Add Alembic migration testing against Postgres in CI

forgejo_admin commented

2026-03-14 19:10:37 +00:00

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Summary

Adds a migration-test CI step that runs all Alembic migrations against a real Postgres database before build-and-push. This catches migration failures (syntax errors, missing extensions, bad dependencies) before they reach production. Uses pgvector/pgvector:pg17 as the service image so the pgvector extension is available for the embedding migrations.

Changes

.woodpecker.yaml — Added services: block with pgvector/pgvector:pg17 container, and a migration-test step between test and build-and-push that:
- Waits for Postgres readiness with a retry loop (10 attempts, 2s apart)
- Creates the vector extension (platform-provides pattern, matching CNPG CRD behavior)
- Installs the app and runs alembic upgrade head + alembic check
- Runs on both push and pull_request events

Test Plan

Open this PR and verify Woodpecker triggers the migration-test step on the pull_request event
Confirm the step waits for Postgres, creates the vector extension, and runs all migrations to head
Confirm alembic check passes (no pending migrations vs. model state)
Verify the existing test step still runs unchanged (SQLite :memory: unit tests)
Merge to main and confirm the full pipeline: test -> migration-test -> build-and-push -> update-deployment-tag -> smoke-test

Review Checklist

Passed automated review-fix loop
No secrets committed
No unnecessary file changes
Commit messages are descriptive

Closes #164
plan-pal-e-docs — Phase 7 (CI/Infra)

## Summary Adds a `migration-test` CI step that runs all Alembic migrations against a real Postgres database before build-and-push. This catches migration failures (syntax errors, missing extensions, bad dependencies) before they reach production. Uses `pgvector/pgvector:pg17` as the service image so the pgvector extension is available for the embedding migrations. ## Changes - `.woodpecker.yaml` — Added `services:` block with `pgvector/pgvector:pg17` container, and a `migration-test` step between `test` and `build-and-push` that: - Waits for Postgres readiness with a retry loop (10 attempts, 2s apart) - Creates the `vector` extension (platform-provides pattern, matching CNPG CRD behavior) - Installs the app and runs `alembic upgrade head` + `alembic check` - Runs on both `push` and `pull_request` events ## Test Plan - [ ] Open this PR and verify Woodpecker triggers the `migration-test` step on the `pull_request` event - [ ] Confirm the step waits for Postgres, creates the vector extension, and runs all migrations to head - [ ] Confirm `alembic check` passes (no pending migrations vs. model state) - [ ] Verify the existing `test` step still runs unchanged (SQLite :memory: unit tests) - [ ] Merge to main and confirm the full pipeline: test -> migration-test -> build-and-push -> update-deployment-tag -> smoke-test ## Review Checklist - [x] Passed automated review-fix loop - [x] No secrets committed - [x] No unnecessary file changes - [x] Commit messages are descriptive ## Related - Closes #164 - `plan-pal-e-docs` — Phase 7 (CI/Infra)

forgejo_admin added 1 commit

2026-03-14 19:10:37 +00:00

Add Alembic migration testing against Postgres in CI

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Adds a migration-test step between test and build-and-push that spins
up a pgvector/pgvector:pg17 service, installs the pgvector extension,
runs alembic upgrade head, and verifies clean state with alembic check.
This catches migration failures before they reach production.

Closes #164

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

forgejo_admin added 1 commit

2026-03-14 19:11:15 +00:00

Add explicit failure exit when Postgres readiness check exhausted

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The readiness loop now tracks success via READY flag and exits with
a clear error message if all 10 attempts fail, instead of silently
falling through to the CREATE EXTENSION command.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

forgejo_admin commented

2026-03-14 19:14:22 +00:00

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PR #169 Review

BLOCKERS

None.

NITS

Double pip install for psycopg2-binary -- The readiness check installs psycopg2-binary standalone (line 43), then pip install .[dev] installs it again as a project dependency (pyproject.toml line 21). This works but wastes ~5-10 seconds of CI time. A possible optimization would be to install .[dev] first and then run the readiness loop, but this would add app install time to the wait window. Current approach is pragmatic -- keeping it as-is is fine.
Hardcoded connection strings repeated 3 times -- The Postgres connection string (host=postgres dbname=paledocs_test user=postgres password=postgres) appears in the PALDOCS_DATABASE_URL env var (line 39), the readiness check (line 46), and the extension creation (line 55). If any of the service container env vars change, all three must be updated in sync. Not a blocker for a CI config file, but worth noting for maintainability.
No --no-cache-dir on pip installs -- Adding pip install --no-cache-dir would reduce layer size in the ephemeral CI container. Minor optimization, non-blocking.

ANALYSIS

psycopg2 vs psycopg driver concern: Not an issue. The project declares psycopg2-binary>=2.9 in pyproject.toml (line 21). The embedding worker uses psycopg2 directly for LISTEN/NOTIFY. Production uses postgresql:// (bare scheme in the k8s secret at terraform/main.tf:1563), which defaults to psycopg2 in SQLAlchemy 2.0+. The CI migration-test uses postgresql+psycopg2:// explicitly -- these are equivalent drivers. No mismatch.

Services block syntax: Correct. Top-level services: key with name, image, and environment fields matches Woodpecker CI service container spec.

