diff --git a/docs/plans/2026-09-06-flow-debugger-outbound-calls.md.tasks.json b/docs/plans/2026-09-06-flow-debugger-outbound-calls.md.tasks.json
index a13dbd93..5924f484 100644
--- a/docs/plans/2026-09-06-flow-debugger-outbound-calls.md.tasks.json
+++ b/docs/plans/2026-09-06-flow-debugger-outbound-calls.md.tasks.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
{
"id": 3,
"subject": "Task 3: Site runtime \u2014 outbound rows flow through the trace collector",
- "status": "in_progress",
+ "status": "completed",
"blockedBy": [
0
]
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@
{
"id": 6,
"subject": "Task 6: FlowShapePredictor \u2014 three kinds on the External lane, async edges",
- "status": "pending",
+ "status": "in_progress",
"blockedBy": [
0
]
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
{
"id": 7,
"subject": "Task 7: FlowGraphView \u2014 External lane, status pills, async/spawn edge styles, pending state",
- "status": "pending",
+ "status": "in_progress",
"blockedBy": [
0,
1,
@@ -96,5 +96,5 @@
]
}
],
- "lastUpdated": "2026-09-06T05:47:05.104042+00:00"
+ "lastUpdated": "2026-09-06T05:51:19.355720+00:00"
}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis/FlowShapePredictor.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis/FlowShapePredictor.cs
index 2e6468b6..9aa53e71 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis/FlowShapePredictor.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis/FlowShapePredictor.cs
@@ -19,7 +19,12 @@ public sealed record PredictedNode(string Id, FlowStepKind Kind, FlowLane Lane,
/// Source node id.
/// Target node id.
/// True when exactly one end sits in the Central lane (a central↔site hop).
-public sealed record PredictedEdge(string From, string To, bool CrossesBoundary);
+///
+/// True when the target is a fire-and-forget branch (a cached call or a notification, D4): the edge
+/// hangs off the chain step before it and the chain continues from that same step, mirroring
+/// on a real run.
+///
+public sealed record PredictedEdge(string From, string To, bool CrossesBoundary, bool Async = false);
/// The predicted shape of a flow: nodes in source order plus the chain edges between them.
public sealed record PredictedFlow(IReadOnlyList Nodes, IReadOnlyList Edges)
@@ -30,8 +35,10 @@ public sealed record PredictedFlow(IReadOnlyList Nodes, IReadOnly
///
/// Predicts the shape of an inbound-API or site-script flow from script syntax alone
-/// (Flow Debugger design 2026-09-05 §5.5): which routed calls, script calls, attribute writes
-/// and attribute waits the script would produce, in source order, before anything runs.
+/// (Flow Debugger design 2026-09-05 §5.5): which routed calls, script calls, attribute writes,
+/// attribute waits and outbound calls (API, database, notification — on the
+/// lane, plan 2026-09-06 D8) the script would produce, in source
+/// order, before anything runs.
///
///
/// This is a syntax walk, not a semantic one — it matches the same member-access chains the
@@ -145,8 +152,13 @@ public static class FlowShapePredictor
internal PredictedFlow Build() => new(_nodes.ToArray(), _edges.ToArray());
- /// Adds a node, chains it to the previous one, and consumes any pending early-return note.
- internal string AddNode(FlowStepKind kind, FlowLane lane, string title, bool inputDependent, string? note)
+ ///
+ /// Adds a node, chains it to the previous one, and consumes any pending early-return note.
+ /// An node hangs off the previous node on an
+ /// edge and does NOT become the new chain head — the next node still links from the previous
+ /// non-async node (D4: a cached call or notification returns immediately, so the run continues without it).
+ ///
+ internal string AddNode(FlowStepKind kind, FlowLane lane, string title, bool inputDependent, string? note, bool async = false)
{
var id = "n" + (_nodes.Count + 1).ToString(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture);
var mergedNote = note ?? _pendingNote;
@@ -158,10 +170,11 @@ public static class FlowShapePredictor
if (_previous != null)
{
var fromLane = _nodes.First(n => n.Id == _previous).Lane;
- _edges.Add(new PredictedEdge(_previous, id, (fromLane == FlowLane.Central) != (lane == FlowLane.Central)));
+ _edges.Add(new PredictedEdge(_previous, id, (fromLane == FlowLane.Central) != (lane == FlowLane.Central), async));
}
- _previous = id;
+ if (!async)
+ _previous = id;
return id;
}
@@ -381,25 +394,60 @@ public static class FlowShapePredictor
}
}
- // ExternalSystem.Call / CachedCall, Database.*, Notify.Send — shown, never chained across.
- if (receiverText == "ExternalSystem" && member is "Call" or "CachedCall")
+ // Outbound calls (plan 2026-09-06 D8): ApiCall / DbCall / Notify on the External lane. A sync
+ // call blocks the run and sits in the chain; CachedCall / CachedWrite / Notify.Send return at
+ // once and branch off it on an Async edge (D4). "…Async"-suffixed members are the same calls.
