feat: add EventRecord to RuntimeState checkpoints

lib/crewai/src/crewai/events/event_bus.py

@@ -480,6 +480,10 @@ class CrewAIEventsBus:
                 event.parent_event_id = get_current_parent_id()
 
         set_last_event_id(event.event_id)
+
+        if self._runtime_state is not None:
+            self._runtime_state.event_record.add(event)
+
         event_type = type(event)
 
         with self._rwlock.r_locked():
@@ -578,6 +582,9 @@ class CrewAIEventsBus:
             source: The object emitting the event
             event: The event instance to emit
         """
+        if self._runtime_state is not None:
+            self._runtime_state.event_record.add(event)
+
         event_type = type(event)
 
         with self._rwlock.r_locked():

lib/crewai/src/crewai/state/event_record.py

@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+"""Directed record of execution events.
+
+Stores events as nodes with typed edges for parent/child, causal, and
+sequential relationships.  Provides O(1) lookups and traversal.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from typing import Literal
+
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field
+
+from crewai.events.base_events import BaseEvent
+
+
+EdgeType = Literal[
+    "parent",
+    "child",
+    "trigger",
+    "triggered_by",
+    "next",
+    "previous",
+    "started",
+    "completed_by",
+]
+
+
+class EventNode(BaseModel):
+    """A node wrapping a single event with its adjacency lists."""
+
+    event: BaseEvent
+    edges: dict[EdgeType, list[str]] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def add_edge(self, edge_type: EdgeType, target_id: str) -> None:
+        """Add an edge from this node to another.
+
+        Args:
+            edge_type: The relationship type.
+            target_id: The event_id of the target node.
+        """
+        self.edges.setdefault(edge_type, []).append(target_id)
+
+    def neighbors(self, edge_type: EdgeType) -> list[str]:
+        """Return neighbor IDs for a given edge type.
+
+        Args:
+            edge_type: The relationship type to query.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of event IDs connected by this edge type.
+        """
+        return self.edges.get(edge_type, [])
+
+
+class EventRecord(BaseModel):
+    """Directed record of execution events with O(1) node lookup.
+
+    Events are added via :meth:`add` which automatically wires edges
+    based on the event's relationship fields — ``parent_event_id``,
+    ``triggered_by_event_id``, ``previous_event_id``, ``started_event_id``.
+    """
+
+    nodes: dict[str, EventNode] = Field(default_factory=dict)
+
+    def add(self, event: BaseEvent) -> EventNode:
+        """Add an event to the record and wire its edges.
+
+        Args:
+            event: The event to insert.
+
+        Returns:
+            The created node.
+        """
+        node = EventNode(event=event)
+        self.nodes[event.event_id] = node
+
+        if event.parent_event_id and event.parent_event_id in self.nodes:
+            node.add_edge("parent", event.parent_event_id)
+            self.nodes[event.parent_event_id].add_edge("child", event.event_id)
+
+        if event.triggered_by_event_id and event.triggered_by_event_id in self.nodes:
+            node.add_edge("triggered_by", event.triggered_by_event_id)
+            self.nodes[event.triggered_by_event_id].add_edge("trigger", event.event_id)
+
+        if event.previous_event_id and event.previous_event_id in self.nodes:
+            node.add_edge("previous", event.previous_event_id)
+            self.nodes[event.previous_event_id].add_edge("next", event.event_id)
+
+        if event.started_event_id and event.started_event_id in self.nodes:
+            node.add_edge("started", event.started_event_id)
+            self.nodes[event.started_event_id].add_edge("completed_by", event.event_id)
+
+        return node
+
+    def get(self, event_id: str) -> EventNode | None:
+        """Look up a node by event ID.
+
+        Args:
+            event_id: The event's unique identifier.
+
+        Returns:
+            The node, or None if not found.
+        """
+        return self.nodes.get(event_id)
+
+    def descendants(self, event_id: str) -> list[EventNode]:
+        """Return all descendant nodes, children recursively.
+
+        Args:
+            event_id: The root event ID to start from.
+
+        Returns:
+            All descendant nodes in breadth-first order.
+        """
+        result: list[EventNode] = []
+        queue = [event_id]
+        visited: set[str] = set()
+
+        while queue:
+            current_id = queue.pop(0)
+            if current_id in visited:
+                continue
+            visited.add(current_id)
+
+            node = self.nodes.get(current_id)
+            if node is None:
+                continue
+
+            for child_id in node.neighbors("child"):
+                if child_id not in visited:
+                    child_node = self.nodes.get(child_id)
+                    if child_node:
+                        result.append(child_node)
+                        queue.append(child_id)
+
+        return result
+
+    def roots(self) -> list[EventNode]:
+        """Return all root nodes — events with no parent.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of root event nodes.
+        """
+        return [node for node in self.nodes.values() if not node.neighbors("parent")]
+
+    def __len__(self) -> int:
+        return len(self.nodes)
+
+    def __contains__(self, event_id: str) -> bool:
+        return event_id in self.nodes

