Librarian: answer each query back to the bot that sent it

So one librarian can serve several bots (test + deploy) instead of firing
every result/pong at a single static CONJURER_MAIN_BOT.

* The bot includes its own callback address (CONJURER_SELF_CALLBACK) in
  every /query and /ping.
* The librarian stores that callback with the query (persisted with the
  request, so a replay after restart still answers the right bot) and, for
  results, in the OUTBOX entry ({target, payload}) so the resender delivers
  to the origin bot even across a librarian restart.
* Pongs go back to the pinging bot too - otherwise a second bot's health
  check would be ponged to the first and always time out, so it could
  never enable its librarian cog.
* Empty callback falls back to MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS, and a legacy OUTBOX entry
  (raw payload, pre-callback) is still delivered to the default bot, so the
  upgrade is seamless.

Tests: per-origin result delivery + legacy-shape fallback (outbox),
busy/idle pong routed to the callback bot vs default (lifecycle). Suite:
58 unit + 52 integration green.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 <noreply@anthropic.com>

bot.py

@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ from constants import (
     LIBRARIAN_SERVICE_ADDRESS,
     LOGFILE,
     RADIO_SERVICE_ADDRESS,
+    SELF_CALLBACK,
     TOKEN,
     service_headers,
 )
@@ -173,6 +174,7 @@ async def _load_service_groups() -> bool:
                 LIBRARIAN_PING,
                 service_headers(),
                 LIBRARIAN_PING_TIMEOUT,
+                SELF_CALLBACK,
             )
             if not alive:
                 logger.warning(

communication_subroutine.py

@@ -349,9 +349,13 @@ def scan_incoming(stop_event: Optional[threading.Event] = None):
 
 
 def librarian_ping(address: str, endpoint: str, headers: Optional[dict] = None,
-                   timeout: float = 3.0) -> bool:
+                   timeout: float = 3.0, callback: str = "") -> bool:
     """Health-check the librarian by round-tripping a ping through the FULL path.
 
+    ``callback`` is where THIS bot wants the pong sent back to, so a shared
+    librarian pongs each bot at its own address (else a second bot's ping would
+    be ponged to the first and its health check would always time out).
+
     The ping is a pseudo-query that exercises exactly the same machinery a real
     search does, on BOTH sides:
 
@@ -380,7 +384,7 @@ def librarian_ping(address: str, endpoint: str, headers: Optional[dict] = None,
     try:
         response = requests.post(
             f"{address}{endpoint}",
-            json={"UUID": ping_uuid},
+            json={"UUID": ping_uuid, "callback": callback},
             headers=headers or {},
             timeout=timeout,
         )

conjurer_librarian/conjurer_librarian.py

@@ -154,49 +154,55 @@ def _authorize_request() -> None:
         abort(401)
 
 
-def _post_pong(app_logger, ping_uuid) -> None:
+def _post_pong(app_logger, ping_uuid, callback="") -> None:
-    """POST a pong for ``ping_uuid`` back to the bot. Non-fatal on failure.
+    """POST a pong for ``ping_uuid`` back to the pinging bot. Non-fatal.
 
-    This is the SAME return path a real result takes (bot's /conjurer), so a
+    ``callback`` is the address of the bot that sent the ping, so a librarian
-    delivered pong proves the librarian->bot leg works - the one thing the ping
+    shared by several bots pongs each at its OWN address (empty => the static
-    needs to establish. Used directly by the /ping route (busy ping, which skips
+    MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS). Same return path a real result takes (bot's /conjurer),
-    the queue) and, wrapped in a thread, by the worker (idle ping). Synchronous
+    so a delivered pong proves the librarian->that-bot leg works."""
-    so the /ping route can stay a plain (non-async) view."""
+    target = f"{callback or MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS}{SEND_RESULTS}"
     try:
         requests.post(
-            f"{MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS}{SEND_RESULTS}",
+            target, json={"__pong__": ping_uuid}, headers=_service_headers(), timeout=5
-            json={"__pong__": ping_uuid},
-            headers=_service_headers(),
-            timeout=5,
         )
     except requests.exceptions.RequestException as exc:
         app_logger.warning("PING pong send failed for %s: %s", ping_uuid, exc)
 
 
-def _deliver_result(uuid, payload, app_logger, attempts=RESULT_SEND_ATTEMPTS) -> bool:
+def _outbox_target_payload(entry):
-    """POST one result to the bot, retrying with backoff. True only on HTTP 200.
+    """Unpack an OUTBOX entry into (target, payload).
 
