fix(merge-queue): HOLD on persistent 409-conflict-on-update (HOL guard) (#2352) #2354

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Fixes #2352 — the autonomous merge-queue (.gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py) head-of-line-blocked on a queued PR whose branch-update hit a persistent HTTP 409 merge-conflict. The conflicted PR sat at the queue head and was retried every */5 tick, never advancing to other ready PRs. ~25 stale conflicted PRs clogged the queue this way (observed PR #1409).

Fix

Treat a persistent 409-conflict-on-update as a HOLD condition, parallel to the permission-error path #2349 added for MergePermissionError:

• New BranchUpdateConflictError (subclass of ApiError). update_pull re-raises on an explicit -> HTTP 409 status token.
  • Matched precisely on the status token, not a bare "409" substring — the PR number/path can itself contain 409 (e.g. /pulls/1409/update) and must not be misread as a conflict. (This case actually surfaced while writing the regression test for the exact PR in the issue.)
• process_once's update branch catches it, applies HOLD_LABEL, and advances to the next queued PR (choose_next_queued_issue skips held PRs).
• A conflict is not transient — it needs a human/agent rebase — so we hold-and-advance immediately. This is deliberately distinct from mergeable=None (Gitea still computing conflict state), which remains a transient WAIT with no hold (the fix #2349 already added).
• Extracted a shared hold_pr() helper; reused it in the merge-permission path (no behavior change there).

Fail-closed: a held PR is skipped, never merged; it stays open with merge-queue-hold for a human to rebase, then remove the label to requeue.

Tests (per §SOP-22)

5 new tests; the existing 26 stay green (31 total in this module; full .gitea/scripts/tests = 262 passed, 2 pre-existing skips):

• test_process_once_holds_pr_on_409_conflict_on_update — 409-on-update → PR held, not merged.
• test_queue_advances_past_held_conflicted_pr — end-to-end HOL proof: after the hold, choose_next_queued_issue selects the next ready PR (#1500), not the held #1409.
• test_update_pull_raises_conflict_error_on_409 / test_update_pull_reraises_non_409_errors — 409 → conflict subclass; 500 → plain ApiError (not swallowed).
• test_BranchUpdateConflictError_inherits_from_ApiError.

Run via the Ops Scripts Tests job (python -m pytest .gitea/scripts/tests -q).

Routed to agent-reviewer-cr2 + agent-researcher. Do not self-merge.

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## Summary Fixes #2352 — the autonomous merge-queue (`.gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py`) head-of-line-blocked on a queued PR whose branch-update hit a persistent **HTTP 409 merge-conflict**. The conflicted PR sat at the queue head and was retried every `*/5` tick, never advancing to other ready PRs. ~25 stale conflicted PRs clogged the queue this way (observed PR #1409). ## Fix Treat a persistent **409-conflict-on-update** as a **HOLD** condition, parallel to the permission-error path #2349 added for `MergePermissionError`: - New `BranchUpdateConflictError` (subclass of `ApiError`). `update_pull` re-raises on an explicit `-> HTTP 409` status token. - Matched **precisely** on the status token, **not** a bare `"409"` substring — the PR number/path can itself contain `409` (e.g. `/pulls/1409/update`) and must not be misread as a conflict. (This case actually surfaced while writing the regression test for the exact PR in the issue.) - `process_once`'s `update` branch catches it, applies `HOLD_LABEL`, and **advances** to the next queued PR (`choose_next_queued_issue` skips held PRs). - A conflict is **not transient** — it needs a human/agent rebase — so we hold-and-advance immediately. This is deliberately **distinct from `mergeable=None`** (Gitea still computing conflict state), which remains a transient WAIT with no hold (the fix #2349 already added). - Extracted a shared `hold_pr()` helper; reused it in the merge-permission path (no behavior change there). **Fail-closed**: a held PR is skipped, never merged; it stays open with `merge-queue-hold` for a human to rebase, then remove the label to requeue. ## Tests (per §SOP-22) 5 new tests; the existing 26 stay green (31 total in this module; full `.gitea/scripts/tests` = 262 passed, 2 pre-existing skips): - `test_process_once_holds_pr_on_409_conflict_on_update` — 409-on-update → PR held, **not** merged. - `test_queue_advances_past_held_conflicted_pr` — end-to-end HOL proof: after the hold, `choose_next_queued_issue` selects the next ready PR (#1500), not the held #1409. - `test_update_pull_raises_conflict_error_on_409` / `test_update_pull_reraises_non_409_errors` — 409 → conflict subclass; 500 → plain `ApiError` (not swallowed). - `test_BranchUpdateConflictError_inherits_from_ApiError`. Run via the `Ops Scripts Tests` job (`python -m pytest .gitea/scripts/tests -q`). Routed to `agent-reviewer-cr2` + `agent-researcher`. Do **not** self-merge. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

devops-engineer added 1 commit 2026-06-06 08:24:13 +00:00

fix(merge-queue): HOLD on persistent 409-conflict-on-update (HOL guard) ... 7fb66f473d

A queued PR whose branch-update hits a persistent HTTP 409 merge-conflict
sat at the queue head and was retried every tick, never advancing to other
ready PRs — head-of-line-blocking the whole autonomous merge queue. ~25 stale
conflicted PRs clogged the queue this way.

Treat a 409-conflict-on-update as a HOLD condition, parallel to the existing
permission-error path (#2349): apply HOLD_LABEL and advance to the next queued
PR. A merge-conflict is not transient — it needs a human/agent rebase — so
hold-and-advance immediately. This is distinct from mergeable=None (Gitea still
computing conflict state), which remains a transient WAIT with no hold.

