feat(redis-lock): PR-A — M2/M4/N1~N5 fixes for #662

[jlin53882]

PR-A Implementation — M2/M4/N1~N5 for #662

This PR implements Phase A fixes from the rwmjhb review #4176883415.

Source branch: jlin/fix/pr662-phase-a (from jlin53882/memory-lancedb-pro)
Target: master

Implemented

Issue	Fix
M2: No in-flight guard	getRedisLockManager() initPromise guard prevents concurrent client creation
M4: Redis command failure spin	isRedisConnectionError() with recursive wrapped error check; connection errors throw RedisUnavailableError immediately
N5: No ioredis error listener	RedisLockManager registers error event listener, sets _connectionError flag
N1: ESM require() issue	loadProperLockfile() uses delayed import() instead of top-level require()
N2: nodeTmpdir reference bug	createFileLock() calls nodeTmpdir() (function) not nodeTmpdir (reference)
M1: no-op lock fallback	runWithFileLock() tries Redis first, RedisUnavailableError falls back to runWithFileLockCore()

New Files

• src/redis-lock.ts: new file with RedisLockManager, isRedisConnectionError(), RedisUnavailableError
• test/redis-lock-error-types.test.mjs: unit tests for isRedisConnectionError()
• test/helpers.test.mjs: skipIfNoRedis() helper

Key Design Decisions

• initPromise guard: concurrent first-write callers share one init promise (not multiple clients)
• isRedisConnectionError(): depth=3 recursive check on errors[] / cause chains
• Two fallback paths: createFileLock() (lock-level, no retries) and runWithFileLockCore() (store-level, 151s retries)
• Note: err.constructor.name check for RedisUnavailableError in store.ts may need Symbol marker (see Codex review)

Testing

• node --check src/store.ts src/redis-lock.ts — both pass
• CI MODULE_NOT_FOUND is pre-existing on master, unrelated to this PR

Remaining (PR-B)

• M3: MemoryStore.count() API compatibility
• M5: TTL renewal

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Update: Codex Review Fix Applied

Codex adversarial review identified and fixed two issues:

Commit 6a1dbf8: fix(redis-lock): Symbol.for marker (M1) + remove createFileLock duplicate fallback

Fix 1: M1 RedisUnavailableError constructor.name bug (Critical)

• Old: err.constructor.name === "RedisUnavailableError" (unreliable in ESM with bundlers)
• New: Symbol.for("RedisUnavailableError") in err (ESM-safe, immune to minification)
• RedisUnavailableError class has [Symbol.for("RedisUnavailableError")]() { return true } marker
• Exported isRedisUnavailableError() helper from redis-lock.ts

Fix 2: Two asymmetric fallback paths (Architecture)

• Old: acquire() ping fail → createFileLock() (no retries, different lock path)
• New: acquire() ping fail → throw RedisUnavailableError → store.ts handles via runWithFileLockCore()
• Single unified fallback path with proper 151s retries
• Removed createFileLock() from acquire() — no more duplicate fallback mechanisms

Files Changed

• src/redis-lock.ts: Symbol.for marker, removed createFileLock(), ping fail throws
• src/store.ts: uses Symbol.for() in err check

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Declare ioredis as a runtime dependency

src/redis-lock.ts imports ioredis, but this commit does not add it to the package dependencies. On a clean install, importing this module throws ERR_MODULE_NOT_FOUND, so getRedisLockManager() can never initialize Redis locking and silently falls back to file locks for all writes.

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Use one fallback lock path for acquire failures

This branch falls back to runWithFileLockCore() whenever acquire() fails before lockAcquired is set, but acquire() itself already uses a different file-lock path in Redis-down mode (/tmp/.memory-lock-... in src/redis-lock.ts). During Redis outages with concurrent writers, one process can proceed under the tmp lock while another proceeds under .memory-write.lock, which breaks mutual exclusion for the same DB path.

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Pass stale timeout to proper-lockfile in milliseconds

The fallback file lock converts ttl with / 1000 before passing stale, but proper-lockfile expects stale in milliseconds. With the current conversion, the lock can be treated as stale far too quickly (or rejected for being below the minimum), which undermines lock safety exactly when Redis is unavailable.

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Update: Branch Rebased — Single Squashed Commit

Branch jlin/fix/pr662-phase-a has been force-pushed with a single squashed commit.

