fix(llc, persistence): improve sync reliability and error handling

packages/stream_chat/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,10 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+🐞 Fixed
+
+- Improved sync reliability and error handling with enhanced `lastSyncAt` initialization, 400
+  error recovery, and automatic flushing of stale persistence data after 30 days of inactivity.
+
 ## 9.16.0
 
 🐞 Fixed

packages/stream_chat/lib/src/client/client.dart

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
+import 'package:collection/collection.dart';
 import 'package:dio/dio.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:meta/meta.dart';
@@ -186,9 +187,6 @@ class StreamChatClient {
 
   late final RetryPolicy _retryPolicy;
 
-  /// the last dateTime at the which all the channels were synced
-  DateTime? _lastSyncedAt;
-
   /// The retry policy options getter
   RetryPolicy get retryPolicy => _retryPolicy;
 
@@ -519,25 +517,17 @@ class StreamChatClient {
 
     if (connectionRecovered) {
       // connection recovered
-      final cids = state.channels.keys.toList(growable: false);
+      final cids = [...state.channels.keys.toSet()];
       if (cids.isNotEmpty) {
         await queryChannelsOnline(
           filter: Filter.in_('cid', cids),
           paginationParams: const PaginationParams(limit: 30),
         );
-        if (persistenceEnabled) {
-          await sync(cids: cids, lastSyncAt: _lastSyncedAt);
-        }
-      } else {
-        // channels are empty, assuming it's a fresh start
-        // and making sure `lastSyncAt` is initialized
-        if (persistenceEnabled) {
-          final lastSyncAt = await chatPersistenceClient?.getLastSyncAt();
-          if (lastSyncAt == null) {
-            await chatPersistenceClient?.updateLastSyncAt(DateTime.now());
-          }
-        }
+
+        // Sync the persistence client if available
+        if (persistenceEnabled) await sync(cids: cids);
       }
+
       handleEvent(Event(
         type: EventType.connectionRecovered,
         online: true,
@@ -569,34 +559,45 @@ class StreamChatClient {
   Future<void> sync({List<String>? cids, DateTime? lastSyncAt}) {
     return _syncLock.synchronized(() async {
       final channels = cids ?? await chatPersistenceClient?.getChannelCids();
-      if (channels == null || channels.isEmpty) {
-        return;
-      }
+      if (channels == null || channels.isEmpty) return;
 
       final syncAt = lastSyncAt ?? await chatPersistenceClient?.getLastSyncAt();
       if (syncAt == null) {
-        return;
+        logger.info('Fresh sync start: lastSyncAt initialized to now.');
+        return chatPersistenceClient?.updateLastSyncAt(DateTime.now());
       }
 
       try {
+        logger.info('Syncing events since $syncAt for channels: $channels');
+
         final res = await _chatApi.general.sync(channels, syncAt);
-        final events = res.events
-          ..sort((a, b) => a.createdAt.compareTo(b.createdAt));
+        final events = res.events.sorted(
+          (a, b) => a.createdAt.compareTo(b.createdAt),
+        );
 
         for (final event in events) {
-          logger.fine('event.type: ${event.type}');
-          final messageText = event.message?.text;
-          if (messageText != null) {
-            logger.fine('event.message.text: $messageText');
-          }
+          logger.fine('Syncing event: ${event.type}');
           handleEvent(event);
         }
 
-        final now = DateTime.now();
-        _lastSyncedAt = now;
-        chatPersistenceClient?.updateLastSyncAt(now);
-      } catch (e, stk) {
-        logger.severe('Error during sync', e, stk);
+        final updatedSyncAt = events.lastOrNull?.createdAt ?? DateTime.now();
+        return chatPersistenceClient?.updateLastSyncAt(updatedSyncAt);
+      } catch (error, stk) {
+        // If we got a 400 error, it means that either the sync time is too
+        // old or the channel list is too long or too many events need to be
+        // synced. In this case, we should just flush the persistence client
+        // and start over.
+        if (error is StreamChatNetworkError && error.statusCode == 400) {
+          logger.warning(
+            'Failed to sync events due to stale or oversized state. '
+            'Resetting the persistence client to enable a fresh start.',
+          );
+
+          await chatPersistenceClient?.flush();
+          return chatPersistenceClient?.updateLastSyncAt(DateTime.now());
+        }
+
+        logger.warning('Error syncing events', error, stk);
       }
     });
   }
@@ -2071,7 +2072,6 @@ class StreamChatClient {
     // resetting state.
     state.dispose();
     state = ClientState(this);
-    _lastSyncedAt = null;
 
