fix(websocket): bind conversation reconnection to user identity

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Description

WebSocket reconnection previously restored an active workflow using only its conversation_id. Because that value is a routing identifier rather than proof of ownership, another connection could restore pending workflow state if it supplied the same identifier.

This change:

• Stores active conversation handlers by both resolved user_id and conversation_id.
• Resolves cookie or header credentials before attempting connection-time restoration.
• Attempts delayed restoration only after a WebSocket auth_message successfully resolves an identity.
• Prevents anonymous or differently identified connections from restoring another user's workflow state.
• Preserves same-user reconnection and pending Human-in-the-Loop prompts.
• Selects streaming behavior from the requested WebSocket schema so generate, chat, generate-stream, and chat-stream responses use the appropriate output path.
• Documents the identity credentials and reconnection requirements.

Validation

• Focused Python regression tests: 10 passed.
• Live WebSocket ownership smoke: initial HITL prompt, same-user resume, different-user denial, and cleanup passed.
• Documentation build: passed.
• Ruff and YAPF checks: passed.
• Full ci/scripts/run_ci_local.sh all: not completed locally; the Docker-based checks stage was stopped during environment setup. Remote CI remains required.

Closes NVBug 6039648

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • WebSocket conversations now restore securely for the authenticated user and conversation.
  • Reconnecting clients can provide JWT, API key, or Basic credentials through an authentication message.
  • Conversations with identical IDs remain isolated between users.
  • Anonymous connections no longer attempt conversation restoration.

• Bug Fixes

  • Failed authentication no longer triggers conversation restoration.
  • Conversation handlers are cleaned up without affecting other users’ connections.

• Documentation

  • Updated WebSocket authentication and reconnection guidance.

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Walkthrough

WebSocket conversation handlers now use authenticated user ID and conversation ID keys. Connections restore owned conversations after identity resolution, authentication triggers restoration only after success, and cleanup remains user-scoped. Tests cover identity, isolation, authentication, and cleanup. Documentation describes the updated credential flow.

Changes

WebSocket identity restoration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Composite conversation-handler keys packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/fastapi_front_end_plugin_worker.py	Conversation-handler storage, lookup, registration, and removal now use user ID and conversation ID.
Authenticated restoration lifecycle packages/nvidia_nat_core/src/nat/front_ends/fastapi/message_handler.py, packages/nvidia_nat_core/tests/nat/front_ends/fastapi/test_message_handler.py, packages/nvidia_nat_core/tests/nat/server/test_unified_api_server.py	Connections resolve identity before restoration. Successful authentication restores the owned conversation once. Failed authentication does not restore state. Workflow cleanup removes only the matching user-scoped handler.
Reconnection and credential documentation docs/source/reference/rest-api/websockets.md	Reconnection guidance requires a matching conversation_id and identity credentials. It lists supported cookie, query, JWT, API key, and Basic credentials. It states that auth_message credentials must authenticate before workflow restoration.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 088c9

The reconnection change binds workflow restoration to the resolved user identity, but the WebSocket documentation should accurately state that auth_message resolves identity rather than validating credentials and should meet the required wording style. This is a bounded documentation risk requiring owner follow-up, not a demonstrated code-level merge blocker.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant WebSocketClient
  participant message_handler
  participant AuthResolver
  participant FastApiFrontEndPluginWorker
  participant WorkflowHandler
  WebSocketClient->>message_handler: Connect with conversation_id and credentials
  message_handler->>AuthResolver: Resolve user identity
  AuthResolver-->>message_handler: Return user_id or authentication error
  message_handler->>FastApiFrontEndPluginWorker: Look up user_id and conversation_id
  FastApiFrontEndPluginWorker-->>message_handler: Return owned disconnected handler
  message_handler->>WorkflowHandler: Restore execution state

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In `@docs/source/reference/rest-api/websockets.md`:
- Around line 82-85: Update the “Auth Message” documentation to describe
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- Line 68: Rewrite the websocket resumption documentation to replace the
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reference with explicit wording, while preserving the existing requirements that
the conversation_id and matching identity are both needed to restore the
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