Entwurfsmuster für ständig aktive Agenten

Was ist ein dauerhaft aktiver Agent?

Daemon-Prozess-Muster

import threading
import time
import signal
import sys

shutdown_flag = threading.Event()

def agent_main_loop():
    print('Agent daemon started')
    while not shutdown_flag.is_set():
        try:
            # Agent work: check for events, process tasks
            perform_agent_cycle()
            shutdown_flag.wait(timeout=60)  # Sleep 60s, wakes on shutdown
        except Exception as e:
            print(f'Agent loop error: {e}')
            shutdown_flag.wait(timeout=5)  # Brief pause on error
    print('Agent daemon stopped')

def perform_agent_cycle():
    print(f'Agent cycle at {time.strftime("%H:%M:%S")}')
    # Check emails, process queue, run scheduled tasks

def handle_signal(signum, frame):
    print(f'Signal {signum} received, shutting down...')
    shutdown_flag.set()

# Register signal handlers for graceful shutdown
signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, handle_signal)
signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, handle_signal)

# Start as daemon thread
thread = threading.Thread(target=agent_main_loop, daemon=True)
thread.start()
print('Agent running in background')

Watchdog: Automatischer Neustart nach Absturz

import subprocess
import time
import logging

logger = logging.getLogger('watchdog')

class AgentWatchdog:
    def __init__(self, agent_script: str, max_restarts: int = 10, restart_delay: float = 5.0):
        self.agent_script = agent_script
        self.max_restarts = max_restarts
        self.restart_delay = restart_delay
        self.restart_count = 0
        self.process = None
    
    def start(self):
        self.process = subprocess.Popen(
            ['python', self.agent_script],
            stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
            stderr=subprocess.STDOUT
        )
        logger.info(f'Agent started (PID: {self.process.pid})')
    
    def run_forever(self):
        self.start()
        while True:
            return_code = self.process.wait()
            logger.warning(f'Agent exited with code {return_code}')
            
            if self.restart_count >= self.max_restarts:
                logger.error(f'Max restarts ({self.max_restarts}) reached. Stopping watchdog.')
                break
            
            self.restart_count += 1
            logger.info(f'Restarting agent (attempt {self.restart_count})...')
            time.sleep(self.restart_delay * self.restart_count)  # Backoff
            self.start()

print('AgentWatchdog defined')

Persistente WebSocket-Verbindung

import asyncio
import websockets
import json

async def persistent_websocket_connection(uri: str, on_message):
    backoff = 1
    max_backoff = 60
    
    while True:  # Reconnect forever
        try:
            print(f'Connecting to {uri}')
            async with websockets.connect(uri, ping_interval=30, ping_timeout=10) as ws:
                print('WebSocket connected')
                backoff = 1  # Reset backoff on successful connection
                
                async for raw_message in ws:
                    try:
                        message = json.loads(raw_message)
                        await on_message(message)
                    except json.JSONDecodeError:
                        print(f'Invalid JSON message: {raw_message[:100]}')
        
        except websockets.exceptions.ConnectionClosed as e:
            print(f'WebSocket closed: {e}. Reconnecting in {backoff}s')
        except Exception as e:
            print(f'WebSocket error: {e}. Reconnecting in {backoff}s')
        
        await asyncio.sleep(backoff)
        backoff = min(backoff * 2, max_backoff)  # Exponential backoff

async def handle_ws_message(message: dict):
    print(f'Received: {message}')

print('Persistent WebSocket connection function defined')

