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Gradual migration steps for Sliding Sync tables (sliding_sync_joined_rooms, sliding_sync_membership_snapshots) #17623

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MadLittleMods opened this issue Aug 28, 2024 · 0 comments
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MadLittleMods commented Aug 28, 2024

This issue is meant to track the gradual migration so that the application code can fully rely on the sliding_sync_joined_rooms/sliding_sync_membership_snapshots database tables.

(an example of gradually migrating to a completely new database table)

Synapse version N + 1

This step was done in #17512 (landed in Synapse vTODO)

The N+1 step introduces the sliding_sync_joined_rooms/sliding_sync_membership_snapshots tables and background updates to populate those tables over time. SCHEMA_VERSION was bumped to 87.

Since we always make sure to fully insert a row if it doesn't exist, if a row exists in those tables, it can be relied upon. But missing rows need to use a fallback to get the same data.

Synapse version N + 2

In reality, this might happen more than one Synapse version down the line to allow more time for people to upgrade and run the background update.

Bump SCHEMA_VERSION to 88 and bump SCHEMA_COMPAT_VERSION to at-least 87 because we don't want people to downgrade and miss writes while they are on an older version. Add a foreground update to finish off populating the tables completely so we can read from new tables without the fallback. Application code can now rely on the new tables being populated.

Code pointing at this issue can also be removed in this step (search the codebase for https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/issues/17623)

  • The sliding_sync_joined_rooms_to_recalculate database table can be dropped
  • Remove the _resolve_stale_data_in_sliding_sync_tables(...) catch-up logic and the associated tests (SlidingSyncTablesCatchUpBackgroundUpdatesTestCase)
  • Remove the fallback logic in the Sliding Sync API used to grab the data that we can now strictly get from the new database tables.
@MadLittleMods MadLittleMods changed the title Gradual migration step for Sliding Sync tables (sliding_sync_joined_rooms, sliding_sync_membership_snapshots) Gradual migration steps for Sliding Sync tables (sliding_sync_joined_rooms, sliding_sync_membership_snapshots) Aug 28, 2024
erikjohnston added a commit that referenced this issue Aug 29, 2024
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Pre-populate room data for quick filtering/sorting in the Sliding Sync
API

Spawning from
#17450 (comment)

This PR is acting as the Synapse version `N+1` step in the gradual
migration being tracked by
#17623

Adding two new database tables:

- `sliding_sync_joined_rooms`: A table for storing room meta data that
the local server is still participating in. The info here can be shared
across all `Membership.JOIN`. Keyed on `(room_id)` and updated when the
relevant room current state changes or a new event is sent in the room.
- `sliding_sync_membership_snapshots`: A table for storing a snapshot of
room meta data at the time of the local user's membership. Keyed on
`(room_id, user_id)` and only updated when a user's membership in a room
changes.

Also adds background updates to populate these tables with all of the
existing data.


We want to have the guarantee that if a row exists in the sliding sync
tables, we are able to rely on it (accurate data). And if a row doesn't
exist, we use a fallback to get the same info until the background
updates fill in the rows or a new event comes in triggering it to be
fully inserted. This means we need a couple extra things in place until
we bump `SCHEMA_COMPAT_VERSION` and run the foreground update in the
`N+2` part of the gradual migration. For context on why we can't rely on
the tables without these things see [1].

1. On start-up, block until we clear out any rows for the rooms that
have had events since the max-`stream_ordering` of the
`sliding_sync_joined_rooms` table (compare to max-`stream_ordering` of
the `events` table). For `sliding_sync_membership_snapshots`, we can
compare to the max-`stream_ordering` of `local_current_membership`
- This accounts for when someone downgrades their Synapse version and
then upgrades it again. This will ensure that we don't have any
stale/out-of-date data in the
`sliding_sync_joined_rooms`/`sliding_sync_membership_snapshots` tables
since any new events sent in rooms would have also needed to be written
to the sliding sync tables. For example a new event needs to bump
`event_stream_ordering` in `sliding_sync_joined_rooms` table or some
state in the room changing (like the room name). Or another example of
someone's membership changing in a room affecting
`sliding_sync_membership_snapshots`.
1. Add another background update that will catch-up with any rows that
were just deleted from the sliding sync tables (based on the activity in
the `events`/`local_current_membership`). The rooms that need
recalculating are added to the
`sliding_sync_joined_rooms_to_recalculate` table.
1. Making sure rows are fully inserted. Instead of partially inserting,
we need to check if the row already exists and fully insert all data if
not.

