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The core records the init's exit code when a box stops because its command exited, but every SDK binding drops the field on the way out — so callers see a completed workload transition to stopped yet cannot read why it stopped. Refs #933, whose state-transition and exit-code asks landed in the core with #988; this is the binding half.

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Before

on_shim_exit                  (BoxWatcher   · src/boxlite/src/litebox/watcher.rs:180)  — main command exited
  └─ record_main_command_exit (rt_impl      · src/boxlite/src/runtime/rt_impl.rs:51)   — sets state.exit_code, marks stop
       └─ BoxStateInfo::new   (BoxStateInfo · src/boxlite/src/runtime/types.rs:501)    — carries exit_code
            ├─ JsBoxStateInfo::from    (napi · sdks/node/src/info.rs:158)              — drops exit_code
            ├─ PyBoxStateInfo::from    (pyo3 · sdks/python/src/info.rs:266)            — drops exit_code
            ├─ CBoxInfo::from_box_info (ffi  · sdks/c/src/info.rs:239)                 — drops exit_code
            └─ cBoxInfoToGo            (cgo  · sdks/go/info.go:160)                    — drops exit_code

After

on_shim_exit                  (BoxWatcher   · src/boxlite/src/litebox/watcher.rs:180)  — unchanged
  └─ record_main_command_exit (rt_impl      · src/boxlite/src/runtime/rt_impl.rs:51)   — unchanged
       └─ BoxStateInfo::new   (BoxStateInfo · src/boxlite/src/runtime/types.rs:501)    — unchanged
            ├─ JsBoxStateInfo::from    (napi · sdks/node/src/info.rs:158)  — maps → info.state.exitCode
            ├─ PyBoxStateInfo::from    (pyo3 · sdks/python/src/info.rs:266) — maps → info.state.exit_code
            ├─ CBoxInfo::from_box_info (ffi  · sdks/c/src/info.rs:239)      — maps → info->exit_code + has_exit_code
            └─ cBoxInfoToGo            (cgo  · sdks/go/info.go:160)         — maps → info.ExitCode

Changes

  • Node and Python surface the code as a nullable field on the state object (exitCode / exit_code), beside the existing pid.
  • C pairs exit_code with a has_exit_code flag. pid and started_at can use 0 for "not recorded", but 0 is the most common valid exit code, so it cannot carry the same sentinel. The alternative is a nullable int *exit_code matching the existing network pointer idiom — allocation-free won out, but say the word and I'll switch it before merge (the Go mapping moves with it).
  • Go maps that pair to ExitCode *int, nil when no code was recorded, mirroring the existing nullable Network *NetworkInfo.
  • All four bindings dropped the field identically, so all four are fixed here rather than just the one that surfaced it.
  • sdks/c/include/boxlite.h is regenerated output from make dev:c, not a hand edit.
  • Reference docs for the Node and Python state object list the new field.

How to verify

  • cargo test -p boxlite-node --libbox_state_conversion_preserves_recorded_exit_code asserts a stopped box carries the code and a running one carries none.
  • make dev:go && cd sdks/go && go test -tags boxlite_dev -run TestCBoxInfoToGoTraversesExitCode ./... — three subtests over the C→Go boundary.
  • To confirm that Go test earns its keep, replace has_exit_code with a code != 0 sentinel in cBoxInfoToGo: zero_exit_code_is_not_absence fails while the other two still pass.
  • cargo test -p boxlite-python --lib cannot link (pyo3 is pinned with extension-module), so the Python test module — the new case and the pre-existing one beside it — is not reached by any make target. Flagging rather than working around it.

Risks / rollout

  • CBoxInfo gains two trailing fields, so C consumers that construct or copy the struct by value need a recompile against the regenerated header.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Box status information now reports the process exit code when available.
    • Added optional exit-code support across the C, Go, Node.js, and Python SDKs.
    • Exit code 0 is preserved and distinguished from an unavailable value.
  • Documentation

    • Updated Node.js and Python reference documentation to describe the new exit-code fields.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for running and stopped boxes, missing exit codes, and zero exit codes.

The core records the init's exit code when a box stops because its command
exited, but every SDK binding dropped the field on the way out, leaving
callers with no way to read a completed workload's status.

Node and Python surface it as a nullable field. C pairs `exit_code` with a
`has_exit_code` flag because 0 is a valid exit code and cannot double as
"none recorded" the way `pid` does; Go maps that pair to a `*int`.
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Walkthrough

The change adds optional init-process exit-code metadata to the C ABI, Go SDK, Node.js SDK, and Python SDK. Conversions preserve zero as a recorded exit code and distinguish it from an absent value. Documentation and tests are updated.

