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phernandez e846ae85d8 fix: semantic embeddings not generated on fresh DB or upgrade
The previous backfill trigger relied on Alembic revision tracking, but
alembic_version only stores the head revision — intermediate revisions
(like the backfill trigger) are invisible after a multi-step upgrade or
fresh DB creation.

Three changes fix this:

1. Replace Alembic revision check with a simple "entities exist but
   embeddings are empty" check that works regardless of migration path
2. Generate embeddings during sync — after FTS indexing, batch-embed all
   synced entities at the end of the sync operation
3. Add background backfill at MCP startup for the upgrade path (entities
   already exist, no embeddings) without blocking server readiness

Also adds clear startup logging for semantic embedding status so issues
are easy to spot in the logs.

📋 Covers: fresh DB, upgrade from pre-embedding version, db reset,
   interrupted backfill

Signed-off-by: Pedro Hernandez <pedro@basicmachines.co>
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>
Signed-off-by: phernandez <paul@basicmachines.co>
2026-03-07 13:23:39 -06:00

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Python

import asyncio
import os
import sys
from contextlib import asynccontextmanager
from enum import Enum, auto
from pathlib import Path
from typing import AsyncGenerator, Optional
from basic_memory.config import BasicMemoryConfig, ConfigManager, DatabaseBackend
from alembic import command
from alembic.config import Config
from loguru import logger
from sqlalchemy import text, event
from sqlalchemy.ext.asyncio import (
create_async_engine,
async_sessionmaker,
AsyncSession,
AsyncEngine,
async_scoped_session,
)
from sqlalchemy.pool import NullPool
from basic_memory.repository.postgres_search_repository import PostgresSearchRepository
from basic_memory.repository.sqlite_search_repository import SQLiteSearchRepository
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Windows event loop policy
# -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
# On Windows, the default ProactorEventLoop has known rough edges with aiosqlite
# during shutdown/teardown (threads posting results to a loop that's closing),
# which can manifest as:
# - "RuntimeError: Event loop is closed"
# - "IndexError: pop from an empty deque"
#
# The SelectorEventLoop doesn't support subprocess operations, so code that uses
# asyncio.create_subprocess_shell() (like sync_service._quick_count_files) must
# detect Windows and use fallback implementations.
if sys.platform == "win32": # pragma: no cover
asyncio.set_event_loop_policy(asyncio.WindowsSelectorEventLoopPolicy())
# Module level state
_engine: Optional[AsyncEngine] = None
_session_maker: Optional[async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession]] = None
async def _needs_semantic_embedding_backfill(
app_config: BasicMemoryConfig,
session_maker: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
) -> bool:
"""Check if entities exist but vector embeddings are empty.
This is the reliable way to detect that embeddings need to be generated,
regardless of how migrations were applied (fresh DB, upgrade, reset, etc.).
"""
if not app_config.semantic_search_enabled:
return False
try:
async with scoped_session(session_maker) as session:
entity_count = (
await session.execute(text("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM entity"))
).scalar() or 0
if entity_count == 0:
return False
# Check if vector chunks table exists and is empty
embedding_count = (
await session.execute(text("SELECT COUNT(*) FROM search_vector_chunks"))
).scalar() or 0
return embedding_count == 0
except Exception as exc:
# Table might not exist yet (pre-migration)
logger.debug(f"Could not check embedding status: {exc}")
return False
async def _run_semantic_embedding_backfill(
app_config: BasicMemoryConfig,
session_maker: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
) -> None:
"""Backfill semantic embeddings for all active projects/entities."""
if not app_config.semantic_search_enabled:
logger.info("Skipping automatic semantic embedding backfill: semantic search is disabled.")
return
async with scoped_session(session_maker) as session:
project_result = await session.execute(
text("SELECT id, name FROM project WHERE is_active = :is_active ORDER BY id"),
{"is_active": True},
)
projects = [(int(row[0]), str(row[1])) for row in project_result.fetchall()]
if not projects:
logger.info("Skipping automatic semantic embedding backfill: no active projects found.")
return
repository_class = (
PostgresSearchRepository
if app_config.database_backend == DatabaseBackend.POSTGRES
else SQLiteSearchRepository
)
total_entities = 0
for project_id, project_name in projects:
async with scoped_session(session_maker) as session:
