Quanzheng LongandGitHub 2e5025ec1a feat(checkpoint): force delta channel snapshot after max supersteps since last snapshot (#7746)
## Summary

Add a system-wide upper bound on supersteps-since-last-snapshot for
`DeltaChannel`, preventing unbounded ancestor walks on long-lived
threads where a delta channel stops receiving writes.

**Problem:** If a delta channel is written a few times (below
`snapshot_frequency`) and then never written again, it is never
snapshotted. Every subsequent run triggers an ancestor walk that grows
linearly with thread length — on long threads this becomes catastrophic.

**Solution:** Track a second counter (total supersteps) per delta
channel alongside the existing update count. Force a snapshot when
EITHER `updates >= snapshot_frequency` OR `supersteps >=
DELTA_MAX_SUPERSTEPS_SINCE_SNAPSHOT` (default 5000, overridable via env
`LANGGRAPH_DELTA_MAX_SUPERSTEPS_SINCE_SNAPSHOT`).

### Changes

- **`checkpoint` lib**: Rename metadata field
`delta_updates_since_snapshot: dict[str, int]` ->
`counters_since_last_snapshot: dict[str, tuple[int, int]]` where index 0
= updates, index 1 = supersteps.
- **`langgraph/_internal/_config.py`**: Add
`DELTA_MAX_SUPERSTEPS_SINCE_SNAPSHOT` constant with env override.
- **`langgraph/pregel/_checkpoint.py`**: Update
`delta_channels_to_snapshot()` predicate to fire on either threshold.
Rename reader helper to `read_counters_since_last_snapshot()`.
- **`langgraph/pregel/_loop.py`**: Iterate all delta channels each
superstep (not just updated ones) to bump the supersteps counter. Reset
both counters to `(0, 0)` on snapshot.
- **Tests**: Updated existing exit-mode tests for new field shape. Added
4 new tests covering forced snapshot (single run + multi-run
accumulation), predicate unit test, and counter reset.

## Test plan

- [x] `test_delta_channel_supersteps_bound.py` — 4 new tests all pass
- [x] `test_delta_channel_exit_mode.py` — 11 existing tests updated and
pass
- [x] `test_delta_channel_migration.py` — 11 tests pass
- [x] `test_channels.py` — 29 tests pass
- [x] `test_pregel.py` — 457 tests pass
- [x] `libs/checkpoint` test suite — 151 pass, 16 skipped
- [x] `make lint` clean (langgraph + checkpoint)
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