stream response handling and correctness

gadget-code/frontend/src/pages/ChatSessionView.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useContext, useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useParams, useNavigate } from 'react-router-dom';
 import { socketClient } from '../lib/socket';
-import { chatSessionApi, projectApi, providerApi, type ChatSession, type ChatTurn, ChatSessionMode, type AiProvider } from '../lib/api';
+import { chatSessionApi, projectApi, providerApi, type ChatSession, type ChatTurn, type ChatTurnBlock, ChatSessionMode, type AiProvider, type Project } from '../lib/api';
 import { WorkspaceMode } from '../lib/types';
 import WorkspaceModeIndicator from '../components/WorkspaceModeIndicator';
 import FilesPanel from '../components/FilesPanel';
@@ -238,31 +238,34 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
           
           if (turnUpdates.blocks !== undefined) {
             const state = streamingStateRef.current.get(turnId);
-            const currentBlockIndex = state?.currentBlockIndex ?? null;
+            const updatedBlocks = [...(oldTurn.blocks || [])];
 
-            // If we have a current block index, update it in place
+            for (const updateBlock of turnUpdates.blocks) {
-            if (currentBlockIndex !== null && oldTurn.blocks && oldTurn.blocks[currentBlockIndex]) {
+              let blockIndex = state?.currentBlockIndex ?? null;
-              const oldBlocks = [...oldTurn.blocks];
-              const updateBlock = turnUpdates.blocks[0];
 
-              // Only update if the mode matches
+              if (
-              if (oldBlocks[currentBlockIndex].mode === updateBlock.mode) {
+                blockIndex === null ||
-                oldBlocks[currentBlockIndex] = updateBlock;
+                updatedBlocks[blockIndex]?.mode !== updateBlock.mode
-                newTurn.blocks = oldBlocks;
+              ) {
+                const lastIndex = updatedBlocks.length - 1;
+                blockIndex = updatedBlocks[lastIndex]?.mode === updateBlock.mode
+                  ? lastIndex
+                  : null;
+              }
+
+              if (blockIndex !== null) {
+                updatedBlocks[blockIndex] = updateBlock;
               } else {
-                // Mode changed, append new block and update index
+                updatedBlocks.push(updateBlock);
-                newTurn.blocks = [...oldTurn.blocks, ...turnUpdates.blocks];
+                blockIndex = updatedBlocks.length - 1;
+              }
+
               if (state) {
-                  state.currentBlockIndex = newTurn.blocks.length - 1;
+                state.currentBlockIndex = blockIndex;
-                }
-              }
-            } else {
-              // No current block, append and set index
-              newTurn.blocks = [...(oldTurn.blocks || []), ...turnUpdates.blocks];
-              if (state && turnUpdates.blocks.length > 0) {
-                state.currentBlockIndex = newTurn.blocks.length - 1;
               }
             }
+
+            newTurn.blocks = updatedBlocks;
           }
           if (turnUpdates.toolCalls !== undefined) {
             newTurn.toolCalls = [...(oldTurn.toolCalls || []), ...turnUpdates.toolCalls];
@@ -287,6 +290,30 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     });
   }, []);
 
+  const mergePendingUpdate = useCallback((turnId: string, updates: Partial<ChatTurn>) => {
+    const existing = pendingUpdatesRef.current.get(turnId);
+    const merged: Partial<ChatTurn> = {
+      ...existing,
+      ...updates,
+    };
+
+    if (existing?.blocks || updates.blocks) {
+      merged.blocks = [
+        ...(existing?.blocks || []),
+        ...(updates.blocks || []),
+      ];
+    }
+
+    if (existing?.toolCalls || updates.toolCalls) {
+      merged.toolCalls = [
+        ...(existing?.toolCalls || []),
+        ...(updates.toolCalls || []),
+      ];
+    }
+
+    pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, merged);
+  }, []);
+
   const handleThinking = useCallback((content: string) => {
     const turnId = currentTurnIdRef.current;
     if (!turnId) return;
@@ -301,7 +328,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     if (state.currentMode !== 'thinking') {
       // Flush previous mode
       if (state.currentMode === 'responding' && state.respondingContent) {
-        pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, {
+        mergePendingUpdate(turnId, {
           blocks: [{
             mode: 'responding' as const,
             createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -318,7 +345,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     state.thinkingContent += content;
     
