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Summary

  • Serialize browser replay uploads so multiple batches cannot be sent concurrently.
  • Replace full-session raw-event aggregation after every batch with an incremental metadata update.
  • Stop and discard queued replay data when the backend reports that replay is disabled, unavailable, over quota, or excluded.
  • Add regression coverage for sequential uploads, failed-batch retry behavior, exclusion responses, recorder shutdown, identity handling, and incremental metadata updates.
  • Regenerate the tracked analytics browser bundles.

Problem

Replay ingestion recalculated session metadata after every batch by scanning every row for that session in session_replay_events. As a session grew, each new batch triggered an increasingly expensive query, making ingestion effectively quadratic.

The browser recorder also allowed overlapping flushes, which could produce many copies of the same expensive aggregation query concurrently.

On a self-hosted v2.8 deployment, a pathological session produced approximately 40 concurrent aggregation queries, with each query reading roughly 36 million rows / 1.2 GiB. This saturated all 64 CPU cores.

Excluded visitors also continued uploading replay batches even though the backend returned a successful exclusion response.

Changes

The recorder now:

  • Allows only one replay upload at a time.
  • Queues a follow-up flush when events arrive during an active upload.
  • Leaves failed batches for the normal timer retry instead of entering a tight retry loop.
  • Permanently stops and discards queued replay events when instructed by the backend.

The ingestion service now:

  • Reads the latest session_replay_metadata row.
  • Combines it with the current batch in memory.
  • Writes the updated metadata without rescanning session_replay_events.

The replay endpoint now returns stopRecording: true for permanent skip conditions so the browser can stop generating rejected traffic.

Validation

  • npm run build completed successfully.
  • TypeScript compilation and analytics bundle generation completed successfully.
  • Regression tests were added across the recorder, tracker, replay endpoint, and ingestion service.
  • No database migration or schema change is required.

After deployment, the raw replay aggregation query disappeared from system.processes, and ClickHouse CPU usage returned from full 64-core saturation to low single-digit utilization.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Session replay can now be permanently disabled when recording is unavailable or the server requests it.
    • Added detection for sessions missing screen dimensions.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved replay event delivery during concurrent uploads, including queued follow-up sends and safer retries after failures.
    • Recording now stops cleanly and prevents queued events from being sent after disablement.
    • Invalid or unsuccessful replay responses are handled more reliably.
    • Replay metadata remains accurate across concurrent event batches and processing failures.
    • Corrected device clock differences before storing replay events.

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Walkthrough

Session replay now serializes concurrent flushes, restores failed batches for timer-based retries, and supports permanent shutdown from server responses. Replay metadata updates now use per-session locking and merge incoming batches with stored rollups. Bot detection adds the missingScreenDimensions signal.

Changes

Session replay pipeline

Layer / File(s) Summary
Recorder flush coordination
server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.ts, server/public/script-full.js, server/public/script.js, server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.test.ts, server/src/analytics-script/tracking.test.ts
SessionReplayRecorder serializes flushes, restores failed batches, processes follow-up flushes, and prevents recording restart after disableRecording(). Replay response handling validates status and supports stopRecording. Bot detection adds missingScreenDimensions.
Server-directed recording shutdown
server/src/analytics-script/tracking.ts, server/src/api/sessionReplay/recordSessionReplay.ts, server/src/api/sessionReplay/recordSessionReplay.test.ts
Replay responses for disabled, excluded, unavailable, and over-limit sessions now include stopRecording: true. Tracking disables the recorder when the response requests shutdown.
Replay metadata locking
server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts, server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.test.ts
Replay metadata updates use Redis locks with unique tokens, bounded acquisition retries, timeout handling, and token-checked release.
Replay metadata rollup updates
server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts, server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.test.ts
Metadata updates run under per-session locks, merge stored values with current batch data, persist versioned rollups, and surface failures as SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟠 High · up to 81b90

This change can lose metadata-only replay batches, double-count session metrics after retries, and misassociate or delay captured events under certain timing conditions. Merge should wait for these correctness issues to be fixed or explicitly accepted by the owners.