lib/crewai/src/crewai/state/provider/core.py

@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ from pydantic_core import CoreSchema, core_schema
 class BaseProvider(Protocol):
     """Interface for persisting and restoring runtime state checkpoints.
 
-    Implementations handle the storage backend (filesystem, cloud, database,
+    Implementations handle the storage backend — filesystem, cloud, database,
-    etc.) while ``RuntimeState`` handles serialization.
+    etc. — while ``RuntimeState`` handles serialization.
     """
 
     @classmethod
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ class BaseProvider(Protocol):
 
         Args:
             data: The serialized string to persist.
-            directory: Logical destination (path, bucket prefix, etc.).
+            directory: Logical destination: path, bucket prefix, etc.
 
         Returns:
-            A location identifier for the saved checkpoint (e.g. file path, URI).
+            A location identifier for the saved checkpoint, such as a file path or URI.
         """
         ...
 
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ class BaseProvider(Protocol):
 
         Args:
             data: The serialized string to persist.
-            directory: Logical destination (path, bucket prefix, etc.).
+            directory: Logical destination: path, bucket prefix, etc.
 
         Returns:
-            A location identifier for the saved checkpoint (e.g. file path, URI).
+            A location identifier for the saved checkpoint, such as a file path or URI.
         """
         ...

lib/crewai/src/crewai/state/runtime.py

@@ -9,11 +9,19 @@ via ``RuntimeState.model_rebuild()``.
 
 from __future__ import annotations
 
-from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING, Any, TypedDict
 
-from pydantic import PrivateAttr, RootModel
+from pydantic import (
+    ModelWrapValidatorHandler,
+    PrivateAttr,
+    RootModel,
+    SerializerFunctionWrapHandler,
+    model_serializer,
+    model_validator,
+)
 
 from crewai.context import capture_execution_context
+from crewai.state.event_record import EventRecord
 from crewai.state.provider.core import BaseProvider
 from crewai.state.provider.json_provider import JsonProvider
 
@@ -22,6 +30,11 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from crewai import Entity
 
 
+class CheckpointPayload(TypedDict):
+    entities: list[Entity]
+    event_record: dict[str, Any]
+
+
 def _entity_discriminator(v: dict[str, Any] | object) -> str:
     if isinstance(v, dict):
         raw = v.get("entity_type", "agent")
@@ -64,6 +77,32 @@ def _sync_checkpoint_fields(entity: object) -> None:
 class RuntimeState(RootModel):  # type: ignore[type-arg]
     root: list[Entity]
     _provider: BaseProvider = PrivateAttr(default_factory=JsonProvider)
+    _event_record: EventRecord = PrivateAttr(default_factory=EventRecord)
+
+    @property
+    def event_record(self) -> EventRecord:
+        """The execution event record."""
+        return self._event_record
+
+    @model_serializer(mode="wrap")
+    def _serialize(self, handler: SerializerFunctionWrapHandler) -> CheckpointPayload:
+        return {
+            "entities": handler(self),
+            "event_record": self._event_record.model_dump(),
+        }
+
+    @model_validator(mode="wrap")
+    @classmethod
+    def _deserialize(
+        cls, data: Any, handler: ModelWrapValidatorHandler[RuntimeState]
+    ) -> RuntimeState:
+        if isinstance(data, dict) and "entities" in data:
+            record_data = data.get("event_record")
+            state = handler(data["entities"])
+            if record_data:
+                state._event_record = EventRecord.model_validate(record_data)
+            return state
+        return handler(data)
 
     def checkpoint(self, directory: str) -> str:
         """Write a checkpoint file to the directory.

