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fix(pm-dispatch): detect pre-existing enqueue row — attach dispatch must not silently vanish (#2677) - #3143
handleTasks derived a canonical (kind, repo, issue) dedupe key for the issue_number attach flow and used the enqueue result unconditionally. The enqueue RPC dedupes against ALL rows incl. terminal ones and returns the pre-existing row — so a second dispatch to an already-tasked issue reported the OLD task as newly queued (201 + "Status: queued" comment) and the new dispatch's prompt silently vanished.
Fix (pinned shape from triage task 4092)
server.ts: capture request start before enqueue; isPreExistingTaskRow = created_at predates request start OR status is terminal (done/cancelled/failed).
attach flow + pre-existing canonical row → retry once with <canonical>:dispatch:<randomDispatchSuffix()> and report that distinct task, with a warning naming the pre-existing task + its status; if the retry also returns pre-existing, explicit warning ("no new task was queued") + pre_existing: true, task_status in the response.
caller-supplied dedupeKey repeat (non-attach) → existing task returned WITH a warning naming its actual status, never as newly queued.
Attach issue comment states the truth: pre-existing → Status: already existing (status: …) — this dispatch did not create a new task; the queue/queued label is only added when a task was actually queued by this dispatch.
queue.ts: stale L8-11 safety comment corrected to cover the attach flow.
Out of scope per packet: enqueue RPC dedupe semantics (#2323), attach target verification (#3007).
Tests
New test/dispatch_preexisting.test.ts (stubbed queue): terminal canonical-key attach, live canonical-key attach, retry-also-pre-existing, caller-supplied repeat, fresh pass-through, detector units — 8/8 pass on laptop (bun test).
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Task submission now identifies when a request matches an existing task and reports its status, rather than presenting it as newly queued.
When attaching to an existing issue, dispatch retries with a separate key and reports whether the retry created a task or matched another existing one.
Issue comments distinguish newly queued tasks from pre-existing tasks.
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Review comments at @pm-stack/dispatch/src/server.ts:
- Line 285: Update isPreExistingTaskRow and the enqueue flow to use an
authoritative inserted-versus-existing result rather than comparing created_at
with requestStartedAt. Preserve the attach retry for rows identified as
pre-existing and the queued response for newly inserted rows.
- Around line 328-329: Update enqueueDispatchTask so the attach path returns the
existing task when the dedupe key was caller-supplied, rather than enqueueing a
second task with retryKey; retain the retry behavior only for derived canonical
keys.
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The /v1/tasks endpoint now detects when enqueue returns a pre-existing task. Attach requests retry with a dispatch-scoped dedupe key. Comments and responses distinguish existing tasks from newly queued tasks.
Changes: Dispatch pre-existing task handling
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Detect and retry existing tasks pm-stack/dispatch/src/queue.ts, pm-stack/dispatch/src/server.ts, pm-stack/dispatch/test/dispatch_preexisting.test.ts
The endpoint classifies terminal rows as pre-existing and also checks whether created_at predates the request. Attach requests retry with a dispatch-scoped key. Tests cover existing terminal and live rows, retry outcomes, and fresh rows.
developing-today/code#2702 — Its smoke workflow checks repeat-run deduplication behavior affected by this change.
Merge Risk: Moderate · previous review d6d88
Resolve enqueue outcome detection and preserve caller-supplied dedupe keys before merging. Otherwise, dispatches can incorrectly report existing work as newly queued or queue duplicate work on repeated attach requests.
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Issue #2677 coding requirements are met. server.ts captures request start time and detects pre-existing rows by creation time or terminal status. Attach requests retry with a dispatch-specific key. …
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The changed files support issue #2677. server.ts implements pre-existing-row handling and response/comment behavior. queue.ts corrects the related safety documentation. The new tests verify the im…
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Issue #2677 coding requirements are met. server.ts captures request start time and detects pre-existing rows by creation time or terminal status. Attach requests retry with a dispatch-specific key. A second pre-existing result returns pre_existing: true, its status, and an explicit warning. Non-attach repeats return the existing task with a status warning. Attach comments report the actual status, and queue/queued is added only for a newly queued task. queue.ts contains the corrected safety comment. dispatch_preexisting.test.ts covers terminal and live attach rows, retry failure, repeated caller keys, fresh rows, and detection units.
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Preserve caller-supplied dedupe keys for attach requests
When a request supplies both issue_number and an explicit dedupe_key, repeating that request now creates another task instead of returning the existing one: this flag enables the random-suffix retry even though dedupeKey came from the caller rather than the canonical issue key. Consequently, callers retrying an attach request after a timeout can enqueue duplicate work despite supplying an idempotency key. Restrict the dispatch-scoped retry to derived canonical keys and use the existing-task warning path when the caller supplied the key.
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Fixed in 97e60a7 — valid catch. enqueueDispatchTask now takes callerSuppliedKey: when the request supplies an explicit dedupe_key (with or without issue_number), a pre-existing row is returned with the warning naming its actual status and no dispatch-scoped retry is attempted — the caller chose that key, so a repeat is an intentional dedupe. The dispatch-scoped retry now applies only to the canonical attach key. New stubbed-queue test covers the combined issue_number + explicit-key case (9/9 in test/dispatch_preexisting.test.ts).
