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+"""
+Unit tests for memory leak fixes.
+
+Tests verify:
+1. Logging._cleanup_after_logging() properly clears large data
+2. spend_log_transactions queue stays bounded
+3. Reduced deepcopy in spend tracking
+4. Periodic memory cleanup utility
+"""
+
+import asyncio
+import copy
+import datetime
+import os
+import sys
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock, MagicMock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+
+class TestLoggingCleanupAfterLogging:
+    """Tests for Logging._cleanup_after_logging()"""
+
+    def _make_logging_obj(self) -> Any:
+        """Create a minimal Logging object with populated fields."""
+        from litellm.litellm_core_utils.litellm_logging import Logging
+
+        logging_obj = Logging(
+            model="test-model",
+            messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "x" * 10000}],
+            stream=False,
+            call_type="acompletion",
+            start_time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+            litellm_call_id="test-call-id",
+            function_id="test-function-id",
+        )
+
+        # Populate fields that should be cleaned up
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["httpx_response"] = "large_response_object"
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["original_response"] = "x" * 50000
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["input"] = [
+            {"role": "user", "content": "x" * 10000}
+        ]
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["additional_args"] = {
+            "complete_input_dict": {"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "x" * 10000}]}
+        }
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["standard_logging_object"] = {"large": "payload"}
+        logging_obj.model_call_details[
+            "complete_streaming_response"
+        ] = "streaming_response"
+        logging_obj.model_call_details[
+            "async_complete_streaming_response"
+        ] = "async_streaming_response"
+        logging_obj.model_call_details[
+            "raw_request_typed_dict"
+        ] = {"body": "x" * 10000}
+
+        # Populate streaming chunks
+        logging_obj.streaming_chunks = [{"chunk": i} for i in range(100)]
+        logging_obj.sync_streaming_chunks = [{"chunk": i} for i in range(100)]
+
+        return logging_obj
+
+    def test_should_clear_model_call_details_keys(self):
+        """_cleanup_after_logging should remove all large keys from model_call_details."""
+        logging_obj = self._make_logging_obj()
+
+        # Verify fields are populated before cleanup
+        assert "httpx_response" in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "original_response" in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "input" in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "additional_args" in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "standard_logging_object" in logging_obj.model_call_details
+
+        # Run cleanup
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+
+        # Verify all large keys are removed
+        assert "httpx_response" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "original_response" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "input" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "additional_args" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "standard_logging_object" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "complete_streaming_response" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "async_complete_streaming_response" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+        assert "raw_request_typed_dict" not in logging_obj.model_call_details
+
+    def test_should_clear_streaming_chunks(self):
+        """_cleanup_after_logging should clear streaming_chunks and sync_streaming_chunks."""
+        logging_obj = self._make_logging_obj()
+
+        assert len(logging_obj.streaming_chunks) == 100
+        assert len(logging_obj.sync_streaming_chunks) == 100
+
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+
+        assert len(logging_obj.streaming_chunks) == 0
+        assert len(logging_obj.sync_streaming_chunks) == 0
+
+    def test_should_clear_messages(self):
+        """_cleanup_after_logging should set messages to None."""
+        logging_obj = self._make_logging_obj()
+
+        assert logging_obj.messages is not None
+
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+
+        assert logging_obj.messages is None
+
+    def test_should_preserve_non_large_model_call_details(self):
+        """_cleanup_after_logging should NOT remove non-large fields."""
+        logging_obj = self._make_logging_obj()
+
+        # These should survive cleanup
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["model"] = "test-model"
+        logging_obj.model_call_details["litellm_call_id"] = "test-id"
+
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+
+        assert logging_obj.model_call_details["model"] == "test-model"
+        assert logging_obj.model_call_details["litellm_call_id"] == "test-id"
+
+    def test_should_be_idempotent(self):
+        """_cleanup_after_logging should be safe to call multiple times."""
+        logging_obj = self._make_logging_obj()
+
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+        # Should not raise
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+        logging_obj._cleanup_after_logging()
+
+
+class TestSpendLogQueueBounding:
+    """Tests for bounded spend_log_transactions queue."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_should_bound_spend_log_queue(self):
+        """Queue should not exceed MAX_SPEND_LOG_TRANSACTIONS_QUEUE_SIZE."""
+        from litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer import DBSpendUpdateWriter
+
+        writer = DBSpendUpdateWriter()
+
+        # Create a mock PrismaClient
+        mock_prisma = MagicMock()
+        mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions = []
+        mock_prisma._spend_log_transactions_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+        max_size = 100  # Use a small value for testing
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer.MAX_SPEND_LOG_TRANSACTIONS_QUEUE_SIZE",
+            max_size,
+        ):
+            # Fill the queue beyond the limit
+            for i in range(max_size + 50):
+                await writer._insert_spend_log_to_db(
+                    payload={"request_id": f"req-{i}", "spend": 0.01},
+                    prisma_client=mock_prisma,
+                )
+
+        # Queue should be bounded: after exceeding limit, oldest 10% are dropped
+        # then the new item is appended.
+        # The first time it exceeds, it drops 10 (10% of 100) then appends, = 91
+        # This continues for each subsequent insert...
+        # Final size should be <= max_size + 1 (at most one over limit before next trim)
+        assert len(mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions) <= max_size + 1
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_should_drop_oldest_entries(self):
+        """When queue is full, oldest entries should be dropped."""
