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69f2d3a430 chore(langgraph): re-implement exit mode for delta channel (#7730)
## Summary

Replaces `durability="exit"`'s blanket force-snapshot of every
`DeltaChannel` with proper write persistence that honors per-channel
`snapshot_frequency`, plus closes two latent bugs the force-snapshot was
masking.

Before: every exit-mode run wrote a full `_DeltaSnapshot` blob for every
delta channel, even when the channel had zero updates this run and was
nowhere near its `snapshot_frequency`. After: the same count-based
decision used by `durability="sync"`/`"async"` applies — channels at or
above `snapshot_frequency` snapshot; channels below it persist their
accumulated writes via a lazy "stub" anchor; untouched channels write
nothing.

## What changed

**Core redesign** (`pregel/_loop.py`, `pregel/_checkpoint.py`)

- Drop `force_delta_snapshot` from `create_checkpoint` and
`_should_snapshot_delta`.
- Add `decide_delta_snapshots(channels, counts)` pure helper used by
both `create_checkpoint` and the new exit-mode peek-ahead path.
- Add `_exit_delta_writes` accumulator: every delta-channel write
produced during a `durability="exit"` run (input writes from `_first` +
per-superstep writes captured before `pending_writes.clear()` in
`after_tick`) is collected into this list.
- Add `_put_exit_delta_writes` (sync + async): runs from
`_suppress_interrupt` BEFORE `_put_checkpoint(exiting=True)`. Filters
out channels that will snapshot, then persists remaining writes to
`checkpoint_writes` under an anchor parent. The anchor is the existing
saved parent on resumed runs, or a lazily-created empty stub on first
runs.
- Visibility ordering: stub put goes onto `_put_checkpoint_fut` (becomes
the next put's `prev`); exit-write futures go onto `_delta_write_futs`.
The existing `_checkpointer_put_after_previous` already drains both
before calling `saver.put`, so `final_checkpoint` is structurally
guaranteed to land last — readers never see a partial view.

**Latent bugs fixed (previously masked by force-snapshot)**

- **Sync drain race**: `SyncPregelLoop` now initializes
`_delta_write_futs = []` in `__enter__` and drains it in sync
`_checkpointer_put_after_previous` before `put`, mirroring the async
version. Without this, a multi-worker `BackgroundExecutor` could publish
a checkpoint before the writes that produced it.
- **Count double-bump in exit mode**: in `_put_checkpoint`,
`delta_updates_since_snapshot` was being incremented twice for the last
superstep — once by the intermediate `after_tick` call, once by
`_suppress_interrupt`. Force-snapshot used to reset all counts to 0 so
this never persisted; without it, snapshots would fire one superstep
early after every exit-mode run. Fixed by gating the count-bump behind
`not exiting`.

**Pre-existing input-durability gap**

- In the plain (non-Command) input path of `_first`, delta-channel input
writes are now persisted via `put_writes` (mirroring the Command path),
so sub-frequency inputs survive a `get_state` on resumed runs in
`sync`/`async` durability. Note: first-run `sync`/`async` still has the
same gap (writes orphan on the synthetic-empty parent id). That's
flagged as a follow-up — out of scope for this PR.

## Test plan

- Existing `tests/test_pregel.py` and `tests/test_pregel_async.py` pass
unchanged.
- Existing `tests/test_channels.py` (29 tests) and
`tests/test_delta_channel_migration.py` pass unchanged.
- New `tests/test_exit_delta_persistence.py` (11 tests) covers:
- **Write-path**: zero-write exit (no stub), all-snapshot first run (no
stub), sub-freq first run (single shared stub), sub-freq resumed run
(anchor on saved parent), sync-vs-exit count parity, mixed
snapshot/non-snapshot channels, snapshot fires at frequency.
- **Read-path**: K-run replay chain reads correctly across
stub→saved-parent transition; metadata `delta_updates_since_snapshot`
round-trips correctly; mixed sync/exit durability alternation produces
correct final state; snapshot+tail-deltas combination reads correctly.
- `make format && make lint && make test` in `libs/langgraph/`.

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Co-authored-by: Cursor <cursoragent@cursor.com>
Co-authored-by: Sydney Runkle <sydneymarierunkle@gmail.com>
2026-05-07 09:47:01 -07:00
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