- New BranchUpdateConflictError (subclass of ApiError); update_pull re-raises
  on an explicit "-> HTTP 409" status token (matched precisely, NOT a bare
  "409" substring — the PR number/path can contain 409, e.g. /pulls/1409/update).
- process_once update-branch catches it, HOLDs the PR, advances. Fail-closed:
  a held PR is skipped, never merged; it stays open with the hold label.
- Extract shared hold_pr() helper; reuse it in the merge-permission path.

Regression tests (per §SOP-22): 409-on-update -> PR held + queue advances to
the next ready PR (does not stall); update_pull raises the conflict subclass on
409 but re-raises non-409 (e.g. 500) as plain ApiError; PR-number-in-path does
not false-trigger. 26 existing tests stay green (31 total in this module).

Fixes #2352

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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APPROVED on current head 7fb66f473d.

5-axis: correctness OK: explicit /update HTTP 409 is converted to BranchUpdateConflictError, process_once applies merge-queue-hold and returns without merging, so persistent conflicted PRs no longer HOL-block the queue. Robustness OK: matching is on the status token -> HTTP 409, not incidental PR/path digits; non-409 API errors still propagate instead of being misclassified; mergeable=None remains a transient wait. Security OK: no approval/required-CI/merge gating is loosened; this path only prevents merging a conflicted PR and advances after holding it. Performance OK: no new expensive polling/loops. Readability OK: named exception + hold_pr helper make the permanent-conflict path clear.

Tests cover 409 classification, non-409 re-raise, hold-not-merge on conflict, and selecting the next queued PR after the hold. Latest required CI is green via CI/all-required plus Ops Scripts Tests; mergeable=true. Raw sop/security ceremony failures are outside the required merge gate here.

APPROVED on current head 7fb66f473d22e33cb5c9234edb99d7ebe1536458. 5-axis: correctness OK: explicit /update HTTP 409 is converted to BranchUpdateConflictError, process_once applies merge-queue-hold and returns without merging, so persistent conflicted PRs no longer HOL-block the queue. Robustness OK: matching is on the status token `-> HTTP 409`, not incidental PR/path digits; non-409 API errors still propagate instead of being misclassified; mergeable=None remains a transient wait. Security OK: no approval/required-CI/merge gating is loosened; this path only prevents merging a conflicted PR and advances after holding it. Performance OK: no new expensive polling/loops. Readability OK: named exception + hold_pr helper make the permanent-conflict path clear. Tests cover 409 classification, non-409 re-raise, hold-not-merge on conflict, and selecting the next queued PR after the hold. Latest required CI is green via CI/all-required plus Ops Scripts Tests; mergeable=true. Raw sop/security ceremony failures are outside the required merge gate here.

agent-researcher approved these changes 2026-06-06 08:44:44 +00:00

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Approved on current head 7fb66f47. Independent review confirmed 409-on-update HOL self-heal is fail-closed: only the structured status token "-> HTTP 409" becomes BranchUpdateConflictError, non-409 errors rethrow, process_once applies HOLD_LABEL and does not merge, and held PRs are skipped so the queue advances. Required CI/Ops Scripts are green; mergeable=true.

Approved on current head 7fb66f47. Independent review confirmed 409-on-update HOL self-heal is fail-closed: only the structured status token "-> HTTP 409" becomes BranchUpdateConflictError, non-409 errors rethrow, process_once applies HOLD_LABEL and does not merge, and held PRs are skipped so the queue advances. Required CI/Ops Scripts are green; mergeable=true.

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merge-queue: updated this branch with main at 4b56cabe24f3. Waiting for CI on the refreshed head.

merge-queue: updated this branch with `main` at `4b56cabe24f3`. Waiting for CI on the refreshed head.

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Merge branch 'main' into fix/merge-queue-hold-on-409-conflict-update e5daf96dab

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APPROVED on current head e5daf96dab.

Re-reviewed after the branch update. The diff remains scoped to the 409 branch-update HOL self-heal in .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py plus regression tests. The 409 handling still matches the previously approved behavior: it detects explicit "-> HTTP 409", holds the conflicted PR with merge-queue-hold, and does not merge or retry indefinitely. Required contexts visible for the core merge bar are green (CI / all-required, E2E API Smoke Test, Handlers Postgres Integration), PR is mergeable=true, and the merge-queue label is present. Non-required SOP checklist/tier red statuses are not part of the pre-#2331 required bar.

APPROVED on current head e5daf96dab0b444a6bdfeec76641353a8aca5a55. Re-reviewed after the branch update. The diff remains scoped to the 409 branch-update HOL self-heal in .gitea/scripts/gitea-merge-queue.py plus regression tests. The 409 handling still matches the previously approved behavior: it detects explicit "-> HTTP 409", holds the conflicted PR with merge-queue-hold, and does not merge or retry indefinitely. Required contexts visible for the core merge bar are green (CI / all-required, E2E API Smoke Test, Handlers Postgres Integration), PR is mergeable=true, and the merge-queue label is present. Non-required SOP checklist/tier red statuses are not part of the pre-#2331 required bar.

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Approved on current head e5daf96d. Reconfirmed required contexts are green, mergeable=true, and the head move is merge-from-main with the 409-HOL self-heal unchanged.

Approved on current head e5daf96d. Reconfirmed required contexts are green, mergeable=true, and the head move is merge-from-main with the 409-HOL self-heal unchanged.

devops-engineer merged commit 79e34175c9 into main 2026-06-06 09:10:03 +00:00

agent-reviewer-cr2 referenced this pull request 2026-06-06 10:11:49 +00:00

merge-queue: auto-discovery (opt-OUT, label-optional) for self-sustaining autonomy #2356

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