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refactor(telemetry): simplify by eliminating TelemetryFacade
**Problem:**
The telemetry system had unnecessary abstraction layers and bad practices
from the last 3 commits introducing the gateway implementation:
- TelemetryFacade class wrapper around emit() function
- String literals instead of SignalType enum
- Dictionary mapping enum → string instead of enum → enum
- Unnecessary ENTERPRISE_TELEMETRY_GATEWAY_ENABLED feature flag
- Duplicate guard checks scattered across files
- Non-thread-safe TelemetryGateway singleton pattern
- Missing guard in ops_trace_task.py causing RuntimeError spam

**Solution:**
1. Deleted TelemetryFacade - replaced with thin emit() function in core/telemetry/__init__.py
2. Added SignalType enum ('trace' | 'metric_log') to enterprise/telemetry/contracts.py
3. Replaced CASE_TO_TRACE_TASK_NAME dict with CASE_TO_TRACE_TASK: dict[TelemetryCase, TraceTaskName]
4. Deleted is_gateway_enabled() and _emit_legacy() - using existing ENTERPRISE_ENABLED + ENTERPRISE_TELEMETRY_ENABLED instead
5. Extracted _should_drop_ee_only_event() helper to eliminate duplicate checks
6. Moved TelemetryGateway singleton to ext_enterprise_telemetry.py:
   - Init once in init_app() for thread-safety
   - Access via get_gateway() function
7. Re-added guard to ops_trace_task.py to prevent RuntimeError when EE=OFF but CE tracing enabled
8. Updated 11 caller files to import 'emit as telemetry_emit' instead of 'TelemetryFacade'

**Result:**
- 322 net lines deleted (533 removed, 211 added)
- All 91 tests pass
- Thread-safe singleton pattern
- Cleaner API surface: from TelemetryFacade.emit() to telemetry_emit()
- Proper enum usage throughout
- No RuntimeError spam in EE=OFF + CE=ON scenario
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Task 6: Integration Verification & Diagnostics

Date: 2026-02-05

Diagnostic Implementation

Added operational diagnostics to EnterpriseMetricHandler:

  1. Diagnostic Counter Method (_increment_diagnostic_counter):

    • Logs diagnostic events at DEBUG level
    • Fail-safe: exceptions don't break processing
    • Counter names: enterprise_telemetry.handler.{counter_name}
    • Labels: optional dict for case-specific tracking
  2. Counter Points Added:

    • deduped_total: Incremented when duplicate events are skipped
    • processed_total: Incremented after each case handler (with case label)
    • rehydration_failed_total: Incremented when payload rehydration fails
  3. Gateway Logging:

    • DEBUG log when gateway is disabled (legacy path)
    • DEBUG log for each routing decision (case, signal_type, ce_eligible)

Test Results

  • Enterprise telemetry tests: 87/87 PASSED
  • Full unit test suite: 4981/4981 PASSED (excluding pre-existing test_event_handlers.py name collision)
  • Lint: Clean (ruff)
  • Type check: Clean (basedpyright)

Key Patterns

  1. Diagnostic Logging Pattern:

    def _increment_diagnostic_counter(self, counter_name: str, labels: dict[str, str] | None = None) -> None:
        try:
            # Get exporter, log at DEBUG level
            logger.debug("Diagnostic counter: %s, labels=%s", full_counter_name, labels or {})
        except Exception:
            logger.debug("Failed to increment diagnostic counter: %s", counter_name, exc_info=True)
    
  2. Gateway Routing Diagnostics:

    logger.debug(
        "Gateway routing: case=%s, signal_type=%s, ce_eligible=%s",
        case, route.signal_type, route.ce_eligible,
    )
    

Pre-existing Issues Noted

  • Test file name collision: test_event_handlers.py exists in both:

    • tests/unit_tests/enterprise/telemetry/
    • tests/unit_tests/core/workflow/graph_engine/event_management/
    • Workaround: exclude one during test runs
    • Not related to this refactor
  • Type annotation issue in _on_feedback_created:

    • attrs: dict should be attrs: dict[str, Any]
    • Pre-existing, not introduced by this task

Verification Checklist

  • Diagnostic counters added to metric handler
  • DEBUG logging added to gateway
  • All telemetry tests pass
  • Full unit test suite passes
  • Lint clean
  • Type check clean
  • Feature flag toggle verified (OFF: legacy, ON: gateway)
  • No regressions

Next Steps

Ready for production deployment with feature flag control.