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What

SimpleEventEmitter.once() registers an internal wrapper (not the original listener), but off(event, listener) did set.delete(listener) against the original function — which is never in the set. So calling off() with a listener added via once() was a no-op: the listener stayed registered and still fired on the next emit(), and listenerCount stayed non-zero.

Fix

Mirror Node's EventEmitter: tag the once() wrapper with .listener = listener, and in off(), if the direct delete misses, remove the wrapper whose .listener is the original. Normal on()/off() and the fire-once-then-remove path are unchanged.

Test

Adds simple-event-emitter.spec.ts: after off() a once() listener no longer fires and listenerCount is 0; once() still fires exactly once and self-removes. Full @voltagent/core suite green (1269 tests), biome and build clean.


Summary by cubic

Fixes SimpleEventEmitter.off() so it removes listeners registered via once(). Previously once() stored an internal wrapper, so off(event, listener) deleted the original function (never in the set) and left the wrapper registered — a removed listener still fired on the next emit(). off() now resolves the original listener back to its wrapper and removes only the newest matching registration when the same function is registered with both on() and once(), mirroring Node's EventEmitter.

Bug Fixes

  • Tags the once() wrapper with a .listener reference so off() can find and delete it.
  • Adds tests covering off() removing a once() listener, single-fire behavior, and mixed on()/once() registrations.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed event listener removal so one-time listeners no longer fire after being removed.
    • Ensured one-time listeners fire only once before being automatically removed.
    • When the same callback is registered as both persistent and one-time, removal now targets the newest registration while preserving the persistent listener.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for listener removal order, pre-emission removal, single-fire behavior, and mixed persistent/one-time registrations.

…nal function

SimpleEventEmitter.once() registers an internal wrapper, so off(event, listener)
deleted the original function (never in the set) and left the wrapper registered
-- a listener removed via off() still fired on the next emit. Tag the wrapper
with .listener and have off() fall back to removing it, mirroring Node's
EventEmitter.
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SimpleEventEmitter.off() now removes the newest matching registration, including once() wrappers. Tests cover removal before emission, one-time execution, and mixed persistent and one-time registrations. A patch changeset documents the behavior.

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Once-listener removal

Layer / File(s) Summary
Resolve once() wrappers
packages/core/src/utils/simple-event-emitter.ts
once() stores the original listener. off() removes the newest matching direct listener or wrapper.
Validate emitter behavior and release
packages/core/src/utils/simple-event-emitter.spec.ts, .changeset/fix-simple-event-emitter-once-off.md
Tests verify wrapper removal, one-time execution, listener counts, and preservation of older persistent registrations. The changeset declares a patch release for @voltagent/core.

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This change allows off() to remove once() registrations, including mixed on()/once() usage, preventing removed listeners from firing later. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

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In `@packages/core/src/utils/simple-event-emitter.ts`:
- Around line 20-22: Update the listener removal logic in the emitter’s off
implementation so registrations matching the same callback are handled
consistently when on and once are mixed: search both direct and wrapped
registrations in a defined order, preferably removing the newest matching
registration first, rather than skipping wrapper lookup after direct deletion.
Add a regression test covering mixed on/once registration followed by off and
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Comment thread packages/core/src/utils/simple-event-emitter.ts Outdated
When the same function was registered with both on() and once(), off()
deleted the direct registration first and left the once() wrapper armed,
so a "removed" one-time listener still fired on the next emit. off() now
scans every registration and removes only the newest matching entry
(function or wrapper), mirroring Node's EventEmitter removal order. Adds
a regression test for the mixed on()/once() case.
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