refactor(memory): switch consolidation to token-based context windows

Move consolidation policy into MemoryConsolidator, keep backward compatibility for legacy config, and compress history by token budget instead of message count.
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2026-03-10 19:55:06 +00:00
parent 4784eb4128
commit 62ccda43b9
13 changed files with 709 additions and 911 deletions
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@@ -2,17 +2,19 @@
from __future__ import annotations
import asyncio
import json
import weakref
from pathlib import Path
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, Callable
from loguru import logger
from nanobot.utils.helpers import ensure_dir
from nanobot.utils.helpers import ensure_dir, estimate_message_tokens, estimate_prompt_tokens_chain
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from nanobot.providers.base import LLMProvider
from nanobot.session.manager import Session
from nanobot.session.manager import Session, SessionManager
_SAVE_MEMORY_TOOL = [
@@ -26,7 +28,7 @@ _SAVE_MEMORY_TOOL = [
"properties": {
"history_entry": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A paragraph (2-5 sentences) summarizing key events/decisions/topics. "
"description": "A paragraph summarizing key events/decisions/topics. "
"Start with [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM]. Include detail useful for grep search.",
},
"memory_update": {
@@ -42,6 +44,20 @@ _SAVE_MEMORY_TOOL = [
]
def _ensure_text(value: Any) -> str:
"""Normalize tool-call payload values to text for file storage."""
return value if isinstance(value, str) else json.dumps(value, ensure_ascii=False)
def _normalize_save_memory_args(args: Any) -> dict[str, Any] | None:
"""Normalize provider tool-call arguments to the expected dict shape."""
if isinstance(args, str):
args = json.loads(args)
if isinstance(args, list):
return args[0] if args and isinstance(args[0], dict) else None
return args if isinstance(args, dict) else None
class MemoryStore:
"""Two-layer memory: MEMORY.md (long-term facts) + HISTORY.md (grep-searchable log)."""
@@ -66,29 +82,27 @@ class MemoryStore:
long_term = self.read_long_term()
return f"## Long-term Memory\n{long_term}" if long_term else ""
async def consolidate_chunk(
@staticmethod
def _format_messages(messages: list[dict]) -> str:
lines = []
for message in messages:
if not message.get("content"):
continue
tools = f" [tools: {', '.join(message['tools_used'])}]" if message.get("tools_used") else ""
lines.append(
f"[{message.get('timestamp', '?')[:16]}] {message['role'].upper()}{tools}: {message['content']}"
)
return "\n".join(lines)
async def consolidate(
self,
messages: list[dict],
provider: LLMProvider,
model: str,
) -> tuple[bool, str | None]:
"""Consolidate a chunk of messages into MEMORY.md + HISTORY.md via LLM tool call.
Returns (success, None).
- success: True on success (including no-op), False on failure.
- The second return value is reserved for future use (e.g. RAG-style summaries) and is
always None in the current implementation.
"""
) -> bool:
"""Consolidate the provided message chunk into MEMORY.md + HISTORY.md."""
if not messages:
return True, None
lines = []
for m in messages:
if not m.get("content"):
continue
tools = f" [tools: {', '.join(m['tools_used'])}]" if m.get("tools_used") else ""
lines.append(f"[{m.get('timestamp', '?')[:16]}] {m['role'].upper()}{tools}: {m['content']}")
return True
current_memory = self.read_long_term()
prompt = f"""Process this conversation and call the save_memory tool with your consolidation.
@@ -97,24 +111,12 @@ class MemoryStore:
{current_memory or "(empty)"}
## Conversation to Process
{chr(10).join(lines)}"""
{self._format_messages(messages)}"""
try:
response = await provider.chat_with_retry(
messages=[
{
"role": "system",
"content": (
"You are a memory consolidation agent.\n"
"Your job is to:\n"
"1) Append a concise but grep-friendly entry to HISTORY.md summarizing key events, decisions and topics.\n"
" - Write 1 paragraph of 25 sentences that starts with [YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM].\n"
" - Include concrete names, IDs and numbers so it is easy to search with grep.\n"
"2) Update long-term MEMORY.md with stable facts and user preferences as markdown, including all existing facts plus new ones.\n"
"3) Optionally return a short context_summary (13 sentences) that will replace the raw messages in future dialogue history.\n\n"
"Always call the save_memory tool with history_entry, memory_update and (optionally) context_summary."
