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active_rpc/
kernel.rs

1//! The kernel: one agent's capability table, promise graph, lanes, channels and
2//! dispatch loop.
3//!
4//! The kernel is a deterministic state machine. Nothing here does I/O, timing or
5//! threading: providers are ordinary objects, the clock is a counter, and the
6//! dispatch loop is driven by [`Agent::run`]. That makes capability semantics,
7//! attenuation and pipelining observable and reproducible in tests — and it
8//! means a transport is a thin adapter over the same machine (ADR-0002 in this
9//! crate).
10//!
11//! # Dispatch and round-trips
12//!
13//! A *batch* is every queued job for one provider, ordered so that a job whose
14//! promise dependencies are produced in the same batch runs after its producer.
15//! One batch is one provider round-trip. A client that waits for each result and
16//! then issues the next call produces one batch per call; a client that passes
17//! promises as arguments produces one batch for the whole chain. That difference
18//! is what the pipelining tests measure.
19
20use std::cell::RefCell;
21use std::collections::{BTreeMap, BTreeSet, VecDeque};
22use std::rc::Rc;
23
24use crate::budget::{Budget, BudgetMeter};
25use crate::cap::{CapAttrs, CapControl, CapHandle, CapId, CapRecord, ProviderId, ToolPolicy};
26use crate::channel::{Channel, ChannelId, Direction, Message};
27use crate::error::{Error, Result};
28use crate::lane::{Lane, LaneId};
29use crate::promise::{PromiseId, PromiseRecord, PromiseState};
30use crate::value::{Arg, Call, Response, Value};
31
32/// A provider of capabilities: a module, a tool, a peer.
33pub trait Provider {
34    /// Stable adapter name.
35    fn name(&self) -> &'static str;
36    /// Methods this provider answers (introspection).
37    fn methods(&self) -> Vec<String>;
38    /// Whether this provider answers `method`.
39    fn has_method(&self, method: &str) -> bool {
40        self.methods().iter().any(|name| name == method)
41    }
42    /// Whether `method` mutates provider state (refused on read-only caps).
43    fn mutating(&self, method: &str) -> bool;
44    /// Invoke a method on `object`.
45    fn invoke(&mut self, object: u64, call: &Call) -> Result<Response>;
46    /// Called when the last capability referencing `object` is dropped.
47    fn on_drop(&mut self, _object: u64, _cap: CapId) {}
48
49    /// Drain provider-side drop notifications recorded by [`Provider::on_drop`].
50    ///
51    /// The kernel owns providers, so tests and operators read the notifications
52    /// through [`Agent::take_drops`].
53    fn take_drop_notifications(&mut self) -> Vec<(u64, CapId)> {
54        Vec::new()
55    }
56}
57
58/// Observable kernel events. Tests and operators assert on these.
59#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq)]
60pub enum Event {
61    /// A capability was minted.
62    CapMinted {
63        /// New capability.
64        cap: CapId,
65        /// Owning provider.
66        provider: ProviderId,
67    },
68    /// A capability handle gained a reference.
69    CapRetained(CapId),
70    /// A capability handle dropped a reference.
71    CapReleased(CapId),
72    /// The last reference to a capability went away; the provider was notified.
73    CapDropped(CapId),
74    /// A capability was revoked.
75    CapRevoked(CapId),
76    /// A lane was created.
77    LaneCreated(LaneId),
78    /// A lane was destroyed.
79    LaneDestroyed(LaneId),
80    /// A call was queued.
81    CallQueued {
82        /// Job id.
83        job: u64,
84        /// Issuing lane.
85        lane: LaneId,
86        /// Target capability.
87        cap: CapId,
88    },
89    /// A batch of jobs was dispatched to a provider (one round-trip).
90    BatchDispatched {
91        /// Provider.
92        provider: ProviderId,
93        /// Number of jobs in the batch.
94        jobs: usize,
95        /// Lanes represented in the batch.
96        lanes: BTreeSet<u64>,
97    },
98    /// A job completed.
99    JobCompleted {
100        /// Job id.
101        job: u64,
102        /// Issuing lane.
103        lane: LaneId,
104    },
105    /// A promise settled.
106    PromiseResolved(PromiseId),
107    /// A promise was rejected.
108    PromiseRejected {
109        /// Promise id.
110        promise: PromiseId,
111        /// Stable code.
112        code: String,
113    },
114    /// A message was sent on a channel.
115    ChannelSend {
116        /// Channel.
117        channel: ChannelId,
118        /// Sequence number.
119        sequence: u64,
120    },
121    /// A message was received from a channel.
122    ChannelRecv {
123        /// Channel.
124        channel: ChannelId,
125        /// Sequence number.
126        sequence: u64,
127    },
128    /// A capability was transferred through a channel.
