velo 0.4.1

Velo distributed-systems runtime: active messaging, peer discovery, streaming, rendezvous, and queue backends
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// SPDX-FileCopyrightText: Copyright (c) 2025-2026 NVIDIA CORPORATION & AFFILIATES. All rights reserved.
// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0

//! Messenger - the core active messaging system.

use anyhow::Result;
use std::num::NonZero;
use std::sync::Arc;

use crate::events::{DistributedEventFactory, EventHandle};
use crate::observability::VeloMetrics;
use crate::transports::{Transport, VeloBackend};
use velo_ext::{InstanceId, PeerInfo};

use crate::PeerDiscovery;
use crate::messenger::VeloEvents;
use crate::messenger::client::ActiveMessageClient;
use crate::messenger::client::builders::MessageBuilder;
use crate::messenger::handlers::{Handler, HandlerManager};
use crate::messenger::server::ActiveMessageServer;

/// The core active messaging system.
#[derive(Clone)]
pub struct Messenger {
    instance_id: InstanceId,
    backend: Arc<VeloBackend>,
    client: Arc<ActiveMessageClient>,
    server: Arc<ActiveMessageServer>,
    handlers: HandlerManager,
    discovery: Option<Arc<dyn PeerDiscovery>>,
    events: Arc<VeloEvents>,
    observability: Option<Arc<VeloMetrics>>,
    runtime: tokio::runtime::Handle,
    tracker: tokio_util::task::TaskTracker,
    /// Late-bound large payload resolver for transparent rendezvous (receiver side).
    large_payload_resolver:
        Arc<std::sync::OnceLock<Arc<dyn crate::messenger::large_payload::LargePayloadResolver>>>,
}

/// Builder for Messenger allowing incremental configuration.
pub struct MessengerBuilder {
    transports: Vec<Arc<dyn Transport>>,
    discovery: Option<Arc<dyn PeerDiscovery>>,
    metrics: Option<Arc<VeloMetrics>>,
}

impl MessengerBuilder {
    /// Create a new empty MessengerBuilder.
    pub fn new() -> Self {
        Self {
            transports: Vec::new(),
            discovery: None,
            metrics: None,
        }
    }

    /// Add a transport to the Messenger system.
    pub fn add_transport(mut self, transport: Arc<dyn Transport>) -> Self {
        self.transports.push(transport);
        self
    }

    /// Set the peer discovery backend.
    pub fn discovery(mut self, discovery: Arc<dyn PeerDiscovery>) -> Self {
        self.discovery = Some(discovery);
        self
    }

    /// Install Prometheus collectors for this messenger instance.
    pub fn metrics(mut self, metrics: Arc<VeloMetrics>) -> Self {
        self.metrics = Some(metrics);
        self
    }

    /// Build the Messenger system with the configured transports and discovery.
    pub async fn build(self) -> Result<Arc<Messenger>> {
        Messenger::new(self.transports, self.discovery, self.metrics).await
    }
}

impl Default for MessengerBuilder {
    fn default() -> Self {
        Self::new()
    }
}

impl Messenger {
    /// Create a builder for configuring Messenger.
    ///
    /// # Example
    /// ```ignore
    /// let messenger = Messenger::builder()
    ///     .add_transport(tcp_transport)
    ///     .discovery(my_discovery)
    ///     .build()
    ///     .await?;
    /// ```
    pub fn builder() -> MessengerBuilder {
        MessengerBuilder::new()
    }

    /// Create a new Messenger system from builder-owned parts.
    pub(crate) async fn new(
        transports: Vec<Arc<dyn Transport>>,
        discovery: Option<Arc<dyn PeerDiscovery>>,
        metrics: Option<Arc<VeloMetrics>>,
    ) -> Result<Arc<Self>> {
        // 1. Setup infrastructure
        let (backend, data_streams) = VeloBackend::new(transports, metrics.clone()).await?;
        let backend = Arc::new(backend);
        let instance_id = backend.instance_id();
        let worker_id = instance_id.worker_id();
        let response_manager =
            crate::messenger::common::responses::ResponseManager::with_observability(
                worker_id.as_u64(),
                metrics.clone(),
            );
        let runtime = tokio::runtime::Handle::current();
        let tracker = tokio_util::task::TaskTracker::new();

        // 2. Create distributed event system
        let system_id = NonZero::new(worker_id.as_u64())
            .expect("worker_id must be non-zero for distributed events");
        let factory = DistributedEventFactory::new(system_id);
        let local_base = factory.system().clone();
        let events = VeloEvents::new(
            instance_id,
            local_base,
            backend.clone(),
            response_manager.clone(),
        );

