fix(coders): initialize reflected_message in __init__ to prevent AttributeError#571
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The reflected_message attribute was only initialized in init_before_message(),
which is called from the normal run() loop. Code paths that bypass run() — such
as run_one_shot() used by spec generation, or run_message() used by headless
agent sessions — could trigger check_for_file_mentions() before
init_before_message() was ever called, raising:
AttributeError: 'EditBlockCoder' object has no attribute 'reflected_message'
This occurred in production when a local model (qwen3.6:35b) emitted a
[ContextManager] file reference during a spec-gen explore turn, causing
check_for_file_mentions to access self.reflected_message on line 2541.
Fix: set self.reflected_message = None in Coder.__init__() so the attribute
always exists regardless of entry point.
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…ror in spec-gen Cherry-pick of cecli-dev/cecli#571: initialize reflected_message in Coder.__init__() so headless paths (run_one_shot, run_message) don't crash when check_for_file_mentions accesses the attribute before init_before_message.
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Summary
reflected_messagewas only initialized ininit_before_message(), called from the normalrun()loop. Code paths that bypassrun()— such asrun_one_shot()orrun_message()— could triggercheck_for_file_mentions()beforeinit_before_message()was called, raising:This occurred when a local model emitted a
[ContextManager]file reference during a headless session (spec generation), causingcheck_for_file_mentionsto accessself.reflected_messageat line 2541 ofbase_coder.py.Fix
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self.reflected_message = NoneinCoder.__init__()so the attribute always exists regardless of entry point.Test plan
init_before_messagestill resets to None on every normalrun())[ContextManager]no longer crashes