Postgres readiness check: Robust. 10 attempts with 2-second intervals (20 seconds total timeout). Uses actual connection attempt via psycopg2 rather than a simple port check, which validates that Postgres is actually accepting connections and the database exists. Exits non-zero on failure with a clear error message.

alembic check validity: Confirmed. The project requires alembic>=1.14, and alembic check was introduced in Alembic 1.9. This command compares SQLAlchemy model metadata against the migration head revision and exits non-zero if models have diverged from migrations -- exactly the right safety net.

Extension creation (platform-provides pattern): The CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector call (line 55) correctly mirrors what the CNPG Cluster CRD does in production via postInitSQL. The migration file l2g3h4i5j6k7_add_vector_embeddings.py explicitly checks for the extension and raises a RuntimeError if absent -- this CI step ensures that check passes.

Step ordering: Correct. test (SQLite unit tests) -> migration-test (Postgres migrations) -> build-and-push -> update-deployment-tag -> smoke-test. Migration failures will block the build.

Security: The hardcoded postgres/postgres credentials are for an ephemeral CI service container that exists only for the pipeline run. This is standard CI practice and not a security concern. Real secrets (harbor, forgejo token) use from_secret and were present before this PR.

SOP COMPLIANCE

Branch named after issue (164-migration-testing-ci references issue #164)
PR body follows template (Summary, Changes, Test Plan, Review Checklist, Related)
Related references plan slug (plan-pal-e-docs -- Phase 7)
Closes #164 present in Related section
No secrets committed
No unnecessary file changes (single file: .woodpecker.yaml)
Commit messages are descriptive
Scope is tight -- adds exactly one CI step with its service dependency

VERDICT: APPROVED

## PR #169 Review ### BLOCKERS None. ### NITS 1. **Double `pip install` for psycopg2-binary** -- The readiness check installs `psycopg2-binary` standalone (line 43), then `pip install .[dev]` installs it again as a project dependency (pyproject.toml line 21). This works but wastes ~5-10 seconds of CI time. A possible optimization would be to install `.[dev]` first and then run the readiness loop, but this would add app install time to the wait window. Current approach is pragmatic -- keeping it as-is is fine. 2. **Hardcoded connection strings repeated 3 times** -- The Postgres connection string (`host=postgres dbname=paledocs_test user=postgres password=postgres`) appears in the `PALDOCS_DATABASE_URL` env var (line 39), the readiness check (line 46), and the extension creation (line 55). If any of the service container env vars change, all three must be updated in sync. Not a blocker for a CI config file, but worth noting for maintainability. 3. **No `--no-cache-dir` on pip installs** -- Adding `pip install --no-cache-dir` would reduce layer size in the ephemeral CI container. Minor optimization, non-blocking. ### ANALYSIS **psycopg2 vs psycopg driver concern:** Not an issue. The project declares `psycopg2-binary>=2.9` in `pyproject.toml` (line 21). The embedding worker uses `psycopg2` directly for LISTEN/NOTIFY. Production uses `postgresql://` (bare scheme in the k8s secret at `terraform/main.tf:1563`), which defaults to psycopg2 in SQLAlchemy 2.0+. The CI migration-test uses `postgresql+psycopg2://` explicitly -- these are equivalent drivers. No mismatch. **Services block syntax:** Correct. Top-level `services:` key with `name`, `image`, and `environment` fields matches Woodpecker CI service container spec. **Postgres readiness check:** Robust. 10 attempts with 2-second intervals (20 seconds total timeout). Uses actual connection attempt via psycopg2 rather than a simple port check, which validates that Postgres is actually accepting connections and the database exists. Exits non-zero on failure with a clear error message. **`alembic check` validity:** Confirmed. The project requires `alembic>=1.14`, and `alembic check` was introduced in Alembic 1.9. This command compares SQLAlchemy model metadata against the migration head revision and exits non-zero if models have diverged from migrations -- exactly the right safety net. **Extension creation (platform-provides pattern):** The `CREATE EXTENSION IF NOT EXISTS vector` call (line 55) correctly mirrors what the CNPG Cluster CRD does in production via `postInitSQL`. The migration file `l2g3h4i5j6k7_add_vector_embeddings.py` explicitly checks for the extension and raises a RuntimeError if absent -- this CI step ensures that check passes. **Step ordering:** Correct. `test` (SQLite unit tests) -> `migration-test` (Postgres migrations) -> `build-and-push` -> `update-deployment-tag` -> `smoke-test`. Migration failures will block the build. **Security:** The hardcoded `postgres`/`postgres` credentials are for an ephemeral CI service container that exists only for the pipeline run. This is standard CI practice and not a security concern. Real secrets (harbor, forgejo token) use `from_secret` and were present before this PR. ### SOP COMPLIANCE - [x] Branch named after issue (`164-migration-testing-ci` references issue #164) - [x] PR body follows template (Summary, Changes, Test Plan, Review Checklist, Related) - [x] Related references plan slug (`plan-pal-e-docs` -- Phase 7) - [x] `Closes #164` present in Related section - [x] No secrets committed - [x] No unnecessary file changes (single file: `.woodpecker.yaml`) - [x] Commit messages are descriptive - [x] Scope is tight -- adds exactly one CI step with its service dependency ### VERDICT: APPROVED