entity_result = await session.execute(
text("SELECT id FROM entity WHERE project_id = :project_id ORDER BY id"),
{"project_id": project_id},
)
entity_ids = [int(row[0]) for row in entity_result.fetchall()]
if not entity_ids:
continue
total_entities += len(entity_ids)
logger.info(
"Automatic semantic embedding backfill: "
f"project={project_name}, entities={len(entity_ids)}"
)
search_repository = repository_class(
session_maker,
project_id=project_id,
app_config=app_config,
)
batch_result = await search_repository.sync_entity_vectors_batch(entity_ids)
if batch_result.entities_failed > 0:
logger.warning(
"Automatic semantic embedding backfill encountered entity failures: "
f"project={project_name}, failed={batch_result.entities_failed}, "
f"failed_entity_ids={batch_result.failed_entity_ids}"
)
logger.info(
"Automatic semantic embedding backfill complete: "
f"projects={len(projects)}, entities={total_entities}"
)
class DatabaseType(Enum):
"""Types of supported databases."""
MEMORY = auto()
FILESYSTEM = auto()
POSTGRES = auto()
@classmethod
def get_db_url(
cls, db_path: Path, db_type: "DatabaseType", config: Optional[BasicMemoryConfig] = None
) -> str:
"""Get SQLAlchemy URL for database path.
Args:
db_path: Path to SQLite database file (ignored for Postgres)
db_type: Type of database (MEMORY, FILESYSTEM, or POSTGRES)
config: Optional config to check for database backend and URL
Returns:
SQLAlchemy connection URL
"""
# Load config if not provided
if config is None:
config = ConfigManager().config
# Handle explicit Postgres type
if db_type == cls.POSTGRES:
if not config.database_url:
raise ValueError("DATABASE_URL must be set when using Postgres backend")
logger.info(f"Using Postgres database: {config.database_url}")
return config.database_url
# Check if Postgres backend is configured (for backward compatibility)
if config.database_backend == DatabaseBackend.POSTGRES:
if not config.database_url:
raise ValueError("DATABASE_URL must be set when using Postgres backend")
logger.info(f"Using Postgres database: {config.database_url}")
return config.database_url
# SQLite databases
if db_type == cls.MEMORY:
logger.info("Using in-memory SQLite database")
return "sqlite+aiosqlite://"
return f"sqlite+aiosqlite:///{db_path}" # pragma: no cover
def get_scoped_session_factory(
session_maker: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
) -> async_scoped_session:
"""Create a scoped session factory scoped to current task."""
return async_scoped_session(session_maker, scopefunc=asyncio.current_task)
@asynccontextmanager
async def scoped_session(
session_maker: async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession],
) -> AsyncGenerator[AsyncSession, None]:
"""
Get a scoped session with proper lifecycle management.
Args:
session_maker: Session maker to create scoped sessions from
"""
factory = get_scoped_session_factory(session_maker)
session = factory()
try:
# Only enable foreign keys for SQLite (Postgres has them enabled by default)
# Detect database type from session's bind (engine) dialect
engine = session.get_bind()
dialect_name = engine.dialect.name
if dialect_name == "sqlite":
await session.execute(text("PRAGMA foreign_keys=ON"))
yield session
await session.commit()
except Exception:
await session.rollback()
raise
finally:
await session.close()
await factory.remove()
def _configure_sqlite_connection(dbapi_conn, enable_wal: bool = True) -> None:
"""Configure SQLite connection with WAL mode and optimizations.
Args:
dbapi_conn: Database API connection object
enable_wal: Whether to enable WAL mode (should be False for in-memory databases)
"""
cursor = dbapi_conn.cursor()
try:
# Enable WAL mode for better concurrency (not supported for in-memory databases)
if enable_wal:
cursor.execute("PRAGMA journal_mode=WAL")
# Set busy timeout to handle locked databases
cursor.execute("PRAGMA busy_timeout=10000") # 10 seconds
# Optimize for performance
cursor.execute("PRAGMA synchronous=NORMAL")
cursor.execute("PRAGMA cache_size=-64000") # 64MB cache
cursor.execute("PRAGMA temp_store=MEMORY")
# Windows-specific optimizations
if os.name == "nt":
cursor.execute("PRAGMA locking_mode=NORMAL") # Ensure normal locking on Windows
except Exception as e:
# Log but don't fail - some PRAGMAs may not be supported
logger.warning(f"Failed to configure SQLite connection: {e}")
finally:
cursor.close()
def _create_sqlite_engine(db_url: str, db_type: DatabaseType) -> AsyncEngine:
"""Create SQLite async engine with appropriate configuration.
Args:
db_url: SQLite connection URL
db_type: Database type (MEMORY or FILESYSTEM)
Returns:
Configured async engine for SQLite
"""
# Configure connection args with Windows-specific settings
connect_args: dict[str, bool | float | None] = {"check_same_thread": False}
