Image and video callers were each formatting the same four-field dict into
the same sentence. Return the rendered tail from _managed_fal_billing_error
so the wording lives in one place; output is byte-identical.
Keep the two tests that fail on main without the fix:
- test_fal_common: a keyed managed submit makes exactly one POST (plus the
negative arm: an unkeyed submit still goes through the SDK retry ladder)
- test_image_generation: the 409 BILLING_ERROR body surfaces
`unsupported_pricing_meter` instead of the generic "not yet enabled" text
Dropped from #106484: the duplicate video-plugin billing test (same helper,
same assertion), the `_fal_client = fake` / `import_fal_client` stub churn
and the `tools.lazy_deps` stub — fal-client is installed in CI (`--extra fal`)
so those fixtures were not needed; the `_load_fal_client` no-op fixture on
TestManagedGatewayErrorTranslation for the same reason.
Also drop the redundant `retry_request is None` re-check in
`_ManagedFalSyncClient.submit` — `__init__` already raises when the helper
is missing.
Avoid retrying idempotent managed FAL submissions because the retry can mask the initial billing failure. Surface structured Nous billing diagnostics consistently for image and video paths, with hermetic regression coverage.
(cherry picked from commit 289ce039e9a522dc8016ae4a512214c05d0a8bc0)
Mirrors the architecture established by the web (#25182), browser
(#25214), and video_gen (#25126) plugin migrations:
* `tools/fal_common.py` — stateless atoms shared by both FAL-backed
plugins (image_gen + video_gen). Holds the lazy `fal_client` import
helper, `_ManagedFalSyncClient`, `_normalize_fal_queue_url_format`,
`_extract_http_status`. Stateful pieces (`fal_client` module global,
`_managed_fal_client*` cache, `_submit_fal_request`,
`_resolve_managed_fal_gateway`, `_get_managed_fal_client`)
intentionally stay on `tools.image_generation_tool` so the existing
`monkeypatch.setattr(image_tool, ...)` patch sites keep working
unchanged.
* `plugins/video_gen/fal/__init__.py` — drops its inline
`_load_fal_client` duplicate; consumes `tools.fal_common.import_fal_client`.
* `plugins/image_gen/fal/{plugin.yaml,__init__.py}` — new plugin.
`FalImageGenProvider` is a thin registration adapter that resolves
the legacy module via `import tools.image_generation_tool as _it`
and calls `_it.image_generate_tool` + `_it._resolve_fal_model` at
call time. The 18-model catalog, `_build_fal_payload`, managed-
gateway selection, and Clarity Upscaler chaining all remain in
`tools.image_generation_tool` as the single source of truth —
the plugin is a registration adapter, not a parallel implementation.
* `tools/image_generation_tool.py::_dispatch_to_plugin_provider` —
drops the `configured == "fal"` skip. Setting `image_gen.provider:
fal` now routes through the registry like any other provider; the
plugin re-enters this module's pipeline so behavior is identical.
Unset `image_gen.provider` still falls through to the in-tree
pipeline (preserves no-config-with-FAL_KEY UX from #15696).
* `hermes_cli/tools_config.py` — drops the hardcoded "FAL.ai" row from
`TOOL_CATEGORIES["image_gen"]["providers"]` (now injected by
`_plugin_image_gen_providers` like every other backend) and the
`getattr(provider, "name") == "fal"` skip that protected against
duplication with the hardcoded row. The "Nous Subscription" row
stays as a setup-flow entry — same shape browser kept "Nous
Subscription (Browser Use cloud)" after #25214.
* `tests/plugins/image_gen/test_fal_provider.py` — 14 cases covering
the ABC surface, call-time indirection (verifying
`monkeypatch.setattr(image_tool, "image_generate_tool", ...)` takes
effect through the plugin), response-shape stamping, exception
handling, and registry wiring.
* `tests/plugins/image_gen/check_parity_vs_main.py` — subprocess
harness mirroring `tests/plugins/browser/check_parity_vs_main.py`.
Pins one path to origin/main, one to the worktree; runs six
scenarios (unset, explicit-fal-no-creds, explicit-fal-with-creds,
explicit-fal-with-model, typo provider, managed-gateway-only) and
diffs the reduced shape `{dispatch_kind, provider_name, model}`
per scenario. The only acceptable diff is "legacy_fal → plugin
(fal)" for explicit-FAL paths — every other delta is flagged as
a regression.
* `tests/hermes_cli/test_image_gen_picker.py::test_fal_surfaced_alongside_other_plugins`
— flips the previous `test_fal_skipped_to_avoid_duplicate` to
match the new shape (FAL is a plugin now, no dedup needed).
Verified: 195/195 tests across
`tests/{tools/test_image_generation*,tools/test_managed_media_gateways,plugins/image_gen,plugins/video_gen,hermes_cli/test_image_gen_picker}.py`
pass on this branch with no test patches modified outside the picker
test that asserted the old skip behaviour.
Fixes#26241