        // 3. Create shared OnceLock for large payload resolver (receiver side)
        let large_payload_resolver: Arc<
            std::sync::OnceLock<Arc<dyn crate::messenger::large_payload::LargePayloadResolver>>,
        > = Arc::new(std::sync::OnceLock::new());

        // 4. Create server (no event frame handler — events use AM handlers)
        let server = ActiveMessageServer::new(
            response_manager.clone(),
            None,
            data_streams,
            backend.clone(),
            tracker.clone(),
            metrics.clone(),
            large_payload_resolver.clone(),
        )
        .await;
        let server = Arc::new(server);

        // 4. Create client with error handler.
        //
        // DefaultErrorHandler carries a ResponseManager handle so that when a
        // deferred send fails *after* the frame was accepted by the transport
        // (channel closes mid-write, peer disconnects during drain), the
        // awaiter keyed by the header's response_id is completed with the
        // error instead of hanging until its own timeout fires. Headers that
        // aren't active-message requests (or are malformed) decode to None
        // and are silently ignored; ResponseManager::complete_outcome is
        // itself defensive against recycled/mismatched slots.
        struct DefaultErrorHandler {
            response_manager: crate::messenger::common::responses::ResponseManager,
        }
        impl crate::transports::TransportErrorHandler for DefaultErrorHandler {
            fn on_error(&self, header: bytes::Bytes, _payload: bytes::Bytes, error: String) {
                if let Some(response_id) =
                    crate::messenger::common::messages::decode_response_id_from_request_header(
                        &header,
                    )
                {
                    self.response_manager
                        .complete_outcome(response_id, Err(error.clone()));
                }
                tracing::error!("Transport error: {}", error);
            }
        }

        let client = Arc::new(ActiveMessageClient::new(
            response_manager.clone(),
            backend.clone(),
            Arc::new(DefaultErrorHandler {
                response_manager: response_manager.clone(),
            }),
            discovery.clone(),
            metrics.clone(),
        ));

        // 5. Create handler manager with direct DashMap access (avoids async
        //    channel latency so handlers are visible before the first message arrives)
        let handlers = HandlerManager::new(server.hub().handlers_arc());

        // 6. Wrap everything in Arc<Messenger>
        let system = Arc::new(Self {
            instance_id,
            backend: backend.clone(),
            client,
            server: server.clone(),
            handlers,
            discovery,
            events: events.clone(),
            observability: metrics,
            runtime,
            tracker,
            large_payload_resolver,
        });

        // 7. Register event and system handlers BEFORE unblocking the message
        //    handler. Direct DashMap insertion (via HandlerManager) means the
        //    handlers are in the map as soon as these calls return — no async
        //    task needs to be scheduled first.
        events.set_messenger(system.clone());
        crate::messenger::events::handlers::register_event_handlers(&system.handlers, events)?;
        crate::messenger::server::register_system_handlers(&system.handlers)?;

        // 8. Initialize hub's system reference. This unblocks wait_for_system()
        //    in the message handler task — all handlers are already in the map.
        server.hub().set_system(system.clone())?;

        Ok(system)
    }

    /// Get the instance ID of this system
    pub fn instance_id(&self) -> InstanceId {
        self.instance_id
    }

    /// Get the peer information for this Messenger instance.
    pub fn peer_info(&self) -> PeerInfo {
        self.backend.peer_info()
    }

    /// Get the backend (internal use for sending responses)
    pub(crate) fn backend(&self) -> &Arc<VeloBackend> {
        &self.backend
    }

    /// Get the discovery backend, if configured.
    pub(crate) fn discovery(&self) -> Option<Arc<dyn PeerDiscovery>> {
        self.discovery.clone()
    }

    pub(crate) fn observability(&self) -> Option<Arc<VeloMetrics>> {
        self.observability.clone()
    }

    /// Get the distributed event system.
    pub fn events(&self) -> &Arc<VeloEvents> {
        &self.events
    }

    /// Convenience: create an EventManager wired with the distributed backend.
    pub fn event_manager(&self) -> crate::events::EventManager {
        self.events.event_manager()
    }

    /// Fire-and-forget builder (no response expected).
    pub fn am_send(
        &self,
        handler: &str,
    ) -> Result<crate::messenger::client::builders::AmSendBuilder> {
        crate::messenger::client::builders::AmSendBuilder::new(self.client.clone(), handler)
    }

