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6 changes: 5 additions & 1 deletion apps/gateway/src/lib/upstream-dispatcher.ts
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Expand Up @@ -27,7 +27,11 @@ let agent: Agent | null = null;
export function installUpstreamDispatcher(): Dispatcher {
const keepAliveTimeoutMs = envInt("UPSTREAM_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS", 60_000);
const connectTimeoutMs = envInt("UPSTREAM_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_MS", 10_000);
const dnsCacheTtlMs = envInt("UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS", 30_000);
// Provider API hostnames resolve to CDN/anycast addresses that are stable
// over minutes, and a connect failure on a stale address is retried by the
// provider-fallback logic — so a long TTL is safe, while a short one expires
// between requests on a quiet pod and puts resolution back on the TTFT path.
const dnsCacheTtlMs = envInt("UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS", 300_000);

agent = new Agent({
keepAliveTimeout: keepAliveTimeoutMs,
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6 changes: 6 additions & 0 deletions infra/helm/llmgateway/templates/configmap.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -102,6 +102,12 @@ data:
{{- if .maxStreamingBufferMb }}
MAX_STREAMING_BUFFER_MB: {{ .maxStreamingBufferMb | quote }}
{{- end }}
{{- if .upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs }}
UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS: {{ .upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs | quote }}
{{- end }}
{{- if .upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs }}
UPSTREAM_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS: {{ .upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs | quote }}
{{- end }}
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

rendered="$(helm template test infra/helm/llmgateway \
  --set gateway.config.upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs=0 \
  --set gateway.config.upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs=0)"

grep -F 'UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS: "0"' <<<"$rendered"
grep -F 'UPSTREAM_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS: "0"' <<<"$rendered"

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printf '%s\n' '--- chart files ---'
git ls-files 'infra/helm/llmgateway/*' | sort

printf '%s\n' '--- relevant template and values references ---'
rg -n -C 6 'upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs|upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs|UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS|UPSTREAM_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS' infra

printf '%s\n' '--- gateway configuration references ---'
rg -n -C 8 'UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS|UPSTREAM_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS|upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs|upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs|envInt|DNS.*cache|keepalive' . -g '!infra/helm/llmgateway/templates/configmap.yaml'

Repository: theopenco/llmgateway

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printf '%s\n' '--- configmap context ---'
sed -n '80,118p' infra/helm/llmgateway/templates/configmap.yaml

printf '%s\n' '--- gateway values context ---'
sed -n '128,153p' infra/helm/llmgateway/values.yaml

printf '%s\n' '--- dispatcher implementation ---'
sed -n '1,75p' apps/gateway/src/lib/upstream-dispatcher.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- dispatcher tests ---'
sed -n '1,115p' apps/gateway/src/lib/upstream-dispatcher.spec.ts

printf '%s\n' '--- configmap value scope ---'
sed -n '1,85p' infra/helm/llmgateway/templates/configmap.yaml

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Helm official documentation toStringempty string unset valueif numeric zero

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In Helm templates, both numeric zero (0) and an empty string ("") are treated as "empty" or "false" in conditional if statements and by functions like default [1][2][3]. This behavior originates from the Go text/template engine and the Sprig library, which define "empty" values to include numeric zero, empty strings, boolean false, and nil [4][5]. Key technical details: 1. Conditional if Evaluation: A pipeline in an if block is evaluated as false if the value is a numeric 0, an empty string "", false, nil, or an empty collection [1][3]. Consequently, {{ if .Values.myValue }} will evaluate to false if myValue is set to 0 or "" [2][3]. 2. default Function: The default function considers both 0 and "" to be "unset" or "empty" [6][5]. If you provide default "my-default" 0, the output will be "my-default" because the function treats 0 as a value that needs to be replaced [6][2]. 3. toString Behavior: The toString function converts its input into a string representation [4][7]. Importantly, calling toString on a numeric 0 results in the string "0". Since "0" is a non-empty string, it is considered "truthy" in a conditional if statement [3]. Workarounds: To differentiate between a missing value and a numeric zero, you cannot rely on simple if checks [2]. Common strategies include: * Explicit Type Checks: Use eq .Values.myValue 0 (if type compatibility allows) or explicit equality checks against nil (e.g., {{ if not (eq .Values.myValue nil) }}) [2][8]. * String Conversion Trick: Convert the value to a string first to check its existence, as "0" evaluates to true while "" evaluates to false [9][10]. For example: {{ if or (eq (toString .Values.myValue) "0") .Values.myValue }} [9]. * Direct nil Comparison: Use {{ eq .Values.myValue nil }} to verify if the value was provided at all, regardless of whether it is zero or empty [8].

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#!/usr/bin/env bash
set -euo pipefail

python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import re

template = Path("infra/helm/llmgateway/templates/configmap.yaml").read_text()
dispatcher = Path("apps/gateway/src/lib/upstream-dispatcher.ts").read_text()

for name, env_name in (
    ("upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs", "UPSTREAM_DNS_CACHE_TTL_MS"),
    ("upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs", "UPSTREAM_KEEPALIVE_TIMEOUT_MS"),
):
    assert f"{{{{- if .{name} }}}}" in template
    assert f"{env_name}: {{{{ .{name} | quote }}}}" in template

env_int = lambda raw, fallback: (
    float(raw) if raw is not None and float(raw) >= 0 else fallback
)

dns_ttl = env_int("0", 300_000)
keepalive = env_int("0", 60_000)

assert dns_ttl == 0
assert keepalive == 0
assert re.search(r"dnsCacheTtlMs\s*>\s*0", dispatcher)
print("envInt accepts both zero values; DNS interception is skipped when TTL is zero.")
PY

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Preserve numeric zero overrides.

When either setting is 0, Helm treats the current if condition as false and omits the environment variable. envInt accepts 0, and a DNS TTL of 0 disables the DNS interceptor. Use ne (toString .value) "" for both settings and add a Helm render test for numeric 0.

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In `@infra/helm/llmgateway/templates/configmap.yaml` around lines 105 - 110,
Update the conditional rendering for upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs and
upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs to check whether each value’s string representation
is non-empty, so numeric 0 values are still emitted while unset values remain
omitted. Add a Helm render test covering numeric 0 for both settings.

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{{- end }}

# API config
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4 changes: 4 additions & 0 deletions infra/helm/llmgateway/values.yaml
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Expand Up @@ -141,6 +141,10 @@ gateway:
healthCheckSkipDatabase: ""
healthCheckTimeoutMs: 15000
maxStreamingBufferMb: 50
# Upstream dispatcher tuning for the gateway→provider hop. Both default in
# code (300s DNS cache, 60s keep-alive); set here only to override.
upstreamDnsCacheTtlMs: ""
upstreamKeepaliveTimeoutMs: ""
# Hard deadline for pod shutdown; caps every in-process drain above. Defaults
# to 120s, or realtime.config.maxSessionSeconds + 120 when realtime.enabled.
# Set explicitly only to override that.
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