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fix(backend): migrate API utils to httpx and add requests dependency (#1533) - #1580

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Addressed Issues:

Fixes #1533

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N/A (Backend and test suite improvement; no visual UI changes).

Local Test Verification:

======================= 70 passed, 2 warnings in 18.55s =======================
tests/test_api_utils.py ....                                              [  5%]
tests/test_folders.py ................................................... [ 77%]
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Additional Notes:

This PR resolves ModuleNotFoundError: No module named 'requests' when running API utilities or backend tests on clean virtual environments:

Migrated API_util_restart_sync_microservice_watcher in backend/app/utils/API.py to use httpx.post(), aligning with the rest of the backend's HTTP client architecture (model_downloader.py).
Standardized logger usage using get_logger(name) from app.logging.setup_logging.
Declared requests>=2.31.0 in backend/requirements.txt as a fallback.
Added comprehensive unit tests in backend/tests/test_api_utils.py covering successful restart (200), HTTP error status, httpx.RequestError, and unexpected exceptions.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of errors when requesting a microservice watcher restart, including connection failures and unexpected errors.

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The watcher restart helper now uses HTTPX and the application logger. Tests cover successful responses, non-200 responses, connection errors, and unexpected errors.

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Watcher restart request

Layer / File(s) Summary
Restart request and outcome handling
backend/app/utils/API.py, backend/tests/test_api_utils.py
The helper sends the restart request with HTTPX and a 30-second timeout. It logs request errors and other exceptions, then returns False. Tests verify the request and its success and failure outcomes.

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The watcher restart request retains its configured endpoint and timeout, and the added tests cover its success and failure outcomes. No unresolved merge-blocking issue is evident.

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The change preserves the fixed local watcher target and existing success/failure handling. No introduced security weakness was established. Risk remains low rather than minimal because the watcher’s restart and recovery guarantees are unavailable, and redirect behavior differs between the clients.

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  • inferred — The demonstrated direct effect remains a restart request to the local watcher service. Available source does not establish downstream tenant, asset or data-store scope, or the watcher’s actual network exposure.

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  • inferred — Using standard client defaults, replacing requests.post with httpx.post without enabling redirects prevents automatic redirect following. This narrows redirected reachability rather than introducing an expanded target path. Dependency implementations and the watcher’s response behavior were not available for direct verification.
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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The PR satisfies the coding requirements in issue #1533. backend/app/utils/API.py uses the existing httpx dependency instead of importing requests. It catches httpx.RequestError and preserves …
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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
backend/requirements.txt (1)

48-48: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the unused requests dependency.

The backend uses httpx for HTTP calls. No backend module or test imports requests. Remove the unused dependency.

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Review comment at @backend/requirements.txt at line 48:
Remove the unused requests dependency from the backend requirements; retain
httpx and all other dependencies unchanged.

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backend/tests/test_api_utils.py (1)

9-43: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add assertions for the HTTP request contract.

The four helper tests only assert call count. The pipeline tests mock API_util_restart_sync_microservice_watcher and do not exercise its HTTP call. Assert the URL and 30-second timeout in all four helper tests.

Suggested fix
-        mock_post.assert_called_once()
+        mock_post.assert_called_once_with(
+            f"{SYNC_MICROSERVICE_URL}/watcher/restart", timeout=30.0
+        )
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Review comment at @backend/tests/test_api_utils.py around lines 9 - 43:
Update all four test_restart_sync_microservice_watcher_* tests to assert that
httpx.post is called with the watcher restart URL derived from
SYNC_MICROSERVICE_URL and a 30-second timeout, replacing the call-count-only
assertions.

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Review comments at @backend/requirements.txt:
- Line 48: Remove the unused requests dependency from the backend requirements;
retain httpx and all other dependencies unchanged.

Review comments at @backend/tests/test_api_utils.py:
- Around line 9-43: Update all four test_restart_sync_microservice_watcher_*
tests to assert that httpx.post is called with the watcher restart URL derived
from SYNC_MICROSERVICE_URL and a 30-second timeout, replacing the
call-count-only assertions.

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