fix(nvct): request task instances from SIS

[sbaum1994]

TL;DR

Send NVCT task launches through the SIS task action so NVCA creates task instances instead of treating them as function instances.

Additional Details

Why

NVCT used Action=RequestInstances, the generic function creation action. The managed SIS deployment corrected requests containing TaskId, but standalone self-managed ICMS uses its default no-op validation extension and preserved the incorrect function action. The shared translator then normalized it to RequestICMSInstances, leaving self-managed tasks queued with zero instances.

Regression seam

Legacy action support was not removed. The difference was a managed-only correction at the SIS boundary:

Managed path:
NVCT sends wrong function action
  -> managed SIS detects TaskId
  -> rewrites action to RequestSpotInstancesForTask
  -> NVCA handles the task

Self-managed path:
NVCT sends wrong function action
  -> standalone ICMS uses NoOpInstanceValidationService
  -> action remains a function action
  -> NVCA enters the function handler
  -> task creates zero instances

The self-managed cutover exposed the latent NVCT producer bug because the managed-only correction was no longer present. NVCT must send RequestInstancesForTask itself.

What changed

• Use RequestInstancesForTask for NVCT instance creation.
• Make the ICMS mock require the task action.
• Assert the action for container-based and Helm-based task launches.
• Cover exact legacy RequestSpotInstances and RequestSpotInstancesForTask normalization and JSON decoding.

Customer Release Notes

Self-managed container tasks now launch without manually editing their ICMS request.

Plan Summary

Not applicable.

Usage

No operator changes are required.

Notes

The full multi-cluster BDD scenario remains useful as release QA against a published NVCT image.

References

• Self-managed NVCT tasks use the function ICMS request action #1032

Related Pull Requests

• test(bdd): add Helm release deployment assertion #1033

Dependencies

None. No license review or NOTICE update is required.

For the Reviewer

Review the SIS action contract in IcmsStubService, its assertion in IcmsServiceTest, and the legacy-action compatibility cases in types_test.go.

For QA

• bazel --output_user_root=/tmp/nvcf-issue-1032-bazel build //src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core:nvct_core //src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core:nvct_core_test_fixtures --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_25 --tool_java_runtime_version=remotejdk_25
• bazel --output_user_root=/tmp/nvcf-issue-1032-bazel test //src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core:tests --test_filter=IcmsServiceTest --java_runtime_version=remotejdk_25 --tool_java_runtime_version=remotejdk_25 --test_output=errors
• GOWORK=off GOFLAGS=-mod=vendor go test ./pkg/icms-translate/translate/common from src/libraries/go/lib
• bazel test //src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common:common_test --test_output=errors
• QA needed: Yes. Run the multi-cluster BDD task smoke against the published fix.

Issues

Fixes #1032

Checklist

• I am familiar with the Contributing Guidelines.
• I have signed off my commits for Developer Certificate of Origin (DCO) compliance.
• New or existing tests cover these changes.
• The documentation is up to date with these changes.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Updated instance creation requests to use the correct task-specific action.
  • Improved scheduling request validation to confirm the expected action while preserving existing payload and configuration checks.
  • Added coverage for legacy spot-instance request actions during message processing.

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The ICMS createInstance endpoint now sends RequestInstancesForTask. WireMock configuration and scheduling tests validate the action. Go tests cover legacy action normalization and unmarshalling.

Changes

Task request action

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Update ICMS request action src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core/src/main/java/com/nvidia/nvct/service/icms/IcmsStubService.java	createInstance now targets RequestInstancesForTask.
Align request validation src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core/src/test/java/com/nvidia/nvct/service/icms/IcmsServiceTest.java, src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core/src/test/java/com/nvidia/nvct/util/MockIcmsServer.java	Scheduling tests and the WireMock stub validate RequestInstancesForTask and retain existing payload checks.
Validate legacy action translation src/libraries/go/lib/pkg/icms-translate/translate/common/types_test.go	Tests verify normalization and JSON unmarshalling for legacy function and task actions.