     // Update with aggregated content
-    pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, {
+    mergePendingUpdate(turnId, {
       blocks: [{
         mode: 'thinking' as const,
         createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -326,7 +353,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
       }],
     });
     scheduleUpdate();
-  }, [scheduleUpdate]);
+  }, [mergePendingUpdate, scheduleUpdate]);
 
   const handleResponse = useCallback((content: string) => {
     const turnId = currentTurnIdRef.current;
@@ -342,7 +369,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     if (state.currentMode !== 'responding') {
       // Flush previous mode
       if (state.currentMode === 'thinking' && state.thinkingContent) {
-        pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, {
+        mergePendingUpdate(turnId, {
           blocks: [{
             mode: 'thinking' as const,
             createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -359,7 +386,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     state.respondingContent += content;
     
     // Update with aggregated content
-    pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, {
+    mergePendingUpdate(turnId, {
       blocks: [{
         mode: 'responding' as const,
         createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -367,7 +394,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
       }],
     });
     scheduleUpdate();
-  }, [scheduleUpdate]);
+  }, [mergePendingUpdate, scheduleUpdate]);
 
   const handleToolCall = useCallback((callId: string, name: string, params: string, response: string) => {
     const turnId = currentTurnIdRef.current;
@@ -396,7 +423,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
       }
       
       if (blocksToFlush.length > 0) {
-        pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, {
+        mergePendingUpdate(turnId, {
           blocks: blocksToFlush,
         });
         scheduleUpdate();
@@ -407,7 +434,7 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
     }
 
     // Add tool block
-    pendingUpdatesRef.current.set(turnId, {
+    mergePendingUpdate(turnId, {
       blocks: [{
         mode: 'tool' as const,
         createdAt: new Date().toISOString(),
@@ -416,15 +443,18 @@ export default function ChatSessionView() {
       toolCalls: [{ callId, name, parameters: params, response }],
     });
     scheduleUpdate();
-  }, [scheduleUpdate]);
+  }, [mergePendingUpdate, scheduleUpdate]);
 
   const handleWorkOrderComplete = useCallback((turnId: string, success: boolean, message?: string) => {
     // Backend has already flushed and persisted all streaming content
     // Just clean up frontend streaming state and update status
-    const state = streamingStateRef.current.get(turnId);
+    if (streamingStateRef.current.has(turnId)) {
-    if (state) {
+      if (pendingUpdatesRef.current.has(turnId) || updateRafRef.current) {
+        requestAnimationFrame(() => streamingStateRef.current.delete(turnId));
+      } else {
         streamingStateRef.current.delete(turnId);
       }
+    }
 
     setTurns(prevTurns =>
       prevTurns.map(turn =>

gadget-drone/src/services/agent.ts

@@ -88,18 +88,24 @@ class AgentService extends GadgetService {
       chatOptions: {},
       context: [],
     };
+    let streamedThinking = false;
+    let streamedResponse = false;
+    let streamedToolCall = false;
 
     const onStreamChunk = async (chunk: IAiStreamChunk): Promise<void> => {
       // this.log.debug("stream chunk received", { chunk });
 
       switch (chunk.type) {
         case "thinking":
+          streamedThinking = true;
           socket.emit("thinking", chunk.data);
           break;
         case "response":
+          streamedResponse = true;
           socket.emit("response", chunk.data);
           break;
         case "toolCall":
+          streamedToolCall = true;
           socket.emit(
             "toolCall",
             chunk.toolCallId!,
@@ -160,18 +166,17 @@ class AgentService extends GadgetService {
         throw new Error("Model failed to respond (still loading or error)");
       }
 
-      // Emit thinking content if present
+      // Providers return accumulated final content; only emit it here when it
-      if (response.thinking) {
+      // was not already delivered through the stream callback.
+      if (response.thinking && !streamedThinking) {
         socket.emit("thinking", response.thinking);
       }
 
-      // Emit response content if present
+      if (response.response && !streamedResponse) {
-      if (response.response) {
         socket.emit("response", response.response);
       }
 
-      // Emit tool calls if present
+      if (response.toolCalls && response.toolCalls.length > 0 && !streamedToolCall) {
-      if (response.toolCalls && response.toolCalls.length > 0) {
         for (const toolCall of response.toolCalls) {
           socket.emit(
             "toolCall",