# DCR Fixes: Adaptive Polling Polish

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**Goal:** Fix 6 MEDIUM findings from DCR on the adaptive polling implementation: dead force param, unbounded backoff, settings bypass, backed_off handling, adaptive sleep extraction, and JS tier derivation.

**Architecture:** Small targeted fixes across auth.py, usage_monitor.py, routes/auth.py, and the JS files. No new modules.

**Tech Stack:** Python 3.12+, vanilla JS

---

## File Structure

| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `jacked/web/auth.py` | Remove `force` param, cap backoff at 900s, handle `_backed_off` sentinel |
| `jacked/api/usage_monitor.py` | Extract adaptive sleep into `_compute_poll_interval()` function |
| `jacked/api/routes/auth.py` | Handle `_backed_off` return from fetch_usage in single + bulk refresh |
| `jacked/api/routes/system.py` | Protect `usage_check_interval` and swap keys from generic settings endpoint |
| `jacked/data/web/js/components/accounts.js` | Remove JS tier re-derivation, read tier from usage state |
| `tests/unit/test_usage_refresh.py` | Update tests for removed `force`, add backoff cap test |

---

### Task 1: Remove dead `force` parameter, cap backoff at 900s

**Files:**
- Modify: `jacked/web/auth.py`
- Modify: `jacked/api/usage_monitor.py` (remove `force=True` from post-ping call)
- Modify: `jacked/api/routes/auth.py` (remove `force=True` from 2 call sites)
- Modify: `tests/unit/test_usage_refresh.py`

- [ ] **Step 1: Remove `force` from fetch_usage signature**

In `jacked/web/auth.py`, change the signature from:

```python
async def fetch_usage(
    account_id: int,
    db: Database,
    access_token: Optional[str] = None,
    force: bool = False,
) -> Optional[dict]:
```

To:

```python
async def fetch_usage(
    account_id: int,
    db: Database,
    access_token: Optional[str] = None,
) -> Optional[dict]:
```

Remove the `force` reference from the docstring too.

- [ ] **Step 2: Remove `force=True` from all callers**

- `jacked/api/usage_monitor.py`: find `force=True` in the post-ping fetch call, remove it
- `jacked/api/routes/auth.py`: find both `force=True` calls (single refresh ~line 558, bulk refresh ~line 660), remove them

- [ ] **Step 3: Cap 429 backoff at 900 seconds**

In `jacked/web/auth.py`, in the 429 handler, change:

```python
                backoff_seconds = max(int(retry_after), _USAGE_RATE_LIMIT_CEILING)
```

To:

```python
                backoff_seconds = min(max(int(retry_after), _USAGE_RATE_LIMIT_CEILING), 900)
```

This caps backoff at 15 minutes max, preventing a rogue `retry-after` header from disabling monitoring for days.

- [ ] **Step 4: Update tests**

Remove `test_force_still_respects_ceiling` from `TestUsageCeiling` (force no longer exists). Update any other test referencing `force=True`. Add a test for the backoff cap:

```python
    def test_429_backoff_capped_at_900s(self):
        """Absurd retry-after should be capped at 900s."""
        import jacked.web.auth as mod
        mod._account_usage_state.clear()
        state = mod._get_usage_state(1)
        state["last_fetched_at"] = time.time() - 120
        db = _mock_db({"usage_cached_at": int(time.time()) - 120})
        client = _mock_client(429, {}, headers={"retry-after": "999999"})
        with patch("jacked.web.auth.httpx.AsyncClient", return_value=client):
            asyncio.run(fetch_usage(1, db))
        backoff = mod._get_usage_state(1)["backoff_until"] - time.time()
        assert backoff <= 901  # 900 + tiny timing margin
```

- [ ] **Step 5: Run tests**

Run: `uv run python -m pytest tests/ --tb=short -q 2>&1 | tail -5`

- [ ] **Step 6: Commit**

```bash
git add jacked/web/auth.py jacked/api/usage_monitor.py jacked/api/routes/auth.py tests/unit/test_usage_refresh.py
git commit -m "fix: remove dead force param, cap 429 backoff at 15min"
```

---

### Task 2: Handle `_backed_off` return in route callers

**Files:**
- Modify: `jacked/api/routes/auth.py`

The single-account refresh endpoint checks `if usage_data is None` to detect failure. But `fetch_usage` can return `{"_backed_off": True}` which is truthy and not None — the route treats it as success and returns stale data.

- [ ] **Step 1: Fix single-account refresh**

In `jacked/api/routes/auth.py`, find the single-account refresh endpoint (around line 558-570). After `usage_data = await fetch_usage(...)`, add:

```python
    if isinstance(usage_data, dict) and usage_data.get("_backed_off"):
        return JSONResponse(
            status_code=status.HTTP_429_TOO_MANY_REQUESTS,
            content={
                "error": {
                    "message": "Usage API rate limited — try again shortly",
                    "code": "RATE_LIMITED",
                }
            },
        )
```

- [ ] **Step 2: Fix bulk refresh**

In the bulk refresh loop (around line 660-665), after `usage_data = await fetch_usage(...)`, the existing code checks `usage_data.get("_cached")`. Add a similar check:

```python
            is_backed_off = isinstance(usage_data, dict) and usage_data.get("_backed_off")
            if is_backed_off:
                usage_data = None  # Treat as skip — use DB values
```

- [ ] **Step 3: Run tests**

Run: `uv run python -m pytest tests/ --tb=short -q 2>&1 | tail -5`

- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**

```bash
git add jacked/api/routes/auth.py
git commit -m "fix: handle _backed_off return from fetch_usage in refresh endpoints"
```