+        from litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer import DBSpendUpdateWriter
+
+        writer = DBSpendUpdateWriter()
+
+        mock_prisma = MagicMock()
+        mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions = []
+        mock_prisma._spend_log_transactions_lock = asyncio.Lock()
+
+        max_size = 20
+        with patch(
+            "litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer.MAX_SPEND_LOG_TRANSACTIONS_QUEUE_SIZE",
+            max_size,
+        ):
+            # Fill exactly to the limit
+            for i in range(max_size):
+                await writer._insert_spend_log_to_db(
+                    payload={"request_id": f"req-{i}", "spend": 0.01},
+                    prisma_client=mock_prisma,
+                )
+
+            assert len(mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions) == max_size
+
+            # Add one more - should trigger drop of oldest 10% (2 items)
+            await writer._insert_spend_log_to_db(
+                payload={"request_id": "req-new", "spend": 0.01},
+                prisma_client=mock_prisma,
+            )
+
+            # After drop: 20 - 2 = 18, then +1 = 19
+            assert len(mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions) == max_size - (max_size // 10) + 1
+
+            # The newest entry should be at the end
+            assert mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions[-1]["request_id"] == "req-new"
+
+            # The oldest entries (req-0, req-1) should be gone
+            remaining_ids = [
+                entry["request_id"] for entry in mock_prisma.spend_log_transactions
+            ]
+            assert "req-0" not in remaining_ids
+            assert "req-1" not in remaining_ids
+
+
+class TestDeepCopyReduction:
+    """Tests for reduced deepcopy in spend tracking."""
+
+    @pytest.mark.asyncio
+    async def test_should_work_with_spend_logs_disabled(self):
+        """When disable_spend_logs=True, no deepcopy should occur."""
+        from litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer import DBSpendUpdateWriter
+
+        writer = DBSpendUpdateWriter()
+
+        original_payload = {
+            "request_id": "test-123",
+            "spend": 0.05,
+            "startTime": "2026-03-13T00:00:00",
+            "endTime": "2026-03-13T00:00:01",
+            "model": "gpt-4",
+            "api_key": "hashed-key",
+            "user": "user-123",
+            "team_id": "",
+            "request_tags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
+            "prompt_tokens": 100,
+            "completion_tokens": 50,
+            "total_tokens": 150,
+        }
+
+        deepcopy_count = 0
+        original_deepcopy = copy.deepcopy
+
+        def counting_deepcopy(obj, memo=None):
+            nonlocal deepcopy_count
+            deepcopy_count += 1
+            return original_deepcopy(obj, memo)
+
+        with patch("litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer.copy.deepcopy", counting_deepcopy):
+            with patch(
+                "litellm.proxy.db.db_spend_update_writer.DBSpendUpdateWriter._batch_database_updates",
+                new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            ):
+                with patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.disable_spend_logs", True):
+                    with patch("litellm.proxy.proxy_server.prisma_client", MagicMock()):
+                        with patch(
+                            "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.user_api_key_cache", MagicMock()
+                        ):
+                            with patch(
+                                "litellm.proxy.proxy_server.litellm_proxy_budget_name",
+                                None,
+                            ):
+                                with patch(
+                                    "litellm.proxy.spend_tracking.spend_tracking_utils.get_logging_payload",
+                                    return_value=original_payload,
+                                ):
+                                    with patch(
+                                        "litellm.proxy.utils.ProxyUpdateSpend.disable_spend_updates",
+                                        return_value=False,
+                                    ):
+                                        await writer.update_database(
+                                            token="sk-test",
+                                            user_id="user-123",
+                                            end_user_id=None,
+                                            team_id=None,
+                                            org_id=None,
+                                            kwargs={},
+                                            completion_response=None,
+                                            start_time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                                            end_time=datetime.datetime.now(),
+                                            response_cost=0.05,
+                                        )
+
+        # When spend logs are disabled, there should be 0 deepcopy calls
+        assert deepcopy_count == 0, (
+            f"Expected 0 deepcopy calls when spend logs disabled, got {deepcopy_count}"
+        )
+
+
+class TestPeriodicMemoryCleanup:
+    """Tests for the periodic memory cleanup utility."""
+
+    def test_should_run_gc_collect(self):
+        """_periodic_memory_cleanup should call gc.collect()."""
+        from litellm.proxy.common_utils.memory_utils import _periodic_memory_cleanup
+
+        with patch("litellm.proxy.common_utils.memory_utils.gc") as mock_gc:
+            mock_gc.collect.return_value = 42
+            _periodic_memory_cleanup()
+            mock_gc.collect.assert_called_once()
+
+    def test_should_call_malloc_trim_on_linux(self):
+        """_periodic_memory_cleanup should call malloc_trim on Linux."""
+        from litellm.proxy.common_utils import memory_utils
+
+        # Mock the module-level variables
+        mock_libc = MagicMock()
+        original_libc = memory_utils._libc
+        original_available = memory_utils._malloc_trim_available
+
+        try:
+            memory_utils._libc = mock_libc
+            memory_utils._malloc_trim_available = True
+
+            memory_utils._periodic_memory_cleanup()
+
+            mock_libc.malloc_trim.assert_called_once_with(0)
+        finally:
+            memory_utils._libc = original_libc
+            memory_utils._malloc_trim_available = original_available
+
+    def test_should_handle_malloc_trim_failure_gracefully(self):
+        """_periodic_memory_cleanup should not raise if malloc_trim fails."""
+        from litellm.proxy.common_utils import memory_utils
+
+        mock_libc = MagicMock()
+        mock_libc.malloc_trim.side_effect = OSError("test error")
+        original_libc = memory_utils._libc
+        original_available = memory_utils._malloc_trim_available
+
+        try:
+            memory_utils._libc = mock_libc
+            memory_utils._malloc_trim_available = True
+
+            # Should not raise
+            memory_utils._periodic_memory_cleanup()
+        finally:
+            memory_utils._libc = original_libc
+            memory_utils._malloc_trim_available = original_available