fix(api): remove broken Coolify cron-worker auto-deploy (#389)

## Summary The Coolify-based auto-deployment of a separate `cron` worker app after every API deploy was never reliable. This PR removes the ~800 lines of dead auto-deploy logic from `release_manager.php` while keeping the underlying cron mechanism (`cron_worker.php`, `cron_scheduler.php`, the docker-compose `cron-worker` service) intact. ## Changes - **`release_manager.php`** (-818 lines) - Removed 19 private methods: `deployCronWorker*`, `cronWorker*`, `cronWorkerAutoprovision*`, etc. - Removed 3 constants: `CRON_WORKER_APP`, `CRON_WORKER_START_COMMAND`, `CRON_WORKER_DESIRED_COUNT` - Kept `cronWorkerStatus()` but rewrote as a direct DB query (no Coolify dependency) - **`tests/Unit/ReleaseManager/ReleaseManagerTest.php`** (-208 lines, removed 9 cron-worker tests) - **`tests/Unit/Cron/CronWorkerWiringTest.php`** (rewritten — now asserts removed wiring is GONE) - **`docs/CRON_PLAN.md`** (new — comprehensive plan) ## What replaced the broken auto-deploy - The cron worker runs as part of the main API docker-compose stack (the `cron-worker` service is unchanged) - New verification cron `1bb56ba8-2f3e-4bea-baa2-39801ea88ea8` runs `/workspace/scripts/verify-api-cron.py` every 5 min - Alerts to Slack #ai-daily (`C0AM3E43249`) if no fresh heartbeat in 10+ min ## Test results - 4/4 cron tests pass - 54/54 ReleaseManager tests pass - Full Unit suite: **1279 passed** (same 7 pre-existing failures on master, unchanged) - `php -l` passes on all modified files ## Plan See `docs/CRON_PLAN.md` for the full audit, plan, and acceptance criteria. 🤖 Generated with [OpenClaw](https://docs.openclaw.ai) --------- Co-authored-by: bugfix <bugfix@truckwash.local> Co-authored-by: openhands <openhands@all-hands.dev>
2026-08-17 10:16:03 +02:00
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commit 935b2d58ce
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@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+# Plan: Remove broken Coolify cron-worker deployment; add reliable 5-min cron
+
+## Audit findings
+
+The "Coolify cron worker flow" is a **dual-deployment mechanism** that:
+- Tries to auto-deploy a **separate Coolify "cron" application** every time the API is deployed
+- That separate app runs `php index.php run cron-worker` as a long-running process
+- Tracks worker heartbeats in a `cron_worker_state` table
+
+The "auto-deploy" part is implemented in `release_manager.php` (~300 lines of
+`cronWorker*` methods: `deployCronWorker*`, `cronWorkerAutoprovision*`,
+`cronWorkerTarget*`, etc.) and is **broken** because the Coolify API endpoints
+for creating a new application for the cron worker are not stable/reliable in
+our setup.
+
+Meanwhile, the **actual cron mechanism** (`cron_worker.php`, `cron_scheduler.php`,
+`cron_task_registry.php`, and the 20+ scheduled tasks in `modules/*/cron/tasks.php`)
+is sound. The Docker compose files already define a `cron-worker` service
+that runs the long-running process. The auto-deploy logic is just trying to
+maintain a separate Coolify app for the same purpose — and failing.
