fix: recover redis clients and moderation workers after outages - #155
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WalkthroughChangesRecovery behavior
Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant BanAllQueue
participant runWorkerWithRecovery
participant Worker
participant AbortController
BanAllQueue->>runWorkerWithRecovery: start executor or orchestrator
runWorkerWithRecovery->>Worker: run()
Worker-->>runWorkerWithRecovery: connection error
runWorkerWithRecovery->>runWorkerWithRecovery: wait 1000 ms
runWorkerWithRecovery->>Worker: run() again
BanAllQueue->>AbortController: abort during stop()
AbortController-->>runWorkerWithRecovery: cancel pending recovery
Priority: ➖ Normal Change: Bug fix Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Shutting down during a Redis outage can hang until the process is force-killed, delaying deployments. Use a non-waiting disconnect path before merge. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 3 | ❌ 1❌ Failed checks (1 warning)
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In `@src/redis/index.ts`:
- Around line 6-17: Update the shutdown cleanup to call redis.disconnect()
instead of redis.quit() for the shared Redis client, ensuring shutdown completes
immediately even while reconnect attempts are pending. Preserve the existing
Promise.allSettled() cleanup flow and process exit behavior.
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| const client = createClient({ | ||
| socket: { | ||
| host: env.REDIS_HOST, | ||
| port: env.REDIS_PORT, | ||
| reconnectStrategy: (retries) => { | ||
| const n = retries + 1 | ||
| logger.debug(`[REDIS] reconnect retry #${n}`) | ||
| if (openSuccess && n < 5) { | ||
| const jitter = Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) | ||
| const delay = Math.min(2 ** retries * 50, 2000) | ||
| return delay + jitter | ||
| } | ||
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| if (n < 3) return 1000 | ||
| return false | ||
| // A storage outage must not permanently close the shared client. Keep | ||
| // retrying so the bot and its in-memory adapters recover when Redis does. | ||
| const jitter = Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) | ||
| const delay = Math.min(2 ** retries * 50, 2000) | ||
| return delay + jitter |
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node-redis redis 4.7.0 client quit behavior while reconnecting reconnectStrategy source
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In redis node-redis version 4.7.0, the behavior of client.quit while the client is in the process of reconnecting is designed to ensure a graceful closure, though it has historically been a subject of user confusion regarding timing and internal promise resolution [1][2]. When you call client.quit while the client is reconnecting: 1. Graceful Shutdown: The quit command is intended to wait for the client to complete its reconnection attempt [2]. Once the connection is successfully established, the client will process any pending commands in its offline queue, execute the QUIT command, and then finally close the socket connection [3][2]. 2. Offline Queue: If the offline queue is enabled (the default), commands sent during the reconnection period are held in memory [4][5]. Calling.quit informs the client that it should eventually terminate; it will work through the queue before closing [3][2]. If you have disabled the offline queue (using disableOfflineQueue: true), these commands will be rejected immediately instead of being queued [4]. 3. Historical Context and Known Issues: In versions prior to 4.x, there were identified issues where.quit did not correctly end the connection if called while the client was down, potentially leading to stalled states [1]. While 4.7.0 includes fixes to ensure the QUIT command properly terminates the connection, users have reported scenarios where.quit might appear to hang if the reconnection process itself is stuck or if the Promise returned by.quit does not resolve as expected [6][7]. 4. Reconnect Strategy: The reconnectStrategy is a configuration function (returning false, a number, or an Error) that dictates how the client behaves when the socket closes unexpectedly [8][9][10]. It does not directly affect the.quit method's operation, other than determining whether the client enters the reconnecting state that.quit must then contend with [4][8]. Note on Future Versions: Be aware that in later versions of node-redis (specifically moving toward v5.x), the API has shifted. The.quit method has been replaced by.close for graceful shutdowns, and.disconnect has been replaced by.destroy for immediate, forceful shutdowns [11][7]. If you encounter persistent issues with.quit hanging in 4.7.0, some developers have used a Promise race (e.g., Promise.race([client.quit, someTimeout])) as a workaround to ensure the application continues execution [6].