Add endpoint-level coverage for a pre-existing task.
The current tests stop at enqueueDispatchTask. Add an authenticated POST /v1/tasks test with queue and GitHub stubs. Make both attach enqueue attempts return pre-existing rows. Assert that the response is 201 with pre_existing: true and task_status, that the issue comment contains already existing and not - Status: queued, and that addLabels is not called. Keep the existing helper assertions.
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Add an authenticated POST /v1/tasks endpoint test alongside the existing
enqueueDispatchTask coverage, using queue and GitHub stubs that return
pre-existing rows on both attach attempts. Assert a 201 response with
pre_existing: true and task_status, an issue comment containing “already
existing” but not “- Status: queued,” and that addLabels is not called; preserve
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Review comments at @pm-stack/dispatch/src/server.ts:
- Line 285: Update isPreExistingTaskRow and the enqueue flow to use an
authoritative inserted-versus-existing result rather than comparing created_at
with requestStartedAt. Preserve the attach retry for rows identified as
pre-existing and the queued response for newly inserted rows.
- Around line 328-329: Update enqueueDispatchTask so the attach path returns the
existing task when the dedupe key was caller-supplied, rather than enqueueing a
second task with retryKey; retain the retry behavior only for derived canonical
keys.
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Review comments at @pm-stack/dispatch/test/dispatch_preexisting.test.ts:
- Around line 99-115: Add an authenticated POST /v1/tasks endpoint test
alongside the existing enqueueDispatchTask coverage, using queue and GitHub
stubs that return pre-existing rows on both attach attempts. Assert a 201
response with pre_existing: true and task_status, an issue comment containing
“already existing” but not “- Status: queued,” and that addLabels is not called;
preserve the existing helper assertions.
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Do not classify pre-existing rows by comparing database and dispatch timestamps.
isPreExistingTaskRow compares the database-assigned created_at with the dispatch requestStartedAt using <. If the database clock runs ahead of the dispatch clock, or both values fall in the same millisecond, a live pre-existing task is classified as new. The attach retry is then skipped, and the response reports the task as queued. Use an authoritative inserted-versus-existing result from the enqueue path instead.
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Review comment at @pm-stack/dispatch/src/server.ts at line 285:
Update isPreExistingTaskRow and the enqueue flow to use an authoritative
inserted-versus-existing result rather than comparing created_at with
requestStartedAt. Preserve the attach retry for rows identified as pre-existing
and the queued response for newly inserted rows.
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Major · Functional Correctness · Quick win
Supported by static analysis
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Return the existing task for a caller-supplied dedupe_key, even with issue_number.
With issue_number, a repeated request that sends the same dedupe_key queues a second task under a random :dispatch: key. The non-attach path returns the existing task for a caller-supplied repeat. Apply that rule to the attach path too. Keep the retry only for the derived canonical key.
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Review comment at @pm-stack/dispatch/src/server.ts around lines 328 - 329:
Update enqueueDispatchTask so the attach path returns the existing task when the
dedupe key was caller-supplied, rather than enqueueing a second task with
retryKey; retain the retry behavior only for derived canonical keys.
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Fixes #2677 (queue task 4417).
Problem
handleTasksderived a canonical(kind, repo, issue)dedupe key for theissue_numberattach flow and used the enqueue result unconditionally. The enqueue RPC dedupes against ALL rows incl. terminal ones and returns the pre-existing row — so a second dispatch to an already-tasked issue reported the OLD task as newly queued (201 + "Status: queued" comment) and the new dispatch's prompt silently vanished.Fix (pinned shape from triage task 4092)
server.ts: capture request start before enqueue;isPreExistingTaskRow=created_atpredates request start OR status is terminal (done/cancelled/failed).enqueueDispatchTask(exported, stubbed-queue testable):<canonical>:dispatch:<randomDispatchSuffix()>and report that distinct task, with a warning naming the pre-existing task + its status; if the retry also returns pre-existing, explicit warning ("no new task was queued") +pre_existing: true, task_statusin the response.dedupeKeyrepeat (non-attach) → existing task returned WITH a warning naming its actual status, never as newly queued.Status: already existing (status: …) — this dispatch did not create a new task; thequeue/queuedlabel is only added when a task was actually queued by this dispatch.queue.ts: stale L8-11 safety comment corrected to cover the attach flow.Out of scope per packet: enqueue RPC dedupe semantics (#2323), attach target verification (#3007).
Tests
test/dispatch_preexisting.test.ts(stubbed queue): terminal canonical-key attach, live canonical-key attach, retry-also-pre-existing, caller-supplied repeat, fresh pass-through, detector units — 8/8 pass on laptop (bun test).server.test.ts(fix(pm-dispatch): POST /v1/sessions accepts an arbitrary directory — OIDC callers escape their repo clone #2903) timing flake (tests run ~4.5–5s against a 5s timeout) reproduced identically on clean maind20ccd686(2 pass / 1 fail in both trees); pre-existing, not this change.Need help on this PR? Tag
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