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fix: reject duplicate JSON keys in Hermes tool parser for streaming consistency - #48864

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Summary

Following the security advisory discussion, filing as a code quality improvement as suggested by @jperezdealgaba.

The Hermes tool parser has a streaming/non-streaming inconsistency: _extract_tool_name uses re.search (first-match) while the non-streaming path uses json.loads (last-wins for duplicate keys). A model emitting {"name": "A", "name": "B", ...} would have the tool name resolve differently depending on whether the request is streamed.

This PR implements Option C from the advisory: reject tool-call JSON with duplicate keys. This makes the streaming and non-streaming paths produce identical results regardless of which extraction mechanism is used.

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Added a object_pairs_hook to the json.loads calls in the non-streaming path that raises on duplicate keys. This surfaces the malformed JSON early (the model shouldn't be emitting duplicate keys in a well-formed tool call) and makes both paths consistent.

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  • Code follows project style
  • No regression — well-formed tool calls (single name key) are unaffected
  • Self-reviewed

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…onsistency

The streaming path uses re.search (first-match) while the non-streaming
path uses json.loads (last-wins) for duplicate keys. This causes
inconsistent tool name extraction when a model emits JSON with duplicate
'name' fields.

Add object_pairs_hook that rejects duplicate keys, making both paths
produce identical results. Well-formed tool calls (single name key) are
unaffected.

As suggested by @jperezdealgaba in the security advisory — filed as a
code quality improvement rather than a security fix.

Signed-off-by: John Kearney <johndanielkearney@gmail.com>

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