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fix(db): handle ConnectionDoesNotExistError with retry + pool invalidation#154

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Summary

  • pool_pre_ping=True catches most stale connections, but there's a race: Postgres can close a connection between the ping and the actual query
  • When this happens asyncpg raises ConnectionDoesNotExistError, which was surfacing as unhandled DBAPIError in fetch_all (Sentry 7347427630) and the webhook handler (Sentry 7379710797)

Two-layer fix in src/database.py:

  • handle_error event listener marks ConnectionDoesNotExistError as a pool disconnect — SQLAlchemy invalidates that connection and never returns it from the pool again
  • Single retry in fetch_one / fetch_all / execute — if the race fires, the retry acquires a fresh healthy connection and the request succeeds transparently

Test plan

  • Deploy to production and monitor Sentry: 7347427630 and 7379710797 should stop producing new events
  • Verify app logs show no ConnectionDoesNotExistError after deploy
  • docker ps + docker logs health check per CLAUDE.md checklist

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pool_pre_ping=True catches most stale connections but there's a race: Postgres
can close the connection between the ping and the actual query.  When that
happens asyncpg raises ConnectionDoesNotExistError.

Two-layer fix:
- handle_error event listener: marks ConnectionDoesNotExistError as a pool
  disconnect so SQLAlchemy invalidates that connection and never returns it again
- Single retry in fetch_one / fetch_all / execute: if the race condition fires,
  the retry acquires a fresh connection from the pool and succeeds transparently

Fixes Sentry issues 7347427630 (fetch_all) and 7379710797 (webhook handler).

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Two files had lines exceeding the 100-char limit (introduced in prior commits,
not by the db stale-connection fix). Fixed to unblock CI on PR #154.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Two separate bugs both caused empty text to be sent to Telegram:

1. wrapped.py: stats_report stored as "" (from None or "") meant
   uw.get("stats_report", "📊") returned "" instead of the fallback.
   Fix: use `or` instead of dict default so empty string also falls back.

2. feedback.py: handle_feedback_reply had no guard for non-text admin
   replies (sticker, voice, etc.). text=None would reach send_message.
   Fix: return early if reply_text is falsy.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Pre-existing formatting issue on this branch — production side already
formatted via a prior merge. Fixing to unblock CI lint check on PR #154.

Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Co-Authored-By: Paperclip <noreply@paperclip.ing>
Production added txt extraction variable for stats_report (fix(wrapped) commit).
Resolved by accepting production's version.

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ohld commented Apr 1, 2026

Staff Engineer Review — APPROVED

Code review complete. Two-layer fix is correct:

  1. handle_error listener marks ConnectionDoesNotExistError connections as disconnected — pool invalidates them immediately
  2. Single retry in fetch_one/fetch_all/execute handles the race where a stale connection slips past pool_pre_ping

On write retry safety: ConnectionDoesNotExistError fires in asyncpg's _check_open() BEFORE the query is sent to Postgres. No double-write risk — the query never executes on the first attempt.

Pre-existing lint + conflicts fixed: 3 E501 violations in unrelated files, ruff formatting in describe_memes.py, and a merge conflict in wrapped.py with the production hotfix. All resolved and CI now passes (lint ✓ + tests ✓).

Minor informational (non-blocking):

  • _is_stale_connection_error uses exc.__cause__DBAPIError.orig is the documented SQLAlchemy API but both work in practice
  • type().__name__ matching is slightly fragile; isinstance() against imported asyncpg class would be more robust

Merging.

@ohld ohld merged commit 225ad93 into production Apr 1, 2026
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