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Kpa-clawbot 886aabf0ae fix(#827): /api/packets/{hash} falls back to DB when in-memory store misses (#831)
Closes #827.

## Problem
`/api/packets/{hash}` only consulted the in-memory `PacketStore`. When a
packet aged out of memory, the handler 404'd — even though SQLite still
had it and `/api/nodes/{pubkey}` `recentAdverts` (which reads from the
DB) was actively surfacing the hash. Net effect: the **Analyze →** link
on older adverts in the node detail page led to a dead "Not found".

Two-store inconsistency: DB has the packet, in-memory doesn't, node
detail surfaces it from DB → packet detail can't serve it.

## Fix
In `handlePacketDetail`:
- After in-memory miss, fall back to `db.GetPacketByHash` (already
existed) for hash lookups, and `db.GetTransmissionByID` for numeric IDs.
- Track when the result came from the DB; if so and the store has no
observations, populate from DB via a new `db.GetObservationsForHash` so
the response shows real observations instead of the misleading
`observation_count = 1` fallback.

## Tests
- `TestPacketDetailFallsBackToDBWhenStoreMisses` — insert a packet
directly into the DB after `store.Load()`, confirm store doesn't have
it, assert 200 + populated observations.
- `TestPacketDetail404WhenAbsentFromBoth` — neither store nor DB → 404
(no false positives).
- `TestPacketDetailPrefersStoreOverDB` — both have it; store result wins
(no double-fetch).
- `TestHandlePacketDetailNoStore` updated: it previously asserted the
old buggy 404 behavior; now asserts the correct DB-fallback 200.

All `go test ./... -run "PacketDetail|Packet|GetPacket"` and the full
`cmd/server` suite pass.

## Out of scope
The `/api/packets?hash=` filter is the live in-memory list endpoint and
intentionally store-only for performance. Not touched here — happy to
file a follow-up if you'd rather harmonise.

## Repro context
Verified against prod with a recently-adverting repeater whose recent
advert hash lives in `recentAdverts` (DB) but had been evicted from the
in-memory store; pre-fix 404, post-fix 200 with full observations.

Co-authored-by: you <you@example.com>
2026-04-20 22:50:01 -07:00
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