fix: move persistent queue state writes off the event loop (#980)

PersistentQueue.put/delete wrote the whole queue inline: serialize, write
a temp file, fsync it, rename, then fsync the directory. All of that ran
synchronously inside async callers, so on a slow or contended filesystem
a single queue mutation stalled every other request for as long as the
two fsyncs took. Adds and completions are exactly when it fires, which
matches the reported "hiccups happen when something is pushing into the
queue".

put/delete are now coroutines. The payload is still serialized on the
event loop -- it is pure CPU and sub-millisecond -- and only the write
goes to a thread, so the writer never walks live DownloadInfo objects
while the loop mutates them. Each queue gets its own single-worker
executor rather than sharing the default one, because extract_info can
hold default-executor threads for minutes and would leave state writes
queued behind exactly when they are needed.

Awaiting the write makes interleaving possible where it was not before,
so a lock now covers the mutate-write-rollback section: the invariant
that in-memory state never diverges from what is on disk is unchanged,
including the rollback when a write fails. On shutdown the queues are
drained rather than cancelled, so a write in flight still lands.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
This commit is contained in:
Alex Shnitman
2026-08-21 09:23:31 +02:00
parent 327e1eb4b8
commit c9c507f939
3 changed files with 158 additions and 67 deletions
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@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ async def test_retry_restores_playlist_output_context(dq_env):
chapter_template="",
)
failed_info.status = "error"
dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, failed_info))
await dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, failed_info))
def fake_extract(self, extracted_url, *_args, **_kwargs):
return {
@@ -389,7 +389,7 @@ async def test_retry_keeps_playlist_context_through_url_indirection(dq_env):
dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
url = "https://example.com/watch?v=1"
resolved = "https://example.com/resolved?v=1"
dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, _failed_playlist_item(url)))
await dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, _failed_playlist_item(url)))
def fake_extract(self, extracted_url, *_args, **_kwargs):
if extracted_url == url:
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ async def test_retry_reapplies_current_options_gates(dq_env):
ytdl_options_presets=["Still There", "Removed Preset"],
ytdl_options_overrides={"paths": {"home": "/etc"}},
)
dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, info))
await dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, info))
def fake_extract(self, extracted_url, *_args, **_kwargs):
return {
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ async def test_retry_keeps_overrides_while_still_allowed(dq_env):
dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
url = "https://example.com/watch?v=1"
info = _failed_playlist_item(url, ytdl_options_overrides={"writesubtitles": True})
dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, info))
await dq.done.put(Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, info))
def fake_extract(self, extracted_url, *_args, **_kwargs):
return {
@@ -481,7 +481,7 @@ async def test_retry_carries_the_sponsorblock_flag(dq_env):
notifier = AsyncMock()
dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
url = "https://example.com/watch?v=1"
dq.done.put(
await dq.done.put(
Download(None, None, None, None, "best", "any", {}, _failed_playlist_item(url, sponsorblock=True))
)
@@ -1441,9 +1441,9 @@ async def test_post_download_cleanup_clears_filename_on_error(dq_env):
notifier = AsyncMock()
dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
download = _make_download(dq_env, status="downloading", filename="../tmp/partial.mp4")
dq.queue.put(download)
await dq.queue.put(download)
dq._post_download_cleanup(download)
await dq._post_download_cleanup(download)
assert download.info.status == "error"
assert download.info.filename is None
@@ -1456,9 +1456,9 @@ async def test_post_download_cleanup_keeps_captured_subtitles_on_error(dq_env):
dq = DownloadQueue(dq_env, notifier)
download = _make_download(dq_env, download_type="captions", status="downloading", filename="en.srt")
download.info.subtitle_files = [{"filename": "en.srt", "size": 42}]
dq.queue.put(download)
await dq.queue.put(download)
dq._post_download_cleanup(download)
await dq._post_download_cleanup(download)
assert download.info.status == "error"
assert download.info.filename == "en.srt"
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ async def test_clear_skips_deletion_outside_download_directory(dq_env):
# A crafted/legacy relative filename that escapes DOWNLOAD_DIR via '..'.
escaping_filename = os.path.relpath(outside_file, dq_env.DOWNLOAD_DIR)
download = _make_download(dq_env, status="finished", filename=escaping_filename)
dq.done.put(download)
await dq.done.put(download)
await dq.clear([download.info.url])
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@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@
from __future__ import annotations
import asyncio
import json
import os
import threading
import time
import shelve
import sys
import tempfile
@@ -69,22 +72,22 @@ def _create_legacy_shelf(path: str, *infos: DownloadInfo) -> None:
shelf[info.url] = info
class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
def test_put_get_delete_roundtrip(self):
class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
async def test_put_get_delete_roundtrip(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "queue")
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
dl = _FakeDownload(_make_info("http://a.example"))
pq.put(dl)
await pq.put(dl)
self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path + ".json"))
self.assertTrue(pq.exists("http://a.example"))
