fix(repair): add --mode from-sqlite to recover palaces with corrupt HNSW (#1308)

Both `--mode legacy` and the inline `cli.cmd_repair` rebuild path
call `Collection.count()` as their first read — the same call that
raises `chromadb.errors.InternalError: Failed to apply logs to the
hnsw segment writer` on the corruption class reported in #1308.
Repair would print "Cannot recover — palace may need to be re-mined
from source files" even though the underlying SQLite tables were
fully intact.

The new `--mode from-sqlite` reads `(id, document, metadata)` rows
directly from `chroma.sqlite3` via `segments` → `embeddings` →
`embedding_metadata` joins, never opens a chromadb client against
the corrupt palace, and re-upserts everything into a fresh palace.

  - `--source PATH` extracts from a corrupt palace already moved aside
  - `--archive-existing` handles the in-place case by renaming the
    existing palace to `<palace>.pre-rebuild-<timestamp>` first
  - Partial-rebuild failures raise `RebuildPartialError` with the
    archive path so users can recover; CLI exits non-zero
  - In-place mode calls `SharedSystemClient.clear_system_cache()` to
    drop chromadb's process-wide System registry (cross-palace use
    does not, to limit blast radius for library callers)
  - Source validation runs before any destructive moves

Verified end-to-end recovering a 52,300-row real-world corrupt
palace.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Brian potter
2026-05-02 00:25:46 -05:00
committed by Igor Lins e Silva
parent 6741b6908e
commit a7c4ed24d7
4 changed files with 714 additions and 4 deletions
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@@ -682,3 +682,294 @@ def test_max_seq_id_rollback_on_verification_failure(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
# A backup file is still present — caller can roll back from it.
leftover = [fn for fn in os.listdir(palace) if "max-seq-id-backup-" in fn]
assert leftover
# ── extract_via_sqlite + rebuild_from_sqlite (#1308) ──────────────────
#
# These tests build real chromadb palaces in tmp_path rather than mocking
# the SQLite layer. The bug class they guard against is "extraction sees
# different rows than chromadb stored" — the only honest check is to let
# chromadb actually write rows and then read them back via the SQLite
# bypass. Mocking the SQLite cursor would defeat the test.
def _seed_palace(palace_path, collection_name, rows):
"""Build a real chromadb palace at ``palace_path`` and add ``rows``.
``rows`` is a list of ``(id, document, metadata)`` tuples. Returns
the populated collection so callers can assert on the writer's view
of state before the SQLite read.
"""
from mempalace.backends.chroma import ChromaBackend
backend = ChromaBackend()
col = backend.create_collection(str(palace_path), collection_name)
col.upsert(
ids=[r[0] for r in rows],
documents=[r[1] for r in rows],
metadatas=[r[2] for r in rows],
)
return col
def test_extract_via_sqlite_returns_all_rows_with_metadata(tmp_path):
"""Round-trip: a chromadb palace with N upserted rows returns those
same N rows when read via the SQLite bypass.
Catches: anyone who breaks the segments/embeddings/embedding_metadata
JOIN, swaps the metadata vs vector segment, or changes how the
document is stored under the ``chroma:document`` key.
"""
rows = [
(f"drawer_{i:03d}", f"document body {i}", {"wing": "test_wing", "room": f"r{i % 3}"})
for i in range(25)
]
_seed_palace(tmp_path, "mempalace_drawers", rows)
extracted = list(repair.extract_via_sqlite(str(tmp_path), "mempalace_drawers"))
assert len(extracted) == 25
by_id = {emb_id: (doc, meta) for emb_id, doc, meta in extracted}
assert set(by_id) == {r[0] for r in rows}
for emb_id, doc, meta in rows:
got_doc, got_meta = by_id[emb_id]
assert got_doc == doc, f"document mangled for {emb_id}"
assert got_meta == meta, f"metadata mangled for {emb_id}: {got_meta!r}"
def test_extract_via_sqlite_preserves_typed_metadata(tmp_path):
"""Chromadb stores int / float / bool / string in distinct typed
columns. Extraction must round-trip the original type, not coerce
everything to string.
Catches: a regression where the SELECT order changes and ints come
back as None, or where the column-resolution rule prefers the wrong
column.
