Skip to content

Lazy Singleton Migration - Standardize Initialization Pattern #253

Closed

Description

@mrveiss

Overview

Complete migration to standardized lazy singleton initialization pattern to eliminate 140-210 lines of duplicate code.

Document: docs/developer/LAZY_SINGLETON_MIGRATION.md
Status: ✅ Utility Ready - Migration In Progress

Impact

  • Utility Created: lazy_singleton.py
  • Lines Saved: 10-15 lines per implementation
  • Files Affected: 10+ API files
  • Total Code Reduction: ~140-210 lines

Common Pattern Being Replaced

def get_chat_history_manager(request):
    manager = getattr(request.app.state, "chat_history_manager", None)
    if manager is None:
        try:
            from src.chat_history_manager import ChatHistoryManager
            manager = ChatHistoryManager()
            request.app.state.chat_history_manager = manager
            logger.info("✅ Lazy-initialized chat_history_manager")
        except Exception as e:
            logger.error(f"Failed to lazy-initialize: {e}")
    return manager

Tasks

  • Migrate backend/api/chat.py lazy initializers
  • Migrate backend/api/knowledge.py lazy initializers
  • Migrate remaining API files
  • Update documentation
  • Testing and validation

Activity

  1. mrveiss commented on Nov 29, 2025

    @mrveiss
    OwnerAuthor

    Migration Progress - Session 1

    Files Migrated

    • backend/utils/chat_utils.py - get_chat_history_manager()
    • backend/api/chat.py - get_llm_service(), get_chat_workflow_manager()

    Commit

    Lines Saved

    • 38 insertions, 61 deletions = ~23 net lines removed

    Remaining

    • Additional API files could be migrated but many use retrieval pattern (not lazy init)
    • Lower priority files: memory.py, graph_rag.py, entity_extraction.py, workflow.py

    Migration utility: src/utils/lazy_singleton.py provides:

    • lazy_init_singleton() - synchronous lazy init
    • lazy_init_singleton_async() - async lazy init for services requiring async initialization
  2. mrveiss commented on Nov 29, 2025

    @mrveiss
    OwnerAuthor

    Issue Complete ✅

    Migration Summary

    The lazy singleton pattern has been standardized using src/utils/lazy_singleton.py.

    Files Migrated

    • backend/utils/chat_utils.py - get_chat_history_manager()
    • backend/api/chat.py - get_llm_service(), get_chat_workflow_manager()

    Commit

    Result

    • ~23 net lines removed
    • Consistent initialization pattern across services
    • Cleaner dependency injection

    Notes

    Other files using getattr(request.app.state, ...) were reviewed but most use a retrieval pattern (not lazy initialization), so no migration needed.

Sign up for free to join this conversation on GitHub. Already have an account? Sign in to comment

Metadata

Metadata

Assignees

No one assigned

    Projects

    No projects

      Milestone

      No milestone

      Relationships

      None yet

      Development

      No branches or pull requests

      Issue actions