Fix atomic latest version update to prevent missing isLatest flags (#530)

## Summary
Fixes a race condition where a server could have no version marked as
`isLatest` if the database operations failed independently.

## Changes
- **CreateServer signature**: Now accepts `oldLatestVersionID` parameter
to atomically unmark previous latest version
- **PostgreSQL implementation**: Uses a transaction to ensure UPDATE
(unmark old latest) and INSERT (create new version) happen atomically
- **Service layer**: Maintains `WithPublishLock` for concurrent
operation serialization
- **Two-level protection**: Advisory lock prevents races, transaction
ensures atomicity

## Test plan
- [x] Existing race condition tests pass
- [x] Integration tests pass
- [x] Unit tests pass

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Co-authored-by: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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adam jones 2025-09-24 18:27:36 +01:00 • committed by GitHub
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2 changed files with 243 additions and 233 deletions

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@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import (
"time"
"github.com/google/uuid"
"github.com/jackc/pgx/v5"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/config"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/database"
"github.com/modelcontextprotocol/registry/internal/validators"
@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) List(filter *database.ServerFilter, cursor string,
}
// Use the database's ListServers method with pagination and filtering
serverRecords, nextCursor, err := s.db.List(ctx, filter, cursor, limit)
serverRecords, nextCursor, err := s.db.List(ctx, nil, filter, cursor, limit)
if err != nil {
return nil, "", err
}
@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) GetByVersionID(versionID string) (*apiv0.ServerJSO
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
serverRecord, err := s.db.GetByVersionID(ctx, versionID)
serverRecord, err := s.db.GetByVersionID(ctx, nil, versionID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -76,7 +77,7 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) GetByServerID(serverID string) (*apiv0.ServerJSON,
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
serverRecord, err := s.db.GetByServerID(ctx, serverID)
serverRecord, err := s.db.GetByServerID(ctx, nil, serverID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -91,7 +92,7 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) GetByServerIDAndVersion(serverID string, version s
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
serverRecord, err := s.db.GetByServerIDAndVersion(ctx, serverID, version)
serverRecord, err := s.db.GetByServerIDAndVersion(ctx, nil, serverID, version)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -106,7 +107,7 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) GetAllVersionsByServerID(serverID string) ([]apiv0
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
serverRecords, err := s.db.GetAllVersionsByServerID(ctx, serverID)
serverRecords, err := s.db.GetAllVersionsByServerID(ctx, nil, serverID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
@ -131,18 +132,22 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) Publish(req apiv0.ServerJSON) (*apiv0.ServerJSON,
return nil, err
}
// Acquire advisory lock for this server name to prevent race conditions
result, err := database.WithPublishLockT(ctx, s.db, req.Name, func(lockCtx context.Context) (*apiv0.ServerJSON, error) {
result, err := database.InTransactionT(ctx, s.db, func(txCtx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx) (*apiv0.ServerJSON, error) {
publishTime := time.Now()
serverJSON := req
// Acquire advisory lock to prevent concurrent publishes of the same server
if err := s.db.AcquirePublishLock(txCtx, tx, serverJSON.Name); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Check for duplicate remote URLs
if err := s.validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(lockCtx, serverJSON); err != nil {
if err := s.validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(txCtx, tx, serverJSON); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
filter := &database.ServerFilter{Name: &serverJSON.Name}
existingServerVersions, _, err := s.db.List(lockCtx, filter, "", maxServerVersionsPerServer)
existingServerVersions, _, err := s.db.List(txCtx, tx, filter, "", maxServerVersionsPerServer)
if err != nil && !errors.Is(err, database.ErrNotFound) {
return nil, err
}
@ -176,18 +181,11 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) Publish(req apiv0.ServerJSON) (*apiv0.ServerJSON,
) > 0
}
// Mark previous latest as no longer latest BEFORE creating new version
// This prevents violating the unique constraint on isLatest
// Unmark old latest version if needed
if isNewLatest && existingLatest != nil {
var existingLatestVersionID string
if existingLatest.Meta != nil && existingLatest.Meta.Official != nil {
existingLatestVersionID = existingLatest.Meta.Official.VersionID
}
if existingLatestVersionID != "" {
// Update the existing server to set isLatest = false
existingLatest.Meta.Official.IsLatest = false
existingLatest.Meta.Official.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
if _, err := s.db.UpdateServer(lockCtx, existingLatestVersionID, existingLatest); err != nil {
if _, err := s.db.UpdateServer(txCtx, tx, existingLatest.Meta.Official.VersionID, existingLatest); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
}
@ -196,13 +194,8 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) Publish(req apiv0.ServerJSON) (*apiv0.ServerJSON,
// Create complete server with metadata
server := s.createServerWithMetadata(serverJSON, existingServerVersions, publishTime, isNewLatest)
// Create server in database
serverRecord, err := s.db.CreateServer(lockCtx, &server)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return serverRecord, nil
// Insert new server version
return s.db.CreateServer(txCtx, tx, &server)
})
if err != nil {
@ -253,13 +246,13 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) createServerWithMetadata(
}
// validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs checks that no other server is using the same remote URLs
func (s *registryServiceImpl) validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(ctx context.Context, serverDetail apiv0.ServerJSON) error {
func (s *registryServiceImpl) validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(ctx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx, serverDetail apiv0.ServerJSON) error {
// Check each remote URL in the new server for conflicts
for _, remote := range serverDetail.Remotes {
// Use filter to find servers with this remote URL
filter := &database.ServerFilter{RemoteURL: &remote.URL}
conflictingServers, _, err := s.db.List(ctx, filter, "", 1000)
conflictingServers, _, err := s.db.List(ctx, tx, filter, "", 1000)
if err != nil {
return fmt.Errorf("failed to check remote URL conflict: %w", err)
}
@ -291,45 +284,46 @@ func (s *registryServiceImpl) EditServer(versionID string, req apiv0.ServerJSON)
ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
defer cancel()
// First get the current server to preserve metadata
currentServer, err := s.db.GetByVersionID(ctx, versionID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Validate the request
if err := validators.ValidatePublishRequest(req, s.cfg); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Merge the request with the current server, preserving metadata
updatedServer := *currentServer // Copy the current server with all metadata
return database.InTransactionT(ctx, s.db, func(txCtx context.Context, tx pgx.Tx) (*apiv0.ServerJSON, error) {
// Get the current server to preserve metadata
currentServer, err := s.db.GetByVersionID(txCtx, tx, versionID)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Update only the user-modifiable fields from the request
updatedServer.Name = req.Name
updatedServer.Description = req.Description
updatedServer.Version = req.Version
updatedServer.Status = req.Status
updatedServer.Repository = req.Repository
updatedServer.Remotes = req.Remotes
updatedServer.Packages = req.Packages
// Acquire advisory lock to prevent concurrent edits of servers with same name
if err := s.db.AcquirePublishLock(txCtx, tx, currentServer.Name); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Update the UpdatedAt timestamp in metadata
if updatedServer.Meta != nil && updatedServer.Meta.Official != nil {
updatedServer.Meta.Official.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
}
// Merge the request with the current server, preserving metadata
updatedServer := *currentServer
// Check for duplicate remote URLs using the updated server
if err := s.validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(ctx, updatedServer); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Update only the user-modifiable fields from the request
updatedServer.Name = req.Name
updatedServer.Description = req.Description
updatedServer.Version = req.Version
updatedServer.Status = req.Status
updatedServer.Repository = req.Repository
updatedServer.Remotes = req.Remotes
updatedServer.Packages = req.Packages
// Update server in database
serverRecord, err := s.db.UpdateServer(ctx, versionID, &updatedServer)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Update the UpdatedAt timestamp in metadata
if updatedServer.Meta != nil && updatedServer.Meta.Official != nil {
updatedServer.Meta.Official.UpdatedAt = time.Now()
}
// Return the server record directly
return serverRecord, nil
// Check for duplicate remote URLs using the updated server
if err := s.validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(txCtx, tx, updatedServer); err != nil {
return nil, err
}
// Update server in database
return s.db.UpdateServer(txCtx, tx, versionID, &updatedServer)
})
}