"""
rows = [
(
"drawer_typed",
"doc",
{
"wing": "w",
"chunk_index": 7, # int
"score": 0.42, # float
"is_active": True, # bool
},
),
]
_seed_palace(tmp_path, "mempalace_drawers", rows)
extracted = list(repair.extract_via_sqlite(str(tmp_path), "mempalace_drawers"))
assert len(extracted) == 1
_, _, meta = extracted[0]
assert meta["chunk_index"] == 7 and isinstance(meta["chunk_index"], int)
assert meta["score"] == 0.42 and isinstance(meta["score"], float)
assert meta["is_active"] is True
assert meta["wing"] == "w"
def test_extract_via_sqlite_unknown_collection_yields_nothing(tmp_path):
"""Asking for a collection that isn't in the palace must return an
empty iterator, not silently fall back to another collection's
metadata segment. Seeds two real collections and queries for a third
name so a regression that drops the WHERE c.name=? filter would leak
rows from the seeded collections rather than passing.
"""
_seed_palace(tmp_path, "mempalace_drawers", [("d1", "doc", {"wing": "w"})])
_seed_palace(tmp_path, "mempalace_closets", [("c1", "abbrev", {"wing": "w"})])
assert list(repair.extract_via_sqlite(str(tmp_path), "not_a_real_collection")) == []
def test_extract_via_sqlite_missing_palace_yields_nothing(tmp_path):
"""No chroma.sqlite3 → empty iterator, no exception. Callers depend
on this when probing speculatively."""
empty = tmp_path / "no_palace_here"
empty.mkdir()
assert list(repair.extract_via_sqlite(str(empty), "mempalace_drawers")) == []
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_roundtrips_via_real_chromadb(tmp_path):
"""End-to-end: seed source palace, rebuild into a fresh dest, then
open dest with a fresh ChromaBackend and verify ``count()`` and
metadata filters return the original rows. Also asserts a closet
document round-trips so a future regression that re-embeds with the
wrong EF or swaps drawer/closet content would fail here.
This is the single most important regression guard. If
``rebuild_from_sqlite`` silently drops rows or mangles metadata, no
other test in this file would catch it because they all stop at the
extraction layer.
"""
from mempalace.backends.chroma import ChromaBackend
source = tmp_path / "source"
dest = tmp_path / "dest"
rows = [
(f"drawer_{i:03d}", f"body {i}", {"wing": "alpha" if i % 2 else "beta", "room": "r0"})
for i in range(40)
]
_seed_palace(source, "mempalace_drawers", rows)
_seed_palace(
source,
"mempalace_closets",
[("closet_x", "abbrev pointer →drawer_001", {"wing": "alpha"})],
)
counts = repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(source), str(dest))
assert counts == {"mempalace_drawers": 40, "mempalace_closets": 1}
backend = ChromaBackend()
drawers = backend.get_collection(str(dest), "mempalace_drawers")
assert drawers.count() == 40
alpha = drawers.get(where={"wing": "alpha"})
assert len(alpha["ids"]) == 20
# Spot-check that document text round-trips for one specific drawer
# — protects against a regression where extraction or upsert order
# silently swaps document bodies between IDs.
one = drawers.get(ids=["drawer_007"], include=["documents", "metadatas"])
assert one["documents"] == ["body 7"]
assert one["metadatas"][0]["wing"] == "alpha"
# Closets: the AAAK index layer. Re-embedded with the same EF so a
# known closet ID and its document body must come back intact.
closets = backend.get_collection(str(dest), "mempalace_closets")
assert closets.count() == 1
closet_row = closets.get(ids=["closet_x"], include=["documents", "metadatas"])
assert closet_row["documents"] == ["abbrev pointer →drawer_001"]
assert closet_row["metadatas"][0] == {"wing": "alpha"}
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_refuses_existing_dest(tmp_path):
"""Refuse to write into a directory that already exists when source
and dest differ. Without this, an unattended re-run would silently
interleave a partial rebuild with whatever's already at dest.
"""
source = tmp_path / "source"
dest = tmp_path / "dest"
_seed_palace(source, "mempalace_drawers", [("d1", "doc", {"wing": "w"})])
dest.mkdir()
# Drop a marker file so we can prove the dir wasn't touched.
(dest / "marker.txt").write_text("preexisting")
counts = repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(source), str(dest))
assert counts == {}
assert (dest / "marker.txt").read_text() == "preexisting"
assert not (dest / "chroma.sqlite3").exists()
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_in_place_archives_when_opted_in(tmp_path):
"""In-place rebuild (source == dest) with ``archive_existing_dest=True``
must move the original aside to ``<dest>.pre-rebuild-<ts>`` and read
from the archive — the original drawer rows must survive in the new
palace, AND the archive itself must still contain the original rows.
