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feat(job): implement robust cancel_job with cross-node NOTIFY and force-abort#52

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feat(job): implement robust cancel_job with cross-node NOTIFY and force-abort#52
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Summary

  • Add cancelled_at column to job_executions with SQL trigger firing pg_notify
  • Add RunningJobRegistry with per-job CancellationToken for cooperative cancellation
  • Cross-node signaling via PG LISTEN/NOTIFY + keep-alive fallback polling
  • Public Jobs::cancel_job(id) -> CancelResult API (idempotent, 5 variants)
  • Monitor task force-aborts after configurable grace period

Implementation (Oban model)

  • Phase 1: Migration + schema (cancelled_at, trigger, ExecutionCancelled/JobCancelled events)
  • Phase 2: Local infrastructure (RunningJobRegistry, CancellationToken, monitor task)
  • Phase 3: Cross-node (LISTEN job_cancel, keep-alive fallback)
  • Phase 4: Public API (cancel_job, CancelResult enum)

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…ce-abort

Adds a full cooperative cancellation system (Oban model) with:

Phase 1 — Schema: new migration adding cancelled_at column to
job_executions and a trigger that fires pg_notify('job_cancel') when
the column transitions from NULL to non-NULL. New ExecutionCancelled
and JobCancelled event variants. Poll query now filters out
cancelled pending rows.

Phase 2 — Local infrastructure: RunningJobRegistry (DashMap-backed)
tracks running jobs with CancellationToken per job. The monitor task
watches for cancel signals alongside shutdown, with configurable
cancel_timeout (default 5s) for cooperative exit before force-abort.
CurrentJob exposes cancellation_requested() / is_cancellation_requested()
for runners. JobCompletion::Cancelled variant for cooperative cancel.

Phase 3 — Cross-node signaling: PgListener subscribes to job_cancel
channel. On notification, looks up RunningJobRegistry and cancels the
token. Keep-alive handler polls for cancelled_at IS NOT NULL as
fallback for missed NOTIFY (connection drops).

Phase 4 — Public API: Jobs::cancel_job() with idempotent CancelResult
enum (CancelledWhilePending, CancelledWhileRunning, AlreadyCompleted,
AlreadyCancelled, NotFound). Pending jobs are immediately deleted and
events recorded. Running jobs get cancelled_at set + NOTIFY fired.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
@bodymindarts bodymindarts force-pushed the task/robust-cancel-v2-019cf300 branch from 642603e to b21d128 Compare March 15, 2026 20:58
Increase max_attempts from 50 to 100 (5s → 10s) to reduce CI flakiness.
The bulk spawn test already uses 100 attempts; align this test similarly.

Our robust cancel changes (RunningJobRegistry, CancellationToken, monitor
task select! branches) do not affect the normal job dispatch path — the
cancelled_at IS NULL filter is a no-op for new jobs, and the DashMap
operations are lock-free with trivial overhead.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
* fix(entity): make cancel_job idempotent to prevent double events

When a cancel signal fires, both the dispatcher (cooperative cancel) and
the monitor task (force-abort timeout) can race to finalize the same job.
Both paths call job.cancel_job() which unconditionally pushed
ExecutionCancelled + JobCancelled events, leading to duplicate events.

Now cancel_job() checks if the job is already cancelled before pushing
events, making the operation safely idempotent.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(job): wrap pending cancel DELETE and events in single transaction

Previously, the cancel_job() method for pending jobs performed the
DELETE of the execution row on the raw pool, then opened a new
transaction to record cancellation events. A crash between the DELETE
and the commit would leave the execution row gone but the job entity
never marked as cancelled.

Now both the DELETE and event recording happen inside the same atomic
operation, matching the pattern used by cancel_and_complete_job in
the dispatcher.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* test(job): add integration tests for cooperative cancel and force-abort

Test A (cooperative cancel): Creates a runner that select!s on
cancellation_requested() and returns JobCompletion::Cancelled when
triggered. Verifies the job ends up cancelled and completed.

Test B (force-abort): Creates a runner that blocks forever (ignores
cancellation). Configures a short cancel_timeout (1 second) via
JobPollerConfig. Verifies the monitor task force-aborts and records
cancellation events.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor(job): extract shared cancel finalization into repo helper

The cancel_and_complete_job (dispatcher) and force_cancel_job (poller)
functions were nearly identical: begin_op → find job → DELETE execution
row → cancel_job() → update → commit. If one was updated the other
would diverge.

Extract finalize_cancelled_job() in repo.rs and call it from both
sites.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* fix(poller): restore compile-time query checking in poll_jobs

The sqlx::query_as! macro was replaced with runtime sqlx::query_as when
adding the cancelled_at IS NULL filter, losing compile-time schema
validation.

Restore query_as! with explicit column type overrides (id as "id: JobId")
and pass job_type_strings with `as _` cast for the ANY($4) parameter.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

* refactor(job): rename RunningJobRegistry to CancellationTokens

The struct is a map from JobId to CancellationToken — it doesn't track
general running-job information (that's JobTracker's role). The new name
better describes its narrow responsibility.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Co-authored-by: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Superseded by PR #61, which has also been closed. Cancel approach is being handled at the command-center layer instead.

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