Suggested reviewers: goldflag

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant SessionReplayRecorder
  participant sendSessionReplayBatch
  participant recordSessionReplay
  participant SessionReplayIngestService
  participant Redis
  participant ClickHouse
  SessionReplayRecorder->>sendSessionReplayBatch: flush replay batch
  sendSessionReplayBatch->>recordSessionReplay: submit replay events
  recordSessionReplay->>SessionReplayIngestService: record events
  SessionReplayIngestService->>Redis: acquire per-session metadata lock
  SessionReplayIngestService->>ClickHouse: read and write merged metadata
  recordSessionReplay-->>sendSessionReplayBatch: return status and stopRecording
  sendSessionReplayBatch-->>SessionReplayRecorder: complete, retry, or disable recording
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server/public/script-full.js (1)

518-535: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

missingScreenDimensions is defined but not collected. Both browser bundles add a mask and weight, but the bot-signal calculation never adds the signal.

  • server/public/script-full.js#L518-L535: detect missing dimensions before numeric conversion and add missingScreenDimensions.
  • server/public/script.js#L1-L1: regenerate the minified bundle after the source fix.
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In `@server/public/script-full.js` around lines 518 - 535, Update the bot-signal
calculation in server/public/script-full.js around lines 518-535 to detect
missing screen dimensions before numeric conversion and add the
missingScreenDimensions signal when applicable. Regenerate
server/public/script.js at line 1 from the corrected source; no separate logic
change is needed there.
server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts (1)

155-171: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Make metadata updates atomic and handle ClickHouse errors explicitly.

Concurrent batches can read the same metadata row, compute separate totals, and overwrite each other. Use an atomic aggregation or another concurrency-safe update strategy. Catch and classify ClickHouse failures instead of relying only on the route’s generic 500 handler.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts` around lines 155 -
171, Update the metadata read/update flow in sessionReplayIngestService so
concurrent batches cannot overwrite one another; use an atomic aggregation or
equivalent concurrency-safe strategy for totals. Add explicit handling around
the ClickHouse operations to catch and classify query failures, while preserving
the existing successful ingestion behavior.

Source: Coding guidelines

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server/src/analytics-script/tracking.test.ts (1)

215-221: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Replace any with a narrow test-internal type.

The two as any casts disable type checking for the mocked recorder and sendSessionReplayBatch. Define a narrow internal test type and cast through unknown.

As per coding guidelines, server/src/**/*.ts requires “TypeScript strict mode is expected.”

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In `@server/src/analytics-script/tracking.test.ts` around lines 215 - 221, Replace
both any casts in the test with a narrow test-internal type describing
sessionReplayRecorder and sendSessionReplayBatch, then cast through unknown to
that type. Preserve the existing mocked disableRecording setup and
sendSessionReplayBatch invocation while restoring strict type checking.

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Inline comments:
In `@server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.ts`:
- Around line 295-300: Update addEvent so it sets flushRequested whenever an
event is captured during an active flush, ensuring the post-upload condition
queues a follow-up flush even for a partial second batch; add a regression test
covering a second batch smaller than sessionReplayBatchSize.

In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts`:
- Around line 155-167: Update updateSessionMetadata to make the metadata
read-modify-write atomic per session: serialize concurrent updates durably or
replace the SELECT/INSERT flow with an atomic additive aggregation using a
strictly monotonic version. Ensure concurrent batches cannot lose rollup totals,
and avoid relying on DateTime created_at values that can tie within the same
second.

---

Outside diff comments:
In `@server/public/script-full.js`:
- Around line 518-535: Update the bot-signal calculation in
server/public/script-full.js around lines 518-535 to detect missing screen
dimensions before numeric conversion and add the missingScreenDimensions signal
when applicable. Regenerate server/public/script.js at line 1 from the corrected
source; no separate logic change is needed there.