# Add Windows-specific parameters to improve reliability
if os.name == "nt": # Windows
connect_args.update(
{
"timeout": 30.0, # Increase timeout to 30 seconds for Windows
"isolation_level": None, # Use autocommit mode
}
)
# Use NullPool for Windows filesystem databases to avoid connection pooling issues
# Important: Do NOT use NullPool for in-memory databases as it will destroy the database
# between connections
if db_type == DatabaseType.FILESYSTEM:
engine = create_async_engine(
db_url,
connect_args=connect_args,
poolclass=NullPool, # Disable connection pooling on Windows
echo=False,
)
else:
# In-memory databases need connection pooling to maintain state
engine = create_async_engine(db_url, connect_args=connect_args)
else:
engine = create_async_engine(db_url, connect_args=connect_args)
# Enable WAL mode for better concurrency and reliability
# Note: WAL mode is not supported for in-memory databases
enable_wal = db_type != DatabaseType.MEMORY
@event.listens_for(engine.sync_engine, "connect")
def enable_wal_mode(dbapi_conn, connection_record):
"""Enable WAL mode on each connection."""
_configure_sqlite_connection(dbapi_conn, enable_wal=enable_wal)
return engine
def _create_postgres_engine(db_url: str, config: BasicMemoryConfig) -> AsyncEngine:
"""Create Postgres async engine with appropriate configuration.
Args:
db_url: Postgres connection URL (postgresql+asyncpg://...)
config: BasicMemoryConfig with pool settings
Returns:
Configured async engine for Postgres
"""
# Use NullPool connection issues.
# Assume connection pooler like PgBouncer handles connection pooling.
engine = create_async_engine(
db_url,
echo=False,
poolclass=NullPool, # No pooling - fresh connection per request
connect_args={
# Disable statement cache to avoid issues with prepared statements on reconnect
"statement_cache_size": 0,
# Allow 30s for commands (Neon cold start can take 2-5s, sometimes longer)
"command_timeout": 30,
# Allow 30s for initial connection (Neon wake-up time)
"timeout": 30,
"server_settings": {
"application_name": "basic-memory",
# Statement timeout for queries (30s to allow for cold start)
"statement_timeout": "30s",
},
},
)
logger.debug("Created Postgres engine with NullPool (no connection pooling)")
return engine
def _create_engine_and_session(
db_path: Path,
db_type: DatabaseType = DatabaseType.FILESYSTEM,
config: Optional[BasicMemoryConfig] = None,
) -> tuple[AsyncEngine, async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession]]:
"""Internal helper to create engine and session maker.
Args:
db_path: Path to database file (used for SQLite, ignored for Postgres)
db_type: Type of database (MEMORY, FILESYSTEM, or POSTGRES)
config: Optional explicit config. If not provided, reads from ConfigManager.
Prefer passing explicitly from composition roots.
Returns:
Tuple of (engine, session_maker)
"""
# Prefer explicit parameter; fall back to ConfigManager for backwards compatibility
if config is None:
config = ConfigManager().config
db_url = DatabaseType.get_db_url(db_path, db_type, config)
logger.debug(f"Creating engine for db_url: {db_url}")
# Delegate to backend-specific engine creation
# Check explicit POSTGRES type first, then config setting
if db_type == DatabaseType.POSTGRES or config.database_backend == DatabaseBackend.POSTGRES:
engine = _create_postgres_engine(db_url, config)
else:
engine = _create_sqlite_engine(db_url, db_type)
session_maker = async_sessionmaker(engine, expire_on_commit=False)
return engine, session_maker
async def get_or_create_db(
db_path: Path,
db_type: DatabaseType = DatabaseType.FILESYSTEM,
ensure_migrations: bool = True,
config: Optional[BasicMemoryConfig] = None,
) -> tuple[AsyncEngine, async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession]]: # pragma: no cover
"""Get or create database engine and session maker.
Args:
db_path: Path to database file
db_type: Type of database
ensure_migrations: Whether to run migrations
config: Optional explicit config. If not provided, reads from ConfigManager.
Prefer passing explicitly from composition roots.
"""
global _engine, _session_maker
# Prefer explicit parameter; fall back to ConfigManager for backwards compatibility
if config is None:
config = ConfigManager().config
if _engine is None:
_engine, _session_maker = _create_engine_and_session(db_path, db_type, config)
# Run migrations automatically unless explicitly disabled
if ensure_migrations:
await run_migrations(config, db_type)
# These checks should never fail since we just created the engine and session maker
# if they were None, but we'll check anyway for the type checker
if _engine is None:
logger.error("Failed to create database engine", db_path=str(db_path))
raise RuntimeError("Database engine initialization failed")
if _session_maker is None:
logger.error("Failed to create session maker", db_path=str(db_path))
