = _make_runtime()
state = {"messages": [AIMessage(content="hello")]}
result = mw._apply(state, runtime)
assert result is None
def test_below_threshold_returns_none(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=3)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
# First two identical calls — no warning
for _ in range(2):
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_warn_at_threshold(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=3, hard_limit=5)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
for _ in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Third identical call triggers warning
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is not None
msgs = result["messages"]
assert len(msgs) == 1
assert isinstance(msgs[0], HumanMessage)
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in msgs[0].content
def test_warn_only_injected_once(self):
"""Warning for the same hash should only be injected once per thread."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=3, hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
# First two — no warning
for _ in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Third — warning injected
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is not None
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in result["messages"][0].content
# Fourth — warning already injected, should return None
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_hard_stop_at_limit(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2, hard_limit=4)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
for _ in range(3):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Fourth call triggers hard stop
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is not None
msgs = result["messages"]
assert len(msgs) == 1
# Hard stop strips tool_calls
assert isinstance(msgs[0], AIMessage)
assert msgs[0].tool_calls == []
assert _HARD_STOP_MSG in msgs[0].content
def test_different_calls_dont_trigger(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2)
runtime = _make_runtime()
# Each call is different
for i in range(10):
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[_bash_call(f"cmd_{i}")]), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_window_sliding(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=3, window_size=5)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
# Fill with 2 identical calls
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Push them out of the window with different calls
for i in range(5):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[_bash_call(f"other_{i}")]), runtime)
# Now the original call should be fresh again — no warning
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_reset_clears_state(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Would trigger warning, but reset first
mw.reset()
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_non_ai_message_ignored(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware()
runtime = _make_runtime()
state = {"messages": [SystemMessage(content="hello")]}
result = mw._apply(state, runtime)
assert result is None
def test_empty_messages_ignored(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware()
runtime = _make_runtime()
result = mw._apply({"messages": []}, runtime)
assert result is None
def test_thread_id_from_runtime_context(self):
"""Thread ID should come from runtime.context, not state."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2)
runtime_a = _make_runtime("thread-A")
runtime_b = _make_runtime("thread-B")
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
# One call on thread A
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime_a)
# One call on thread B
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime_b)
# Second call on thread A — triggers warning (2 >= warn_threshold)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime_a)
assert result is not None
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in result["messages"][0].content
# Second call on thread B — also triggers (independent tracking)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime_b)
assert result is not None
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in result["messages"][0].content
def test_lru_eviction(self):
"""Old threads should be evicted when max_tracked_threads is exceeded."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2, max_tracked_threads=3)
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
# Fill up 3 threads
for i in range(3):
runtime = _make_runtime(f"thread-{i}")
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Add a 4th thread — should evict thread-0
runtime_new = _make_runtime("thread-new")
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime_new)
assert "thread-0" not in mw._history
assert "thread-0" not in mw._tool_freq
assert "thread-0" not in mw._tool_freq_warned
assert "thread-new" in mw._history
assert len(mw._history) == 3
def test_thread_safe_mutations(self):
"""Verify lock is used for mutations (basic structural test)."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware()
# The middleware should have a lock attribute
assert hasattr(mw, "_lock")
assert isinstance(mw._lock, type(mw._lock))
def test_fallback_thread_id_when_missing(self):
"""When runtime context has no thread_id, should use 'default'."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2)
runtime = MagicMock()
runtime.context = {}
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert "default" in mw._history
class TestAppendText:
"""Unit tests for LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text."""
def test_none_content_returns_text(self):
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text(None, "hello")
assert result == "hello"
def test_str_content_concatenates(self):
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text("existing", "appended")
assert result == "existing\n\nappended"
def test_empty_str_content_concatenates(self):
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text("", "appended")
assert result == "\n\nappended"
def test_list_content_appends_text_block(self):
"""List content (e.g. Anthropic thinking mode) should get a new text block."""
content = [
{"type": "thinking", "text": "Let me think..."},
{"type": "text", "text": "Here is my answer"},
]
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text(content, "stop msg")
assert isinstance(result, list)
assert len(result) == 3
assert result[0] == content[0]
assert result[1] == content[1]
assert result[2] == {"type": "text", "text": "\n\nstop msg"}
def test_empty_list_content_appends_text_block(self):
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text([], "stop msg")
assert isinstance(result, list)
assert len(result) == 1
assert result[0] == {"type": "text", "text": "\n\nstop msg"}
def test_unexpected_type_coerced_to_str(self):
"""Unexpected content types should be coerced to str as a fallback."""
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text(42, "stop msg")
assert isinstance(result, str)
assert result == "42\n\nstop msg"
def test_list_content_not_mutated_in_place(self):
"""_append_text must not modify the original list."""
original = [{"type": "text", "text": "hello"}]
result = LoopDetectionMiddleware._append_text(original, "appended")
assert len(original) == 1 # original unchanged
assert len(result) == 2 # new list has the appended block
class TestHardStopWithListContent:
"""Regression tests: hard stop must not crash when AIMessage.content is a list."""