lib/crewai/tests/test_event_record.py

@@ -0,0 +1,414 @@
+"""Tests for EventRecord data structure and RuntimeState integration."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import json
+
+import pytest
+
+from crewai.events.base_events import BaseEvent
+from crewai.state.event_record import EventRecord, EventNode
+
+
+# ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+def _event(type: str, **kwargs) -> BaseEvent:
+    return BaseEvent(type=type, **kwargs)
+
+
+def _linear_record(n: int = 5) -> tuple[EventRecord, list[BaseEvent]]:
+    """Build a simple chain: e0 → e1 → e2 → ... with previous_event_id."""
+    g = EventRecord()
+    events: list[BaseEvent] = []
+    for i in range(n):
+        e = _event(
+            f"step_{i}",
+            previous_event_id=events[-1].event_id if events else None,
+            emission_sequence=i + 1,
+        )
+        events.append(e)
+        g.add(e)
+    return g, events
+
+
+def _tree_record() -> tuple[EventRecord, dict[str, BaseEvent]]:
+    """Build a parent/child tree:
+
+        crew_start
+        ├── task_start
+        │   ├── agent_start
+        │   └── agent_complete (started=agent_start)
+        └── task_complete (started=task_start)
+    """
+    g = EventRecord()
+    crew_start = _event("crew_kickoff_started", emission_sequence=1)
+    task_start = _event(
+        "task_started",
+        parent_event_id=crew_start.event_id,
+        previous_event_id=crew_start.event_id,
+        emission_sequence=2,
+    )
+    agent_start = _event(
+        "agent_execution_started",
+        parent_event_id=task_start.event_id,
+        previous_event_id=task_start.event_id,
+        emission_sequence=3,
+    )
+    agent_complete = _event(
+        "agent_execution_completed",
+        parent_event_id=task_start.event_id,
+        previous_event_id=agent_start.event_id,
+        started_event_id=agent_start.event_id,
+        emission_sequence=4,
+    )
+    task_complete = _event(
+        "task_completed",
+        parent_event_id=crew_start.event_id,
+        previous_event_id=agent_complete.event_id,
+        started_event_id=task_start.event_id,
+        emission_sequence=5,
+    )
+
+    for e in [crew_start, task_start, agent_start, agent_complete, task_complete]:
+        g.add(e)
+
+    return g, {
+        "crew_start": crew_start,
+        "task_start": task_start,
+        "agent_start": agent_start,
+        "agent_complete": agent_complete,
+        "task_complete": task_complete,
+    }
+
+
+# ── EventNode tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestEventNode:
+    def test_add_edge(self):
+        node = EventNode(event=_event("test"))
+        node.add_edge("child", "abc")
+        assert node.neighbors("child") == ["abc"]
+
+    def test_neighbors_empty(self):
+        node = EventNode(event=_event("test"))
+        assert node.neighbors("parent") == []
+
+    def test_multiple_edges_same_type(self):
+        node = EventNode(event=_event("test"))
+        node.add_edge("child", "a")
+        node.add_edge("child", "b")
+        assert node.neighbors("child") == ["a", "b"]
+
+
+# ── EventRecord core tests ───────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestEventRecordCore:
+    def test_add_single_event(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        e = _event("test")
+        node = g.add(e)
+        assert len(g) == 1
+        assert e.event_id in g
+        assert node.event.type == "test"
+
+    def test_get_existing(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        e = _event("test")
+        g.add(e)
+        assert g.get(e.event_id) is not None
+
+    def test_get_missing(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        assert g.get("nonexistent") is None
+
+    def test_contains(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        e = _event("test")
+        g.add(e)
+        assert e.event_id in g
+        assert "missing" not in g
+
+
+# ── Edge wiring tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestEdgeWiring:
+    def test_parent_child_bidirectional(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        parent = _event("parent")
+        child = _event("child", parent_event_id=parent.event_id)
+        g.add(parent)
+        g.add(child)
+
+        parent_node = g.get(parent.event_id)
+        child_node = g.get(child.event_id)
+        assert child.event_id in parent_node.neighbors("child")
+        assert parent.event_id in child_node.neighbors("parent")
+
+    def test_previous_next_bidirectional(self):
+        g, events = _linear_record(3)
+        node0 = g.get(events[0].event_id)
+        node1 = g.get(events[1].event_id)
+        node2 = g.get(events[2].event_id)
+
+        assert events[1].event_id in node0.neighbors("next")