     // resetting credentials.
     _tokenManager.reset();

packages/stream_chat/lib/src/db/chat_persistence_client.dart

@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ abstract class ChatPersistenceClient {
   /// If [flush] is true, the data will also be deleted
   Future<void> disconnect({bool flush = false});
 
+  /// Clears all the data stored in the persistence client.
+  Future<void> flush();
+
   /// Get stored replies by messageId
   Future<List<Message>> getReplies(
     String parentId, {

packages/stream_chat/test/src/client/client_test.dart

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+// ignore_for_file: avoid_redundant_argument_values
+
 import 'package:mocktail/mocktail.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat/src/core/http/token.dart';
 import 'package:stream_chat/stream_chat.dart';
@@ -3590,5 +3592,69 @@ void main() {
         );
       },
     );
+
+    group('Sync Method Tests', () {
+      test(
+        'should retrieve data from persistence client and sync successfully',
+        () async {
+          final cids = ['channel1', 'channel2'];
+          final lastSyncAt = DateTime.now().subtract(const Duration(hours: 1));
+          final fakeClient = FakePersistenceClient(
+            channelCids: cids,
+            lastSyncAt: lastSyncAt,
+          );
+
+          client.chatPersistenceClient = fakeClient;
+          when(() => api.general.sync(cids, lastSyncAt)).thenAnswer(
+            (_) async => SyncResponse()..events = [],
+          );
+
+          await client.sync();
+
+          verify(() => api.general.sync(cids, lastSyncAt)).called(1);
+
+          final newLastSyncAt = await fakeClient.getLastSyncAt();
+          expect(newLastSyncAt?.isAfter(lastSyncAt), isTrue);
+        },
+      );
+
+      test('should set lastSyncAt on first sync when null', () async {
+        final fakeClient = FakePersistenceClient(
+          channelCids: ['channel1'],
+          lastSyncAt: null,
+        );
+
+        client.chatPersistenceClient = fakeClient;
+
+        await client.sync();
+
+        expectLater(fakeClient.getLastSyncAt(), completion(isNotNull));
+        verifyNever(() => api.general.sync(any(), any()));
+      });
+
+      test('should flush persistence client on 400 error', () async {
+        final cids = ['channel1'];
+        final lastSyncAt = DateTime.now().subtract(const Duration(hours: 1));
+        final fakeClient = FakePersistenceClient(
+          channelCids: cids,
+          lastSyncAt: lastSyncAt,
+        );
+
+        client.chatPersistenceClient = fakeClient;
+        when(() => api.general.sync(cids, lastSyncAt)).thenThrow(
+          StreamChatNetworkError.raw(
+            code: 4,
+            statusCode: 400,
+            message: 'Too many events',
+          ),
+        );
+
+        await client.sync();
+
+        expect(await fakeClient.getChannelCids(), isEmpty); // Should be flushed
+
+        verify(() => api.general.sync(cids, lastSyncAt)).called(1);
+      });
+    });
   });
 }

packages/stream_chat/test/src/db/chat_persistence_client_test.dart

@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@ class TestPersistenceClient extends ChatPersistenceClient {
   @override
   Future<void> disconnect({bool flush = false}) => throw UnimplementedError();
 
+  @override
+  Future<void> flush() => throw UnimplementedError();
+
   @override
   Future<ChannelModel?> getChannelByCid(String cid) async =>
       ChannelModel(cid: cid);