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 469e4

The change routes NVCT task launches through the task-specific SIS action and adds targeted compatibility coverage; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

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Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The production client now sends RequestInstancesForTask, and tests verify the task action for container and Helm launches, satisfying issue #1032.
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src/control-plane-services/cloud-tasks/nvct-core/src/main/java/com/nvidia/nvct/service/icms/IcmsStubService.java (1)

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Confirm the architecture or sequence documentation for this contract change.

This mapping changes the SIS request action used by NVCT. If the repository has an ICMS or NVCA architecture or sequence diagram, update it to show RequestInstancesForTask and the downstream task-instance translation. If no such diagram exists, confirm that no update is required.

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[sbaum1994]

Additional local E2E evidence from #863 QA:

• The current stock self-hosted NVCT image reproduced this issue. NVCA received the new task as RequestICMSInstances, and no task worker was created until the disposable request object was corrected to RequestICMSInstancesForTask.
• A full NVCT image built from this PR created a different failure before the SIS call. POST /v1/nvct/tasks returned 404 after artifact validation because TaskService could not read the task ID it had just created. This reproduced on a second request.
• To isolate this PR's code change, I rebuilt the exact stock runtime with only IcmsStubService.class recompiled from the stock source after changing Action=RequestInstances to Action=RequestInstancesForTask. That image created the task successfully, NVCA received RequestICMSInstancesForTask, and the task reached COMPLETED at 100%.

This confirms the action change itself fixes the original regression. It also exposes a separate task-persistence or runtime-compatibility gap in the full monorepo-built image that should be understood before using that image for self-hosted QA or release.

[sanjay-saxena]

LGTM!

@dmikhaylovnv - PTAL.

[sanjay-saxena]

Converting to Draft till @dmikhaylovnv verifies the SIS/ICMS query parameter.

[dmikhaylovnv]

The bug looks valid for me. The validationForNvct implementation was moved to GfnValidationServiceImpl which sits only in managed:

@Override
    public void validationForNvct(@NotNull SpotInstanceRequestSchema spotRequest) {
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(getStringValue(spotRequest.getTaskId()))) {
            return;
        }

        if (spotRequest.getMaxQueuedDuration() == null ||
                StringUtils.isBlank(spotRequest.getMaxQueuedDuration().toString())) {
            throwValidationError("LaunchSpecification.MaxQueuedDuration");
        }
        if (spotRequest.getTerminationGracePeriodDuration() == null ||
                StringUtils.isBlank(spotRequest.getTerminationGracePeriodDuration().toString())) {
            throwValidationError("LaunchSpecification.TerminationGracePeriodDuration");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(getStringValue(spotRequest.getResultHandlingStrategy()))) {
            throwValidationError("LaunchSpecification.ResultHandlingStrategy");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(spotRequest.getOwnerNcaIdForTask())) {
            throwValidationError("TaskDetails.OwnerNcaId");
        }
        if (StringUtils.isBlank(spotRequest.getAccountName())) {
            throwValidationError("TaskDetails.AccountName");
        }

        // Termination grace period must not exceed max runtime duration
        if (spotRequest.getMaxRuntimeDuration() != null &&
                spotRequest.getTerminationGracePeriodDuration().compareTo(spotRequest.getMaxRuntimeDuration()) > 0) {
            log.error(NVCT_DURATION_VALIDATION_ERROR);
            throw new IcmsBadRequestException(NVCT_DURATION_VALIDATION_ERROR);
        }

        spotRequest.setAction(SpotInstanceRequestAction.REQUEST_SPOT_INSTANCES_FOR_TASK);

After all the checks, in the last line it updates spotRequest with appropriate action. Self hosted is missing that line and send request to NVCA as default function. This method has no reference to GFN at all.

The current changes replace request action from RequestInstances -> RequestInstancesForTask which on ICMS side is used only in validation, no additional fields are populated in the flow.

My recommendation would be leave all existing changes plus move the above validationForNvct from Spot to ICMS codebase and call it in both managed and self hosted. (First we should copy/paste it to ICMS, merge, get a version and with bumping core-icms version in Spot, delete the method from Spot codebase).

@sbaum1994 Do you want me to add a commit to this PR adding this method?

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