fix(report): swap log timer defaults so maxLatencyTimer is effective

- Change log_report_interval default from 3s to 5s (periodic sweep)
- Change log_report_max_latency default from 5s to 3s (single-line guarantee)
- Reverse config validation to warn when maxLatency >= interval
- Add TestReporter_MaxLatencyTimer to verify single-line flush
- Add TestReporter_BatchSizeFlush to verify batch threshold flush
- Add TestReporter_StateNotifyFlush to verify step transition flush

internal/pkg/config/config.example.yaml

@@ -37,11 +37,13 @@ runner:
   # Set to 0 or same as fetch_interval to disable backoff.
   fetch_interval_max: 60s
   # The base interval for periodic log flush to the Gitea instance.
-  # Logs may be sent earlier if the buffer reaches log_report_batch_size.
+  # Logs may be sent earlier if the buffer reaches log_report_batch_size
-  log_report_interval: 3s
+  # or if log_report_max_latency expires after the first buffered row.
+  log_report_interval: 5s
   # The maximum time a log row can wait before being sent.
   # This ensures even a single log line appears on the frontend within this duration.
-  log_report_max_latency: 5s
+  # Must be less than log_report_interval to have any effect.
+  log_report_max_latency: 3s
   # Flush logs immediately when the buffer reaches this many rows.
   # This ensures bursty output (e.g., npm install) is delivered promptly.
   log_report_batch_size: 100

internal/pkg/config/config.go

@@ -146,10 +146,10 @@ func LoadDefault(file string) (*Config, error) {
 		cfg.Runner.FetchIntervalMax = 60 * time.Second
 	}
 	if cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval <= 0 {
-		cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = 3 * time.Second
+		cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = 5 * time.Second
 	}
 	if cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency <= 0 {
-		cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency = 5 * time.Second
+		cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency = 3 * time.Second
 	}
 	if cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize <= 0 {
 		cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 100
@@ -164,10 +164,9 @@ func LoadDefault(file string) (*Config, error) {
 			cfg.Runner.FetchIntervalMax, cfg.Runner.FetchInterval)
 		cfg.Runner.FetchIntervalMax = cfg.Runner.FetchInterval
 	}
-	if cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency < cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval {
+	if cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency >= cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval {
-		log.Warnf("log_report_max_latency (%v) is less than log_report_interval (%v), setting log_report_max_latency to log_report_interval",
+		log.Warnf("log_report_max_latency (%v) >= log_report_interval (%v), the max-latency timer will never fire before the periodic ticker; consider lowering log_report_max_latency",
 			cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency, cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval)
-		cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency = cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval
 	}
 
 	// although `container.network_mode` will be deprecated, but we have to be compatible with it for now.

internal/pkg/report/reporter_test.go

@@ -6,8 +6,11 @@ package report
 import (
 	"context"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"strings"
+	"sync/atomic"
 	"testing"
+	"time"
 