+
+## The plan
+
+### 1. Remove the broken auto-deploy logic
+
+Delete or no-op the following from `release_manager.php`:
+- `cronWorkerStatus()`
+- `deployCronWorker()`
+- `deployCronWorkerForApiTarget()`
+- `deployCronWorkerAfterApiDeployment()`
+- `cronWorkerAutoprovisionEnabled()`
+- `cronWorkerAutoprovisionRequired()`
+- `cronWorkerTarget*()` (5 methods)
+- `cronWorkerSummary()`, `cronWorkerHealth()`, `cronWorkerDeploymentReadiness()`
+- `cronWorkerMergeIssues()`, `cronWorkerIssue()`
+- `cronWorkerDeploymentAgeSeconds()`, `cronWorkerProviderStatus()`
+- `cronWorkerDeployContext()`
+- `createCronWorkerDeploymentRecord()`, `cronWorkerDeployments()`
+- `cronWorkerChannels()`, `cronWorkersForTarget()`
+- `cronWorkerSourceFromCronTarget()`
+- Constants: `CRON_WORKER_APP`, `CRON_WORKER_START_COMMAND`, `CRON_WORKER_DESIRED_COUNT`, `CRON_WORKER_HEARTBEAT_GRACE_SECONDS`
+- The `$result['cron_worker'] = ...` call after API deployment
+
+Keep:
+- `cron_worker.php` class (the actual worker)
+- `cron_scheduler.php`, `cron_schedule.php`, `cron_task_registry.php`
+- `cron_schema_bootstrap.php` and the `cron_worker_state` table
+- All 20+ scheduled tasks in `modules/*/cron/tasks.php`
+- The `cron-worker` service in `docker-compose*.yml`
+- The `cron-worker` case in `cli.php`
+
+### 2. Remove the corresponding tests
+
+- `tests/Unit/Cron/CronWorkerWiringTest.php` — delete or rewrite (only assert things that still exist)
+- `tests/Unit/ReleaseManager/ReleaseManagerTest.php` — remove the `cron_worker_*` test cases (~150 lines)
+- `tests/Smoke/boolean_normalization_smoke.php` — remove cron_worker reference
+
+### 3. Add a reliable 5-min cron mechanism
+
+Two-layer approach:
+1. **Long-running `cron-worker` Docker service** (already in compose) — handles
+   tasks that need to run frequently (60s intervals, etc.). Started automatically
+   with the rest of the stack.
+2. **System cron / health-check loop** — verifies the cron-worker is alive every
+   5 min. If no fresh heartbeat in 10 min, alert.
+
+This replaces the broken auto-deploy with a simple, observable contract.
+
+### 4. Add a verification harness
+
+`/workspace/scripts/verify-api-cron.py`:
+- Hits the API's `cronWorkerStatus` endpoint
+- Reads `cron_worker_state` rows via the public route (or a new `/api/admin/cron-status` endpoint)
+- If no fresh heartbeat in 10 min, post to #ai-daily
+- Run every 5 min via a new cron job
+
+### 5. Update documentation
+
+- `inventory/self-serve-inventory.md` — remove coolify-cron-worker references
+- `openapi.yaml` — remove `cron_worker_status` route documentation
+- `routes/cronRoute.php` — remove the coolify-cron-worker endpoints
+
+## Acceptance criteria
+
+- [ ] `release_manager.php` no longer contains `deployCronWorker`, `cronWorkerAutoprovision*`, `cronWorkerTarget*`, `CRON_WORKER_APP`
+- [ ] No tests reference removed methods
+- [ ] `docker-compose.yml` still has a `cron-worker` service (unchanged)
+- [ ] `cronWorkerStatus` route returns 200 with `{"workers":[],"issues":[]}` or similar (not 500)
+- [ ] A new cron job runs `verify-api-cron.py` every 5 min
+- [ ] Verify script posts to #ai-daily if no heartbeat in 10 min
+- [ ] PR created, tests pass, merge
+
+## Risk
+
+- **Removing `deployCronWorker*` could break live deployments** if someone is
+  actively using the API endpoint to deploy a cron worker. Mitigation: keep the
+  HTTP route returning a friendly "removed" message instead of deleting it.
+- **Removing `cronWorkerStatus()` from the release_manager endpoint** could
+  break dashboards. Mitigation: replace the route handler with a direct query
+  to `cron_worker_state` so the response shape is preserved.
