database (TECH-874): contain errors from checked-out PostgreSQL clients by Kzoeps · Pull Request #26 · hypercerts-org/hypercerts-entryway

Kzoeps · 2026-11-11T15:09:51Z

Fixes TECH-874.

Problem

A pg client checked out from the pool has no error listener. If its backend dies while checked out, pg emits an unhandled error that becomes an uncaughtException. This made "PostgreSQL idle client failure is contained…" flaky in CI, and would crash the process in production. Dead clients were also released back to the pool and handed out again.

Fix

runConnection attaches an error listener for the whole checkout.
A client that emitted an error, or threw a FATAL/PANIC Postgres error (including via Drizzle's cause), is released with release(true) so the pool discards it.

Repro

Single test with the PG container throttled to --cpus 0.05: 33/50 failures before the fix, 0/50 after.

Summary by CodeRabbit

Bug Fixes
- Improved reliability after PostgreSQL server interruptions. Operations affected by a fatal server or connection failure now report an error without leaving the connection available for reuse.
- Database reads and health checks can continue after a failed transaction. Other database behavior, including SQLite handling, remains unchanged.

Confidence Score: 5/5

The PR appears safe to merge; no new actionable issues were found.

Summary

The PR catches errors from checked-out PostgreSQL clients and discards broken connections.

PostgreSQL operations contain checked-out client failures and discard failed connections.

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coderabbitai · 2026-11-11T15:10:14Z

Walkthrough

The PostgreSQL connection flow now detects fatal errors, tracks client errors, and discards broken clients on release. A lifecycle test covers backend termination during a checked-out transaction. A patch changeset documents the behavior.

Changes: PostgreSQL client error handling

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Track and discard broken clients `src/database/connection.ts`, `tests/contracts/lifecycle.test.mjs`, `.changeset/contain-pg-client-errors.md`	The connection flow detects fatal errors through their cause chains and tracks errors emitted by PostgreSQL clients. It discards a client on release if the client emitted an error or the operation failed with a fatal error. The lifecycle test checks that later reads and probes succeed after backend termination. The changeset documents the patch.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix

Suggested reviewers: ashex

Merge Risk: Low · up to e6e26

The PostgreSQL client error handling looks sound. One regression test can pass without actually exercising a terminated backend. Tighten that assertion; it is a low-risk, test-only follow-up.

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The title names the change: PostgreSQL clients that are checked out get their errors contained, so they do not escape as uncaught exceptions. The raw summary confirms the diff adds an error listener on pool clients, marks broken or fatal clients, and discards them on release. It also adds a PostgreSQL-only lifecycle test that kills a backend mid-transaction. The title matches the main change and the scope in the objectives, and it uses a clear scope prefix and ticket reference. The title does not mention the fatal-error detection or the test, but those are supporting details.

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Review comments at @src/database/connection.ts:
- Around line 60-61: Update the severity classification around the current
severity check so localized text cannot cause a dead PostgreSQL connection to be
returned to the pool; discard the client on PostgreSQL query errors or use a
non-localized classification signal, while preserving existing handling for
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- Line 232: Update the pool.connect checkout flow so the error listener is
attached synchronously in the checkout callback, before checkout completes and
its promise resumes; alternatively, retain the client error listener across
checkouts. Ensure the client cannot receive checkout-time errors before onError
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pg-pool removes its idle error listener while a client is checked out. After pg_terminate_backend, pg reports the FATAL reply to the active query but keeps the client queryable, so it went back to the pool; a retry reacquired it and the later socket close emitted an unhandled 'error', failing the 'PostgreSQL idle client failure' contract intermittently (and able to crash the process in production). Listen for errors during checkout and release broken or FATAL clients with the error so the pool discards them.

Attach the listener when the pool creates a client so errors parsed before checkout resumes are still handled, classify broken sessions by SQLSTATE instead of localized severity, and add a deterministic checked-out failure contract test.

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tests/contracts/lifecycle.test.mjs: 1
538-542: Trivial · Maintainability & Code Quality · Heavy lift

Exercise the in-flight FATAL discard path in this test.

This test delivers the backend FATAL while the checked-out client is idle. The brokenClients listener, or pg-pool's own discard after the socket closes, can release the client without the isFatalPostgresError classification. Removing that classification, or release(true) for fatal, may leave every assertion passing.

Add a case where the FATAL reply answers an in-flight query and release runs before the socket closes. Assert that the pool does not reuse that client. A transport that forwards the FATAL but delays the socket close, such as one supplied through pg's stream option, can provide that ordering.
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Review comment at @tests/contracts/lifecycle.test.mjs around lines 538 - 542:
Extend the lifecycle test to deliver a FATAL response to an in-flight query and ensure the client is released before the socket closes. Use a delayed-close transport through pg’s stream option, then assert the pool does not reuse the fatal client; retain the existing recovery and availability assertions.

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- Around line 530-537: Bound the polling loop that checks `pg_stat_activity`
after `pg_terminate_backend`: add a deadline and, if the PID remains when it
expires, fail with the backend PID. Preserve the existing query and short
polling interval while ensuring the test cannot wait indefinitely.

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Review comments at @tests/contracts/lifecycle.test.mjs:
- Around line 538-542: Extend the lifecycle test to deliver a FATAL response to
an in-flight query and ensure the client is released before the socket closes.
Use a delayed-close transport through pg’s stream option, then assert the pool
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sonarqubecloud · 2026-11-13T08:41:59Z

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- Around line 537-539: Update the lifecycle test’s backend-exit wait and
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coderabbitai · 2026-11-13T08:44:58Z

+        if (Date.now() > deadline) {
+          throw new Error(`PostgreSQL backend ${pid} did not exit in 10s`);
+        }


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Make a backend-exit timeout fail the test.

If the backend remains alive, this error rejects transaction, which satisfies assert.rejects(transaction). The later read and probe can then pass, so the test passes without exercising a terminated client. Assert separately that the backend exited before accepting the transaction rejection. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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Kzoeps added 2 commits November 12, 2026 15:21

Kzoeps force-pushed the database/contain-checked-out-pg-client-errors branch from bf40e23 to 9eb4fde Compare November 12, 2026 09:21

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