packages/stream_chat/test/src/fakes.dart

@@ -43,6 +43,63 @@ class FakeTokenManager extends Fake implements TokenManager {
 
 class FakeMultiPartFile extends Fake implements MultipartFile {}
 
+/// Fake persistence client for testing persistence client reliability features
+class FakePersistenceClient extends Fake implements ChatPersistenceClient {
+  FakePersistenceClient({
+    DateTime? lastSyncAt,
+    List<String>? channelCids,
+  })  : _lastSyncAt = lastSyncAt,
+        _channelCids = channelCids ?? [];
+
+  String? _userId;
+  bool _isConnected = false;
+  DateTime? _lastSyncAt;
+  List<String> _channelCids;
+
+  // Track method calls for testing
+  int connectCallCount = 0;
+  int disconnectCallCount = 0;
+
+  @override
+  bool get isConnected => _isConnected;
+
+  @override
+  String? get userId => _userId;
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> connect(String userId) async {
+    _userId = userId;
+    _isConnected = true;
+    connectCallCount++;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> disconnect({bool flush = false}) async {
+    if (flush) await this.flush();
+
+    _userId = null;
+    _isConnected = false;
+    disconnectCallCount++;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> flush() async {
+    _lastSyncAt = null;
+    _channelCids = [];
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<DateTime?> getLastSyncAt() async => _lastSyncAt;
+
+  @override
+  Future<void> updateLastSyncAt(DateTime lastSyncAt) async {
+    _lastSyncAt = lastSyncAt;
+  }
+
+  @override
+  Future<List<String>> getChannelCids() async => _channelCids;
+}
+
 class FakeChatApi extends Fake implements StreamChatApi {
   UserApi? _user;
 

packages/stream_chat_persistence/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+## Upcoming
+
+✅ Added
+
+- Added support for `client.flush()` method to clear database.
+
 ## 9.16.0
 
 - Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`9.16.0`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
@@ -110,7 +116,8 @@
 
 ## 7.2.0-hotfix.1
 
-- Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`7.2.0-hotfix.1`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
+- Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [
+  `7.2.0-hotfix.1`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
 
 ## 7.2.0
 
@@ -131,7 +138,8 @@
 ## 7.0.0
 
 - Updated minimum supported `SDK` version to Flutter 3.13/Dart 3.1
-- 🛑 **BREAKING** Removed deprecated `getChannelStates.sort` parameter. Use `getChannelStates.channelStateSort` instead.
+- 🛑 **BREAKING** Removed deprecated `getChannelStates.sort` parameter. Use
+  `getChannelStates.channelStateSort` instead.
 
 ## 6.10.0
 
@@ -148,7 +156,8 @@
 
 ## 6.7.0
 
-- [[#1683]](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/1683) Fixed SqliteException no such column `messages.state`.
+- [[#1683]](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/1683) Fixed SqliteException no
+  such column `messages.state`.
 - Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`6.7.0`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
 
 ## 6.6.0
@@ -169,12 +178,14 @@
 
 ## 6.2.0
 
-- Added support for `StreamChatPersistenceClient.isConnected` for checking if the client is connected to the database.
+- Added support for `StreamChatPersistenceClient.isConnected` for checking if the client is
+  connected to the database.
 - [[#1422]](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/1422) Removed default values
   from `UserEntity` `createdAt` and `updatedAt` fields.
 - Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`6.2.0`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
 - Added support for `StreamChatPersistenceClient.openPersistenceConnection`
-  and `StreamChatPersistenceClient.closePersistenceConnection` for opening and closing the database connection.
+  and `StreamChatPersistenceClient.closePersistenceConnection` for opening and closing the database
+  connection.
 
 ## 6.1.0
 
@@ -202,7 +213,8 @@
 
 ## 5.0.0-beta.1
 
-- Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`5.0.0-beta.1`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
+- Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [
+  `5.0.0-beta.1`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
 
 ## 4.4.0
 
@@ -234,7 +246,8 @@
 
 ## 4.0.0-beta.0
 
-- Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`4.0.0-beta.0`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
+- Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [
+  `4.0.0-beta.0`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
 
 ## 3.1.0
 
@@ -243,8 +256,10 @@
 ## 3.0.0
 
 - Updated `stream_chat` dependency to [`3.0.0`](https://pub.dev/packages/stream_chat/changelog).
-- [[#604]](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/604) Fix cascade deletion by enabling `pragma foreign_keys`.
-- Added a new table `PinnedMessageReactions` and dao `PinnedMessageReactionDao` specifically for pinned messages.
+- [[#604]](https://github.com/GetStream/stream-chat-flutter/issues/604) Fix cascade deletion by
+  enabling `pragma foreign_keys`.
+- Added a new table `PinnedMessageReactions` and dao `PinnedMessageReactionDao` specifically for
+  pinned messages.
 
 ## 2.2.0