feat: isolate readiness probes from Gitea traffic (Closes #687)

src/main.py

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import sqlite3
 import time
 from collections.abc import Awaitable, Coroutine
 from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
+from dataclasses import dataclass
 from datetime import datetime
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Literal
@@ -59,6 +60,9 @@ from src.views import FRONTEND_BUILD, router as frontend_router
 
 
 async def _drain_authored_action_operations() -> None:
+    for key, operation in list(_authored_action_operations.items()):
+        if operation[1].done():
+            _authored_action_operations.pop(key, None)
     tasks = {
         operation[1]
         for operation in _authored_action_operations.values()
@@ -116,10 +120,18 @@ async def _push_poll_loop() -> None:
             continue
 
 
+async def _readiness_monitor() -> None:
+    while True:
+        await _check_readiness()
+        await asyncio.sleep(READINESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS)
+
+
 @asynccontextmanager
 async def lifespan(_app: FastAPI):
     global _live_snapshot_task, _available_issue_snapshot_task, _push_poll_task
+    global _readiness_task
     gitea_proxy.start_client()
+    _readiness_task = asyncio.create_task(_readiness_monitor())
     if _push_configuration().enabled:
         _push_poll_task = asyncio.create_task(_push_poll_loop())
     try:
@@ -128,7 +140,8 @@ async def lifespan(_app: FastAPI):
         live_task = _live_snapshot_task
         available_task = _available_issue_snapshot_task
         push_task = _push_poll_task
-        for task in (live_task, available_task, push_task):
+        readiness_task = _readiness_task
+        for task in (live_task, available_task, push_task, readiness_task):
             if task is not None and not task.done():
                 task.cancel()
                 try:
@@ -145,6 +158,8 @@ async def lifespan(_app: FastAPI):
                 _available_issue_snapshot_task = None
             if _push_poll_task is push_task:
                 _push_poll_task = None
+            if _readiness_task is readiness_task:
+                _readiness_task = None
 
 
 app = FastAPI(title="Stackchain Dashboard", lifespan=lifespan)
@@ -153,6 +168,60 @@ app.add_middleware(NegotiatedGZipMiddleware, minimum_size=1_024)
 CONTEXT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 EVENT_STREAM_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
+READINESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS = max(
+    READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS,
+    float(os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_READINESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS", "30")),
+)
+READINESS_MAX_AGE_SECONDS = max(
+    READINESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS + READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS + 5.0,
+    float(os.getenv("STACKCHAIN_READINESS_MAX_AGE_SECONDS", "65")),
+)
+
+
+@dataclass(frozen=True)
+class ReadinessState:
+    checked_at: float
+    ready: bool
+    login: str | None = None
+    error: str | None = None
+    timed_out: bool = False
+
+
+_readiness_state: ReadinessState | None = None
+
+
+async def _check_readiness() -> None:
+    global _readiness_state
+    checked_at = time.monotonic()
+    try:
+        user = await asyncio.wait_for(current_user(), timeout=READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
+        if not isinstance(user, dict) or not user.get("login"):
+            raise ReadinessPayloadError(
+                "Gitea current-user response did not include a login"
+            )
+    except Exception as exc:
+        timed_out = isinstance(exc, TimeoutError)
+        error = (
+            f"Gitea readiness check timed out after {READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:g}s"
+            if timed_out
+            else (
+                str(exc)
+                if isinstance(exc, ReadinessPayloadError)
+                else "Gitea readiness check is temporarily unavailable"
+            )
+        )
+        _readiness_state = ReadinessState(
+            checked_at=checked_at,
+            ready=False,
+            error=error,
+            timed_out=timed_out,
+        )
+        return
+    _readiness_state = ReadinessState(
+        checked_at=checked_at,
+        ready=True,
+        login=user["login"],
+    )
 REVIEW_DETAIL_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 ISSUE_ACTION_TIMEOUT_SECONDS = 5.0
 ISSUE_CREATION_IDEMPOTENCY_TTL_SECONDS = 600.0
@@ -181,6 +250,7 @@ AVAILABLE_ISSUE_SNAPSHOT_LEASE_SECONDS = WORK_PAGE_TIMEOUT_SECONDS + 1.0
 FRONTEND_DIR = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent / "frontend"
 _live_snapshot_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 _push_poll_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
+_readiness_task: asyncio.Task | None = None
 _live_snapshot_value: dict | None = None
 _live_snapshot_created_at: float | None = None
 LIVE_SNAPSHOT_SECTIONS = ("context", "events", "notifications")
@@ -2358,43 +2428,35 @@ async def sign_out_all_devices(
 
