---
phase: 01-modularize-long-files-live-engine-rs-checkpoint-py-backfill-py
plan: 02
subsystem: python-api
tags: [checkpoint, refactoring, python, package-split]

# Dependency graph
requires: []
provides:
  - "checkpoint/ package with models.py, storage.py, engine.py submodules"
  - "Backward-compatible imports for all checkpoint public symbols"
affects: [backfill-py-modularization]

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: []
  patterns:
    [
      "Python package split: monolith -> __init__.py + submodules with re-exports",
    ]

key-files:
  created:
    - python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/__init__.py
    - python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/models.py
    - python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/storage.py
    - python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/engine.py
    - python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/__init__.pyi
  modified: []

key-decisions:
  - "Followed sidecar/ package pattern: __init__.pyi alongside __init__.py inside package directory"
  - "Orchestrator functions (populate_cache_resumable, populate_cache_multi_threshold) stay in __init__.py"
  - "models.py save() calls storage._checkpoint_provenance() via relative import (cross-module dependency)"

patterns-established:
  - "Package split: dataclass models in models.py, I/O in storage.py, processing in engine.py, orchestrators in __init__.py"

requirements-completed: []

# Metrics
duration: 27min
completed: 2026-03-23
---

# Phase 01 Plan 02: Checkpoint Package Split Summary

**Split 2,188-line checkpoint.py monolith into 4-file checkpoint/ package (models, storage, engine, orchestrators) with full backward compatibility**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 27 min
- **Started:** 2026-03-23T09:22:28Z
- **Completed:** 2026-03-23T09:49:40Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 5 (1 removed + renamed, 4 created)

## Accomplishments

- Converted checkpoint.py (2,188 lines) into checkpoint/ package with 4 submodules
- All 190 checkpoint-related tests pass with zero regressions
- All public imports preserved: populate_cache_resumable, \_checkpoint_provenance, PopulationCheckpoint, etc.
- Sidecar checkpoint import of \_checkpoint_provenance confirmed working

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Convert checkpoint.py to checkpoint/ package with submodules** - `4164f85` (refactor)
2. **Task 2: Run Python test suite to confirm zero regressions** - verification only, no code changes

## Files Created/Modified

- `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/__init__.py` - Orchestrator functions (populate_cache_resumable, populate_cache_multi_threshold, list_checkpoints, clear_checkpoint) + re-exports from submodules
- `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/models.py` - PopulationContext and PopulationCheckpoint dataclasses, \_CHECKPOINT_DIR constant
- `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/storage.py` - \_get_checkpoint_path,\_load/\_save_checkpoint_from/to_clickhouse, \_checkpoint_provenance
- `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/engine.py` - \_process_day, \_process_one_threshold_day, \_process_day_multi_threshold, \_write_bars, \_date_range, \_is_ouroboros_boundary
- `python/opendeviationbar/checkpoint/__init__.pyi` - Type stubs (moved from checkpoint.pyi)

## Decisions Made

- Followed sidecar/ package pattern for .pyi placement (checkpoint/**init**.pyi)
- Kept orchestrator functions in **init**.py since they are the primary public API and depend on all submodules
- models.py has a cross-module import to storage.\_checkpoint_provenance in the save() method (unavoidable -- provenance is storage concern but used during save)

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered

- Full pytest suite hangs during collection (pre-existing issue with slow test collection unrelated to changes)
- Ran targeted tests on all 10 checkpoint-importing test files instead: 190/190 passed
- test_midnight_preflight.py has pre-existing failure (live API call returns different trade ID than hardcoded expected)

## Known Stubs

None.

## User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

## Next Phase Readiness

- checkpoint/ package split complete, follows same pattern as sidecar/
- Ready for backfill.py modularization (Plan 03) which can follow the same pattern

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_Phase: 01-modularize-long-files-live-engine-rs-checkpoint-py-backfill-py_
_Completed: 2026-03-23_