+ var op = TrimAsyncSuffix(member);
+
+ // ExternalSystem.Call(system, method, …) / CachedCall(system, method, …)
+ if (receiverText == "ExternalSystem" && op is "Call" or "CachedCall")
{
- var (system, dependent) = LiteralOrExpr(args.FirstOrDefault()?.Expression);
- _b.AddNode(FlowStepKind.ApiCall, _lane, $"ExternalSystem.{member}({system})", dependent, null);
+ var (system, systemDependent) = LiteralOrExpr(args.ElementAtOrDefault(0)?.Expression);
+ var (method, methodDependent) = LiteralOrExpr(args.ElementAtOrDefault(1)?.Expression);
+ var dependent = systemDependent || methodDependent;
+ var title = dependent ? $"ExternalSystem.{op}({system}, {method})" : $"{system}.{method}";
+ var cached = op == "CachedCall";
+ _b.AddNode(FlowStepKind.ApiCall, FlowLane.External, title, dependent, cached ? CachedNote : null, async: cached);
return true;
}
- if (receiverText == "Database")
+ // Database.Execute/Query/QuerySingle(connection, sql, …) — sync, in chain;
+ // Database.CachedWrite(connection, sql, …) — store-and-forward, async branch.
+ if (receiverText == "Database" && op is "Execute" or "Query" or "QuerySingle" or "CachedWrite")
{
var (conn, dependent) = LiteralOrExpr(args.FirstOrDefault()?.Expression);
- _b.AddNode(FlowStepKind.DbCall, _lane, $"Database.{member}({conn})", dependent, null);
+ var title = dependent ? $"Database.{op}({conn})" : $"{conn} · {op}";
+ var cached = op == "CachedWrite";
+ _b.AddNode(FlowStepKind.DbCall, FlowLane.External, title, dependent, cached ? CachedNote : null, async: cached);
return true;
}
- if (receiverText == "Notify" && member == "Send")
+ // Notify.To(list).Send(subject, message) — the site script API's shape — and the flat
+ // Notify.Send(list, …) form. Enqueue-only, so always an async branch.
+ if (op == "Send")
{
- _b.AddNode(FlowStepKind.Notify, _lane, "Notify.Send", false, null);
- return true;
+ ExpressionSyntax? listExpr = null;
+ var isNotify = false;
+ if (receiverText == "Notify")
+ {
+ isNotify = true;
+ listExpr = args.FirstOrDefault()?.Expression;
+ }
+ else if (ma.Expression is InvocationExpressionSyntax to
+ && to.Expression is MemberAccessExpressionSyntax toMa
+ && Strip(toMa.ToString()) == "Notify.To")
+ {
+ isNotify = true;
+ listExpr = to.ArgumentList.Arguments.FirstOrDefault()?.Expression;
+ }
+
+ if (isNotify)
+ {
+ var (list, dependent) = LiteralOrExpr(listExpr);
+ var title = dependent ? $"Notify.Send({list})" : $"Notify {list}";
+ _b.AddNode(FlowStepKind.Notify, FlowLane.External, title, dependent, null, async: true);
+ return true;
+ }
}
return false;
@@ -408,6 +456,13 @@ public static class FlowShapePredictor
private string Qualify(string name)
=> _instanceCode == null ? name : $"{_instanceCode}.{name}";
+ /// Note on a store-and-forward node (CachedCall / CachedWrite) — mirrors the projector's "cached" subtitle.
+ private const string CachedNote = "cached";
+
+ /// CallAsync → Call; the script API exposes both spellings for the same operation.
+ private static string TrimAsyncSuffix(string member)
+ => member.Length > 5 && member.EndsWith("Async", StringComparison.Ordinal) ? member[..^5] : member;
+
/// A string literal resolves to its value; anything else is input-dependent and shown as its source text.
private static (string Text, bool Dependent) LiteralOrExpr(ExpressionSyntax? expr)
{
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis.Tests/FlowShapePredictorTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis.Tests/FlowShapePredictorTests.cs
index 1fa20161..572df0a9 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis.Tests/FlowShapePredictorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.ScriptAnalysis.Tests/FlowShapePredictorTests.cs
@@ -199,11 +199,109 @@ public class FlowShapePredictorTests
(FlowStepKind.ScriptRun, "Handshake"),
(FlowStepKind.AttributeWrite, "Cmd"),
(FlowStepKind.AttributeWait, "Ack"),
- (FlowStepKind.ApiCall, "ExternalSystem.Call(Mes)"),
- (FlowStepKind.Notify, "Notify.Send"),
+ (FlowStepKind.ApiCall, "Mes.Post"),
+ (FlowStepKind.Notify, "Notify ops"),
], flow.Nodes.Select(n => (n.Kind, n.Title)).ToList());
Assert.DoesNotContain(flow.Nodes, n => n.Lane == FlowLane.Central);
Assert.All(flow.Edges, e => Assert.False(e.CrossesBoundary));
+ Assert.Equal(FlowLane.External, flow.Nodes[3].Lane);
+ Assert.Equal(FlowLane.External, flow.Nodes[4].Lane);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void OutboundCalls_SitOnTheExternalLane_SyncInChain_CachedAndNotifyBranchAsync()
+ {
+ // D4/D8: a sync call blocks the run (in-chain); CachedCall/CachedWrite/Notify return at once, so
+ // they hang off the chain on Async edges and the chain continues from the last sync node.
