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lib/llm/src/protocols/openai/chat_completions/delta.rs (1)
322-354: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick winBoth delta generators duplicate the same
prompt_token_ids/kv_transfer_paramsextraction logic fromBackendOutput.engine_data/disaggregated_params, including afilter_mapthat silently drops anyprompt_token_idsentry that failsu64→u32conversion. The shared root cause is the lack of a common helper, unlikeprompt_logprobs_from_engine_dataincommon::llm_backend, which both files already reuse.
lib/llm/src/protocols/openai/chat_completions/delta.rs#L322-L354: extract this block into a shared helper incommon::llm_backend(alongsideprompt_logprobs_from_engine_data) that returns the parsedprompt_token_idsand resolvedkv_transfer_params, and have this call site use it.lib/llm/src/protocols/openai/completions/delta.rs#L275-L299: replace this identical block with a call to the same new shared helper.Consider also logging (at debug/warn level) when
filter_mapdrops aprompt_token_idsentry, since this field exists specifically to let a client verify itsinput_idsround-tripped unchanged — a silent drop defeats that guarantee.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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3429-3439: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low valueRemove the no-op normalization call.
TryFrom<NvCreateResponse> for NvCreateChatCompletionRequestalways setsreturn_token_idstoNone, and Responses validation rejectscompletion_token_idsbefore conversion. Add an end-to-end Responses test only if support is intended.🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
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In `@components/src/dynamo/vllm/handlers.py`:
- Around line 3132-3136: In the output handling code, replace the getattr
fallback for RequestOutput.kv_transfer_params with direct access via
res.kv_transfer_params, while preserving the existing non-None check and
engine_data assignment.
In `@components/src/dynamo/vllm/tests/test_vllm_tito_parity.py`:
- Around line 446-450: Move the _wants_engine_data_accumulation import from the
_import static method to module scope, and have _import return the module-level
symbol. If importing it requires an optional dependency, replace the deferred
import with a documented module-level pytest collection skip.
In `@components/src/dynamo/vllm/tests/test_vllm_worker_handler.py`:
- Around line 403-404: Update the kv_payload fixture in
test_vllm_worker_handler.py to avoid the hardcoded temporary path; use a
non-filesystem placeholder value or derive the path from the test’s tmp_path
fixture while preserving the expected dictionary comparison.
In `@lib/llm/src/protocols/common/extensions.rs`:
- Around line 652-661: Update the nvext reference documentation for
completion_token_ids to state that requesting it also returns prompt_token_ids
and kv_transfer_params, and document the possible kv_transfer_params values,
including hidden_states_path. Keep the documented behavior aligned with the
selection logic in the completion_token_ids handling block.
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In `@lib/llm/src/http/service/openai.rs`:
- Around line 3429-3439: Remove the chat_request.normalize_return_token_ids()
call and its dedicated error-handling branch from the Responses request flow,
since this conversion always has return_token_ids set to None and validation
rejects completion_token_ids earlier. Preserve the existing inflight error
handling and validation behavior; add an end-to-end Responses test only if
support for this input is intentionally being introduced.
In `@lib/llm/src/protocols/openai/chat_completions/delta.rs`:
- Around line 322-354: Extract the duplicated prompt_token_ids and
kv_transfer_params resolution into a shared helper in common::llm_backend
alongside prompt_logprobs_from_engine_data, preserving the canonical
disaggregated_params fallback behavior and reporting any prompt token that
cannot convert to u32 instead of silently dropping it. Update the delta
generator blocks in
lib/llm/src/protocols/openai/chat_completions/delta.rs:322-354 and
lib/llm/src/protocols/openai/completions/delta.rs:275-299 to call the helper;
both sites require the same replacement.
