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fix(codex): cap app-server JSONL input per message - #12889

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Summary

Codex app-server JSONL stdin had no per-message byte limit while fragments accumulate, so a huge provider line could blow memory before parse. MAX_BUFFERED_RAW_MESSAGES only caps decoded queue depth.

This adds a 128 MiB per-message / remainder ceiling checked as fragments arrive and before remainder.join() / parse. Overflow drops the buffer and fails the session with CodexAppServerTransportError (read-input-stream), matching other stdin fail-closed paths.

Test plan

  • vp test run packages/effect-codex-app-server/src/protocol.test.ts (21 passed)
  • Regression: fragments crossing a tiny injected ceiling fail transport without dispatching notifications
  • Existing ~4 MiB fragmented-diff case still passes under the production ceiling

Fixes #12884

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  • New Features

    • Added a configurable limit for incoming message sizes, defaulting to 128 MiB.
    • Message limits accurately measure UTF-8 encoded bytes, including multibyte characters.
    • Messages at the configured limit are accepted, including LF and CRLF endings.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Oversized fragmented messages are rejected before processing.
    • Buffered input is cleared and a transport error is reported.
    • Oversized messages no longer trigger notifications or pending request callbacks.
    • Invalid message-size limits are rejected during setup.
    • Fragmented input is handled more efficiently while remaining within the configured limit.

Unbounded remainder fragments could be joined and parsed as one huge line.
Track decoded size while chunks arrive, drop the buffer above 128 MiB, and
terminate the session with a typed transport error. Tests inject a tiny limit.
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Verdict: Not approved

Macroscope's review found this PR not approvable — The protocol now applies a new 128 MiB incoming-message default to existing Codex app-server clients and terminates sessions that exceed it. Because this changes product-default runtime behavior, the change requires human review despite its focused tests and implementation.

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Walkthrough

The protocol adds a configurable UTF-8 byte limit for incoming messages. It rejects oversized input before joining or parsing, handles LF and CRLF boundaries, coalesces fragments, validates the limit, and tests transport errors and callback behavior.

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Incoming message limit

Layer / File(s) Summary
Protocol size guard
packages/effect-codex-app-server/src/protocol.ts
Adds the optional maxIncomingMessageBytes setting with a 128 MiB default. The reader counts UTF-8 bytes, coalesces fragments, handles split CRLF terminators, rejects oversized input before parsing, and updates pending carriage-return state.
Oversized input regression
packages/effect-codex-app-server/src/protocol.test.ts
Tests oversized ASCII and multibyte fragments, exact LF and CRLF boundaries, CRLF overflow, callback suppression, pending request failure, bounded fragment coalescing, and invalid limits.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant InputStream
  participant ProtocolReader
  participant PendingRequests
  InputStream->>ProtocolReader: provide fragmented text
  ProtocolReader->>ProtocolReader: count UTF-8 bytes and enforce limit
  ProtocolReader->>PendingRequests: propagate transport error when limit is exceeded
  ProtocolReader-->>InputStream: report read-input-stream error
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Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to dfe5a

A valid notification can be silently lost when it shares an input chunk with a later oversized fragment. Preserve dispatch of completed lines before failing the session.

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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the primary change: adding a per-message cap for Codex app-server JSONL input.
Description check ✅ Passed The description clearly explains what changed, why the limit is needed, the failure behavior, and the test plan. It does not use the template headings exactly and omits a dedicated UI Changes section,…
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies the coding requirements in issue #12884. protocol.ts sets a documented 128 MiB default and validates maxIncomingMessageBytes as a finite, non-negative integer. The reader counts U…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within issue #12884. The byte limit, UTF-8 accounting, remainder coalescing, CRLF handling, option validation, transport failure, and regression tests directly support bounded pre-p…
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 2…
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Retained JSONL fragments were sized with UTF-16 code units, so multibyte
input could exceed the 128 MiB ceiling. Measure with TextEncoder and
construct the transport error at each failure site.
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…oded copy

Replace the per-fragment TextEncoder.encode(...).byteLength call with a
non-allocating UTF-8 byte counter that stops as soon as it exceeds the
remaining ceiling (maxIncomingMessageBytes - remainderBytes). A pathologically
large fragment no longer forces a full Uint8Array allocation before the size
check, so we cannot OOM inside the guard that exists to prevent that.
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🟡 Minor · Validate maxIncomingMessageBytes before use. · protocol.ts:201

packages/effect-codex-app-server/src/protocol.ts:201
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Validate maxIncomingMessageBytes before use.

If a caller passes NaN, both size comparisons are false. The protocol then retains, joins, and parses messages without a size ceiling. Infinity also disables the ceiling. Accept only a finite, non-negative integer limit, or fail protocol construction with a clear configuration error.

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In `@packages/effect-codex-app-server/src/protocol.ts` at line 201, Validate
maxIncomingMessageBytes during protocol construction before assigning or using
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CRLF-framed JSONL at exactly maxIncomingMessageBytes was rejected while
LF-framed input of the same content was accepted. The \r was counted
into the per-message byte budget, so a CRLF message that fits the
limit tripped the guard once the \n terminator arrived.

Strip trailing \r as terminator when a newline is found in the same
chunk, and defer a chunk-final \r via a pending flag so a CRLF split
across chunks is charged the same way. Fall back to charging the
deferred \r as content when the stream ends or the next chunk does not
begin with \n. Also reject non-integer or negative maxIncomingMessageBytes
at construction (NaN, Infinity, fractional, negative) via Effect.die.
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also covered the CodeRabbit outside-diff ask — maxIncomingMessageBytes now rejects NaN/Infinity/non-integers/negatives at construction. CRLF High from Macroscope is fixed in 51c214f7c.

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Fragmented input previously pushed one remainder entry per chunk, so
one-byte chunks could exhaust the heap before the byte limit fired.
Coalesce into the existing remainder entry, preserve pendingCr across
empty decodeText chunks, and fail oversize with inline transport errors.

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A decoded chunk can already hold complete messages when a later fragment crosses the byte limit. Deliver those lines, then fail the transport, and leave the oversized fragment unparsed.

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