fabro/lib/crates
fabro-sh-0530[bot] 5d6cd48e9e
Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422)
Production code must not panic without a clear explanation of *why* the
failure is impossible. This PR upgrades panic-adjacent messages across
the codebase to meet that standard, and converts two genuine runtime
panics into proper error handling.

## What changed

**Invariant-explaining `expect` messages** — all existing `expect("short
label")` calls that guarded hard-coded literals, just-inserted map
entries, just-pushed Vec elements, or hard-coded regex/template strings
now carry a sentence explaining *why* the None/Err path cannot be
reached (e.g. `"node was just inserted by ensure_node, so get_mut cannot
return None"`). No behavior changes.

**`assert_eq!` → `panic!` with justification** in `strategy.rs` — the
bare assert is replaced with an explicit `panic!` whose message names
every existing call site that enforces the `CodexDevice ↔ OpenAI`
invariant, making future regressions easier to diagnose.

**Genuine runtime errors converted to `Result`** — `select_backend` /
`select_backend_for_gh_command` in the upgrade command previously called
`.expect()` on `http_client()`, which can fail due to TLS or environment
issues. Both functions now return `Result<Backend>` and propagate the
error to the CLI boundary.

**Signal handler panics degraded to warnings** in `serve.rs` —
`ctrl_c()` and `unix::signal()` failures no longer panic the server;
instead they log a warning and park the future, allowing the server to
keep running without graceful-shutdown support rather than crashing on
startup.

**Telemetry thread spawn failure** in `fabro-telemetry` — instead of
panicking, a failure to spawn the background thread logs a debug message
and silently disables telemetry, which is the correct degradation for an
optional observability feature.

**OS RNG `expect` messages** — three sites (`random_secret`,
`random_auth_code`, `generate_dev_token`) now explain that a failure
means the system RNG is broken and the security of the generated value
would be compromised, justifying the panic boundary.


### Fabro Details

<details>
<summary>Ran 3 stages in 45m 16s for $11.65</summary>

| Stage | Duration | Cost | Retries |
|---|---|---|---|
| start | 0s | – | 0 |
| work | 34m 22s | $9.00 | 0 |
| audit | 10m 35s | $2.65 | 0 |
| **Total** | **45m 16s** | **$11.65** | **0** |

</details>

<details>
<summary>Ran <code>Goal.fabro</code> (4 nodes and 5 edges)</summary>

```dot
digraph Goal {
    graph [
        goal="Complete the user-provided goal",
        rankdir=LR,
        max_node_visits=30
    ]

    start [shape=Mdiamond, label="Start"]
    exit  [shape=Msquare, label="Exit"]

    work [
        label="Work",
        thread_id="goal",
        fidelity="full",
        max_visits=12,
        prompt="@prompts/continue.md"
    ]

    audit [
        label="Completion Audit",
        thread_id="goal",
        fidelity="full",
        goal_gate=true,
        retry_target="work",
        output_schema="routing",
        output_retries=2,
        max_visits=12,
        prompt="@prompts/audit.md"
    ]

    start -> work -> audit

    audit -> exit [label="Done", condition="outcome=succeeded"]
    audit -> work [label="Continue", condition="outcome=failed || preferred_label=Continue"]
    audit -> work [label="No clear verdict"]
}