-    The bot's /conjurer is idempotent (dedups by uuid), so re-POSTing a result
+    New shape: {"target": <bot address>, "payload": {uuid: result}}. Old shape
-    it already has is safe - it just answers 200 again. That is what lets the
+    (from before per-origin callbacks) is the raw payload - delivered to the
-    OUTBOX keep retrying until the result is truly acknowledged, without ever
+    default bot - so an upgrade doesn't strand results already on disk."""
-    double-delivering to the user.
+    if isinstance(entry, dict) and "target" in entry and "payload" in entry:
-    """
+        return entry["target"], entry["payload"]
-    target = f"{MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS}{SEND_RESULTS}"
+    return "", entry
+
+
+def _deliver_result(target, uuid, payload, app_logger, attempts=RESULT_SEND_ATTEMPTS) -> bool:
+    """POST one result to ``target``'s /conjurer, retrying with backoff. True only
+    on HTTP 200. ``target`` is the origin bot's address so a shared librarian
+    answers each bot where its query came from (empty => MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS). The
+    bot's /conjurer is idempotent, so re-POSTing what it already has is safe."""
+    url = f"{target or MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS}{SEND_RESULTS}"
     for attempt in range(1, max(1, attempts) + 1):
         try:
             response = requests.post(
-                target, json=payload, headers=_service_headers(), timeout=60
+                url, json=payload, headers=_service_headers(), timeout=60
             )
             if response.status_code == 200:
-                app_logger.info("Result %s delivered (HTTP 200) on attempt %d", uuid, attempt)
+                app_logger.info("Result %s delivered to %s (HTTP 200) attempt %d", uuid, url, attempt)
                 return True
             app_logger.warning(
-                "Result %s: bot returned HTTP %s (attempt %d/%d): %s",
+                "Result %s: %s returned HTTP %s (attempt %d/%d): %s",
-                uuid, response.status_code, attempt, attempts, response.text[:300],
+                uuid, url, response.status_code, attempt, attempts, response.text[:300],
             )
         except requests.exceptions.RequestException as exc:
             app_logger.warning(
-                "Result %s delivery failed (attempt %d/%d): %s", uuid, attempt, attempts, exc
+                "Result %s delivery to %s failed (attempt %d/%d): %s",
+                uuid, url, attempt, attempts, exc,
             )
         if attempt < attempts:
             time.sleep(RESULT_SEND_BACKOFF * attempt)
@@ -204,13 +210,12 @@ def _deliver_result(uuid, payload, app_logger, attempts=RESULT_SEND_ATTEMPTS) ->
 
 
 def _resend_once(app_logger) -> None:
-    """One sweep of the OUTBOX: try to deliver every un-acked result, once each.
+    """One sweep of the OUTBOX: try to deliver every un-acked result, once each,
-
+    to the ORIGIN bot recorded with it. Removes each entry only after a positive
-    Removes each entry only after a positive ACK, so nothing is dropped until
+    ACK. Corrupt/unreadable entries are skipped by DiskQueue.items()."""
-    the bot has it. Corrupt/unreadable entries are skipped by DiskQueue.items().
+    for uuid, entry, _ts in _outbox.items():
-    """
+        target, payload = _outbox_target_payload(entry)
-    for uuid, payload, _ts in _outbox.items():
+        if _deliver_result(target, uuid, payload, app_logger, attempts=1):
-        if _deliver_result(uuid, payload, app_logger, attempts=1):
             _outbox.remove(uuid)
 
 
@@ -243,7 +248,10 @@ def replay_requests(app_logger) -> None:
     app_logger.info("Replaying %d unfinished search request(s) after restart", len(pending))
     for uuid, payload, _ts in pending:
         try:
-            cl = Librarian(app, payload["query"], uuid, payload.get("deep_search", False))
+            cl = Librarian(
+                app, payload["query"], uuid,
+                payload.get("deep_search", False), payload.get("callback", ""),
+            )
         except Exception as exc:  # pylint: disable=broad-exception-caught
             app_logger.warning("Cannot replay request %s (dropping): %s", uuid, exc)
             _forget_search(uuid)
@@ -269,7 +277,7 @@ class Librarian(object):
     Represents a librarian object that performs search and refinement operations on queries.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, _app, query, uuid, _deep_search) -> None:
+    def __init__(self, _app, query, uuid, _deep_search, callback="") -> None:
         """
         Initializes a Librarian object.
 