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The kv_transfer_params field in the vLLM RequestOutput class is an optional dictionary (dict[str, Any] | None) used to store parameters related to remote Key/Value (KV) cache transfer [1][2]. It is primarily utilized in distributed or disaggregated LLM architectures (e.g., Prefill/Decode disaggregation) to coordinate the movement of KV cache blocks between different engine instances or nodes [3][4]. Regarding versioning or availability: The field was introduced to the RequestOutput class as an optional argument in the constructor [5]. Based on available documentation and source history, it has been present in various recent versions, appearing in versions at least as early as v0.23.0 [6] and persisting through the current codebase [1][2]. The field is actively maintained and its structure can vary based on the specific KV connector (such as the NixlConnector) being used for the transfer [3][7][4]. It is designed to be extensible to accommodate different orchestration requirements for KV offloading and remote transfer [3]. Key details: - Data type: dict[str, Any] | None [1][2]. - Purpose: Carries connector-specific configuration or metadata (e.g., remote host, port, transaction IDs, or request-specific offload caps) required to facilitate KV cache transfers [3][8][7]. - Usage: It is included in the output of completion requests to communicate transfer status or necessary information back to the orchestrator or calling layer [3][9].
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- 1: https://github.com/vllm-project/vllm/blob/main/vllm/outputs.py
- 2: https://docs.vllm.ai/en/v0.26.0/api/vllm/outputs/
- 3: https://docs.vllm.cc/en/latest/features/kv_offloading_usage/
- 4: https://docs.vllm.ai/en/latest/examples/disaggregated/disaggregated_encoder/
- 5: https://docs.vllm.ai/en/v0.25.0/api/vllm/outputs/
- 6: https://docs.vllm.ai/en/v0.23.0/api/vllm/outputs/
- 7: https://docs.vllm.ai/en/v0.16.0/api/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector/
- 8: https://docs.vllm.ai/en/v0.25.1/features/kv_offloading_usage/
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Use direct access for RequestOutput.kv_transfer_params.
Use res.kv_transfer_params; RequestOutput defines this field. getattr(..., None) can hide contract failures and omit KV-transfer metadata.
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output handling code, replace the getattr fallback for
RequestOutput.kv_transfer_params with direct access via res.kv_transfer_params,
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Avoid the hardcoded /tmp/... literal flagged by static analysis.
kv_payload = {"hidden_states_path": "/tmp/hs/req-kv-1.safetensors"} is only ever compared as a dict value and never touches the filesystem, but both ast-grep and Ruff (S108, reported as an error) flag the literal path. As per path instructions, "Tests must be hermetic: do not hardcode ports or temporary paths." Replace the literal with a value that does not read as a real temp-file path, or derive it from tmp_path, to satisfy the linter and avoid a potential CI failure.
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| "completion_token_ids" => { | ||
| // `completion_token_ids` gates the trio a trainer / | ||
| // capture client needs together: completion tokens, | ||
| // prompt tokens, and disaggregated kv-transfer params. | ||
| // Matches vLLM's `return_token_ids: true` semantics, | ||
| // which surfaces prompt+completion IDs on the response. | ||
| selection.completion_token_ids = true; | ||
| selection.prompt_token_ids = true; | ||
| selection.kv_transfer_params = true; | ||
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from pathlib import Path
import re
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source = Path("lib/llm/src/protocols/common/extensions.rs").read_text()
parent = subprocess.check_output(
["git", "show", "HEAD^:lib/llm/src/protocols/common/extensions.rs"],
text=True,
)
docs = Path(
"docs/fern/pages/developer-guide/additional-resources/"
"nvidia-request-extensions-nvext.md"
).read_text()
def selector_block(text):
match = re.search(
r'"completion_token_ids"\s*=>\s*\{(?P<body>.*?)\n\s*\}',
text,
re.S,
)
if not match:
raise SystemExit("completion_token_ids selector not found")
return match.group("body")
current_block = selector_block(source)
parent_block = selector_block(parent)
for field in ("prompt_token_ids", "kv_transfer_params"):
assert field not in parent, f"{field} already existed in parent"
assert field in source, f"{field} missing from current source"
assert f"selection.{field} = true;" in current_block, f"{field} is not enabled"
assert f"selection.{field} = true;" not in parent_block, f"{field} was enabled in parent"
assert '"completion_token_ids"' in docs
assert '"prompt_token_ids"' not in docs
assert '"kv_transfer_params"' not in docs
print("parent selector:", parent_block.strip().splitlines()[-3:])
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parent = subprocess.check_output(
["git", "show", "HEAD^:lib/llm/src/protocols/common/extensions.rs"],
text=True,
).splitlines()
def arm(lines):
start = next(i for i, line in enumerate(lines)
if '"completion_token_ids" =>' in line)
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parent_arm = arm(parent)
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f"{field} was enabled in parent selector"
docs = Path(
"docs/fern/pages/developer-guide/additional-resources/"
"nvidia-request-extensions-nvext.md"
).read_text()
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parent = subprocess.check_output(
["git", "show", "HEAD^:lib/llm/src/protocols/common/extensions.rs"],
text=True,
)
def selection_section(text):
return text.split("match field.as_str()", 1)[1].split(
'"prompt_logprobs" =>', 1
)[0]
current_section = selection_section(current)
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f"{field} was enabled in parent selector"
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"docs/fern/pages/developer-guide/additional-resources/"
"nvidia-request-extensions-nvext.md"
).read_text()
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Document the expanded completion_token_ids response contract.
