feat(settings): configurable anomaly detector thresholds via PATCH /settings/anomaly/detectors - #206
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Partial overrides can invert warning/critical Z-score ordering
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resolveDetectorConfig naively merges overrides onto defaults without validating cross-field invariants. Because the DTO validator (CriticalGreaterThanWarningValidator) only checks warningZScore < criticalZScore when both fields are in the same request payload, a partial PATCH like { connections: { warningZScore: 9.5 } } passes validation but produces a resolved config where warningZScore (9.5) exceeds the default criticalZScore (3.0). The spike detector then operates with an inverted threshold, likely suppressing warnings entirely or producing nonsensical severity classifications.
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Fixed in settings.service.ts — updateDetectorConfig now validates the fully resolved state (defaults + stored + new delta) before persisting.
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Thanks @amitkojha05 - this is a well-built feature. I checked the tricky parts: the service-layer validation correctly re-validates the fully-resolved merged state (z-score and absolute ordering) for every metric, so the partial-PATCH inversion case is genuinely covered, and the hot-reload preserves the circular buffers and detectDrops. Nice work. A few things before it merges:
1. Scope creep - drop the cache_proposals changes. sqlite.adapter.ts bundles in the pending-cache_proposals uniqueness guard (~10 lines, the same change as #198), which is unrelated to anomaly thresholds and will conflict with that PR. Please remove it and keep this PR focused on detector config.
2. Infinity → null in the API (Bugbot medium, still open). DETECTOR_DEFAULTS uses POSITIVE_INFINITY for the absolute thresholds, and GET /settings/anomaly/detectors serializes those to null - clients can't tell "no absolute threshold" from "unset," and a GET→edit→PATCH round-trip breaks. Please emit an explicit sentinel, omit the field, or document the null.
3. Rebase + sign. The branch is 155 commits behind and currently conflicting, and the commit is unsigned. Please rebase onto master (so CI gives a real green signal on the current tree) and sign the commit.
Optional: spike-detector.updateConfig re-hardcodes the DETECTOR_DEFAULTS values as its own ?? fallbacks - fine today since callers always pass a complete config, but worth a comment so it doesn't drift.
Once those are in, this should be close. Thanks!
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Thanks @KIvanow — all three blockers addressed on force-push ( 1. Scope creep dropped. Removed the 2. 3. Rebased + signed. On current master, CI is now running against a real tree. Optional: added a JSDoc block on Not touched: the service-layer re-validation and the hot-reload path — you called both correct and I didn't want to churn either. |
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Thanks @amitkojha05 - the earlier blockers are all sorted: the cache_proposals scope creep is gone, the Infinity → null serialization is fixed and tested, and it's signed + rebased with a real green CI run. The validation defense-in-depth (DTO first line + authoritative merged-state re-check in updateDetectorConfig) is solid.
Two things still hold this back, though:
1. Drop the dead-code fallbacks in spike-detector.ts updateConfig(). Every caller passes a fully-resolved config (toSpikeDetectorConfig(resolveDetectorConfig(...))), so the config: SpikeDetectorConfig = {} default and the ?? 2.0 / ?? 3.0 / ?? Infinity / ?? 3 / ?? 60000 fallbacks are unreachable, and they silently duplicate DETECTOR_DEFAULTS. That's a second source of truth that will drift the moment someone tunes a default in one place and not the other - I don't want to carry that.
Please make the config non-optional and assign the resolved fields directly, e.g.:
updateConfig(config: SpikeDetectorConfig): void {
this.config = {
...config,
detectDrops: config.detectDrops ?? this.config.detectDrops,
};
}(keep the detectDrops preservation - that part is legitimate.) If you genuinely want a defensive default for a partial config, spread it from a single shared default object rather than re-typing the literals - but given the call sites, I'd rather just require the complete config and delete the fallbacks entirely.
2. Add the missing absolute-inversion test. The service correctly rejects a partial PATCH that inverts warningAbsolute/criticalAbsolute against stored config (settings.service.ts:157-162), but nothing exercises that path - the only absolute cross-field test is the same-payload DTO case, while the z-score side has the partial-vs-stored test. Please add the symmetric one: store { acl_denied: { criticalAbsolute: 50 } }, PATCH { acl_denied: { warningAbsolute: 100 } }, expect a 400. That's the branch most likely to regress silently.
Neither is large. Once the fallbacks are gone and that test is in, this is an approve.
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Thanks for pushing on this, @amitkojha05. Good progress since last round: the absolute-inversion test is in (settings-anomaly-detectors.spec.ts stores { acl_denied: { criticalAbsolute: 50 } }, PATCHes { warningAbsolute: 100 }, expects a 400 — exactly the symmetric case I asked for), and the commits are signed now (verified=true). But the branch can't merge as-is — two blockers:
1. The updateConfig() change doesn't compile — api-tests is red. This is the requested cleanup, but as written it fails typecheck at spike-detector.ts:186:
proprietary/anomaly-detection/spike-detector.ts(186,5): error TS2322:
Type '{ detectDrops: boolean; warningZScore?: number; criticalZScore?: number; ... }'
is not assignable to type 'Required<SpikeDetectorConfig>'.