Heartbeat-Prüfungen

import threading
import time
from datetime import datetime

class HeartbeatMonitor:
    def __init__(self, max_silence_seconds: int = 300):
        self.last_heartbeat = datetime.utcnow()
        self.max_silence = max_silence_seconds
        self.lock = threading.Lock()
    
    def beat(self):
        with self.lock:
            self.last_heartbeat = datetime.utcnow()
    
    def is_alive(self) -> bool:
        with self.lock:
            silence = (datetime.utcnow() - self.last_heartbeat).total_seconds()
            return silence < self.max_silence
    
    def silence_seconds(self) -> float:
        with self.lock:
            return (datetime.utcnow() - self.last_heartbeat).total_seconds()

monitor = HeartbeatMonitor(max_silence_seconds=60)

def agent_with_heartbeat():
    while not shutdown_flag.is_set():
        # Send heartbeat at start of each cycle
        monitor.beat()
        
        # Do agent work
        perform_agent_cycle()
        time.sleep(30)

# External watchdog checks the monitor
def watchdog_check():
    while True:
        if not monitor.is_alive():
            print(f'ALERT: Agent silent for {monitor.silence_seconds():.0f}s')
            # Restart agent here
        time.sleep(30)

print('Heartbeat monitor defined')

Kontrolliertes Herunterfahren

import signal
import threading
from contextlib import contextmanager

class GracefulShutdown:
    def __init__(self, timeout: float = 30.0):
        self.should_stop = threading.Event()
        self.active_tasks = 0
        self.lock = threading.Lock()
        self.timeout = timeout
        signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self._handle_signal)
        signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self._handle_signal)
    
    def _handle_signal(self, signum, frame):
        print(f'Shutdown signal received. Waiting for {self.active_tasks} active tasks...')
        self.should_stop.set()
    
    @contextmanager
    def task(self):
        if self.should_stop.is_set():
            raise RuntimeError('Shutdown in progress, not accepting new tasks')
        with self.lock:
            self.active_tasks += 1
        try:
            yield
        finally:
            with self.lock:
                self.active_tasks -= 1
    
    def wait_for_all_tasks(self):
        self.should_stop.wait()
        deadline = time.time() + self.timeout
        while self.active_tasks > 0 and time.time() < deadline:
            time.sleep(0.1)
        if self.active_tasks > 0:
            print(f'WARNING: Forced shutdown with {self.active_tasks} tasks still active')

shutdown = GracefulShutdown(timeout=30)
print('Graceful shutdown manager created')

Trennen und Wiederverbinden behandeln

import asyncio
import redis
from datetime import datetime

r = redis.Redis(host='localhost', port=6379, decode_responses=True)

class DisconnectHandler:
    def __init__(self, buffer_key: str = 'agent:offline_buffer'):
        self.buffer_key = buffer_key
        self.connected = True
    
    def on_disconnect(self):
        self.connected = False
        print(f'Disconnected at {datetime.utcnow()}')
    
    def on_reconnect(self):
        self.connected = True
        print(f'Reconnected at {datetime.utcnow()}')
        self.replay_buffered_events()
    
    def handle_event(self, event: dict):
        if not self.connected:
            # Buffer events for later replay
            import json
            r.lpush(self.buffer_key, json.dumps(event))
            print(f'Event buffered (offline): {event["type"]}')
            return
        self.process_event(event)
    
    def replay_buffered_events(self):
        import json
        replayed = 0
        while True:
            raw = r.rpop(self.buffer_key)
            if not raw:
                break
            event = json.loads(raw)
            self.process_event(event)
            replayed += 1
        if replayed:
            print(f'Replayed {replayed} buffered events')
    
    def process_event(self, event: dict):
        print(f'Processing event: {event["type"]}')

handler = DisconnectHandler()
print('Disconnect handler created')

Prozessüberwachung mit systemd

# /etc/systemd/system/my-agent.service
SERVICE_FILE = '''
[Unit]
Description=My AI Agent Service
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=ubuntu
WorkingDirectory=/home/ubuntu/agent
ExecStart=/home/ubuntu/venv/bin/python agent.py
Restart=always
RestartSec=10
StandardOutput=journal
StandardError=journal

# Environment variables
EnvironmentFile=/home/ubuntu/agent/.env

# Resource limits
MemoryLimit=1G
CPUQuota=50%

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
'''