    /// Fire-and-forget builder that bypasses handler name validation.
    ///
    /// This is the send-side analog of [`Messenger::register_streaming_handler`].
    /// Intended for `velo-streaming` to send frames to internal handlers like
    /// `_stream_data` whose names start with an underscore (normally rejected
    /// by [`Messenger::am_send`]).
    pub fn am_send_streaming(
        &self,
        handler: &str,
    ) -> Result<crate::messenger::client::builders::AmSendBuilder> {
        Ok(
            crate::messenger::client::builders::AmSendBuilder::new_unchecked(
                self.client.clone(),
                handler,
            ),
        )
    }

    /// Active-message synchronous completion (await handler finish).
    pub fn am_sync(
        &self,
        handler: &str,
    ) -> Result<crate::messenger::client::builders::AmSyncBuilder> {
        crate::messenger::client::builders::AmSyncBuilder::new(self.client.clone(), handler)
    }

    /// Unary builder returning raw bytes.
    pub fn unary(&self, handler: &str) -> Result<crate::messenger::client::builders::UnaryBuilder> {
        crate::messenger::client::builders::UnaryBuilder::new(self.client.clone(), handler)
    }

    /// Typed unary builder returning deserialized response.
    pub fn typed_unary<R: serde::de::DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static>(
        &self,
        handler: &str,
    ) -> Result<crate::messenger::client::builders::TypedUnaryBuilder<R>> {
        crate::messenger::client::builders::TypedUnaryBuilder::new(self.client.clone(), handler)
    }

    /// Unary builder returning raw bytes that bypasses handler name validation.
    ///
    /// Intended for internal subsystems (e.g., `velo-rendezvous`) to send
    /// unary requests to underscore-prefixed handlers like `_rv_pull`.
    pub fn unary_streaming(
        &self,
        handler: &str,
    ) -> crate::messenger::client::builders::UnaryBuilder {
        crate::messenger::client::builders::UnaryBuilder::new_unchecked(
            self.client.clone(),
            handler,
        )
    }

    /// Typed unary request-response builder that bypasses handler name validation.
    ///
    /// This is the request-response analog of [`Messenger::am_send_streaming`].
    /// Intended for `velo-streaming` to send `_anchor_attach` and similar internal
    /// typed-unary AM calls where the handler name starts with an underscore.
    pub fn typed_unary_streaming<R: serde::de::DeserializeOwned + Send + 'static>(
        &self,
        handler: &str,
    ) -> crate::messenger::client::builders::TypedUnaryBuilder<R> {
        crate::messenger::client::builders::TypedUnaryBuilder::new_unchecked(
            self.client.clone(),
            handler,
        )
    }

    pub fn register_handler(&self, handler: Handler) -> Result<()> {
        self.handlers.register_handler(handler)
    }

    /// Register an internal streaming handler, allowing names starting with `_`.
    ///
    /// Intended for use by `velo-streaming` to register `_anchor_*` control
    /// handlers from outside this crate. Bypasses the underscore-prefix
    /// restriction enforced by [`Messenger::register_handler`].
    ///
    /// # Errors
    ///
    /// Returns an error if a handler with the same name has already been
    /// registered.
    pub fn register_streaming_handler(
        &self,
        handler: crate::messenger::handlers::Handler,
    ) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
        self.handlers.register_internal_handler(handler)
    }

    /// Enable transparent large payload support.
    ///
    /// After calling this, payloads exceeding the stager's threshold are automatically
    /// staged via rendezvous on send, and resolved transparently on receive.
    ///
    /// Must be called after construction (the stager/resolver are typically provided
    /// by `velo-rendezvous` which depends on this crate).
    pub fn set_large_payload_support(
        &self,
        stager: Arc<dyn crate::messenger::large_payload::LargePayloadStager>,
        resolver: Arc<dyn crate::messenger::large_payload::LargePayloadResolver>,
    ) {
        let _ = self.client.large_payload_stager.set(stager);
        let _ = self.large_payload_resolver.set(resolver);
    }

    /// Connect to a peer by registering their peer information.
    pub fn register_peer(&self, peer_info: PeerInfo) -> Result<()> {
        let instance_id = peer_info.instance_id();

        // Register with backend (registers with transports)
        self.backend.register_peer(peer_info)?;

        // Register in client peer registry
        self.client.register_peer(instance_id);

