Commands run by cmd_runner don't work the same as they do when run in the shell. #503

trcoffman · 2024-12-05T16:29:45Z

trcoffman
Dec 5, 2024

Hi there,

I am trying to play around with the @full_stack_dev agent. I'm running into strange behavior when running commands.

I'm on macOS with zsh.

Here's the chat log that shows what I'm observing:

## Me 

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The output from the command `./test_run.sh`:

```txt
yarn run v1.22.18
$ jest
PASS __tests__/dummy-test.ts
PASS __tests__/dummy-test2.js

Test Suites: 2 passed, 2 total
Tests:       3 passed, 3 total
Snapshots:   0 total
Time:        0.193 s, estimated 1 s
Ran all test suites.
Done in 0.86s.
```

Run the command `yarn test 2>&1` and show me the output.



## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[yarn test 2>&1]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The output from the command `yarn test 2>&1`:

```txt
yarn run v1.22.18
$ jest '2>&1'
No tests found, exiting with code 1
Run with `--passWithNoTests` to exit with code 0
In /Users/tyler.coffman/src/neotest
  23 files checked.
  testMatch: **/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x), **/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x) - 2 matches
  testPathIgnorePatterns: /node_modules/ - 23 matches
  testRegex:  - 0 matches
Pattern: 2>&1 - 0 matches
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
```

The contents of test_run.sh is this:

#!/bin/zsh
yarn test 2>&1

For some reason the command works inside a shell script but not when it's directly ran by codecompanion.

What am I doing wrong here? is this a bug or is my environment all jacked?

Answered by olimorris

Dec 5, 2024

According to CodeCompanion:

1. By default, the Job implementation in Plenary handles stdout/stderr separately. In the `cmd_runner.lua` implementation (lines 281-332), it's setting up different handlers for stdout and stderr.

2. When running `2>&1` through the shell, it's a shell redirection that combines stderr into stdout. However, when running through Plenary's Job, this redirection may not work as expected since it's not being interpreted by a shell.

...and I've pushed the fix.

In the chat buffer, my steps to solve it were to send the raw version of plenary.job via the fetch slash command. And then use the file slash command to send the cmd_runner .lua tool and the tools.init file be…

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olimorris · 2024-12-05T16:39:35Z

olimorris
Dec 5, 2024
Maintainer

I wonder if it's running the tests from your root folder and not the cwd. Can you prompt it to cd to your cwd?

1 reply

trcoffman Dec 5, 2024
Author

I'm having trouble chaining a cd with yarn test in one command. When I try to chain them like cd ~/src/neotest && yarn test 2>&1 it doesn't show me the output.

Run the command `cd ~/src/neotest && yarn test 2>&1` and show me the output.


## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[cd ~/src/neotest && yarn test 2>&1]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

Run the command `pwd` and show me the output.


## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[pwd]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The output from the command `pwd`:

```txt
/Users/tyler.coffman/src/neotest
```

Run the command `pwd; yarn test 2>&1` and show me the output.


## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[pwd; yarn test 2>&1]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

Run the command `yarn test 2>&1 && pwd` and show me the output.

## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[yarn test 2>&1 && pwd]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The output from the command `yarn test 2>&1 && pwd`:

```txt
yarn run v1.22.18
$ jest '2>&1' '&&' pwd
No tests found, exiting with code 1
Run with `--passWithNoTests` to exit with code 0
In /Users/tyler.coffman/src/neotest
  23 files checked.
  testMatch: **/__tests__/**/*.[jt]s?(x), **/?(*.)+(spec|test).[tj]s?(x) - 2 matches
  testPathIgnorePatterns: /node_modules/ - 23 matches
  testRegex:  - 0 matches
Pattern: 2>&1|&&|pwd - 0 matches
info Visit https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/cli/run for documentation about this command.
```

When I run the command pwd it looks like the cwd is correct.

trcoffman · 2024-12-05T17:10:27Z

trcoffman
Dec 5, 2024
Author

Here's another chat that went awry:

## Me ─

Create a hello world c++ program and save it to ~/CodeCompanion/hello.cpp and compile it and run it and show me the output.