129    CapTransferred {
130        /// Capability.
131        cap: CapId,
132        /// Channel.
133        channel: ChannelId,
134    },
135}
136
137#[derive(Debug, Clone, Copy, PartialEq, Eq)]
138enum JobState {
139    Queued,
140    Done,
141}
142
143#[derive(Debug, Clone)]
144struct Job {
145    #[allow(dead_code)]
146    id: u64,
147    lane: LaneId,
148    cap: CapId,
149    call: Call,
150    deps: Vec<PromiseId>,
151    promise: PromiseId,
152    state: JobState,
153}
154
155pub struct Kernel {
156    secret: [u8; 32],
157    providers: BTreeMap<ProviderId, Box<dyn Provider>>,
158    caps: BTreeMap<CapId, CapRecord>,
159    meters: BTreeMap<CapId, BudgetMeter>,
160    promises: BTreeMap<PromiseId, PromiseRecord>,
161    lanes: BTreeMap<LaneId, Lane>,
162    channels: BTreeMap<ChannelId, Channel>,
163    jobs: BTreeMap<u64, Job>,
164    queue: VecDeque<u64>,
165    events: Vec<Event>,
166    round_trips: u64,
167    next_promise: u64,
168    next_job: u64,
169    next_lane: u64,
170    next_channel: u64,
171    next_serial: u64,
172    next_provider: u64,
173    now_ms: u64,
174    latency_ms: u64,
175    transfers: u64,
176}
177
178/// Control half of a capability handle: reference counting and provider
179/// notification. Keeping it separate from the kernel cell lets handles hold an
180/// `Rc<dyn CapControl>` without exposing the kernel itself.
181pub(crate) struct HandleControl {
182    cell: KernelCell,
183}
184
185impl HandleControl {
186    fn new(cell: KernelCell) -> Self {
187        Self { cell }
188    }
189}
190
191impl CapControl for HandleControl {
192    fn retain(&self, id: CapId) {
193        if let Ok(mut kernel) = self.cell.try_borrow_mut() {
194            if let Some(record) = kernel.caps.get_mut(&id) {
195                record.refs = record.refs.saturating_add(1);
196                kernel.events.push(Event::CapRetained(id));
197            }
198        }
199    }
200
201    fn release(&self, id: CapId) {
202        let dropped = {
203            let Ok(mut kernel) = self.cell.try_borrow_mut() else {
204                return;
205            };
206            let Some(record) = kernel.caps.get_mut(&id) else {
207                return;
208            };
209            record.refs = record.refs.saturating_sub(1);
210            let last = record.refs == 0;
211            kernel.events.push(Event::CapReleased(id));
212            last
213        };
214        if !dropped {
215            return;
216        }
217        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
218        let Some(record) = kernel.caps.remove(&id) else {
219            return;
220        };
221        kernel.meters.remove(&id);
222        kernel.events.push(Event::CapDropped(id));
223        if let Some(provider) = kernel.providers.get_mut(&record.provider) {
224            provider.on_drop(record.object, id);
225        }
226    }
227}
228
229/// Shared kernel cell.
230pub type KernelCell = Rc<RefCell<Kernel>>;
231
232/// One agent: an owner of lanes, channels, capabilities and promises.
233#[derive(Clone)]
234pub struct Agent {
235    cell: KernelCell,
236    control: Rc<dyn CapControl>,
237}
238
239impl Default for Agent {
240    fn default() -> Self {
241        Self::new()
242    }
243}
244
245impl Agent {
246    /// Create an agent kernel with an unpredictable capability secret.
247    ///
248    /// The secret comes from the operating system's CSPRNG. A clock-derived
249    /// seed would make capability ids guessable to a peer that can estimate the
250    /// start time, which defeats unforgeability.
251    pub fn new() -> Self {
252        let mut seed = [0u8; 32];
253        getrandom::fill(&mut seed).expect("the operating system CSPRNG must be available");
254        Self::with_secret(seed)
255    }
256
257    /// Create an agent with a fixed secret (tests, deterministic replays).
258    pub fn with_secret(secret: [u8; 32]) -> Self {
259        let kernel = Kernel {
260            secret,
261            providers: BTreeMap::new(),
262            caps: BTreeMap::new(),
263            meters: BTreeMap::new(),
264            promises: BTreeMap::new(),
265            lanes: BTreeMap::new(),
266            channels: BTreeMap::new(),
267            jobs: BTreeMap::new(),
268            queue: VecDeque::new(),
269            events: Vec::new(),
270            round_trips: 0,
271            next_promise: 0,
272            next_job: 0,
273            next_lane: 0,
274            next_channel: 0,
275            next_serial: 0,
276            next_provider: 0,
277            now_ms: 0,
278            latency_ms: 1,
279            transfers: 0,
280        };
281        let cell: KernelCell = Rc::new(RefCell::new(kernel));
282        let control: Rc<dyn CapControl> = Rc::new(HandleControl::new(Rc::clone(&cell)));
283        Agent { cell, control }
284    }
285
286    /// The shared cell, for transports and adapters that need direct access.