        Ok(())
    }

    /// Discover a peer by instance_id and register it for communication.
    pub async fn discover_and_register_peer(&self, instance_id: InstanceId) -> Result<()> {
        tracing::debug!(
            target: "crate::messenger::discovery",
            %instance_id,
            "Discovering peer by instance_id"
        );

        let discovery = self.discovery.as_ref().ok_or_else(|| {
            anyhow::anyhow!(
                "No discovery backend configured. Cannot discover instance {}",
                instance_id
            )
        })?;

        let peer_info = discovery.discover_by_instance_id(instance_id).await?;

        tracing::info!(
            target: "crate::messenger::discovery",
            %instance_id,
            "Discovered peer, registering"
        );

        self.register_peer(peer_info)
    }

    /// Check whether a specific instance has subscribed to a locally-owned event.
    pub fn has_event_subscriber(&self, handle: EventHandle, subscriber: InstanceId) -> bool {
        self.events.has_subscriber(handle, subscriber)
    }

    /// Get the list of handlers available on a remote instance.
    pub async fn available_handlers(&self, instance_id: InstanceId) -> Result<Vec<String>> {
        self.client.get_peer_handlers(instance_id).await
    }

    /// Refresh the handler list for a remote instance.
    pub async fn refresh_handlers(&self, instance_id: InstanceId) -> Result<()> {
        self.client.refresh_handler_list(instance_id).await
    }

    /// Wait for a specific handler to become available on a remote instance.
    pub async fn wait_for_handler(
        &self,
        instance_id: InstanceId,
        handler_name: &str,
    ) -> Result<()> {
        const MAX_ATTEMPTS: u32 = 10;
        const DELAY: std::time::Duration = std::time::Duration::from_millis(100);

        for _ in 0..MAX_ATTEMPTS {
            self.refresh_handlers(instance_id).await?;

            let handlers = self.available_handlers(instance_id).await?;
            if handlers.contains(&handler_name.to_string()) {
                return Ok(());
            }

            tokio::time::sleep(DELAY).await;
        }

        anyhow::bail!(
            "Timeout waiting for handler '{}' on instance {}",
            handler_name,
            instance_id
        )
    }

    /// Get the list of handlers registered on this local instance.
    pub fn list_local_handlers(&self) -> Vec<String> {
        self.server.hub().list_handlers()
    }

    pub fn runtime(&self) -> &tokio::runtime::Handle {
        &self.runtime
    }

    pub fn tracker(&self) -> &tokio_util::task::TaskTracker {
        &self.tracker
    }

    /// Internal: create an unchecked message builder (for system messages)
    pub(crate) fn message_builder_unchecked(&self, handler: &str) -> MessageBuilder {
        MessageBuilder::new_unchecked(self.client.clone(), handler)
    }
}

#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
    use super::*;
    use crate::messenger::handlers::Handler;
    use crate::transports::{
        HealthCheckError, MessageType, SendBackpressure, Transport, TransportAdapter,
        TransportError, TransportErrorHandler,
    };
    use bytes::Bytes;
    use futures::future::BoxFuture;
    use std::collections::HashMap;
    use std::sync::{Arc, Mutex, OnceLock};
    use std::time::Duration;
    use velo_ext::{PeerInfo, TransportKey, WorkerAddress};

    static TEST_TRANSPORT_REGISTRY: OnceLock<Mutex<HashMap<String, TransportAdapter>>> =
        OnceLock::new();

    fn test_transport_registry() -> &'static Mutex<HashMap<String, TransportAdapter>> {
        TEST_TRANSPORT_REGISTRY.get_or_init(|| Mutex::new(HashMap::new()))
    }

    fn make_test_address(key: &str, endpoint: &str) -> WorkerAddress {
        let mut entries = HashMap::<String, Vec<u8>>::new();
        entries.insert(key.to_string(), endpoint.as_bytes().to_vec());
        WorkerAddress::from_encoded(rmp_serde::to_vec(&entries).unwrap())
    }

    struct InMemoryTransport {
        key: TransportKey,
        endpoint: String,
        address: WorkerAddress,
        peers: Mutex<HashMap<InstanceId, String>>,
    }

    impl InMemoryTransport {
        fn new(endpoint: String) -> Arc<Self> {
            let key = TransportKey::from("test");
            Arc::new(Self {
                key: key.clone(),
                address: make_test_address(key.as_str(), &endpoint),
                endpoint,
                peers: Mutex::new(HashMap::new()),
            })
        }
    }

    impl Transport for InMemoryTransport {
        fn key(&self) -> TransportKey {
            self.key.clone()
        }

