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BanGUI/backend/app/tasks/rate_limiter_cleanup.py
Lukas 52f237d5d4 Make background tasks idempotent - prevent duplicate bans on retry
CRITICAL FIX: Background tasks (especially blocklist_import) crashed mid-execution,
leaving partial state. On retry, the same bans were applied again, causing duplicates.

Solution: Content-hash based operation tracking for blocklist imports:
- Added import_runs table (migration 6) to track operations by source + content hash
- Before banning, check if this exact content has already been imported
- If completed: skip banning (already done), optionally re-warm cache
- If new or failed: proceed with ban and mark as completed or failed

Changes:
- Database: Migration 6 adds import_runs table with operation state tracking
- Model: Added ImportRunEntry for import run records
- Repository: New import_run_repo module with CRUD operations
- Workflow: Updated blocklist_import_workflow to check operation history before banning
- Dependencies: Registered import_run_repo for dependency injection
- Tests: Added test_import_source_idempotent_on_retry and test_import_source_different_content_not_reused
- Documentation: Added Task Idempotency section to Backend-Development.md

Verification:
- All 7 import tests pass (5 existing + 2 new idempotency tests)
- Type checking: mypy --strict 
- Linting: ruff 
- No API changes, backwards compatible via automatic migration

Fixes: Background tasks not idempotent #CRITICAL

Co-authored-by: Copilot <223556219+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
2026-04-30 21:54:14 +02:00

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"""Rate limiter cleanup background task.
Registers an APScheduler job that periodically removes expired rate-limit
entries from the in-memory rate limiter. Without this cleanup, the
rate-limiter state dictionary grows unbounded over long runtimes, eventually
consuming excessive memory.
The cleanup is conservative: it only removes IPs with no recent attempts
(all timestamps outside the rate-limit window), so active or recently-active
IPs are preserved.
"""
from __future__ import annotations
from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
import structlog
from app.tasks.timeout_utils import run_with_timeout
if TYPE_CHECKING:
from fastapi import FastAPI
log: structlog.stdlib.BoundLogger = structlog.get_logger()
#: How often the cleanup job fires (seconds). Chosen to balance memory
#: management against CPU overhead. A 30-minute interval handles typical
#: brute-force attack patterns while staying lightweight.
RATE_LIMITER_CLEANUP_INTERVAL: int = 30 * 60 # 30 minutes
#: Stable APScheduler job ID — ensures re-registration replaces, not duplicates.
JOB_ID: str = "rate_limiter_cleanup"
#: Maximum seconds to allow for rate limiter cleanup to complete.
TASK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS: int = 5
async def _run_cleanup(app: FastAPI) -> None:
"""Trigger cleanup of expired rate-limiter entries.
Cleans up both the login-specific rate limiter (exponential backoff)
and the global request rate limiter.
Args:
app: The FastAPI application instance (holds the rate limiters).
"""
async def _do_cleanup() -> None:
login_limiter = getattr(app.state, "login_rate_limiter", None)
if login_limiter is None:
log.warning(
"rate_limiter_cleanup_skipped",
reason="login_rate_limiter not found on app.state",
)
else:
login_limiter.cleanup_expired()
global_limiter = getattr(app.state, "global_rate_limiter", None)
if global_limiter is None:
log.warning(
"rate_limiter_cleanup_skipped",
reason="global_rate_limiter not found on app.state",
)
else:
global_limiter.cleanup_expired()
await run_with_timeout("rate_limiter_cleanup", _do_cleanup(), TASK_TIMEOUT_SECONDS)
def register(app: FastAPI) -> None:
"""Add (or replace) the rate-limiter cleanup job in the application scheduler.
Must be called after the scheduler has been started (i.e., inside the
lifespan handler, after ``scheduler.start()``).
Args:
app: The :class:`fastapi.FastAPI` application instance whose
``app.state.scheduler`` will receive the job.
"""
app.state.scheduler.add_job(
_run_cleanup,
trigger="interval",
seconds=RATE_LIMITER_CLEANUP_INTERVAL,
kwargs={"app": app},
id=JOB_ID,
replace_existing=True,
)
log.info(
"rate_limiter_cleanup_scheduled",
interval_seconds=RATE_LIMITER_CLEANUP_INTERVAL,
)