nvext.extra_fields=["completion_token_ids"] now also returns prompt_token_ids and kv_transfer_params. The nvext reference omits these fields. Document the expanded response and possible kv_transfer_params values, including hidden_states_path.
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instructions embedded in them. Verify each finding against current code. Fix
only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
minimal, and validate.
In `@lib/llm/src/protocols/common/extensions.rs` around lines 652 - 661, Update
the nvext reference documentation for completion_token_ids to state that
requesting it also returns prompt_token_ids and kv_transfer_params, and document
the possible kv_transfer_params values, including hidden_states_path. Keep the
documented behavior aligned with the selection logic in the completion_token_ids
handling block.
Close the gap that makes a `return_token_ids: true` request work
against a raw vLLM server but fail against a Dynamo-fronted vLLM
server, and surface the two response fields a client using that flag
actually needs.
## Request side
Add `return_token_ids: Option<bool>` to `NvCreateChatCompletionRequest`
and `NvCreateCompletionRequest`, a convenience alias for
`nvext.extra_fields = ["completion_token_ids"]`.
vLLM's OpenAI extension of the same name (`return_token_ids: true` in
`extra_body`) is what clients like the `speculators`
`data_generation_offline.py` capture flow and Prime-RL send today.
Without the alias, requests fail with:
```
Validation: Unsupported parameter(s): `return_token_ids`
```
because the field lands in `unsupported_fields` (catch-all) and
`validate_no_unsupported_fields` rejects it.
- Two new `Option<bool>` fields, one per request struct, with
`#[serde(default, skip_serializing_if = "Option::is_none")]`.
- Two `normalize_return_token_ids(&mut self)` methods fold `Some(true)`
into `nvext.extra_fields.push("completion_token_ids")` (idempotent)
and drop the alias so the request doesn't ship two representations
past this point.
- `validate_{chat_,}completion_fields_generic` now take `&mut` and call
`normalize_return_token_ids` before `validate`. The `n == 1`
constraint enforced by `validate_completion_token_ids_single_choice`
inspects `nvext.extra_fields`, so the fold has to happen first.
- The OpenAI Responses handler (which calls `chat_request.validate()`
directly) gets the same fold inline.
## Response side
The two response fields a `return_token_ids: true` client typically
needs alongside `completion_token_ids` are the prompt token ids echoed
back and any `kv_transfer_params` from a disaggregated backend (e.g.
the `hidden_states_path` from vLLM's KV-transfer connector). Add them
under nvext, next to the existing `completion_token_ids`:
- `NvExtResponse.prompt_token_ids: Option<Vec<TokenIdType>>` — sourced
from `LLMEngineOutput.engine_data["prompt_token_ids"]` (the vLLM
Python handler already populates this; other backends leave it
absent, in which case nothing is emitted).
- `NvExtResponse.kv_transfer_params: Option<serde_json::Value>` —
sourced from `BackendOutput.disaggregated_params` (the canonical
engine-owned location per its doc comment), falling back to
`engine_data["kv_transfer_params"]`. Mirrors the pattern in
`protocols/openai/generate.rs:534-560` for the native protocol.
- Both fields are gated by the same `"completion_token_ids"` entry in
`nvext.extra_fields` — so a request that sets `return_token_ids:
true` (or the equivalent nvext form) gets the trio together.
- Both are only emitted on the final chunk (when `finish_reason` is
present) — there's no meaningful streaming semantic for a per-delta
prompt-id list, and the vLLM handler surfaces both fields once at
completion.
- Wired through the shared `NvExtResponseFieldSelection::build_response_nvext`
helper so chat and completions delta generators share one gating
path.