Catches: a refactor that moves the original out but then reads from
the now-empty original location, producing an empty rebuild; also
catches a swap that empties the archive after reading.
"""
palace = tmp_path / "palace"
rows = [(f"d{i}", f"body {i}", {"wing": "w", "room": "r"}) for i in range(15)]
_seed_palace(palace, "mempalace_drawers", rows)
counts = repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(palace), str(palace), archive_existing_dest=True)
assert counts["mempalace_drawers"] == 15
archives = [p for p in tmp_path.iterdir() if p.name.startswith("palace.pre-rebuild-")]
assert len(archives) == 1
assert (archives[0] / "chroma.sqlite3").exists()
# Archive must still hold the same row count via the SQLite bypass —
# proves the archive wasn't silently truncated as a side effect.
archived_rows = list(repair.extract_via_sqlite(str(archives[0]), "mempalace_drawers"))
assert len(archived_rows) == 15
from mempalace.backends.chroma import ChromaBackend
rebuilt = ChromaBackend().get_collection(str(palace), "mempalace_drawers")
assert rebuilt.count() == 15
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_in_place_refuses_without_archive_flag(tmp_path):
"""Source == dest without archive flag must abort untouched. The
most catastrophic possible regression of this code path is silently
deleting the only copy of the user's data."""
palace = tmp_path / "palace"
_seed_palace(palace, "mempalace_drawers", [("d1", "doc", {"wing": "w"})])
sqlite_before = (palace / "chroma.sqlite3").stat().st_size
counts = repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(palace), str(palace))
assert counts == {}
# Same file, untouched.
assert (palace / "chroma.sqlite3").stat().st_size == sqlite_before
archives = [p for p in tmp_path.iterdir() if "pre-rebuild" in p.name]
assert archives == []
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_source_missing_chroma_db(tmp_path):
"""Source dir exists but has no chroma.sqlite3 → returns empty,
leaves dest untouched."""
source = tmp_path / "source"
source.mkdir()
(source / "stray_file").write_text("not a palace")
dest = tmp_path / "dest"
counts = repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(source), str(dest))
assert counts == {}
assert not dest.exists()
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_in_place_validates_source_before_archiving(tmp_path):
"""In-place + archive_existing_dest=True with a dir that lacks
chroma.sqlite3 must NOT rename the dir before bailing. An earlier
revision archived first and validated second, leaving the user with
a renamed empty dir to manually undo. Catches that ordering bug.
"""
palace = tmp_path / "palace"
palace.mkdir()
(palace / "marker.txt").write_text("not a real palace")
counts = repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(palace), str(palace), archive_existing_dest=True)
assert counts == {}
# No archive created — original dir still in place with its marker.
assert palace.exists()
assert (palace / "marker.txt").read_text() == "not a real palace"
archives = [p for p in tmp_path.iterdir() if "pre-rebuild" in p.name]
assert archives == []
def test_rebuild_from_sqlite_raises_on_upsert_failure(tmp_path, monkeypatch):
"""Mid-batch upsert failure must raise ``RebuildPartialError`` and
surface the failed collection + archive path so the user can recover.
Without this, an unattended script gets exit-code-zero on a partial
rebuild and the user discovers the data loss only when search starts
returning fewer hits.
"""
palace = tmp_path / "palace"
rows = [(f"d{i}", f"body {i}", {"wing": "w", "room": "r"}) for i in range(5)]
_seed_palace(palace, "mempalace_drawers", rows)
# Make the very first upsert raise so we don't depend on batch
# boundary behavior. Patching ChromaCollection.upsert (the wrapper
# mempalace's backend returns) keeps the failure path realistic.
# ``monkeypatch`` is pytest's built-in fixture that auto-restores
# the original attribute when the test exits, so we don't need to
# undo this manually.
from mempalace.backends.chroma import ChromaCollection
def boom(self, **kwargs):
raise RuntimeError("simulated chromadb upsert failure")
monkeypatch.setattr(ChromaCollection, "upsert", boom)
with pytest.raises(repair.RebuildPartialError) as excinfo:
repair.rebuild_from_sqlite(str(palace), str(palace), archive_existing_dest=True)
err = excinfo.value
assert err.failed_collection == "mempalace_drawers"
assert err.partial_counts.get("mempalace_drawers") == 0
assert err.archive_path is not None
assert os.path.isfile(os.path.join(err.archive_path, "chroma.sqlite3"))
assert err.dest_palace == os.path.abspath(str(palace))