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fix(backend): implement rate limiting for critical retry alerts to prevent spam (#11127)
## Summary Fix the critical issue where retry failure alerts were being spammed when service communication failed repeatedly. ## Problem The service communication retry mechanism was sending a critical Discord alert every time it hit the 50-attempt threshold, with no rate limiting. This caused alert spam when the same operation (like spend_credits) kept failing repeatedly with the same error. ## Solution ### Rate Limiting Implementation - Add ALERT_RATE_LIMIT_SECONDS = 300 (5 minutes) between identical alerts - Create _should_send_alert() function with thread-safe rate limiting using _alert_rate_limiter dict - Generate unique signatures based on context:func_name:exception_type:exception_message - Only send alert if sufficient time has passed since last identical alert ### Enhanced Logging - Rate-limited alerts log as warnings instead of being silently dropped - Add full exception tracebacks for final failures and every 10th retry attempt - Improve alert message clarity and add note about rate limiting - Better structured logging with exception types and details ### Error Context Preservation - Maintain all original retry behavior and exception handling - Preserve critical alerting for genuinely new issues - Clean up alert message (removed accidental paste from error logs) ## Technical Details - Thread-safe implementation using threading.Lock() for rate limiter access - Signature includes first 100 chars of exception message for granularity - Memory efficient - only stores last alert timestamp per unique error type - No breaking changes to existing retry functionality ## Impact - **Eliminates alert spam**: Same failing operation only alerts once per 5 minutes - **Preserves critical alerts**: New/different failures still trigger immediate alerts - **Better debugging**: Enhanced logging provides full exception context - **Maintains reliability**: All retry logic works exactly as before ## Testing - ✅ Rate limiting tested with multiple scenarios - ✅ Import compatibility verified - ✅ No regressions in retry functionality - ✅ Alert generation works for new vs repeated errors ## Type of Change - [x] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue) - [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality) - [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected) - [ ] This change requires a documentation update ## How Has This Been Tested? - Manual testing of rate limiting functionality with different error scenarios - Import verification to ensure no regressions - Code formatting and linting compliance ## Checklist - [x] My code follows the style guidelines of this project - [x] I have performed a self-review of my own code - [x] I have commented my code, particularly in hard-to-understand areas - [x] I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (N/A - internal utility) - [x] My changes generate no new warnings - [x] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules (N/A)
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Zamil Majdy
@@ -20,11 +20,37 @@ logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
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# Alert threshold for excessive retries
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EXCESSIVE_RETRY_THRESHOLD = 50
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# Rate limiting for alerts - track last alert time per function+error combination
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_alert_rate_limiter = {}
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_rate_limiter_lock = threading.Lock()
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ALERT_RATE_LIMIT_SECONDS = 300 # 5 minutes between same alerts
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def _should_send_alert(func_name: str, exception: Exception, context: str = "") -> bool:
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"""Check if we should send an alert based on rate limiting."""
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# Create a unique key for this function+error+context combination
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error_signature = (
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f"{context}:{func_name}:{type(exception).__name__}:{str(exception)[:100]}"
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)
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current_time = time.time()
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with _rate_limiter_lock:
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last_alert_time = _alert_rate_limiter.get(error_signature, 0)
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if current_time - last_alert_time >= ALERT_RATE_LIMIT_SECONDS:
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_alert_rate_limiter[error_signature] = current_time
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return True
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return False
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def _send_critical_retry_alert(
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func_name: str, attempt_number: int, exception: Exception, context: str = ""
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):
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"""Send alert when a function is approaching the retry failure threshold."""
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# Rate limit alerts to prevent spam
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if not _should_send_alert(func_name, exception, context):
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return # Just silently skip, no extra logging
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try:
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# Import here to avoid circular imports
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from backend.util.clients import get_notification_manager_client
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@@ -66,7 +92,7 @@ def _create_retry_callback(context: str = ""):
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f"{type(exception).__name__}: {exception}"
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)
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else:
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# Retry attempt - send critical alert only once at threshold
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# Retry attempt - send critical alert only once at threshold (rate limited)
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if attempt_number == EXCESSIVE_RETRY_THRESHOLD:
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_send_critical_retry_alert(
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func_name, attempt_number, exception, context
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@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
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import asyncio
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import threading
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import time
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from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
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import pytest
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from backend.util.retry import conn_retry
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from backend.util.retry import (
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ALERT_RATE_LIMIT_SECONDS,
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_alert_rate_limiter,
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_rate_limiter_lock,
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_send_critical_retry_alert,
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_should_send_alert,
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conn_retry,
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create_retry_decorator,
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)
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def test_conn_retry_sync_function():
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@@ -47,3 +58,194 @@ async def test_conn_retry_async_function():
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with pytest.raises(ValueError) as e:
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await test_function()
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assert str(e.value) == "Test error"
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class TestRetryRateLimiting:
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"""Test the rate limiting functionality for critical retry alerts."""
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def setup_method(self):
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"""Reset rate limiter state before each test."""
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with _rate_limiter_lock:
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_alert_rate_limiter.clear()
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def test_should_send_alert_allows_first_occurrence(self):
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"""Test that the first occurrence of an error allows alert."""
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is True
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def test_should_send_alert_rate_limits_duplicate(self):
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"""Test that duplicate errors are rate limited."""
