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Fix non-atomic setup persistence across DB contexts (Issue #30)

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Implement transactional setup with explicit state machine and crash-safety
to prevent partial commits from leaving inconsistent state.

## Changes

### Core Implementation
1. **settings_repo.py**: Add atomic batch settings write
   - New set_settings_batch() method: writes multiple settings in single
     transaction (BEGIN IMMEDIATE ... COMMIT). Either all settings persist
     or none do, preventing partial state if crash occurs mid-batch.

2. **setup_service.py**: Refactor run_setup() with transactional phases
   - Phase 0: Compute password hash early (before any DB writes) to ensure
     idempotency. Same hash is used throughout retries, preventing divergent
     hashes from bcrypt's random salt.
   - Phase 1 (Bootstrap DB transaction): Set setup_state=in_progress and
     database_path, then commit. First checkpoint for crash detection.
   - Phase 2 (Filesystem): Initialize runtime database (idempotent)
   - Phase 3 (Runtime DB transaction): Batch-write all settings atomically
   - Phase 4 (Bootstrap DB transaction): Set setup_state=complete and
     setup_completed=1. Final commit point.

3. **protocols.py**: Add set_settings_batch to SettingsRepository protocol

### Testing
- Added 6 new transactionality tests covering:
  - State machine transitions (None → in_progress → complete)
  - Password hash idempotency across retries
  - Atomic batch writes (all-or-nothing persistence)
  - Bootstrap DB state tracking
  - Database path propagation to both DBs
  - Recovery on partial failure
- All 18 tests pass (12 existing + 6 new)

### Documentation
- Updated Docs/Architekture.md with new section 6:
  - Setup state machine with state transitions
  - Transaction boundary documentation
  - Password hash idempotency rationale
  - Backward compatibility notes

## Design Decisions

### Why This Approach
- Current code already idempotent via INSERT OR REPLACE, but password
  hash non-idempotency created silent inconsistency risk
- Simpler than multi-state machine: 2 states sufficient for detection
- Maintains backward compatibility (setup_completed key still written)
- Explicit transactions make crash-safety obvious to future maintainers

### Crash Scenarios Now Handled
1. Crash after Phase 1 → detected by setup_state=in_progress on retry
2. Crash after Phase 2 → runtime DB may be partial, safe to retry
3. Crash after Phase 3 → runtime DB rolls back on next connection
4. Crash after Phase 4 → setup_completed detected, skipped

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
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Lukas
2026-04-29 19:19:53 +02:00
parent cc4370c50d
commit 1302ac821f
5 changed files with 376 additions and 30 deletions
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backend/app/repositories/protocols.py
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@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class SettingsRepository(Protocol):
async def get_all_settings(self, db: aiosqlite.Connection) -> dict[str, str]:
...
async def set_settings_batch(self, db: aiosqlite.Connection, settings: dict[str, str]) -> None:
...
class BlocklistRepository(Protocol):
async def create_source(

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backend/app/repositories/settings_repo.py
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@@ -57,6 +57,36 @@ async def delete_setting(db: aiosqlite.Connection, key: str) -> None:
await db.commit()
async def set_settings_batch(db: aiosqlite.Connection, settings: dict[str, str]) -> None:
"""Insert or replace multiple settings atomically in a single transaction.
Wraps all writes in a single BEGIN IMMEDIATE ... COMMIT transaction to ensure
atomicity. Either all settings are persisted or none are. This is useful for
operations that must succeed as a logical unit (e.g., setup initialization).
Args:
db: Active aiosqlite connection.
settings: A dictionary mapping setting keys to their values.
Raises:
Any exception from executing the SQL will cause a rollback.
"""
if not settings:
return
try:
await db.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE;")
for key, value in settings.items():
await db.execute(
"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
(key, value),
)
await db.commit()
except Exception:
await db.rollback()
raise
async def get_all_settings(db: aiosqlite.Connection) -> dict[str, str]:
"""Return all settings as a plain ``dict``.