All of this extra functionality can be removed once the
`SCHEMA_COMPAT_VERSION` is bumped with support for the new sliding sync
tables so people can no longer downgrade (the `N+2` part of the gradual
migration).


<details>
<summary><sup>[1]</sup></summary>

For `sliding_sync_joined_rooms`, since we partially insert rows as state
comes in, we can't rely on the existence of the row for a given
`room_id`. We can't even rely on looking at whether the background
update has finished. There could still be partial rows from when someone
reverted their Synapse version after the background update finished, had
some state changes (or new rooms), then upgraded again and more state
changes happen leaving a partial row.

For `sliding_sync_membership_snapshots`, we insert items as a whole
except for the `forgotten` column ~~so we can rely on rows existing and
just need to always use a fallback for the `forgotten` data. We can't
use the `forgotten` column in the table for the same reasons above about
`sliding_sync_joined_rooms`.~~ We could have an out-of-date membership
from when someone reverted their Synapse version. (same problems as
outlined for `sliding_sync_joined_rooms` above)

Discussed in an [internal
meeting](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MnuvPkaCkT_wviSQZ6YKBjiWciCBFMd-7hxyCO-OCbQ/edit#bookmark=id.dz5x6ef4mxz7)

</details>


### TODO

 - [x] Update `stream_ordering`/`bump_stamp`
 - [x] Handle remote invites
 - [x] Handle state resets
- [x] Consider adding `sender` so we can filter `LEAVE` memberships and
distinguish from kicks.
     - [x] We should add it to be able to tell leaves from kicks 
- [x] Consider adding `tombstone` state to help address
#17540
     - [x] We should add it `tombstone_successor_room_id`
- [x] Consider adding `forgotten` status to avoid extra
lookup/table-join on `room_memberships`
    - [x] We should add it
- [x] Background update to fill in values for all joined rooms and
non-join membership
 - [x] Clean-up tables when room is deleted
 - [ ] Make sure tables are useful to our use case
- First explored in
https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/compare/erikj/ss_use_new_tables
- Also explored in
76b5a57
 - [x] Plan for how can we use this with a fallback
     - See plan discussed above in main area of the issue description
- Discussed in an [internal
meeting](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MnuvPkaCkT_wviSQZ6YKBjiWciCBFMd-7hxyCO-OCbQ/edit#bookmark=id.dz5x6ef4mxz7)
 - [x] Plan for how we can rely on this new table without a fallback
- Synapse version `N+1`: (this PR) Bump `SCHEMA_VERSION` to `87`. Add
new tables and background update to backfill all rows. Since this is a
new table, we don't have to add any `NOT VALID` constraints and validate
them when the background update completes. Read from new tables with a
fallback in cases where the rows aren't filled in yet.
- Synapse version `N+2`: Bump `SCHEMA_VERSION` to `88` and bump
`SCHEMA_COMPAT_VERSION` to `87` because we don't want people to
downgrade and miss writes while they are on an older version. Add a
foreground update to finish off the backfill so we can read from new
tables without the fallback. Application code can now rely on the new
tables being populated.
- Discussed in an [internal
meeting](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1MnuvPkaCkT_wviSQZ6YKBjiWciCBFMd-7hxyCO-OCbQ/edit#bookmark=id.hh7shg4cxdhj)




### Dev notes

```
SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL=INFO poetry run trial tests.storage.test_events.SlidingSyncPrePopulatedTablesTestCase

SYNAPSE_POSTGRES=1 SYNAPSE_POSTGRES_USER=postgres SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL=INFO poetry run trial tests.storage.test_events.SlidingSyncPrePopulatedTablesTestCase
```

```
SYNAPSE_TEST_LOG_LEVEL=INFO poetry run trial tests.handlers.test_sliding_sync.FilterRoomsTestCase
```

Reference:

- [Development docs on background updates and worked examples of gradual
migrations

](https://github.com/element-hq/synapse/blob/1dfa59b238cee0dc62163588cc9481896c288979/docs/development/database_schema.md#background-updates)
- A real example of a gradual migration:
matrix-org/synapse#15649 (comment)
- Adding `rooms.creator` field that needed a background update to
backfill data, matrix-org/synapse#10697
- Adding `rooms.room_version` that needed a background update to
backfill data, matrix-org/synapse#6729
- Adding `room_stats_state.room_type` that needed a background update to
backfill data, matrix-org/synapse#13031
- Tables from MSC2716: `insertion_events`, `insertion_event_edges`,
`insertion_event_extremities`, `batch_events`
- `current_state_events` updated in
`synapse/storage/databases/main/events.py`

