odysseus-dev/odysseus · error · HTTPException

Session has an active run; try compacting after it finishes

Error message

Session has an active run; try compacting after it finishes

What it means

Error "Session has an active run; try compacting after it finishes" thrown in odysseus-dev/odysseus.

Source

Thrown at routes/session_routes.py:94

    else:
        content = getattr(message, "content", None)
    return _content_to_text(content)


def _message_metadata(message) -> dict:
    if isinstance(message, ChatMessage):
        metadata = message.metadata
    elif isinstance(message, dict):
        metadata = message.get("metadata")
    else:
        metadata = getattr(message, "metadata", None)
    return metadata if isinstance(metadata, dict) else {}


def _reject_compact_during_active_run(session_id: str) -> None:
    from src import agent_runs
    if agent_runs.is_active(session_id):
        raise HTTPException(409, "Session has an active run; try compacting after it finishes")


def _verify_session_owner(request: Request, session_id: str, session_manager=None):
    """Verify the current user owns the session, honoring single-user modes.

    Authenticated requests must match the stored DB or in-memory owner. When
    auth is disabled and no user is present, treat the app as single-user mode:
    verify that the session exists, but do not compare its stored owner. This
    keeps QA/dev instances with AUTH_ENABLED=false from rejecting owner-stamped
    rows created while auth was previously enabled.
    """
    user = effective_user(request)
    if not user and not _auth_disabled():
        raise HTTPException(401, "Authentication required")
    db = SessionLocal()
    try:
        row = db.query(DbSession.owner).filter(DbSession.id == session_id).first()
    finally:

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Solutions

1. Wait for the active run to finish, then compact.
2. Stop the running generation first if compaction is urgent.

When it happens

Trigger: Triggered when the corresponding server-side validation or runtime check at the recorded location rejects the request or operation and returns this error message to the caller.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

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