## CodeCompanion ─

### Plan
1. Create a C++ program that prints "Hello, World!".
2. Save the program to `~/CodeCompanion/hello.cpp`.
3. Compile the program using `g++`.
4. Run the compiled program.
5. Show the output.

### C++ Code
```cpp
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}
```

### Steps to Execute
1. Save the above code to `~/CodeCompanion/hello.cpp`.
2. Open a terminal and navigate to the `~/CodeCompanion` directory.
3. Compile the program using the command:
   ```sh
   g++ hello.cpp -o hello
   ```
4. Run the compiled program using the command:
   ```sh
   ./hello
   ```

### Expected Output
```
Hello, World!
```

Would you like me to proceed with these steps?

## Me ─

First could you create the ~/CodeCompanion directory for me?

## CodeCompanion ─

Sure, you can create the directory using the following command in your terminal:

```sh
mkdir -p ~/CodeCompanion
```

This will create the `CodeCompanion` directory in your home directory if it doesn't already exist. Let me know once you've done this, and we can proceed with creating the `hello.cpp` file.

## Me ─

Could you run that command for me?

## CodeCompanion ─

I don't have the capability to execute commands directly on your system. Please open your terminal and run the following command to create the directory:

```sh
mkdir -p ~/CodeCompanion
```

Once you've done that, let me know, and we can proceed with creating the `hello.cpp` file.

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

@full_stack_dev please execute the plan

## CodeCompanion ─

### Step 1: Create the `~/CodeCompanion` directory

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[mkdir -p ~/CodeCompanion]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool


Now execute the rest of the plan

## CodeCompanion ─

### Step 2: Create the `hello.cpp` file

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="files">
    <action type="create">
      <path>~/CodeCompanion/hello.cpp</path>
      <contents><![CDATA[
#include <iostream>

int main() {
    std::cout << "Hello, World!" << std::endl;
    return 0;
}
      ]]></contents>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

### Step 3: Compile the `hello.cpp` file

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[
cd ~/CodeCompanion
g++ hello.cpp -o hello
      ]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

### Step 4: Run the compiled program

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[
cd ~/CodeCompanion
./hello
      ]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The CREATE action was executed successfully.

Compiling the program and running it failed, please try again


## CodeCompanion ─

Let's try compiling and running the program again.

### Step 3: Compile the `hello.cpp` file

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[
cd ~/CodeCompanion
g++ hello.cpp -o hello
      ]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```


### Step 4: Run the compiled program

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[
cd ~/CodeCompanion
./hello
      ]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

This is the error message I get when it would try and compile the C++ program.

Run command:                                                                                                                                                                                 
cd ~/CodeCompanion                                                                                                                                                                           
g++ hello.cpp -o hello                                                                                                                                                                       
       ?                                                                                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                                                                             
Error executing vim.schedule lua callback: .../.local/share/nvim/lazy/plenary.nvim/lua/plenary/job.lua:108:                                                                                  
cd: Executable not found                                                                                                                                                                     
stack traceback:                                                                                                                                                                             
        .../.local/share/nvim/lazy/plenary.nvim/lua/plenary/job.lua:108: in function 'new'                                                                                                   
        ...on.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/tools/init.lua:280: in function 'run'                                                                                                   
        ...on.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/tools/init.lua:136: in function 'f'                                                                                                     
        ...Cellar/neovim/0.10.1/share/nvim/runtime/lua/vim/iter.lua:366: in function 'each'                                                                                                  
        ...ompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/init.lua:162: in function 'buf_parse_tools'                                                                                       
        ...ompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/init.lua:700: in function 'done'                                                                                                  
        ...ompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/init.lua:684: in function 'done'                                                                                                  
        .../nvim/lazy/codecompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/http.lua:109: in function <.../nvim/lazy/codecompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/http.lua:97>                                        
stack traceback:                                                                                                                                                                             
        [C]: in function 'error'                                                                                                                                                             
        .../.local/share/nvim/lazy/plenary.nvim/lua/plenary/job.lua:108: in function 'new'                                                                                                   
        ...on.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/tools/init.lua:280: in function 'run'                                                                                                   
        ...on.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/tools/init.lua:136: in function 'f'                                                                                                     
        ...Cellar/neovim/0.10.1/share/nvim/runtime/lua/vim/iter.lua:366: in function 'each'                                                                                                  
        ...ompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/init.lua:162: in function 'buf_parse_tools'                                                                                       
        ...ompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/init.lua:700: in function 'done'                                                                                                  
        ...ompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/strategies/chat/init.lua:684: in function 'done'                                                                                                  
        .../nvim/lazy/codecompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/http.lua:109: in function <.../nvim/lazy/codecompanion.nvim/lua/codecompanion/http.lua:97>

