fix(task): recover dead nested delegations - #1638
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WalkthroughThe change adds dead delegation-chain detection and recovery. Lifecycle rules, startup reconciliation, and runtime re-delegation now repair delegated children with no live owner. Model checks, documentation, exports, and tests cover the new behavior. ChangesNested delegation recovery
Priority: ➖ Normal Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant ClineProvider
participant TaskHistoryStore
participant taskLifecycle
ClineProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: refresh awaited-child history
ClineProvider->>ClineProvider: check task liveness across active instances
ClineProvider->>taskLifecycle: evaluate dead delegation chain
taskLifecycle-->>ClineProvider: recover delegated child as interrupted
ClineProvider->>TaskHistoryStore: persist recovered child
Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Opening an additional task tab while a delegated chain still has a live owner can incorrectly mark that chain interrupted and sever its delegation state. Coordinate startup recovery with live owners before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 6 | ❌ 2❌ Failed checks (2 warnings)
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Full details: Regression EvidenceExplanation The new dead-chain recovery paths have focused unit, reconciliation, and provider tests. The added lifecycle abort branches do not have equivalent focused coverage. Resolution Add focused Full details: Lifecycle Resource CleanupExplanation The changed post-commit disposal check can create a task after provider disposal. Resolution Do not restore the parent in the delegation rollback after
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In `@src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/taskLifecycle.spec.ts`:
- Around line 80-86: Add a regression case in the isDeadDelegationChain tests
where grandchild is interrupted but has a live runtime owner, and assert the
result is false. Keep the existing child-live case intact and use the same task
lookup and ownership predicates to cover every task in the awaited delegation
chain.
In `@src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts`:
- Around line 474-476: Make delegated-child recovery in TaskHistoryStore use the
same provider-wide ownership reservation as runtime recovery: check liveness and
retain the reservation through recoverDeadDelegatedChild and upsertCore
persistence. Update ClineProvider registration paths and atomicReadAndUpdate so
task registration waits for or honors that reservation, preventing ownership
changes between the liveness check and persisted recovery. Add coverage for an
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docs/architecture/task-lifecycle-model.md (1)
49-49: LGTM!Also applies to: 117-117, 133-143
| expect( | ||
| isDeadDelegationChain( | ||
| child, | ||
| (id) => tasks.get(id), | ||
| (id) => id === child.id, | ||
| ), | ||
| ).toBe(false) |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Cover a live descendant in the delegation chain.
The test only marks the root child as live. Add a case where grandchild is interrupted but has a live runtime owner, and assert isDeadDelegationChain returns false. This protects the fail-closed rule for every task in the awaited chain.
Proposed test
expect(
isDeadDelegationChain(
child,
(id) => tasks.get(id),
(id) => id === child.id,
),
).toBe(false)
+ expect(
+ isDeadDelegationChain(
+ child,
+ (id) => tasks.get(id),
+ (id) => id === interrupted.id,
+ ),
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| expect( | |
| isDeadDelegationChain( | |
| child, | |
| (id) => tasks.get(id), | |
| (id) => id === child.id, | |
| ), | |
| ).toBe(false) | |
| expect( | |
| isDeadDelegationChain( | |
| child, | |
| (id) => tasks.get(id), | |
| (id) => id === child.id, | |
| ), | |
| ).toBe(false) | |
| expect( | |
| isDeadDelegationChain( | |
| child, | |
| (id) => tasks.get(id), | |
| (id) => id === interrupted.id, | |
| ), | |
| ).toBe(false) |
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In `@src/core/task-persistence/__tests__/taskLifecycle.spec.ts` around lines 80 -
86, Add a regression case in the isDeadDelegationChain tests where grandchild is
interrupted but has a live runtime owner, and assert the result is false. Keep
the existing child-live case intact and use the same task lookup and ownership
predicates to cover every task in the awaited delegation chain.
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| } else if (child.status === "delegated" && isDeadDelegationChain(child, (id) => byId.get(id))) { | ||
| const recoveredChild = recoverDeadDelegatedChild(item, child) | ||
| await this.upsertCore(recoveredChild) |
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Make delegated-child recovery atomic with provider-wide runtime ownership.
Startup recovery at TaskHistoryStore.ts:474-476 calls isDeadDelegationChain without a liveness predicate. Separate sidebar and editor providers share ClineProvider.activeInstances, and history rehydration does not await store initialization. Startup recovery can therefore interrupt a delegated child or descendant that another provider already owns.
Runtime recovery checks liveness at ClineProvider.ts:3872-3883, but task registration does not use the store lock. atomicReadAndUpdate persists before it resolves, so another task can register during the awaited persistence interval after the liveness check and before the interrupted state is written.
Use one provider-wide ownership reservation for both recovery paths. Hold it from the liveness check through persistence, and make task-registration paths honor it. Test an owner present during startup reconciliation and an owner registered during runtime persistence.
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In `@src/core/task-persistence/TaskHistoryStore.ts` around lines 474 - 476, Make
delegated-child recovery in TaskHistoryStore use the same provider-wide
ownership reservation as runtime recovery: check liveness and retain the
reservation through recoverDeadDelegatedChild and upsertCore persistence. Update
ClineProvider registration paths and atomicReadAndUpdate so task registration
waits for or honors that reservation, preventing ownership changes between the
liveness check and persisted recovery. Add coverage for an existing owner during
startup reconciliation and an owner registering during runtime persistence.
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In `@scripts/check-task-lifecycle.ts`:
- Line 97: Update the withLiveTasks call in the delegation state transition to
remove parentId from state.liveTaskIds before adding childId, preserving only
still-live tasks so isDeadDelegationChain can detect nested-delegation recovery
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49-49: LGTM!Also applies to: 118-118, 134-144
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| name: `delegate(${parentId}, ${childId})`, | ||
| next: replace(state, delegated, task(childId, parentId)), | ||
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
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Remove the delegating task from liveTaskIds.
When delegation removes the parent from TaskRegistry, hasRunning(parentId) becomes false. Line 97 preserves parentId, so isDeadDelegationChain can treat the delegated chain as live and miss nested-delegation recovery. Filter parentId before adding childId:
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In `@scripts/check-task-lifecycle.ts` at line 97, Update the withLiveTasks call in
the delegation state transition to remove parentId from state.liveTaskIds before
adding childId, preserving only still-live tasks so isDeadDelegationChain can
detect nested-delegation recovery correctly.
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