self.assertFalse(pq.empty())
got = pq.get("http://a.example")
self.assertEqual(got.info.url, "http://a.example")
pq.delete("http://a.example")
await pq.delete("http://a.example")
self.assertFalse(pq.exists("http://a.example"))
def test_saved_items_sorted_by_timestamp(self):
async def test_saved_items_sorted_by_timestamp(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "queue")
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
@@ -92,16 +95,16 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
b = _FakeDownload(_make_info("http://second.example"))
a.info.timestamp = 100
b.info.timestamp = 200
pq.put(a)
pq.put(b)
await pq.put(a)
await pq.put(b)
keys = [k for k, _ in pq.saved_items()]
self.assertEqual(keys, ["http://first.example", "http://second.example"])
def test_load_restores_from_json(self):
async def test_load_restores_from_json(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "queue")
pq1 = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
pq1.put(_FakeDownload(_make_info("http://load.example")))
await pq1.put(_FakeDownload(_make_info("http://load.example")))
pq2 = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
pq2.load()
self.assertTrue(pq2.exists("http://load.example"))
@@ -115,7 +118,7 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertTrue(pq.exists("http://legacy.example"))
self.assertTrue(os.path.exists(path + ".json"))
def test_queue_persists_only_compact_entry_subset(self):
async def test_queue_persists_only_compact_entry_subset(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "queue")
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
@@ -128,7 +131,7 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
"formats": [{"id": "huge"}],
"description": "very large payload",
}
pq.put(_FakeDownload(info))
await pq.put(_FakeDownload(info))
with open(path + ".json", encoding="utf-8") as f:
payload = json.load(f)
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertNotIn("formats", record["entry"])
self.assertNotIn("description", record["entry"])
def test_completed_queue_persists_only_failed_retry_context(self):
async def test_completed_queue_persists_only_failed_retry_context(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "completed")
pq = PersistentQueue("completed", path)
@@ -161,7 +164,7 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
"formats": [{"id": "huge"}],
}
info.filename = "done.mp4"
pq.put(_FakeDownload(info))
await pq.put(_FakeDownload(info))
with open(path + ".json", encoding="utf-8") as f:
payload = json.load(f)
@@ -180,7 +183,7 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertEqual(record["filename"], "done.mp4")
info.status = "finished"
pq.put(_FakeDownload(info))
await pq.put(_FakeDownload(info))
with open(path + ".json", encoding="utf-8") as f:
payload = json.load(f)
self.assertNotIn("entry", payload["items"][0]["info"])
@@ -256,7 +259,7 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
self.assertNotIn("speed", record)
self.assertNotIn("eta", record)
def test_put_rollbacks_in_memory_queue_when_state_write_fails(self):
async def test_put_rollbacks_in_memory_queue_when_state_write_fails(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "queue")
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
@@ -272,18 +275,18 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
with patch("ytdl.AtomicJsonStore.save", bad_save):
with self.assertRaises(OSError):
pq.put(dl)
await pq.put(dl)
self.assertFalse(pq.exists("http://rollback.example"))
def test_put_rollbacks_to_previous_download_when_replace_fails(self):
async def test_put_rollbacks_to_previous_download_when_replace_fails(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
path = os.path.join(tmp, "queue")
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", path)
first = _FakeDownload(_make_info("http://same.example"))
second = _FakeDownload(_make_info("http://same.example"))
second.info.title = "Replaced title"
pq.put(first)
await pq.put(first)
orig_save = __import__("state_store").AtomicJsonStore.save
@@ -294,10 +297,68 @@ class PersistentQueueTests(unittest.TestCase):
with patch("ytdl.AtomicJsonStore.save", bad_save):
with self.assertRaises(OSError):
pq.put(second)
await pq.put(second)
self.assertEqual(pq.get("http://same.example").info.title, "Title")
class StateWriteOffEventLoopTests(unittest.IsolatedAsyncioTestCase):
"""State writes fsync twice; on a slow disk that must not stall the loop.
Before this, put()/delete() wrote inline, so a queue mutation blocked every
other request the server was serving for as long as the filesystem took.
See issue #980.
"""
async def test_save_runs_off_the_event_loop_thread(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", os.path.join(tmp, "queue"))
self.addCleanup(pq.close)
loop_thread = threading.get_ident()
save_threads = []
orig_save = __import__("state_store").AtomicJsonStore.save
def recording_save(store, data):
save_threads.append(threading.get_ident())
return orig_save(store, data)
with patch("ytdl.AtomicJsonStore.save", recording_save):
await pq.put(_FakeDownload(_make_info("http://a.example")))
self.assertEqual(len(save_threads), 1)
self.assertNotEqual(save_threads[0], loop_thread)
async def test_a_slow_write_does_not_stall_other_coroutines(self):
with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
pq = PersistentQueue("queue", os.path.join(tmp, "queue"))
self.addCleanup(pq.close)
orig_save = __import__("state_store").AtomicJsonStore.save
def slow_save(store, data):
time.sleep(0.3)
return orig_save(store, data)
ticks = 0
async def ticker():
nonlocal ticks
while True:
await asyncio.sleep(0.01)
ticks += 1
ticking = asyncio.create_task(ticker())
try:
with patch("ytdl.AtomicJsonStore.save", slow_save):
await pq.put(_FakeDownload(_make_info("http://a.example")))
finally:
ticking.cancel()
# An inline write would have starved the loop for the whole 0.3s and
# left ticks at 0.
self.assertGreater(ticks, 5)
self.assertTrue(pq.exists("http://a.example"))
if __name__ == "__main__":
unittest.main()