package cmd import ( "bufio" "context" "encoding/json" "fmt" "os" "os/exec" "time" "github.com/spf13/cobra" "github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/beads" "github.com/steveyegge/gastown/internal/style" ) var ( awaitSignalTimeout string awaitSignalBackoffBase string awaitSignalBackoffMult int awaitSignalBackoffMax string awaitSignalQuiet bool ) var moleculeAwaitSignalCmd = &cobra.Command{ Use: "await-signal", Short: "Wait for activity feed signal with timeout", Long: `Wait for any activity on the beads feed, with optional backoff. This command is the primary wake mechanism for patrol agents. It subscribes to 'bd activity --follow' and returns immediately when any line of output is received (indicating beads activity). If no activity occurs within the timeout, the command returns with exit code 0 but sets the AWAIT_SIGNAL_REASON environment variable to "timeout". The timeout can be specified directly or via backoff configuration for exponential wait patterns. BACKOFF MODE: When backoff parameters are provided, the effective timeout is calculated as: min(base * multiplier^iteration, max) This is useful for patrol loops where you want to back off during quiet periods. EXIT CODES: 0 - Signal received or timeout (check output for which) 1 - Error starting feed subscription EXAMPLES: # Simple wait with 60s timeout gt mol await-signal --timeout 60s # Backoff mode: start at 30s, double each iteration, max 10m gt mol await-signal --backoff-base 30s --backoff-mult 2 --backoff-max 10m # Quiet mode (no output, for scripting) gt mol await-signal --timeout 30s --quiet`, RunE: runMoleculeAwaitSignal, } // AwaitSignalResult is the result of an await-signal operation. type AwaitSignalResult struct { Reason string `json:"reason"` // "signal" or "timeout" Elapsed time.Duration `json:"elapsed"` // how long we waited Signal string `json:"signal"` // the line that woke us (if signal) } func init() { moleculeAwaitSignalCmd.Flags().StringVar(&awaitSignalTimeout, "timeout", "60s", "Maximum time to wait for signal (e.g., 30s, 5m)") moleculeAwaitSignalCmd.Flags().StringVar(&awaitSignalBackoffBase, "backoff-base", "", "Base interval for exponential backoff (e.g., 30s)") moleculeAwaitSignalCmd.Flags().IntVar(&awaitSignalBackoffMult, "backoff-mult", 2, "Multiplier for exponential backoff (default: 2)") moleculeAwaitSignalCmd.Flags().StringVar(&awaitSignalBackoffMax, "backoff-max", "", "Maximum interval cap for backoff (e.g., 10m)") moleculeAwaitSignalCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&awaitSignalQuiet, "quiet", false, "Suppress output (for scripting)") moleculeAwaitSignalCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&moleculeJSON, "json", false, "Output as JSON") moleculeStepCmd.AddCommand(moleculeAwaitSignalCmd) } func runMoleculeAwaitSignal(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error { // Calculate effective timeout timeout, err := calculateEffectiveTimeout() if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("invalid timeout configuration: %w", err) } // Find beads directory workDir, err := findLocalBeadsDir() if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("not in a beads workspace: %w", err) } if !awaitSignalQuiet && !moleculeJSON { fmt.Printf("%s Awaiting signal (timeout: %v)...\n", style.Dim.Render("⏳"), timeout) } startTime := time.Now() // Start bd activity --follow ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), timeout) defer cancel() result, err := waitForActivitySignal(ctx, workDir) if err != nil { return fmt.Errorf("feed subscription failed: %w", err) } result.Elapsed = time.Since(startTime) // Output result if moleculeJSON { enc := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout) enc.SetIndent("", " ") return enc.Encode(result) } if !awaitSignalQuiet { switch result.Reason { case "signal": fmt.Printf("%s Signal received after %v\n", style.Bold.Render("✓"), result.Elapsed.Round(time.Millisecond)) if result.Signal != "" { // Truncate long signals sig := result.Signal if len(sig) > 80 { sig = sig[:77] + "..." } fmt.Printf(" %s\n", style.Dim.Render(sig)) } case "timeout": fmt.Printf("%s Timeout after %v (no activity)\n", style.Dim.Render("⏱"), result.Elapsed.Round(time.Millisecond)) } } return nil } // calculateEffectiveTimeout determines the timeout based on flags. // If backoff parameters are provided, uses backoff calculation. // Otherwise uses the simple --timeout value. func calculateEffectiveTimeout() (time.Duration, error) { // If backoff base is set, use backoff mode if awaitSignalBackoffBase != "" { base, err := time.ParseDuration(awaitSignalBackoffBase) if err != nil { return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid backoff-base: %w", err) } // For now, use base as timeout // A more sophisticated implementation would track iteration count // and apply exponential backoff timeout := base // Apply max cap if specified if awaitSignalBackoffMax != "" { maxDur, err := time.ParseDuration(awaitSignalBackoffMax) if err != nil { return 0, fmt.Errorf("invalid backoff-max: %w", err) } if timeout > maxDur { timeout = maxDur } } return timeout, nil } // Simple timeout mode return time.ParseDuration(awaitSignalTimeout) } // waitForActivitySignal starts bd activity --follow and waits for any output. // Returns immediately when a line is received, or when context is cancelled. func waitForActivitySignal(ctx context.Context, workDir string) (*AwaitSignalResult, error) { // Start bd activity --follow cmd := exec.CommandContext(ctx, "bd", "activity", "--follow") cmd.Dir = workDir stdout, err := cmd.StdoutPipe() if err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("creating stdout pipe: %w", err) } if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil { return nil, fmt.Errorf("starting bd activity: %w", err) } // Channel for results signalCh := make(chan string, 1) errCh := make(chan error, 1) // Read lines in goroutine go func() { scanner := bufio.NewScanner(stdout) if scanner.Scan() { // Got a line - this is our signal signalCh <- scanner.Text() } else if err := scanner.Err(); err != nil { errCh <- err } }() // Wait for signal, error, or timeout select { case signal := <-signalCh: // Got activity signal - kill the process and return _ = cmd.Process.Kill() _ = cmd.Wait() return &AwaitSignalResult{ Reason: "signal", Signal: signal, }, nil case err := <-errCh: _ = cmd.Process.Kill() _ = cmd.Wait() return nil, fmt.Errorf("reading from feed: %w", err) case <-ctx.Done(): // Timeout - kill process and return timeout result _ = cmd.Process.Kill() _ = cmd.Wait() return &AwaitSignalResult{ Reason: "timeout", }, nil } } // GetCurrentStepBackoff retrieves backoff config from the current step. // This is used by patrol agents to get the timeout for await-signal. func GetCurrentStepBackoff(workDir string) (*beads.BackoffConfig, error) { b := beads.New(workDir) // Get current agent's hook // This would need to query the pinned/hooked bead and parse its description // for backoff configuration. For now, return nil (use defaults). _ = b return nil, nil }