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fix(admin): hold the settings write lock for every writer - #1118
A settings PATCH read settings.yaml before saving it, while the moderation writer read and rewrote the file under the settings write lock. The two could interleave, so an ordinary admin save silently reverted a ban written by the other request.
read, validate and save inside withSettingsWriteLock in the settings, notifications, restore and CLI writers
keep audit and outbox work outside the lock so it is not held across I/O
add regression tests showing the read happens inside the lock and a ban written before acquisition survives the save
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Bug Fixes
Settings changes made through the command line and admin controls are processed one at a time, reducing the risk that overlapping updates overwrite one another.
Admin settings and notification changes are validated before saving. Invalid changes are rejected and not saved.
Settings restoration completes before success is reported. Restore failures return an error, and restores are processed in sequence with other settings changes to help preserve the latest settings.
A settings PATCH read settings.yaml before saving it, while the moderation
writer read and rewrote the file under the settings write lock. The two could
interleave, so an ordinary admin save silently reverted a ban written by the
other request.
- read, validate and save inside withSettingsWriteLock in the settings,
notifications, restore and CLI writers
- keep audit and outbox work outside the lock so it is not held across I/O
- add regression tests showing the read happens inside the lock and a ban
written before acquisition survives the save
Fixes#1039
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Walkthrough
CLI and admin settings updates now read, validate, and save settings under the settings write lock. Backup restoration also uses the lock, and its controller waits for restoration before audit logging and responding. Tests cover lock ordering, validation failures, and preservation of a moderation ban.
CLI updates and admin patch handlers now read, validate, and save settings inside the write lock. Validation failures do not save. Tests cover lock ordering, validation behavior, and preservation of a previously written moderation ban.
restoreSettingsBackup now returns a promise and performs restoration under the write lock. The controller waits for restoration before audit logging and responding. A test checks that restored settings are persisted and the lock file is removed.
Admin settings, notifications, restore and CLI config writes now share the settings write lock, so a settings save no longer overwrites a concurrent moderation ban. No concrete problems were found in the changes reviewed. Test results were not supplied, and the CLI path has no test coverage.
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observed — src (service) was modified; 5 changed files map to changed impact.
observed — test (service) was modified; 3 changed files map to changed impact.
Before / after behavior
observed — Modified behavior in src/cli/commands/config.ts: Adds the withSettingsWriteLock import from the settings configuration utilities.
observed — Modified behavior in src/cli/commands/config.ts: runConfigSet now runs the settings read, path update, optional merged-settings validation, and save under withSettingsWriteLock. Validation failures are returned from the locked callback instead of being logged there; afterward, the command logs the failure and each issue and returns 1. Successful updates continue past the lock to the existing success and restart handling.
observed — Modified behavior in src/controllers/admin/patch-notifications-controller.ts: Imports withSettingsWriteLock for use by the controller.
observed — Modified behavior in src/controllers/admin/patch-notifications-controller.ts: Wraps settings loading, notification patching, merged-settings validation, saving, and redacted-result retrieval in withSettingsWriteLock, rather than performing those steps directly. Validation failures return the existing 400 response with issues and do not save; successful outcomes retain the redacted notifications for the response.
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The title names the fix (holding the settings write lock for every writer) and the scope (admin settings writers). The raw summary confirms the changes wrap reads, validation, and saves for the settin…
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Issue #1039 requires every settings-file writer to take the same lock and to re-read the file inside it. At head, PatchAdminSettingsController (src/controllers/admin/patch-settings-controller.ts) runs…
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Each changed file serves the objective of #1039. The settings writers (patch-settings, patch-notifications, CLI config set, settings-config restore) now read, validate, and save inside withSettingsWri…
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The title names the fix (holding the settings write lock for every writer) and the scope (admin settings writers). The raw summary confirms the changes wrap reads, validation, and saves for the settings, notifications, restore, and CLI writers in withSettingsWriteLock. The title is specific and matches the main change, and the title follows the conventional fix(scope) format.
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Issue #1039 requires every settings-file writer to take the same lock and to re-read the file inside it. At head, PatchAdminSettingsController (src/controllers/admin/patch-settings-controller.ts) runs loadUserSettings, the change merge, loadMergedSettings, validateSettings, and saveSettings inside withSettingsWriteLock. The diff confirms this. The change summary reports the same pattern for PatchAdminNotificationsController, runConfigSet (src/cli/commands/config.ts), and restoreSettingsBackup (src/utils/settings-config.ts). The restoreSettingsBackup diff confirms that the existence check, YAML read, validation, and saveSettings run inside withSettingsWriteLock, and the function is now async. updateAdminModerationLimits already used the lock. Audit and outbox work stays outside the lock. Regression tests cover the locked read and preservation of a pre-existing ban. Residual uncertainty: the notifications and CLI diffs were not read line by line in this pass, and the callers of the now-async restoreSettingsBackup were not fully enumerated. The change summary covers both, and neither changes the verdict.