287    pub fn cell(&self) -> &KernelCell {
288        &self.cell
289    }
290
291    /// Register a provider and return its id.
292    pub fn register(&self, provider: Box<dyn Provider>) -> ProviderId {
293        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
294        let id = ProviderId(kernel.next_provider);
295        kernel.next_provider += 1;
296        kernel.providers.insert(id, provider);
297        id
298    }
299
300    /// Configure the simulated provider latency (milliseconds per batch).
301    pub fn set_latency(&self, latency_ms: u64) {
302        self.cell.borrow_mut().latency_ms = latency_ms;
303    }
304
305    /// Mint a first-generation capability.
306    pub fn mint(&self, provider: ProviderId, object: u64, attrs: CapAttrs) -> Result<CapHandle> {
307        attrs.budget.check()?;
308        if attrs.methods.is_empty() {
309            return Err(Error::InvalidArgument("capability grants no methods"));
310        }
311        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
312        if !kernel.providers.contains_key(&provider) {
313            return Err(Error::InvalidArgument("unknown provider"));
314        }
315        let serial = kernel.next_serial;
316        kernel.next_serial += 1;
317        let id = CapId::derive(&kernel.secret, serial, None);
318        let record = CapRecord::new(id, provider, object, attrs.clone());
319        kernel.meters.insert(id, BudgetMeter::new(attrs.budget));
320        kernel.caps.insert(id, record);
321        kernel.events.push(Event::CapMinted { cap: id, provider });
322        Ok(CapHandle::new(Rc::clone(&self.control), id))
323    }
324
325    /// Attenuate a capability. Refuses any widening.
326    pub fn attenuate(&self, parent: &CapHandle, attrs: CapAttrs) -> Result<CapHandle> {
327        let parent_id = parent.id();
328        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
329        let record = kernel
330            .caps
331            .get(&parent_id)
332            .ok_or(Error::UnknownCapability(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(
333                parent_id,
334            ))))?
335            .clone();
336        if record.revoked {
337            return Err(Error::Revoked(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(parent_id))));
338        }
339        let attrs = record.attrs.attenuate(attrs)?;
340        let serial = kernel.next_serial;
341        kernel.next_serial += 1;
342        let id = CapId::derive(&kernel.secret, serial, Some(&parent_id));
343        let mut child = CapRecord::new(id, record.provider, record.object, attrs.clone());
344        child.parent = Some(parent_id);
345        kernel.meters.insert(id, BudgetMeter::new(attrs.budget));
346        kernel.caps.insert(id, child);
347        kernel.events.push(Event::CapMinted {
348            cap: id,
349            provider: record.provider,
350        });
351        Ok(CapHandle::new(Rc::clone(&self.control), id))
352    }
353
354    /// Import a capability id without owning a reference.
355    ///
356    /// This is how a peer handle is reconstructed from the wire: the id must
357    /// already exist in this kernel, otherwise the first call fails with
358    /// `rpc/unknown-capability`. Importing never proves authority; the registry
359    /// does.
360    pub fn import(&self, id: CapId) -> CapHandle {
361        CapHandle::borrowed(Rc::clone(&self.control), id)
362    }
363
364    /// Revoke a capability and every capability derived from it.
365    pub fn revoke(&self, cap: &CapHandle) {
366        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
367        let mut doomed = BTreeSet::new();
368        let mut stack = vec![cap.id()];
369        while let Some(id) = stack.pop() {
370            if !doomed.insert(id) {
371                continue;
372            }
373            for (child, record) in &kernel.caps {
374                if record.parent == Some(id) {
375                    stack.push(*child);
376                }
377            }
378        }
379        for id in doomed {
380            if let Some(record) = kernel.caps.get_mut(&id) {
381                record.revoked = true;
382            }
383            kernel.events.push(Event::CapRevoked(id));
384        }
385    }
386
387    /// Create a lane.
388    pub fn create_lane(&self, name: impl Into<String>, budget: Budget) -> Result<LaneId> {
389        budget.check()?;
390        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
391        let id = LaneId(kernel.next_lane);
392        kernel.next_lane += 1;
393        kernel.lanes.insert(id, Lane::new(id, name, budget));
394        kernel.events.push(Event::LaneCreated(id));
395        Ok(id)
396    }
397
398    /// Attenuate a lane's budget.