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trcoffman · 2024-12-05T17:12:09Z

trcoffman
Dec 5, 2024
Author

I'm wondering if perhaps the simplest way to fix all these issues is instead of directly executing binaries, you instead change cmd_runner to just write the command to a temporary shell script file, set the shell script file as executable, and then run the shell script.

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olimorris · 2024-12-05T18:09:33Z

olimorris
Dec 5, 2024
Maintainer

So it looks like you can pass in the cwd to plenary.job. I've just pushed that fix through now. I can't think of a reason why every job shouldn't be executed from the cwd so we'll see if that works.

8 replies

trcoffman Dec 5, 2024
Author

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

@cmd_runner can you run `make test` for me?

## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[make test]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The output from the command `make test`:

```txt
git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/nvim-lua/plenary.nvim.git deps/plenary.nvim
git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/nvim-treesitter/nvim-treesitter.git deps/nvim-treesitter
git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/echasnovski/mini.nvim deps/mini.nvim
git clone --filter=blob:none https://github.com/kdheepak/panvimdoc deps/panvimdoc
Pulling...
Testing...
nvim --headless --noplugin -u ./scripts/minimal_init.lua -c "lua MiniTest.run()"
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```

I'll push the repo that i'm running these tests in.

trcoffman Dec 5, 2024
Author

https://github.com/trcoffman/neotest

I'm using asdf to manage my node versions btw.

olimorris Dec 5, 2024
Maintainer

I can recreate this. I'll dig into and see what I find

olimorris Dec 5, 2024
Maintainer

According to CodeCompanion:

1. By default, the Job implementation in Plenary handles stdout/stderr separately. In the `cmd_runner.lua` implementation (lines 281-332), it's setting up different handlers for stdout and stderr.

2. When running `2>&1` through the shell, it's a shell redirection that combines stderr into stdout. However, when running through Plenary's Job, this redirection may not work as expected since it's not being interpreted by a shell.

...and I've pushed the fix.

In the chat buffer, my steps to solve it were to send the raw version of plenary.job via the fetch slash command. And then use the file slash command to send the cmd_runner .lua tool and the tools.init file before explaining the problem.

Hopefully this works for you now.

Answer selected by olimorris

trcoffman Dec 7, 2024
Author

Yes this works now!

Run `yarn test 2>&1` to see the output in the console.

## CodeCompanion ─

```xml
<tools>
  <tool name="cmd_runner">
    <action>
      <command><![CDATA[yarn test 2>&1]]></command>
    </action>
  </tool>
</tools>
```

## Me ─

> Sharing:
> - CMD_RUNNER tool

The output from the command `yarn test 2>&1`:

```txt
yarn run v1.22.18
$ jest
PASS __tests__/dummy-test.ts
PASS __tests__/dummy-test2.js

Test Suites: 2 passed, 2 total
Tests:       3 passed, 3 total
Snapshots:   0 total
Time:        0.194 s, estimated 1 s
Ran all test suites.
Done in 0.88s.
```

olimorris Dec 7, 2024
Maintainer

Amazing! I've also stripped any ansi output so it's much more readable

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