+
+## Steps
+
+1. Create a feature branch `fix/remove-coolify-cron-worker`
+2. Edit `release_manager.php`: remove the broken methods, replace `cronWorkerStatus` with a direct query
+3. Edit `tests/Unit/ReleaseManager/ReleaseManagerTest.php`: remove cron_worker tests
+4. Edit `tests/Unit/Cron/CronWorkerWiringTest.php`: drop assertions on removed wiring
+5. Edit `routes/cronRoute.php`: keep the status endpoint but call the new direct query
+6. Edit `cli.php`: no change needed (cron-worker case still works)
+7. Edit `docker-compose*.yml`: no change needed (cron-worker service unchanged)
+8. Create `/workspace/scripts/verify-api-cron.py` for the verification harness
+9. Add a new cron job `5 * * * *` Europe/Copenhagen that runs `verify-api-cron.py`
+10. Add a new endpoint `GET /api/admin/cron-status` that returns the cron state JSON
+11. Run the test suite locally
+12. Push branch, create PR, get user review
@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
 <?php

+// Test that the cron mechanism is properly wired. The Coolify auto-deploy logic
+// was removed from release_manager.php 2026-08-17, so this test no longer asserts
+// anything about cron worker deployment. The actual cron mechanism
+// (cron_worker.php, cron_scheduler.php, cli.php, cronRoute.php) is unchanged.
+
 $cronAppRoot = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
 require_once $cronAppRoot . '/classes/cron_worker.php';

-it('wires cron workers through schema, CLI, scheduler, and superuser routes', function (): void {
+it('wires cron workers through schema, scheduler, CLI, and routes', function (): void {
    $appRoot = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
    $repoRoot = getenv('PLENO_REPO_ROOT_FOR_TESTS') ?: dirname($appRoot, 3);
    $schema = file_get_contents($appRoot . '/classes/cron_schema_bootstrap.php');
@@ -11,12 +16,6 @@ it('wires cron workers through schema, CLI, scheduler, and superuser routes', fu
    $scheduler = file_get_contents($appRoot . '/classes/cron_scheduler.php');
    $cli = file_get_contents($appRoot . '/cli.php');
    $route = file_get_contents($appRoot . '/routes/cronRoute.php');
-    $manager = file_get_contents($appRoot . '/classes/release_manager.php');
-    $composeFiles = [
-        $repoRoot . '/docker-compose.yml',
-        $repoRoot . '/docker-compose.example.yml',
-        $repoRoot . '/docker-compose.prod.standalone.yml',
-    ];

    expect($schema)->toContain('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS cron_worker_state');
    expect($schema)->toContain('last_heartbeat_at');
@@ -47,29 +46,24 @@ it('wires cron workers through schema, CLI, scheduler, and superuser routes', fu
    expect($cli)->toContain('new \\classes\\cron_worker()');

    expect($route)->toContain('/superuser/cron/workers');
-    expect($route)->toContain('/superuser/cron/workers/deploy');
-    expect($route)->toContain('$response->success($result, 202)');
    expect($route)->toContain('queueTaskRun(');
    expect($route)->toContain('$response->success($run, 202)');
    expect($route)->toContain('superuser_cron_view');
    expect($route)->toContain('superuser_cron_manage');
-    expect($route)->toContain('superuser_coolify_manage');
+});

-    expect($manager)->toContain("private const CRON_WORKER_APP = 'cron'");
-    expect($manager)->toContain("private const CRON_WORKER_START_COMMAND = 'php index.php run cron-worker'");
-    expect($manager)->toContain('deployCronWorkerAfterApiDeployment');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('deployment_kind = \'cron_worker\'');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('createCronWorkerDeploymentRecord');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('waiting_for_heartbeat');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('cronWorkerAutoprovisionRequired');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('cron_worker_autoprovision_disabled');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('cron_worker_deploy_failed');
-    expect($manager)->toContain('auto_deploy = 0');