@@ -340,6 +348,9 @@ class Librarian(object):
         self.search_result_from_cr = {}
         self.done = False
         self.deep_search = _deep_search
+        # Where to send this search's result back to (the bot that asked). Lets
+        # one librarian serve several bots; empty => static MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS.
+        self.callback = callback or ""
         # Set True when a graceful shutdown interrupts this search mid-scan; the
         # worker then leaves the request + checkpoint in place instead of
         # delivering, so a restart resumes it.
@@ -630,7 +641,9 @@ class BackgroundTaskSearch(threading.Thread):
                     "PING %s pulled off internal queue - ponging back (no search)",
                     ping_uuid,
                 )
-                await asyncio.to_thread(_post_pong, self.app.logger, ping_uuid)
+                await asyncio.to_thread(
+                    _post_pong, self.app.logger, ping_uuid, item.get("callback", "")
+                )
                 continue
             librarian = item
             # Mark busy + processing for the whole search, and ALWAYS clear both
@@ -680,13 +693,16 @@ class BackgroundTaskSearch(threading.Thread):
                 # retrying until the bot ACKs, and only then is it removed.
                 payload = result  # shape: {uuid: {DOI: {"Title": ..., "type": ...}}}
                 uuid = str(librarian.uuid)
+                target = librarian.callback  # answer the bot that asked
                 hits = payload.get(librarian.uuid, {}) if isinstance(payload, dict) else {}
-                _outbox.put(uuid, payload)
+                # OUTBOX entry carries the origin bot's address so the resender
+                # delivers it to the right bot even after a librarian restart.
+                _outbox.put(uuid, {"target": target, "payload": payload})
                 self.app.logger.info(
-                    "SENDING result for %s: %d DOI(s): %s (queued to OUTBOX)",
+                    "SENDING result for %s to %s: %d DOI(s): %s (queued to OUTBOX)",
-                    uuid, len(hits), list(hits.keys()),
+                    uuid, target or "default", len(hits), list(hits.keys()),
                 )
-                if await asyncio.to_thread(_deliver_result, uuid, payload, self.app.logger):
+                if await asyncio.to_thread(_deliver_result, target, uuid, payload, self.app.logger):
                     _outbox.remove(uuid)
                 else:
                     self.app.logger.warning(
@@ -731,11 +747,17 @@ async def query_database():
     record = json.loads(request.data)
     uuid = record["UUID"]
     deep_search = record["deep_search"]
-    app.logger.info("Query accepted %s: %s", uuid, record["query"])
+    # Where to answer THIS query - the bot that sent it. Persisted with the
+    # request so a replay after restart still answers the right bot.
+    callback = record.get("callback", "")
+    app.logger.info("Query accepted %s (callback %s): %s", uuid, callback or "default", record["query"])
     # Persist the request BEFORE enqueuing, so an accepted search survives a
     # restart (it is replayed on startup) - not just an in-progress one.
-    _requests.put(str(uuid), {"query": record["query"], "deep_search": deep_search})
+    _requests.put(
-    cl = Librarian(app, record["query"], uuid, deep_search)
+        str(uuid),
+        {"query": record["query"], "deep_search": deep_search, "callback": callback},
+    )
+    cl = Librarian(app, record["query"], uuid, deep_search, callback)
     librarian_queue.put(cl)
     librarian_list.append(cl)
     # The bot's per-query watchdog polls /query_status for this uuid; mark it
@@ -771,12 +793,15 @@ def ping_roundtrip():
     """
     record = json.loads(request.data)
     ping_uuid = record["UUID"]
+    # Pong goes back to the bot that pinged (carried through the queue when idle),
+    # so a shared librarian health-checks correctly for every bot.
+    callback = record.get("callback", "")
     if worker_busy.is_set():
         app.logger.info("PING %s while busy grinding - direct pong (skip queue)", ping_uuid)
-        _post_pong(app.logger, ping_uuid)
+        _post_pong(app.logger, ping_uuid, callback)
     else:
         app.logger.info("PING received %s - queued for round-trip", ping_uuid)
-        librarian_queue.put({"__ping__": ping_uuid})
+        librarian_queue.put({"__ping__": ping_uuid, "callback": callback})
     return (
         jsonify(isError=False, message="ping-queued", statusCode=200, data=ping_uuid),
         200,