399    pub fn attenuate_lane(&self, lane: LaneId, budget: Budget) -> Result<()> {
400        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
401        let record = kernel
402            .lanes
403            .get_mut(&lane)
404            .ok_or(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0))?;
405        record.attenuate(budget)
406    }
407
408    /// Destroy a lane and drop its queued work.
409    ///
410    /// Queued jobs are removed from the dispatch queue and their promises are
411    /// rejected, so a destroyed lane cannot keep spending budget or produce side
412    /// effects after the fact.
413    pub fn destroy_lane(&self, lane: LaneId) -> Result<()> {
414        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
415        {
416            let record = kernel
417                .lanes
418                .get_mut(&lane)
419                .ok_or(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0))?;
420            record.destroy();
421        }
422        let doomed: Vec<u64> = kernel
423            .jobs
424            .iter()
425            .filter(|(_, job)| job.lane == lane && job.state == JobState::Queued)
426            .map(|(id, _)| *id)
427            .collect();
428        kernel.queue.retain(|id| !doomed.contains(id));
429        for job_id in doomed {
430            kernel.fail_job(job_id, Error::UnknownLane(lane.0));
431        }
432        kernel.events.push(Event::LaneDestroyed(lane));
433        Ok(())
434    }
435
436    /// Create a channel.
437    pub fn create_channel(
438        &self,
439        name: impl Into<String>,
440        direction: Direction,
441    ) -> Result<ChannelId> {
442        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
443        let id = ChannelId(kernel.next_channel);
444        kernel.next_channel += 1;
445        kernel
446            .channels
447            .insert(id, Channel::new(id, name, direction));
448        Ok(id)
449    }
450
451    /// Subscribe a lane to a channel.
452    pub fn subscribe(&self, lane: LaneId, channel: ChannelId) -> Result<()> {
453        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
454        if !kernel.lanes.contains_key(&lane) {
455            return Err(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0));
456        }
457        let record = kernel
458            .channels
459            .get_mut(&channel)
460            .ok_or(Error::UnknownChannel(channel.0))?;
461        record.subscribers.insert(lane.0);
462        if let Some(lane) = kernel.lanes.get_mut(&lane) {
463            lane.channels.insert(channel.0);
464        }
465        Ok(())
466    }
467
468    /// Send a message, transferring capabilities with it.
469    pub fn send(
470        &self,
471        lane: LaneId,
472        channel: ChannelId,
473        payload: Value,
474        caps: &[CapHandle],
475    ) -> Result<u64> {
476        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
477        if !kernel.lanes.contains_key(&lane) {
478            return Err(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0));
479        }
480        let mut cap_ids = Vec::with_capacity(caps.len());
481        for cap in caps {
482            let record = kernel
483                .caps
484                .get(&cap.id())
485                .ok_or(Error::InvalidArgument("unknown capability"))?;
486            if record.revoked {
487                return Err(Error::Revoked(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(cap.id()))));
488            }
489            // A transfer moves the capability: the sender's reference is
490            // consumed by the message, which keeps the capability alive for
491            // the receiver.
492            cap_ids.push(cap.id());
493        }
494        let record = kernel
495            .channels
496            .get_mut(&channel)
497            .ok_or(Error::UnknownChannel(channel.0))?;
498        let message = record.send(lane, payload, cap_ids.clone())?;
499        kernel.events.push(Event::ChannelSend {
500            channel,
501            sequence: message.sequence,
502        });
503        for id in cap_ids {
504            if let Some(record) = kernel.caps.get_mut(&id) {
505                record.refs = record.refs.saturating_add(1);
506            }
507            kernel.transfers += 1;
508            kernel
509                .events
510                .push(Event::CapTransferred { cap: id, channel });
511        }
512        Ok(message.sequence)
513    }
514
515    /// Receive the next message on a channel.
516    pub fn recv(&self, channel: ChannelId) -> Result<Option<Message>> {
517        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
518        let record = kernel
519            .channels
520            .get_mut(&channel)
521            .ok_or(Error::UnknownChannel(channel.0))?;
522        let message = record.recv()?;
523        if let Some(message) = &message {
524            kernel.events.push(Event::ChannelRecv {
525                channel,
526                sequence: message.sequence,
527            });
528        }
529        Ok(message)
530    }
531
532    /// Issue a call. The returned promise is pending until the kernel runs.
533    pub fn call(
534        &self,
535        lane: LaneId,
536        cap: &CapHandle,
537        method: &str,
538        args: Vec<Arg>,
539    ) -> Result<PromiseHandle> {
540        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
541        let cap_id = cap.id();
542        let record = kernel
543            .caps
544            .get(&cap_id)
545            .ok_or(Error::UnknownCapability(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(
546                cap_id,
547            ))))?
