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This PR fixes a telemetry gap where async L2 cache hits arriving through the distributed lock's double-check path were not recorded, making thundering-herd hits invisible to cache_operations_total and cache_info() L2 statistics (LAB-3769).

Problem

The uncontended async L2 hit path correctly recorded get/serializer="rust"/hit=True telemetry (from LAB-3765), but the two post-lock _l2_double_check hit returns did not. This meant that when another worker filled the cache while this request waited on the distributed lock — precisely the traffic the lock exists to absorb — the resulting hit was never counted in operation totals or L2 stats.

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  • Extracted a shared _record_l2_hit_async helper in wrapper.py that consolidates the L2 hit telemetry logic (operation context, success recording, record_cache_operation, and record_l2_hit). It returns the UTF-8-encoded envelope so callers can pass it directly to _l1_backfill_from_l2 without re-encoding.

  • Refactored the uncontended L2 hit site to use the new helper, replacing the inline telemetry recording.

  • Added telemetry recording to both double-check hit paths inside the lock. Each now measures the double-check read duration and calls _record_l2_hit_async before backfilling L1 and returning, ensuring contended hits report the same labels as uncontended ones.

Testing

  • Added tests/unit/test_async_l2_double_check_hit_labels.py, which reproduces contention by patching the backend's get to miss once (forcing the wrapper into the lock path) then hit on the double-check read. It verifies exactly one get operation is recorded with serializer="rust", hit=True, and the correct byte size.

… (LAB-3769)

The two _l2_double_check hit returns in the async miss path (reached
after a distributed-lock wait when another worker filled the cache
first) recorded no set_operation_context, record_success,
record_cache_operation, or _stats.record_l2_hit — thundering-herd
traffic on Redis/CachekitIO was invisible in cache_operations_total
and cache_info() L2 latency, even though the lock exists precisely to
absorb that traffic.

Extracts _record_l2_hit_async, shared by the uncontended L2 hit site
and both double-check hit sites, and times each double-check read on
its own perf_counter window so duration_ms reflects the L2 read itself
rather than time spent waiting on the lock.
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The change centralises async L2-hit telemetry. Primary hits and lock double-check hits now record consistent metrics, payload sizes, and latency statistics. A unit test verifies telemetry during lock contention.

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Async L2 telemetry

Layer / File(s) Summary
Shared async L2-hit telemetry
src/cachekit/decorators/wrapper.py
Adds _record_l2_hit_async for operation success, optional UTF-8 envelope sizing, and L2 statistics recording. The primary async hit path uses the helper.
Double-check hit integration
src/cachekit/decorators/wrapper.py, tests/unit/test_async_l2_double_check_hit_labels.py
The lock-acquisition and lock-timeout double-check paths measure read duration and use the shared helper. The test verifies the returned value and get telemetry labels, including serializer, hit status, and payload size.

Priority: ⬇️ Low

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

Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 469cb

The lock-timeout cache-hit path can silently stop reporting accurate telemetry while cache results remain correct. Add targeted telemetry coverage before relying on these metrics.

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In `@tests/unit/test_async_l2_double_check_hit_labels.py`:
- Around line 1-102: Add coverage for the lock-timeout double-check hit in
test_lock_timeout_cache_populated_during_wait, where acquire_lock yields False.
Capture the wrapper’s recorded get operation like
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"""Async lock double-check L2 hit-record parity (LAB-3769).

The uncontended async L2 hit site records get/serializer="rust"/hit=True telemetry
(LAB-3765); the two post-lock ``_l2_double_check`` hit returns did not — so a
thundering-herd hit, filled by another worker while this one waited on the
distributed lock, was invisible to ``cache_operations_total`` and ``cache_info()``
L2 stats. That is exactly the traffic the lock exists to absorb.

Reproduces contention by patching the backend's ``get`` to miss once (forcing the
wrapper past the pre-lock check into the lock path) then hit on the next call —
the double-check read inside the held lock, standing in for "another request
filled the cache while we waited".

