refactor(libsy): fold turn pinning into AffinityRouter as a release rule

[ryan-lempka]

Removes the turn_pin.rs utility and instead uses the existing AffinityRouter, adding the ability to release affinity on a user turn. This unifies where and how routing state is managed and composes with the existing affinity path.

The existing config changes from #487 remain with the classify_trigger supporting the following values: every_request | user_turn | new_session.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added configurable classification triggers for every request, user turns, or new sessions.
  • Added affinity routing that can fall back to message hashes.
  • Added an option to release assignments when a new user turn begins.

• Bug Fixes

  • Preserved assignments during tool-result continuations while correctly resetting them for new user turns.

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Walkthrough

The change moves ClassifyTrigger and turn handling into affinity routing. It adds user-turn assignment release with tool-result continuity, updates classifier construction, removes TurnPin, and changes the public re-export.

Changes

Affinity routing

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Classification triggers and user-turn detection crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/affinity.rs	Defines ClassifyTrigger, detects human user turns, and adds with_release_on_user_turn.
Assignment release and continuation handling crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/affinity.rs	Clears assignments for new human user turns, retains them for tool-result continuations, and adds test coverage.
Shared router integration and API cleanup crates/libsy/src/algorithms/llm_class.rs, crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util.rs, crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/turn_pin.rs, crates/libsy/src/lib.rs	Uses the shared affinity router for classifier construction, removes TurnPin, and re-exports ClassifyTrigger from affinity.

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

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f4b5f

Releasing affinity on a new user turn can allow an older in-flight continuation to retain a stale routing decision, causing the new turn to use the prior turn’s model. The PR is not merge-ready until decisions are guarded by the active turn and a regression test covers the race.

Poem

I hop through turns with models near,
Tool-result paths remain sincere.
New user words release the tie,
Affinity routes the choice nearby.
TurnPin rests beneath the sky.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes folding turn pinning into AffinityRouter as a release rule, which matches the primary changes.

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Inline comments:
In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/llm_class.rs`:
- Around line 581-582: Update the documentation for affinity_router to describe
how triggers map to an optional AffinityRouter, including when it returns None;
remove the inaccurate claim that the helper routes requests.

In `@crates/libsy/src/algorithms/util/affinity.rs`:
- Around line 229-235: Track a per-identity user-turn generation or fingerprint
in the assignment/release flow around the lock block and Processor::process path
(including lines 792-827), incrementing or replacing it when a new user turn
releases an assignment. Validate that fallback/judge decisions belong to the
currently active generation before inserting them, and discard superseded
decisions so the later turn can establish routing. Add a regression test that
delays an earlier continuation decision until after a later user turn reaches
score, confirming the stale decision is rejected.

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[ayushag-nv]

looks good