The internal field is private config: Required<SpikeDetectorConfig> (all fields non-optional), but updateConfig(config: SpikeDetectorConfig) takes the optional variant, so this.config = { ...config, ... } spreads number | undefined fields into a Required<> target. My suggested snippet used SpikeDetectorConfig for the param — my mistake — but the fix is to make the whole chain non-optional rather than re-add the ?? fallbacks. toSpikeDetectorConfig() already resolves every field, so have it return Required<SpikeDetectorConfig> and type the param to match:
// anomaly.types.ts
export function toSpikeDetectorConfig(config: Required<DetectorConfig>): Required<SpikeDetectorConfig> { ... }
// spike-detector.ts
updateConfig(config: Required<SpikeDetectorConfig>): void {
this.config = { ...config, detectDrops: config.detectDrops ?? this.config.detectDrops };
}That keeps a single source of truth (no duplicated defaults) and compiles. Right now this breaks the build: anomaly.service.spec.ts and the pre-existing spike-detector.spec.ts both fail to run (Test Suites: 2 failed), so api-tests never goes green. I reproduced it locally with tsc --noEmit -p apps/api/tsconfig.json.
2. The branch conflicts with master again. mergeable: CONFLICTING / DIRTY, and this time it came in as a merge commit (211afc84) rather than a rebase. Please rebase onto current master and resolve — same reason as last time: I want CI green on the actual merge result, not a stale tree. (The CLAAssistant check is also failing — looks like the CLA needs signing.)
Item 1 is a small, mechanical fix. Once it compiles, api-tests is green, and the branch is rebased cleanly, this is an approve — the feature itself is in good shape.
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participant Client
participant SettingsController
participant SettingsService
participant StorageAdapter
participant AnomalyService
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Client->>SettingsController: PATCH detector configuration
SettingsController->>SettingsService: Validate and merge overrides
SettingsService->>StorageAdapter: Persist anomalyDetectorConfig
SettingsController->>AnomalyService: reloadDetectorConfig
SettingsController->>PrometheusService: incrementDetectorConfigUpdates
SettingsController-->>Client: Return updated configuration
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In `@apps/api/src/settings/settings.controller.ts`:
- Around line 112-116: Sanitize the PATCH response before returning it: apply
sanitizeStoredOverride() to each metric in result after updateDetectorConfig()
and use the sanitized configuration in the returned config field, while
preserving the reload and metrics-update behavior.
- Around line 112-113: Update the PATCH flow around dtoToConfigMap and
settingsService.updateDetectorConfig so concurrent detector-config updates
cannot overwrite each other from stale complete maps. Implement an atomic
transaction/update or optimistic concurrency control at the service or
persistence boundary, preserving successful updates from concurrent requests.
Apply the same fix in `@apps/api/src/storage/adapters/postgres.adapter.ts` around
lines 2806 - 2808: The in-memory read-merge-write path can also lose concurrent
updates.
In `@docs/prometheus-metrics.md`:
- Line 271: Update the betterdb_detector_config_updates_total metric
documentation to state that it counts only successful detector configuration
updates, excluding rejected or failed PATCH requests; if the implementation
currently increments for every request, adjust that behavior to match the
documented contract.
In `@proprietary/anomaly-detection/anomaly.service.ts`:
- Around line 617-622: Update the SLOWLOG_LAST_ID detector initialization to use
the configuration returned by resolveSpikeConfig(MetricType.SLOWLOG_LAST_ID)
instead of hardcoded warningZScore, criticalZScore, consecutiveRequired, and
cooldownMs values, so stored and hot-reloaded overrides apply when the detector
is created.
In `@proprietary/anomaly-detection/spike-detector.ts`:
- Around line 185-189: Update updateConfig so every optional threshold field is
resolved to a defined value before assigning the object to the
Required<SpikeDetectorConfig> this.config property, while preserving the
existing detectDrops fallback behavior. Use the existing configured values as
fallbacks for omitted fields and keep the current update semantics for supplied
values.
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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift
Make detector-config PATCH updates atomic.
Concurrent PATCH requests can read the same stored map and then replace it with independently built complete maps, causing one request to erase another request's metric changes. Protect the read-merge-write operation with a transaction/row lock, atomic update, or compare-and-swap across all storage adapters.
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In `@apps/api/src/settings/settings.controller.ts` around lines 112 - 113, Update
the PATCH flow around dtoToConfigMap and settingsService.updateDetectorConfig so
concurrent detector-config updates cannot overwrite each other from stale
complete maps. Implement an atomic transaction/update or optimistic concurrency
control at the service or persistence boundary, preserving successful updates
from concurrent requests.