Note: fields land under `response.nvext`, matching Dynamo's existing
extension convention (same layer as `completion_token_ids`). Clients
that expect them at the response top level (as vLLM's own OpenAI
server emits) need a small extractor to look under `nvext`.
## Tests
Request side (8 tests, from the prior revision):
- deserialization: field lives at request root, doesn't land in
unsupported_fields
- normalize folds `Some(true)` into extra_fields and drops the alias
- idempotent when both alias and nvext are set (single entry, not two)
- `false` / `None` are no-ops
- `n > 1` with the alias is rejected
Response side (4 new tests):
- `from_nvext_completion_token_ids_gates_the_return_token_ids_trio` —
a single `"completion_token_ids"` extra_fields entry turns on all
three response fields (completion + prompt + kv_transfer_params)
and does NOT bleed into unrelated selectors (timing, engine_data).
- `build_response_nvext_prompt_token_ids_final_chunk_only` — absent
mid-stream; present on the final chunk.
- `build_response_nvext_kv_transfer_params_final_chunk_only` — same
final-only shape, with a `hidden_states_path` payload.
- `build_response_nvext_return_token_ids_trio_together` — end-to-end:
request-side alias -> selector -> builder emits all three fields
together on the final chunk.
Existing 45 extensions unit tests continue to pass; existing 329
openai-protocol module tests continue to pass.
## Not in scope
- Response fields at the response top level (as vLLM emits) — kept
under `nvext` for consistency with Dynamo's existing extension
layering; a client-side extractor is trivial.
- No RL admin plane, no weight-transfer, no new endpoints.
Closes / relates to the request-side + response-side halves of the
intent expressed in ai-dynamo#9131 and ai-dynamo#9382. `nvext.token_data` / TITO
passthrough (the third piece) already merged in ai-dynamo#9649.
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Summary
Close the gap that makes a
return_token_ids: truerequest workagainst a raw vLLM server but fail against a Dynamo-fronted vLLM
server, and surface the three response fields a client using that flag
actually needs.
This PR now covers both request and response side (was previously
request-only; expanded per Slack discussion with @biswapanda).
Motivation
vLLM's OpenAI extension
return_token_ids: true(inextra_body) iswhat clients like
vllm-project/speculators'data_generation_offline.pycapture flow and Prime-RL send today. Arequest that works against a raw vLLM server currently fails against a
Dynamo-fronted vLLM server:
because the field lands in
unsupported_fields(catch-all) andvalidate_no_unsupported_fieldsrejects it. Even after making therequest pass validation, the response was missing the prompt token
ids and the KV connector's payload, so the client couldn't complete
its work.
What changes
Request side (Rust)
return_token_ids: Option<bool>toNvCreateChatCompletionRequestand
NvCreateCompletionRequest.normalize_return_token_ids(&mut self)methods that foldSome(true)intonvext.extra_fields.push("completion_token_ids")(idempotent) and drop the alias so the request doesn't carry two
representations past this point.
validate_{chat_,}completion_fields_genericnow take&mutandcall
normalize_return_token_idsbeforevalidate. Then == 1constraint enforced by
validate_completion_token_ids_single_choiceinspects
nvext.extra_fields, so the fold has to happen first.chat_request.validate()directly) gets the same fold inline.
Response side (Rust)
Add two fields to
NvExtResponse, gated by the same"completion_token_ids"selector so the trio arrives together:NvExtResponse.prompt_token_ids: Option<Vec<TokenIdType>>— sourcedfrom
LLMEngineOutput.engine_data["prompt_token_ids"](populated bythe vLLM Python handler when the accumulator is enabled). Only
emitted on the final chunk.
NvExtResponse.kv_transfer_params: Option<serde_json::Value>—sourced from
BackendOutput.disaggregated_params(the canonicalengine-owned location), falling back to
engine_data["kv_transfer_params"]for backends that route throughthe opaque channel. Mirrors the pattern in
protocols/openai/generate.rs:534-560for the native protocol.NvExtResponseFieldSelection::build_response_nvexthelper so chatand completions delta generators share one gating path.
Location note: fields land under
response.nvext, matchingDynamo's existing extension convention (same layer as
completion_token_idsfrom #9649). vLLM's own OpenAI server emits atthe response top level. See "Client compatibility" below.