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Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- 2: GitHub issue 2341 in redis/node-redis (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 3: https://npmx.dev/package/redis/v/4.7.0
- 4: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md
- 5: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/nodejs/produsage/
- 6: GitHub issue 2723 in redis/node-redis (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 7: GitHub issue 2719 in redis/node-redis (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 8: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/docs/client-configuration.md
- 9: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
- 10: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/nodejs/connect/
- 11: https://npmx.dev/package-changelog/redis/v/4.7.0
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rg -n -C 3 '(^|/)redis(@|:)|redis@|version:.*redis|resolution:.*redis' pnpm-lock.yaml package-lock.json yarn.lock 2>/dev/null || true
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node-redis v4.7.0 official source quit reconnectStrategy reconnecting
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In node-redis v4.7.0, the reconnectStrategy is a configuration option that determines the client's behavior when the socket closes unexpectedly [1][2][3]. Key concepts for this version are: Reconnect Strategy When the socket closes unexpectedly—meaning it was not intentionally closed by calling a termination method—the client uses the reconnectStrategy to decide whether to attempt a reconnection [1][4][2]. * Supported values include false (do not reconnect), a number (delay in milliseconds before reconnecting), or a function (retries, cause) => false | number | Error [1][2]. * By default, the client implements an exponential backoff strategy with a maximum of 2000 ms, plus a random jitter of 0–200 ms [1][5]. * While the client is reconnecting, it emits a reconnecting event [6][7]. Quit vs. Disconnect (and Deprecation) * .quit(): Historically used to gracefully close the connection by sending the QUIT command to the server after flushing the command queue [6][8][9]. * .disconnect(): Historically used to forcibly close the connection immediately without waiting for the queue [6][8][9]. * Important Update: As of Redis 7.2, the QUIT command is deprecated [10][9][7]. Consequently, in newer versions of node-redis (including v4.7.0 contexts), it is recommended to use .close() for graceful shutdown and .destroy() for immediate, forceful shutdown [10][8][7]. The older .quit() and .disconnect() methods exist as aliases but are deprecated [11]. When you call these closing methods (.quit()/.close() or .disconnect()/.destroy()), the client interprets the closure as intentional and does not trigger the reconnectStrategy [1][4][2].
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Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/docs/client-configuration.md
- 2: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
- 3: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/4f6f8c33/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
- 4: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/nodejs/produsage/
- 5: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/HEAD/docs/client-configuration.md
- 6: https://npmx.dev/package/redis/v/4.7.0
- 7: https://github.com/NodeRedis/node-redis/blob/master/README.md
- 8: GitHub issue 2719 in redis/node-redis (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 9: GitHub issue 2723 in redis/node-redis (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 10: https://github.com/redis/node-redis?tab=readme-ov-file
- 11: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/4f6f8c33/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
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node-redis 4.7.0 quit behavior during reconnect loop official source
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In node-redis, calling.quit while the client is in a reconnect loop is designed to stop the reconnection process and close the client [1][2][3]. When.quit is invoked, the client sets its internal state to closed, which prevents further automatic reconnection attempts [1][4]. Key points regarding this behavior include: 1. Expected Behavior: Historically, node-redis has been updated to ensure that.quit properly terminates the connection and halts reconnection logic, even if the connection was down at the time the method was called [2][3]. This fixes previous issues where the client would continue attempting to reconnect after.quit had been requested [3]. 2. Mechanism: When.quit is called, the client marks itself as closed [4]. If the client is currently reconnecting, it effectively cancels the pending reconnection cycle, ensuring the client reaches an inactive state [1][2]. 3. Recommended Modern Alternatives: As of recent versions, the QUIT command is considered deprecated in favor of methods that directly manage the socket connection [5]. You should prefer: -.close: Gracefully closes the connection, allowing pending commands to finish before closing [5]. -.destroy: Immediately closes the connection without waiting for pending commands [5]. For managing reconnection logic explicitly, you can configure the socket.reconnectStrategy option when creating the client [6][7]. Returning false from this function prevents automatic reconnections [6][8][7].
