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serialize() replaces non-finite floats with None — that is the invariant its own tests
document (test_nan_float_serialized_to_none, test_inf_float_serialized_to_none,
test_nan_inside_dict_serialized_to_none) and the one src/backend/tests/unit/test_messages.py:647
relies on when it asserts json.dumps(..., allow_nan=False) on persisted output.

The check lives in _serialize_primitive, which only matches Python float, so the two paths
that convert without going back through it kept leaking:

  • _serialize_numpy_type returned obj.item() / obj.tolist() as they are. np.float64
    happens to be a float subclass and is caught upstream, but np.float32 and np.float16
    are not, so the same value in a narrower dtype came out as nan / inf.
  • _serialize_series reads values straight off the Series and only truncates them, so it
    never reaches the dispatcher — a plain float64 Series with one missing value leaked.

This adds _sanitize_non_finite() and applies it to those two returns in both mirrored copies
(langflow.serialization.serialization and lfx.serialization.serialization). It recurses so
array and list-valued entries are covered, and touches nothing that is not a float:

float('nan')                     -> None          (unchanged)
np.float64(nan)                  -> None          (unchanged)
np.float32(nan)                  -> nan     -> None
np.float16(inf)                  -> inf     -> None
np.array([1.0, nan], f32)        -> [1.0, nan]  -> [1.0, None]
pd.Series([1.0, nan])            -> {0: 1.0, 1: nan} -> {0: 1.0, 1: None}
json.dumps(payload)              -> {"score": NaN, "vec": [1.0, Infinity]} -> {"score": null, "vec": [1.0, null]}

_serialize_dataframe re-enters serialize(), so a float64 column was already clean — but a
narrower column reaches it as np.float32 and leaked the same way; both cases are pinned by the
new tests. Finite output is unchanged, including dtypes and truncation behaviour.

Left deliberately out of scope: _serialize_decimal has the same gap for Decimal("NaN") /
Decimal("Infinity"), but that is what the open #11648 proposes, so this PR stays on the
numpy/pandas paths that PR does not reach.

Fixes #15228

How was this tested?

Added TestNonFiniteNumpySerialization to
src/backend/tests/unit/serialization/test_serialization.py. It is parametrized over
[langflow, lfx] so both mirrored copies are pinned to the same behaviour — today neither copy
has any test coverage of its own for this, and the langflow copy is the only one the existing
tests exercise.

Against main @ 5621dcfd with only the new tests added:

14 failed, 41 passed in 14.79s

Nine cases × two implementations = 18 new tests. The four that already pass on main are
test_nan_in_float64_dataframe_serialized_to_none and test_finite_values_are_preserved, which
must pass before and after. With the serializer change in place:

55 passed, 1 warning in 9.83s

Regression checks on the consumers I could reach locally:

  • src/backend/tests/unit/test_messages.py — 1 failed, 82 passed. The failure is
    test_aget_messages, and it fails identically on pristine main with the serializer
    untouched (verified by reverting both files, running it, and restoring), so it is not caused
    by this diff.
  • src/backend/tests/unit/services/tracing/test_langfuse_v3_compatibility.py and
    src/backend/tests/unit/components/files_ingestion/test_file_content_retriever.py —
    80 passed, 4 skipped.
  • ruff format --check and ruff check pass on the three changed files.

How can this PR be tested?

uv run --no-sync python -m pytest src/backend/tests/unit/serialization/test_serialization.py -q

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved serialization of NumPy and pandas data containing NaN or infinite values.
    • Non-finite numeric values are now converted to null, ensuring serialized output remains valid JSON.
    • Applied consistently across scalar values, arrays, dictionaries, Series, and DataFrames.

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_serialize_primitive only matches Python float, so np.float32/np.float16 scalars,
numeric arrays and pandas Series values returned NaN/Inf from serialize() and
reached strict JSON encoders. Apply the same None replacement to those conversions
in both mirrored serializers.
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The serializers now replace non-finite NumPy and pandas values with None. Tests cover both serializer implementations and verify strict JSON encoding.

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Serialization JSON compliance

Layer / File(s) Summary
Non-finite value sanitization
src/backend/base/langflow/serialization/serialization.py, src/lfx/src/lfx/serialization/serialization.py
Both serializers recursively sanitize non-finite Python and NumPy floating-point values in Series, NumPy scalars, and numeric arrays.
Serializer compliance tests
src/backend/tests/unit/serialization/test_serialization.py
Parametrized tests cover both serializers, NumPy scalars and arrays, dictionaries, Series, DataFrames, finite-value preservation, and json.dumps(..., allow_nan=False).

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: erichare

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 55e49

Finite narrow-float pandas Series still fail strict JSON encoding, so the required JSON-compliant serialization contract is incomplete and should be fixed before merge.

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🟠 Major · Convert finite np.floating values before returning serialized Series… · serialization.py:156-179

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Convert finite np.floating values before returning serialized Series data.

Both _serialize_series implementations preserve finite np.float32 and np.float16 values. _truncate_value returns each value unchanged, and _sanitize_non_finite also returns finite np.floating values unchanged. The result contains NumPy scalars, so json.dumps(result, allow_nan=False) raises TypeError.

Convert finite np.floating values to Python float in both helpers. Add strict JSON coverage for a finite np.float32 or np.float16 Series. The current parametrized tests do not cover this case.

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In `@src/backend/base/langflow/serialization/serialization.py` around lines 156 -
179, Update both _serialize_series implementations so finite np.floating values
are converted to native Python float values before returning serialized data,
while retaining None for non-finite values. Extend the relevant parametrized
tests with a finite np.float32 or np.float16 Series and verify strict
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In `@src/backend/base/langflow/serialization/serialization.py`:
- Around line 156-179: Update both _serialize_series implementations so finite
np.floating values are converted to native Python float values before returning
serialized data, while retaining None for non-finite values. Extend the relevant
parametrized tests with a finite np.float32 or np.float16 Series and verify
strict json.dumps(..., allow_nan=False) succeeds.

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