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Closes #1645

Addresses intermediate step payload bloat and UI freezing in nat-ui by introducing payload size bounding and optimizing LLM token stream handling in StepAdaptor.

Key Changes

  • Payload Truncation: Added max_input_length and max_output_length to StepAdaptorConfig and applied safe truncation across Tool, Function, and LLM input/output steps to prevent large payloads from locking the frontend.
  • LLM Stream Optimization: Added stream_llm_tokens (default: False) to StepAdaptorConfig to eliminate redundant $O(N^2)$ cumulative prompt/token re-transmissions. When False, intermediate LLM_NEW_TOKEN events are omitted while LLM_START and LLM_END remain fully preserved.
  • $O(1)$ Chunk Accumulation: Replaced quadratic history scans in _handle_llm with an in-memory dictionary buffer keyed by step UUID, with automatic cleanup on LLM_END.
  • Unit Tests: Added test coverage in test_step_adaptor.py validating truncation limits, stream toggling, and buffer lifecycle.

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  • New Features

    • Added optional LLM token streaming, disabled by default.
    • Added cumulative token buffering with support for chunked and final response formats.
    • Added configurable 4,000-character default limits for LLM, tool, and function inputs and outputs.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Filtered token events when streaming is disabled.
    • Improved streamed token cleanup and finalization.
    • Applied truncation limits consistently, including reconstructed function inputs.
    • Added validation for nonnegative length limits.

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Walkthrough

The step adaptor now supports configurable input and output truncation, optional LLM token streaming, incremental token accumulation, and cleanup after completed LLM events. Tests cover truncation and streaming behavior across LLM, tool, and function events.

Changes

Step adaptor event controls

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configuration contract
packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py
StepAdaptorConfig adds stream_llm_tokens, max_input_length, and max_output_length settings with documented modes and defaults. Negative length values are rejected.
Event processing and truncation
packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py
The FastAPI step adaptor filters disabled token events, accumulates token payloads by UUID, clears completed buffers, and truncates LLM, tool, and function text.
Behavior validation
packages/nvidia_nat_core/tests/nat/front_ends/fastapi/test_step_adaptor.py
Tests cover truncation markers, tool and function payload limits, disabled and enabled token streaming, cumulative tokens, finalization, payload fallback, validation, and cleanup.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 38407

Payload truncation can produce values longer than the configured maximum, allowing oversized step data to reach the UI and potentially contributing to frontend freezing. This should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant LLMEventSource
  participant FastAPIStepAdaptor
  participant SerializedResponse
  LLMEventSource->>FastAPIStepAdaptor: Send LLM_START, LLM_NEW_TOKEN, or LLM_END
  FastAPIStepAdaptor->>FastAPIStepAdaptor: Accumulate and truncate event text
  FastAPIStepAdaptor->>SerializedResponse: Return matched intermediate response
  FastAPIStepAdaptor->>FastAPIStepAdaptor: Clear token buffer on LLM_END
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue [#1645] by adding configurable input and output payload limits, filtering redundant intermediate token events by default, and optimizing token buffering. Tests cover the rela…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The configuration, FastAPI adaptor, documentation, and tests all directly support payload reduction and token-streaming optimization for [#1645]. No unrelated changes are identified.
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The changes satisfy issue [#1645] by adding configurable input and output payload limits, filtering redundant intermediate token events by default, and optimizing token buffering. Tests cover the related behavior.

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39-48: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Mark code identifiers in docstrings.

Wrap code identifiers in backticks to prevent documentation lint failures.

  • packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py#L39-L48: Wrap configuration fields, enum values, and event-type identifiers in backticks.
  • packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py#L81-L83: Wrap LLM event-type identifiers in backticks.
  • packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py#L149-L150: Wrap tool event-type identifiers in backticks.
  • packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py#L208-L209: Wrap function event-type identifiers in backticks.
  • packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py#L300-L301: Wrap the custom event identifier in backticks.
  • packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py#L324-L326: Wrap method and response-type identifiers in backticks.

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In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py` around lines 39
- 48, Update the docstrings in
packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py (39-48) and
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In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py`:
- Around line 57-66: Update the max_input_length and max_output_length fields in
StepAdaptorConfig to declare ge=0, rejecting negative limits before they reach
StepAdaptor._truncate_text; add tests verifying both fields reject negative
values.

In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py`:
- Around line 61-62: Update test_process_llm_events_in_default to account for
stream_llm_tokens being disabled by default: exclude LLM_NEW_TOKEN events from
the expected ResponseIntermediateStep results, or configure the test to enable
token streaming while preserving its intended assertions.
- Around line 99-104: Update the fallback branch in the step event handling
logic to append str(step.data.payload) when payload is present and set, instead
of stringifying the entire step.data model. Preserve the existing chunk and
output precedence, and retain the current step.data fallback when payload is
unavailable.
- Around line 107-109: Update the LLM_END handling in the step adaptor so
_llm_chunks is cleared for the completed step before any custom-mode filtering
can return early. Preserve token accumulation for LLM_NEW_TOKEN while ensuring
every completed invocation removes its step.UUID buffer, or enforce LLM_END
whenever token streaming is enabled.

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In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py`:
- Around line 39-48: Update the docstrings in
packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/data_models/step_adaptor.py (39-48) and
packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py (81-83,
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values, event-type identifiers, methods, and response types with backticks; no
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In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py`:
- Around line 134-136: Update the LLM_END handling around step.event_type and
the matched-end cleanup so a nonempty step.data.output is used when present,
otherwise the accumulated _llm_chunks for that UUID are joined and returned;
only then remove the buffer. Preserve immediate cleanup for filtered end events,
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63-63: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Keep the truncation result within max_len.

The returned value contains max_len source characters plus the truncation notice. Therefore, every truncated value exceeds the configured maximum. Reserve space for the notice, or omit the notice when the limit cannot contain it.

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In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py` at line
63, Update the truncation logic in the text-formatting function around the
visible return expression so the complete returned string never exceeds max_len:
reserve space for the truncation notice when slicing the source text, and omit
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In `@packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/step_adaptor.py`:
- Around line 79-80: Update the FastAPI step adaptor’s LLM_NEW_TOKEN handling so
token content is accumulated in _llm_chunks before stream_llm_tokens filtering
suppresses the response, allowing token-only output to be returned when
LLM_END.data.output is empty. Preserve the existing streaming behavior and add a
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