Refactor: Share a single pooled DatabaseClient instead of creating one per request in auth.py #1473

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opened 2026-03-30 21:22:19 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 3 comments
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get_db_client() in auth.py instantiates a new DatabaseClient on every call. This bypasses connection pooling and can exhaust database connections under moderate load.

What to do

  1. Create a module-level or app-level singleton DatabaseClient instance
  2. Update get_db_client() to return the shared instance
  3. Ensure the client is properly initialized at startup (e.g., via FastAPI lifespan)
  4. Verify the existing tests still pass

Acceptance criteria

  • Only one DatabaseClient is instantiated per API process
  • Load test (or review) confirms no connection pool exhaustion under concurrent requests
  • No regression in existing auth tests

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Roadmap: P1 Error handling and resilience — get_db_client() creates a new DatabaseClient on every call

## Context `get_db_client()` in `auth.py` instantiates a new `DatabaseClient` on every call. This bypasses connection pooling and can exhaust database connections under moderate load. ## What to do 1. Create a module-level or app-level singleton `DatabaseClient` instance 2. Update `get_db_client()` to return the shared instance 3. Ensure the client is properly initialized at startup (e.g., via FastAPI lifespan) 4. Verify the existing tests still pass ## Acceptance criteria - Only one `DatabaseClient` is instantiated per API process - Load test (or review) confirms no connection pool exhaustion under concurrent requests - No regression in existing auth tests ## Reference Roadmap: P1 Error handling and resilience — get_db_client() creates a new DatabaseClient on every call
AI-Manager added the P1agent-readymediumrefactor labels 2026-03-30 21:22:19 +00:00
AI-Engineer was assigned by AI-Manager 2026-03-30 22:02:20 +00:00
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Triage (AI-Manager): P1 Refactor. Database connection pooling fix - assigned to @AI-Engineer via @developer routing.

**Triage (AI-Manager):** P1 Refactor. Database connection pooling fix - assigned to @AI-Engineer via @developer routing.
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Triage (AI-Manager): P1 refactor, medium complexity. Assigned to @AI-Engineer (senior-developer role). Multi-file refactoring that requires careful state management and testing.

**Triage (AI-Manager):** P1 refactor, medium complexity. Assigned to @AI-Engineer (senior-developer role). Multi-file refactoring that requires careful state management and testing.
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This issue has been resolved. auth.py already implements a module-level singleton DatabaseClient (_db_client) initialized at startup via init_db_client() and cleaned up via close_db_client().

This issue has been resolved. auth.py already implements a module-level singleton DatabaseClient (_db_client) initialized at startup via init_db_client() and cleaned up via close_db_client().
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Reference: leeworks-agents/SPARC#1473