Apply the same fix in `@apps/api/src/storage/adapters/postgres.adapter.ts` around
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Thanks @KIvanow — CI blocker fixed : |


Summary
Anomaly detector thresholds were hardcoded in
proprietary/anomaly-detection/anomaly.service.tsand required a code change to tune — as noted in the anomaly detection tuning guide ("requires code change, or wait for configurable detectors"). This PR wires all per-metric thresholds through the settings API so operators can adjust sensitivity at runtime with no restart.Changes
packages/sharedanomaly-detector-settings.types.ts— New.AnomalyDetectorConfigEntryandAnomalyDetectorConfigMaptypes shared across API and proprietary modules.anomaly.ts— AddsreloadDetectorConfig(overrides)toIAnomalyServiceinterface.settings.types.ts— AddsanomalyDetectorConfig: AnomalyDetectorConfigMaptoAppSettings.apps/api/src/anomaly/anomaly.types.ts— New file.MetricTypeenum (11 configurable metrics;replication_roleandcpu_utilizationexcluded — state-diff and proprietary-only respectively).DetectorConfiginterface,DETECTOR_DEFAULTSconst mirroring previous hardcoded values,resolveDetectorConfig()merge helper,toSpikeDetectorConfig()adapter,DEFAULT_SPIKE_CONFIGfor non-API metrics.apps/api/src/settings/dto/update-anomaly-detectors.dto.ts— New file.DetectorConfigDtowith range validation on all 6 fields plus a customCriticalGreaterThanWarningValidatorcross-field guard.UpdateAnomalyDetectorsDtowith one optionalDetectorConfigDtoperMetricType.apps/api/src/settings/settings.service.tsTwo new methods:
getDetectorConfig()reads stored overrides from cached settings.updateDetectorConfig()does field-level merge (not whole-metric replace), validates the fully resolved cross-field invariants (warningZScore < criticalZScore) against the merged + default state, then persists and returns the merged map.apps/api/src/settings/settings.controller.tsGET /settings/anomaly/detectors— returns{ defaults, overrides, resolved }.resolvedis every metric fully merged, safe to read directly.PATCH /settings/anomaly/detectors— validates, persists, hot-reloads viaanomalyService.reloadDetectorConfig().AnomalyServiceinjected as@Optional()for testability; startup warning logged if absent.POST /settings/anomaly/detectors/reset— clears all overrides and hot-reloads to defaults.Storage adapters (postgres, sqlite, memory, base-sql)
anomaly_detector_configcolumn added via additive migration (SQLite) andIF NOT EXISTS(Postgres). Memory adapter handles the new field. All upserts include the new column.proprietary/anomaly-detection/anomaly.service.tsonModuleInitmade async; loads stored overrides before polling begins.SpikeDetectorConfigobjects replaced withresolveSpikeConfig(metric)which routes throughresolveDetectorConfig()for API metrics andDEFAULT_SPIKE_CONFIGfor non-API metrics (cpu_utilization).reloadDetectorConfig(overrides)swaps the override map and callsapplyDetectorConfigToAllConnections()— iterates all live detectors and callsdetector.updateConfig(). Circular buffers are not reset.SLOWLOG_LAST_IDdetector creation updated to useresolveSpikeConfig.proprietary/anomaly-detection/spike-detector.tsupdateConfig(config)method added — replaces threshold fields in-place, preservesdetectDrops.apps/api/src/prometheus/prometheus.service.tsbetterdb_detector_config_updates_totalcounter incremented on each successful PATCH.Behavior
{ connections: { warningZScore: 2.5 } }only changes that one field —consecutiveRequired,cooldownMsetc. are untouched.Testing
settings-anomaly-detectors.spec.ts— 8 unit tests: default resolution, partial override, field-level merge, invalid range (400), unknown metric key (400), warningZScore ≥ criticalZScore in payload (400), partial PATCH inverting thresholdsagainst stored config (400), persist + hot-reload call chain.
proprietary/anomaly-detection/__tests__/anomaly.service.spec.ts— tests forreloadDetectorConfigandapplyDetectorConfigToAllConnections.anomalyDetectorConfig: {}where needed.API Reference
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Introduces new persisted settings and hot-reload paths that directly affect anomaly detection behavior across running connections, plus DB schema migrations to add
anomaly_detector_config.Overview
Adds runtime-configurable per-metric anomaly detector thresholds via
GET/PATCH /settings/anomaly/detectorsandPOST /settings/anomaly/detectors/reset, including DTO validation, default/override resolution, field-level merge semantics, and cross-field safety checks before persisting.Persists overrides in
AppSettings(anomaly_detector_config) across Postgres/SQLite/Memory adapters, updates the proprietary anomaly service to load overrides on startup and hot-reload detector configs in-place (newSpikeDetector.updateConfig), and adds abetterdb_detector_config_updates_totalPrometheus counter. Also adds a SQLite guard to enforce uniqueness of pendingcache_proposalswhere partial indexes may be unreliable.Reviewed by Cursor Bugbot for commit 7e27cb0. Bugbot is set up for automated code reviews on this repo. Configure here.
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