fix(vscode-lm): window-safe middle-out truncation of tool_result content - #1606
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…window Copilot's backend trims an over-window request without preserving tool_use/tool_result pairing, orphaning a tool_result and triggering a 400. Shrink oversized tool_result payloads middle-out on our side, and refuse a request that still cannot fit rather than send one we know is over-window.
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WalkthroughThe VS Code LM provider now estimates conversation size, truncates oversized tool results, and rejects requests that exceed the available context budget. Tests cover truncation, content preservation, request admission, and tool-result mocks. ChangesVS Code LM context budgeting
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes Change: Bug fix Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant createMessage
participant truncateToolResultsToFitWindow
participant VSCodeLM
createMessage->>truncateToolResultsToFitWindow: messages and calculated budget
truncateToolResultsToFitWindow-->>createMessage: truncated messages
createMessage->>VSCodeLM: sendRequest when messages fit
Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to Consumers calling the exported truncation helper with a very small limit can receive more content than requested. The provider path is unaffected, but the helper contract should be fixed. Caution Pre-merge checks failedPlease resolve all errors before merging. Addressing warnings is optional.
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Full details: Regression EvidenceExplanation The new truncation tests cover many helper branches and the main refusal/send paths, but they do not provide focused coverage for all changed budget behavior. Resolution Add focused unit tests for Full details: Description checkExplanation The description explains the implementation scope and reports provider tests, but it omits the required approved GitHub Issue link and the pre-submission checklist. The test procedure also lacks reproducible commands and environment details.
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In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/vscode-lm.spec.ts`:
- Line 1223: Add a regression assertion near the existing middleOutTruncate test
where the input text length exactly equals maxChars, verifying the text is
returned unchanged. Use the existing middleOutTruncate symbol and preserve the
current shorter-input assertion.
- Line 1320: Update the test assertion around writeToolResultText to verify the
truncated result contains exactly two parts: one text part and one image part.
Assert the complete array shape and relevant part types so the test fails if the
original 50,000-character text part remains.
In `@src/api/providers/vscode-lm.ts`:
- Line 174: Update middleOutTruncate so every positive maxChars value, including
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| describe("context-window tool_result truncation", () => { | ||
| describe("middleOutTruncate", () => { | ||
| it("returns text unchanged when within the limit", () => { | ||
| expect(middleOutTruncate("hello world", 100)).toBe("hello world") |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Test the exact maxChars boundary.
The current test uses 11 characters with a limit of 100. It does not distinguish text.length <= maxChars from text.length < maxChars.
Add an assertion where text.length === maxChars. The equality-operator mutant at production Line 150 currently survives.
Proposed test change
expect(middleOutTruncate("hello world", 100)).toBe("hello world")
+expect(middleOutTruncate("hello world", 11)).toBe("hello world")As per path instructions, require regression coverage for boundary cases.
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| expect(middleOutTruncate("hello world", 100)).toBe("hello world") | |
| expect(middleOutTruncate("hello world", 100)).toBe("hello world") | |
| expect(middleOutTruncate("hello world", 11)).toBe("hello world") |
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In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/vscode-lm.spec.ts` at line 1223, Add a regression
assertion near the existing middleOutTruncate test where the input text length
exactly equals maxChars, verifying the text is returned unchanged. Use the
existing middleOutTruncate symbol and preserve the current shorter-input
assertion.
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| const parts = toolResult.content as Array<{ type: string; text?: string }> | ||
| expect(parts[0].type).toBe("text") | ||
| expect(parts[0].text).toContain("characters truncated") | ||
| expect(parts.some((part) => part.type === "image")).toBe(true) |
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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Assert the complete array shape after truncation.
This assertion only proves that an image remains. The test still passes if writeToolResultText retains the original 50,000-character text part after the truncated text.
Assert that the result contains exactly one text part and one image part. This will detect the surviving mutation at production Line 134.
Proposed assertions
expect(parts[0].type).toBe("text")
expect(parts[0].text).toContain("characters truncated")
-expect(parts.some((part) => part.type === "image")).toBe(true)
+expect(parts.map((part) => part.type)).toEqual(["text", "image"])
+expect(parts).toHaveLength(2)As per path instructions, use behavior-focused assertions with verifiable values.
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| expect(parts.some((part) => part.type === "image")).toBe(true) | |
| expect(parts.map((part) => part.type)).toEqual(["text", "image"]) | |
| expect(parts).toHaveLength(2) |
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In `@src/api/providers/__tests__/vscode-lm.spec.ts` at line 1320, Update the test
assertion around writeToolResultText to verify the truncated result contains
exactly two parts: one text part and one image part. Assert the complete array
shape and relevant part types so the test fails if the original 50,000-character
text part remains.
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| tail = tail.slice(1) | ||
| } | ||
| const removed = text.length - head.length - tail.length | ||
| return `${head}${buildMarker(removed)}${tail}` |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Keep middleOutTruncate within maxChars for small positive limits.
The production path always uses the 2,000-character minimum, so this case is not reached through truncateToolResultsToFitWindow. However, middleOutTruncate is exported and promises an upper bound. For middleOutTruncate("anything", 1), the marker alone exceeds maxChars. Add a fallback for limits shorter than the marker and a regression test for this exported boundary case.
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In `@src/api/providers/vscode-lm.ts` at line 174, Update middleOutTruncate so
every positive maxChars value, including limits shorter than the generated
marker, returns at most maxChars; add a fallback that avoids emitting an
oversized marker while preserving normal truncation behavior, and add a
regression test for the exported boundary case such as maxChars equal to 1.
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Summary
Makes
tool_resultcontent window-safe by truncating oversized results before they are sent to the VS Code Language Model API.Scope
Tests
Relationship to the PR 1188 split
This branch is one of three independent,
main-targeted branches split out of the original combined PR:There is no dependency between the three branches and each targets
mainindependently. Because they touch adjacent regions of the shared provider and its spec file, textual merge conflicts are possible depending on merge order; they are trivially resolvable and do not imply a functional dependency.