+ const string body = """
+ var r = await ExternalSystem.CallAsync("Delmia", "AckRecipe", new { A = 1 });
+ await Database.CachedWriteAsync("MesDb", "INSERT INTO t VALUES (1)");
+ await Notify.SendAsync("Planners", "Recipe acked", "done");
+ await Database.ExecuteAsync("MesDb", "UPDATE t SET x = 1");
+ """;
+
+ var flow = FlowShapePredictor.PredictSiteScript("Handshake", body);
+
+ Assert.Equal(
+ [
+ (FlowStepKind.ScriptRun, FlowLane.Site, "Handshake"),
+ (FlowStepKind.ApiCall, FlowLane.External, "Delmia.AckRecipe"),
+ (FlowStepKind.DbCall, FlowLane.External, "MesDb · CachedWrite"),
+ (FlowStepKind.Notify, FlowLane.External, "Notify Planners"),
+ (FlowStepKind.DbCall, FlowLane.External, "MesDb · Execute"),
+ ], flow.Nodes.Select(n => (n.Kind, n.Lane, n.Title)).ToList());
+ Assert.All(flow.Nodes, n => Assert.False(n.InputDependent));
+ Assert.Null(flow.Nodes[1].Note);
+ Assert.Equal("cached", flow.Nodes[2].Note);
+ Assert.Null(flow.Nodes[3].Note);
+
+ var (run, api, cached, notify, exec) = (flow.Nodes[0].Id, flow.Nodes[1].Id, flow.Nodes[2].Id, flow.Nodes[3].Id, flow.Nodes[4].Id);
+ Assert.Equal(
+ [
+ (run, api, false),
+ (api, cached, true),
+ (api, notify, true),
+ (api, exec, false),
+ ], flow.Edges.Select(e => (e.From, e.To, e.Async)).ToList());
+ Assert.All(flow.Edges, e => Assert.False(e.CrossesBoundary));
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void CachedCall_IsAnAsyncApiCall_AndNotifyTo_ResolvesTheList()
+ {
+ // The site script API's real Notify shape is Notify.To(list).Send(subject, message).
+ const string body = """
+ await ExternalSystem.CachedCall("Delmia", "AckRecipe");
+ await Notify.To("Planners").Send("s", "m");
+ """;
+
+ var flow = FlowShapePredictor.PredictSiteScript("S", body);
+
+ Assert.Equal(
+ [
+ (FlowStepKind.ScriptRun, "S", (string?)null),
+ (FlowStepKind.ApiCall, "Delmia.AckRecipe", "cached"),
+ (FlowStepKind.Notify, "Notify Planners", null),
+ ], flow.Nodes.Select(n => (n.Kind, n.Title, n.Note)).ToList());
+ Assert.All(flow.Nodes.Skip(1), n => Assert.Equal(FlowLane.External, n.Lane));
+ // Both branch off the run: neither advances the chain.
+ Assert.Equal([(flow.Nodes[0].Id, true), (flow.Nodes[0].Id, true)], flow.Edges.Select(e => (e.From, e.Async)).ToList());
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void OutboundCalls_WithComputedTargets_AreInputDependent()
+ {
+ const string body = """
+ await ExternalSystem.Call(sys, "M");
+ await Database.QueryAsync(conn, "SELECT 1");
+ await Notify.Send(list, "s");
+ """;
+
+ var flow = FlowShapePredictor.PredictSiteScript("S", body);
+
+ var outbound = flow.Nodes.Skip(1).ToList();
+ Assert.All(outbound, n => Assert.True(n.InputDependent));
+ Assert.Equal("ExternalSystem.Call(sys, M)", outbound[0].Title);
+ Assert.Equal("Database.Query(conn)", outbound[1].Title);
+ Assert.Equal("Notify.Send(list)", outbound[2].Title);
+ }
+
+ [Fact]
+ public void InboundMethod_DatabaseCall_CrossesFromCentralToExternal()
+ {
+ const string script = """
+ var rows = await Database.QuerySingleAsync("ConfigDb", "SELECT 1");
+ return rows;
+ """;
+
+ var flow = FlowShapePredictor.PredictInboundMethod("M", script, AnySiteScript);
+
+ var db = flow.Nodes.Single(n => n.Kind == FlowStepKind.DbCall);
+ Assert.Equal(FlowLane.External, db.Lane);
+ Assert.Equal("ConfigDb · QuerySingle", db.Title);
+ var into = flow.Edges.Single(e => e.To == db.Id);
+ Assert.True(into.CrossesBoundary);
+ Assert.False(into.Async);
}
[Fact]