# Deploy commands:
# sudo cp my-agent.service /etc/systemd/system/
# sudo systemctl daemon-reload
# sudo systemctl enable my-agent
# sudo systemctl start my-agent
# sudo systemctl status my-agent
# sudo journalctl -u my-agent -f  # Follow logs

print('Systemd service configuration defined')
print('Enables: auto-start on boot, auto-restart on crash, centralized logging')

Persistenz des Zustands bei Neustarts

import json
import os
from datetime import datetime

CHECKPOINT_FILE = '/tmp/agent_checkpoint.json'

def save_checkpoint(state: dict):
    state['last_saved'] = datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
    with open(CHECKPOINT_FILE, 'w') as f:
        json.dump(state, f, indent=2)
    print(f'Checkpoint saved at {state["last_saved"]}')

def load_checkpoint() -> dict:
    if not os.path.exists(CHECKPOINT_FILE):
        print('No checkpoint found, starting fresh')
        return {}
    with open(CHECKPOINT_FILE) as f:
        state = json.load(f)
    print(f'Checkpoint loaded from {state.get("last_saved", "unknown")}')
    return state

# Agent startup
agent_state = load_checkpoint()
last_processed_id = agent_state.get('last_processed_email_id', 0)
print(f'Resuming from email ID: {last_processed_id}')

# After processing each email
agent_state['last_processed_email_id'] = last_processed_id + 1
if agent_state['last_processed_email_id'] % 10 == 0:  # Checkpoint every 10 items
    save_checkpoint(agent_state)

Dauerhaft aktive Agenten überwachen

from fastapi import FastAPI
from datetime import datetime
import psutil
import os

app = FastAPI()
start_time = datetime.utcnow()
events_processed = 0
last_event_time = None

@app.get('/health')
def health_check():
    process = psutil.Process(os.getpid())
    uptime_seconds = (datetime.utcnow() - start_time).total_seconds()
    
    last_active = None
    if last_event_time:
        last_active = (datetime.utcnow() - last_event_time).total_seconds()
    
    return {
        'status': 'ok',
        'uptime_seconds': round(uptime_seconds),
        'events_processed': events_processed,
        'memory_mb': round(process.memory_info().rss / 1024 / 1024, 1),
        'cpu_percent': process.cpu_percent(interval=1),
        'last_event_seconds_ago': round(last_active) if last_active else None,
        'timestamp': datetime.utcnow().isoformat()
    }

Circuit Breaker für externe Abhängigkeiten

import time
from enum import Enum

class CircuitState(Enum):
    CLOSED = 'closed'      # Normal operation
    OPEN = 'open'          # Service down, not calling
    HALF_OPEN = 'half_open'  # Testing if service recovered

class CircuitBreaker:
    def __init__(self, failure_threshold=5, recovery_timeout=60):
        self.state = CircuitState.CLOSED
        self.failure_count = 0
        self.threshold = failure_threshold
        self.recovery_timeout = recovery_timeout
        self.last_failure_time = None
    
    def call(self, fn, *args):
        if self.state == CircuitState.OPEN:
            if time.time() - self.last_failure_time > self.recovery_timeout:
                self.state = CircuitState.HALF_OPEN
            else:
                raise RuntimeError('Circuit open: service unavailable')
        
        try:
            result = fn(*args)
            if self.state == CircuitState.HALF_OPEN:
                self.state = CircuitState.CLOSED
                self.failure_count = 0
                print('Circuit closed: service recovered')
            return result
        except Exception as e:
            self.failure_count += 1
            self.last_failure_time = time.time()
            if self.failure_count >= self.threshold:
                self.state = CircuitState.OPEN
                print(f'Circuit opened after {self.failure_count} failures')
            raise

circuit = CircuitBreaker(failure_threshold=3, recovery_timeout=30)
print('Circuit breaker created')

Wissenscheck: Dauerhaft aktive Agenten

Zusammenfassung der Entwurfsmuster für dauerhaft aktive Agenten