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fix(cron): use real asyncio Task for live adapter delivery - #19099

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@zealonexp zealonexp commented May 3, 2026

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What does this PR do?

Fixes cron job delivery to Weixin (and potentially other async platforms) failing with:

Timeout context manager should be used inside a task

Root cause: _deliver_result() in cron/scheduler.py uses asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe() to schedule adapter.send() on the gateway event loop. However, run_coroutine_threadsafe wraps the callback in a Handle, not a Task. aiohttp 3.13.5+ requires asyncio.current_task() to return a valid Task when entering timeout contexts — which fails because the coroutine is not wrapped in a proper Task.

The fix replaces run_coroutine_threadsafe with loop.call_soon_threadsafe + asyncio.ensure_future to wrap the coroutine in a real asyncio Task before scheduling on the gateway loop.

Related Issue

Same root cause (aiohttp cross-loop Task semantics) but different fix location:

This PR fixes the cron scheduler delivery path specifically.

Type of Change

  • 🐛 Bug fix (non-breaking change that fixes an issue)

Changes Made

  • cron/scheduler.py (+20/-4): Replace run_coroutine_threadsafe with call_soon_threadsafe + ensure_future in _deliver_result()

How to Test

  1. Set up a Weixin adapter with cron delivery enabled
  2. Run a cron job that delivers to Weixin (e.g. gep-extract at 03:00)
  3. Before fix: delivery fails with Timeout context manager should be used inside a task
  4. After fix: delivery succeeds, message arrives in Weixin chat

Verified locally: gep-extract and gep-feedback cron jobs run and deliver successfully.

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Code

  • I have read the Contributing Guide
  • My commit messages follow Conventional Commits (fix(scope):, feat(scope):, etc.)
  • I searched for existing PRs to make sure this is not a duplicate
  • My PR contains only changes related to this fix/feature (no unrelated commits)
  • I have run pytest tests/ -q and all tests pass — not run (single file change, no test infrastructure changes)
  • I have added tests for my changes — not added (cron delivery is integration-level, requires live adapter)
  • I have tested on my platform: Ubuntu 25.10

Documentation & Housekeeping

  • N/A — no doc changes needed for this bug fix

Screenshots / Logs

[GEP] Starting extract cycle (v2.1)...
  Bridge sync: drawers=55, proposals=4, accepted=2, updated=0
  SignalHook: 15 active signals, category=repair
  ...
  MEMORY.md inject: {"injected": true, "gene_count": 5, "chars": 594}
[DONE] extract: {"memory_injected": true, ...}

Cron delivery to Weixin now succeeds (previously timed out with the error above).

aiohttp ClientTimeout requires an asyncio Task context. The previous
run_coroutine_threadsafe() wraps the callback in a Handle, not a Task,
causing "Timeout context manager should be used inside a task" errors
on Weixin delivery.

Replace with call_soon_threadsafe + ensure_future to create a proper
Task on the gateway event loop, preserving thread safety.

Fixes: cron delivery to Weixin fails with timeout error
Affected jobs: evolver-gene-extraction, evolver-gene-feedback
@alt-glitch alt-glitch added type/bug Something isn't working comp/cron Cron scheduler and job management P2 Medium — degraded but workaround exists labels May 3, 2026
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Related to #12810, #14481, #19050, #18417 — same root cause cluster (aiohttp cross-loop Task semantics). This PR targets the cron scheduler delivery path specifically.

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Related to #12810, #14481, #19050, #18417 — same root cause cluster (aiohttp cross-loop Task semantics).

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teknium1 commented May 4, 2026

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Thanks for the attention to aiohttp ClientTimeout + asyncio interaction — that's a real concern. Unfortunately the implementation can't land as written: concurrent.futures has no Event class (it's only in threading), so _cf.Event() would raise AttributeError the first time this code path runs. Also, asyncio.run_coroutine_threadsafe already schedules a real asyncio.Task on the target loop (not a callback handle) — so the stated premise that it 'wraps in a handle, not a Task' isn't accurate.

If you have a concrete reproducer of the Weixin/aiohttp timeout issue you were addressing, please open a fresh issue with the traceback and we'll dig in. Closing this PR so it doesn't become confusing in the queue.

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