---

```
persist_event (adds to queue)
_persist_event_batch
_persist_events_and_state_updates (assigns `stream_ordering` to events)
_persist_events_txn
	_store_event_txn
        _update_metadata_tables_txn
            _store_room_members_txn
	_update_current_state_txn
```

---

> Concatenated Indexes [...] (also known as multi-column, composite or
combined index)
>
> [...] key consists of multiple columns.
> 
> We can take advantage of the fact that the first index column is
always usable for searching
>
> *--
https://use-the-index-luke.com/sql/where-clause/the-equals-operator/concatenated-keys*

---

Dealing with `portdb` (`synapse/_scripts/synapse_port_db.py`),
#17512 (comment)

---

<details>
<summary>SQL queries:</summary>

Both of these are equivalent and work in SQLite and Postgres

Options 1:
```sql
WITH data_table (room_id, user_id, membership_event_id, membership, event_stream_ordering, {", ".join(insert_keys)}) AS (
    VALUES (
        ?, ?, ?,
        (SELECT membership FROM room_memberships WHERE event_id = ?),
        (SELECT stream_ordering FROM events WHERE event_id = ?),
        {", ".join("?" for _ in insert_values)}
    )
)
INSERT INTO sliding_sync_non_join_memberships
    (room_id, user_id, membership_event_id, membership, event_stream_ordering, {", ".join(insert_keys)})
SELECT * FROM data_table
WHERE membership != ?
ON CONFLICT (room_id, user_id)
DO UPDATE SET
    membership_event_id = EXCLUDED.membership_event_id,
    membership = EXCLUDED.membership,
    event_stream_ordering = EXCLUDED.event_stream_ordering,
    {", ".join(f"{key} = EXCLUDED.{key}" for key in insert_keys)}
```

Option 2:
```sql
INSERT INTO sliding_sync_non_join_memberships
    (room_id, user_id, membership_event_id, membership, event_stream_ordering, {", ".join(insert_keys)})
SELECT 
    column1 as room_id,
    column2 as user_id,
    column3 as membership_event_id,
    column4 as membership,
    column5 as event_stream_ordering,
    {", ".join("column" + str(i) for i in range(6, 6 + len(insert_keys)))}
FROM (
    VALUES (
        ?, ?, ?,
        (SELECT membership FROM room_memberships WHERE event_id = ?),
        (SELECT stream_ordering FROM events WHERE event_id = ?),
        {", ".join("?" for _ in insert_values)}
    )
) as v
WHERE membership != ?
ON CONFLICT (room_id, user_id)
DO UPDATE SET
    membership_event_id = EXCLUDED.membership_event_id,
    membership = EXCLUDED.membership,
    event_stream_ordering = EXCLUDED.event_stream_ordering,
    {", ".join(f"{key} = EXCLUDED.{key}" for key in insert_keys)}
```

If we don't need the `membership` condition, we could use:

```sql
INSERT INTO sliding_sync_non_join_memberships
    (room_id, membership_event_id, user_id, membership, event_stream_ordering, {", ".join(insert_keys)})
VALUES (
    ?, ?, ?,
    (SELECT membership FROM room_memberships WHERE event_id = ?),
    (SELECT stream_ordering FROM events WHERE event_id = ?),
    {", ".join("?" for _ in insert_values)}
)
ON CONFLICT (room_id, user_id)
DO UPDATE SET
    membership_event_id = EXCLUDED.membership_event_id,
    membership = EXCLUDED.membership,
    event_stream_ordering = EXCLUDED.event_stream_ordering,
    {", ".join(f"{key} = EXCLUDED.{key}" for key in insert_keys)}
```

</details>

### Pull Request Checklist

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https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/development/contributing_guide.html
before submitting your pull request -->

* [x] Pull request is based on the develop branch
* [x] Pull request includes a [changelog
file](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/development/contributing_guide.html#changelog).
The entry should:
- Be a short description of your change which makes sense to users.
"Fixed a bug that prevented receiving messages from other servers."
instead of "Moved X method from `EventStore` to `EventWorkerStore`.".
  - Use markdown where necessary, mostly for `code blocks`.
  - End with either a period (.) or an exclamation mark (!).
  - Start with a capital letter.
- Feel free to credit yourself, by adding a sentence "Contributed by
@github_username." or "Contributed by [Your Name]." to the end of the
entry.
* [x] [Code
style](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/code_style.html) is
correct
(run the
[linters](https://element-hq.github.io/synapse/latest/development/contributing_guide.html#run-the-linters))

---------

Co-authored-by: Erik Johnston <[email protected]>
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