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fix(authup): order the migration Job after its own inputs under ArgoCD - #34

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Fixes #30: under useHelmHooks=false (ArgoCD), the migration Job rendered as a PreSync hook, which runs before every Sync-phase resource. On a fresh install with a built-in database, that included the database itself — the Job exhausted backoffLimit against a database that could never appear, PreSync failed, and the Sync phase (which would create the database) never started.

  • Moves the Job, its hook-scoped ConfigMap and its NetworkPolicy from the PreSync phase into the Sync phase, ordered by sync-wave instead of by phase.
  • Everything the Job's pod spec can reference under useHelmHooks=false now precedes it: the built-in database (Secret/StatefulSet/Service) and the ServiceAccount render at wave -10, the auth Secret (when secretsEncryptionKey is set inline) and the external-database Secret (when externalDatabase.password is set inline) also at -10, the hook-scoped ConfigMap/NetworkPolicy at -5, the Job at -1, the server Deployment keeps its implicit wave 0.
  • A ServiceAccount or Secret missing when a Job pod is admitted is a pod-creation failure that never counts toward backoffLimit, so this isn't optional: the first draft of this fix only reordered the database and still deadlocked on the ServiceAccount.
  • commonAnnotations setting the same sync-wave key under useHelmHooks=false now fails the render (templates/validations.yaml) instead of silently colliding with only some of the affected resources.
  • useHelmHooks=true (plain Helm, Flux) is unchanged.
  • scripts/check-beta64-contract.py gained a regression guard asserting the wave ordering across the built-in postgres/mysql, external-database-inline-password and inline-KEK scenarios, plus the commonAnnotations collision negative contract.
  • Updated stale "PreSync" documentation in values.yaml, NOTES.txt, DESIGN.md, .agents/architecture.md, .agents/testing.md, and the server Deployment/migration Job template comments.

Test plan

  • make test (helm lint, full ci/*-values.yaml render matrix, values coverage, beta.64 contract) passes
  • make docs schema regenerated README.md / values.schema.json with no drift beyond the intended change
  • Manually re-rendered the issue's exact repro command and confirmed the wave ordering (database/ServiceAccount/secrets at -10, Job at -1, server at implicit 0)
  • Manually verified the external-database-inline-password and inline-KEK scenarios get the same wave treatment
  • Manually verified commonAnnotations colliding with the reserved sync-wave key now fails the render with a clear error
  • Reviewed by two independent rounds of adversarial verification (round 1 caught a ServiceAccount/Secret ordering gap in the initial draft; round 2 caught a broken commonAnnotations collision guard in the round-1 fix, replaced with the fail-loud validation above)

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed ArgoCD first-sync deadlocks when migrations and a built-in database are enabled with Helm hooks disabled.
    • Migration resources now run in the correct order: dependencies first, migration Job next, and the server afterward.
    • Added validation to prevent conflicting custom sync-wave annotations.
  • Documentation

    • Updated chart documentation and installation notes to explain ArgoCD migration behavior and ordering.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for sync-wave ordering, database configurations, and invalid annotation combinations.

useHelmHooks=false rendered the migration Job as an ArgoCD PreSync hook,
which runs before every Sync-phase resource. On a fresh install with a
built-in database, that included the database itself: the Job exhausted
backoffLimit against a database that could never appear, PreSync failed,
and the Sync phase that would create the database never started.

Move the Job (and its hook-scoped ConfigMap and NetworkPolicy) into the
Sync phase and order everything with sync-wave instead of by phase. The
built-in database, the ServiceAccount, and the auth/external-db Secrets
the Job's pod spec can reference all render at wave -10; the hook-scoped
ConfigMap and NetworkPolicy at -5; the Job at -1; the server Deployment
keeps its implicit wave 0. A ServiceAccount or Secret missing when a Job
pod is admitted is a pod-creation failure that never counts toward
backoffLimit, so every one of the Job's own inputs has to precede it, not
just the database.

commonAnnotations setting the same sync-wave key under useHelmHooks=false
now fails the render instead of silently colliding: only the resources
routed through the annotations helper would honor it, while the Job,
ConfigMap and NetworkPolicy keep their own fixed waves, inverting the
ordering this fix relies on.

useHelmHooks=true (plain Helm, Flux) is unchanged.

Fixes #30
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The chart changes the ArgoCD migration path from PreSync to ordered Sync-phase hooks. Database resources, Secrets, and the ServiceAccount render at wave -10, migration support resources at -5, and the Job at -1. Validation and contract checks enforce this ordering.