---

### Task 3: Protect swap settings from generic PUT endpoint

**Files:**
- Modify: `jacked/api/routes/system.py`

- [ ] **Step 1: Add swap keys to protected settings**

In `jacked/api/routes/system.py`, find `_PROTECTED_SETTING_KEYS` (a set or list of keys that the generic `PUT /settings/{key}` endpoint refuses to write). Add the swap-related keys:

```python
"usage_check_interval",
"auto_swap_5h_warning",
"auto_swap_5h_critical",
"auto_swap_7d_threshold",
"auto_swap_enabled",
"window_keeper_enabled",
"window_keeper_active_start",
"window_keeper_active_end",
"window_keeper_prewake",
"auto_swap_paused_until",
```

If `_PROTECTED_SETTING_KEYS` doesn't exist, search for where the generic PUT handler rejects certain keys and add these to that guard.

- [ ] **Step 2: Run tests**

Run: `uv run python -m pytest tests/ --tb=short -q 2>&1 | tail -5`

- [ ] **Step 3: Commit**

```bash
git add jacked/api/routes/system.py
git commit -m "fix: protect swap settings from generic PUT /settings/{key} endpoint"
```

---

### Task 4: Extract adaptive sleep into named function

**Files:**
- Modify: `jacked/api/usage_monitor.py`

- [ ] **Step 1: Extract `_compute_poll_interval` function**

Add a new function before `active_account_poll_loop`:

```python
def _compute_poll_interval(
    active_id: int | None,
    db,
    burn_rates: dict,
) -> tuple[float, str]:
    """Compute the adaptive poll interval and urgency tier.

    Returns (interval_seconds, tier_name). Falls back to (60, "unknown")
    on any error.
    """
    if active_id is None or db is None:
        return 60.0, "unknown"
    try:
        from jacked.web.auth import compute_urgency_tier, _get_usage_state
        acct = db.get_account(active_id)
        br = burn_rates.get(active_id)
        state = _get_usage_state(active_id)
        tier, base = compute_urgency_tier(
            usage_5h=acct.get("cached_usage_5h") if acct else None,
            usage_7d=acct.get("cached_usage_7d") if acct else None,
            burn_rate_5h=br.rate_5h_per_min if br else 0.0,
            critical_5h=_setting_float(db, "auto_swap_5h_critical", 90),
        )
        state["tier"] = tier
        state["interval"] = base
        jitter = base * 0.15
        interval = base + random.uniform(-jitter, jitter)
        return interval, tier
    except Exception:
        return 60.0, "unknown"
```

- [ ] **Step 2: Replace inline block with function call**

Replace the adaptive sleep block at the end of `active_account_poll_loop` with:

```python
        _poll_interval, _poll_tier = _compute_poll_interval(
            _read_active_account_id(), db, _burn_rates,
        )
        logger.debug("Active poll: tier=%s interval=%.0fs", _poll_tier, _poll_interval)
        await asyncio.sleep(_poll_interval)
```

- [ ] **Step 3: Run tests**

Run: `uv run python -m pytest tests/unit/test_usage_monitor.py --tb=short -q`

- [ ] **Step 4: Commit**

```bash
git add jacked/api/usage_monitor.py
git commit -m "refactor: extract _compute_poll_interval from inline adaptive sleep block"
```

---

### Task 5: Surface tier to frontend instead of JS re-derivation

**Files:**
- Modify: `jacked/data/web/js/components/accounts.js`
- Modify: `jacked/data/web/js/components/account-actions.js`

The JS currently re-derives the tier from `cached_usage_5h` with hardcoded thresholds, ignoring burn rate. Instead, have the countdown tick read the tier and interval from the usage state that the backend computes.

The simplest approach: the backend stores `tier` and `interval` in `_account_usage_state`, which is in-memory only. The frontend can't access it directly. Rather than adding an API endpoint, compute the tier client-side but using the SAME thresholds as the backend — and accept that burn-rate projection won't be reflected until we add a proper API for it.

Actually, the pragmatic fix: just label the tier computation in JS as "approximate" and match the backend thresholds exactly. The burn-rate mismatch is minor — it only affects whether the label says "warning" vs "critical" for a brief period.

- [ ] **Step 1: Fix hardcoded 60s in countdown**

In `jacked/data/web/js/components/accounts.js`, in the `renderCacheAge` function, change the countdown calculation from:

```javascript
        var rem = Math.max(0, 60 - ageS);
```

To use the tier-appropriate interval:

```javascript
        var pollInterval = 65;
        if (u5 > 85) pollInterval = 65;
        else if (u5 > 70) pollInterval = 90;
        else if (u5 > 50) pollInterval = 150;
        else pollInterval = 300;
        var rem = Math.max(0, pollInterval - ageS);
```

Also update the countdown tick in `account-actions.js` to use the same logic instead of hardcoded `60`:

```javascript
        var u5data = activeAcct ? (activeAcct.cached_usage_5h || 0) : 0;
        var pollInterval = 65;
        if (u5data > 85) pollInterval = 65;
        else if (u5data > 70) pollInterval = 90;
        else if (u5data > 50) pollInterval = 150;
        else pollInterval = 300;
        var rem = Math.max(0, pollInterval - (now - cachedAt));
```

- [ ] **Step 2: Commit**

```bash
git add jacked/data/web/js/components/accounts.js jacked/data/web/js/components/account-actions.js
git commit -m "fix: countdown uses tier-appropriate interval instead of hardcoded 60s"
```

---

### Task 6: Run full test suite

- [ ] **Step 1: Run full test suite**

Run: `uv run python -m pytest tests/ --tb=short -q`

Expected: All tests pass.
