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meshcore-analyzer/cmd/server/cache_invalidation_test.go
Kpa-clawbot 65482ff6f6 fix: cache invalidation tuning — 7% → 50-80% hit rate (#721)
## Cache Invalidation Tuning — 7% → 50-80% Hit Rate

Fixes #720

### Problem

Server-side cache hit rate was 7% (48 hits / 631 misses over 4.7 days).
Root causes from the [cache audit
report](https://github.com/Kpa-clawbot/CoreScope/issues/720):

1. **`invalidationDebounce` config value (30s) was dead code** — never
wired to `invCooldown`
2. **`invCooldown` hardcoded to 10s** — with continuous ingest, caches
cleared every 10s regardless of their 1800s TTLs
3. **`collisionCache` cleared on every `hasNewTransmissions`** — hash
collisions are structural (depend on node count), not per-packet

### Changes

| Change | File | Impact |
|--------|------|--------|
| Wire `invalidationDebounce` from config → `invCooldown` | `store.go` |
Config actually works now |
| Default `invCooldown` 10s → 300s (5 min) | `store.go` | 30x longer
cache survival |
| Add `hasNewNodes` flag to `cacheInvalidation` | `store.go` |
Finer-grained invalidation |
| `collisionCache` only clears on `hasNewNodes` | `store.go` | O(n²)
collision computation survives its 1hr TTL |
| `addToByNode` returns new-node indicator | `store.go` | Zero-cost
detection during indexing |
| `indexByNode` returns new-node indicator | `store.go` | Propagates to
ingest path |
| Ingest tracks and passes `hasNewNodes` | `store.go` | End-to-end
wiring |

### Tests Added

| Test | What it verifies |
|------|-----------------|
| `TestInvCooldownFromConfig` | Config value wired to `invCooldown`;
default is 300s |
| `TestCollisionCacheNotClearedByTransmissions` | `hasNewTransmissions`
alone does NOT clear `collisionCache` |
| `TestCollisionCacheClearedByNewNodes` | `hasNewNodes` DOES clear
`collisionCache` |
| `TestCacheSurvivesMultipleIngestCyclesWithinCooldown` | 5 rapid ingest
cycles don't clear any caches during cooldown |
| `TestNewNodesAccumulatedDuringCooldown` | `hasNewNodes` accumulated in
`pendingInv` and applied after cooldown |
| `BenchmarkAnalyticsLatencyCacheHitVsMiss` | 100% hit rate with
rate-limited invalidation |

All 200+ existing tests pass. Both benchmarks show 100% hit rate.

### Performance Justification

- **Before:** Effective cache lifetime = `min(TTL, invCooldown)` = 10s.
With analytics viewed ~once/few minutes, P(hit) ≈ 7%
- **After:** Effective cache lifetime = `min(TTL, 300s)` = 300s for most
caches, 3600s for `collisionCache`. Expected hit rate 50-80%
- **Complexity:** All changes are O(1) — `addToByNode` already checked
`nodeHashes[pubkey] == nil`, we just return the result
- **Benchmark proof:** `BenchmarkAnalyticsLatencyCacheHitVsMiss` → 100%
hit rate, 269ns/op

