fix(task): guard saveClineMessages against abandoned tasks (fixes #1021)

[easonLiangWorldedtech]

Tracking issue: #1387

Summary

Fixes #1021 (part of epic #1375).

Fire-and-forget saveClineMessages() calls could execute updateTaskHistory() after abandonSubtask's atomicUpdatePair() had already cleared parentTaskId/'rootTaskId`, silently reattaching the severed parent-child link.

Changes

• src/core/task/Task.ts — saveClineMessages() now checks this.abandoned before updateTaskHistory() and returns false when the task was abandoned. This catches both the explicit abort save and any in-flight fire-and-forget saves (the two un-awaited saveClineMessages().catch(...) call sites).
• Per-task message persistence is unaffected: saveTaskMessages() still runs before the guard; only the (stale) history-item update is skipped, which is exactly the value that would reattach the severed link.

Provenance

This is the minimal upstream-main form of the fix developed on the feature/local-usage-stats branch (commit 1d1eb915e, "fix(task): guard saveClineMessages against abandoned tasks to prevent race in abandonSubtask"). That commit also carried formatting changes for usage-stats code that is not in main (the dashboard feature ships separately in #1225), so those hunks are deliberately excluded here — the behavioral fix is the guard itself.

Test

• Regression test in Task.spec.ts (saveClineMessages abandoned guard (#1021)): an abandoned task's saveClineMessages() persists messages (saveTaskMessages called once) but never calls updateTaskHistory.
• pnpm --dir src exec vitest run core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts → 101/101 passing.
• ESLint clean; no suppression count changes.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Prevented abandoned tasks from restoring outdated parent-child relationships when messages are saved.
  • Ensured messages continue to be saved correctly after a task is abandoned.
• Tests
  • Added coverage verifying message persistence and preservation of task separation for abandoned tasks.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

saveClineMessages now returns false for abandoned tasks before updating task history. Tests verify that messages still persist and stale parent-child task links are not restored.

Changes

Abandoned task save behavior

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Guard abandoned saves and validate persistence src/core/task/Task.ts, src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts	saveClineMessages skips updateTaskHistory() when the task is abandoned. Tests verify the return value, message persistence, and prevention of stale task-link restoration.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 352df

The PR prevents stale history updates after abandoned tasks while preserving per-task message persistence. It is merge-ready after normal review; the remaining concern is limited to documenting or removing a test type assertion.

Suggested reviewers: edelauna

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🧹 Nitpick comments (1)

src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts (1)

4350-4350: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Document or remove the double assertion.

Line 4350 bypasses ClineProvider type checking with as unknown as MockedClineProvider. Use a precise provider test double, or add a nearby comment that explains why the double assertion is necessary.

As per coding guidelines, “Use double assertions only as a last resort and explain them with a comment.”

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In `@src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts` at line 4350, Update the test double
near the MockedClineProvider cast to use a precisely typed provider fixture
where possible; if the double assertion remains necessary, add a nearby comment
explaining the specific type incompatibility and why the assertion is required.

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In `@src/core/task/__tests__/Task.spec.ts`:
- Line 4350: Update the test double near the MockedClineProvider cast to use a
precisely typed provider fixture where possible; if the double assertion remains
necessary, add a nearby comment explaining the specific type incompatibility and
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[easonLiangWorldedtech]

Addressed the nitpick in ce34d48: the double assertion in the new test is now documented (Task receives a full ClineProvider at runtime; the focused unit test only exercises these methods — same pattern and rationale as the existing Subtask Rate Limiting block).