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Summary

Removes the dead ChannelAdapter::inbound() method and its empty-stream
implementations across all channel adapters. Every in-tree implementation
returned Box::pin(stream::empty()) and nothing consumed the stream;
the trait was describing a data flow the system has never had.

Inbound messages reach the runtime through route-specific paths:

  • Operator chat arrives as CompanyEvent::OperatorMessage via the HTTP chat
    route and the ACP session/prompt route.
  • Email / webhooks are filed into InboxStore and drive
    CompanyEvent::WebhookReceived.

ChannelAdapter is now an honest outbound-only sink.

Fixes #1958

API Or Behavior Changes

Source-compatibility break for downstream ChannelAdapter implementers.
The inbound() method has been removed from the trait. Any out-of-tree
implementation must remove its inbound() method; there is no replacement
because the method was dead.

InboundMessage (in ports::types) is retained to avoid a second public API
break. It is marked #[deprecated(since = "0.2.4")] — downstream code should
stop referencing it. Inbound messages arrive through CompanyEvent variants,
not this type.

No runtime behavior changes; all inbound() implementations returned an empty
stream and nothing called them.

Tests

  • cargo fmt --all -- --check
  • cargo clippy --all-targets -- -D warnings
  • cargo build --all-targets
  • cargo test

Documentation

  • docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md: corrected the opening description
    (was "in and out", now "outbound surface for conversation delivery"); narrowed
    the ingress section to accurately describe route-specific ingress paths and
    remove the inaccurate "event-log sink" characterisation (implementations vary);
    added API migration note for downstream implementers.
  • docs/spec/runtime/ports.md: port table entry already updated in earlier
    commit.
  • Rust doc comments in ports/channel.rs and openhuman/channel.rs corrected
    to not claim all inbound traffic is OperatorMessage.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Breaking Changes

    • Channel adapters are now outbound-only; the inbound message stream API has been removed.
    • The legacy inbound message type is deprecated. Inbound delivery continues through route-specific event and webhook paths.
  • Documentation

    • Updated runtime and port documentation to clarify outbound channel responsibilities and inbound delivery mechanisms.
    • Added migration guidance noting that applications using the removed inbound API must update their integrations.
  • Tests

    • Removed obsolete coverage for the previously empty inbound stream.

Every implementation returned an empty stream and nothing consumed it.
Inbound arrives as OperatorMessage through HTTP/ACP, so the port is an
outbound-only sink over the event log.

Fixes tinyhumansai#1958
EventLog::subscribe still returns BoxStream. The test doubles in
runtime/channel_tests.rs inherited that import from the parent module
until ChannelAdapter::inbound was removed. Import it in the test file
instead of putting the unused stream type back on the adapter.
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  • high · critique · Preserve compatibility for ChannelAdapter implementors — `ChannelAdapter` is a public trait, and removing `inbound()` breaks every downstream implementation that still defines it as well as callers that invoke it. Stating that the break (crates/opencompany\-core/src/ports/channel\.rs:9)

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  • Mark `InboundMessage` deprecated or drop the claim
  • Mark `InboundMessage` deprecated or drop the claim
  • Mark `InboundMessage` deprecated or drop the claim
  • Mark `InboundMessage` deprecated or drop the claim
  • Mark `InboundMessage` deprecated or drop the claim
  • Preserve compatibility for ChannelAdapter implementors
  • Mark `InboundMessage` deprecated or drop the claim
  • Preserve compatibility for ChannelAdapter implementors

Pending checks: Console E2E, Console E2E (live brain), Console E2E (first run)

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  • Address Preserve compatibility for ChannelAdapter implementors (crates/opencompany\-core/src/ports/channel\.rs).
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  • Conclusion: Failure
  • Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
  • Lane summary: Reviewed 4 files; 1 finding. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `867d5a650537`), so retrieved context may be out of date._ _3 memory call(s) failed (model: cortex: v1/answer answered 502 Bad Gateway), so this review saw part of what the engine holds._
  • Evidence: crates/opencompany\-core/src/ports/channel\.rs — Preserve compatibility for ChannelAdapter implementors

security

  • Conclusion: Success
  • Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
  • Lane summary: Reviewed 3 files; 0 findings. 1 file was not security-reviewed: docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md (prose or tabular data). _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `867d5a650537`), so retrieved context may be out of date._ _3 memory call(s) failed (model: cortex: v1/answer answered 502 Bad Gateway), so this review saw part of what the engine holds._

tests

  • Conclusion: Success
  • Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
  • Lane summary: This change removes the dead `inbound()` method from `ChannelAdapter` and all implementations, updates documentation to reflect the outbound-only contract, and deprecates `InboundMessage`. Every implementation returned an empty stream and no callers remain in-tree; the broken-source compatibility is documented. The change cannot silently regress as the method no longer exists, and no new test is needed. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `867d5a650537`), so retrieved context may be out of date._ _3 memory call(s) failed (model: cortex: v1/answer answered 502 Bad Gateway), so this review saw part of what the engine holds._

commits

  • Conclusion: Neutral
  • Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
  • Lane summary: Nothing sensitive found in what this pull request commits.

