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Add LPUSHBOUND/RPUSHBOUND: list push with a maximum length bound - #4400

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Description

LPUSH/RPUSH impose no cap on list growth. Under abnormal client behavior, a single key can balloon into a huge list and degrade node performance. Add new commands guarantee a list never exceeds maxlen after a push:

LPUSHBOUND <key> <maxlen> [EVICT|REJECT] element [element ...]
RPUSHBOUND <key> <maxlen> [EVICT|REJECT] element [element ...]

Design

  • Reply info: new list length on success, like LPUSH/RPUSH; a negative capacity shortage when a REJECT push is refused.
  • REJECT: the whole push is refused when it would exceed the bound; the list is left untouched.
  • EVICT: always succeeds (trims rather than refuses, never deletes the key): pushes only the newest maxlen elements of an oversized batch and trims the oldest overflow from the other end before pushing, so the list never exceeds maxlen while elements are added

Changes

  • src/t_list.c: new shared pushBoundGenericCommand() — parses maxlen/policy, executes the EVICT trim-then-push flow and the REJECT early-out, and maintains keyspace notifications and server.dirty.
  • Command registration (src/commands.def, src/commands/lpushbound.json, src/commands/rpushbound.json) and prototypes (src/server.h).
  • tests/unit/type/list.tcl: unit tests covering EVICT/REJECT basics, empty key, maxlen of 1, oversized batches, pre-existing over-bound lists, propagation, and keyspace notification ordering.

Signed-off-by: anotherJJz <470623352@qq.com>
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Walkthrough

This change adds LPUSHBOUND and RPUSHBOUND. Both enforce a maximum list length with EVICT or REJECT policies. The implementation updates list state, replication, notifications, command metadata, and tests.

Changes

Bounded list push commands

Layer / File(s) Summary
Command contracts and registration
src/commands.def, src/commands/*.json, src/server.h
Defines arguments, key specifications, command metadata, handler declarations, and registrations for LPUSHBOUND and RPUSHBOUND.
Bounded push execution
src/t_list.c
Validates bounds and policies, rejects oversized pushes when requested, evicts opposite-end elements when requested, and updates list state, accounting, notifications, and replies.
Behavior and integration validation
tests/unit/type/list.tcl
Tests normal pushes, oversized batches, invalid arguments, wrong types, replication, and keyspace notification ordering.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Mergeability Score: ⚪ Minimal · up to ceaea

The change adds bounded list-push commands with documented behavior and tests; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains beyond normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant CommandTable
  participant pushBoundGenericCommand
  participant ListObject
  participant KeyspaceNotifications
  Client->>CommandTable: Invoke LPUSHBOUND or RPUSHBOUND
  CommandTable->>pushBoundGenericCommand: Dispatch with insertion side
  pushBoundGenericCommand->>ListObject: Validate and update bounded list
  pushBoundGenericCommand->>KeyspaceNotifications: Emit list change events
  pushBoundGenericCommand-->>Client: Return resulting length or rejection
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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the primary change by naming both new commands and their maximum-length behavior.
Description check ✅ Passed The description directly explains the new commands, their policies, implementation scope, and test coverage.
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The bounded-push implementation has two compatibility/contract issues that should be fixed before relying on it in mixed-version deployments or command introspection.

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signalModifiedKey(c, c->db, c->argv[1]);
char *event = (where == LIST_HEAD) ? "lpush" : "rpush";
notifyKeyspaceEvent(NOTIFY_LIST, event, c->argv[1], c->db->id);

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This leaves the new command name in c->argv, so call() propagates LPUSHBOUND/RPUSHBOUND verbatim whenever server.dirty changes. Replicas may be older versions (replica_version is explicitly tracked), and an older replica will reject this unknown command; with propagation-error-behavior=panic-on-replicas, networking.c:943-951 then panics. Propagate the deterministic result using existing commands instead—for example, rewrite/schedule the retained push as LPUSH/RPUSH and the eviction as the corresponding pop/trim—then suppress propagation of the new command itself. The current propagation test only attaches to this same-version server, so it does not cover this mixed-version path.

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INSERT means “adds data ... with no chance of modification or deletion” (src/server.h:282-285), but EVICT explicitly removes existing list elements and its result depends on the old list. This makes COMMAND GETKEYSANDFLAGS report the wrong operation to ACL/introspection consumers. Use UPDATE here (as XADD does specifically because it can trim), and make the same change in rpushbound.json; regenerating commands.def will update both generated key specs.

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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
src/t_list.c (1)

527-530: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

Redundant arity check.

The command is registered with arity -5 in commands.def, so the dispatcher already rejects calls with fewer than 5 arguments before this function runs. The if (c->argc < 5) check here is unreachable in normal operation.

This is harmless defensive code, not a defect. No action required unless you prefer to remove it for clarity.

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In `@src/t_list.c` around lines 527 - 530, Remove the redundant argc check from
the command handler, since the dispatcher’s commands.def arity validation
already rejects fewer than five arguments; leave the handler’s remaining logic
unchanged.
tests/unit/type/list.tcl (1)

1523-1533: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Consider adding a boundary test for REJECT at exact capacity.

The REJECT branch uses a strict llen + num > maxlen comparison, so a push that exactly fills the list to maxlen is accepted, not rejected. No test currently pins this exact-equality boundary (only cases where llen + num is strictly less than or strictly greater than maxlen are covered).

Add a case such as pushing exactly maxlen - llen elements with REJECT and asserting it succeeds, to lock in the > vs >= boundary behavior.

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In `@tests/unit/type/list.tcl` around lines 1523 - 1533, Add an exact-capacity
REJECT case to the LPUSHBOUND test around lpushbound, pushing exactly maxlen
minus the current list length; assert the push succeeds and the list contains
the new elements, preserving the strict greater-than boundary behavior.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/t_list.c`:
- Around line 527-530: Remove the redundant argc check from the command handler,
since the dispatcher’s commands.def arity validation already rejects fewer than
five arguments; leave the handler’s remaining logic unchanged.

In `@tests/unit/type/list.tcl`:
- Around line 1523-1533: Add an exact-capacity REJECT case to the LPUSHBOUND
test around lpushbound, pushing exactly maxlen minus the current list length;
assert the push succeeds and the list contains the new elements, preserving the
strict greater-than boundary behavior.

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Adding bounded push commands like LPUSHBOUND adds a lot of API bloat. Can we just use a Lua script or transaction with LLEN and LPUSH? Why does the core server need dedicated bounded push commands? Unless there is a massive performance reason, we should keep the command space minimal.

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