+it('starts the cron-worker service via the docker-compose entrypoint', function (): void {
+    $appRoot = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
+    $repoRoot = getenv('PLENO_REPO_ROOT_FOR_TESTS') ?: dirname($appRoot, 3);
+    $composeFiles = [
+        $repoRoot . '/docker-compose.yml',
+        $repoRoot . '/docker-compose.example.yml',
+        $repoRoot . '/docker-compose.prod.standalone.yml',
+    ];

    foreach ($composeFiles as $composeFile) {
        $compose = file_get_contents($composeFile);
        expect(str_contains($compose, 'command: ["php", "index.php", "run", "cron-worker"]'))->toBeTrue();
-        expect(str_contains($compose, 'while true; do php index.php run cron; sleep 60; done'))->toBeFalse();
    }
 });

@@ -104,3 +98,18 @@ it('reports consecutive scheduler loops as once-per-minute execution proof', fun
    $result = $publicWorker->invoke($worker, $row);
    expect($result['minute_cadence']['verified'])->toBeFalse();
 });
+
+it('exposes a cron status endpoint that no longer references Coolify auto-deploy', function (): void {
+    $appRoot = dirname(__DIR__, 3);
+    $manager = file_get_contents($appRoot . '/classes/release_manager.php');
+    // The Coolify auto-deploy constants and methods must be gone
+    expect($manager)->not->toContain("private const CRON_WORKER_APP = 'cron'");
+    expect($manager)->not->toContain("private const CRON_WORKER_START_COMMAND = 'php index.php run cron-worker'");
+    expect($manager)->not->toContain('function deployCronWorker');
+    expect($manager)->not->toContain('function deployCronWorkerAfterApiDeployment');
+    expect($manager)->not->toContain('function cronWorkerAutoprovision');
+    expect($manager)->not->toContain('function cronWorkerHealth');
+    // The cronWorkerStatus method should still exist as a thin DB wrapper
+    expect($manager)->toContain('public function cronWorkerStatus');
+    expect($manager)->toContain("'coolify_auto_deploy_enabled' => false");
+});
@@ -411,214 +411,6 @@ it('uses the self-contained Coolify API Dockerfile for API applications', functi
    expect($payload)->not->toHaveKey('is_static');
 });

-it('creates private Coolify application payloads for cron workers', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $payloadMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'releaseCoolifyApplicationPayload');
-
-    $payload = $payloadMethod->invoke($manager, [
-        'channel_slug' => 'internal',
-        'app' => 'cron',
-        'repository' => 'copenhagentruckwash/api',
-        'branch' => 'master',
-        'auto_deploy' => 0,
-    ], [
-        'coolify_service_name' => 'release-internal-cron-worker',
-        'coolify_project_uuid' => 'project-internal',
-        'coolify_github_app_uuid' => 'github-app-copenhagentruckwash-github',
-        'coolify_build_pack' => 'dockerfile',
-        'coolify_deploy_now' => true,
-        'coolify_start_command' => 'php index.php run cron-worker',
-    ], [
-        'default_environment_name' => 'production',
-        'default_server_uuid' => 'server-node3',
-    ]);
-
-    expect($payload['name'])->toBe('release-internal-cron-worker');
-    expect($payload['build_pack'])->toBe('dockerfile');
-    expect($payload['ports_exposes'])->toBe('80');
-    expect($payload['dockerfile_location'])->toBe('/Dockerfile.coolify-api');
-    expect($payload['start_command'])->toBe('php index.php run cron-worker');
-    expect($payload['is_auto_deploy_enabled'])->toBeFalse();
-    expect($payload)->not->toHaveKey('domains');
-    expect($payload)->not->toHaveKey('is_force_https_enabled');
-});
-
-it('derives cron worker deployment context from the API target without public routing', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $contextMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerDeployContext');
-
-    $context = $contextMethod->invoke($manager, [
-        'id' => 17,
-        'channel_id' => 3,
-        'channel_slug' => 'internal',
-        'deploy_context_json' => json_encode([
-            'coolify_project_uuid' => 'project-internal',
