hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix [Bug]: Discord Message Delivery Fails When Auxiliary Tasks Run After Response Ready [2 comments, 2 participants]

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Bug Description

Discord messages are intermittently not delivered when auxiliary tasks (vision auto-detect, title generation) execute after the "response ready" event but before the actual adapter.send() call. The response is generated but never sent to Discord.

Steps to Reproduce

  1. Start a conversation with Hermes on Discord
  2. Send messages that trigger auxiliary processing (especially when images are involved or title generation runs)
  3. Observe that some responses never arrive in Discord despite being generated

Expected Behavior

When Hermes generates a response, it should always be delivered to Discord, regardless of auxiliary tasks running.

Actual Behavior

Responses are generated ("response ready" logged) but the actual Discord adapter.send() is never called when auxiliary tasks intervene.

Affected Component

Gateway (Telegram/Discord/Slack/WhatsApp)

Messaging Platform (if gateway-related)

Discord

Debug Report

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agent.log  https://paste.rs/6ngdX

Operating System

Ubuntu 24.04

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TL;DR

Ensure that the adapter.send() call is executed after all auxiliary tasks have completed to prevent intermittent message delivery failures.

Guidance

  • Review the code to identify where auxiliary tasks are executed and how they interact with the "response ready" event and the adapter.send() call.
  • Consider implementing a synchronization mechanism, such as a callback or a promise, to guarantee that adapter.send() is called only after all auxiliary tasks have finished.
  • Investigate the possibility of using a queue or a message broker to handle the responses and ensure they are sent to Discord in the correct order.
  • Analyze the provided debug report and agent.log to identify any patterns or errors that may be related to the issue.

Example

# Pseudo-code example of using a callback to ensure adapter.send() is called after auxiliary tasks
def generate_response(message):
    # Generate response and trigger auxiliary tasks
    auxiliary_tasks = [vision_auto_detect, title_generation]
    for task in auxiliary_tasks:
        task(message)
    # Call adapter.send() after all auxiliary tasks have completed
    adapter.send(message)

def vision_auto_detect(message):
    # Simulate auxiliary task
    pass

def title_generation(message):
    # Simulate auxiliary task
    pass

Notes

The provided information suggests that the issue is related to the timing of auxiliary tasks and the adapter.send() call. However, without more details about the code and the specific implementation, it's difficult to provide a more precise solution.

Recommendation

Apply a workaround by implementing a synchronization mechanism to ensure that adapter.send() is called after all auxiliary tasks have completed, as this is the most likely cause of the issue.

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