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[#17580][fix] Stream the text that precedes a tool call in DeepSeek parsers - #17903

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Fixes #17580.

When a streaming increment carries ordinary text followed by a tool call, the text is
dropped. The guard at the top of parse_streaming_increment only emits the buffer when
there is no tool call in it, so once a start token is present the whole buffer — prefix
included — goes into the tool-parsing branch, which returns normal_text="" and then
advances the buffer past the matched call. detect_and_parse on the same string returns
that prefix as normal_text, so the streamed and the non-streamed content differ for the
same generation:

from tensorrt_llm.serve.tool_parser.tool_parser_factory import ToolParserFactory

text = ('Normal text<|tool▁calls▁begin|><|tool▁call▁begin|>get_weather'
        '<|tool▁sep|>{"location": "Tokyo"}<|tool▁call▁end|><|tool▁calls▁end|>')

ToolParserFactory.create_tool_parser("deepseek_v31").parse_streaming_increment(text, tools).normal_text
# before: ''
# after:  'Normal text'
ToolParserFactory.create_tool_parser("deepseek_v31").detect_and_parse(text, tools).normal_text
# 'Normal text'  (unchanged)

Whether a model hits this depends on content and the start token landing in one delta,
which happens whenever more than one token is decoded per iteration — speculative
decoding, stream_interval above 1, or a detokenizer flush of several tokens.

The three parsers now split the buffer at the earliest start token, emit that prefix, and
keep the buffer from the token onwards, and the prefix is carried on every return of the
tool-parsing branch. deepseekv4_parser.py inherits the V3.2 path.

This is the pattern the directory already uses:
Glm47ToolParser.parse_streaming_increment slices the buffer at bot_token and threads
normal_text through each of its returns, and
TestMiniMaxM2ToolParser::test_streaming_preserves_prefix_in_same_chunk already pins the
same contract for MiniMax-M2. The four DeepSeek parsers were the ones that did not honour
it.

While computing the token positions, has_tool_call is derived from those same positions,
which removes the duplicated token lists in the V3/V3.1 membership check and their
partial-token check. There is no API change and no change to the non-streaming path.

Out of scope, deliberately:

  • Text between two tool calls. detect_and_parse returns only text[:idx] for the
    first start token, so it does not surface that text either; emitting it in the streaming
    path only would move the two paths further apart rather than closer.
  • BaseToolParser.parse_streaming_increment computes start_idx = tool_call_pos + len(self.bot_token) and never emits what precedes it, so the same symptom reproduces on
    qwen3. That method is shared by every base-streaming parser, so it does not belong in a
    DeepSeek fix.

Test Coverage

tests/unittest/llmapi/apps/test_tool_parsers.py, already registered as cpu_only in
tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml:

  • test_deepseek_streaming_emits_text_before_tool_call — 4 parametrizations, one per
    parser class, each in its own tool-call format. Each asserts the prefix is streamed, that
    it equals what detect_and_parse returns for the same string, and that the call is still
    parsed.
  • test_deepseek_streaming_prefix_is_delta_independent — 4 parametrizations. A prefix
    carrying leading and trailing whitespace is streamed byte-identically whether it arrives
    whole with the call, alone ahead of it, or split in the middle, so the streamed content
    does not depend on how tokens were batched. Added after review; the whitespace itself is
    kept verbatim, which is what Glm47ToolParser and MiniMaxM2ToolParser do as well and
    what a streaming path can do without its output depending on the delta boundaries.

All 8 fail on main and pass with this change. Runtime on this box, measured over 2000
repetitions each: 25.5/29.5/69.4/70.1 us for the first test and 28.4/28.8/80.5/83.4 us for
the second — 0.415 ms for all eight together. The file's full suite is unchanged otherwise:
319 passed locally versus 311 before, with an identical set of 19 pre-existing failures that
need guided decoding and the reasoning parsers.

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  • Tests added, and verified red on main and green here
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@tongyuantongyu you reviewed and merged #17573, which is the same method in the same three
files; the issue was filed out of that review, where you can see I said I would open this
once #17573 landed. Would you mind taking this one, and triggering the pipeline when you
have a moment?

Dev Engineer Review

  • Updated DeepSeek V3, V3.1, and V3.2 streaming parsers.
  • The parsers now emit text before the earliest tool-call token.
  • The parsers retain tool-call content for continued parsing.
  • Successful and error results preserve emitted text and buffered content.
  • DeepSeek V4 inherits the V3.2 behavior.
  • Token-position handling derives has_tool_call from computed positions.
  • No API or non-streaming behavior changes are included.
  • No configuration or test-list files changed.
  • No correctness, performance, or regression issues are apparent from the supplied changes.