 @app.get("/readyz")
 async def readiness():
-    """Return readiness after verifying the configured Gitea connection."""
-    try:
-        user = await asyncio.wait_for(
-            current_user(), timeout=READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS
-        )
-        if not isinstance(user, dict) or not user.get("login"):
-            raise ReadinessPayloadError(
-                "Gitea current-user response did not include a login"
-            )
-    except Exception as exc:
-        timed_out = isinstance(exc, TimeoutError)
-        error_message = (
-            f"Gitea readiness check timed out after {READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:g}s"
-            if timed_out
-            else (
-                str(exc)
-                if isinstance(exc, ReadinessPayloadError)
-                else "Gitea readiness check is temporarily unavailable"
-            )
-        )
+    """Return the latest readiness snapshot without contacting Gitea."""
+    state = _readiness_state
+    if state is None or time.monotonic() - state.checked_at > READINESS_MAX_AGE_SECONDS:
         return JSONResponse(
             {
                 "status": "not_ready",
                 "service": "stackchain-dashboard",
-                "error": error_message,
+                "error": "Gitea readiness status is not available",
+            },
+            status_code=503,
+        )
+    if not state.ready:
+        return JSONResponse(
+            {
+                "status": "not_ready",
+                "service": "stackchain-dashboard",
+                "error": state.error,
             },
             status_code=503,
             headers={
                 "Retry-After": str(max(1, math.ceil(READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)))
-            } if timed_out else None,
+            } if state.timed_out else None,
         )
     payload = {
         "status": "ready",
         "service": "stackchain-dashboard",
     }
     if not dashboard_auth.enabled():
-        payload["gitea_user"] = user["login"]
+        payload["gitea_user"] = state.login
     return payload
 
 

tests/test_dashboard_auth.py

@@ -2046,6 +2046,7 @@ async def test_public_routes_remain_available_and_readiness_hides_identity(acces
         return {"id": 1, "login": "timmy"}
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", user)
+    await main._check_readiness()
     transport = httpx.ASGITransport(app=main.app)
     async with httpx.AsyncClient(transport=transport, base_url="https://test") as client:
         health = await client.get("/healthz")

tests/test_gitea_transport.py

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import asyncio
+from unittest.mock import AsyncMock
 
 import httpx
 import pytest
@@ -245,6 +246,7 @@ async def test_application_lifespan_opens_and_closes_gitea_transport(monkeypatch
     calls = []
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "start_client", lambda: calls.append("start"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_check_readiness", AsyncMock())
 
     async def stop_client():
         calls.append("stop")
@@ -270,6 +272,7 @@ async def test_application_shutdown_finishes_snapshot_before_closing_transport(m
             calls.append("snapshot cancelled")
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "start_client", lambda: calls.append("start"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_check_readiness", AsyncMock())
 
     async def stop_client():
         assert main._live_snapshot_task is not None
@@ -306,6 +309,7 @@ async def test_application_shutdown_cancels_available_work_scan_before_transport
             calls.append("available scan cancelled")
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "start_client", lambda: calls.append("start"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_check_readiness", AsyncMock())
 