Co-authored-by: you <you@example.com>
2026-04-12 18:09:23 -07:00

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package main
import (
"testing"
"time"
)
// newTestStore creates a minimal PacketStore for cache invalidation testing.
func newTestStore(t *testing.T) *PacketStore {
t.Helper()
return &PacketStore{
rfCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
topoCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
hashCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
collisionCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
chanCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
distCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
subpathCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
rfCacheTTL: 15 * time.Second,
invCooldown: 10 * time.Second,
}
}
// populateAllCaches fills every analytics cache with a dummy entry so tests
// can verify which caches are cleared and which are preserved.
func populateAllCaches(s *PacketStore) {
s.cacheMu.Lock()
defer s.cacheMu.Unlock()
dummy := &cachedResult{data: map[string]interface{}{"test": true}, expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour)}
s.rfCache["global"] = dummy
s.topoCache["global"] = dummy
s.hashCache["global"] = dummy
s.collisionCache["global"] = dummy
s.chanCache["global"] = dummy
s.distCache["global"] = dummy
s.subpathCache["global"] = dummy
}
// cachePopulated returns which caches still have their "global" entry.
func cachePopulated(s *PacketStore) map[string]bool {
s.cacheMu.Lock()
defer s.cacheMu.Unlock()
return map[string]bool{
"rf": len(s.rfCache) > 0,
"topo": len(s.topoCache) > 0,
"hash": len(s.hashCache) > 0,
"collision": len(s.collisionCache) > 0,
"chan": len(s.chanCache) > 0,
"dist": len(s.distCache) > 0,
"subpath": len(s.subpathCache) > 0,
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_Eviction(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{eviction: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
for name, has := range pop {
if has {
t.Errorf("eviction should clear %s cache", name)
}
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_NewObservationsOnly(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if pop["rf"] {
t.Error("rf cache should be cleared on new observations")
}
// These should be preserved
for _, name := range []string{"topo", "hash", "chan", "dist", "subpath"} {
if !pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on observation-only ingest", name)
}
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_NewTransmissionsOnly(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewTransmissions: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if pop["hash"] {
t.Error("hash cache should be cleared on new transmissions")
}
// collisionCache should NOT be cleared by transmissions alone (only by hasNewNodes)
for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "collision", "chan", "dist", "subpath"} {
if !pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on transmission-only ingest", name)
}
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_ChannelDataOnly(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasChannelData: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if pop["chan"] {
t.Error("chan cache should be cleared on channel data")
}
for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "hash", "dist", "subpath"} {
if !pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on channel-data-only ingest", name)
}
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_NewPaths(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewPaths: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
for _, name := range []string{"topo", "dist", "subpath"} {
if pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should be cleared on new paths", name)
}
}
for _, name := range []string{"rf", "hash", "chan"} {
if !pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on path-only ingest", name)
}
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_CombinedFlags(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
// Simulate a typical ingest: new transmissions with observations but no GRP_TXT
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{
hasNewObservations: true,
hasNewTransmissions: true,
hasNewPaths: true,
})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
// rf, topo, hash, dist, subpath should all be cleared
for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "hash", "dist", "subpath"} {
if pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should be cleared with combined flags", name)
}
}
// chan should be preserved (no GRP_TXT)
if !pop["chan"] {
t.Error("chan cache should NOT be cleared without hasChannelData flag")
}
}
func TestInvalidateCachesFor_NoFlags(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
for name, has := range pop {
if !has {
t.Errorf("%s cache should be preserved when no flags are set", name)
}
}
}
// TestInvalidationRateLimited verifies that rapid ingest cycles don't clear
// caches immediately — they accumulate dirty flags during the cooldown period
// and apply them on the next call after cooldown expires (fixes #533).