description

  • Conclusion: Success
  • Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
  • Lane summary: This follow-up revision adds the `#[deprecated]` attribute to `InboundMessage` in `ports/types.rs` and replaces the remaining inbound claims in `ports/channel.rs`, `openhuman/channel.rs` and `docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md` with an outbound-only description plus an explicit source-compatibility migration note, so the code and docs now match what the pull request body says. The earlier mismatch between the description and the diff is gone and nothing new is wrong; the change is safe to merge as an intentional, documented dead-code removal. _The code index is behind this pull request (indexed at `867d5a650537`), so retrieved context may be out of date._ _3 memory call(s) failed (model: cortex: v1/answer answered 502 Bad Gateway), so this review saw part of what the engine holds._

e2e

  • Conclusion: Neutral
  • Scope reviewed: all assigned evidence
  • Lane summary: This pull request removes the dead `ChannelAdapter::inbound()` method (all five implementations returned `stream::empty()`), deprecates the now-unused `InboundMessage` type, and aligns the port docs. No route, command, flag, screen, or persisted format changes, and the running system's observable behaviour is identical — every end-to-end job that drives the host over HTTP would see byte-for-byte the same output. The change is safe to merge; the only finding is informational, recording that this API removal has no end-to-end surface to cover. Waiting on end-to-end jobs: `Console E2E`, `Console E2E (live brain)`, `Console E2E (first run)`.
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Walkthrough

The ChannelAdapter API is now outbound-only. Empty inbound stream methods and the test that verified one were removed. Documentation identifies route-specific paths for inbound messages.

Changes

Channel adapter contract

Layer / File(s) Summary
Outbound-only port contract
crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/channel.rs, crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/types.rs, crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/mod.rs, docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md, docs/spec/runtime/ports.md
ChannelAdapter no longer declares inbound(). Documentation describes route-specific inbound delivery. InboundMessage remains unchanged and is deprecated.
Runtime adapter implementations
crates/opencompany-core/src/runtime/channel.rs, crates/opencompany-core/src/runtime/channel_tests.rs
DeskChannel, OperatorChannel, DurableOperatorChannel, and RecordingChannel no longer implement empty inbound streams. Event-log stream imports remain available in the test module.
OpenHuman adapter and tests
crates/opencompany-core/src/openhuman/channel.rs, crates/opencompany-core/src/openhuman/channel_tests.rs
The OpenHuman documentation now places inbound delivery outside this port. The inbound_is_empty test was removed.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~12 minutes

Change: Refactor

Suggested reviewers: senamakel

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to aa0cb

Downstream implementers may follow the wrong ingress path for email integrations; correcting the documentation is a localized follow-up.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: removing the unused channel inbound API. It is concise and directly related to the pull request objectives.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed For #1958, the change removes ChannelAdapter::inbound() from the trait and from all listed implementations. It removes the test for the obsolete empty stream and keeps the send behavior tests. The d…
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🟡 Changes recommended

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Pull request overview

Removes the unused inbound stream from ChannelAdapter, making channel adapters outbound-only.

Changes:

  • Removes inbound methods and obsolete tests.
  • Updates runtime and port documentation.
  • Cleans up related imports and implementations.
File summaries
File Summary
docs/spec/runtime/ports.md Updates the port summary.
docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md Documents outbound-only behavior; several contract descriptions need correction.
crates/opencompany-core/src/runtime/channel.rs Removes inbound implementations.
crates/opencompany-core/src/runtime/channel_tests.rs Adjusts test support.
crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/mod.rs Updates port documentation.
crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/channel.rs Removes inbound; public API migration and InboundMessage handling need resolution.
crates/opencompany-core/src/openhuman/channel.rs Removes inbound handling; module wording needs clarification.
crates/opencompany-core/src/openhuman/channel_tests.rs Removes the obsolete inbound test.
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crates/opencompany-core/src/openhuman/channel.rs:6