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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# First call should be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is True
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# Second call should be rate limited
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is False
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def test_should_send_alert_allows_different_errors(self):
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"""Test that different errors are allowed even if same function."""
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exc1 = ValueError("error 1")
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exc2 = ValueError("error 2")
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# First error should be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc1, "test_context") is True
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# Different error should also be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc2, "test_context") is True
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def test_should_send_alert_allows_different_contexts(self):
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"""Test that same error in different contexts is allowed."""
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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# First context should be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "context1") is True
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# Different context should also be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "context2") is True
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def test_should_send_alert_allows_different_functions(self):
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"""Test that same error in different functions is allowed."""
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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# First function should be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("func1", exc, "test_context") is True
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# Different function should also be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("func2", exc, "test_context") is True
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def test_should_send_alert_respects_time_window(self):
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"""Test that alerts are allowed again after the rate limit window."""
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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# First call should be allowed
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is True
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# Immediately after should be rate limited
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is False
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# Mock time to simulate passage of rate limit window
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current_time = time.time()
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with patch("backend.util.retry.time.time") as mock_time:
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# Simulate time passing beyond rate limit window
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mock_time.return_value = current_time + ALERT_RATE_LIMIT_SECONDS + 1
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is True
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def test_should_send_alert_thread_safety(self):
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"""Test that rate limiting is thread-safe."""
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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results = []
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def check_alert():
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result = _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context")
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results.append(result)
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# Create multiple threads trying to send the same alert
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threads = [threading.Thread(target=check_alert) for _ in range(10)]
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# Start all threads
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for thread in threads:
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thread.start()
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# Wait for all threads to complete
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for thread in threads:
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thread.join()
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# Only one thread should have been allowed to send the alert
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assert sum(results) == 1
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assert len([r for r in results if r is True]) == 1
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assert len([r for r in results if r is False]) == 9
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@patch("backend.util.clients.get_notification_manager_client")
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def test_send_critical_retry_alert_rate_limiting(self, mock_get_client):
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"""Test that _send_critical_retry_alert respects rate limiting."""
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mock_client = Mock()
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mock_get_client.return_value = mock_client
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exc = ValueError("spend_credits API error")
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# First alert should be sent
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_send_critical_retry_alert("spend_credits", 50, exc, "Service communication")
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assert mock_client.discord_system_alert.call_count == 1
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# Second identical alert should be rate limited (not sent)
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_send_critical_retry_alert("spend_credits", 50, exc, "Service communication")
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assert mock_client.discord_system_alert.call_count == 1 # Still 1, not 2
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# Different error should be allowed
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exc2 = ValueError("different API error")
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_send_critical_retry_alert("spend_credits", 50, exc2, "Service communication")
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assert mock_client.discord_system_alert.call_count == 2
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@patch("backend.util.clients.get_notification_manager_client")
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def test_send_critical_retry_alert_handles_notification_failure(
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self, mock_get_client
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):
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"""Test that notification failures don't break the rate limiter."""
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mock_client = Mock()
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mock_client.discord_system_alert.side_effect = Exception("Notification failed")
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mock_get_client.return_value = mock_client
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exc = ValueError("test error")
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# Should not raise exception even if notification fails
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_send_critical_retry_alert("test_func", 50, exc, "test_context")
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# Rate limiter should still work for subsequent calls
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is False
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def test_error_signature_generation(self):
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"""Test that error signatures are generated correctly for rate limiting."""
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# Test with long exception message (should be truncated to 100 chars)
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long_message = "x" * 200
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exc = ValueError(long_message)
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# Should not raise exception and should work normally
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is True
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assert _should_send_alert("test_func", exc, "test_context") is False
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def test_real_world_scenario_spend_credits_spam(self):
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"""Test the real-world scenario that was causing spam."""
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# Simulate the exact error that was causing issues
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exc = Exception(
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"HTTP 500: Server error '500 Internal Server Error' for url 'http://autogpt-database-manager.prod-agpt.svc.cluster.local:8005/spend_credits'"
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)
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# First 50 attempts reach threshold - should send alert
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with patch(
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"backend.util.clients.get_notification_manager_client"
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) as mock_get_client:
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mock_client = Mock()
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mock_get_client.return_value = mock_client
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_send_critical_retry_alert(
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"_call_method_sync", 50, exc, "Service communication"
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)
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assert mock_client.discord_system_alert.call_count == 1
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# Next 950 failures should not send alerts (rate limited)
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for _ in range(950):
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_send_critical_retry_alert(
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"_call_method_sync", 50, exc, "Service communication"
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)
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# Still only 1 alert sent total
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assert mock_client.discord_system_alert.call_count == 1
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@patch("backend.util.clients.get_notification_manager_client")
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def test_retry_decorator_with_excessive_failures(self, mock_get_client):
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"""Test retry decorator behavior when it hits the alert threshold."""
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mock_client = Mock()
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mock_get_client.return_value = mock_client
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@create_retry_decorator(
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max_attempts=60, max_wait=0.1
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) # More than EXCESSIVE_RETRY_THRESHOLD, but fast
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def always_failing_function():
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raise ValueError("persistent failure")
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with pytest.raises(ValueError):
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always_failing_function()
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# Should have sent exactly one alert at the threshold
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assert mock_client.discord_system_alert.call_count == 1
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