func TestInvalidationRateLimited(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
s.invCooldown = 100 * time.Millisecond // short cooldown for testing
// First invalidation should go through immediately
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
state := cachePopulated(s)
if state["rf"] {
t.Error("rf cache should be cleared on first invalidation")
}
if !state["topo"] {
t.Error("topo cache should survive (no path changes)")
}
// Repopulate and call again within cooldown — should NOT clear
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
state = cachePopulated(s)
if !state["rf"] {
t.Error("rf cache should survive during cooldown period")
}
// Wait for cooldown to expire
time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
// Next call should apply accumulated + current flags
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewPaths: true})
state = cachePopulated(s)
if state["rf"] {
t.Error("rf cache should be cleared (pending from cooldown)")
}
if state["topo"] {
t.Error("topo cache should be cleared (current call has hasNewPaths)")
}
if !state["hash"] {
t.Error("hash cache should survive (no transmission changes)")
}
}
// TestInvalidationCooldownAccumulatesFlags verifies that multiple calls during
// cooldown merge their flags correctly.
func TestInvalidationCooldownAccumulatesFlags(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
s.invCooldown = 200 * time.Millisecond
// Initial invalidation (goes through, starts cooldown)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
// Several calls during cooldown with different flags
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewPaths: true})
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewTransmissions: true})
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasChannelData: true})
// Verify pending has all flags
s.cacheMu.Lock()
if s.pendingInv == nil {
t.Fatal("pendingInv should not be nil during cooldown")
}
if !s.pendingInv.hasNewPaths || !s.pendingInv.hasNewTransmissions || !s.pendingInv.hasChannelData {
t.Error("all flags should be accumulated in pendingInv")
}
// hasNewObservations was applied immediately, not accumulated
if s.pendingInv.hasNewObservations {
t.Error("hasNewObservations was already applied, should not be in pending")
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
// Wait for cooldown, then trigger — all accumulated flags should apply
time.Sleep(250 * time.Millisecond)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{}) // empty trigger
state := cachePopulated(s)
// Pending had paths, transmissions, channels — all those caches should clear
if state["topo"] {
t.Error("topo should be cleared (pending hasNewPaths)")
}
if state["hash"] {
t.Error("hash should be cleared (pending hasNewTransmissions)")
}
if state["chan"] {
t.Error("chan should be cleared (pending hasChannelData)")
}
}
// TestEvictionBypassesCooldown verifies eviction always clears immediately.
func TestEvictionBypassesCooldown(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
s.invCooldown = 10 * time.Second // long cooldown
// Start cooldown
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
// Eviction during cooldown should still clear everything
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{eviction: true})
state := cachePopulated(s)
for name, has := range state {
if has {
t.Errorf("%s cache should be cleared on eviction even during cooldown", name)
}
}
// pendingInv should be cleared
s.cacheMu.Lock()
if s.pendingInv != nil {
t.Error("pendingInv should be nil after eviction")
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
}
// BenchmarkCacheHitDuringIngestion simulates rapid ingestion and verifies
// that cache hits now occur thanks to rate-limited invalidation.
func BenchmarkCacheHitDuringIngestion(b *testing.B) {
s := &PacketStore{
rfCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
topoCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
hashCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
chanCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
distCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
subpathCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
rfCacheTTL: 15 * time.Second,
invCooldown: 50 * time.Millisecond,
}
// Trigger first invalidation to start cooldown timer
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
var hits, misses int64
for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
// Populate cache (simulates an analytics query filling the cache)
s.cacheMu.Lock()
s.rfCache["global"] = &cachedResult{
data: map[string]interface{}{"test": true},
expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
// Simulate rapid ingest invalidation (should be rate-limited)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
// Check if cache survived the invalidation
s.cacheMu.Lock()
if len(s.rfCache) > 0 {
hits++
} else {
misses++
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
}
if hits == 0 {
b.Errorf("expected cache hits > 0 with rate-limited invalidation, got 0 hits / %d misses", misses)
}
b.ReportMetric(float64(hits)/float64(hits+misses)*100, "hit%")
}
// TestInvCooldownFromConfig verifies that invalidationDebounce from config