        fn address(&self) -> WorkerAddress {
            self.address.clone()
        }

        fn register(&self, peer_info: PeerInfo) -> Result<(), TransportError> {
            let endpoint = peer_info
                .worker_address()
                .get_entry(self.key.as_str())
                .map_err(|_| TransportError::InvalidEndpoint)?
                .ok_or(TransportError::NoEndpoint)?;
            let endpoint = String::from_utf8(endpoint.to_vec())
                .map_err(|_| TransportError::InvalidEndpoint)?;
            self.peers
                .lock()
                .expect("peer map poisoned")
                .insert(peer_info.instance_id(), endpoint);
            Ok(())
        }

        fn send_message(
            &self,
            instance_id: InstanceId,
            header: Bytes,
            payload: Bytes,
            message_type: MessageType,
            on_error: Arc<dyn TransportErrorHandler>,
        ) -> Result<(), SendBackpressure> {
            let target_endpoint = match self
                .peers
                .lock()
                .expect("peer map poisoned")
                .get(&instance_id)
                .cloned()
            {
                Some(endpoint) => endpoint,
                None => {
                    on_error.on_error(header, payload, "Peer not registered".to_string());
                    return Ok(());
                }
            };

            let maybe_adapter = test_transport_registry()
                .lock()
                .expect("transport registry poisoned")
                .get(&target_endpoint)
                .cloned();

            let Some(adapter) = maybe_adapter else {
                on_error.on_error(header, payload, "Target transport not started".to_string());
                return Ok(());
            };

            let send_result = match message_type {
                MessageType::Message => adapter.message_stream.send((header, payload)),
                MessageType::Response | MessageType::ShuttingDown => {
                    adapter.response_stream.send((header, payload))
                }
                MessageType::Ack | MessageType::Event => {
                    adapter.event_stream.send((header, payload))
                }
            };

            if let Err(err) = send_result {
                let (header, payload) = err.0;
                on_error.on_error(header, payload, "Target receive channel closed".to_string());
            }
            Ok(())
        }

        fn start(
            &self,
            _instance_id: InstanceId,
            channels: TransportAdapter,
            _rt: tokio::runtime::Handle,
        ) -> BoxFuture<'_, anyhow::Result<()>> {
            let endpoint = self.endpoint.clone();
            Box::pin(async move {
                test_transport_registry()
                    .lock()
                    .expect("transport registry poisoned")
                    .insert(endpoint, channels);
                Ok(())
            })
        }

        fn shutdown(&self) {
            test_transport_registry()
                .lock()
                .expect("transport registry poisoned")
                .remove(&self.endpoint);
        }

        fn check_health(
            &self,
            instance_id: InstanceId,
            _timeout: Duration,
        ) -> std::pin::Pin<
            Box<dyn std::future::Future<Output = Result<(), HealthCheckError>> + Send + '_>,
        > {
            Box::pin(async move {
                if self
                    .peers
                    .lock()
                    .expect("peer map poisoned")
                    .contains_key(&instance_id)
                {
                    Ok(())
                } else {
                    Err(HealthCheckError::PeerNotRegistered)
                }
            })
        }
    }

    fn make_transport_pair() -> (Arc<dyn Transport>, Arc<dyn Transport>) {
        let a = InMemoryTransport::new(format!("in-memory://{}", InstanceId::new_v4()));
        let b = InMemoryTransport::new(format!("in-memory://{}", InstanceId::new_v4()));
        (a as Arc<dyn Transport>, b as Arc<dyn Transport>)
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_register_streaming_handler_allows_underscore() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        let handler = Handler::am_handler("_anchor_test", |_ctx| Ok(())).build();
        let result = messenger.register_streaming_handler(handler);
        assert!(
            result.is_ok(),
            "register_streaming_handler should allow underscore-prefixed names"
        );
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_register_streaming_handler_allows_normal() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        let handler = Handler::am_handler("normal_test", |_ctx| Ok(())).build();
        let result = messenger.register_streaming_handler(handler);
        assert!(
            result.is_ok(),
            "register_streaming_handler should allow normal handler names"
        );
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_am_send_streaming_allows_underscore_prefix() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        let result = messenger.am_send_streaming("_stream_data");
        assert!(
            result.is_ok(),
            "am_send_streaming should allow underscore-prefixed handler names"
        );
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_am_send_still_rejects_underscore_prefix() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        let result = messenger.am_send("_stream_data");
        assert!(
            result.is_err(),
            "am_send should still reject underscore-prefixed handler names"
        );
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_am_send_streaming_builder_has_setters() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        // Verify builder methods compile and chain correctly
        let builder = messenger.am_send_streaming("_stream_data").unwrap();
        let _builder = builder
            .raw_payload(bytes::Bytes::from_static(b"test"))
            .worker(velo_ext::WorkerId::from_u64(1));
        // If this compiles, the builder setters are working
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_typed_unary_streaming_allows_underscore_prefix() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        // Should not panic or return validation error:
        let _builder = messenger.typed_unary_streaming::<String>("_anchor_attach");
        // (builder construction succeeds; no network call made)
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_typed_unary_still_rejects_underscore_prefix() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();
        let result = messenger.typed_unary::<String>("_anchor_attach");
        assert!(
            result.is_err(),
            "typed_unary should still reject underscore-prefixed handler names"
        );
    }