In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts`:
- Around line 155-171: Update the metadata read/update flow in
sessionReplayIngestService so concurrent batches cannot overwrite one another;
use an atomic aggregation or equivalent concurrency-safe strategy for totals.
Add explicit handling around the ClickHouse operations to catch and classify
query failures, while preserving the existing successful ingestion behavior.

---

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In `@server/src/analytics-script/tracking.test.ts`:
- Around line 215-221: Replace both any casts in the test with a narrow
test-internal type describing sessionReplayRecorder and sendSessionReplayBatch,
then cast through unknown to that type. Preserve the existing mocked
disableRecording setup and sendSessionReplayBatch invocation while restoring
strict type checking.
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  • server/src/analytics-script/tracking.test.ts
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  • server/src/api/sessionReplay/recordSessionReplay.test.ts
  • server/src/api/sessionReplay/recordSessionReplay.ts
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Comment on lines +295 to +300
if (
batchSent &&
this.eventBuffer.length > 0 &&
(this.flushRequested || this.eventBuffer.length >= this.config.sessionReplayBatchSize)
) {
void this.flushEvents();

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Queue a follow-up flush for every event captured during an upload.

If events arrive during an active upload but do not fill a batch, addEvent does not call flushEvents. flushRequested stays false. Line 298 then leaves the events buffered until the next timer interval.

Set flushRequested when addEvent runs during an active flush. Add a regression test with a second batch smaller than sessionReplayBatchSize.

Proposed fix
 private addEvent(event: SessionReplayEvent): void {
   this.eventBuffer.push(event);
+  if (this.flushInProgress) {
+    this.flushRequested = true;
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (this.eventBuffer.length >= this.config.sessionReplayBatchSize) {
     this.flushEvents();
   }
 }
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In `@server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.ts` around lines 295 - 300, Update
addEvent so it sets flushRequested whenever an event is captured during an
active flush, ensuring the post-upload condition queues a follow-up flush even
for a partial second batch; add a regression test covering a second batch
smaller than sessionReplayBatchSize.

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server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.ts (1)

264-271: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the pending batch identity. When updateUserId runs during an active flush, events already in eventBuffer are sent with the new userId. Keep those events associated with the previous identity and add a regression test.

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In `@server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.ts` around lines 264 - 271, Update
updateUserId and the flush flow around flushInProgress so an active flush
snapshots or otherwise preserves the pending batch’s previous user identity
before applying the new one; subsequent events should use the new identity while
already-buffered events retain the old identity. Add a regression test covering
updateUserId during an active flush and verifying both batches’ identities.
server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts (1)

139-147: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Make replay ingestion idempotent across retries.

recordEvents inserts events before updating metadata. If the metadata update fails, the endpoint returns 500 and SessionReplayRecorder re-queues the same events. The plain MergeTree table has no deduplication key, so the retry inserts duplicates. The additive rollup then overstates event_count and compressed_size_bytes. Deduplicate events and rollups with a stable batch or event identifier. An aggregate over the current raw table alone does not prevent duplicate inserts.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts` around lines 139 -
147, Make recordEvents idempotent across retries by assigning a stable batch or
event identifier and using it for deduplication in both raw event inserts and
additive rollups; ensure retries after updateSessionMetadata failure cannot
create duplicate events or inflate event_count/compressed_size_bytes. Do not
rely on aggregating the current raw table alone, and preserve normal ingestion
for distinct events.
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server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.test.ts (1)

165-228: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Assert serialization directly instead of inferring it from event_count.

The test proves serialization only indirectly. If both operations ran concurrently, each would read storedMetadata === undefined and write event_count: 1, so the assertion would fail. That works today, but it depends on both recordEvents calls reaching withReplayMetadataLock in the started order, which in turn depends on the two calls having the same number of await points before the lock. A future await added to one path can make the test pass without exercising the lock.

Track the number of concurrently active operations and assert that it never exceeds one.