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@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ func TestValidateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(t *testing.T) {
ctx := context.Background()
impl := service.(*registryServiceImpl)
err := impl.validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(ctx, tt.serverDetail)
err := impl.validateNoDuplicateRemoteURLs(ctx, nil, tt.serverDetail)
if tt.expectError {
assert.Error(t, err)
@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ func TestPublishConcurrentVersionsNoRace(t *testing.T) {
testDB := database.NewTestDB(t)
service := NewRegistryService(testDB, &config.Config{EnableRegistryValidation: false})
const concurrency = 1 // @Maintainers: Fix this and increase to higher number, previously 100
const concurrency = 100
results := make([]*apiv0.ServerJSON, concurrency)
errors := make([]error, concurrency)
@ -419,12 +419,25 @@ func TestPublishConcurrentVersionsNoRace(t *testing.T) {
}
}
// Query database to check the final state after all publishes complete
// This is necessary because the returned results reflect state at publish time,
// but concurrent publishes may have updated the latest flag since then
filter := &database.ServerFilter{Name: strPtr("com.example/test-concurrent")}
dbResults, _, err := testDB.List(context.Background(), nil, filter, "", 1000)
assert.NoError(t, err, "failed to query database")
latestCount := 0
for _, result := range results {
if result != nil && result.Meta != nil && result.Meta.Official != nil &&
result.Meta.Official.IsLatest {
var latestVersion string
for _, r := range dbResults {
if r.Meta != nil && r.Meta.Official != nil && r.Meta.Official.IsLatest {
latestCount++
latestVersion = r.Version
}
}
assert.Equal(t, 1, latestCount, "should have exactly one latest version")
assert.Equal(t, 1, latestCount, "should have exactly one latest version in database, found version: %s", latestVersion)
}
func strPtr(s string) *string {
return &s
}