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Daniel D’Aquino 9285504d9a Add auto-compact LMDB schedule setting with UI and tests
Closes: https://github.com/damus-io/damus/issues/3718
Changelog-Added: Automatic lossless storage optimization
Signed-off-by: Daniel D’Aquino <daniel@daquino.me>
2026-04-06 15:01:06 -07:00

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//
// Ndb+Compaction.swift
// damus
//
import Foundation
/// Defines how often the database should be automatically compacted.
enum AutoCompactSchedule: String, CaseIterable, Equatable {
case daily
case weekly
case monthly
case never
/// Human-readable label shown in the settings UI.
func text_description() -> String {
switch self {
case .daily:
return NSLocalizedString("Once a day", comment: "Auto-compact schedule option: compact once a day")
case .weekly:
return NSLocalizedString("Once a week", comment: "Auto-compact schedule option: compact once a week")
case .monthly:
return NSLocalizedString("Once a month", comment: "Auto-compact schedule option: compact once a month")
case .never:
return NSLocalizedString("Never", comment: "Auto-compact schedule option: never auto-compact")
}
}
/// The time interval (in seconds) between automatic compactions, or `nil` for `.never`.
var interval: TimeInterval? {
switch self {
case .daily: return 60 * 60 * 24
case .weekly: return 60 * 60 * 24 * 7
case .monthly: return 60 * 60 * 24 * 30
case .never: return nil
}
}
}
extension Ndb {
/// Makes a compacted copy of the database in a separate directory.
///
/// This uses `mdb_env_copy2` with `MDB_CP_COMPACT` (flag = 0x01), which omits free pages
/// and sequentially renumbers all pages in the output, reducing database file size.
/// - Parameter path: The directory path where the compacted database will be written.
/// The directory must already exist and be empty.
func compact(to path: String) throws {
enum CompactError: Error {
case mdbOperationError(errno: Int32)
}
try withNdb({
try path.withCString({ pathCString in
let rc = ndb_snapshot(self.ndb.ndb, pathCString, Self.MDB_CP_COMPACT)
guard rc == 0 else {
throw CompactError.mdbOperationError(errno: rc)
}
})
})
}
/// LMDB compact-copy flag. Passed to `ndb_snapshot` / `mdb_env_copy2` to produce a
/// compacted (free-page-omitting) database copy. Mirrors `MDB_CP_COMPACT = 0x01` from lmdb.h.
private static let MDB_CP_COMPACT: UInt32 = 1
/// Name of the temporary subdirectory created during an in-place compaction.
private static let compactTempDirName = "ndb_compact_temp"
/// The `UserDefaults` key used to signal that the database should be compacted on the next app launch.
static let compact_on_next_launch_key = "ndb_compact_on_next_launch"
/// The `UserDefaults` key used to persist the auto-compact schedule (stored as raw string).
static let auto_compact_schedule_key = "ndb_auto_compact_schedule"
/// The `UserDefaults` key used to record when the last successful compaction occurred.
static let last_compact_date_key = "ndb_last_compact_date"
/// Requests that the database be compacted the next time the app launches.
///
/// Call this to schedule a one-time compaction. The flag is cleared automatically after
/// a successful compaction in `compact_if_needed()`.
static func set_compact_on_next_launch() {
UserDefaults.standard.set(true, forKey: compact_on_next_launch_key)
}
/// Reads the persisted auto-compact schedule from `UserDefaults`.
///
/// Defaults to `.weekly` if no value has been saved yet.
static func get_auto_compact_schedule() -> AutoCompactSchedule {
guard let raw = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: auto_compact_schedule_key),
let schedule = AutoCompactSchedule(rawValue: raw) else {
return .weekly
}
return schedule
}
/// Persists the auto-compact schedule to `UserDefaults`.
static func set_auto_compact_schedule(_ schedule: AutoCompactSchedule) {
UserDefaults.standard.set(schedule.rawValue, forKey: auto_compact_schedule_key)
}
/// Returns the date of the last successful compaction, or `nil` if none has occurred.
static func get_last_compact_date() -> Date? {
return UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: last_compact_date_key) as? Date
}
/// Sets the compact-on-next-launch flag if the scheduled interval has elapsed since the
/// last successful compaction.