```

</details>

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Co-authored-by: Fabro <noreply@fabro.sh>
Co-authored-by: Bryan Helmkamp <bryan@brynary.com>
2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
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build-support fix(build): refresh embedded git sha on branch commits 2026-05-09 14:10:04 -04:00
fabro-acp fix(workflow): capture configured artifacts once (#337) 2026-05-21 10:52:22 -04:00
fabro-agent fix(workflow): preserve usage across session compaction (#420) 2026-05-26 21:19:53 -04:00
fabro-api feat(system): report runtime integration status (#416) 2026-05-26 19:27:32 -04:00
fabro-auth Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-checkpoint Make git metadata sandbox-native 2026-04-27 21:43:15 -07:00
fabro-cli Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-client feat: Add approve/deny run controls to MCP and CLI (#400) 2026-05-25 15:49:57 -04:00
fabro-config feat(system): report runtime integration status (#416) 2026-05-26 19:27:32 -04:00
fabro-core Replace bare unwrap() with documented expect() across production runtim… (#415) 2026-05-26 17:46:39 -04:00
fabro-dev feat: add [run.agent] fabro_tools opt-in for worker run tools (#348) 2026-05-22 09:41:27 -04:00
fabro-devcontainer refactor(static): centralize env var names 2026-04-24 12:29:51 -04:00
fabro-dump Add provider-backed sandbox inventory API and rename SandboxProvider to… (#409) 2026-05-25 22:41:57 -04:00
fabro-github fix(github): refresh installation tokens during workflows 2026-05-06 07:15:18 -04:00
fabro-graphviz Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-hooks Add event-sourced todo tools for OpenAI and Anthropic profiles (#353) 2026-05-22 13:44:42 -04:00
fabro-http refactor(static): centralize env var names 2026-04-24 12:29:51 -04:00
fabro-install Add provider-backed sandbox inventory API and rename SandboxProvider to… (#409) 2026-05-25 22:41:57 -04:00
fabro-interview Migrate sandbox config to named environments; add InterviewOption metad… (#372) 2026-05-23 15:47:33 -04:00
fabro-llm Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-macros refactor(dev): simplify generated docs tooling 2026-04-24 18:41:00 -04:00
fabro-manifest Replace run-scoped sandbox config with named environments (#360) 2026-05-23 13:03:21 -04:00
fabro-mcp Add legacy SSE MCP transport support (#386) 2026-05-24 15:29:01 -04:00
fabro-mcp-server feat: Add approve/deny run controls to MCP and CLI (#400) 2026-05-25 15:49:57 -04:00
fabro-model fix(model): retire GPT-5.2 and GPT-5.3 catalog entries (#412) 2026-05-26 00:06:50 -04:00
fabro-oauth Replace bare unwrap() with documented expect() across production runtim… (#415) 2026-05-26 17:46:39 -04:00
fabro-options-metadata refactor(dev): simplify generated docs tooling 2026-04-24 18:41:00 -04:00
fabro-proc refactor(static): centralize env var names 2026-04-24 12:29:51 -04:00
fabro-redact refactor(integrations): make chat integrations Slack-only 2026-05-09 11:43:16 -04:00
fabro-sandbox Add provider-backed sandbox inventory API and rename SandboxProvider to… (#409) 2026-05-25 22:41:57 -04:00
fabro-server Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-slack Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-spa feat(dev): gitignore embedded spa assets 2026-04-26 21:31:11 -04:00
fabro-static refactor: rationalize server secret scopes (vault-only for optional int… (#401) 2026-05-25 17:26:01 -04:00
fabro-store Add provider-backed sandbox inventory API and rename SandboxProvider to… (#409) 2026-05-25 22:41:57 -04:00
fabro-telemetry Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-template feat(template): resolve template error locations (#333) 2026-05-20 20:15:04 -04:00
fabro-test fix(skills): Ensure the local server can access project skills (#383) 2026-05-24 13:22:00 -04:00
fabro-tool feat: Add approve/deny run controls to MCP and CLI (#400) 2026-05-25 15:49:57 -04:00
fabro-tracker fix(github): refresh installation tokens during workflows 2026-05-06 07:15:18 -04:00
fabro-types Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-util Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00
fabro-validate fix(graph): support dotted Fabro graph attributes (#324) 2026-05-20 09:31:08 -04:00
fabro-vault refactor: rationalize server secret scopes (vault-only for optional int… (#401) 2026-05-25 17:26:01 -04:00
fabro-workflow Replace vague expect/panic messages with invariant-explaining messages (#422) 2026-05-27 10:38:20 -04:00