feat: background syncer for github_rpm remotes (#108)

## Why

Builds on #107 (merged), which derives `github_rpm` RPM metadata lazily on the
client request path, single-flighted per replica. Two problems remain: the
derive still happens per replica, so across a multi-replica deployment the same
releases are scanned and re-derived N times, multiplying GitHub queries; and a
cold cache blocks the first request on a full derive. GitHub's rate limits are
low (~60/hr unauthenticated, ~5000/hr authenticated), so this needs a single
coordinated syncer with a shared rate limit and conditional requests.

## How

- Add a single per-process background syncer (started at boot, cleanly stopped
  on shutdown) that owns a deduped/coalescing work queue, a worker pool, and one
  global token-bucket rate limiter (`golang.org/x/time/rate`) bound onto the
  github provider so every GitHub call (releases list + each ranged asset GET)
  acquires a token first.
- Re-check each `github_rpm` remote for new/changed releases on its existing
  `mutable_ttl` cadence; derive only new/changed assets incrementally and prune
  assets that disappear upstream. Repodata is served from primed DB rows.
- Prime metadata in the background on remote creation; the create call returns
  immediately.
- Send the stored releases-list `ETag` as `If-None-Match`; a `304` derives
  nothing and is not counted against GitHub's rate limit, so an unchanged repo
  is nearly free.
- Coordinate replicas through a `github_rpm_sync_state` row (`last_synced_at`,
  `etag`, `sync_lease_owner`, `sync_lease_expires`): a periodic scan runs only
  for the replica that atomically claims the lease, bounding total GitHub load
  to ~once per `mutable_ttl` regardless of replica count; the ETag is shared
  through the same row.
- Keep the request path fast: serve current cache, enqueue a prime on an empty
  cache, and return a bounded wait then a retryable `503` rather than blocking
  on a cold derive.
- Add `GITHUB_SYNC_RATE` / `GITHUB_SYNC_BURST` / `GITHUB_SYNC_WORKERS` /
  `GITHUB_SYNC_POLL_INTERVAL` config with conservative defaults (1 req/s, burst
  5, 3 workers, 60s tick) and document the syncer in the README.

## Tests

- Unit (httptest, Range/ETag-aware fixture): `304` releases response derives
  nothing; incremental derive fetches only the newly added asset; the shared
  limiter caps request rate; work-queue enqueues coalesce to one job; prime
  enqueues a job; a held lease stops a second replica from scanning; cold-start
  serves `503` while warm cache serves `200`.
- DB integration (testcontainers postgres): the real lease SQL — one holder at a
  time, recency gate blocks a too-soon periodic re-claim, prime (freshness 0)
  bypasses recency but respects a live lease.
- Docker e2e re-run: `dnf install dotvault` works; prime-on-create derives in the
  background at ~1 req/s (global limiter); `dnf makecache` served fast from the
  priming cache (no cold block); clean shutdown mid-scan, no panics.

## Notes

- Reuses `mutable_ttl` as the check interval (no new per-remote field), per brief.

Reviewed-on: #108
Co-authored-by: Ben Vincent <ben@unkin.net>
Co-committed-by: Ben Vincent <ben@unkin.net>
This commit was merged in pull request #108.
This commit is contained in:
2026-08-10 21:31:24 +10:00
committed by BenVincent
parent d154fbf3f3
commit e24c35f534
14 changed files with 1015 additions and 28 deletions
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@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
_ "git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/npm"
_ "git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/puppet"
_ "git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/pypi"
_ "git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/rpm"
"git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/rpm"
_ "git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/provider/terraform"
"git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/proxy"
"git.unkin.net/unkin/artifactapi/internal/storage"
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ type Server struct {
localHandler *v2.LocalHandler
tfRegistry *tfregistry.Handler
gc *gc.Collector
syncer *rpm.Syncer
}
func New(cfg *config.Config, version string) (*Server, error) {
@@ -69,6 +70,12 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, version string) (*Server, error) {
localHandler := v2.NewLocalHandler(db, s3)
virtEngine := virtual.NewEngine(db, engine)
collector := gc.New(db, s3, 1*time.Hour)
syncer := rpm.NewSyncer(db, rpm.SyncConfig{
RatePerSec: cfg.GitHubSyncRatePerSec,
Burst: cfg.GitHubSyncBurst,
Workers: cfg.GitHubSyncWorkers,
PollInterval: time.Duration(cfg.GitHubSyncPollInterval) * time.Second,
})
// The terraform registry signs with a GPG key. A configured file wins (BYO
// key); otherwise artifactapi generates one on first start and persists it in
@@ -100,6 +107,7 @@ func New(cfg *config.Config, version string) (*Server, error) {
localHandler: localHandler,
tfRegistry: tfRegistry,
gc: collector,
syncer: syncer,
}
s.router = s.routes()
@@ -129,7 +137,7 @@ func (s *Server) routes() chi.Router {
r.Mount("/api/v1", proxyHandler.Routes())
r.Mount("/v2", proxyHandler.DockerV2Routes())
remotesHandler := v2.NewRemotesHandler(s.db)
remotesHandler := v2.NewRemotesHandler(s.db, s.syncer)
virtualsHandler := v2.NewVirtualsHandler(s.db)
healthHandler := v2.NewHealthHandler(s.db, s.cache, s.store)
statsHandler := v2.NewStatsHandler(s.db)
@@ -196,6 +204,7 @@ func (s *Server) newHTTPServer() *http.Server {
func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
go s.gc.Run(ctx)
go s.syncer.Run(ctx)
httpServer := s.newHTTPServer()
@@ -216,6 +225,7 @@ func (s *Server) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
func (s *Server) RunOnListener(ctx context.Context, ln net.Listener) error {
go s.gc.Run(ctx)
go s.syncer.Run(ctx)
httpServer := s.newHTTPServer()