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Benchmark PR from qodo-benchmark#441

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed skip propagation handling in workflow graphs to properly manage downstream node execution state.
  • Tests

    • Added comprehensive test coverage for skip propagation behavior across various edge states and recursive propagation scenarios.

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This change modifies the skip propagation logic in the graph traversal engine to invoke start_execution for downstream nodes when incoming edges are TAKEN, and reorders operations in _propagate_skip_to_node to recursively propagate skips before marking edges as skipped. Comprehensive unit tests verify the propagation behavior across unknown, taken, and skipped edge states.

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Core Skip Propagation Logic
api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/skip_propagator.py
Modified propagate_skip_from_edge to invoke start_execution and enqueue downstream node when incoming edge is TAKEN; reordered _propagate_skip_to_node to call propagate_skip_from_edge recursively before marking edges as skipped.
Test Package & Suite
api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/__init__.py, api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/test_skip_propagator.py
Added package docstring and new test class TestSkipPropagator with 6 test methods validating skip propagation across unknown edges, taken edges, all-skipped edges, recursive chains, and mixed edge states using mocked Graph and GraphStateManager instances.

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🐰 Hops through edges, skip by skip,
Reordering the traversal trip!
Taken paths spring to life with care,
While skipped ones propagate with flair.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title accurately reflects the main change: fixing a workflow completion issue when nodes are still executing due to lost start_execution calls in skip scenarios.
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🤖 Fix all issues with AI agents
In `@api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/skip_propagator.py`:
- Around line 83-86: The bug is that in _propagate_skip_to_node the outgoing
edge is propagated before it is marked skipped, causing propagate_skip_from_edge
to see the edge as UNKNOWN and abort; change the order so you call
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id) before calling
self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id), mirroring the correct ordering used in
skip_branch_paths (mark then propagate) to ensure downstream analyze_edge_states
sees the edge as SKIPPED.
- Around line 60-65: propagate_skip_from_edge currently calls
propagate_skip_from_edge before marking the edge skipped and may call
start_execution/enqueue_node multiple times while printing; fix by first calling
mark_edge_skipped for the edge (use the same edge identifier used in
propagate_skip_from_edge), then call propagate_skip_from_edge; replace the
print(f"Starting execution for node: {downstream_node_id}") with a logger call;
and guard duplicate enqueue by checking the node's ready/enqueued state via
_state_manager before invoking _state_manager.enqueue_node(downstream_node_id)
(or ensure the ready queue deduplicates) so
_state_manager.start_execution(downstream_node_id) and enqueue are only invoked
once per node transition.
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api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/skip_propagator.py (1)

61-63: Use logger for execution flow messaging to maintain consistency with codebase conventions.

The project consistently uses structured logging throughout graph_engine/ (all related modules follow logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)). The print() statement at line 62 is the only instance in the entire directory and bypasses log configuration. Replace with logger.debug() to match the established pattern.

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+import logging
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+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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-            print(f"Starting execution for node: {downstream_node_id}")
+            logger.debug("Starting execution for node: %s", downstream_node_id)
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api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/test_skip_propagator.py (2)
api/core/workflow/graph/graph.py (2)
  • Graph (36-372)
  • get_incoming_edges (364-372)
api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/skip_propagator.py (4)
  • SkipPropagator (14-97)
  • propagate_skip_from_edge (37-69)
  • _propagate_skip_to_node (71-86)
  • skip_branch_paths (88-97)
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api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/__init__.py (1)

1-1: Nice touch adding the package docstring.
Keeps the test package self-describing.

api/tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/test_skip_propagator.py (3)

1-114: Solid coverage for unknown/taken/all-skipped edge states.
The tests exercise the core branch conditions well and validate key state-manager interactions.


115-185: Good coverage for skip propagation and branch skipping.
These tests capture the expected calls for node/edge skipping and propagation paths.


186-307: Recursive and mixed-state scenarios are well exercised.
Nice to see multi-step propagation and state reset behavior covered.

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Comment on lines 60 to 65
if edge_states["has_taken"]:
# Enqueue node
# Start execution and enqueue node
print(f"Starting execution for node: {downstream_node_id}")
self._state_manager.start_execution(downstream_node_id)
self._state_manager.enqueue_node(downstream_node_id)
return
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⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

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Fix edge-state ordering and guard against duplicate node start/enqueue calls.

Line 85–86: propagate_skip_from_edge is called before mark_edge_skipped, leaving the edge in UNKNOWN state. When the downstream node analyzes its incoming edges, it encounters this UNKNOWN edge and returns early (line 56–57), blocking skip propagation. Reverse the order: mark the edge as skipped first.

Line 60–65: If a node has multiple incoming edges and propagate_skip_from_edge is called for each, the condition has_taken=True will trigger start_execution + enqueue_node multiple times. Although start_execution uses an idempotent set, enqueue_node calls _ready_queue.put() without deduplication, risking duplicate queue entries. Either guard by checking node state before enqueue, or verify the queue deduplicates on put.

Line 62: Replace print() with logging.

🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/skip_propagator.py` around
lines 60 - 65, propagate_skip_from_edge currently calls propagate_skip_from_edge
before marking the edge skipped and may call start_execution/enqueue_node
multiple times while printing; fix by first calling mark_edge_skipped for the
edge (use the same edge identifier used in propagate_skip_from_edge), then call
propagate_skip_from_edge; replace the print(f"Starting execution for node:
{downstream_node_id}") with a logger call; and guard duplicate enqueue by
checking the node's ready/enqueued state via _state_manager before invoking
_state_manager.enqueue_node(downstream_node_id) (or ensure the ready queue
deduplicates) so _state_manager.start_execution(downstream_node_id) and enqueue
are only invoked once per node transition.

Comment on lines 83 to +86
for edge in outgoing_edges:
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
# Recursively propagate skip
self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id)
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
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Mark edge skipped before recursing into downstream propagation.

In _propagate_skip_to_node, calling propagate_skip_from_edge before mark_edge_skipped causes the edge to remain in UNKNOWN state during downstream analysis. When propagate_skip_from_edge retrieves the downstream node's incoming edges and calls analyze_edge_states, it detects the current edge as UNKNOWN, triggering an early return (line 56-57 in propagate_skip_from_edge). This blocks deeper skip propagation—a correctness regression.

The correct pattern is already implemented in skip_branch_paths (lines 95-97), where the edge is marked before propagation. Apply the same order here.

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         for edge in outgoing_edges:
-            # Recursively propagate skip
-            self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id)
-            self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
+            self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
+            # Recursively propagate skip
+            self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id)
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for edge in outgoing_edges:
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
# Recursively propagate skip
self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id)
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
for edge in outgoing_edges:
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id)
# Recursively propagate skip
self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id)
🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
In `@api/core/workflow/graph_engine/graph_traversal/skip_propagator.py` around
lines 83 - 86, The bug is that in _propagate_skip_to_node the outgoing edge is
propagated before it is marked skipped, causing propagate_skip_from_edge to see
the edge as UNKNOWN and abort; change the order so you call
self._state_manager.mark_edge_skipped(edge.id) before calling
self.propagate_skip_from_edge(edge.id), mirroring the correct ordering used in
skip_branch_paths (mark then propagate) to ensure downstream analyze_edge_states
sees the edge as SKIPPED.

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