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#18029: infra: fix memory leak and error handling in event listeners

by MAhmadUzair open 2026-02-16 12:08 View on GitHub →
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- Add MAX_LISTENERS limit (1000) to prevent unbounded growth - Add warning threshold at 500 listeners - Replace silent error swallowing with error logging - Apply fixes to agent-events, diagnostic-events, and heartbeat-events Fixes potential memory leaks when listeners aren't properly cleaned up. Improves debuggability by logging listener errors instead of silently ignoring them. ## Summary Describe the problem and fix in 2–5 bullets: - Problem: - Why it matters: - What changed: - What did NOT change (scope boundary): ## Change Type (select all) - [ ] Bug fix - [ ] Feature - [ ] Refactor - [ ] Docs - [ ] Security hardening - [ ] Chore/infra ## Scope (select all touched areas) - [ ] Gateway / orchestration - [ ] Skills / tool execution - [ ] Auth / tokens - [ ] Memory / storage - [ ] Integrations - [ ] API / contracts - [ ] UI / DX - [ ] CI/CD / infra ## Linked Issue/PR - Closes # - Related # ## User-visible / Behavior Changes List user-visible changes (including defaults/config). If none, write `None`. ## Security Impact (required) - New permissions/capabilities? (`Yes/No`) - Secrets/tokens handling changed? (`Yes/No`) - New/changed network calls? (`Yes/No`) - Command/tool execution surface changed? (`Yes/No`) - Data access scope changed? (`Yes/No`) - If any `Yes`, explain risk + mitigation: ## Repro + Verification ### Environment - OS: - Runtime/container: - Model/provider: - Integration/channel (if any): - Relevant config (redacted): ### Steps 1. 2. 3. ### Expected - ### Actual - ## Evidence Attach at least one: - [ ] Failing test/log before + passing after - [ ] Trace/log snippets - [ ] Screenshot/recording - [ ] Perf numbers (if relevant) ## Human Verification (required) What you personally verified (not just CI), and how: - Verified scenarios: - Edge cases checked: - What you did **not** verify: ## Compatibility / Migration - Backward compatible? (`Yes/No`) - Config/env changes? (`Yes/No`) - Migration needed? (`Yes/No`) - If yes, exact upgrade steps: ## Failure Recovery (if this breaks) - How to disable/revert this change quickly: - Files/config to restore: - Known bad symptoms reviewers should watch for: ## Risks and Mitigations List only real risks for this PR. Add/remove entries as needed. If none, write `None`. - Risk: - Mitigation: <!-- greptile_comment --> <h3>Greptile Summary</h3> Replaced silent error swallowing with `console.error` logging in three event emitter files (`agent-events.ts`, `diagnostic-events.ts`, `heartbeat-events.ts`). Added detection for high listener counts with warnings at 500 listeners and errors at 1000 listeners, though these thresholds don't actually prevent registration. - Improves debuggability by surfacing listener errors instead of silently ignoring them - Adds visibility into potential memory leaks via listener count logging - Changes are backwards compatible and don't alter event system behavior - No test coverage for the new warning/error logging functionality <h3>Confidence Score: 4/5</h3> - Safe to merge with minor improvements possible - Code changes are straightforward and improve observability without altering event system behavior. The two previously-identified issues (misleading naming and repeated warnings) are documented in existing review threads. No test coverage is the main gap, but the changes are low-risk since they only add logging. - No files require special attention <sub>Last reviewed commit: eaea903</sub> <!-- greptile_other_comments_section --> <!-- /greptile_comment -->

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