548            .clone();
549        if record.revoked {
550            return Err(Error::Revoked(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(cap_id))));
551        }
552        let (lane_closed, lane_capacity, lane_budget) = {
553            let lane_record = kernel.lanes.get(&lane).ok_or(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0))?;
554            (
555                lane_record.closed,
556                lane_record.has_capacity(),
557                lane_record.budget,
558            )
559        };
560        if lane_closed {
561            return Err(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0));
562        }
563        if !lane_capacity {
564            return Err(Error::BudgetExceeded("lane call"));
565        }
566        if !record.attrs.grants(method) {
567            return Err(Error::MethodNotGranted {
568                method: method.to_string(),
569            });
570        }
571        let provider = kernel
572            .providers
573            .get(&record.provider)
574            .ok_or(Error::InvalidArgument("provider disappeared"))?;
575        if !provider.has_method(method) {
576            return Err(Error::MethodNotGranted {
577                method: method.to_string(),
578            });
579        }
580        if record.attrs.read_only && provider.mutating(method) {
581            return Err(Error::ReadOnly);
582        }
583        // Path scope is enforced here, before the provider sees the call.
584        if let Some(scope) = &record.attrs.path_scope {
585            for arg in &args {
586                if let Arg::Value(Value::Path(path)) = arg {
587                    if !crate::cap::is_path_prefix(scope, path) {
588                        return Err(Error::PathNotGranted(path.clone()));
589                    }
590                }
591            }
592        }
593        // Tool policy is enforced here too.
594        if let Some(policy) = &record.attrs.tool_policy {
595            if !policy.allowed.contains(method) {
596                return Err(Error::ToolPolicy("tool not allowed"));
597            }
598            // Count every argument shape, recursively: a nested list or map
599            // must not slip past the tool's payload ceiling.
600            let bytes: u64 = args.iter().map(Arg::wire_size).sum();
601            if bytes > policy.max_arg_bytes {
602                return Err(Error::ToolPolicy("argument too large"));
603            }
604        }
605        let call_bytes: u64 = args.iter().map(|arg| arg.wire_size()).sum();
606        let effective = record.attrs.budget.intersect(&lane_budget);
607        if call_bytes > effective.max_bytes {
608            return Err(Error::BudgetExceeded("byte"));
609        }
610        let meter = kernel
611            .meters
612            .get_mut(&cap_id)
613            .ok_or(Error::InvalidArgument("capability has no meter"))?;
614        meter.charge(call_bytes)?;
615
616        let promise_id = PromiseId(kernel.next_promise);
617        kernel.next_promise += 1;
618        kernel
619            .promises
620            .insert(promise_id, PromiseRecord::new(promise_id, lane.0));
621        let job_id = kernel.next_job;
622        kernel.next_job += 1;
623        let deps: Vec<PromiseId> = args.iter().filter_map(|arg| arg.promise()).collect();
624        for dep in &deps {
625            if !kernel.promises.contains_key(dep) {
626                return Err(Error::UnknownPromise(dep.0));
627            }
628            if let Some(record) = kernel.promises.get_mut(dep) {
629                record.waiters += 1;
630            }
631        }
632        let call = Call {
633            method: method.to_string(),
634            args,
635            path_scope: record.attrs.path_scope.clone(),
636            redact: record.attrs.redact,
637            read_only: record.attrs.read_only,
638            tool_allows_process: record
639                .attrs
640                .tool_policy
641                .as_ref()
642                .map(|policy| policy.allow_process)
643                .unwrap_or(false),
644            budget: effective,
645        };
646        let job = Job {
647            id: job_id,
648            lane,
649            cap: cap_id,
650            call,
651            deps,
652            promise: promise_id,
653            state: JobState::Queued,
654        };
655        kernel.jobs.insert(job_id, job);
656        kernel.queue.push_back(job_id);
657        if let Some(lane_record) = kernel.lanes.get_mut(&lane) {
658            lane_record.pending += 1;
659        }
660        kernel.events.push(Event::CallQueued {
661            job: job_id,
662            lane,
663            cap: cap_id,
664        });
665        // Budgets are enforced again at dispatch with the effective grant.
666        Ok(PromiseHandle {
667            agent: self.clone(),
668            id: promise_id,
669        })
670    }
671
672    /// Run until no job is queued. Returns the number of provider round-trips.
673    pub fn run(&self) -> u64 {
674        loop {
675            let batch = {
676                let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
677                if kernel.queue.is_empty() {
678                    return kernel.round_trips;
679                }
680                match kernel.next_batch() {
681                    Ok(batch) => batch,
682                    Err(stuck) => {
683                        // Only the jobs that cannot be ordered are failed; work
684                        // for other providers stays queued.
