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notification_deliveries has carried two mutually exclusive rules since the
migration that created it:
release_event_id text REFERENCES release_events(id) ON DELETE SET NULL
CHECK (type <> 'episode.available' OR (release_event_id IS NOT NULL AND ...))
Deleting a processed release_event makes the foreign key null the column on
its deliveries, which the CHECK then rejects, aborting the DELETE. So
retention has never once pruned a release event. The nightly
notifications_retention task fails on the first prune step and every later
step in RunRetention is skipped with it -- deliveries, stale events, interest
rows, webhook and web-push attempts, Discord link states.
Observed on a production instance: failing nightly for a week, 148,299
release_events, every one processed, oldest two months old, none ever pruned.
The original migration's own comment says which rule is the mistake:
release_event_id is nullable: operational types (e.g.
webhook.auto_disabled) have no release event, and retention pruning of
old release_events must not delete inbox rows.
ON DELETE SET NULL is the intent; the CHECK contradicts it. Drop only the
release_event_id clause. library_id, series_id and episode_id stay required --
they are stable, nothing nulls them, and they are what keeps an
episode.available row renderable once its event has aged out.
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe migration updates the ChangesNotification delivery constraint
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In `@migrations/sql/20260902200000_fix_notification_deliveries_episode_check.sql`:
- Around line 46-52: Update the migration’s Down path to avoid failing when
retention has nulled release_event references: either implement and test a
rollback that preserves affected data, or explicitly mark this migration
irreversible. Ensure the chosen policy is reflected in the migration’s rollback
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- Around line 34-39: Update the notification_deliveries_episode_fields_check
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| ADD CONSTRAINT notification_deliveries_episode_fields_check CHECK ( | ||
| type <> 'episode.available' | ||
| OR (library_id IS NOT NULL | ||
| AND series_id IS NOT NULL | ||
| AND episode_id IS NOT NULL) | ||
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When using the NOT VALID option with an ADD CHECK constraint in PostgreSQL, the locking behavior is split into two distinct phases to minimize the impact on concurrent database operations [1][2]. 1. Adding the constraint: The command ALTER TABLE ADD CONSTRAINT... CHECK (...) NOT VALID acquires an ACCESS EXCLUSIVE lock on the table [1][3]. While this lock is exclusive and briefly blocks other operations, it is held only for a very short duration because the command skips the lengthy table scan required to verify existing data [1][2]. The constraint is enforced for all new writes immediately upon commitment [1][3][2]. 2. Validating the constraint: The subsequent command VALIDATE CONSTRAINT only requires a SHARE UPDATE EXCLUSIVE lock [1][2]. This lock level is significantly less restrictive, allowing concurrent reads and writes (DML operations) to proceed on the table while the validation scan is performed [1][4][2]. By splitting the operation into these two steps, you avoid holding an ACCESS EXCLUSIVE lock for the entire duration of a potentially long-running table scan [1][3][5]. This is the recommended approach for adding constraints to large tables without causing significant downtime [3][6].
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Split constraint installation from validation.
Both ADD CONSTRAINT statements scan public.notification_deliveries while PostgreSQL holds an exclusive table lock. On an active table, this can block notification writes and retention.
Add the forward constraint as NOT VALID. Commit that change before running VALIDATE CONSTRAINT as a separate controlled operation. Apply the same rollout consideration to the rollback constraint at lines 46–52.
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In `@migrations/sql/20260902200000_fix_notification_deliveries_episode_check.sql`
around lines 34 - 39, Update the notification_deliveries_episode_fields_check
installation to use NOT VALID, then validate it in a separate controlled
migration operation after the constraint-adding transaction commits; apply the
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| ADD CONSTRAINT notification_deliveries_episode_fields_check CHECK ( | ||
| type <> 'episode.available' | ||
| OR (release_event_id IS NOT NULL | ||
| AND library_id IS NOT NULL | ||
| AND series_id IS NOT NULL | ||
| AND episode_id IS NOT NULL) | ||
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- 2: https://www.postgresql.org/docs/17/sql-altertable.html
- 3: https://postgres.ai/docs/postgres-howtos/schema-design/ddl-operations/how-to-add-a-check-constraint-without-downtime
Make rollback safe or mark this migration irreversible.
If retention deletes a referenced release_event, PostgreSQL sets notification_deliveries.release_event_id to NULL. The Down migration then adds a constraint that rejects the existing episode.available row, so rollback fails and cannot restore the deleted event. Define and test a data-preserving rollback policy, or explicitly mark this migration as irreversible.
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In `@migrations/sql/20260902200000_fix_notification_deliveries_episode_check.sql`
around lines 46 - 52, Update the migration’s Down path to avoid failing when
retention has nulled release_event references: either implement and test a
rollback that preserves affected data, or explicitly mark this migration
irreversible. Ensure the chosen policy is reflected in the migration’s rollback
handling around notification_deliveries_episode_fields_check.
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The bug
notifications_retentionhas failed every night for a week on a production instance:notification_deliverieshas carried two mutually exclusive rules since20260611100000_profile_release_notifications.sqlcreated it:Deleting a processed
release_eventmakes the FK null the column on its deliveries, which the CHECK then rejects, so theDELETEaborts. Postgres names the mechanism itself:DeleteProcessedBeforeis the first prune inRunRetention, so every later step is skipped with it — deliveries, stale events, interest rows, webhook and web-push attempts, Discord link states. None of it has ever run.Production state: 148,299
release_events, every one processed, oldest two months old, none ever pruned.Which rule is wrong
The original migration's own comment answers it:
ON DELETE SET NULLis the intent. The CHECK, fifteen lines below, defeats it.So the migration drops only the
release_event_idclause.library_id,series_idandepisode_idstay required — they are stable identifiers, nothing nulls them, and they are what keeps anepisode.availablerow renderable after its event has aged out.Verification
Run against the live database, both halves inside transactions that were rolled back:
136,122 rows prune cleanly with the constraint corrected.
Note on coverage
There is no test for
RunRetentionanywhere in the repo, which is why a schema contradiction this direct survived. A meaningful regression test needs a database (insert anepisode.availabledelivery, delete its release event, assert the delete succeeds) — I have not added one here because I could not tell from the tree which DB-backed harness this package should use. Happy to add it if you point me at the right pattern.This change was written with AI assistance (Claude). The diagnosis and the verification transcript above were produced against a real database, not inferred.
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