``_LockableByteStore`` is defined locally rather than imported from
tests/unit/test_async_set_record_labels.py (cachekit-py#295): that file does not
exist on `main` yet. Hoist to a shared fixture once #295 merges.
"""

from __future__ import annotations

from collections.abc import AsyncIterator
from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
from typing import Any

import pytest

from cachekit import cache
from cachekit.decorators.orchestrator import FeatureOrchestrator


class _LockableByteStore:
"""In-memory byte store implementing LockableBackend — lock always granted."""

def __init__(self) -> None:
self.store: dict[str, bytes] = {}

def get(self, key: str) -> bytes | None:
return self.store.get(key)

def set(self, key: str, value: bytes, ttl: int | None = None) -> None:
self.store[key] = value

def delete(self, key: str) -> bool:
return self.store.pop(key, None) is not None

def exists(self, key: str) -> bool:
return key in self.store

def health_check(self) -> tuple[bool, dict[str, Any]]:
return True, {}

@asynccontextmanager
async def acquire_lock(self, key: str, timeout: float, blocking_timeout: float | None = None) -> AsyncIterator[bool]:
yield True


@pytest.fixture
def recorded(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
"""Capture the wrapper's explicit features.record_cache_operation(...) calls.

Patched at the orchestrator, not the collector: record_success() also forwards
an operation-context record to the collector, which would shadow the labels
under test (same rationale as test_async_get_record_labels.py).
"""
calls: list[dict[str, Any]] = []
monkeypatch.setattr(FeatureOrchestrator, "record_cache_operation", lambda self, **kw: calls.append(kw))
return calls


@pytest.mark.unit
async def test_async_l2_double_check_hit_records_get(recorded: list[dict[str, Any]]) -> None:
backend = _LockableByteStore()

@cache(backend=backend, ttl=60, namespace="async-dc-labels", l1_enabled=False)
async def compute() -> dict[str, int]:
return {"answer": 42}

assert await compute() == {"answer": 42} # miss: primes L2 with the real envelope
assert backend.store
expected_size = len(next(iter(backend.store.values())))

# Make the pre-lock L2 check miss exactly once so the wrapper falls into the
# lock/double-check path; the primed value is still in the real store, so the
# double-check read inside the lock finds it — the contended-hit scenario.
real_get = backend.get
call_count = 0

def patched_get(key: str) -> bytes | None:
nonlocal call_count
call_count += 1
return None if call_count == 1 else real_get(key)

backend.get = patched_get # type: ignore[method-assign]
recorded.clear()

assert await compute() == {"answer": 42}
assert call_count >= 2 # pre-lock miss, then the double-check hit

gets = [c for c in recorded if c["operation"] == "get"]
assert len(gets) == 1
assert (gets[0].get("serializer"), gets[0].get("hit")) == ("rust", True)
assert gets[0].get("size_bytes") == expected_size

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Add coverage for the lock-timeout double-check hit. test_async_l2_double_check_hit_records_get yields True from acquire_lock(), so it covers only the acquired-lock branch. test_lock_timeout_cache_populated_during_wait reaches the False branch and the second L2 read, but asserts only the returned value and call_count. No existing test checks that this branch calls _record_l2_hit_async with the correct labels, envelope size, and read duration. A regression can return the correct value while omitting or misreporting the timeout hit in cache_operations_total and cache_info().

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In `@tests/unit/test_async_l2_double_check_hit_labels.py` around lines 1 - 102,
Add coverage for the lock-timeout double-check hit in
test_lock_timeout_cache_populated_during_wait, where acquire_lock yields False.
Capture the wrapper’s recorded get operation like
test_async_l2_double_check_hit_records_get and assert exactly one L2 hit has
serializer "rust", hit=True, the expected envelope size, and a recorded read
duration, while preserving the existing value and call_count assertions.

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