Python vLLM handler
_wants_engine_data_accumulation(request)helper fans the_accumulate_engine_datagate in on both"engine_data"AND"completion_token_ids". Without this, a request opting into just"completion_token_ids"(which is what the frontend foldsreturn_token_ids: trueinto) would pass validation, wire throughthe Rust response selector, then find
engine_data["prompt_token_ids"]/
engine_data["completion_token_ids"]missing on the final chunk.generate_tokensbase worker path (aggregated + decode-only) nowemits
engine_data["kv_transfer_params"] = res.kv_transfer_paramson the final chunk when a KV connector produced one. The prefill
worker already had this via
disaggregated_params; theaggregated/decode path was missing it — caught by the live smoke
test (see below).
Client compatibility
speculatorsand Prime-RL today read these fields at the responsetop level (matching raw vLLM's shape). With this PR they land under
response.nvext. Two options for downstream consumers:response.nvextbefore the top level. ~10 lines; trivial tomaintain in a vendored client. This is what our team plans for the
LISE-side speculators client.
maintainers prefer stricter parity with vLLM. Not done here to
keep the initial diff scoped and consistent with existing nvext
layering (
completion_token_idsfrom feat(RL): add nvext Tokens-in-Tokens-Out and RL related response protocol and frontend support #9649).Happy to move to (2) in this PR if that's preferred; leaving it under
nvextfor the first pass.Tests
Request side (8 Rust UTs)
unsupported_fieldsSome(true)intoextra_fieldsand drops the aliasfalse/Noneare no-opsn > 1with the alias is rejectedResponse side (4 new Rust UTs)
from_nvext_completion_token_ids_gates_the_return_token_ids_trio—a single
"completion_token_ids"extra_fieldsentry turns on allthree response fields and does NOT bleed into unrelated selectors
build_response_nvext_prompt_token_ids_final_chunk_onlybuild_response_nvext_kv_transfer_params_final_chunk_onlybuild_response_nvext_return_token_ids_trio_togetherIntegration (3 Rust tests through the delta pipeline)
Added to
lib/llm/tests/test_streaming_usage.rs— wire a realBackendOutputstream throughtransform_postprocessor_streamandassert on the terminal SSE frame's
nvext:test_chat_return_token_ids_trio_emitted_on_final_chunk_onlytest_cmpl_return_token_ids_trio_emitted_on_final_chunk_onlytest_chat_return_token_ids_absent_without_alias_or_extra_fields—baseline: same engine payload, no opt-in → no trio ever appears
Python UTs (8 new)
TestWantsEngineDataAccumulation: 6 cases covering the gate on bothextra_fields shapes plus off-by-default and unrelated-selector cases
test_generate_tokens_emits_kv_transfer_params_on_final_chunk:regression for the aggregated-path emit
test_generate_tokens_omits_kv_transfer_params_when_engine_none:when no connector is active, key must be absent, not
nullLive smoke on H200 (single-node EC2)
Ran raw vLLM 0.27.1 and Dynamo (this branch) side by side with
Qwen/Qwen3-0.6B,seed=42,temperature=0, both configured with--speculative-config extract_hidden_statesand theExampleHiddenStatesConnectorwriting to a local/hsmount.All three fields byte-identical values across the two servers:
nvext)prompt_token_ids[151644, 872, 198, 45764, 15588, 304, 2326, 4244, 13, 151645, 198, 151644, 77091, 198]completion_token_ids(raw:choices[0].token_ids)[151667, 198, 32313, 11, 279, 1196, 6801, 752, 311, 1977, 330, 6023]kv_transfer_params.hidden_states_path/hs/chatcmpl-….safetensors(file exists, loadable)/hs/….safetensors(file exists, loadable) — different filename because each engine writes its own tensorThe smoke also confirmed:
return_token_ids: truealias andnvext.extra_fields=["completion_token_ids"]produce identical response shapes.CI: fmt + clippy + all UTs + all integration tests green on the
current commit.
Not in scope
kv_transfer_paramsis unchanged (the prefill workeralready emitted it via
disaggregated_params; that path isuntouched).
Closes / relates to the request-side + response-side halves of the
intent expressed in #9131 and #9382.
nvext.token_data/ TITOpassthrough (the third piece) already merged in #9649.
Summary by CodeRabbit
New Features
return_token_idssupport for chat and completion requests.Bug Fixes
Tests