feat: RoutingOutcome has a Vec of selected_model_ids

[grahamking]

Merge selected_model_id and fallback_models into a single ordered
Vec<ModelId>, selected first. That gives us more flexibility in
future, and it probably what I should have done first time round.

Part of #588

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Reviewed-by: art:GLM 5.3 medium
Signed-off-by: Graham King grahamk@nvidia.com

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• Improvements

  • Routing outcomes now provide an ordered list of model targets, with the primary model first and fallback models following.
  • Updated integrations and examples to use the consolidated model-selection information.
  • Model selection now handles cases where no target is available more safely.

• Bug Fixes

  • Improved consistency when resolving primary and fallback models across routing, completion, and decision flows.

• Tests

  • Updated coverage to verify ordered model selection and fallback behavior.

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Changes

The routing outcome now stores the primary model and fallback models in one ordered selected_model_ids list. Rust consumers, Python bindings, examples, server responses, and tests now use this representation.

Routing outcome consolidation

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Consolidated outcome contract crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs	RoutingOutcome stores ordered model IDs. Its accessor returns the first ID or LibsyError::NoTargets. Constructors and driver logic use the new representation.
Rust execution and response integration crates/libsy-llm-client/src/run.rs, crates/libsy/src/core/testing.rs, crates/libsy/src/algorithms/fall_through.rs, crates/switchyard-runner/src/runner.rs, crates/switchyard-server/src/lib.rs	Completion, decision, test-driving, runner description, and response encoding consume the consolidated model list.
Python binding and example migration crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs, switchyard_rust/libsy.py, examples/libsy.py, examples/litellm/src/..., examples/litellm/tests/unit/...	Python-facing outcomes expose selected_model_ids. Examples and integration tests derive the primary model and fallbacks from that list.
Cross-language routing validation tests/test_libsy_minimal_bindings.py	Bindings tests verify ordered model selection and fallback behavior through selected_model_ids.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to c1c56

The routing result now exposes an ordered model list, with the selected model first and fallbacks following it. No actionable merge-blocking risk remains; the remaining follow-up is limited to documenting this public contract.

Poem

A rabbit sees models lined in a row
The first hops ahead; the fallbacks follow
Rust and Python now share the trail
Tests count each target without fail
One tidy list guides every tale

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crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs (1)

65-66: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the ordered routing outcome contract.

Please document the public RoutingOutcome type and its Python-facing selected_model_ids property. State that model IDs are ordered with the selected model first, followed by fallback candidates, and clarify the behavior for an empty list.

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In `@crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs` around lines 65 - 66, The public
RoutingOutcome struct lacks a type-level contract. Add a concise Rust doc
comment directly above RoutingOutcome stating that candidate models are ordered
best first and that an empty list indicates no eligible models.

Apply the same fix in `@switchyard_rust/libsy.py` at line 117: The Python-facing
property exposes the same ordered candidate contract.

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In `@crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs`:
- Around line 65-66: The public RoutingOutcome struct lacks a type-level
contract. Add a concise Rust doc comment directly above RoutingOutcome stating
that candidate models are ordered best first and that an empty list indicates no
eligible models.

Apply the same fix in `@switchyard_rust/libsy.py` at line 117: The Python-facing
property exposes the same ordered candidate contract.

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• crates/libsy-llm-client/src/run.rs
• crates/libsy/src/algorithms/fall_through.rs
• crates/libsy/src/core/algorithm.rs
• crates/libsy/src/core/testing.rs
• crates/switchyard-py/src/libsy_bindings.rs
• crates/switchyard-runner/src/runner.rs
• crates/switchyard-server/src/lib.rs
• examples/libsy.py
• examples/litellm/src/switchyard_litellm/plugins/switchyard_routing_plugin.py
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[ayushag-nv]

looks good