-            'coolify_environment_name' => 'production',
-            'coolify_github_app_uuid' => 'github-app-copenhagentruckwash-github',
-            'coolify_public_url' => 'https://api-v2.truckwash.io',
-            'manual_endpoint_host' => 'manual.example.test',
-        ]),
-    ], null, '5555555555555555555555555555555555555555', 41);
-
-    expect($context['coolify_auto_create'])->toBeTrue();
-    expect($context['coolify_resource_type'])->toBe('application');
-    expect($context['coolify_build_pack'])->toBe('dockerfile');
-    expect($context['coolify_dockerfile_location'])->toBe('/Dockerfile.coolify-api');
-    expect($context['coolify_start_command'])->toBe('php index.php run cron-worker');
-    expect($context['coolify_is_auto_deploy_enabled'])->toBeFalse();
-    expect($context['coolify_enable_ssl'])->toBeFalse();
-    expect($context['coolify_service_name'])->toBe('release-internal-cron-worker');
-    expect($context['coolify_git_commit_sha'])->toBe('5555555555555555555555555555555555555555');
-    expect($context['coolify_env']['CRON_WORKER_RELEASE_CHANNEL_ID'])->toBe('3');
-    expect($context['coolify_env']['CRON_WORKER_RELEASE_TARGET_ID'])->toBe('41');
-    expect($context['coolify_env']['CRON_WORKER_SOURCE'])->toBe('coolify_worker');
-    expect($context)->not->toHaveKey('coolify_public_url');
-    expect($context)->not->toHaveKey('manual_endpoint_host');
-});
-
-it('requires Coolify cron worker autoprovisioning for API deployments by default', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $enabledMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerAutoprovisionEnabled');
-    $requiredMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerAutoprovisionRequired');
-
-    expect($enabledMethod->invoke($manager, ['deploy_context_json' => null]))->toBeTrue();
-    expect($requiredMethod->invoke($manager, ['deploy_context_json' => null]))->toBeTrue();
-
-    $optionalTarget = [
-        'deploy_context_json' => json_encode([
-            'cron_worker_autoprovision_required' => false,
-        ]),
-    ];
-    expect($enabledMethod->invoke($manager, $optionalTarget))->toBeTrue();
-    expect($requiredMethod->invoke($manager, $optionalTarget))->toBeFalse();
-
-    $disabledTarget = [
-        'deploy_context_json' => json_encode([
-            'cron_worker_autoprovision' => false,
-        ]),
-    ];
-    expect($enabledMethod->invoke($manager, $disabledTarget))->toBeFalse();
-    expect($requiredMethod->invoke($manager, $disabledTarget))->toBeFalse();
-
-	    $managerSource = file_get_contents(app_path('classes/release_manager.php'));
-	    expect($managerSource)->toContain('Cron worker deployment is required for API deployments');
-	});
-
-it('classifies cron worker deployment and heartbeat lifecycle states', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $healthMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerHealth');
-
-    expect($healthMethod->invoke($manager, null, null, [], ['running' => 0, 'stale' => 0, 'failed' => 0], null)['state'])
-        ->toBe('needs_deploy');
-    expect($healthMethod->invoke($manager, ['id' => 4], null, [], ['running' => 0, 'stale' => 0, 'failed' => 0], null)['state'])
-        ->toBe('needs_deploy');
-    expect($healthMethod->invoke($manager, ['id' => 4], ['id' => 9], [], ['running' => 0, 'stale' => 0, 'failed' => 0], [
-        'status' => 'deploying',
-        'created_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
-    ])['state'])->toBe('deploying');
-    expect($healthMethod->invoke($manager, ['id' => 4], ['id' => 9], [], ['running' => 0, 'stale' => 0, 'failed' => 0], [
-        'status' => 'deployed',
-        'completed_at' => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
-    ])['state'])->toBe('waiting_for_heartbeat');
-    expect($healthMethod->invoke($manager, ['id' => 4], ['id' => 9], [
-        ['status' => 'running', 'stale' => false],
-    ], ['running' => 1, 'stale' => 0, 'failed' => 0], [
-        'status' => 'deployed',
-    ])['state'])->toBe('healthy');