def test_hard_stop_with_list_content(self):
"""Hard stop on list content should not raise TypeError (regression)."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2, hard_limit=4)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
# Build state with list content (e.g. Anthropic thinking mode)
list_content = [
{"type": "thinking", "text": "Let me think..."},
{"type": "text", "text": "I'll run ls"},
]
for _ in range(3):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call, content=list_content), runtime)
# Fourth call triggers hard stop — must not raise TypeError
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call, content=list_content), runtime)
assert result is not None
msg = result["messages"][0]
assert isinstance(msg, AIMessage)
assert msg.tool_calls == []
# Content should remain a list with the stop message appended
assert isinstance(msg.content, list)
assert len(msg.content) == 3
assert msg.content[2]["type"] == "text"
assert _HARD_STOP_MSG in msg.content[2]["text"]
def test_hard_stop_with_none_content(self):
"""Hard stop on None content should produce a plain string."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2, hard_limit=4)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
for _ in range(3):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# Fourth call with default empty-string content
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is not None
msg = result["messages"][0]
assert isinstance(msg.content, str)
assert _HARD_STOP_MSG in msg.content
def test_hard_stop_with_str_content(self):
"""Hard stop on str content should concatenate the stop message."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(warn_threshold=2, hard_limit=4)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [_bash_call("ls")]
for _ in range(3):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call, content="thinking..."), runtime)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call, content="thinking..."), runtime)
assert result is not None
msg = result["messages"][0]
assert isinstance(msg.content, str)
assert msg.content.startswith("thinking...")
assert _HARD_STOP_MSG in msg.content
class TestToolFrequencyDetection:
"""Tests for per-tool-type frequency detection (Layer 2).
This catches the case where an agent calls the same tool type many times
with *different* arguments (e.g. read_file on 40 different files), which
bypasses hash-based detection.
"""
def _read_call(self, path):
return {"name": "read_file", "id": f"call_read_{path}", "args": {"path": path}}
def test_below_freq_warn_returns_none(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=5, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
for i in range(4):
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_freq_warn_at_threshold(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=5, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
for i in range(4):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime)
# 5th call to read_file (different file each time) triggers freq warning
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_4.py")]), runtime)
assert result is not None
msg = result["messages"][0]
assert isinstance(msg, HumanMessage)
assert "read_file" in msg.content
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in msg.content
def test_freq_warn_only_injected_once(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=3, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
for i in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime)
# 3rd triggers warning
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_2.py")]), runtime)
assert result is not None
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in result["messages"][0].content
# 4th should not re-warn (already warned for read_file)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_3.py")]), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_freq_hard_stop_at_limit(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=3, tool_freq_hard_limit=6)
runtime = _make_runtime()
for i in range(5):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime)
# 6th call triggers hard stop
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_5.py")]), runtime)
assert result is not None
msg = result["messages"][0]
assert isinstance(msg, AIMessage)
assert msg.tool_calls == []
assert "FORCED STOP" in msg.content
assert "read_file" in msg.content
def test_different_tools_tracked_independently(self):
"""read_file and bash should have independent frequency counters."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=3, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
# 2 read_file calls
for i in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime)
# 2 bash calls — should not trigger (bash count = 2, read_file count = 2)
for i in range(2):
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[_bash_call(f"cmd_{i}")]), runtime)
assert result is None
# 3rd read_file triggers (read_file count = 3)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_2.py")]), runtime)
assert result is not None
assert "read_file" in result["messages"][0].content
def test_freq_reset_clears_state(self):
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=3, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
for i in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime)
mw.reset()
# After reset, count restarts — should not trigger
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_new.py")]), runtime)
assert result is None
def test_freq_reset_per_thread_clears_only_target(self):
"""reset(thread_id=...) should clear frequency state for that thread only."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=3, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime_a = _make_runtime("thread-A")
runtime_b = _make_runtime("thread-B")
# 2 calls on each thread
for i in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/a_{i}.py")]), runtime_a)
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/b_{i}.py")]), runtime_b)
# Reset only thread-A
mw.reset(thread_id="thread-A")
assert "thread-A" not in mw._tool_freq
assert "thread-A" not in mw._tool_freq_warned
# thread-B state should still be intact — 3rd call triggers warn
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/b_2.py")]), runtime_b)
assert result is not None
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in result["messages"][0].content
# thread-A restarted from 0 — should not trigger
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/a_new.py")]), runtime_a)
assert result is None
def test_freq_per_thread_isolation(self):
"""Frequency counts should be independent per thread."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=3, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime_a = _make_runtime("thread-A")
runtime_b = _make_runtime("thread-B")
# 2 calls on thread A
for i in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/file_{i}.py")]), runtime_a)
# 2 calls on thread B — should NOT push thread A over threshold
for i in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call(f"/other_{i}.py")]), runtime_b)
# 3rd call on thread A — triggers (count=3 for thread A only)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/file_2.py")]), runtime_a)
assert result is not None
assert "LOOP DETECTED" in result["messages"][0].content
def test_multi_tool_single_response_counted(self):
"""When a single response has multiple tool calls, each is counted."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(tool_freq_warn=5, tool_freq_hard_limit=10)
runtime = _make_runtime()
# Response 1: 2 read_file calls → count = 2
call = [self._read_call("/a.py"), self._read_call("/b.py")]
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is None
# Response 2: 2 more → count = 4
call = [self._read_call("/c.py"), self._read_call("/d.py")]
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is None
# Response 3: 1 more → count = 5 → triggers warn
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=[self._read_call("/e.py")]), runtime)
assert result is not None
assert "read_file" in result["messages"][0].content
def test_hash_detection_takes_priority(self):
"""Hash-based hard stop fires before frequency check for identical calls."""
mw = LoopDetectionMiddleware(
warn_threshold=2,
hard_limit=3,
tool_freq_warn=100,
tool_freq_hard_limit=200,
)
runtime = _make_runtime()
call = [self._read_call("/same_file.py")]
for _ in range(2):
mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
# 3rd identical call → hash hard_limit=3 fires (not freq)
result = mw._apply(_make_state(tool_calls=call), runtime)
assert result is not None
msg = result["messages"][0]
assert isinstance(msg, AIMessage)
assert _HARD_STOP_MSG in msg.content