fix(sync): retry network errors and report unreachable sources

[DerekRoberts]

The weekly drift check fails as an unnamed "operational error" when an upstream source cannot be reached, and real drift hides that failure.

Closes #782

Changes

• app/scripts/sync_sources.py
  • A fetch that fails before any HTTP status (DNS, connect, reset, closed connection, timeout) is retried twice, after 5 s and then 15 s. HTTP status responses, including 4xx and 5xx, are not retried.
  • A source that still fails on the network is UNREACHABLE, a new status separate from ERROR (selector miss, empty body, other check failures).
  • --check exit status is a bit set: 1 drift, 2 check error, 4 unreachable, combined when outcomes happen together (drift plus an unreachable source is 5; all three is 7). Drift alone is still 1 and a check error alone is still 2. Drift plus a check error was 1 and is now 3.
  • The drift issue body lists unreachable sources under "Sources That Could Not Be Reached" and check errors under a separate "Sources That Failed To Check".
• .github/workflows/scheduled.yml (Detect Document Drift)
  • The drift issue is filed whenever the drift bit is set, including when sources are also unreachable.
  • The job summary shows counts of drifted, errored and unreachable sources and a table of the errored and unreachable ones. Each unreachable source also gets an ::error annotation.
  • A new last step, Fail on Unreachable Sources or Check Errors, fails the job after the drift issue step. A missing or invalid drift report, or an exit code above 7, fails at once.
  • Workflow, job and existing step names are unchanged. Converter output and EXTRACTOR_VERSION are unchanged.

Transient or blocked

The failure is intermittent. The 2026-09-27 and 2026-10-04 scheduled runs reached both www2.gov.bc.ca sources. The 2026-10-11 and 2026-10-18 scheduled runs got "Remote end closed connection without response" from both. A manual run of the same workflow at 2026-10-19T00:37:49Z reached both. Retries cover a short outage; a longer one now shows up as a named, failed outcome instead of an unexplained exit 2.

Verification

• pytest tests/test_sync_sources.py tests/test_index.py tests/test_generate_knowledge_base.py ../tests/deploy_integrity/: 146 passed. New tests cover retry then success, no retry on an HTTP status, unreachable after all attempts, exit codes 0 to 7 for each mix of outcomes, and which failure tables the drift issue body shows.
• sync_sources.py --check against a registry entry pointed at a closed local port: two retries (5 s, 15 s), [UNREACHABLE], exit 4.
• sync_sources.py --check against the real registry: 56 MATCH, 1 DRIFT (the file in docs(data): sync criminal notification procedures with upstream #781), exit 1.
• actionlint 1.7.12 on scheduled.yml: no findings.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Temporary connection failures are retried, while HTTP status errors are reported without retries.
  • Drift reports now distinguish detected changes, unreachable sources, and other check errors.
  • Drift alerts are still created when changes are detected alongside other check outcomes.
  • The scheduled check now flags unreachable sources, check errors, and incomplete runs instead of treating them as successful.
  • Reports include status counts and error details.

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📝 Walkthrough

The source checker retries selected network failures, reports unreachable sources separately from other errors, and returns combined exit-code bits for drift, errors, and unreachable sources. The scheduled workflow reports these outcomes and fails when errors or unreachable sources occur.

Changes: Unreachable source reporting

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Source fetch retries app/scripts/sync_sources.py, app/tests/test_sync_sources.py	Fetches retry selected network failures up to three attempts with configured delays. HTTP status errors are not retried. Tests cover successful retries, HTTP errors, and exhausted retries.
Outcome classification and exit status app/scripts/sync_sources.py, app/tests/test_sync_sources.py	Network failures become UNREACHABLE. Alerts separate unreachable sources from other errors. Exit statuses combine drift, check-error, and unreachable bits.
Scheduled workflow handling .github/workflows/scheduled.yml	The workflow exports outcome flags, adds counts and details to the job summary, creates drift issues when the drift bit is set, and fails for check errors or unreachable sources.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~25 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ScheduledWorkflow
  participant sync_sources
  participant UpstreamSources
  ScheduledWorkflow->>sync_sources: run drift check
  sync_sources->>UpstreamSources: fetch and check sources
  UpstreamSources-->>sync_sources: drift, error, or unreachable results
  sync_sources-->>ScheduledWorkflow: bit-flag exit status and report
  ScheduledWorkflow->>ScheduledWorkflow: write summary and annotations

