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What

restore_run_record propagated a snapshot deserialize error, so load_into aborted and the server refused to start when the persisted store contained a workspace_snapshot written by an older binary (pre-#143, before WorkspaceSnapshot gained tree_sha).

Evidence

Deploying current main (post-#143) onto the production store bricked every boot:

Error: missing field `tree_sha`

Store contract is best-effort: the session-key and broker-message restore paths already log-and-drop. This makes the snapshot path do the same.

Change

  • restore_run_record: workspace_snapshot deserialize failure → tracing::warn! + None, matching restore_session_key / broker-message handling.

Verified live: the patched binary boots against the affected store, logs 5 drop warnings, and serves.


Summary by cubic

Prevents startup from failing when the store contains a workspace snapshot written by an older binary. Old behavior: a deserialize error in the workspace snapshot aborted load and bricked startup. New behavior: log a warning and drop the undecodable snapshot; the server starts and continues.

  • Localized change in restore_run_record: wrap snapshot deserialization, warn with run_id on error, set the snapshot to None.
  • Aligns the snapshot path with existing best-effort restore for session keys and broker messages.
  • No migration required; expect warning logs like “dropping undecodable workspace snapshot on load” on first boot against stores with stale snapshots (e.g., missing tree_sha).

Written for commit b8f64a5. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Runs now load successfully when their workspace snapshot cannot be decoded.
    • A warning is recorded, and the unavailable snapshot is treated as absent instead of blocking the run.

…startup

A snapshot persisted by an older binary (pre-#143, before WorkspaceSnapshot
gained tree_sha) fails serde round-trip on load. restore_run_record propagated
the error, so load_into aborted and the whole server refused to start.
The store is best-effort: log and continue, matching the session-key and
broker-message restore paths.
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Walkthrough

restore_run_record now continues run restoration when workspace_snapshot contains undecodable data. It logs a warning and sets the snapshot to None. Valid snapshots retain the existing restoration behavior.

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Run restoration

Layer / File(s) Summary
Workspace snapshot decoding
crates/preloop-runner-server/src/store.rs
restore_run_record restores valid snapshots as before. It treats undecodable non-null snapshots as absent, logs a warning, and continues loading the run.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~5 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔴 Critical · up to b8f64

The change is intended to let servers start when persisted workspace snapshots are incompatible, but the full record is still decoded before the snapshot can be dropped. Stores containing older snapshots can therefore continue to prevent startup, so this PR is not merge-ready until deserialization is reordered and covered by a regression test.

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In `@crates/preloop-runner-server/src/store.rs`:
- Around line 558-569: Update the RunRecord loading flow to remove or replace
workspace_snapshot with JSON null before the initial serde_json deserialization,
allowing the temporary record to parse without decoding the snapshot. Then
decode the original workspace_snapshot through the existing match, preserving
None for null and warning-and-dropping undecodable snapshots. Add a regression
test covering a snapshot missing tree_sha and verify loading succeeds without
retaining that snapshot.
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Comment on lines +558 to +569
// JSON null must restore as `None` rather than fail to parse. A
// snapshot whose shape this binary no longer understands is dropped
// with a warning: the store is best-effort and one stale record must
// not brick startup (see `load_into`).
run.workspace_snapshot = match object.get("workspace_snapshot") {
Some(value) if !value.is_null() => Some(serde_json::from_value(value.clone())?),
Some(value) if !value.is_null() => match serde_json::from_value(value.clone()) {
Ok(snapshot) => Some(snapshot),
Err(error) => {
tracing::warn!(run_id = %run.run_id, %error, "dropping undecodable workspace snapshot on load");
None
}
},

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win

Decode the workspace snapshot before deserializing RunRecord.

serde_json::from_value(value.clone())? at Line 529 still deserializes workspace_snapshot before this match runs. For an old record that lacks tree_sha, it returns missing field \tree_sha`` and exits, so the snapshot is not dropped and startup can still fail.

Deserialize a temporary value with workspace_snapshot set to null, then decode the original field with this match. Add a regression test for a snapshot missing tree_sha.

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In `@crates/preloop-runner-server/src/store.rs` around lines 558 - 569, Update the
RunRecord loading flow to remove or replace workspace_snapshot with JSON null
before the initial serde_json deserialization, allowing the temporary record to
parse without decoding the snapshot. Then decode the original workspace_snapshot
through the existing match, preserving None for null and warning-and-dropping
undecodable snapshots. Add a regression test covering a snapshot missing
tree_sha and verify loading succeeds without retaining that snapshot.

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