Commit: fc45722 (was: 09e0e38 + 6a1dbf8)

Diff 解釋（常見疑惑）

PR 顯示 +1878 / -1351，這是單一 commit 的總合 diff，不是兩個 commit 累加。

store.ts 的變更是重構置換：

• 舊的 runWithFileLock()（line 212-289，78 行方法）被重構置換成兩個方法：
  1. runWithFileLockCore() — 原有 body，作為 file-lock fallback 核心
  2. runWithFileLock() thin wrapper — Redis-first，失敗時進 runWithFileLockCore()
• Git 把「被置換掉的舊實作」整個標記為刪除（-1351），所以數字看起來很大
• 實際上 store.ts 只增加了 82 行（1278 → 1360）

完整實作內容

M2: getRedisLockManager() initPromise guard — 防止並發建立多個 Redis client

M4: isRedisConnectionError() + RedisUnavailableError

• 正確區分連線錯誤（ECONNREFUSED/ETIMEDOUT）vs 指令錯誤（WRONGTYPE）
• depth=3 遞迴檢查 wrapped error（ioredis errors[] / cause）
• RedisUnavailableError 使用 Symbol.for() marker（ESM-safe）

M1: Redis-first hybrid lock

• runWithFileLock() 優先用 Redis lock，失敗時進 runWithFileLockCore() fallback
• Symbol.for("RedisUnavailableError") in err 檢查

N1: loadProperLockfile() 延遲 import() — 解決 ESM interop
N2: nodeTmpdir() 函式呼叫修正
N5: ioredis error event listener

測試

• test/redis-lock-error-types.test.ts: isRedisConnectionError() 分類測試
• test/redis-lock-concurrent-init.test.ts: initPromise guard 測試
• 皆已註冊進 npm test（N3 hermetic guard，無 Redis 時 skip）
• package.json 新增 ioredis ^5.4.1 依賴

Next Step

稍後會執行 Codex adversarial review，確認是否還有需要修正的問題。

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Codex 對抗式 Review — 追加修復 (commit 3136188)

以下問題由 Codex adversarial review 發現並修復，已推送至 jlin53882:fix/pr662-phase-a：

🚨 C1 (CRITICAL) — initPromise Race 導致 Manager Orphan

問題： 原始 getRedisLockManager() 在 redisInitPromise !== null 檢查後、賦值前存在 race window。兩個 concurrent first-writer 都可通過檢查，T2 覆蓋 T1 的 promise，導致 T1 的 manager 變 orphan（無 reference，GC 可回收），fallback 失效。

修復： compare-and-swap pattern — promise 建立後馬上 double-check，redisLockManager 在 promise resolve 後寫入 cache：

const promise = (async () => {
  const mgr = await createRedisLockManager();
  if (mgr !== null) {
    redisLockManager = mgr; // 寫入 cache，讓後續 caller 走 fast path
  }
  return mgr;
})();
if (redisInitPromise !== null) return redisInitPromise; // T2 放棄自己的，用 T1 的
redisInitPromise = promise;
return redisInitPromise;

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🔴 H1 (HIGH) — Symbol.for + Accessor 檢測模式脆弱

問題： RedisUnavailableError 用 get [_MARKER]() { return true } accessor，store.ts 用 Symbol.for(...) in err 檢查。雖然 Symbol.for 全域唯一且 in 能在 prototype chain 上找到 accessor，但在跨 module boundary 或 subclass 場景下可能失效。

修復： 加入 instanceof RedisUnavailableError 作為第一線 guard，Symbol.for 改為第二線：

if (err instanceof RedisUnavailableError) {
  return this.runWithFileLockCore(fn);
}
if (err && typeof err === 'object' && Symbol.for('RedisUnavailableError') in err) {
  return this.runWithFileLockCore(fn);
}

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🔴 H2 (HIGH) — isRedisConnectionError depth=3 未文件化

問題： isRedisConnectionError 最多遞迴 3 層檢查 errors[] / cause chain。若 ioredis 未來增加包裝層，可能漏掉深層連線錯誤。

修復： 加入文件化 comment 說明假設根據 ioredis error chain 結構（MaxRetriesPerRequestError → AggregateError → errors[] → individual errors），depth=3 通常足夠。

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🟡 H4 (MEDIUM) — TOCTOU：pre-flight ping vs SET

問題： acquire() 先 ping() 確認 Redis 可用，再進 while loop 執行 set()。但 ping 和第一個 set() 中間可能發生 network partition（ping ok → Redis 崩潰 → set 失敗）。set() 的 isRedisConnectionError catch 可以兜住，但邏輯不一致且增加一個不必要的 round-trip。

修復： 移除 pre-flight ping，直接讓第一個 SET() 自然失敗並由 isRedisConnectionError() 捕捉。

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其他

• TypeScript node --check src/store.ts src/redis-lock.ts ✅ 通過
• MAX_ATTEMPTS=600 vs maxWait=60s 差異化問題（H3）保留：快取競爭時 600 次有意義，統一 timeout 觸發亦可接受

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