    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_system_and_event_handlers_are_available_immediately_after_startup() {
        test_transport_registry()
            .lock()
            .expect("transport registry poisoned")
            .clear();

        let (transport_a, transport_b) = make_transport_pair();
        let a = Messenger::builder()
            .add_transport(transport_a)
            .build()
            .await
            .unwrap();
        let b = Messenger::builder()
            .add_transport(transport_b)
            .build()
            .await
            .unwrap();

        a.register_peer(b.peer_info()).unwrap();
        b.register_peer(a.peer_info()).unwrap();

        let handlers = a.available_handlers(b.instance_id()).await.unwrap();

        assert!(
            handlers.iter().any(|handler| handler == "_hello"),
            "expected _hello to be available immediately after startup"
        );
        assert!(
            handlers.iter().any(|handler| handler == "_list_handlers"),
            "expected _list_handlers to be available immediately after startup"
        );
        assert!(
            handlers.iter().any(|handler| handler == "_event_subscribe"),
            "expected _event_subscribe to be available immediately after startup"
        );
    }

    /// Exercise the `.await_capacity()` chain on each public builder
    /// (AmSend, AmSync, Unary, TypedUnary). Each delegation is a one-line
    /// pass-through to `MessageBuilder::await_capacity`; this test pins that
    /// every delegation compiles and returns the expected type so the
    /// coverage gate observes those lines. Actually saturating the arena is
    /// exercised in the `common::responses` unit tests.
    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_await_capacity_chains_through_all_public_builders() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();

        let _ = messenger
            .am_send("fan_out")
            .unwrap()
            .await_capacity()
            .raw_payload(bytes::Bytes::from_static(b"x"));
        let _ = messenger
            .am_sync("fan_out")
            .unwrap()
            .await_capacity()
            .raw_payload(bytes::Bytes::from_static(b"x"));
        let _ = messenger
            .unary("fan_out")
            .unwrap()
            .await_capacity()
            .raw_payload(bytes::Bytes::from_static(b"x"));
        let _ = messenger
            .typed_unary::<String>("fan_out")
            .unwrap()
            .await_capacity()
            .raw_payload(bytes::Bytes::from_static(b"x"));
    }

    /// Invalid target configs (`.instance()` + `.worker()` both set, or
    /// neither) must fail immediately — even under `await_capacity`. This
    /// pins the ordering in `make_stage_state`: resolve first, short-circuit
    /// `ResolveError::Other` before slot acquisition. Without this, an
    /// invalid builder under arena saturation would block on
    /// `register_outcome_async` waiting for a slot it will immediately
    /// recycle with an error.
    #[tokio::test(flavor = "multi_thread", worker_threads = 2)]
    async fn test_await_capacity_misuse_fails_without_waiting_for_slot() {
        let messenger = Messenger::builder().build().await.unwrap();

        // Case 1: no target set.
        let res = tokio::time::timeout(
            std::time::Duration::from_millis(50),
            messenger
                .am_sync("fan_out")
                .unwrap()
                .await_capacity()
                .send(),
        )
        .await
        .expect("missing target must resolve immediately");
        assert!(
            res.is_err(),
            "missing target should produce an immediate error"
        );

        // Case 2: both .instance() and .worker() set.
        let res = tokio::time::timeout(
            std::time::Duration::from_millis(50),
            messenger
                .unary("fan_out")
                .unwrap()
                .await_capacity()
                .instance(velo_ext::InstanceId::new_v4())
                .worker(velo_ext::WorkerId::from_u64(1))
                .send(),
        )
        .await
        .expect("mutually-exclusive target must resolve immediately");
        assert!(
            res.is_err(),
            "mutually-exclusive target should produce an immediate error"
        );
    }
}