constants.py

@@ -254,6 +254,10 @@ SKIP_TRACK = os.getenv("CONJURER_SKIP_ENDPOINT", "/skip")
 LIBRARIAN_SERVICE_ADDRESS = os.getenv(
     "CONJURER_LIBRARIAN_SERVICE", "http://192.168.1.192:5001"
 )
+# The address the librarian (and its pongs) should send results BACK to for THIS
+# bot - so one librarian can serve several bots (test + deploy), each getting its
+# own answers. Empty => the librarian falls back to its static CONJURER_MAIN_BOT.
+SELF_CALLBACK = os.getenv("CONJURER_SELF_CALLBACK", "")
 HOST_ADDRESS = os.getenv("CONJURER_DISCORD_HOST", "192.168.1.191")
 PORT_ADDRESS = int(os.getenv("CONJURER_DISCORD_PORT", "5000"))
 

librarian_commands.py

@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ from constants import (
     DIR_PATH_SADOX,
     LIBRARIAN_SERVICE_ADDRESS,
     QUERY_STATUS,
+    SELF_CALLBACK,
     SEND_QUERY,
     service_headers,
 )
@@ -313,6 +314,7 @@ class DataModule(commands.Cog):
             "query": str(query),
             "page": 1,
             "deep_search": False,
+            "callback": SELF_CALLBACK,
         }
         coroutine = asyncio.to_thread(
             requests.post,
@@ -372,6 +374,7 @@ class DataModule(commands.Cog):
             "query": str(query),
             "page": 1,
             "deep_search": False,
+            "callback": SELF_CALLBACK,
         }
         coroutine = asyncio.to_thread(
             requests.post,
@@ -469,6 +472,7 @@ class DataModule(commands.Cog):
             "query": str(query),
             "page": 1,
             "deep_search": True,
+            "callback": SELF_CALLBACK,
         }
         coroutine = asyncio.to_thread(
             requests.post,

tests/integration/test_librarian_outbox.py

@@ -46,16 +46,24 @@ def outbox(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
 
 
 def test_deliver_succeeds_first_try(monkeypatch):
-    calls = []
+    urls = []
-    monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", lambda *a, **k: calls.append(1) or _Resp(200))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", lambda url, **k: urls.append(url) or _Resp(200))
-    assert lib._deliver_result("u1", {"u1": {}}, _LOG, attempts=3) is True
+    assert lib._deliver_result("http://bot-a:5000", "u1", {"u1": {}}, _LOG, attempts=3) is True
-    assert len(calls) == 1  # no needless retries after a 200
+    assert len(urls) == 1  # no needless retries after a 200
+    assert urls[0] == "http://bot-a:5000" + lib.SEND_RESULTS  # to the origin bot
+
+
+def test_deliver_falls_back_to_main_bot_when_no_target(monkeypatch):
+    urls = []
+    monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", lambda url, **k: urls.append(url) or _Resp(200))
+    assert lib._deliver_result("", "u1b", {"u1b": {}}, _LOG, attempts=1) is True
+    assert urls[0] == lib.MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS + lib.SEND_RESULTS  # empty target -> default
 
 
 def test_deliver_retries_then_succeeds(monkeypatch):
     responses = iter([_Resp(503), _Resp(500), _Resp(200)])
     monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", lambda *a, **k: next(responses))
-    assert lib._deliver_result("u2", {"u2": {}}, _LOG, attempts=3) is True
+    assert lib._deliver_result("http://bot", "u2", {"u2": {}}, _LOG, attempts=3) is True
 
 
 def test_deliver_returns_false_when_all_attempts_fail(monkeypatch):
@@ -63,27 +71,47 @@ def test_deliver_returns_false_when_all_attempts_fail(monkeypatch):
         raise lib.requests.exceptions.RequestException("bot down")
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", boom)
-    assert lib._deliver_result("u3", {"u3": {}}, _LOG, attempts=2) is False
+    assert lib._deliver_result("http://bot", "u3", {"u3": {}}, _LOG, attempts=2) is False
 
 
-def test_resend_once_removes_only_acked_entries(outbox, monkeypatch):
+def test_resend_delivers_each_result_to_its_own_origin_bot(outbox, monkeypatch):
-    outbox.put("ok", {"ok": {}})
+    outbox.put("ok", {"target": "http://bot-a:5000", "payload": {"ok": {}}})
-    outbox.put("bad", {"bad": {}})
+    outbox.put("bad", {"target": "http://bot-b:5000", "payload": {"bad": {}}})
+    seen = []
 