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Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 37e77

No actionable merge-blocking issue remains in the reviewed changes. The source checks retry network failures and report distinct outcomes; the workflow surfaces those results and fails for unreachable sources or check errors.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

Failed checks: 1 warning

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage		Docstring coverage is 63.16% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 19 functions across 2 files. (1 skipped: …	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title accurately and concisely describes the main changes: retrying network errors and reporting unreachable sources.
Linked Issues check		The PR satisfies the coding requirements in #782. sync_sources.py retries failures before an HTTP status with 5-second and 15-second delays, reports exhausted failures as UNREACHABLE, and combines…
Out of Scope Changes check		The changes stay within #782. The Python changes implement retry and result classification. The workflow changes implement reporting, drift issue creation, and job failure behavior. The test changes v…

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Explanation

The PR satisfies the coding requirements in #782. sync_sources.py retries failures before an HTTP status with 5-second and 15-second delays, reports exhausted failures as UNREACHABLE, and combines drift, check-error, and unreachable bits. The workflow reports named error and unreachable sources, files the drift issue when the drift bit is set, emits unreachable annotations, and fails for unreachable or check-error bits. The summary states that existing workflow and job names and converter output remain unchanged. Tests cover retry behavior, outcome separation, combined exit codes, and issue-body sections.

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The changes stay within #782. The Python changes implement retry and result classification. The workflow changes implement reporting, drift issue creation, and job failure behavior. The test changes verify these requirements. The available whole-PR summary identifies no unrelated production behavior.

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Verdict: No Issues Found | Recommendation: Merge

Oh wait, this PR is actually clean. I need to sit down. I had my flamethrower warmed up and everything.

📊 Overall: Like finding a unicorn in production — the bitmask actually mashes bits together now (drift + error = 3, the full house = 7), the alert body splits UNREACHABLE from ERROR like a responsible bouncer, and the workflow validates JSON before trusting it. I didn't think clean PRs existed anymore, but here we are.

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• .github/workflows/scheduled.yml

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Verdict: 1 Issue Found | Recommendation: Address before merge

Overview

Severity	Count
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⚠️ warning	1
💡 suggestion	0
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Issue Details (click to expand)

File	Line	Roast
app/scripts/sync_sources.py	1631	Bitmask exit codes combined with if/elif, so drift + check-error drops the error bit (returns 1, not 3)

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🏆 Best part: The test matrix for exit codes 0/1/2/4/5/6 is suspiciously thorough — oh wait, this part is actually clean. I need to sit down.

💀 Worst part: The if has_drift / elif has_error chain silently eats the error bit when both fire — you invented a bitmask and then refused to let the bits mingle.

📊 Overall: Like a smoke detector that also plays music — the new UNREACHABLE bit and retry logic are the right ingredients, just fix the bit-combining so nothing gets lost.

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🟡 Changes recommended

Mixed drift and check-error outcomes lose the error bit, allowing the workflow to pass despite failed checks.

1 open issue

• Preserve check-error bit when source drift and ERROR coexist · New

What changed in this PR

This PR addresses #782 by making unreachable document sources visible in scheduled drift checks without hiding detected drift.

Changes:

• Adds network retries and a separate UNREACHABLE outcome.
• Adds workflow summaries, annotations, and deferred failure handling.
• Adds tests for retries and combined exit statuses.

File	Description
app/​tests/​test_sync_sources.py	Tests retries, unreachable sources, and exit codes.
app/​scripts/​sync_sources.py	Adds retry handling and unreachable reporting.
.github/​workflows/​scheduled.yml	Reports failures while preserving drift issue creation.

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Review comments at @.github/workflows/scheduled.yml:
- Around line 59-62: Update the drift-report handling in the workflow to
validate that the report exists, contains valid JSON, and is an array before
calling cat or parsing exit flags. On validation failure, emit an error and exit
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Review comments at @app/scripts/sync_sources.py:
- Line 1477: Update the drift alert generation around the `errored` results so
`ERROR` and `UNREACHABLE` failures remain distinguishable in the issue body; add
each result’s status to the displayed source entry or render the statuses in
separate groups.
- Around line 1631-1634: Update the exit-code selection near has_drift and
has_error to combine EXIT_DRIFT, EXIT_CHECK_ERROR, and the unreachable-source
bit independently, preserving all applicable bits when outcomes are mixed.
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