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fix: preserve DAG names for external symlink entries - #2579

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Summary

  • preserve DAG identity from the configured symlink entry while continuing to read from the canonical resolved target
  • add a missing-name fallback that keeps explicit authored names and explicit overrides authoritative
  • propagate the stable definition identity through API and scheduler subprocess reloads
  • invalidate cached DAG indexes created with resolved-target-derived names

Root cause

External DAG symlink support changed indexing, metadata, and execution reloads to use the resolved target path. The spec loader also derives a missing DAG name from the path it loads, so Nix/store and dotfile target basenames leaked into DAG identity. Long target names then exceeded the 40-character DAG-name limit, and content-addressed hashes made names unstable across edits.

Impact

A symlink such as wiki-digest.yml -> /nix/store/<hash>-hm_wikidigest.yml now remains wiki-digest throughout listing, details, scheduling, and enqueue. The resolved target remains authoritative for reads, relative-file resolution, and cache invalidation.

Testing

  • make fmt
  • make lint
  • make test (13,669 tests passed; 37 environment/platform-specific tests skipped)
  • targeted race-enabled symlink index, persistence, scheduler, and API enqueue regressions

Closes #2578


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Preserves DAG names from symlink entry files and isolates metadata cache by entry. Previously, missing names were derived from the resolved target path and cached by target, causing long/unstable names and cross-entry bleed; now the default name uses the entry basename and metadata is cached per entry.

  • Adds spec.WithDefaultName and applies it to metadata-only loads, load-error DAGs, index build, repository details/update, and CLI start (env-provided definition ID) so resolved-target loads retain the entry identity.
  • Bumps dagindex.IndexVersion to 4; indexes built with target-derived names are invalidated and rebuilt.
  • Isolates metadata cache by entry: the cache key is entryPath + "\x00" + resolvedPath, and update/delete invalidate using this key, so multiple entries pointing to the same target don’t share cached metadata or names.
  • API change: enqueueDAGRun accepts a definitionID; callers in internal/service/frontend/api/v1 pass the entry identity (reschedule uses the prior definition), so runs retain their originating definition.
  • No user migration; symlinked DAGs now list, show details, schedule, and enqueue under their entry names.

Written for commit b7da15d. Summary will update on new commits.

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  • New Features

    • DAGs now receive consistent default names based on their source or entry filename when no name is specified.
    • DAG identity is preserved when loading through alternate paths or symlinks.
    • Enqueued and rescheduled runs retain the originating DAG definition.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved DAG listing, details, loading, updating, and persistence when source filenames differ from displayed names.
    • Malformed DAG files now retain the appropriate fallback name in error results.

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Walkthrough

DAG names now derive from entry filenames or stored definition IDs instead of resolved target paths. Specification loading, persistence, indexing, caching, startup, and frontend enqueueing pass default names and definition IDs consistently. Tests cover symlinked and resolved DAG paths.

Changes

DAG entry naming

Layer / File(s) Summary
Default naming contract
internal/spec/builder.go, internal/spec/dag.go, internal/spec/loader.go, internal/spec/*_test.go
Adds DefaultName and WithDefaultName. Explicit DAG names take precedence, followed by the configured default and then the source filename.
Resolved-path storage and indexing
internal/persis/dag_repository.go, internal/persis/file/dag/dagindex/*, internal/persis/file/dag/store.go, internal/persis/file/dag/*_test.go, internal/service/scheduler/entryreader_internal_test.go
Uses entry filenames or stored IDs for DAG names while loading content from resolved paths. Updates the index version and validates symlink behavior.
Entry-aware metadata caching
internal/cmn/fileutil/cache.go, internal/persis/file/dag/store.go, internal/persis/file/dag/store_test.go
Separates cache keys from file paths so multiple symlink entries can retain distinct filename-derived names for one resolved target.
Definition ID propagation
internal/cmd/start.go, internal/service/frontend/api/v1/dags.go, internal/service/frontend/api/v1/dagruns.go, internal/service/frontend/api/v1/dags_test.go
Passes definition IDs through startup and enqueue flows. Frontend tests verify names for external symlink entries.

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Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to b7da1

The change preserves authored names for symlinked DAGs across listing, scheduling, and execution, while continuing to read from resolved targets. A bounded edge case remains for whitespace-surrounded fallback names in error paths, which can produce inconsistent DAG identities; the PR is otherwise mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up.

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Docstring Coverage ⚠️ Warning Docstring coverage is 36.36% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.
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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the primary change: preserving DAG names for external symlink entries.
Description check ✅ Passed The description covers the problem, implementation, impact, testing, and linked issue, although it omits explicit Changes and Checklist headings.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #2578 by deriving DAG identity from symlink entries while retaining resolved paths for content access.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within scope and directly support symlink naming, identity propagation, cache isolation, and index invalidation.
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internal/persis/file/dag/store.go (1)

350-359: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Make the metadata cache entry-aware.

When two entry paths resolve to the same file, fileCache.LoadLatest returns the first cached *ir.DAG, although the metadata name depends on resolved.EntryPath. Key entries by resolved path and entry name, or apply the name after the content-only lookup. Add a regression test with two symlinks to one target.

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In `@internal/persis/file/dag/store.go` around lines 350 - 359, Update the caching
flow around fileCache.LoadLatest so cached metadata remains distinct for
different resolved.EntryPath values that share the same resolved file; key cache
entries by resolved path and entry-derived name, or load content without
metadata and apply the current name afterward. Add a regression test covering
two symlinked entry paths targeting one file and verify each returned DAG
preserves its own metadata name.
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Inline comments:
In `@internal/spec/loader.go`:
- Around line 104-110: Update WithDefaultName to trim surrounding whitespace
before storing DefaultName, ensuring both normal loads and buildLoadErrorDAG use
the same normalized DAG name. Add a regression case covering a whitespace-padded
fallback with WithAllowBuildErrors.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@internal/persis/file/dag/store.go`:
- Around line 350-359: Update the caching flow around fileCache.LoadLatest so
cached metadata remains distinct for different resolved.EntryPath values that
share the same resolved file; key cache entries by resolved path and
entry-derived name, or load content without metadata and apply the current name
afterward. Add a regression test covering two symlinked entry paths targeting
one file and verify each returned DAG preserves its own metadata name.
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  • internal/cmd/start.go
  • internal/persis/dag_repository.go
  • internal/persis/dag_repository_test.go
  • internal/persis/file/dag/dagindex/dagindex.go
  • internal/persis/file/dag/dagindex/dagindex_test.go
  • internal/persis/file/dag/store.go
  • internal/persis/file/dag/store_test.go
  • internal/service/frontend/api/v1/dagruns.go
  • internal/service/frontend/api/v1/dags.go
  • internal/service/frontend/api/v1/dags_test.go
  • internal/service/scheduler/entryreader_internal_test.go
  • internal/spec/builder.go
  • internal/spec/dag.go
  • internal/spec/dag_test.go
  • internal/spec/loader.go
  • internal/spec/loader_test.go

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Addressed the valid outside-diff cache finding in b7da15d as well. Metadata cache identity now includes both the DAG entry path and resolved target while freshness still follows the target file, and a regression test covers two differently named symlinks sharing one nameless target.

The docstring-coverage notice is informational rather than a missing API contract: the new exported cache method has Go documentation, while the other reported declarations are private helpers or tests. No comment-only churn was added.

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regression: DAG name is derived from resolved symlink target basename after #2548 — mangled names break the 40-char limit (follow-up to #2544)

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