-    def fake_deliver(query_uuid, _payload, _logger, attempts=1):
+    def fake_deliver(target, query_uuid, _payload, _logger, attempts=1):
+        seen.append((target, query_uuid))
         return query_uuid == "ok"
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(lib, "_deliver_result", fake_deliver)
     lib._resend_once(_LOG)
 
+    assert ("http://bot-a:5000", "ok") in seen   # delivered to A's address
+    assert ("http://bot-b:5000", "bad") in seen  # attempted to B's address
     assert not outbox.contains("ok")   # acked -> dropped
     assert outbox.contains("bad")      # not acked -> kept for the next sweep
 
 
+def test_resend_handles_legacy_entry_shape(outbox, monkeypatch):
+    # An OUTBOX entry from before per-origin callbacks (raw payload, no target)
+    # must still be delivered - to the default bot.
+    outbox.put("old", {"old": {"10.1/x": {"Title": ["P"], "type": "a"}}})
+    seen = []
+
+    def fake_deliver(target, query_uuid, _payload, _logger, attempts=1):
+        seen.append((target, query_uuid))
+        return True
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(lib, "_deliver_result", fake_deliver)
+    lib._resend_once(_LOG)
+    assert seen == [("", "old")]  # empty target -> _deliver_result uses MAIN_BOT
+    assert not outbox.contains("old")
+
+
 def test_resend_keeps_result_until_bot_recovers(outbox, monkeypatch):
     # Simulate: bot down for the first sweep, up for the second. The result must
     # survive the outage and be delivered on recovery.
-    outbox.put("u9", {"u9": {"10.1/x": {"Title": ["P"], "type": "article"}}})
+    outbox.put("u9", {"target": "http://bot", "payload": {"u9": {"10.1/x": {"Title": ["P"], "type": "article"}}}})
     state = {"up": False}
 
     def flaky_post(*_a, **_k):

tests/integration/test_librarian_query_lifecycle.py

@@ -58,15 +58,19 @@ def test_ping_idle_routes_through_internal_queue(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", lambda *a, **k: posted.append((a, k)))
     client = _client()
 
-    resp = client.post("/ping", json={"UUID": "ping-idle"})
+    resp = client.post("/ping", json={"UUID": "ping-idle", "callback": "http://bot-a:5000"})
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
-    # Idle => it went onto the internal queue for the worker, NOT posted directly.
+    # Idle => it went onto the internal queue for the worker (carrying the
+    # callback so the worker pongs the right bot), NOT posted directly.
     assert posted == []
-    assert lib.librarian_queue.get_nowait() == {"__ping__": "ping-idle"}
+    assert lib.librarian_queue.get_nowait() == {
+        "__ping__": "ping-idle",
+        "callback": "http://bot-a:5000",
+    }
 
 
-def test_ping_while_busy_pongs_directly_without_queue(monkeypatch):
+def test_ping_while_busy_pongs_directly_to_the_pinging_bot(monkeypatch):
     _reset()
     lib.worker_busy.set()  # a search is grinding
     posted = []
@@ -81,15 +85,33 @@ def test_ping_while_busy_pongs_directly_without_queue(monkeypatch):
     monkeypatch.setattr(lib.requests, "post", fake_post)
     client = _client()
 
-    resp = client.post("/ping", json={"UUID": "ping-busy"})
+    resp = client.post("/ping", json={"UUID": "ping-busy", "callback": "http://bot-b:5000"})
 
     assert resp.status_code == 200
-    # Busy => direct pong back to the bot, and NOTHING queued (it would only wait
+    # Busy => direct pong, NOTHING queued, and it goes to the CALLBACK bot (not
-    # behind the long search).
+    # the static default) so a shared librarian health-checks each bot correctly.
     assert lib.librarian_queue.empty()
     assert len(posted) == 1
     assert posted[0]["json"] == {"__pong__": "ping-busy"}
-    assert posted[0]["url"].endswith(lib.SEND_RESULTS)
+    assert posted[0]["url"] == "http://bot-b:5000" + lib.SEND_RESULTS
+
+
+def test_ping_without_callback_pongs_to_default_bot(monkeypatch):
+    _reset()
+    lib.worker_busy.set()
+    posted = []
+
+    class _Resp:
+        status_code = 200
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        lib.requests, "post",
+        lambda url, **k: posted.append(url) or _Resp(),
+    )
+    client = _client()
+    client.post("/ping", json={"UUID": "ping-nocb"})  # no callback
+
+    assert posted == [lib.MAIN_BOT_ADDRESS + lib.SEND_RESULTS]
 
 
 def test_query_status_enforces_api_key():