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Each changed file serves the objective of #1039. The settings writers (patch-settings, patch-notifications, CLI config set, settings-config restore) now read, validate, and save inside withSettingsWriteLock. The post-settings-restore controller awaits the async restoreSettingsBackup, which follows from the signature change. The changeset and tests describe the same fix. Tests cover the locked read and ban preservation. No unrelated behavior change was identified. Residual uncertainty: the full per-file diffs of the notifications and CLI controllers were not read in this pass; the change summary describes them as the same locking change.
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A rabbit checks the settings file, Then waits inside the lock a while. The saved ban stays in its place, Restored backups finish the race. The checks all pass; the lock lets go.
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The PR puts settings reads, checks, and saves inside withSettingsWriteLock for admin settings, notifications, CLI changes, and backup restores.
Admin and CLI settings edits keep newer writes in place.
Backup restores wait their turn before replacing settings.
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flowchart TD
A[Admin save, CLI update, or restore] --> B[Acquire settings lock]
B --> C[Read settings or backup]
C --> D[Check proposed settings]
D --> E[Save settings]
E --> F[Release settings lock]
F --> G[Write audit records and queue notifications where applicable]
G --> H[Return result]
This test records loadUserSettings but not loadMergedSettings. A regression that moves the merged read outside the lock would still satisfy the expected order. That read supplies the current notifications for the patch. Record it and assert that it occurs after lock entry.
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Review comment at @test/unit/controllers/admin/patch-notifications-controller.spec.ts around lines 144 - 155:
Update the lock-order test for PatchAdminNotificationsController.handleRequest to record calls to settingsConfig.loadMergedSettings, which supplies the current notifications, and assert the merged read occurs after lock entry. Keep the existing order checks for loadUserSettings, saving, and lock exit.
An implementation without a lock would also pass these assertions. Hold the settings write lock, start restoration, and check that settings remain unchanged until the lock is released. Then release the lock and check the restored settings.
Use a controllable promise to coordinate acquisition and release. Based on learnings, asynchronous ordering tests should permit assertions between controlled settlements.
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Review comment at @test/unit/utils/settings-config.spec.ts around lines 1067 - 1071:
Update the restoration test around restoreSettingsBackup to hold the settings write lock, start restoration, and assert settings remain unchanged while the lock is held; then release the lock and verify the restored settings. Use a controllable promise to coordinate the lock and restoration so the intermediate assertion occurs before either is settled.
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@test/unit/controllers/admin/patch-notifications-controller.spec.ts:
- Around line 144-155: Update the lock-order test for
PatchAdminNotificationsController.handleRequest to record calls to
settingsConfig.loadMergedSettings, which supplies the current notifications, and
assert the merged read occurs after lock entry. Keep the existing order checks
for loadUserSettings, saving, and lock exit.
Review comments at @test/unit/utils/settings-config.spec.ts:
- Around line 1067-1071: Update the restoration test around
restoreSettingsBackup to hold the settings write lock, start restoration, and
assert settings remain unchanged while the lock is held; then release the lock
and verify the restored settings. Use a controllable promise to coordinate the
lock and restoration so the intermediate assertion occurs before either is
settled.
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Greptile pointed out that the restore test only checked the result and the
absence of the lock file, so it would still pass if restoreSettingsBackup
stopped taking the lock.
Assert that the lock file exists during the rename that writes the restored
settings. Removing withSettingsWriteLock from restoreSettingsBackup now fails
the test.
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Live CLI locks get stolen
The new CLI lock can be stolen by a running Docker relay. Compose shares .nostr with the host, but each side has its own process IDs. When the relay checks a host CLI PID with process.kill(pid, 0), ESRCH makes it remove the CLI's live lock. Both writers can then save at once and overwrite each other's changes, including a moderation ban.
Make lock ownership checks safe across Docker and host processes before relying on this lock for CLI writes.
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Description
A settings PATCH read settings.yaml before saving it, while the moderation writer read and rewrote the file under the settings write lock. The two could interleave, so an ordinary admin save silently reverted a ban written by the other request.
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Fixes #1039
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