///
/// Call this once on app startup **before** `compact_if_needed()`.
static func schedule_auto_compact_if_needed() {
let schedule = get_auto_compact_schedule()
guard let interval = schedule.interval else { return }
let now = Date()
let lastDate = get_last_compact_date() ?? .distantPast
guard now.timeIntervalSince(lastDate) >= interval else { return }
Log.info("Auto-compact: interval elapsed — scheduling compaction on next launch", for: .storage)
set_compact_on_next_launch()
}
/// Compacts the NostrDB database files if the compact-on-next-launch flag is set.
///
/// This is intended to be called once during app startup **before** `Ndb` is opened for
/// normal use. The algorithm is:
/// 1. Open a temporary `Ndb` instance at the same path to access the LMDB environment.
/// 2. Write a compacted copy of the database to a sibling temp directory.
/// 3. Close the temporary `Ndb` instance.
/// 4. Atomically replace the original `data.mdb` with the compacted copy.
/// 5. Remove the temp directory.
/// 6. Clear the flag so compaction does not run again on the following launch.
///
/// - Parameter db_path: Override the database directory path. Pass `nil` (default) to use
/// `Ndb.db_path`. Mainly useful for testing.
static func compact_if_needed(db_path: String? = nil) {
guard UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: compact_on_next_launch_key) else { return }
guard let path = db_path ?? Self.db_path else {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: could not determine db path", for: .storage)
return
}
guard db_file_exists(path: path) else {
// No database file present yet; nothing to compact — just clear the flag.
UserDefaults.standard.set(false, forKey: compact_on_next_launch_key)
return
}
Log.info("Compacting NostrDB on startup…", for: .storage)
let tempPath = "\(path)/\(compactTempDirName)"
// Clean up any leftover temp directory from a previously failed attempt.
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
do {
try FileManager.default.createDirectory(atPath: tempPath, withIntermediateDirectories: true)
} catch {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: failed to create temp dir: %@", for: .storage, String(describing: error))
return
}
// Open a temporary Ndb instance just to drive the compaction.
guard let tempNdb = Ndb(path: path) else {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: failed to open ndb for compaction", for: .storage)
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
return
}
// Ensure the temporary Ndb is closed regardless of how this function exits.
defer { tempNdb.close() }
do {
try tempNdb.compact(to: tempPath)
} catch {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: compaction failed: %@", for: .storage, String(describing: error))
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
return
}
tempNdb.close()
// Atomically replace the original data.mdb with the compacted copy.
let originalDataMdb = URL(fileURLWithPath: "\(path)/\(main_db_file_name)")
let compactedDataMdb = URL(fileURLWithPath: "\(tempPath)/\(main_db_file_name)")
// Validate the compacted file before replacing the original.
let originalSize = (try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: originalDataMdb.path)[.size] as? Int) ?? 0
let compactedSize = (try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: compactedDataMdb.path)[.size] as? Int) ?? 0
Log.info("compact_if_needed: original=%d bytes, compacted=%d bytes", for: .storage, originalSize, compactedSize)
guard compactedSize > 0 else {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: compacted file is missing or empty — aborting", for: .storage)
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
return
}
// Delete the stale lock.mdb BEFORE replacing data.mdb.
// The temp Ndb wrote reader-table / txn state into lock.mdb that references
// pages in the old data.mdb. After data.mdb is replaced with the smaller
// compacted copy, those page references become invalid and cause SIGBUS.
// LMDB will recreate a fresh lock file on the next open.
let lockPath = "\(path)/lock.mdb"
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: lockPath)
do {
_ = try FileManager.default.replaceItemAt(
originalDataMdb,
withItemAt: compactedDataMdb,
backupItemName: nil,
options: [.usingNewMetadataOnly]
)
} catch {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: failed to replace db file: %@", for: .storage, String(describing: error))
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
return
}
// Post-replace sanity check: verify the destination file exists with the expected size.
let finalSize = (try? FileManager.default.attributesOfItem(atPath: originalDataMdb.path)[.size] as? Int) ?? 0
if finalSize != compactedSize {
Log.error("compact_if_needed: post-replace size mismatch — expected %d, got %d", for: .storage, compactedSize, finalSize)
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
return
}
Log.info("NostrDB compacted successfully", for: .storage)
// Clean up the temp directory (any remaining files such as lock.mdb).
try? FileManager.default.removeItem(atPath: tempPath)
// Record the date of this successful compaction for the auto-compact scheduler.
UserDefaults.standard.set(Date(), forKey: last_compact_date_key)
// Clear the flag so we don't compact again on the next launch.
UserDefaults.standard.set(false, forKey: compact_on_next_launch_key)
}
}