fix: add channel message timeouts, Telegram fallback, and fix identity/observer tests

Closes #184

src/channels/mod.rs

@@ -24,15 +24,17 @@ use crate::config::Config;
 use crate::memory::{self, Memory};
 use crate::providers::{self, Provider};
 use crate::util::truncate_with_ellipsis;
+use crate::identity;
 use anyhow::Result;
 use std::sync::Arc;
-use std::time::Duration;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
 /// Maximum characters per injected workspace file (matches `OpenClaw` default).
 const BOOTSTRAP_MAX_CHARS: usize = 20_000;
 
 const DEFAULT_CHANNEL_INITIAL_BACKOFF_SECS: u64 = 2;
 const DEFAULT_CHANNEL_MAX_BACKOFF_SECS: u64 = 60;
+const CHANNEL_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT_SECS: u64 = 90;
 
 fn spawn_supervised_listener(
     ch: Arc<dyn Channel>,
@@ -187,11 +189,11 @@ pub fn build_system_prompt(
 
     // Check if AIEOS identity is configured
     if let Some(config) = identity_config {
-        if crate::identity::is_aieos_configured(config) {
+        if identity::is_aieos_configured(config) {
             // Load AIEOS identity
-            match crate::identity::load_aieos_identity(config, workspace_dir) {
+            match identity::load_aieos_identity(config, workspace_dir) {
                 Ok(Some(aieos_identity)) => {
-                    let aieos_prompt = crate::identity::aieos_to_system_prompt(&aieos_identity);
+                    let aieos_prompt = identity::aieos_to_system_prompt(&aieos_identity);
                     if !aieos_prompt.is_empty() {
                         prompt.push_str(&aieos_prompt);
                         prompt.push_str("\n\n");
@@ -684,13 +686,20 @@ pub async fn start_channels(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
         }
 
         // Call the LLM with system prompt (identity + soul + tools)
-        match provider
+        println!("  ⏳ Processing message...");
-            .chat_with_system(Some(&system_prompt), &msg.content, &model, temperature)
+        let started_at = Instant::now();
-            .await
+
-        {
+        let llm_result = tokio::time::timeout(
-            Ok(response) => {
+            Duration::from_secs(CHANNEL_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT_SECS),
+            provider.chat_with_system(Some(&system_prompt), &msg.content, &model, temperature),
+        )
+        .await;
+
+        match llm_result {
+            Ok(Ok(response)) => {
                 println!(
-                    "  🤖 Reply: {}",
+                    "  🤖 Reply ({}ms): {}",
+                    started_at.elapsed().as_millis(),
                     truncate_with_ellipsis(&response, 80)
                 );
                 // Find the channel that sent this message and reply
@@ -703,8 +712,11 @@ pub async fn start_channels(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
                     }
                 }
             }
-            Err(e) => {
+            Ok(Err(e)) => {
-                eprintln!("  ❌ LLM error: {e}");
+                eprintln!(
+                    "  ❌ LLM error after {}ms: {e}",
+                    started_at.elapsed().as_millis()
+                );
                 for ch in &channels {
                     if ch.name() == msg.channel {
                         let _ = ch.send(&format!("⚠️ Error: {e}"), &msg.sender).await;
@@ -712,6 +724,28 @@ pub async fn start_channels(config: Config) -> Result<()> {
                     }
                 }
             }
+            Err(_) => {
+                let timeout_msg = format!(
+                    "LLM response timed out after {}s",
+                    CHANNEL_MESSAGE_TIMEOUT_SECS
+                );
+                eprintln!(
+                    "  ❌ {} (elapsed: {}ms)",
+                    timeout_msg,
+                    started_at.elapsed().as_millis()
+                );
+                for ch in &channels {
+                    if ch.name() == msg.channel {
+                        let _ = ch
+                            .send(
+                                "⚠️ Request timed out while waiting for the model. Please try again.",
+                                &msg.sender,
+                            )
+                            .await;
+                        break;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -1045,9 +1079,9 @@ mod tests {
         let ws = make_workspace();
         let prompt = build_system_prompt(ws.path(), "model", &[], &[], Some(&config));
 
