From eddc0b52dd25880b3a57f971a48d856aa1cd8369 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dewin2309 <Dewin2309@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 21:16:46 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Add utility for detecting and logging duplicate evidence

---
 .../utils/duplicate_evidence.py               | 60 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 60 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 agent-framework/prometheus_swarm/utils/duplicate_evidence.py

diff --git a/agent-framework/prometheus_swarm/utils/duplicate_evidence.py b/agent-framework/prometheus_swarm/utils/duplicate_evidence.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/agent-framework/prometheus_swarm/utils/duplicate_evidence.py
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+import logging
+from typing import List, Dict, Any, Optional
+
+class DuplicateEvidenceError(Exception):
+    """Custom exception for duplicate evidence detection."""
+    pass
+
+def detect_duplicate_evidence(evidence_list: List[Dict[str, Any]], 
+                               identifier_key: str = 'id', 
+                               logger: Optional[logging.Logger] = None) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    """
+    Detect and handle duplicate evidence in a list of evidence dictionaries.
+
+    Args:
+        evidence_list (List[Dict[str, Any]]): List of evidence dictionaries
+        identifier_key (str, optional): Key used to identify unique evidence. Defaults to 'id'.
+        logger (Optional[logging.Logger], optional): Logger for recording duplicate evidence. 
+                                                    If not provided, will use root logger.
+
+    Returns:
+        List[Dict[str, Any]]: List of unique evidence
+
+    Raises:
+        DuplicateEvidenceError: If duplicate evidence is detected and cannot be resolved
+    """
+    if not logger:
+        logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+    # Track unique evidence and duplicate entries
+    unique_evidence = []
+    duplicate_evidence = []
+
+    # Track seen identifiers to detect duplicates
+    seen_identifiers = set()
+
+    for evidence in evidence_list:
+        identifier = evidence.get(identifier_key)
+
+        if identifier is None:
+            logger.warning(f"Evidence missing identifier key '{identifier_key}': {evidence}")
+            unique_evidence.append(evidence)
+            continue
+
+        if identifier in seen_identifiers:
+            duplicate_evidence.append(evidence)
+            logger.warning(f"Duplicate evidence detected for {identifier_key}: {identifier}")
+        else:
+            seen_identifiers.add(identifier)
+            unique_evidence.append(evidence)
+
+    if duplicate_evidence:
+        # Log total number of duplicates
+        logger.error(f"Total duplicate evidence: {len(duplicate_evidence)}")
+        
+        # Optional: Configure behavior for handling duplicates
+        # Current implementation keeps first occurrence and logs others
+        if len(duplicate_evidence) > 0:
+            raise DuplicateEvidenceError(f"Found {len(duplicate_evidence)} duplicate evidence entries")
+
+    return unique_evidence
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From 5ed84c6061ff6f334c71cff37cf0e77d2a60b819 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Dewin2309 <Dewin2309@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 6 May 2025 21:16:58 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add tests for duplicate evidence detection utility

---
 .../tests/unit/test_duplicate_evidence.py     | 54 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 54 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 agent-framework/tests/unit/test_duplicate_evidence.py

diff --git a/agent-framework/tests/unit/test_duplicate_evidence.py b/agent-framework/tests/unit/test_duplicate_evidence.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..af5c7239
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+++ b/agent-framework/tests/unit/test_duplicate_evidence.py
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+import pytest
+import logging
+from prometheus_swarm.utils.duplicate_evidence import detect_duplicate_evidence, DuplicateEvidenceError
+
+def test_no_duplicate_evidence():
+    """Test that no duplicate evidence passes without issues."""
+    evidence_list = [
+        {'id': 1, 'data': 'first entry'},
+        {'id': 2, 'data': 'second entry'}
+    ]
+    result = detect_duplicate_evidence(evidence_list)
+    assert len(result) == 2
+
+def test_duplicate_evidence_raises_error():
+    """Test that duplicate evidence raises an error."""
+    evidence_list = [
+        {'id': 1, 'data': 'first entry'},
+        {'id': 1, 'data': 'duplicate entry'}
+    ]
+    with pytest.raises(DuplicateEvidenceError):
+        detect_duplicate_evidence(evidence_list)
+
+def test_handles_missing_identifier():
+    """Test handling of evidence without an identifier."""
+    evidence_list = [
+        {'id': 1, 'data': 'first entry'},
+        {'data': 'entry without id'}
+    ]
+    result = detect_duplicate_evidence(evidence_list)
+    assert len(result) == 2
+
+def test_custom_identifier_key():
+    """Test using a custom identifier key."""
+    evidence_list = [
+        {'custom_id': 'A', 'data': 'first entry'},
+        {'custom_id': 'B', 'data': 'second entry'},
+        {'custom_id': 'A', 'data': 'duplicate entry'}
+    ]
+    with pytest.raises(DuplicateEvidenceError):
+        detect_duplicate_evidence(evidence_list, identifier_key='custom_id')
+
+def test_logging_duplicate_evidence(caplog):
+    """Test that duplicate evidence is logged."""
+    caplog.set_level(logging.WARNING)
+    
+    evidence_list = [
+        {'id': 1, 'data': 'first entry'},
+        {'id': 1, 'data': 'duplicate entry'}
+    ]
+    
+    with pytest.raises(DuplicateEvidenceError):
+        detect_duplicate_evidence(evidence_list)
+    
+    assert "Duplicate evidence detected" in caplog.text
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