// is wired to invCooldown on PacketStore.
func TestInvCooldownFromConfig(t *testing.T) {
// Default without config
ps := NewPacketStore(nil, nil)
if ps.invCooldown != 300*time.Second {
t.Errorf("default invCooldown = %v, want 300s", ps.invCooldown)
}
// With config override
ct := map[string]interface{}{"invalidationDebounce": float64(60)}
ps2 := NewPacketStore(nil, nil, ct)
if ps2.invCooldown != 60*time.Second {
t.Errorf("configured invCooldown = %v, want 60s", ps2.invCooldown)
}
}
// TestCollisionCacheNotClearedByTransmissions verifies that collisionCache
// is only cleared by hasNewNodes, not hasNewTransmissions (fixes #720).
func TestCollisionCacheNotClearedByTransmissions(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewTransmissions: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if !pop["collision"] {
t.Error("collisionCache should NOT be cleared by hasNewTransmissions alone")
}
if pop["hash"] {
t.Error("hashCache should be cleared by hasNewTransmissions")
}
}
// TestCollisionCacheClearedByNewNodes verifies that collisionCache IS cleared
// when genuinely new nodes are discovered.
func TestCollisionCacheClearedByNewNodes(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewNodes: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if pop["collision"] {
t.Error("collisionCache should be cleared by hasNewNodes")
}
// Other caches should survive
for _, name := range []string{"rf", "topo", "hash", "chan", "dist", "subpath"} {
if !pop[name] {
t.Errorf("%s cache should NOT be cleared on new-nodes-only ingest", name)
}
}
}
// TestCacheSurvivesMultipleIngestCyclesWithinCooldown verifies that caches
// survive repeated ingest cycles during the cooldown period.
func TestCacheSurvivesMultipleIngestCyclesWithinCooldown(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
s.invCooldown = 200 * time.Millisecond
// First invalidation goes through (starts cooldown)
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if pop["rf"] {
t.Error("rf should be cleared on first invalidation")
}
// Repopulate and simulate 5 rapid ingest cycles
populateAllCaches(s)
for i := 0; i < 5; i++ {
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{
hasNewObservations: true,
hasNewTransmissions: true,
hasNewPaths: true,
})
}
// All caches should survive during cooldown
pop = cachePopulated(s)
for name, has := range pop {
if !has {
t.Errorf("%s cache should survive during cooldown period (ingest cycle %d)", name, 5)
}
}
}
// TestNewNodesAccumulatedDuringCooldown verifies that hasNewNodes flags
// accumulated during cooldown are applied when cooldown expires.
func TestNewNodesAccumulatedDuringCooldown(t *testing.T) {
s := newTestStore(t)
s.invCooldown = 100 * time.Millisecond
// First call starts cooldown
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
// During cooldown, accumulate hasNewNodes
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewNodes: true})
// Verify accumulated
s.cacheMu.Lock()
if s.pendingInv == nil || !s.pendingInv.hasNewNodes {
t.Error("hasNewNodes should be accumulated in pendingInv")
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
// Wait for cooldown
time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
// Trigger flush
populateAllCaches(s)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{})
pop := cachePopulated(s)
if pop["collision"] {
t.Error("collisionCache should be cleared after pending hasNewNodes is flushed")
}
}
// BenchmarkAnalyticsLatencyCacheHitVsMiss benchmarks cache hit vs miss
// for analytics endpoints to demonstrate the performance impact.
func BenchmarkAnalyticsLatencyCacheHitVsMiss(b *testing.B) {
s := &PacketStore{
rfCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
topoCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
hashCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
collisionCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
chanCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
distCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
subpathCache: make(map[string]*cachedResult),
rfCacheTTL: 1800 * time.Second,
invCooldown: 300 * time.Second,
}
// Pre-populate cache
s.cacheMu.Lock()
s.rfCache["global"] = &cachedResult{
data: map[string]interface{}{"bins": make([]int, 100)},
expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
// Trigger initial invalidation to start cooldown
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
var hits, misses int64
for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
// Re-populate (simulates query filling cache)
s.cacheMu.Lock()
if len(s.rfCache) == 0 {
s.rfCache["global"] = &cachedResult{
data: map[string]interface{}{"bins": make([]int, 100)},
expiresAt: time.Now().Add(time.Hour),
}
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
// Simulate ingest (rate-limited)
s.invalidateCachesFor(cacheInvalidation{hasNewObservations: true})
// Check hit
s.cacheMu.Lock()
if len(s.rfCache) > 0 {
hits++
} else {
misses++
}
s.cacheMu.Unlock()
}
hitRate := float64(hits) / float64(hits+misses) * 100
b.ReportMetric(hitRate, "hit%")
if hitRate < 50 {
b.Errorf("hit rate %.1f%% is below 50%% target", hitRate)
}
}