 	runnerv1 "code.gitea.io/actions-proto-go/runner/v1"
 	connect_go "connectrpc.com/connect"
@@ -331,3 +334,160 @@ func TestReporter_RunDaemonClose_Race(t *testing.T) {
 	// Cancel context so the daemon goroutine exits cleanly.
 	cancel()
 }
+
+// TestReporter_MaxLatencyTimer verifies that the maxLatencyTimer flushes a
+// single buffered log row before the periodic logTicker fires.
+//
+// Setup: logReportInterval=10s (effectively never), maxLatency=100ms.
+// Fire one log line, then assert UpdateLog is called within 500ms.
+func TestReporter_MaxLatencyTimer(t *testing.T) {
+	var updateLogCalls atomic.Int64
+
+	client := mocks.NewClient(t)
+	client.On("UpdateLog", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateLogRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse], error) {
+			updateLogCalls.Add(1)
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse{
+				AckIndex: req.Msg.Index + int64(len(req.Msg.Rows)),
+			}), nil
+		},
+	)
+	client.On("UpdateTask", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateTaskRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse], error) {
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse{}), nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	taskCtx, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]any{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Custom config: logTicker=10s (won't fire during test), maxLatency=100ms
+	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency = 100 * time.Millisecond
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 1000 // won't trigger batch flush
+
+	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.RunDaemon()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = reporter.Close("")
+	}()
+
+	// Fire a single log line — not enough to trigger batch flush
+	require.NoError(t, reporter.Fire(&log.Entry{
+		Message: "single log line",
+		Data:    log.Fields{"stage": "Main", "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true},
+	}))
+
+	// maxLatencyTimer should flush within ~100ms. Wait up to 500ms.
+	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return updateLogCalls.Load() > 0
+	}, 500*time.Millisecond, 10*time.Millisecond,
+		"maxLatencyTimer should have flushed the log before logTicker (10s)")
+}
+
+// TestReporter_BatchSizeFlush verifies that reaching logBatchSize triggers
+// an immediate log flush without waiting for any timer.
+func TestReporter_BatchSizeFlush(t *testing.T) {
+	var updateLogCalls atomic.Int64
+
+	client := mocks.NewClient(t)
+	client.On("UpdateLog", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateLogRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse], error) {
+			updateLogCalls.Add(1)
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse{
+				AckIndex: req.Msg.Index + int64(len(req.Msg.Rows)),
+			}), nil
+		},
+	)
+	client.On("UpdateTask", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateTaskRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse], error) {
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse{}), nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	taskCtx, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]any{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Custom config: large timers, small batch size
+	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportMaxLatency = 10 * time.Second
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportBatchSize = 5
+
+	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.RunDaemon()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = reporter.Close("")
+	}()
+
+	// Fire exactly batchSize log lines
+	for i := range 5 {
+		require.NoError(t, reporter.Fire(&log.Entry{
+			Message: fmt.Sprintf("log line %d", i),
+			Data:    log.Fields{"stage": "Main", "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true},
+		}))
+	}
+
+	// Batch threshold should trigger immediate flush
+	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return updateLogCalls.Load() > 0
+	}, 500*time.Millisecond, 10*time.Millisecond,
+		"batch size threshold should have triggered immediate flush")
+}
+
+// TestReporter_StateNotifyFlush verifies that step transitions trigger
+// an immediate state flush via the stateNotify channel.
+func TestReporter_StateNotifyFlush(t *testing.T) {
+	var updateTaskCalls atomic.Int64
+
+	client := mocks.NewClient(t)
+	client.On("UpdateLog", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Maybe().Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, req *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateLogRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse], error) {
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateLogResponse{
+				AckIndex: req.Msg.Index + int64(len(req.Msg.Rows)),
+			}), nil
+		},
+	)
+	client.On("UpdateTask", mock.Anything, mock.Anything).Return(
+		func(_ context.Context, _ *connect_go.Request[runnerv1.UpdateTaskRequest]) (*connect_go.Response[runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse], error) {
+			updateTaskCalls.Add(1)
+			return connect_go.NewResponse(&runnerv1.UpdateTaskResponse{}), nil
+		},
+	)
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	defer cancel()
+	taskCtx, err := structpb.NewStruct(map[string]any{})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	// Custom config: large state interval so only stateNotify can trigger
+	cfg, _ := config.LoadDefault("")
+	cfg.Runner.StateReportInterval = 10 * time.Second
+	cfg.Runner.LogReportInterval = 10 * time.Second
+
+	reporter := NewReporter(ctx, cancel, client, &runnerv1.Task{Context: taskCtx}, cfg)
+	reporter.ResetSteps(1)
+	reporter.RunDaemon()
+	defer func() {
+		_ = reporter.Close("")
+	}()
+
+	// Fire a log entry that starts a step — this triggers stateNotify
+	require.NoError(t, reporter.Fire(&log.Entry{
+		Message: "step starting",
+		Data:    log.Fields{"stage": "Main", "stepNumber": 0, "raw_output": true},
+	}))
+
+	// stateNotify should trigger immediate UpdateTask call
+	assert.Eventually(t, func() bool {
+		return updateTaskCalls.Load() > 0
+	}, 500*time.Millisecond, 10*time.Millisecond,
+		"step transition should have triggered immediate state flush via stateNotify")
+}