Changes

ArgoCD migration ordering

Layer / File(s) Summary
Migration hook phase and wave flow
charts/authup/templates/server/configmap-migration-configuration.yaml, charts/authup/templates/server/migration-networkpolicy.yaml, charts/authup/templates/server/migration-job.yaml, charts/authup/templates/server/deployment.yaml
Migration resources use Sync-phase hooks. The ConfigMap and NetworkPolicy use wave -5. The Job uses wave -1 and remains recreated with BeforeHookCreation.
Referenced resource wave annotations
charts/authup/templates/_helpers.tpl, charts/authup/templates/mysql/*, charts/authup/templates/postgresql/*, charts/authup/templates/secret*.yaml, charts/authup/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
Referenced database resources, Secrets, and the ServiceAccount use wave -10 when Helm hooks are disabled.
Sync-wave collision validation and contract checks
charts/authup/templates/validations.yaml, scripts/check-beta64-contract.py
Validation rejects conflicting commonAnnotations sync-wave values. Contract checks verify ordering across database, Secret, ServiceAccount, migration, plain Helm, and external-database renders.
Documentation and release metadata
.agents/*, DESIGN.md, charts/authup/Chart.yaml, charts/authup/README.md, charts/authup/templates/NOTES.txt, charts/authup/values.yaml, charts/authup/values.schema.json
Documentation describes the Sync-phase flow, sync-wave ordering, first-sync behavior, and the fixed ArgoCD deadlock.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to dfefd

This change correctly moves migrations into ordered ArgoCD Sync waves, but installations that set a ServiceAccount sync-wave annotation can still lose the required prerequisite ordering and leave migration syncs blocked. Reserve or reject that annotation before merging.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ArgoCD
  participant DatabaseResources
  participant MigrationSupport
  participant MigrationJob
  participant ServerDeployment
  ArgoCD->>DatabaseResources: Apply resources at sync-wave -10
  DatabaseResources-->>ArgoCD: Resources become healthy
  ArgoCD->>MigrationSupport: Apply ConfigMap and NetworkPolicy at sync-wave -5
  MigrationSupport-->>ArgoCD: Resources become healthy
  ArgoCD->>MigrationJob: Run Sync hook at sync-wave -1
  MigrationJob-->>ArgoCD: Migration hook completes
  ArgoCD->>ServerDeployment: Apply Deployment at implicit wave 0
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In `@charts/authup/templates/serviceaccount.yaml`:
- Line 17: Update the ServiceAccount template and its annotation handling so
serviceAccount.annotations rejects the reserved argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave key
when Helm hooks are disabled and the ServiceAccount is created, preserving the
chart-managed “-10” value. Add a regression render test that verifies this
invalid configuration fails.

In `@charts/authup/values.schema.json`:
- Line 4715: Update the migration-hook description in the source comments of
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Comment thread charts/authup/templates/serviceaccount.yaml
"enabled": {
"default": false,
"description": "Run `migration run` as a pre-upgrade hook Job. Recommended\nfor multi-replica deployments (serializes DDL before pods roll). Fresh\ninstalls and non-persistent built-in databases migrate at boot regardless.\nUnder useHelmHooks=false the Job is a PreSync hook on the first sync too,\nso with a built-in database enable it only after that sync",
"description": "Run `migration run` as a pre-upgrade hook Job. Recommended\nfor multi-replica deployments (serializes DDL before pods roll). Fresh\ninstalls and non-persistent built-in databases migrate at boot regardless.\nUnder useHelmHooks=false the Job runs as an ArgoCD Sync-phase hook ordered\nafter the built-in database by sync-wave, so it is safe from the first sync",

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📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Update the source files and regenerate this schema.

These descriptions are in charts/authup/values.schema.json, which is generated. Do not edit this file directly. Update the source comments in charts/authup/values.yaml and the template in charts/authup/README.md.gotmpl as applicable, then run make docs schema. Otherwise, a later generation can overwrite these changes and leave the schema out of sync.

As per coding guidelines: charts/authup/README.md and charts/authup/values.schema.json are GENERATED. Never edit them directly; edit values.yaml comments / README.md.gotmpl and run make docs schema.

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In `@charts/authup/values.schema.json` at line 4715, Update the migration-hook
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….annotations

serviceAccount.annotations is a second collision surface for the reserved
argocd.argoproj.io/sync-wave key, distinct from commonAnnotations: a
user-supplied value there silently overrides the chart's own "-10" on the
ServiceAccount while the migration Job keeps its fixed wave -1, reopening
the #30 deadlock. Reject it the same way, gated on serviceAccount.create
since the value is otherwise unused.

Found by CodeRabbit review on PR #34.
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ArgoCD first sync deadlocks when the migration Job is enabled with a built-in database

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