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Exit code propagation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Native and Go exit-code contract
sdks/c/include/boxlite.h, sdks/c/src/info.rs, sdks/c/src/event_queue.rs, sdks/go/info.go, sdks/go/info_cgo_test_support_dev.go, sdks/go/info_cgo_dev_test.go
CBoxInfo records exit_code and has_exit_code. Go exposes nullable ExitCode and preserves explicitly recorded zero values. Tests cover absent, nonzero, and zero exit codes.
Node.js state exposure
sdks/node/lib/native-contracts.ts, sdks/node/src/info.rs, docs/reference/nodejs/README.md
Node.js exposes optional exitCode in JsBoxStateInfo, copies it during conversion, and documents the field. Tests cover stopped and running boxes.
Python state exposure
sdks/python/src/info.rs, docs/reference/python/README.md
Python exposes optional exit_code, includes it in representation output, copies it during conversion, and documents the field. Tests cover stopped and running boxes.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 4e2a7

The PR exposes the recorded init exit code consistently across the SDKs without introducing an actionable merge-blocking risk; it is merge-ready after normal checks and review.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant BoxRuntime
  participant CBoxInfo
  participant LanguageSDK
  BoxRuntime->>CBoxInfo: record exit_code and has_exit_code
  CBoxInfo->>LanguageSDK: convert optional exit-code metadata
  LanguageSDK->>LanguageSDK: expose exitCode or exit_code
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sdks/c/src/info.rs (1)

259-260: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add direct tests for the Rust-to-C conversion.

The Go test covers cBoxInfoToGo, but it does not exercise CBoxInfo::from_box_info. Add cases for None, Some(0), and Some(3). Assert both output fields in each case.

Based on the supplied cohort: sdks/go/info_cgo_dev_test.go covers the downstream conversion, not this producer mapping.

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In `@sdks/c/src/info.rs` around lines 259 - 260, Add direct Rust tests for
CBoxInfo::from_box_info covering exit_code values None, Some(0), and Some(3).
For each case, assert both exit_code and has_exit_code, verifying absent values
map to zero and flag 0 while present values preserve the code and set flag 1.
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404-419: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Extend the regression test for the Python-facing contract.

The test covers Some(3) and None, but the contract must also preserve Some(0). Add a Some(0) assertion. Add an assertion that PyBoxStateInfo::__repr__ includes exit_code, because Line 236 changes the serialized representation.

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In `@sdks/python/src/info.rs` around lines 404 - 419, Extend
box_state_conversion_preserves_recorded_exit_code to verify a stopped box with
exit_code Some(0) preserves zero, and assert PyBoxStateInfo::__repr__ includes
the exit_code field in its serialized output. Keep the existing Some(3) and None
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Inline comments:
In `@docs/reference/python/README.md`:
- Line 247: Update the BoxStateInfo `state` field description to specify that
`exit_code` contains the init command’s exit code only when the box stopped
because that command exited; retain the existing nullable-field and
runtime-state details.

In `@sdks/c/src/info.rs`:
- Around line 259-260: Add a public Rust doc comment immediately before
CBoxInfo::from_box_info documenting that None maps to exit_code 0 with
has_exit_code 0, Some(0) maps to exit_code 0 with has_exit_code 1, and nonzero
values preserve the exit code with has_exit_code 1.

In `@sdks/node/src/info.rs`:
- Around line 289-304: Add a stopped-box case with exit_code set to Some(0) in
box_state_conversion_preserves_recorded_exit_code, convert it through
JsBoxInfo::from, and assert the resolved state preserves Some(0) alongside the
existing nonzero and None cases.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@sdks/c/src/info.rs`:
- Around line 259-260: Add direct Rust tests for CBoxInfo::from_box_info
covering exit_code values None, Some(0), and Some(3). For each case, assert both
exit_code and has_exit_code, verifying absent values map to zero and flag 0
while present values preserve the code and set flag 1.

In `@sdks/python/src/info.rs`:
- Around line 404-419: Extend box_state_conversion_preserves_recorded_exit_code
to verify a stopped box with exit_code Some(0) preserves zero, and assert
PyBoxStateInfo::__repr__ includes the exit_code field in its serialized output.
Keep the existing Some(3) and None checks unchanged.
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Document on `CBoxInfo::from_box_info` how `None` and `Some(0)` differ in the
`exit_code` / `has_exit_code` pair, and cover that mapping directly. The Node
and Python conversions now assert `Some(0)` survives, since collapsing it to
`None` would report a successful workload as one that never ran, and the
Python case asserts `__repr__` carries the field users print.
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I'm not very familiar with your code base. I used Claude to help me with this. Unfortunately this is a blocker for me. Anything else I can work through or help with I am willing to do. Thank you!

Brings the branch onto 118 commits of upstream history, most notably the
`CNetworkInfo` outbound/inbound split (boxlite-ai#1206), which collided with the
init exit-code work in the C SDK's `info.rs`.

The one conflict was in that file's `#[cfg(test)]` module, where both
sides rewrote the `use super::{…}` list and appended tests. Resolved by
keeping both: the module now imports `CBoxInfo`/`free_box_info` and
`CNetworkInfo`, and carries the exit-code mapping test next to the
network-direction ABI tests. `CBoxInfo`'s new `exit_code`/`has_exit_code`
pair sits after upstream's reworded `started_at`, matching the header.
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I fixed the merge conflict with main, since the newest release.

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