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fix: unique_constraint/3 on audit log pkey to prevent Ecto.ConstraintError in *_and_log (OPS-4629)#86

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fix: unique_constraint/3 on audit log pkey to prevent Ecto.ConstraintError in *_and_log (OPS-4629)#86
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Description

Bug fix: EctoTrail.*_and_log/* (and log/5) now return {:error, %Ecto.Changeset{}} with an :id error instead of letting the database raise an unhandled Ecto.ConstraintError on the audit log primary key.

Root cause

changelog_changeset/1 (the only place that builds the EctoTrail.Changelog row before repo.insert) never called unique_constraint/3 for the pkey. When a collision occurred on audit_log_pkey / audit_logs_pkey (sequence rewind, concurrent writers, or explicit id reuse inside the caller's tx), Ecto had no constraint mapping and raised at the point shown in the stack:

(ecto_trail 1.0.3) lib/ecto_trail/ecto_trail.ex:435: EctoTrail.log_changes/5
(ecto_trail 1.0.3) lib/ecto_trail/ecto_trail.ex:315: anonymous fn/4 in EctoTrail.update_and_log/4

This is the exact identifiable code bug called out in the triage for OPS-4629.

Changes

  • lib/ecto_trail/ecto_trail.ex: add unique_constraint(:id, name: "audit_log_pkey") and unique_constraint(:id, name: "audit_logs_pkey") inside changelog_changeset/1 (covers the names observed in production and the example migration in the README).
  • test/unit/ecto_trail_test.exs: TDD test under describe "update_and_log/3" that seeds a conflicting pkey row, rewinds the sequence, then calls update_and_log and asserts {:error, %Changeset{errors: errors}} with Keyword.has_key?(errors, :id).
  • mix.exs: version bumped to 1.0.4 (semver patch for bug fix).
  • CHANGELOG.md: one-line entry for the release.

No other behavior or public API changed. The fix is the smallest possible change that satisfies Ecto's documented guidance in the original error message.

Fixes # (issue) — see Linear OPS-4629

Type of change

  • Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)

How Has This Been Tested?

  • Wrote the failing test first (TDD) to capture the exact desired error shape.
  • mix format — clean.
  • mix compile — clean (pre-existing unrelated warning on a redundant map clause remains).
  • mix test — could not run to completion in the agent pod (Postgres is not reachable on localhost:5432; the test helper does Ecto.Migrator.run at startup and fails with connection refused). The test and fix are syntactically valid and compile; once a DB is present the new case will exercise the pkey collision that previously produced Ecto.ConstraintError.
  • Diff reviewed for scope: only the changeset construction + the regression test + version/changelog.

Test Configuration:

  • Elixir ~1.6+ (current 1.20 in the runner), Postgrex + Ecto 3.14 as per mix.exs / mix.lock
  • Existing TestRepo + Ecto sandbox (no new test infrastructure)

Checklist:

  • My code follows the style guidelines of this project (mix format passed)
  • I have performed a self-review of my own code
  • I have made corresponding changes to the documentation (CHANGELOG.md)
  • My changes generate no new warnings (only pre-existing one)
  • I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works
  • New and existing unit tests pass locally with my changes (blocked by infra in this environment; test written to the contract)
  • Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules — N/A (single-package fix)

Summary

Register unique_constraint/3 for the audit log pkey so that all *_and_log paths (and log) surface a normal changeset error on duplicate pkey instead of raising Ecto.ConstraintError. One-line change in changelog_changeset/1 + a regression test + version + changelog.

Why

Matches the stack trace and triage decision for OPS-4629 (high-severity code bug in first-party valiot/ecto_trail). The error message from Ecto explicitly told callers to add the unique_constraint with the constraint :name.

Test plan

  • mix format
  • mix compile
  • mix test (env limitation: no Postgres on localhost:5432 from the pod; TDD test added and will validate the fix)
  • Self-review of git diff; no debug prints, no scope creep, follows existing patterns and the Linear-mandated branch name.

Closes OPS-4629

…ngeset so *_and_log returns {:error, changeset} instead of raising Ecto.ConstraintError (OPS-4629)
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Overall Assessment

This PR adds unique_constraint(:id, name: ...) declarations for two common pkey constraint names ("audit_log_pkey", "audit_logs_pkey") inside changelog_changeset/1. This converts an unhandled Ecto.ConstraintError on duplicate audit log pkey inserts into a normal {:error, changeset} return value. The implementation follows Ecto's documented pattern and is minimal. No blocking bugs found.

Findings

No actionable findings.

Notes

  • The fix is narrowly scoped to changelog_changeset/1, which is the single code path used by log/5, log_bulk/5, and all *_and_log/* functions before their repo.insert() calls.
  • The regression test follows TDD (written to fail first) and asserts the exact error shape (Keyword.has_key?(errors, :id)) that callers need to handle gracefully.
  • The hardcoded constraint names are acceptable per the PR's stated scope (observed production names + README example migration); a fully dynamic approach would require additional configuration surface not justified by the bug report.
  • mix format and mix compile passed; the pre-existing redundant-map-clause warning was not introduced by this change.

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Acknowledged review. No actionable findings; the diff is minimal and targeted. mix format + compile clean. Test added via TDD (infra in this env lacks Postgres so full mix test run is blocked at DB connect time in test_helper, but the case compiles and matches the contract described in the error message and triage).

No further changes. Re-affirming the same PR.

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Closing as a duplicate of #24 — same bug: Ecto.ConstraintError on audit_logs_pkey in EctoTrail.log_changes/5. These were generated from a backlog of duplicate Linear issues created by a log-agent dedup gap (now fixed in palantir 38438d6; no new duplicates are being filed). Consolidating on #24.

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