     async def stop_client():
         task = main._available_issue_snapshot_task
@@ -341,6 +345,7 @@ async def test_application_shutdown_drains_authored_mutation_before_transport(mo
         return {"id": 461}
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "start_client", lambda: calls.append("start"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_check_readiness", AsyncMock())
 
     async def stop_client():
         calls.append("stop")
@@ -382,6 +387,7 @@ async def test_application_shutdown_bounds_and_settles_stalled_authored_mutation
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "AUTHORED_ACTION_SHUTDOWN_GRACE_SECONDS", 0.01)
     monkeypatch.setattr(gitea_proxy, "start_client", lambda: calls.append("start"))
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_check_readiness", AsyncMock())
 
     async def stop_client():
         calls.append("stop")

tests/test_health.py

@@ -11,6 +11,49 @@ def test_health_endpoint_reports_service_liveness_without_gitea_access():
     assert main.health() == {"status": "ok", "service": "stackchain-dashboard"}
 
 
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_readiness_endpoint_never_contacts_gitea_for_a_request(monkeypatch):
+    calls = 0
+
+    async def unexpected_user_lookup():
+        nonlocal calls
+        calls += 1
+        raise AssertionError("request-time readiness must not contact Gitea")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_readiness_state", None, raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", unexpected_user_lookup)
+
+    first = await main.readiness()
+    second = await main.readiness()
+
+    assert first.status_code == 503
+    assert second.status_code == 503
+    assert calls == 0
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_readiness_monitor_refreshes_on_an_interval_and_cancels(monkeypatch):
+    calls = 0
+    refreshed_twice = asyncio.Event()
+
+    async def check():
+        nonlocal calls
+        calls += 1
+        if calls == 2:
+            refreshed_twice.set()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "_check_readiness", check)
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main, "READINESS_INTERVAL_SECONDS", 0.01, raising=False)
+
+    task = asyncio.create_task(main._readiness_monitor())
+    await asyncio.wait_for(refreshed_twice.wait(), timeout=0.2)
+    task.cancel()
+    with pytest.raises(asyncio.CancelledError):
+        await task
+
+    assert calls == 2
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_readiness_endpoint_reports_connected_gitea_user(monkeypatch):
     async def connected_user():
@@ -18,6 +61,8 @@ async def test_readiness_endpoint_reports_connected_gitea_user(monkeypatch):
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", connected_user)
 
+    await main._check_readiness()
+
     response = await main.readiness()
 
     assert any(getattr(route, "path", None) == "/readyz" for route in main.app.routes)
@@ -35,6 +80,8 @@ async def test_readiness_endpoint_hides_unexpected_upstream_error_details(monkey
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", unavailable_user)
 
+    await main._check_readiness()
+
     response = await main.readiness()
 
     assert response.status_code == 503
@@ -53,6 +100,8 @@ async def test_readiness_endpoint_returns_503_for_null_current_user_payload(monk
 
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", null_user)
 
+    await main._check_readiness()
+
     response = await main.readiness()
 
     assert response.status_code == 503
@@ -77,6 +126,8 @@ async def test_readiness_endpoint_times_out_and_cancels_stalled_gitea_check(monk
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "READINESS_TIMEOUT_SECONDS", 0.01, raising=False)
     monkeypatch.setattr(main, "current_user", hanging_user)
 
+    await main._check_readiness()
+
     response = await main.readiness()
 
     assert response.status_code == 503
@@ -87,3 +138,18 @@ async def test_readiness_endpoint_times_out_and_cancels_stalled_gitea_check(monk
         "error": "Gitea readiness check timed out after 0.01s",
     }
     assert cancelled.is_set()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.anyio
+async def test_readiness_endpoint_expires_a_stale_healthy_snapshot(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        main,
+        "_readiness_state",
+        main.ReadinessState(checked_at=10.0, ready=True, login="timmy"),
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(main.time, "monotonic", lambda: 76.0)
+
+    response = await main.readiness()
+
+    assert response.status_code == 503
+    assert json.loads(response.body)["error"] == "Gitea readiness status is not available"