685                        for job_id in stuck {
686                            kernel.fail_job(job_id, Error::PipelinedCycle);
687                        }
688                        continue;
689                    }
690                }
691            };
692            self.dispatch(batch);
693        }
694    }
695
696    /// Round-trips observed so far.
697    pub fn round_trips(&self) -> u64 {
698        self.cell.borrow().round_trips
699    }
700
701    /// Await a promise, running the kernel until it settles.
702    pub fn await_promise(&self, promise: &PromiseHandle) -> Result<Value> {
703        loop {
704            {
705                let kernel = self.cell.borrow();
706                let record = kernel
707                    .promises
708                    .get(&promise.id)
709                    .ok_or(Error::UnknownPromise(promise.id.0))?;
710                if record.state.is_settled() {
711                    return record.value();
712                }
713            }
714            if self.cell.borrow().queue.is_empty() {
715                return Err(Error::UnresolvablePromise(promise.id.0));
716            }
717            self.run();
718        }
719    }
720
721    /// Resolve a pending promise manually (used by peers that answer out of band).
722    pub fn resolve(&self, promise: &PromiseHandle, value: Value) -> Result<()> {
723        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
724        let record = kernel
725            .promises
726            .get_mut(&promise.id)
727            .ok_or(Error::UnknownPromise(promise.id.0))?;
728        record.resolve(value)?;
729        kernel.events.push(Event::PromiseResolved(promise.id));
730        Ok(())
731    }
732
733    /// Cancel a promise.
734    ///
735    /// A job that has not been dispatched yet is removed from the queue, so a
736    /// cancellation really prevents the provider call (and its side effects). A
737    /// job already in flight cannot be stopped; its result is discarded.
738    pub fn cancel(&self, promise: &PromiseHandle) -> Result<()> {
739        let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
740        {
741            let record = kernel
742                .promises
743                .get_mut(&promise.id)
744                .ok_or(Error::UnknownPromise(promise.id.0))?;
745            record.cancel()?;
746        }
747        let queued: Option<u64> = kernel
748            .jobs
749            .iter()
750            .find(|(_, job)| job.promise == promise.id && job.state == JobState::Queued)
751            .map(|(id, _)| *id);
752        if let Some(job_id) = queued {
753            kernel.queue.retain(|id| *id != job_id);
754            let lane = kernel.jobs.get(&job_id).map(|job| job.lane);
755            if let Some(job) = kernel.jobs.get_mut(&job_id) {
756                job.state = JobState::Done;
757            }
758            if let Some(lane) = lane {
759                if let Some(lane_record) = kernel.lanes.get_mut(&lane) {
760                    lane_record.complete();
761                }
762            }
763        }
764        Ok(())
765    }
766
767    /// Drain drop notifications recorded by one provider.
768    pub fn take_drops(&self, provider: ProviderId) -> Vec<(u64, CapId)> {
769        self.cell
770            .borrow_mut()
771            .providers
772            .get_mut(&provider)
773            .map(|provider| provider.take_drop_notifications())
774            .unwrap_or_default()
775    }
776
777    /// The event log.
778    pub fn events(&self) -> Vec<Event> {
779        self.cell.borrow().events.clone()
780    }
781
782    /// Lane statistics.
783    pub fn lane(&self, lane: LaneId) -> Result<Lane> {
784        self.cell
785            .borrow()
786            .lanes
787            .get(&lane)
788            .cloned()
789            .ok_or(Error::UnknownLane(lane.0))
790    }
791
792    /// Channel statistics.
793    pub fn channel(&self, channel: ChannelId) -> Result<Channel> {
794        self.cell
795            .borrow()
796            .channels
797            .get(&channel)
798            .cloned()
799            .ok_or(Error::UnknownChannel(channel.0))
800    }
801
802    /// Capability attributes, for tests and policy tooling.
803    pub fn cap_attrs(&self, cap: &CapHandle) -> Result<CapAttrs> {
804        self.cell
805            .borrow()
806            .caps
807            .get(&cap.id())
808            .map(|record| record.attrs.clone())
809            .ok_or(Error::UnknownCapability(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(
810                cap.id(),
811            ))))
812    }
813
814    fn dispatch(&self, batch: Vec<u64>) {
815        // No kernel borrow is held while a provider runs: a provider may hold an
816        // `Agent` and call back into the kernel, and a re-entrant borrow would
817        // panic (or, with `try_borrow_mut`, silently drop a refcount update).
818        // Each phase takes a short borrow and returns owned data.
