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Closes #58

Corrects the flush loop's partial-failure warning when no Redis backend is configured: the message claimed items remain retained in Redis, misleading operators during incidents. Adds regression tests.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Warning messages for unsuccessful event and metric submissions now accurately describe where items are held for retry. They mention Redis retention only when Redis buffering is active; otherwise, they indicate that items remain in memory. This clarifies retry status and avoids implying that items are retained in Redis when they are not.

…ithout Redis

The events/metrics flush failure warning hardcoded "requeued in memory and
retained in Redis for retry". The buffer only persists to Redis when a Redis
handler was attached via initialize_redis (guard-core wires it only when
enable_redis is set); without Redis, unsent items live solely in the
in-memory buffer, and the message confused a customer who does not use Redis.

Describe retention dynamically from buffer.redis_handler and cover both
branches with tests.
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Flush failure warnings now report Redis retention only when a Redis handler is attached. Tests cover the event warning with and without Redis.

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Conditional flush retention warnings

Layer / File(s) Summary
Conditional warning text and regression tests
guard_agent/_client_flush.py, tests/test_client.py
Flush warning descriptions report memory requeueing and add Redis retention only when a Redis handler is attached. Tests check the event warning text in both configurations.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Low

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Redis write failures can produce a misleading retention warning, and the metric warning lacks regression coverage. These are bounded risks to address before merging or accept with follow-up.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preventing the partial-failure warning from claiming Redis retention when Redis is not configured.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed Issue #58 requires an accurate partial-failure warning when Redis is disabled and regression tests. The PR adds retention-description helpers that include Redis only when buffer.redis_handler is con…
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In `@guard_agent/_client_flush.py`:
- Around line 34-36: Update _retention_description and the event and metric
retention helpers to accept the drained keys; include the Redis retention text
only when the key list is non-empty and every key is non-empty. Pass the
corresponding drained event or metric keys into those helpers when constructing
the warnings.

In `@tests/test_client.py`:
- Around line 1015-1060: Add a no-Redis regression test alongside the existing
tests in TestRetentionLogMessage that calls GuardAgentHandler._flush_metrics()
with send_metrics returning false. Assert the warning says metrics were requeued
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Comment on lines +34 to +36
has_redis = getattr(self.buffer, "redis_handler", None) is not None
memory_part = "requeued in memory"
redis_part = " and retained in Redis" if has_redis else ""

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

🔎 Supported by static analysis

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#!/bin/bash
# Inspect how items receive Redis keys and how failed Redis writes are handled.
rg -n -C 6 'redis_handler|_event_redis_keys|_metric_redis_keys|flush_events_with_keys|flush_metrics_with_keys' guard_agent/_buffer_queue.py

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#!/bin/bash
printf '%s\n' '--- buffer queue outline ---'
ast-grep outline guard_agent/_buffer_queue.py
printf '%s\n' '--- persistence and initialization definitions ---'
rg -n -C 12 'def _persist_(event|metric)_to_redis|redis_handler\s*=|def __init__|def requeue_(events|metrics)_in_memory' guard_agent/_buffer_queue.py
printf '%s\n' '--- client flush retention flow ---'
rg -n -C 12 '_retention_description|_events_retention_description|_metrics_retention_description|flush_events_with_keys|flush_metrics_with_keys|requeue_events_in_memory|requeue_metrics_in_memory' guard_agent/_client_flush.py

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sed -n '1,230p' guard_agent/_buffer_queue.py
printf '%s\n' '--- client flush ---'
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Base Redis retention on the drained keys.

After Redis initialization, either persistence helper can catch a failed Redis write and return None. The item remains in memory without a Redis key, but the warning still claims Redis retention because the handler is attached. Pass the drained keys to the retention helpers and add the Redis text only when every item has a non-empty key.

Suggested fix
-    def _retention_description(self, kind: str) -> str:
+    def _retention_description(self, kind: str, keys: list[str]) -> str:
...
-        has_redis = getattr(self.buffer, "redis_handler", None) is not None
+        has_redis = bool(keys) and all(keys)
...
-    def _events_retention_description(self) -> str:
-        return self._retention_description("events")
+    def _events_retention_description(self, keys: list[str]) -> str:
+        return self._retention_description("events", keys)
...
-    def _metrics_retention_description(self) -> str:
-        return self._retention_description("metrics")
+    def _metrics_retention_description(self, keys: list[str]) -> str:
+        return self._retention_description("metrics", keys)
...
-                f"{self._events_retention_description()} for retry; "
+                f"{self._events_retention_description(event_keys)} for retry; "
...
-                f"{self._metrics_retention_description()} for retry; "
+                f"{self._metrics_retention_description(metric_keys)} for retry; "
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In `@guard_agent/_client_flush.py` around lines 34 - 36, Update
_retention_description and the event and metric retention helpers to accept the
drained keys; include the Redis retention text only when the key list is
non-empty and every key is non-empty. Pass the corresponding drained event or
metric keys into those helpers when constructing the warnings.

