Fix initial runahead limit, for offset recurrence start

changes.d/5708.fix.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix runahead limit at start-up, with recurrences that start beyond the limit.

cylc/flow/cycling/__init__.py

@@ -320,8 +320,8 @@ class SequenceBase(metaclass=ABCMeta):
     They should also provide get_async_expr, get_interval,
     get_offset & set_offset (deprecated), is_on_sequence,
     get_nearest_prev_point, get_next_point,
-    get_next_point_on_sequence, get_first_point, and
-    get_stop_point.
+    get_next_point_on_sequence, get_first_point
+    get_start_point, and get_stop_point.
 
     They should also provide a self.__eq__ implementation
     which should return whether a SequenceBase-derived object
@@ -405,11 +405,32 @@ def get_first_point(self, point):
         """Return the first point >= to point, or None if out of bounds."""
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_start_point(self):
+        """Return the first point of this sequence."""
+        pass
+
     @abstractmethod
     def get_stop_point(self):
-        """Return the last point in this sequence, or None if unbounded."""
+        """Return the last point of this sequence, or None if unbounded."""
         pass
 
+    def get_first_n_points(self, n, point=None):
+        """Return a list of first n points of this sequence."""
+        if point is None:
+            p1 = self.get_start_point()
+        else:
+            p1 = self.get_first_point(point)
+        if p1 is None:
+            return []
+        result = [p1]
+        for _ in range(1, n):
+            p1 = self.get_next_point_on_sequence(p1)
+            if p1 is None:
+                break
+            result.append(p1)
+        return result
+
     @abstractmethod
     def __eq__(self, other) -> bool:
         # Return True if other (sequence) is equal to self.

cylc/flow/task_pool.py

@@ -309,18 +309,54 @@ def compute_runahead(self, force=False) -> bool:
         With force=True we recompute the limit even if the base point has not
         changed (needed if max_future_offset changed, or on reload).
         """
+
+        limit = self.config.runahead_limit  # e.g. P2 or P2D
+        count_cycles = False
+        with suppress(TypeError):
+            # Count cycles (integer cycling, and optional for datetime too).
+            ilimit = int(limit)  # type: ignore
+            count_cycles = True
+
+        base_point: 'PointBase'
         points: List['PointBase'] = []
-        sequence_points: Set['PointBase']
+
         if not self.main_pool:
-            # Start at first point in each sequence, after the initial point.
-            points = [
-                point
-                for point in {
-                    seq.get_first_point(self.config.start_point)
-                    for seq in self.config.sequences
-                }
-                if point is not None
-            ]
+            # No tasks yet, just consider sequence points.
+            if count_cycles:
+                # Get the first ilimit points in each sequence.
+                # (After workflow start point - sequence may begin earlier).
+                points = [
+                    point
+                    for plist in [
+                        seq.get_first_n_points(
+                            ilimit, self.config.start_point)
+                        for seq in self.config.sequences
+                    ]
+                    for point in plist
+                ]
+                # Drop points beyond the limit.
+                points = sorted(points)[:ilimit + 1]
+                base_point = min(points)
+
+            else:
+                # Start at first point in each sequence.
+                # (After workflow start point - sequence may begin earlier).
+                points = [
+                    point
+                    for point in {
+                        seq.get_first_point(self.config.start_point)
+                        for seq in self.config.sequences
+                    }
+                    if point is not None
+                ]
+                base_point = min(points)
+                # Drop points beyond the limit.
+                points = [
+                    point
+                    for point in points
+                    if point <= base_point + limit
+                ]
+
         else:
             # Find the earliest point with unfinished tasks.
             for point, itasks in sorted(self.get_tasks_by_point().items()):
@@ -344,9 +380,10 @@ def compute_runahead(self, force=False) -> bool:
                     )
                 ):
                     points.append(point)
-        if not points:
-            return False
-        base_point = min(points)
+
+            if not points:
+                return False
+            base_point = min(points)
 
         if self._prev_runahead_base_point is None:
             self._prev_runahead_base_point = base_point
@@ -363,15 +400,8 @@ def compute_runahead(self, force=False) -> bool:
             # change or the runahead limit is already at stop point.
             return False
 
-        try:
-            limit = int(self.config.runahead_limit)  # type: ignore
-        except TypeError:
-            count_cycles = False
-            limit = self.config.runahead_limit
-        else:
-            count_cycles = True
-
-        # Get all cycle points possible after the runahead base point.
+        # Get all cycle points possible after the base point.
+        sequence_points: Set['PointBase']
         if (
             not force
             and self._prev_runahead_sequence_points
@@ -388,7 +418,7 @@ def compute_runahead(self, force=False) -> bool:
                 while seq_point is not None:
                     if count_cycles:
                         # P0 allows only the base cycle point to run.
-                        if count > 1 + limit:
+                        if count > 1 + ilimit:
                             break
                     else:
                         # PT0H allows only the base cycle point to run.
@@ -404,7 +434,7 @@ def compute_runahead(self, force=False) -> bool:
 
         if count_cycles:
             # Some sequences may have different intervals.
-            limit_point = sorted(points)[:(limit + 1)][-1]
+            limit_point = sorted(points)[:(ilimit + 1)][-1]
         else:
             # We already stopped at the runahead limit.
             limit_point = sorted(points)[-1]

tests/integration/test_task_pool.py

@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 from cylc.flow import CYLC_LOG
 from cylc.flow.cycling import PointBase
 from cylc.flow.cycling.integer import IntegerPoint
+from cylc.flow.cycling.iso8601 import ISO8601Point
 from cylc.flow.data_store_mgr import TASK_PROXIES
 from cylc.flow.task_outputs import TASK_OUTPUT_SUCCEEDED
 from cylc.flow.scheduler import Scheduler
@@ -62,6 +63,22 @@
 }
 
