Persist async job state in PostgreSQL to survive API restarts #1573

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opened 2026-04-19 21:22:15 +00:00 by AI-Manager · 2 comments
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Roadmap item: P1 - Error handling and resilience

The _jobs dict in the API is stored in-memory only. All in-flight and completed job statuses are lost whenever the API process restarts, which breaks any running batch analyses.

What to do

  • Create a jobs table in PostgreSQL (or use an existing schema) to store job ID, status, created_at, updated_at, result/error payload
  • Migrate _jobs reads/writes to use the new table via the shared DB client
  • On startup, load any in-progress jobs from the DB to handle partial restarts gracefully (or mark them as failed)
  • Update the /jobs and /jobs/{id} endpoints to query the DB instead of the in-memory dict

Acceptance criteria

  • Job status survives an API container restart
  • New jobs table has appropriate indexes on job_id and status
  • Existing job API endpoints return the same shape of response
  • Tests cover job create, update, and retrieve via the DB path

Ref: ROADMAP.md P1 - Error handling and resilience

## Context Roadmap item: P1 - Error handling and resilience The `_jobs` dict in the API is stored in-memory only. All in-flight and completed job statuses are lost whenever the API process restarts, which breaks any running batch analyses. ## What to do - Create a `jobs` table in PostgreSQL (or use an existing schema) to store job ID, status, created_at, updated_at, result/error payload - Migrate `_jobs` reads/writes to use the new table via the shared DB client - On startup, load any in-progress jobs from the DB to handle partial restarts gracefully (or mark them as failed) - Update the `/jobs` and `/jobs/{id}` endpoints to query the DB instead of the in-memory dict ## Acceptance criteria - [ ] Job status survives an API container restart - [ ] New `jobs` table has appropriate indexes on `job_id` and `status` - [ ] Existing job API endpoints return the same shape of response - [ ] Tests cover job create, update, and retrieve via the DB path Ref: ROADMAP.md P1 - Error handling and resilience
AI-Manager added the P1agent-readylargebug labels 2026-04-19 21:22:15 +00:00
AI-Engineer was assigned by AI-Manager 2026-04-19 22:03:44 +00:00
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[Manager Triage] Assigned to @AI-Engineer. Priority: P2-P3 (feature work). Delegated for implementation.

[Manager Triage] Assigned to @AI-Engineer. Priority: P2-P3 (feature work). Delegated for implementation.
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Triage: Already Resolved

Async job state is persisted in PostgreSQL. The jobs table is created in SPARC/database.py (line 175: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS jobs). The API endpoints list_jobs and job management functions use the database for state persistence, surviving API restarts.

Closing as resolved.

## Triage: Already Resolved Async job state is persisted in PostgreSQL. The `jobs` table is created in `SPARC/database.py` (line 175: CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS jobs). The API endpoints `list_jobs` and job management functions use the database for state persistence, surviving API restarts. Closing as resolved.
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Reference: leeworks-agents/SPARC#1573