),
},
{"role": "system", "content": "You are a memory consolidation agent. Call the save_memory tool with your consolidation of the conversation."},
{"role": "user", "content": prompt},
],
tools=_SAVE_MEMORY_TOOL,
@@ -123,35 +125,160 @@ class MemoryStore:
if not response.has_tool_calls:
logger.warning("Memory consolidation: LLM did not call save_memory, skipping")
return False, None
return False
args = response.tool_calls[0].arguments
# Some providers return arguments as a JSON string instead of dict
if isinstance(args, str):
args = json.loads(args)
# Some providers return arguments as a list (handle edge case)
if isinstance(args, list):
if args and isinstance(args[0], dict):
args = args[0]
else:
logger.warning("Memory consolidation: unexpected arguments as empty or non-dict list")
return False, None
if not isinstance(args, dict):
logger.warning("Memory consolidation: unexpected arguments type {}", type(args).__name__)
return False, None
args = _normalize_save_memory_args(response.tool_calls[0].arguments)
if args is None:
logger.warning("Memory consolidation: unexpected save_memory arguments")
return False
if entry := args.get("history_entry"):
if not isinstance(entry, str):
entry = json.dumps(entry, ensure_ascii=False)
self.append_history(entry)
self.append_history(_ensure_text(entry))
if update := args.get("memory_update"):
if not isinstance(update, str):
update = json.dumps(update, ensure_ascii=False)
update = _ensure_text(update)
if update != current_memory:
self.write_long_term(update)
logger.info("Memory consolidation done for {} messages", len(messages))
return True, None
return True
except Exception:
logger.exception("Memory consolidation failed")
return False, None
return False
class MemoryConsolidator:
"""Owns consolidation policy, locking, and session offset updates."""
_MAX_CONSOLIDATION_ROUNDS = 5
def __init__(
self,
workspace: Path,
provider: LLMProvider,
model: str,
sessions: SessionManager,
context_window_tokens: int,
build_messages: Callable[..., list[dict[str, Any]]],
get_tool_definitions: Callable[[], list[dict[str, Any]]],
):
self.store = MemoryStore(workspace)
self.provider = provider
self.model = model
self.sessions = sessions
self.context_window_tokens = context_window_tokens
self._build_messages = build_messages
self._get_tool_definitions = get_tool_definitions
self._locks: weakref.WeakValueDictionary[str, asyncio.Lock] = weakref.WeakValueDictionary()
def get_lock(self, session_key: str) -> asyncio.Lock:
"""Return the shared consolidation lock for one session."""
return self._locks.setdefault(session_key, asyncio.Lock())
async def consolidate_messages(self, messages: list[dict[str, object]]) -> bool:
"""Archive a selected message chunk into persistent memory."""
return await self.store.consolidate(messages, self.provider, self.model)
def pick_consolidation_boundary(
self,
session: Session,
tokens_to_remove: int,
) -> tuple[int, int] | None:
"""Pick a user-turn boundary that removes enough old prompt tokens."""
start = session.last_consolidated
if start >= len(session.messages) or tokens_to_remove <= 0:
return None
removed_tokens = 0
last_boundary: tuple[int, int] | None = None
for idx in range(start, len(session.messages)):
message = session.messages[idx]
if idx > start and message.get("role") == "user":
last_boundary = (idx, removed_tokens)
if removed_tokens >= tokens_to_remove:
return last_boundary
removed_tokens += estimate_message_tokens(message)
return last_boundary
def estimate_session_prompt_tokens(self, session: Session) -> tuple[int, str]:
"""Estimate current prompt size for the normal session history view."""
history = session.get_history(max_messages=0)
channel, chat_id = (session.key.split(":", 1) if ":" in session.key else (None, None))
probe_messages = self._build_messages(
history=history,
current_message="[token-probe]",
channel=channel,
chat_id=chat_id,
)
return estimate_prompt_tokens_chain(
self.provider,
self.model,
probe_messages,
self._get_tool_definitions(),
)
async def archive_unconsolidated(self, session: Session) -> bool:
"""Archive the full unconsolidated tail for /new-style session rollover."""
lock = self.get_lock(session.key)
async with lock:
snapshot = session.messages[session.last_consolidated:]
if not snapshot:
return True
return await self.consolidate_messages(snapshot)
async def maybe_consolidate_by_tokens(self, session: Session) -> None:
"""Loop: archive old messages until prompt fits within half the context window."""
if not session.messages or self.context_window_tokens <= 0:
return
lock = self.get_lock(session.key)
async with lock:
target = self.context_window_tokens // 2
estimated, source = self.estimate_session_prompt_tokens(session)
if estimated <= 0:
return
if estimated < self.context_window_tokens:
logger.debug(
"Token consolidation idle {}: {}/{} via {}",
session.key,
estimated,
self.context_window_tokens,
source,
)
return
for round_num in range(self._MAX_CONSOLIDATION_ROUNDS):
if estimated <= target:
return
boundary = self.pick_consolidation_boundary(session, max(1, estimated - target))
if boundary is None:
logger.debug(
"Token consolidation: no safe boundary for {} (round {})",
session.key,
round_num,
)
return
end_idx = boundary[0]
chunk = session.messages[session.last_consolidated:end_idx]
if not chunk:
return
logger.info(
"Token consolidation round {} for {}: {}/{} via {}, chunk={} msgs",
round_num,
session.key,
estimated,
self.context_window_tokens,
source,
len(chunk),
)
if not await self.consolidate_messages(chunk):
return
session.last_consolidated = end_idx
self.sessions.save(session)
estimated, source = self.estimate_session_prompt_tokens(session)
if estimated <= 0:
return