  • Here, messages is broader than the documented OperatorMessage routes: this adapter is also used for email output, whose inbound path is InboxStore/WebhookReceived. Clarify that only operator chat uses OperatorMessage, or this module doc misstates how inbound email reaches the runtime.
//! Inbound delivery is not this port's job (issue #1958): messages arrive as
//! `CompanyEvent::OperatorMessage` through HTTP and ACP routes. openhuman-core's
//! `/events` schema is upstream-unstable and drives no control flow here.

crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/channel.rs:6

  • This rustdoc now implies that all inbound messages are delivered as OperatorMessage through the two operator routes, but email ingress is handled by InboxStore and emits WebhookReceived (and other integrations have their own paths). Please scope this wording to operator chat or mention the separate ingress paths; otherwise readers may look for non-operator inbound traffic in the wrong event variant.
//! Inbound messages do not flow through this trait. They arrive as
//! `CompanyEvent::OperatorMessage` through the HTTP chat route and the ACP
//! `session/prompt` route. The trait is an outbound-only sink over the event
//! log (issue #1958).

crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/channel.rs:17

  • InboundMessage remains a public ports::types item (and is re-exported by ports::*) even though this removal leaves only its definition as an in-tree reference. That leaves an obsolete inbound-channel payload in the public surface after removing the corresponding trait method; remove or explicitly deprecate it as part of the API migration.
/// Outbound-only: there is no inbound stream. Operator and ACP messages
/// enter through the event log, not this port.

docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md:217

  • This backing-mechanism claim is inaccurate for the current implementations: OperatorChannel buffers in memory and OpenHumanChannelAdapter sends over JSON-RPC, while only some adapters use the event log. Keep the new contract outbound-only without saying every adapter is an event-log sink.
stream returned empty; the port is an outbound-only sink over the event log.

docs/spec/runtime/ports-cognition.md:217

  • These lines make the same overbroad claim in the normative contract. CompanyEvent::OperatorMessage is only for operator chat; email is filed into InboxStore and drives WebhookReceived. Narrow this sentence so the port contract does not document a false universal ingress path.
Inbound messages do **not** flow through this trait (issue #1958). They
arrive as `CompanyEvent::OperatorMessage` through the HTTP chat route and
the ACP `session/prompt` route. Every implementation of the old `inbound()`
stream returned empty; the port is an outbound-only sink over the event log.
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Comment on lines +16 to +17
/// Outbound-only: there is no inbound stream. Operator and ACP messages
/// enter through the event log, not this port.
Comment on lines +211 to 212
Outbound conversation surfaces. The built-in `"operator"` channel is
always present; others (email, tinyplace-dm, …) usually delegate to OpenHuman.
…tion note, deprecate InboundMessage

- ports-cognition.md: remove 'in and out' from opening description (thread 2);
  split ingress section into route-specific bullets (OperatorMessage for chat,
  WebhookReceived for email/webhooks); drop the inaccurate 'event-log sink'
  characterisation (OperatorChannel/DeskChannel use the log, OpenHuman uses
  JSON-RPC); add explicit API migration note.
- ports/channel.rs: narrow module doc to not claim all inbound is
  OperatorMessage; add API migration note for downstream implementers (thread 1);
  fix trait doc to not say messages 'enter through the event log'.
- openhuman/channel.rs: clarify that this adapter covers email channels whose
  inbound path is InboxStore/WebhookReceived, not OperatorMessage.
- ports/types.rs: mark InboundMessage #[deprecated(since="0.2.4")] — the trait
  method that consumed it is gone; retained to avoid a second API break.

Fixes tinyhumansai#1958

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Comment on lines +3048 to +3049
/// Inbound messages arrive through route-specific paths (`CompanyEvent::OperatorMessage`
/// for operator chat, `CompanyEvent::WebhookReceived` for email/webhooks).

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Document the email ingress path separately.

The text maps both email and webhooks to CompanyEvent::WebhookReceived. The PR objective identifies InboxStore as a route-specific ingress path. Update this text to document InboxStore for email and CompanyEvent::WebhookReceived for webhooks, so downstream implementers do not use the wrong ingress API.

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In `@crates/opencompany-core/src/ports/types.rs` around lines 3048 - 3049, Update
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//! ingress is filed into [`crate::ports::InboxStore`] and emits
//! `CompanyEvent::WebhookReceived`; other integrations have their own paths.
//!
//! **API migration:** the removal of `inbound()` is a source-compatibility

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Preserve compatibility for ChannelAdapter implementors

ChannelAdapter is a public trait, and removing inbound() breaks every downstream implementation that still defines it as well as callers that invoke it. Stating that the break is intentional does not provide a migration path or prevent existing dependants from failing to compile. Retain a deprecated compatibility method, or make this an explicit major-version API break with the corresponding release and migration path.

[RULE] breaking-public-api ·

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