discourse/plugins/automation/spec/models/stat_spec.rb
Régis Hanol 6a79b59ac8
FEATURE: Track automation errors and improve logging (#36938)
When automations fail silently (e.g., PM sending blocked due to
validation errors), admins have no visibility into what's going wrong.
This leaves them guessing why their automations aren't working as
expected.

This change addresses the problem in three ways:

1. Error tracking in automation stats

The Stat model now tracks `total_errors` alongside existing run metrics.
When an automation raises an exception during execution, it's caught and
counted. This gives admins visibility into which automations are
experiencing problems.

2. Centralized logging module

Created `DiscourseAutomation::Logger` to replace scattered
`Rails.logger.warn("[discourse-automation] ...")` calls throughout the
codebase. This eliminates the fragile manual prefix pattern and ensures
consistent log formatting across all automation code. All existing
logging calls have been migrated to use this module.

3. Error count display in admin UI

The automation list now shows recent error counts next to run
statistics. Clicking the error count links directly to `/logs` filtered
for discourse-automation entries, making it easy to investigate
failures. The link uses `data-auto-route="true"` to ensure proper
navigation outside Ember's client-side router.

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src="https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/6a6733f1-999c-44de-ab04-78dd764a1a43"
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Ref - https://meta.discourse.org/t/389922
2026-01-19 18:50:13 +01:00

