perf: eliminate N+1 queries, blocking sleep, and Cassandra/Kafka bottlenecks

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What changed and why

BFF resolvers.ts

Before	After
manyDeviceTelemetry: O(N) sequential DB queries (2 per missed device)	One batched SELECT … ANY($1::uuid[]) for all misses
deviceTelemetry: 2 DB queries (telemetry + device_projections for tenant check)	1 query — tenant_id now returned by getDeviceTelemetry
Lock contention → sleep(100ms) → all waiters block	Immediate non-blocking re-check via cacheGetOrLock

BFF postgres.ts

• New getManyDeviceTelemetry(ids, tenantId?) — batch query, replaces the resolver loop
• getDeviceTelemetry now includes tenant_id in SELECT
• COUNT(*) in cursor pagination cached in Redis for 60 s — eliminates full table scan per page

ingest-service/main.go

• DB pool default 10 → 50 (3-tier key cache means Postgres is rarely hit; old limit caused exhaustion under modest concurrency)
• Kafka BatchSize 200 → 500, BatchTimeout 5 → 10 ms, added WriteBackoffMin/Max and MaxAttempts 3

cassandra-writer/main.go

• LocalQuorum → One for telemetry writes — immutable time-series data is safe at One, ~3× lower write latency
• Kafka commit now retries 3× before logging; safe because event_id in Cassandra PRIMARY KEY makes writes idempotent

Migration 000004_add_perf_indexes

Three CONCURRENTLY-built indexes covering the hottest query patterns:

• idx_device_telemetry_tenant_device (tenant_id, device_id)
• idx_device_projections_tenant_created (tenant_id, created_at DESC)
• idx_device_projections_device_tenant (device_id, tenant_id)

Estimated impact

Metric	Before	After
manyDeviceTelemetry (10 devices, cache miss)	~20 DB queries, ~40-100 ms	1 query, ~5 ms
deviceTelemetry (non-superadmin, cache miss)	2 queries, ~10 ms	1 query, ~5 ms
Lock-contention wait	100 ms fixed	0 ms (immediate re-check)
Ingest DB pool exhaustion threshold	~10 concurrent misses	~50 concurrent misses
Cassandra write P99	~30 ms (LocalQuorum)	~10 ms (One)
Paginated device list COUNT(*)	Per-request full scan	Redis-cached, refreshed every 60 s

Test plan

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Chores
  • Optimized database performance with new query indexes to improve response times for device telemetry and device listing operations.
  • Enhanced system reliability with improved connection pooling and automated retry mechanisms for critical data operations.
  • Updated CI/CD pipeline and build configurations.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

This PR introduces performance optimizations and resilience improvements across the data pipeline: batched telemetry queries with Redis caching in the BFF, adjusted Cassandra write consistency and Kafka offset commit retry logic, tuned Kafka and Postgres connection pools, and added three performance database indexes.

Changes

Cohort / File(s)	Summary
BFF Datasource & Resolvers apps/bff/src/datasources/postgres.ts, apps/bff/src/resolvers.ts	Updated getDeviceTelemetry() to include tenant_id in projection; added getManyDeviceTelemetry() for batch telemetry fetching; replaced per-request device count queries with Redis-cached values (60s TTL). Refactored resolvers to use cacheGetOrLock helper for cache-miss handling; rewrote manyDeviceTelemetry to batch-fetch results instead of sequential queries; corrected snake_case field mappings in telemetry transformation.
Cassandra Writer apps/cassandra-writer/main.go	Changed write consistency level from LocalQuorum to One; replaced single Kafka offset commit with bounded retry loop (up to 3 attempts) with distinct logging for retry vs final failure.
Ingest Service Configuration apps/ingest-service/main.go	Increased Kafka producer BatchSize (200 → 500) and BatchTimeout (5ms → 10ms); added write backoff configuration and 3 max retry attempts; increased Postgres connection pool (MaxConns 10 → 50, MinConns 2 → 5).
Database Migrations apps/read-model-builder/migrations/000004_add_perf_indexes.up.sql, apps/read-model-builder/migrations/000004_add_perf_indexes.down.sql	Added three composite indexes on device_telemetry_latest(tenant_id, device_id), device_projections(tenant_id, created_at DESC), and device_projections(device_id, tenant_id) to optimize tenant-scoped and device-lookup queries.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
    participant Client
    participant Resolver
    participant Cache as Redis Cache
    participant Lock as Distributed Lock
    participant DB as PostgreSQL
    
    Client->>Resolver: Query manyDeviceTelemetry(deviceIds)
    Resolver->>Cache: Check cache for deviceIds
    alt Cache Hit
        Cache-->>Resolver: Return cached results
    else Cache Miss
        Resolver->>Lock: Attempt to acquire lock
        alt Lock Acquired
            Lock-->>Resolver: Lock granted
            Resolver->>DB: Batch fetch (getManyDeviceTelemetry)
            DB-->>Resolver: Telemetry rows
            Resolver->>Cache: Store results (TTL)
            Resolver->>Lock: Release lock
        else Lock Not Acquired
            Lock-->>Resolver: Lock unavailable
            Resolver->>Cache: Immediate re-check (non-blocking)
            Cache-->>Resolver: Return results
        end
    end
    Resolver-->>Client: Return telemetry data

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Possibly related PRs

• feat(bff): add PgBouncer pooling, Redis cache with stampede protectio… #5: Shares Redis-based caching and distributed lock patterns in BFF datasource and resolvers for cache-stampede protection during high-concurrency telemetry queries.

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