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fix(dbkit/sqlite): end a busy wait with its context and let a busy first open wait - #103

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Closes #81
Closes #86

What

  • A connection waiting for a lock now stops once its context ends. dbkit installs its own SQLite busy handler on each connection, and each call hands it the context's Done channel.
  • The driver has no public way to set a busy handler yet, so dbkit reads the driver connection's private SQLite handle. If a driver release moves it, every Connect fails with a named error, and a test fails once the driver offers a busy handler of its own.
  • Connect tries a busy open again every BusyPoll until BusyTimeout or the end of its context, so a new file that another process is switching to WAL no longer fails at once.
  • New required option BusyPoll. This is a breaking change.

Why

A write behind another writer waited out the whole busy timeout even after its context ended. The first open of a new file failed busy while another process switched it to WAL.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Breaking Changes

    • SQLite configuration now requires BusyPoll, the lock-retry interval. Set it to at least 1 ms and no greater than BusyTimeout.
    • sql.Conn.Raw now exposes a dbkit wrapper rather than the underlying driver connection.
  • Improvements

    • Lock waits and connection-opening retries now honor operation cancellation and deadlines.
    • PRAGMA busy_timeout reads as 0; setting it restores context-independent waits.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Transaction-start errors now match the operation’s context.
    • Migrations can retry when another process switches a new database file to WAL.

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  • dbkit/sqlite/CHANGELOG.md
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SQLite connections now require BusyPoll for lock retries. Busy waits use operation contexts, and connector opens retry classified busy errors until timeout or cancellation. Tests cover pooled opens, WAL initialization, concurrent migrations, row handling, and path validation.

Changes: SQLite busy handling and connection retries

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure context-aware busy waits
dbkit/sqlite/options.go, dbkit/sqlite/busy.go, dbkit/sqlite/*_test.go
Options adds required BusyPoll validation. Connections install context-aware busy handling and preserve supported driver interfaces. Tests cover cancellation, deadlines, rows, statements, connection rules, and PRAGMA busy_timeout = 0.
Retry busy connection opens
dbkit/sqlite/connector.go, dbkit/sqlite/connector_internal_test.go
Connector opens retry classified busy errors at BusyPoll intervals until BusyTimeout or context termination. Serialized attempts clean up late results after cancellation.
Validate pooled and process-level opens
dbkit/sqlite/connector_test.go, dbkit/sqlite/connector_unix_test.go, dbkit/sqlite/CHANGELOG.md
Tests cover new-file locks, WAL setup, concurrent pool opens, and migrations across processes. Changelog entries describe the new busy handling and breaking option requirement.
Path and module updates
dbkit/sqlite/open.go, dbkit/sqlite/go.mod
Missing-path checks identify broken symlinks only when Lstat reports a symlink. The libc dependency becomes direct.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Caller as database/sql caller
  participant Wrapper as busyConn
  participant Driver as SQLite driver
  participant Callback as SQLite busy callback
  Caller->>Wrapper: Call with context
  Wrapper->>Driver: Forward operation and context
  Driver->>Callback: Request lock retry
  Callback->>Callback: Poll using BusyPoll until timeout or context ends
  Callback-->>Driver: Retry or stop
  Driver-->>Wrapper: Return result or context error
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SQLite lock waits now end with the caller's context, including later row reads after another statement runs on the same connection. No outstanding defect was identified, and the change appears ready to merge after normal checks.

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Title check Passed The title clearly summarizes the two primary changes: ending SQLite busy waits when the context ends and allowing busy first opens to wait and retry.
Linked Issues check Passed The changes satisfy the coding requirements for active issues #81 and #86. For #81, dbkit installs a busy handler per connection, passes each operation context, stops waits on cancellation or deadline…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changes remain within issues #81 and #86. The busy-handler wrapper, open retry logic, BusyPoll option, SQLite handle integration, dependency update, changelog entries, and related test changes sup…
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The changes satisfy the coding requirements for active issues #81 and #86. For #81, dbkit installs a busy handler per connection, passes each operation context, stops waits on cancellation or deadlines, and returns context errors. Tests cover writes, transactions, prepared statements, queries, rows, cleanup, and connection reuse. For #86, Connect retries busy opens at BusyPoll intervals until BusyTimeout or context completion. BusyPoll is required and validated as greater than zero and no greater than BusyTimeout. Tests cover lock release, timeout, context completion, WAL setup, concurrent handles, and separate-process Migrate calls.

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Explanation

The changes remain within issues #81 and #86. The busy-handler wrapper, open retry logic, BusyPoll option, SQLite handle integration, dependency update, changelog entries, and related test changes support context-aware busy waits or busy first-open retries. No unrelated feature or behavior change is demonstrated.

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Summary

SQLite lock waits now follow each operation's context, and first opens retry while the file is busy.

  • SQLite lock waits stop when the operation’s context ends.
  • Connect retries busy opens while a new SQLite file is becoming ready.

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Inline comments:
Review comments at @dbkit/sqlite/busy.go:
- Around line 184-198: Update busyConn.QueryContext to keep the span returned by
c.during(ctx) active for the lifetime of successful query rows instead of
clearing it on return. Wrap the returned driver.Rows so its Close method clears
the span, and clear the span immediately on query errors or when the context has
ended before returning.

Review comments at @dbkit/sqlite/CHANGELOG.md:
- Line 27: Rewrite the prepared-statement clause in the Fixed entry to state
that its run depends on the driver’s context handling and can stop within one
BusyPoll after its context ends; leave the statement, transaction,
snapshot-checkpoint, and BeginTx clauses intact.

Review comments at @dbkit/sqlite/options.go:
- Around line 41-42: Update the BusyPoll documentation in the BusyPoll field
comment to state that SQLite may wait up to one BusyPoll during connection
opening without honoring the context, delaying other connection opens. Add the
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  • dbkit/sqlite/options.go
  • dbkit/sqlite/options_test.go
  • dbkit/sqlite/rules_test.go
  • dbkit/sqlite/share_test.go
  • dbkit/sqlite/snapshot_internal_test.go
  • dbkit/sqlite/sqlitetest/faults_test.go
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- Around line 159-163: Update busyConn.during and busyWait span tracking so
ending a call restores the newest span that is still open instead of clearing
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Code Health Improved (7 files improve in Code Health)

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File Code Health Impact Categories Improved
connector_internal_test.go 9.10 → 10.00 Complex Conditional
options_test.go 9.69 → 10.00 Complex Conditional
connector_test.go 9.69 → 10.00 Complex Conditional
open.go 9.39 → 10.00 Complex Conditional, String Heavy Function Arguments
share_test.go 9.57 → 10.00 Complex Method, Bumpy Road Ahead
snapshot_internal_test.go 7.79 → 10.00 Code Duplication, Complex Conditional
template_test.go 8.46 → 10.00 Complex Method, Complex Conditional, Bumpy Road Ahead

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