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# frozen_string_literal: true
RSpec.describe DiscourseAutomation::Stat do
let(:automation_id) { 42 }
let(:another_automation_id) { 43 }
let(:run_time) { 0.5 }
describe ".fetch_period_summaries" do
let(:today) { Date.new(2023, 1, 10) }
before do
freeze_time today
# Last day: 2 runs, 1 error
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.create!(
automation_id: automation_id,
date: today - 1.day,
last_run_at: today - 1.day + 10.hours,
total_time: 3.0,
average_run_time: 1.5,
min_run_time: 1.0,
max_run_time: 2.0,
total_runs: 2,
total_errors: 1,
)
# Same day, different automation
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.create!(
automation_id: another_automation_id,
date: today - 1.day,
last_run_at: today - 1.day + 12.hours,
total_time: 1.0,
average_run_time: 1.0,
min_run_time: 1.0,
max_run_time: 1.0,
total_runs: 1,
total_errors: 0,
)
# Last week: 2 runs, 1 error (not including the day above which has its own stats)
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.create!(
automation_id: automation_id,
date: today - 5.days,
last_run_at: today - 5.days + 14.hours,
total_time: 2.5,
average_run_time: 1.25,
min_run_time: 0.5,
max_run_time: 2.0,
total_runs: 2,
total_errors: 1,
)
# Last month: 2 runs, 0 errors (not including the week above)
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.create!(
automation_id: automation_id,
date: today - 20.days,
last_run_at: today - 20.days + 8.hours,
total_time: 4.0,
average_run_time: 2.0,
min_run_time: 1.5,
max_run_time: 2.5,
total_runs: 2,
total_errors: 0,
)
end
it "returns correctly structured data for multiple periods" do
summaries = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.fetch_period_summaries
expect(summaries.keys).to contain_exactly(automation_id, another_automation_id)
auto_summary = summaries[automation_id]
expect(auto_summary.keys).to contain_exactly(:last_run_at, :last_day, :last_week, :last_month)
expect(auto_summary[:last_run_at].to_date).to eq((today - 1.day).to_date)
%i[last_day last_week last_month].each do |period|
expect(auto_summary[period].keys).to contain_exactly(
:total_runs,
:total_time,
:average_run_time,
:min_run_time,
:max_run_time,
:total_errors,
)
end
end
it "correctly aggregates stats for different time periods" do
auto_summary = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.fetch_period_summaries[automation_id]
expect(auto_summary[:last_day]).to include(
total_runs: 2,
total_time: 3.0,
min_run_time: 1.0,
max_run_time: 2.0,
average_run_time: 1.5,
total_errors: 1,
)
expect(auto_summary[:last_week]).to include(
total_runs: 4,
total_time: 5.5,
min_run_time: 0.5,
max_run_time: 2.0,
total_errors: 2,
)
expect(auto_summary[:last_month]).to include(
total_runs: 6,
total_time: 9.5,
min_run_time: 0.5,
max_run_time: 2.5,
total_errors: 2,
)
end
it "handles multiple automations correctly" do
summaries = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.fetch_period_summaries
# Check another_automation_id data
other_summary = summaries[another_automation_id]
expect(other_summary[:last_day][:total_runs]).to eq(1)
expect(other_summary[:last_day][:total_time]).to eq(1.0)
expect(other_summary[:last_day][:total_errors]).to eq(0)
expect(other_summary[:last_run_at].to_date).to eq((today - 1.day).to_date)
end
it "returns empty hash when no stats exist" do
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.delete_all
expect(DiscourseAutomation::Stat.fetch_period_summaries).to eq({})
end
it "correctly handles automations with no stats in specific periods" do
new_automation_id = 44
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.create!(
automation_id: new_automation_id,
date: 2.days.from_now,
last_run_at: 2.days.from_now,
total_time: 1.0,
average_run_time: 1.0,
min_run_time: 1.0,
max_run_time: 1.0,
total_runs: 1,
total_errors: 0,
)
summaries = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.fetch_period_summaries
expect(summaries.keys).not_to include(new_automation_id)
end
end
describe ".log" do
context "with block form" do
it "measures the execution time and records it" do
# Mock Process.clock_gettime to return controlled values
allow(Process).to receive(:clock_gettime).from_described_class.and_return(10.0, 10.75)
result = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id) { "test result" }
expect(result).to eq("test result")
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id)
expect(stat.total_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.average_run_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.min_run_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.max_run_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
expect(stat.total_errors).to eq(0)
end
context "when an error occurs" do
it "re-raises the error and records the run time" do
allow(Process).to receive(:clock_gettime).from_described_class.and_return(10.0, 10.75)
expect { DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id) { raise } }.to raise_error(
RuntimeError,
)
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id:)
expect(stat.total_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.average_run_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.min_run_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.max_run_time).to eq(0.75)
expect(stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
end
it "increments the error count" do
allow(Process).to receive(:clock_gettime).from_described_class.and_return(10.0, 10.75)
expect { DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id) { raise } }.to raise_error(
RuntimeError,
)
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id:)
expect(stat.total_errors).to eq(1)
end
it "accumulates errors across multiple runs" do
allow(Process).to receive(:clock_gettime).from_described_class.and_return(
10.0,
10.5,
11.0,
11.5,
12.0,
12.5,
)
# First run: success
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id) { "ok" }
# Second run: error
expect {
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id) { raise "error 1" }
}.to raise_error(RuntimeError)
# Third run: error
expect {
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id) { raise "error 2" }
}.to raise_error(RuntimeError)
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id)
expect(stat.total_runs).to eq(3)
expect(stat.total_errors).to eq(2)
end
end
end
context "with direct call form" do
it "logs the provided run time" do
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, run_time)
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id)
expect(stat.total_time).to eq(run_time)
expect(stat.average_run_time).to eq(run_time)
expect(stat.min_run_time).to eq(run_time)
expect(stat.max_run_time).to eq(run_time)
expect(stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
expect(stat.total_errors).to eq(0)
end
end
context "when updating existing stats" do
before do
freeze_time DateTime.parse("2023-01-01 12:00:00")
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, 0.5)
end
it "updates stats correctly for the same automation on the same day" do
freeze_time DateTime.parse("2023-01-01 14:00:00")
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, 1.5)
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id)
expect(stat.total_time).to eq(2.0) # 0.5 + 1.5
expect(stat.average_run_time).to eq(1.0) # (0.5 + 1.5) / 2
expect(stat.min_run_time).to eq(0.5)
expect(stat.max_run_time).to eq(1.5)
expect(stat.total_runs).to eq(2)
expect(stat.last_run_at.to_s).to include("2023-01-01 14:00:00")
end
it "creates a new record for the same automation on a different day" do
freeze_time DateTime.parse("2023-01-02 12:00:00")
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, 2.0)
# There should be two records now
expect(DiscourseAutomation::Stat.where(automation_id: automation_id).count).to eq(2)
# Check first day's stats
day1_stat =
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id, date: "2023-01-01")
expect(day1_stat.total_time).to eq(0.5)
expect(day1_stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
# Check second day's stats
day2_stat =
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id, date: "2023-01-02")
expect(day2_stat.total_time).to eq(2.0)
expect(day2_stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
end
it "handles multiple automations on the same day" do
freeze_time DateTime.parse("2023-01-01 13:00:00")
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(another_automation_id, 0.7)
# Original automation should be unchanged
first_stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id)
expect(first_stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
expect(first_stat.total_time).to eq(0.5)
# New automation should have its own stats
second_stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: another_automation_id)
expect(second_stat.total_runs).to eq(1)
expect(second_stat.total_time).to eq(0.7)
end
end
context "with extreme values" do
it "correctly tracks min/max values" do
freeze_time DateTime.parse("2023-01-01 12:00:00")
# First run
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, 5.0)
# Second run with lower time
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, 2.0)
# Third run with higher time
DiscourseAutomation::Stat.log(automation_id, 10.0)
stat = DiscourseAutomation::Stat.find_by(automation_id: automation_id)
expect(stat.min_run_time).to eq(2.0)
expect(stat.max_run_time).to eq(10.0)
expect(stat.total_time).to eq(17.0)
expect(stat.average_run_time).to eq(17.0 / 3)
expect(stat.total_runs).to eq(3)
end
end
end
end