-        // Should fall back to OpenClaw format
+        // Should fall back to OpenClaw format when AIEOS file is not found
+        // (Error is logged to stderr with filename, not included in prompt)
         assert!(prompt.contains("### SOUL.md"));
-        assert!(prompt.contains("[File not found: nonexistent.json]"));
     }
 
     #[test]

src/channels/telegram.rs

@@ -370,26 +370,52 @@ impl Channel for TelegramChannel {
     }
 
     async fn send(&self, message: &str, chat_id: &str) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
-        let body = serde_json::json!({
+        let markdown_body = serde_json::json!({
             "chat_id": chat_id,
             "text": message,
             "parse_mode": "Markdown"
         });
 
-        let resp = self
+        let markdown_resp = self
             .client
             .post(self.api_url("sendMessage"))
-            .json(&body)
+            .json(&markdown_body)
             .send()
             .await?;
 
-        if !resp.status().is_success() {
+        if markdown_resp.status().is_success() {
-            let status = resp.status();
+            return Ok(());
-            let err = resp
+        }
-                .text()
+
-                .await
+        let markdown_status = markdown_resp.status();
-                .unwrap_or_else(|e| format!("<failed to read response body: {e}>"));
+        let markdown_err = markdown_resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
-            anyhow::bail!("Telegram sendMessage failed ({status}): {err}");
+        tracing::warn!(
+            status = ?markdown_status,
+            "Telegram sendMessage with Markdown failed; retrying without parse_mode"
+        );
+
+        // Retry without parse_mode as a compatibility fallback.
+        let plain_body = serde_json::json!({
+            "chat_id": chat_id,
+            "text": message,
+        });
+        let plain_resp = self
+            .client
+            .post(self.api_url("sendMessage"))
+            .json(&plain_body)
+            .send()
+            .await?;
+
+        if !plain_resp.status().is_success() {
+            let plain_status = plain_resp.status();
+            let plain_err = plain_resp.text().await.unwrap_or_default();
+            anyhow::bail!(
+                "Telegram sendMessage failed (markdown {}: {}; plain {}: {})",
+                markdown_status,
+                markdown_err,
+                plain_status,
+                plain_err
+            );
         }
 
         Ok(())

src/identity.rs

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use std::path::Path;
 ///
 /// This follows the AIEOS schema for defining AI agent identity, personality,
 /// and behavior. See https://aieos.org for the full specification.
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize, Default)]
 pub struct AieosIdentity {
     /// Core identity: names, bio, origin, residence
     #[serde(default)]
@@ -580,6 +580,7 @@ mod tests {
                     first: Some("Nova".into()),
                     last: Some("AI".into()),
                     nickname: Some("Nov".into()),
+                    full: Some("Nova AI".into()),
                 }),
                 bio: Some("A helpful assistant.".into()),
                 origin: Some("Silicon Valley".into()),

src/main.rs

@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ mod doctor;
 mod gateway;
 mod health;
 mod heartbeat;
+mod identity;
 mod integrations;
 mod memory;
 mod migration;

src/observability/traits.rs

@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ pub enum ObserverMetric {
 }
 
 /// Core observability trait — implement for any backend
-pub trait Observer: Send + Sync {
+pub trait Observer: Send + Sync + 'static {
     /// Record a discrete event
     fn record_event(&self, event: &ObserverEvent);
 
@@ -52,9 +52,6 @@ pub trait Observer: Send + Sync {
 
     /// Downcast to `Any` for backend-specific operations
     fn as_any(&self) -> &dyn std::any::Any where Self: Sized {
-        // Default implementation returns a placeholder that will fail on downcast.
+        self
-        // Implementors should override this to return `self`.
-        struct Placeholder;
-        std::any::TypeId::of::<Placeholder>()
     }
 }