Add a blockable module notification at the end of EXEC by quanyeyang · Pull Request #4692 · valkey-io/valkey

quanyeyang · 2026-09-15T14:35:43Z

Closes #2770
Closes #2415

Summary

Modules can see MULTI from mutative keyspace events, but not when EXEC finishes. Search has to lazy-detect the end, so index updates start late and the latency lands on the next unrelated query.
After a successful EXEC, fire a module-only VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC event ("exec", empty key). in_exec is already cleared, so the callback may BlockClient on that connection — same path as a normal SET.
EXEC replies stay in the deferred buffer until that notification returns (or the client is unblocked), so the array is not written to the socket too early.
Not fired for DISCARD, EXECABORT, or WATCH failures. Not delivered over Pub/Sub.

Module API

ValkeyModule_SubscribeToKeyspaceEvents(ctx, VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC, cb);
/* Probe: ValkeyModule_GetKeyspaceNotificationFlagsAll() & VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC */

Test plan

./runtest --single unit/moduleapi/keyspace_events
./runtest --single unit/moduleapi/block_keyspace_notification
./runtest --single unit/multi

Fire a module-only EXEC-end keyspace event after queued commands run, so a subscriber can BlockClient on the same connection. Fixes valkey-io#2770 Fixes valkey-io#2415 Signed-off-by: quanyeyang <quanyemostima@gmail.com>

coderabbitai · 2026-09-15T14:36:05Z

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The server adds a module-only EXEC completion notification. EXEC defers replies while the notification runs, and modules can block the client. Documentation, module fixtures, and transaction tests cover the new event and excluded execution paths.

EXEC completion notification

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Notification contract and module API `src/server.h`, `src/valkeymodule.h`, `src/module.c`	Defines the `EXEC` notification flags and callback contract. Documents event timing, payload, blocking, and excluded cases.
EXEC notification and deferred replies `src/multi.c`, `src/notify.c`, `src/networking.c`	Defers EXEC replies, emits the module notification after EXEC state is restored, and commits replies after notification processing.
Module registration and transaction tests `tests/modules/`, `tests/unit/moduleapi/`	Adds module subscriptions and verifies successful, empty, blocked, aborted, discarded, watched, and AOF-replayed EXEC behavior.

Priority: ➖ Normal

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

Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant execCommand
  participant Module
  Client->>execCommand: send EXEC
  execCommand->>execCommand: defer replies and execute queued commands
  execCommand->>Module: emit "exec" notification
  Module-->>Client: block until notification processing completes
  execCommand-->>Client: commit EXEC replies

Suggested reviewers: enjoy-binbin

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b3f6c

A module can synthesize an EXEC event, causing EXEC-aware modules to perform work before a transaction completes or process the real completion twice; guard this API boundary before merging.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 75.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 8 files. (2 skipped: 1…	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: a blockable module notification at the end of a successful EXEC.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description directly explains the EXEC-end notification, blocking behavior, reply deferral, exclusions, module API, and test plan.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes satisfy `#2770` and `#2415`. They add `VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC`, expose it through the notification flag range, and emit the module-only `"exec"` event after queued commands execute. The even…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within `#2770` and `#2415`. Source changes define the EXEC-end module notification, control deferred EXEC replies, and exclude AOF replay. Module tests and unit tests verify notification …

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Docstring coverage is 75.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 8 files. (2 skipped: 1 unsupported, 1 too large.)

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Found two API/correctness issues in the new notification path.

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❌ Patch coverage is 66.66667% with 4 lines in your changes missing coverage. Please review.
✅ Project coverage is 80.50%. Comparing base (ae2ab6b) to head (b3f6c6a).
⚠️ Report is 11 commits behind head on unstable.

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redismodule.h is a frozen Redis 7.2.4 snapshot, so drop REDISMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC. AOF replay uses a deny_blocking fake client; do not treat it as a client EXEC. Signed-off-by: quanyeyang <quanyemostima@gmail.com>

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⚠️ Outside the diff (1)

🟠 Major · Mask VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC in VM_NotifyKeyspaceEvent.

src/module.c:9456-9463
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Mask VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC in VM_NotifyKeyspaceEvent. This API forwards the caller-supplied type to moduleNotifyKeyspaceEvent, while module subscriptions still accept VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC. A module can therefore invoke an EXEC subscriber with "exec" without a real MULTI/EXEC completion. If a real EXEC later completes, the callback can run twice and perform duplicate or premature module work. Mask or reject only this bit at the notification API boundary, while keeping it valid for VM_SubscribeToKeyspaceEvents.
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In `@src/module.c` around lines 9456 - 9463, Update VM_NotifyKeyspaceEvent to mask
or reject VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC before forwarding caller-supplied
notification types to moduleNotifyKeyspaceEvent, preventing synthetic EXEC
notifications while preserving normal notification behavior. Keep
VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC valid in VM_SubscribeToKeyspaceEvents.

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In `@src/module.c`:
- Around line 9456-9463: Update VM_NotifyKeyspaceEvent to mask or reject
VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC before forwarding caller-supplied notification types to
moduleNotifyKeyspaceEvent, preventing synthetic EXEC notifications while
preserving normal notification behavior. Keep VALKEYMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC valid in
VM_SubscribeToKeyspaceEvents.

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Add a blockable module notification at the end of EXEC

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Fire a module-only EXEC-end keyspace event after queued commands run, so a subscriber can BlockClient on the same connection. Fixes valkey-io#2770 Fixes valkey-io#2415 Signed-off-by: quanyeyang <quanyemostima@gmail.com>

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Skip EXEC-end notification during AOF load

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redismodule.h is a frozen Redis 7.2.4 snapshot, so drop REDISMODULE_NOTIFY_EXEC. AOF replay uses a deny_blocking fake client; do not treat it as a client EXEC. Signed-off-by: quanyeyang <quanyemostima@gmail.com>

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