raise RuntimeError("Session maker initialization failed")
return _engine, _session_maker
async def shutdown_db() -> None: # pragma: no cover
"""Clean up database connections."""
global _engine, _session_maker
if _engine:
await _engine.dispose()
_engine = None
_session_maker = None
@asynccontextmanager
async def engine_session_factory(
db_path: Path,
db_type: DatabaseType = DatabaseType.MEMORY,
config: Optional[BasicMemoryConfig] = None,
) -> AsyncGenerator[tuple[AsyncEngine, async_sessionmaker[AsyncSession]], None]:
"""Create engine and session factory.
Note: This is primarily used for testing where we want a fresh database
for each test. For production use, use get_or_create_db() instead.
Args:
db_path: Path to database file
db_type: Type of database
config: Optional explicit config. If not provided, reads from ConfigManager.
"""
global _engine, _session_maker
# Use the same helper function as production code.
#
# Keep local references so teardown can deterministically dispose the
# specific engine created by this context manager, even if other code calls
# shutdown_db() and mutates module-level globals mid-test.
created_engine, created_session_maker = _create_engine_and_session(db_path, db_type, config)
_engine, _session_maker = created_engine, created_session_maker
try:
# Verify that engine and session maker are initialized
if created_engine is None: # pragma: no cover
logger.error("Database engine is None in engine_session_factory")
raise RuntimeError("Database engine initialization failed")
if created_session_maker is None: # pragma: no cover
logger.error("Session maker is None in engine_session_factory")
raise RuntimeError("Session maker initialization failed")
yield created_engine, created_session_maker
finally:
await created_engine.dispose()
# Only clear module-level globals if they still point to this context's
# engine/session. This avoids clobbering newer globals from other callers.
if _engine is created_engine:
_engine = None
if _session_maker is created_session_maker:
_session_maker = None
async def run_migrations(
app_config: BasicMemoryConfig, database_type=DatabaseType.FILESYSTEM
): # pragma: no cover
"""Run any pending alembic migrations.
Note: Alembic tracks which migrations have been applied via the alembic_version table,
so it's safe to call this multiple times - it will only run pending migrations.
"""
logger.info("Running database migrations...")
temp_engine: AsyncEngine | None = None
try:
# Get the absolute path to the alembic directory relative to this file
alembic_dir = Path(__file__).parent / "alembic"
config = Config()
# Set required Alembic config options programmatically
config.set_main_option("script_location", str(alembic_dir))
config.set_main_option(
"file_template",
"%%(year)d_%%(month).2d_%%(day).2d_%%(hour).2d%%(minute).2d-%%(rev)s_%%(slug)s",
)
config.set_main_option("timezone", "UTC")
config.set_main_option("revision_environment", "false")
# Get the correct database URL based on backend configuration
# No URL conversion needed - env.py now handles both async and sync engines
db_url = DatabaseType.get_db_url(app_config.database_path, database_type, app_config)
config.set_main_option("sqlalchemy.url", db_url)
command.upgrade(config, "head")
logger.info("Migrations completed successfully")
# Get session maker - ensure we don't trigger recursive migration calls
if _session_maker is None:
temp_engine, session_maker = _create_engine_and_session(
app_config.database_path, database_type, app_config
)
else:
session_maker = _session_maker
# Initialize the search index schema
# For SQLite: Create FTS5 virtual table
# For Postgres: No-op (tsvector column added by migrations)
# The project_id is not used for init_search_index, so we pass a dummy value
if (
database_type == DatabaseType.POSTGRES
or app_config.database_backend == DatabaseBackend.POSTGRES
):
await PostgresSearchRepository(session_maker, 1).init_search_index()
else:
await SQLiteSearchRepository(session_maker, 1).init_search_index()
# Check if backfill is needed — actual backfill runs in background
# from the MCP server lifespan to avoid blocking startup.
if await _needs_semantic_embedding_backfill(app_config, session_maker):
logger.info(
"Semantic embeddings missing — backfill will run in background after startup"
)
else:
logger.info("Semantic embeddings: up to date")
except Exception as e: # pragma: no cover
logger.error(f"Error running migrations: {e}")
raise
finally:
# Trigger: run_migrations() created a temporary engine while module-level
# session maker was not initialized.
# Why: temporary aiosqlite worker threads can outlive CLI command execution
# and block process shutdown if the engine is not disposed.
# Outcome: always dispose temporary engines after migration work completes.
if temp_engine is not None:
await temp_engine.dispose()