+        assert events[0].event_id in node1.neighbors("previous")
+        assert events[2].event_id in node1.neighbors("next")
+        assert events[1].event_id in node2.neighbors("previous")
+
+    def test_trigger_bidirectional(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        cause = _event("cause")
+        effect = _event("effect", triggered_by_event_id=cause.event_id)
+        g.add(cause)
+        g.add(effect)
+
+        assert effect.event_id in g.get(cause.event_id).neighbors("trigger")
+        assert cause.event_id in g.get(effect.event_id).neighbors("triggered_by")
+
+    def test_started_completed_by_bidirectional(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        start = _event("start")
+        end = _event("end", started_event_id=start.event_id)
+        g.add(start)
+        g.add(end)
+
+        assert end.event_id in g.get(start.event_id).neighbors("completed_by")
+        assert start.event_id in g.get(end.event_id).neighbors("started")
+
+    def test_dangling_reference_ignored(self):
+        """Edge to a non-existent node should not be wired."""
+        g = EventRecord()
+        e = _event("orphan", parent_event_id="nonexistent")
+        g.add(e)
+        node = g.get(e.event_id)
+        assert node.neighbors("parent") == []
+
+
+# ── Edge symmetry validation ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+SYMMETRIC_PAIRS = [
+    ("parent", "child"),
+    ("previous", "next"),
+    ("triggered_by", "trigger"),
+    ("started", "completed_by"),
+]
+
+
+class TestEdgeSymmetry:
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("forward,reverse", SYMMETRIC_PAIRS)
+    def test_symmetry_on_tree(self, forward, reverse):
+        g, _ = _tree_record()
+        for node_id, node in g.nodes.items():
+            for target_id in node.neighbors(forward):
+                target_node = g.get(target_id)
+                assert target_node is not None, f"{target_id} missing from record"
+                assert node_id in target_node.neighbors(reverse), (
+                    f"Asymmetric edge: {node_id} --{forward.value}--> {target_id} "
+                    f"but {target_id} has no {reverse.value} back to {node_id}"
+                )
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("forward,reverse", SYMMETRIC_PAIRS)
+    def test_symmetry_on_linear(self, forward, reverse):
+        g, _ = _linear_record(10)
+        for node_id, node in g.nodes.items():
+            for target_id in node.neighbors(forward):
+                target_node = g.get(target_id)
+                assert target_node is not None
+                assert node_id in target_node.neighbors(reverse)
+
+
+# ── Ordering tests ───────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestOrdering:
+    def test_emission_sequence_monotonic(self):
+        g, events = _linear_record(10)
+        sequences = [e.emission_sequence for e in events]
+        assert sequences == sorted(sequences)
+        assert len(set(sequences)) == len(sequences), "Duplicate sequences"
+
+    def test_next_chain_follows_sequence_order(self):
+        g, events = _linear_record(5)
+        current = g.get(events[0].event_id)
+        visited = []
+        while current:
+            visited.append(current.event.event_id)
+            nexts = current.neighbors("next")
+            current = g.get(nexts[0]) if nexts else None
+        assert visited == [e.event_id for e in events]
+
+
+# ── Traversal tests ─────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestTraversal:
+    def test_roots_single_root(self):
+        g, events = _tree_record()
+        roots = g.roots()
+        assert len(roots) == 1
+        assert roots[0].event.type == "crew_kickoff_started"
+
+    def test_roots_multiple(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        g.add(_event("root1"))
+        g.add(_event("root2"))
+        assert len(g.roots()) == 2
+
+    def test_descendants_of_crew_start(self):
+        g, events = _tree_record()
+        desc = g.descendants(events["crew_start"].event_id)
+        desc_types = {n.event.type for n in desc}
+        assert desc_types == {
+            "task_started",
+            "task_completed",
+            "agent_execution_started",
+            "agent_execution_completed",
+        }
+
+    def test_descendants_of_leaf(self):
+        g, events = _tree_record()
+        desc = g.descendants(events["task_complete"].event_id)
+        assert desc == []
+
+    def test_descendants_does_not_include_self(self):
+        g, events = _tree_record()
+        desc = g.descendants(events["crew_start"].event_id)
+        desc_ids = {n.event.event_id for n in desc}
+        assert events["crew_start"].event_id not in desc_ids
+