 
+EXAMPLE_FLOW_2_CFG = {
+    'scheduler': {
+        'allow implicit tasks': True,
+        'UTC mode': True
+    },
+    'scheduling': {
+        'initial cycle point': '2001',
+        'runahead limit': 'P3Y',
+        'graph': {
+            'P1Y': 'foo',
+            'R/2025/P1Y': 'foo => bar',
+        }
+    },
+}
+
+
 def get_task_ids(
     name_point_list: Iterable[Tuple[str, Union[PointBase, str, int]]]
 ) -> List[str]:
@@ -129,6 +146,22 @@ async def example_flow(
         yield schd
 
 
+@pytest.fixture(scope='module')
+async def mod_example_flow_2(
+    mod_flow: Callable, mod_scheduler: Callable, mod_run: Callable
+) -> Scheduler:
+    """Return a scheduler for interrogating its task pool.
+
+    This is module-scoped so faster than example_flow, but should only be used
+    where the test does not mutate the state of the scheduler or task pool.
+    """
+    id_ = mod_flow(EXAMPLE_FLOW_2_CFG)
+    schd: Scheduler = mod_scheduler(id_, paused_start=True)
+    async with mod_run(schd):
+        pass
+    return schd
+
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     'items, expected_task_ids, expected_bad_items, expected_warnings',
     [
@@ -1157,3 +1190,14 @@ async def test_task_proxy_remove_from_queues(
 
         assert queues_after['default'] == ['1/hidden_control']
         assert queues_after['queue_two'] == ['1/control']
+
+
+async def test_runahead_offset_start(
+    mod_example_flow_2: Scheduler
+) -> None:
+    """Late-start recurrences should not break the runahead limit at start-up.
+
+    See GitHub #5708
+    """
+    task_pool = mod_example_flow_2.pool
+    assert task_pool.runahead_limit_point == ISO8601Point('2004')

tests/unit/cycling/test_cycling.py

@@ -23,6 +23,21 @@
     parse_exclusion,
 )
 
+from cylc.flow.cycling.integer import (
+    IntegerPoint,
+    IntegerSequence,
+)
+
+from cylc.flow.cycling.iso8601 import (
+    ISO8601Point,
+    ISO8601Sequence,
+)
+
+from cylc.flow.cycling.loader import (
+    INTEGER_CYCLING_TYPE,
+    ISO8601_CYCLING_TYPE,
+)
+
 
 def test_simple_abstract_class_test():
     """Cannot instantiate abstract classes, they must be defined in
@@ -73,3 +88,86 @@ def test_parse_bad_exclusion(expression):
     """Tests incorrectly formatted exclusions"""
     with pytest.raises(Exception):
         parse_exclusion(expression)
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'sequence, wf_start_point, expected',
+    (
+        (
+            ('R/2/P2', 1),
+            None,
+            [2,4,6,8,10]
+        ),
+        (
+            ('R/2/P2', 1),
+            3,
+            [4,6,8,10,12]
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_get_first_n_points_integer(
+    set_cycling_type,
+    sequence, wf_start_point, expected
+):
+    """Test sequence get_first_n_points method.
+
+    (The method is implemented in the base class).
+    """
+    set_cycling_type(INTEGER_CYCLING_TYPE)
+    sequence = IntegerSequence(*sequence)
+    if wf_start_point is not None:
+        wf_start_point = IntegerPoint(wf_start_point)
+    expected = [
+        IntegerPoint(p)
+        for p in expected
+    ]
+    assert (
+        expected == (
+            sequence.get_first_n_points(
+                len(expected),
+                wf_start_point
+            )
+        )
+    )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    'sequence, wf_start_point, expected',
+    (
+        (
+            ('R/2008/P2Y', '2001'),
+            None,
+            ['2008', '2010', '2012', '2014', '2016']
+        ),
+        (
+            ('R/2008/P2Y', '2001'),
+            '2009',
+            ['2010', '2012', '2014', '2016', '2018']
+        ),
+    ),
+)
+def test_get_first_n_points_iso8601(
+    set_cycling_type,
+    sequence, wf_start_point, expected
+):
+    """Test sequence get_first_n_points method.
+
+    (The method is implemented in the base class).
+    """
+    set_cycling_type(ISO8601_CYCLING_TYPE, 'Z')
+    sequence = ISO8601Sequence(*sequence)
+    if wf_start_point is not None:
+        wf_start_point = ISO8601Point(wf_start_point)
+    expected = [
+        ISO8601Point(p)
+        for p in expected
+    ]
+
+    assert (
+        expected == (
+            sequence.get_first_n_points(
+                len(expected),
+                wf_start_point
+            )
+        )
+    )