819        let (provider_id, provider) = {
820            let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
821            kernel.round_trips += 1;
822            kernel.now_ms = kernel.now_ms.saturating_add(kernel.latency_ms);
823            let Some(first) = batch.first().and_then(|id| kernel.jobs.get(id)) else {
824                return;
825            };
826            let provider_id = kernel
827                .caps
828                .get(&first.cap)
829                .map(|record| record.provider)
830                .unwrap_or(ProviderId(u64::MAX));
831            let lanes: BTreeSet<u64> = batch
832                .iter()
833                .filter_map(|id| kernel.jobs.get(id).map(|job| job.lane.0))
834                .collect();
835            kernel.events.push(Event::BatchDispatched {
836                provider: provider_id,
837                jobs: batch.len(),
838                lanes,
839            });
840            let provider = kernel.providers.remove(&provider_id);
841            (provider_id, provider)
842        };
843        let Some(mut provider) = provider else {
844            let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
845            for job_id in batch {
846                kernel.fail_job(
847                    job_id,
848                    Error::Provider {
849                        code: "rpc/provider".to_string(),
850                    },
851                );
852            }
853            return;
854        };
855
856        for job_id in &batch {
857            // Phase 1: decide, under a read borrow.
858            let prepared = {
859                let kernel = self.cell.borrow();
860                let Some(job) = kernel.jobs.get(job_id).cloned() else {
861                    continue;
862                };
863                if job.state == JobState::Done {
864                    continue;
865                }
866                let mut args = Vec::with_capacity(job.call.args.len());
867                let mut failure = None;
868                for arg in &job.call.args {
869                    match arg {
870                        Arg::Promise(id) => match kernel.promises.get(id) {
871                            Some(record) if record.state.is_settled() => match record.value() {
872                                Ok(value) => args.push(Arg::Value(value)),
873                                Err(error) => {
874                                    failure = Some(error);
875                                    break;
876                                }
877                            },
878                            Some(_) => {
879                                failure = Some(Error::UnresolvablePromise(id.0));
880                                break;
881                            }
882                            None => {
883                                failure = Some(Error::UnknownPromise(id.0));
884                                break;
885                            }
886                        },
887                        other => args.push(other.clone()),
888                    }
889                }
890                // Authority is re-checked at dispatch: a capability revoked
891                // after the call was queued must not reach the provider.
892                let record = kernel.caps.get(&job.cap).cloned();
893                let failure = match &record {
894                    None => Some(Error::UnknownCapability(0)),
895                    Some(record) if record.revoked => {
896                        Some(Error::Revoked(u128::from_be_bytes(pad128(record.id))))
897                    }
898                    Some(_) => failure,
899                };
900                Some((
901                    job,
902                    args,
903                    failure,
904                    record.map(|record| record.object).unwrap_or(0),
905                ))
906            };
907            let Some((job, args, failure, object)) = prepared else {
908                continue;
909            };
910
911            // Phase 2: run provider code with no borrow held.
912            let outcome = match failure {
913                Some(error) => Err(error),
914                None => {
915                    let call = Call {
916                        args,
917                        ..job.call.clone()
918                    };
919                    provider.invoke(object, &call).map(Response::into_value)
920                }
921            };
922
923            // Phase 3: settle under a write borrow.
924            let mut kernel = self.cell.borrow_mut();
925            match &outcome {
926                Ok(value) => {
927                    if let Some(record) = kernel.promises.get_mut(&job.promise) {
928                        let _ = record.resolve(value.clone());
929                    }
930                    kernel.events.push(Event::PromiseResolved(job.promise));
931                }
932                Err(error) => {
933                    if let Some(record) = kernel.promises.get_mut(&job.promise) {
934                        let _ = record.reject(error.clone());
935                    }
936                    kernel.events.push(Event::PromiseRejected {
937                        promise: job.promise,
938                        code: error.code().to_string(),
939                    });
940                }
941            }
942            if let Some(record) = kernel.jobs.get_mut(job_id) {
943                record.state = JobState::Done;
944            }
945            if let Some(lane_record) = kernel.lanes.get_mut(&job.lane) {
946                lane_record.complete();
947            }
948            kernel.events.push(Event::JobCompleted {
949                job: *job_id,
950                lane: job.lane,
951            });
952        }
953
954        self.cell
955            .borrow_mut()
956            .providers
957            .insert(provider_id, provider);
958    }
959}
960
961impl Kernel {
962    /// Build the next dispatch batch: all queued jobs for the head job's
963    /// provider, ordered so promise producers precede consumers.
964    fn next_batch(&mut self) -> std::result::Result<Vec<u64>, Vec<u64>> {
965        let Some(head) = self.queue.front().copied() else {
966            return Ok(Vec::new());
967        };
968        let Some(head_job) = self.jobs.get(&head) else {
969            self.queue.pop_front();
970            return Ok(Vec::new());
971        };
972        let Some(provider) = self.caps.get(&head_job.cap).map(|record| record.provider) else {
973            // The capability vanished; fail this job and let the caller retry.