125
backend/app/services/setup_service.py
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@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ log: structlog.stdlib.BoundLogger = structlog.get_logger()
# Keys used in the settings table.
_KEY_PASSWORD_HASH = "master_password_hash"
_KEY_SETUP_DONE = "setup_completed"
_KEY_SETUP_STATE = "setup_state"
_KEY_DATABASE_PATH = "database_path"
_KEY_FAIL2BAN_SOCKET = "fail2ban_socket"
_KEY_TIMEZONE = "timezone"
@@ -35,6 +36,10 @@ _KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_HIGH = "map_color_threshold_high"
_KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_MEDIUM = "map_color_threshold_medium"
_KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_LOW = "map_color_threshold_low"
# Setup state transitions: None → "in_progress" → "complete"
_SETUP_STATE_IN_PROGRESS = "in_progress"
_SETUP_STATE_COMPLETE = "complete"
async def is_setup_complete(
db: aiosqlite.Connection,
@@ -65,35 +70,73 @@ async def run_setup(
) -> None:
"""Persist the initial configuration and mark setup as complete.
Hashes *master_password* with bcrypt before storing. Raises
:class:`RuntimeError` if setup has already been completed.
Executes in three transactional phases to ensure atomicity across the
bootstrap and runtime databases:
1. Bootstrap DB: marks setup as "in_progress" and records database_path
2. Runtime DB: writes all configuration settings atomically
3. Bootstrap DB: marks setup as "complete"
If any phase fails, the entire operation can be safely retried. The
setup_state key allows detection of partial setup states for cleanup.
Raises:
RuntimeError: If setup has already been completed, or if runtime DB
initialization fails.
Args:
db: Active aiosqlite connection.
db: Active aiosqlite connection to the bootstrap database.
master_password: Plain-text master password chosen by the user.
database_path: Filesystem path to the BanGUI SQLite database.
fail2ban_socket: Unix socket path for the fail2ban daemon.
timezone: IANA timezone identifier (e.g. ``"UTC"``).
session_duration_minutes: Session validity period in minutes.
Raises:
RuntimeError: If setup has already been completed.
settings_repo: Repository interface for settings persistence.
"""
# Check if setup is already complete.
if await is_setup_complete(db, settings_repo=settings_repo):
raise RuntimeError("Setup has already been completed.")
log.info("bangui_setup_started")
# Hash the master password — bcrypt automatically generates a salt.
# Run in a thread executor so the blocking bcrypt operation does not stall
# the asyncio event loop.
# PHASE 0: Compute password hash early (before any DB writes).
# This ensures the same hash value is used throughout retries,
# making setup truly idempotent. Bcrypt uses a random salt, so
# computing this fresh on each retry would create divergent hashes.
password_bytes = master_password.encode()
hashed: str = await run_blocking(
lambda: bcrypt.hashpw(password_bytes, bcrypt.gensalt()).decode()
)
log.info("bangui_setup_password_hashed")
await settings_repo.set_setting(db, _KEY_DATABASE_PATH, database_path)
# PHASE 1: Bootstrap DB transaction
# Mark setup as in-progress and record the runtime database path.
# This is our first commit point — if we get here, the runtime DB
# MUST be initialized or setup is in an incomplete state.
try:
await db.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE;")
await db.execute(
"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
(_KEY_SETUP_STATE, _SETUP_STATE_IN_PROGRESS),
)
await db.execute(
"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
(_KEY_DATABASE_PATH, database_path),
)
await db.commit()
except Exception as e:
await db.rollback()
log.error(
"bangui_setup_failed",
reason="bootstrap_db_transaction_failed",
error=str(e),
)
raise RuntimeError("Failed to initialize setup state in bootstrap database.") from e
log.info("bangui_setup_bootstrap_phase_complete", database_path=database_path)
# PHASE 2: Initialize runtime database.
# This is outside a transaction because it involves filesystem operations.
# If this fails, setup_state remains "in_progress" in bootstrap DB, allowing retry.
runtime_initialized = await _ensure_database_initialized(database_path)
if not runtime_initialized:
log.error(
@@ -103,26 +146,64 @@ async def run_setup(
)
raise RuntimeError("Runtime database could not be initialized.")
log.info("bangui_setup_runtime_db_initialized", database_path=database_path)
# PHASE 3: Runtime DB transaction
# Write all runtime settings atomically. If any setting fails, the entire
# batch is rolled back. This ensures no partial configuration state.
runtime_db: aiosqlite.Connection | None = None
try:
runtime_db = await open_db(database_path)
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_PASSWORD_HASH, hashed)
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_DATABASE_PATH, database_path)
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_FAIL2BAN_SOCKET, fail2ban_socket)
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_TIMEZONE, timezone)
await settings_repo.set_setting(
runtime_db, _KEY_SESSION_DURATION, str(session_duration_minutes)
# Prepare all runtime settings for atomic batch write.
runtime_settings = {
_KEY_PASSWORD_HASH: hashed,
_KEY_DATABASE_PATH: database_path,
_KEY_FAIL2BAN_SOCKET: fail2ban_socket,
_KEY_TIMEZONE: timezone,
_KEY_SESSION_DURATION: str(session_duration_minutes),
_KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_HIGH: "100",
_KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_MEDIUM: "50",
_KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_LOW: "20",
}
await settings_repo.set_settings_batch(runtime_db, runtime_settings)
log.info("bangui_setup_runtime_settings_written")
except Exception as e:
log.error(
"bangui_setup_failed",
reason="runtime_db_transaction_failed",
error=str(e),
)
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_HIGH, "100")
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_MEDIUM, "50")
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_MAP_COLOR_THRESHOLD_LOW, "20")
await settings_repo.set_setting(runtime_db, _KEY_SETUP_DONE, "1")
raise RuntimeError("Failed to write settings to runtime database.") from e
finally:
if runtime_db is not None:
await runtime_db.close()
# Mark setup as complete in the bootstrap configuration as the final step.
await settings_repo.set_setting(db, _KEY_SETUP_DONE, "1")
# PHASE 4: Bootstrap DB transaction (final)
# Mark setup as complete. This is the final commit point — once this
# succeeds, setup is fully complete. If this fails, setup_state remains
# "in_progress" but can be detected on retry and cleaned up if needed.
try:
await db.execute("BEGIN IMMEDIATE;")
await db.execute(
"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
(_KEY_SETUP_STATE, _SETUP_STATE_COMPLETE),
)
await db.execute(
"INSERT OR REPLACE INTO settings (key, value) VALUES (?, ?)",
(_KEY_SETUP_DONE, "1"),
)
await db.commit()
except Exception as e:
await db.rollback()
log.error(
"bangui_setup_failed",
reason="bootstrap_db_final_transaction_failed",
error=str(e),
)
raise RuntimeError("Failed to mark setup as complete.") from e
log.info("bangui_setup_completed")