♻️ Proposed refactor
     const lockTails = new Map<string, Promise<void>>();
+    let activeOperations = 0;
+    let maxConcurrentOperations = 0;
     mocks.withReplayMetadataLock.mockImplementation(
       async (siteId: number, sessionId: string, operation: () => Promise<unknown>) => {
         await previous;
+        activeOperations += 1;
+        maxConcurrentOperations = Math.max(maxConcurrentOperations, activeOperations);
         try {
           return await operation();
         } finally {
+          activeOperations -= 1;
           release();
     expect(mocks.withReplayMetadataLock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(maxConcurrentOperations).toBe(1);
     expect(storedMetadata).toMatchObject({ event_count: 2 });
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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.test.ts` around lines
165 - 228, Update the test around mocks.withReplayMetadataLock to track active
operations: increment on entry, record the maximum concurrency, and decrement in
the cleanup path. Assert that the recorded maximum is one, while retaining the
existing event_count assertion as coverage of metadata retention.
server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts (2)

40-48: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Fixed 25 ms polling adds up to 200 Redis round trips per waiter.

The acquisition loop retries every 25 ms for up to 5 seconds. Each retry is a separate SET NX round trip. If several batches for one busy session arrive together, every waiter issues up to 200 commands, and the last waiter also holds a Fastify request open for the full 5 seconds. Replay ingest is a tracking path, so this cost lands on the hot path.

Use exponential backoff with jitter to cut the round-trip count and to spread the retries of concurrent waiters.

♻️ Proposed refactor
-const LOCK_RETRY_MS = 25;
+const LOCK_RETRY_MIN_MS = 25;
+const LOCK_RETRY_MAX_MS = 250;
   let acquired = false;
+  let backoffMs = LOCK_RETRY_MIN_MS;
   while (!acquired) {
     acquired = (await redis.set(lockKey, token, "PX", LOCK_TTL_MS, "NX")) === "OK";
     if (acquired) break;
 
     if (Date.now() >= deadline) {
       throw new ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError(siteId, sessionId);
     }
-    await delay(LOCK_RETRY_MS);
+    await delay(backoffMs * (0.5 + Math.random()));
+    backoffMs = Math.min(backoffMs * 2, LOCK_RETRY_MAX_MS);
   }

As per coding guidelines: "For tracking endpoints, preserve performance-sensitive behavior and avoid adding synchronous work to hot paths."

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In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts` around lines 40 - 48,
Update the acquisition loop around the Redis SET NX call to replace fixed
LOCK_RETRY_MS polling with exponential backoff and randomized jitter, while
retaining the LOCK_TTL_MS deadline and ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError behavior.
Cap the delay so retries remain bounded within the existing timeout and avoid
adding synchronous work to the tracking path.

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4-4: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

The lease can expire while the protected operation still runs.

LOCK_TTL_MS is 60 seconds and operation has no timeout. If a ClickHouse read or write stalls past 60 seconds, Redis drops the key, a second worker acquires the lock, and both workers execute the read-modify-write. The token-checked release prevents deleting the wrong key. It does not prevent the stale holder from writing. The additive rollup in sessionReplayIngestService.ts then loses one batch, which is the failure this lock is meant to prevent.

Bound operation with a timeout that is shorter than LOCK_TTL_MS, so a stalled holder fails instead of writing after its lease expired.

🛡️ Proposed change
 const LOCK_TTL_MS = 60_000;
+const OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS = 30_000;
 const LOCK_WAIT_MS = 5_000;
   try {
-    return await operation();
+    let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
+    try {
+      return await Promise.race([
+        operation(),
+        new Promise<never>((_, reject) => {
+          timer = setTimeout(
+            () => reject(new Error(`Replay metadata update exceeded ${OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS}ms`)),
+            OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS
+          );
+        }),
+      ]);
+    } finally {
+      if (timer) clearTimeout(timer);
+    }
   } finally {

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In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts` at line 4, Update the
replay lock operation flow around LOCK_TTL_MS and operation so the protected
operation is given a timeout strictly shorter than the 60-second lease.
Propagate a timeout failure and ensure the operation cannot continue to its
write path after timing out, preserving token-checked lock release.
server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.test.ts (1)

21-58: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for the retry loop and the timeout branch.