974            self.queue.pop_front();
975            return Err(vec![head]);
976        };
977        let mut candidates: Vec<u64> = self
978            .queue
979            .iter()
980            .copied()
981            .filter(|id| {
982                self.jobs
983                    .get(id)
984                    .and_then(|job| self.caps.get(&job.cap))
985                    .map(|record| record.provider == provider)
986                    .unwrap_or(false)
987            })
988            .collect();
989        // Producers first: order by promise dependencies inside the batch.
990        let mut ordered: Vec<u64> = Vec::new();
991        let mut pending = candidates.clone();
992        let mut progress = true;
993        while progress && !pending.is_empty() {
994            progress = false;
995            let mut index = 0;
996            while index < pending.len() {
997                let id = pending[index];
998                let job = self.jobs.get(&id).cloned();
999                let ready = match &job {
1000                    Some(job) => job.deps.iter().all(|dep| {
1001                        // Resolved already, or produced by an ordered job.
1002                        match self.promises.get(dep) {
1003                            Some(record) if record.state.is_settled() => true,
1004                            _ => ordered
1005                                .iter()
1006                                .any(|other| self.jobs.get(other).map(|j| j.promise) == Some(*dep)),
1007                        }
1008                    }),
1009                    None => true,
1010                };
1011                if ready {
1012                    ordered.push(id);
1013                    pending.remove(index);
1014                    progress = true;
1015                } else {
1016                    index += 1;
1017                }
1018            }
1019        }
1020        if !pending.is_empty() {
1021            // Unorderable: the remaining jobs form (or depend on) a cycle.
1022            for id in &pending {
1023                self.queue.retain(|queued| queued != id);
1024            }
1025            return Err(pending);
1026        }
1027        candidates.clear();
1028        self.queue.retain(|id| !ordered.contains(id));
1029        Ok(ordered)
1030    }
1031
1032    fn fail_job(&mut self, job_id: u64, error: Error) {
1033        if let Some(job) = self.jobs.get_mut(&job_id) {
1034            job.state = JobState::Done;
1035            let promise = job.promise;
1036            let lane = job.lane;
1037            let code = error.code().to_string();
1038            if let Some(record) = self.promises.get_mut(&promise) {
1039                let _ = record.reject(error);
1040            }
1041            if let Some(lane_record) = self.lanes.get_mut(&lane) {
1042                lane_record.complete();
1043            }
1044            self.events.push(Event::PromiseRejected { promise, code });
1045            self.events.push(Event::JobCompleted { job: job_id, lane });
1046        }
1047    }
1048}
1049
1050fn pad128(id: CapId) -> [u8; 16] {
1051    id.0
1052}
1053
1054/// A handle to a pending or settled result.
1055#[derive(Clone)]
1056pub struct PromiseHandle {
1057    agent: Agent,
1058    id: PromiseId,
1059}
1060
1061impl PromiseHandle {
1062    /// Promise id.
1063    pub fn id(&self) -> PromiseId {
1064        self.id
1065    }
1066
1067    /// The owning agent.
1068    pub fn agent(&self) -> &Agent {
1069        &self.agent
1070    }
1071
1072    /// Await the value, running the kernel as needed.
1073    pub fn value(&self) -> Result<Value> {
1074        self.agent.await_promise(self)
1075    }
1076
1077    /// The settled value without running the kernel.
1078    pub fn peek(&self) -> Result<Value> {
1079        self.agent
1080            .cell
1081            .borrow()
1082            .promises
1083            .get(&self.id)
1084            .ok_or(Error::UnknownPromise(self.id.0))?
1085            .value()
1086    }
1087
1088    /// Whether the promise has settled.
1089    pub fn is_settled(&self) -> bool {
1090        self.agent
1091            .cell
1092            .borrow()
1093            .promises
1094            .get(&self.id)
1095            .map(|record| record.state.is_settled())
1096            .unwrap_or(false)
1097    }
1098}
1099
1100impl std::fmt::Debug for PromiseHandle {
1101    fn fmt(&self, f: &mut std::fmt::Formatter<'_>) -> std::fmt::Result {
1102        f.debug_struct("PromiseHandle")
1103            .field("id", &self.id)
1104            .field("settled", &self.is_settled())
1105            .finish()
1106    }
1107}
1108
1109/// Tool policy helper re-exported for callers building attenuated tools.
1110pub fn tool_policy_for(methods: &[&str]) -> ToolPolicy {
1111    ToolPolicy::allow(methods)
1112}
1113
1114/// Promise state accessor for tests and diagnostics.
1115pub fn promise_state(agent: &Agent, id: PromiseId) -> Option<PromiseState> {
1116    agent
1117        .cell
1118        .borrow()
1119        .promises
1120        .get(&id)
1121        .map(|record| record.state.clone())
1122}