QA Engineer Review

  • Added parameterized streaming coverage for DeepSeek V3, V3.1, V3.2, and V4.
  • The tests verify prefix text, parity with detect_and_parse, independence from delta boundaries, whitespace preservation, and retention of the parsed get_weather tool call.
  • The modified test file is covered by tests/integration/test_lists/test-db/l0_cpu.yml.
  • No test-list entry targets the new test function specifically.
  • Verdict: needs follow-up.

…Seek parsers

Once a start token is present anywhere in the buffer, parse_streaming_increment
hands the whole buffer to the tool-parsing branch, which returns normal_text=""
and then advances the buffer past the matched call. Any text that arrived in the
same delta ahead of the call is therefore discarded, while detect_and_parse on the
same string returns it as normal_text.

The three parsers now split the buffer at the earliest start token and carry that
prefix on every return of the tool-parsing branch, which is what
Glm47ToolParser.parse_streaming_increment already does and what the streaming test
for MiniMaxM2ToolParser already pins. deepseek_v4 inherits the V3.2 parser.

Signed-off-by: Yiğit ERDOĞAN <yigiterdogan023@gmail.com>
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DeepSeek V3, V3.1, and V3.2 streaming parsers now preserve text before tool calls. They retain tool-call content separately and return accumulated text for successful and error results. Parameterized tests cover DeepSeek V3, V3.1, V3.2, and V4.

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DeepSeek streaming parsing

Layer / File(s) Summary
Tool-call boundary detection and prefix buffering
tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv3_parser.py, tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv31_parser.py, tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv32_parser.py
The parsers detect section and invoke tokens, emit text before the earliest token as normal_text, and retain tool-call content in the buffer.
Result propagation and regression coverage
tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv3_parser.py, tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv31_parser.py, tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv32_parser.py, tests/unittest/llmapi/apps/test_tool_parsers.py
Successful and error results preserve accumulated normal text. Parameterized tests cover text preceding get_weather calls and different streaming split boundaries across DeepSeek parser variants.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to fd7c4

The change restores streamed text before DeepSeek tool calls and adds coverage for batching and whitespace boundaries. A bounded correctness risk remains because parser failures may be treated as ordinary output instead of surfacing malformed tool calls, so owner awareness or follow-up is recommended.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #17580 by preserving prefix text while retaining correct tool-call parsing for all four DeepSeek parsers.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain focused on DeepSeek streaming prefix handling, related tests, and documented parser behavior.
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In `@tensorrt_llm/serve/tool_parser/deepseekv3_parser.py`:
- Around line 116-123: Normalize streaming normal_text with the same whitespace
stripping used by detect_and_parse() in deepseekv3_parser.py lines 116-123,
deepseekv31_parser.py lines 113-120, and deepseekv32_parser.py lines 197-204.
Update the corresponding test in tests/unittest/llmapi/apps/test_tool_parsers.py
lines 1849-1855 to use a prefix with leading and trailing whitespace and verify
matching non-streaming output.
- Around line 207-209: Replace the broad Exception handlers with the designated
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The prefix is streamed verbatim, so a prefix carrying leading and trailing
whitespace produces the same string no matter where the delta boundaries fall.
detect_and_parse strips that whitespace because it sees the whole response at
once, while a streaming path can only strip the boundary that happens to be in
the current delta, which makes the result depend on how the tokens were batched.
Glm47ToolParser and MiniMaxM2ToolParser stream the prefix verbatim as well.

The new case covers the whole prefix in one delta, the prefix arriving alone
ahead of the call, and a split inside the prefix.

Signed-off-by: Yiğit ERDOĞAN <yigiterdogan023@gmail.com>

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In `@tests/unittest/llmapi/apps/test_tool_parsers.py`:
- Around line 1897-1903: Update the streaming test around
parse_streaming_increment to retain each returned result instead of only
collecting normal_text, then assert that the accumulated streamed calls include
the get_weather tool. Keep the existing prefix assertion and make the tool-call
check independent of any parser-specific call-item count.

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The delta-independence test only looked at normal_text, so a regression
that streamed the prefix but dropped the tool call would still pass.

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[Bug]: DeepSeek streaming tool parsers drop text that precedes a tool call in the same delta

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