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Citations:
- 1: GitHub issue 2341 in redis/node-redis (link omitted to avoid creating a cross-reference)
- 2: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/HEAD/CHANGELOG.md
- 3: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
- 4: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
- 5: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/README.md
- 6: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/HEAD/docs/client-configuration.md
- 7: https://redis.io/docs/latest/develop/clients/nodejs/connect/
- 8: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/docs/FAQ.md
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In the Node Redis client (node-redis), the quit method is defined in packages/client/lib/client/index.ts and leverages the underlying RedisSocket's quit method [1][2][3][4]. The client-side QUIT() method performs several cleanup operations, such as disposing of subscription credentials and clearing timers, before calling the socket's quit method [2][3][4]. The socket's quit method, defined in packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts, is an asynchronous function that accepts a callback function returning a Promise [5]. It ensures the socket is not already closed, marks the socket as closed, awaits the resolution of the provided function (which executes the Redis QUIT command and performs associated client-side cleanup), and finally destroys the socket [5]. Historically, QUIT() has been marked as deprecated in favor of close() [2][3]. The close() method is designed to wait for pending commands to finish before closing the connection, whereas destroy() terminates the connection immediately and rejects pending commands [2][3].
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Citations:
- 1: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
- 2: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/2014e44a/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
- 3: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/4f6f8c33/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
- 4: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/c473c5fcce3009dac6819ab50044f0dfed014041/packages/client/lib/client/index.ts
- 5: https://github.com/redis/node-redis/blob/master/packages/client/lib/client/socket.ts
Use redis.disconnect() during shutdown. The lockfile resolves redis@4.7.1 with @redis/client@1.6.1. When the client is reconnecting, quit() queues QUIT and waits for a ready connection to process it. This reconnect strategy always retries, so redis.quit() can remain pending while Redis is unavailable. Promise.allSettled() then cannot reach process.exit(0), and deployment shutdown may wait until the process is force-killed.
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| const client = createClient({ | |
| socket: { | |
| host: env.REDIS_HOST, | |
| port: env.REDIS_PORT, | |
| reconnectStrategy: (retries) => { | |
| const n = retries + 1 | |
| logger.debug(`[REDIS] reconnect retry #${n}`) | |
| if (openSuccess && n < 5) { | |
| const jitter = Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) | |
| const delay = Math.min(2 ** retries * 50, 2000) | |
| return delay + jitter | |
| } | |
| if (n < 3) return 1000 | |
| return false | |
| // A storage outage must not permanently close the shared client. Keep | |
| // retrying so the bot and its in-memory adapters recover when Redis does. | |
| const jitter = Math.floor(Math.random() * 200) | |
| const delay = Math.min(2 ** retries * 50, 2000) | |
| return delay + jitter | |
| redis.disconnect(), |
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In `@src/redis/index.ts` around lines 6 - 17, Update the shutdown cleanup to call
redis.disconnect() instead of redis.quit() for the shared Redis client, ensuring
shutdown completes immediately even while reconnect attempts are pending.
Preserve the existing Promise.allSettled() cleanup flow and process exit
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After a Redis outage, the shared client exhausted its retries and every moderation RPUSH failed with
The client is closed. Separately, rejected BullMQ run loops left both moderation workers stopped while their Redis connections were ready and approximately 18,760 jobs waited.Keep Redis reconnecting with capped backoff and jitter. Restart unexpectedly rejected worker loops after a delay, respecting shutdown, pause and already-running workers. Preserve the existing queues, retry policy for individual jobs and moderation behavior.
Validation: all 165 tests, type checking, Biome on changed files and production build passed. Tests exercise real Redis-client outage recovery and worker restart/cancellation behavior.
Live recovery reconnected the existing client and resumed the existing workers without restarting the bot, preserving its in-memory fallback state. Both queues subsequently drained to zero waiting/active jobs; the last observed 15-minute window had 16 completed flows and no logged errors. No test moderation jobs were injected. Sampled residual job failures require Telegram administrator permissions.
This source fix is not yet deployed. Before rollout, confirm the current client is connected and fallback buffers have flushed; a process restart can otherwise discard in-memory state. Deploy through the normal single-instance bot rollout.
Related incident PRs: backend, polinetwork-cd, terraform.