Both tests acquire the lock on the first SET. The retry loop at replayMetadataLock.ts Lines 40-48 and the ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError branch are never executed. The timeout branch is the failure mode that sessionReplayIngestService.ts converts into a failed ingest response, so it deserves a test.

Add one test where set returns null once and then "OK", and one test where set always returns null and the call rejects with ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError. Use vi.useFakeTimers() to advance past LOCK_WAIT_MS without a real 5 second wait.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.test.ts` around lines 21 - 58,
Extend the withReplayMetadataLock tests to cover retry and timeout behavior:
mock mocks.set to return null once then "OK", advance vi fake timers through the
retry delay, and verify the operation eventually runs; add a test with mocks.set
always returning null, advance time beyond LOCK_WAIT_MS using fake timers, and
assert rejection with ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError. Restore real timers after
each affected test.
server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts (2)

26-31: 🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve the original error and distinguish lock timeouts.

The catch block replaces every failure with SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError. withReplayMetadataLock throws ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError on contention. Contention is retryable and warrants a different response than a ClickHouse write failure. The current code hides that difference from the route handler.

Attach the original error as cause and let the lock timeout keep its own type.

♻️ Proposed refactor
 export class SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError extends Error {
-  constructor(siteId: number, sessionId: string) {
-    super(`Failed to update replay metadata for site ${siteId}, session ${sessionId}`);
+  constructor(siteId: number, sessionId: string, options?: { cause?: unknown }) {
+    super(`Failed to update replay metadata for site ${siteId}, session ${sessionId}`, options);
     this.name = "SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError";
   }
 }
     } catch (error) {
       console.error("Failed to update session replay metadata", { siteId, sessionId, error });
-      throw new SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError(siteId, sessionId);
+      if (error instanceof ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError) {
+        throw error;
+      }
+      throw new SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError(siteId, sessionId, { cause: error });
     }

Add the import:

-import { withReplayMetadataLock } from "./replayMetadataLock.js";
+import { ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError, withReplayMetadataLock } from "./replayMetadataLock.js";

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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts` around lines 26 -
31, Update the session replay metadata error handling around
SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError so the original caught error is preserved as
its cause, while ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError is rethrown unchanged from the
withReplayMetadataLock flow. Keep non-timeout failures wrapped as
SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError so route handlers can distinguish retryable
lock contention from ClickHouse write failures.

222-230: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Separate the ReplacingMergeTree version from the public timestamp. The replay detail API exposes created_at, and the client types it as Date, but repeated writes can advance it beyond wall-clock time. Add a separate ingestion timestamp or omit this internal version from the API response.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts` around lines 222 -
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timestamp in the replay ingestion flow around metadataVersion. Keep created_at
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Inline comments:
In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts`:
- Line 41: Update the lock acquisition flow around replay metadata handling and
the Redis set operation to safely handle Redis outages without returning HTTP
500 after events are inserted. Add a fallback that preserves metadata
consistency while allowing ingestion to complete, using an atomic or otherwise
locked alternative rather than an unlocked read-modify-write; keep the existing
Redis lock behavior when Redis is available.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@server/src/analytics-script/sessionReplay.ts`:
- Around line 264-271: Update updateUserId and the flush flow around
flushInProgress so an active flush snapshots or otherwise preserves the pending
batch’s previous user identity before applying the new one; subsequent events
should use the new identity while already-buffered events retain the old
identity. Add a regression test covering updateUserId during an active flush and
verifying both batches’ identities.