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Comment thread tests/test_client.py
Comment on lines +1015 to +1060


class TestRetentionLogMessage:
"""The partial-failure warning must describe where unsent items actually
wait: memory only, or memory plus Redis when a Redis handler is attached."""

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_events_warning_without_redis_says_memory_only(
self, agent_config: AgentConfig, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
) -> None:
handler = GuardAgentHandler(agent_config)
handler.buffer = AsyncMock()
handler.buffer.redis_handler = None
handler.buffer.requeue_events_in_memory = AsyncMock(return_value=[])
handler.buffer.flush_events_with_keys = AsyncMock(
return_value=([MagicMock()], ["ek"])
)
handler.transport = AsyncMock()
handler.transport.send_events = AsyncMock(return_value=False)

with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="guard_agent"):
await handler._flush_events()

assert "requeued in memory (events) for retry" in caplog.text
assert "retained in Redis" not in caplog.text

@pytest.mark.asyncio
async def test_events_warning_with_redis_mentions_redis(
self, agent_config: AgentConfig, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
) -> None:
handler = GuardAgentHandler(agent_config)
handler.buffer = AsyncMock()
handler.buffer.redis_handler = AsyncMock()
handler.buffer.requeue_events_in_memory = AsyncMock(return_value=[])
handler.buffer.flush_events_with_keys = AsyncMock(
return_value=([MagicMock()], ["ek"])
)
handler.transport = AsyncMock()
handler.transport.send_events = AsyncMock(return_value=False)

with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="guard_agent"):
await handler._flush_events()

assert (
"requeued in memory and retained in Redis (events) for retry" in caplog.text
)

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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sed -n '25,48p;100,150p' guard_agent/_client_flush.py
sed -n '1010,1065p' tests/test_client.py
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printf '%s\n' '--- client flush implementation ---'
cat -n guard_agent/_client_flush.py | sed -n '1,240p'
printf '%s\n' '--- metric-related tests in test_buffer.py ---'
cat -n tests/test_buffer.py | sed -n '360,500p;520,690p'
printf '%s\n' '--- metric-related tests in test_client.py and branch tests ---'
cat -n tests/test_client.py | sed -n '1,90p;950,1070p'
cat -n tests/test_client_branches.py | sed -n '150,230p'
printf '%s\n' '--- all warning assertions and metric flush callers ---'
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Add a regression test for the metric warning.

The new tests exercise only _flush_events(). _flush_metrics() has a separate failure branch and warning call. A regression that restores the Redis wording only for metrics would pass the current tests and misstate where failed metrics are retained.

Add one no-Redis metric test that calls _flush_metrics(), uses send_metrics(False), and asserts "requeued in memory (metrics) for retry" without "retained in Redis".

Suggested fix
 class TestRetentionLogMessage:
@@
     async def test_events_warning_without_redis_says_memory_only(
         self, agent_config: AgentConfig, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
     ) -> None:
@@
         assert "requeued in memory (events) for retry" in caplog.text
         assert "retained in Redis" not in caplog.text
 
+    `@pytest.mark.asyncio`
+    async def test_metrics_warning_without_redis_says_memory_only(
+        self, agent_config: AgentConfig, caplog: pytest.LogCaptureFixture
+    ) -> None:
+        handler = GuardAgentHandler(agent_config)
+        handler.buffer = AsyncMock()
+        handler.buffer.redis_handler = None
+        handler.buffer.requeue_metrics_in_memory = AsyncMock(return_value=[])
+        handler.buffer.flush_metrics_with_keys = AsyncMock(
+            return_value=([MagicMock()], ["mk"])
+        )
+        handler.transport = AsyncMock()
+        handler.transport.send_metrics = AsyncMock(return_value=False)
+
+        with caplog.at_level(logging.WARNING, logger="guard_agent"):
+            await handler._flush_metrics()
+
+        assert "requeued in memory (metrics) for retry" in caplog.text
+        assert "retained in Redis" not in caplog.text
+
     `@pytest.mark.asyncio`
     async def test_events_warning_with_redis_mentions_redis(
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In `@tests/test_client.py` around lines 1015 - 1060, Add a no-Redis regression
test alongside the existing tests in TestRetentionLogMessage that calls
GuardAgentHandler._flush_metrics() with send_metrics returning false. Assert the
warning says metrics were requeued in memory for retry and does not mention
Redis.

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