-    expect($healthMethod->invoke($manager, ['id' => 4], ['id' => 9], [], ['running' => 0, 'stale' => 0, 'failed' => 0], [
-        'status' => 'deployed',
-        'completed_at' => '2020-01-01 00:00:00',
-    ])['state'])->toBe('failed');
-});
-
-it('extracts Coolify cron deployment operation identifiers from provider payloads', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $operationMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'coolifyDeploymentOperationId');
-
-    expect($operationMethod->invoke($manager, ['deployment' => ['deployment_uuid' => 'deployment-123']]))
-        ->toBe('deployment-123');
-    expect($operationMethod->invoke($manager, ['data' => ['uuid' => 'operation-456']]))
-        ->toBe('operation-456');
-    expect($operationMethod->invoke($manager, ['message' => 'queued']))
-        ->toBeNull();
-});
-
-it('detects missing Coolify cron worker resources from provider errors', function (): void {
-    $method = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'coolifyResourceMissing');
-
-    expect($method->invoke(null, new RuntimeException('Coolify API request failed: HTTP 404')))->toBeTrue();
-    expect($method->invoke(null, new RuntimeException('Application not found')))->toBeTrue();
-    expect($method->invoke(null, new RuntimeException('Coolify API request failed: HTTP 401')))->toBeFalse();
-});
-
-it('classifies missing Coolify cron worker resources as repairable', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $readiness = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerDeploymentReadiness');
-
-    $result = $readiness->invoke($manager, [
-        'id' => 17,
-        'app' => 'api',
-        'coolify_instance_id' => 3,
-        'repository' => 'copenhagentruckwash/api',
-    ], [
-        'id' => 71,
-        'app' => 'cron',
-        'coolify_instance_id' => 3,
-        'coolify_service_uuid' => 'missing-cron-worker',
-        'repository' => 'copenhagentruckwash/api',
-        'branch' => 'master',
-    ], [
-        'configured' => true,
-        'missing' => true,
-    ]);
-
-    expect($result['action'])->toBe('repair');
-    expect($result['can_deploy'])->toBeTrue();
-    expect(array_column($result['issues'], 'code'))->toContain('missing_coolify_worker_resource');
-});
-
-it('repairs from an existing cron target when the API target is absent', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $readiness = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerDeploymentReadiness');
-
-    $result = $readiness->invoke($manager, null, [
-        'id' => 71,
-        'app' => 'cron',
-        'coolify_instance_id' => 3,
-        'coolify_service_uuid' => 'missing-cron-worker',
-        'repository' => 'copenhagentruckwash/api',
-        'branch' => 'master',
-    ], [
-        'configured' => true,
-        'missing' => true,
-    ]);
-
-    expect($result['action'])->toBe('repair');
-    expect($result['can_deploy'])->toBeTrue();
-    expect(array_column($result['issues'], 'code'))->toContain('repairable_cron_target');
-});
-
-it('blocks cron worker deployment without an API target or deployable cron context', function (): void {
-    $manager = new release_manager();
-    $readiness = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'cronWorkerDeploymentReadiness');
-
-    $result = $readiness->invoke($manager, null, [
-        'id' => 71,
-        'app' => 'cron',
-        'coolify_instance_id' => null,
-        'coolify_service_uuid' => 'missing-cron-worker',
-        'repository' => '',
-        'branch' => 'master',
-    ], [
-        'configured' => true,
-        'missing' => true,
-    ]);
-
-    expect($result['action'])->toBe('blocked');
-    expect($result['can_deploy'])->toBeFalse();
-    expect(array_column($result['issues'], 'code'))->toContain('missing_api_target');
-});
-
 it('builds explicit Coolify application route labels for release API targets', function (): void {
    $manager = new release_manager();
    $payloadMethod = new ReflectionMethod(release_manager::class, 'releaseCoolifyApplicationRoutePayload');