+
+# ── Serialization round-trip tests ──────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestSerialization:
+    def test_empty_record_roundtrip(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        restored = EventRecord.model_validate_json(g.model_dump_json())
+        assert len(restored) == 0
+
+    def test_linear_record_roundtrip(self):
+        g, events = _linear_record(5)
+        restored = EventRecord.model_validate_json(g.model_dump_json())
+        assert len(restored) == 5
+        for e in events:
+            assert e.event_id in restored
+
+    def test_tree_record_roundtrip(self):
+        g, events = _tree_record()
+        restored = EventRecord.model_validate_json(g.model_dump_json())
+        assert len(restored) == 5
+
+        # Verify edges survived
+        crew_node = restored.get(events["crew_start"].event_id)
+        assert len(crew_node.neighbors("child")) == 2
+
+    def test_roundtrip_preserves_edge_symmetry(self):
+        g, _ = _tree_record()
+        restored = EventRecord.model_validate_json(g.model_dump_json())
+        for node_id, node in restored.nodes.items():
+            for forward, reverse in SYMMETRIC_PAIRS:
+                for target_id in node.neighbors(forward):
+                    target_node = restored.get(target_id)
+                    assert node_id in target_node.neighbors(reverse)
+
+    def test_roundtrip_preserves_event_data(self):
+        g = EventRecord()
+        e = _event(
+            "test",
+            source_type="crew",
+            task_id="t1",
+            agent_role="researcher",
+            emission_sequence=42,
+        )
+        g.add(e)
+        restored = EventRecord.model_validate_json(g.model_dump_json())
+        re = restored.get(e.event_id).event
+        assert re.type == "test"
+        assert re.source_type == "crew"
+        assert re.task_id == "t1"
+        assert re.agent_role == "researcher"
+        assert re.emission_sequence == 42
+
+
+# ── RuntimeState integration tests ──────────────────────────────────
+
+
+class TestRuntimeStateIntegration:
+    def test_runtime_state_serializes_event_record(self):
+        from crewai import Agent, Crew, RuntimeState
+
+        agent = Agent(
+            role="test", goal="test", backstory="test", llm="gpt-4o-mini"
+        )
+        crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[], verbose=False)
+        state = RuntimeState(root=[crew])
+
+        e1 = _event("crew_started", emission_sequence=1)
+        e2 = _event(
+            "task_started",
+            parent_event_id=e1.event_id,
+            emission_sequence=2,
+        )
+        state.event_record.add(e1)
+        state.event_record.add(e2)
+
+        dumped = json.loads(state.model_dump_json())
+        assert "entities" in dumped
+        assert "event_record" in dumped
+        assert len(dumped["event_record"]["nodes"]) == 2
+
+    def test_runtime_state_roundtrip_with_record(self):
+        from crewai import Agent, Crew, RuntimeState
+
+        agent = Agent(
+            role="test", goal="test", backstory="test", llm="gpt-4o-mini"
+        )
+        crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[], verbose=False)
+        state = RuntimeState(root=[crew])
+
+        e1 = _event("crew_started", emission_sequence=1)
+        e2 = _event(
+            "task_started",
+            parent_event_id=e1.event_id,
+            emission_sequence=2,
+        )
+        state.event_record.add(e1)
+        state.event_record.add(e2)
+
+        raw = state.model_dump_json()
+        restored = RuntimeState.model_validate_json(
+            raw, context={"from_checkpoint": True}
+        )
+
+        assert len(restored.event_record) == 2
+        assert e1.event_id in restored.event_record
+        assert e2.event_id in restored.event_record
+
+        # Verify edges survived
+        e2_node = restored.event_record.get(e2.event_id)
+        assert e1.event_id in e2_node.neighbors("parent")
+
+    def test_runtime_state_without_record_still_loads(self):
+        """Backwards compat: a bare entity list should still validate."""
+        from crewai import Agent, Crew, RuntimeState
+
+        agent = Agent(
+            role="test", goal="test", backstory="test", llm="gpt-4o-mini"
+        )
+        crew = Crew(agents=[agent], tasks=[], verbose=False)
+        state = RuntimeState(root=[crew])
+
+        # Simulate old-format JSON (just the entity list)
+        old_json = json.dumps(
+            [json.loads(crew.model_dump_json())]
+        )
+        restored = RuntimeState.model_validate_json(
+            old_json, context={"from_checkpoint": True}
+        )
+        assert len(restored.root) == 1
+        assert len(restored.event_record) == 0