In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts`:
- Around line 139-147: Make recordEvents idempotent across retries by assigning
a stable batch or event identifier and using it for deduplication in both raw
event inserts and additive rollups; ensure retries after updateSessionMetadata
failure cannot create duplicate events or inflate
event_count/compressed_size_bytes. Do not rely on aggregating the current raw
table alone, and preserve normal ingestion for distinct events.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.test.ts`:
- Around line 21-58: Extend the withReplayMetadataLock tests to cover retry and
timeout behavior: mock mocks.set to return null once then "OK", advance vi fake
timers through the retry delay, and verify the operation eventually runs; add a
test with mocks.set always returning null, advance time beyond LOCK_WAIT_MS
using fake timers, and assert rejection with ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError.
Restore real timers after each affected test.

In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts`:
- Around line 40-48: Update the acquisition loop around the Redis SET NX call to
replace fixed LOCK_RETRY_MS polling with exponential backoff and randomized
jitter, while retaining the LOCK_TTL_MS deadline and
ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError behavior. Cap the delay so retries remain bounded
within the existing timeout and avoid adding synchronous work to the tracking
path.
- Line 4: Update the replay lock operation flow around LOCK_TTL_MS and operation
so the protected operation is given a timeout strictly shorter than the
60-second lease. Propagate a timeout failure and ensure the operation cannot
continue to its write path after timing out, preserving token-checked lock
release.

In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.test.ts`:
- Around line 165-228: Update the test around mocks.withReplayMetadataLock to
track active operations: increment on entry, record the maximum concurrency, and
decrement in the cleanup path. Assert that the recorded maximum is one, while
retaining the existing event_count assertion as coverage of metadata retention.

In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts`:
- Around line 26-31: Update the session replay metadata error handling around
SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError so the original caught error is preserved as
its cause, while ReplayMetadataLockTimeoutError is rethrown unchanged from the
withReplayMetadataLock flow. Keep non-timeout failures wrapped as
SessionReplayMetadataUpdateError so route handlers can distinguish retryable
lock contention from ClickHouse write failures.
- Around line 222-230: Separate the internal ReplacingMergeTree version from the
public created_at timestamp in the replay ingestion flow around metadataVersion.
Keep created_at as the wall-clock/API timestamp typed as Date, and store the
monotonic version in a dedicated ingestion/version field that is excluded from
replay detail responses, updating the model and serialization paths as needed.
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let acquired = false;
while (!acquired) {
acquired = (await redis.set(lockKey, token, "PX", LOCK_TTL_MS, "NX")) === "OK";

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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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Handle Redis outages on the replay ingestion path. Redis is required by the repository’s Compose deployments, but a runtime outage causes metadata-bearing replay requests to return HTTP 500 after ClickHouse inserts the events. Add a safe fallback that preserves metadata consistency and allows ingestion to complete; do not use an unlocked read-modify-write.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/replayMetadataLock.ts` at line 41, Update the lock
acquisition flow around replay metadata handling and the Redis set operation to
safely handle Redis outages without returning HTTP 500 after events are
inserted. Add a fallback that preserves metadata consistency while allowing
ingestion to complete, using an atomic or otherwise locked alternative rather
than an unlocked read-modify-write; keep the existing Redis lock behavior when
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266-267: 🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Persist metadata-only batches.

For a new session, existing is absent and replayBatch is empty. Line 267 then returns without writing the metadata row. This conflicts with Lines 159-170, which create server-time batchStats specifically for events-free batches. Remove this legacy-row guard and write the supplied batchStats to session_replay_metadata_v2.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts` around lines 266 -
267, Update the session replay ingestion flow to remove the early return that
skips new sessions when batchTimestamps is empty. Ensure metadata-only or
events-free batches still persist the supplied batchStats to
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Restore a valid method declaration.

Lines 301-303 declare parameters inside updateSessionMetadataLocked. TypeScript cannot parse this file. The call at Lines 172-180 also passes batchStats, but updateSessionMetadata does not accept or forward it. Add batchStats to both method signatures and forward it to the locked implementation.

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In `@server/src/services/replay/sessionReplayIngestService.ts`:
- Around line 266-267: Update the session replay ingestion flow to remove the
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session_replay_metadata_v2, preserving the server-time batchStats behavior
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