cache-request-isolation

name	cache-request-isolation
description	Diagnose and fix silent empty-UI bugs caused by CacheRequest enum collisions in AniTrend. Use when a new offline-first source variant produces blank UI with no crash, no exception, and the Room tables have zero rows. Covers: cache_log collision diagnosis, ADB Room database forensics, WAL checkpoint, Chucker traffic check, CacheRequest isolation fix, and Koin factory update pattern.

Cache Request Isolation

When to Use

• A new offline-first data source was added, the app builds and runs without crashing, but the UI section is completely empty.
• No exceptions appear in logcat for the affected screen.
• The Room tables for the new source exist in the schema but have zero rows.
• cache_log has no entries for the new source's key patterns.

Root Cause Model

AniTrend's cache_log table identifies cache entries by two columns only:

request  TEXT   (the CacheRequest enum alias, e.g. "media")
cache_item_id  INTEGER  (the entity ID, e.g. the media ID)

There is no key column. The key field in CacheIdentity subclasses is for human readability only — it does not differentiate entries in the database.

Collision scenario: If two or more source variants share the same CacheRequest enum value and operate on the same entity ID, the first source to run writes a cache_log row. Every subsequent source calls shouldRefresh(identity, ...), finds that row, concludes the data is "fresh", and silently skips the network request and all persistence. The UI receives an empty flow from Room and shows nothing.

Rule: Every uniquely-fetchable resource variant must have its own CacheRequest enum value.

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Step 1 — Confirm the Symptom

Before pulling databases, verify the symptom pattern:

1. The app is installed and opens without crashing.
2. The affected UI section is empty (not loading, not erroring — just blank).
3. Check logcat:

   adb shell pidof <package>   # e.g. co.anitrend
   adb logcat --pid=<pid> *:E
   

   No exceptions? Proceed to Step 2.

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Step 2 — Pull the Room Database

PKG="co.anitrend"
mkdir -p /tmp/anitrend-db

for suffix in '' '-shm' '-wal'; do
  adb exec-out run-as "$PKG" cat "databases/anitrend-db${suffix}" \
    > "/tmp/anitrend-db/anitrend-db${suffix}" 2>/dev/null || true
done

Checkpoint the WAL so all pages are flushed into the main file:

sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-db/anitrend-db "PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);"
# Expected output: 0|<N>|<N> — zero busy pages

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Step 3 — Check Row Counts in the New Tables

sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-db/anitrend-db "
SELECT 'media_studio_connection' AS tbl, count(*) FROM media_studio_connection
UNION ALL SELECT 'media_stats',           count(*) FROM media_stats
UNION ALL SELECT 'media_relation_connection', count(*) FROM media_relation_connection
UNION ALL SELECT 'media_recommendation_connection', count(*) FROM media_recommendation_connection;
"

If all counts are zero regardless of the WAL checkpoint result, data never reached Room. Proceed to Step 4.

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Step 4 — Inspect cache_log

Check whether the cache_log has any entries for the new source's request type and ID:

# See all distinct request types currently recorded
sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-db/anitrend-db \
  "SELECT request, cache_item_id, timestamp FROM cache_log ORDER BY timestamp DESC LIMIT 30;"

Collision confirmed when:

• A row exists with request = 'MEDIA' and cache_item_id = <id> (written by the Media.Detail source), and
• No rows exist with request IN ('MEDIA_STUDIOS', 'MEDIA_STATS', 'MEDIA_RELATIONS', 'MEDIA_RECOMMENDATIONS') for the same cache_item_id.

This means the new source variants checked shouldRefresh("MEDIA", id), found the Detail entry, and skipped the network entirely.

No entries at all for the ID → source invoke() may not be called from the UI. Stop the runbook and check ViewModel/LaunchedEffect wiring instead.

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Step 5 — Confirm via Chucker (Optional but Definitive)

mkdir -p /tmp/anitrend-chucker
for suffix in '' '-shm' '-wal'; do
  adb exec-out run-as "$PKG" cat "databases/chucker.db${suffix}" \
    > "/tmp/anitrend-chucker/chucker.db${suffix}" 2>/dev/null || true
done

sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-chucker/chucker.db "PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE);"
sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-chucker/chucker.db \
  "SELECT id, method, path, responseCode, requestDate FROM transactions ORDER BY id DESC LIMIT 30;"

• Requests absent → collision is blocking before the network call. Fix is in CacheRequest.
• Requests present with 200 → network works but persist() is failing. Check mapper and DAO.

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Step 6 — Apply the Fix

6a. Add new CacheRequest enum values

File: data/core/src/main/kotlin/co/anitrend/data/android/cache/model/CacheRequest.kt

Add one entry per new uniquely-fetchable resource:

MEDIA_STUDIOS("media_studios"),
MEDIA_STATS("media_stats"),
MEDIA_RELATIONS("media_relations"),
MEDIA_RECOMMENDATIONS("media_recommendations"),

6b. Update Koin factory — inline MediaCache with the distinct request

In the Koin sourceModule (e.g., data/src/main/kotlin/co/anitrend/data/media/koin/Modules.kt), replace cachePolicy = get<MediaCache>() in the sidecar source factories with an inline construction:

factory<MediaSource.Studios> {
    val mapper = get<MediaStudioMapper>()
    MediaSourceImpl.Studios(
        // ...other params...
        cachePolicy = MediaCache(
            localSource = cacheLocalSource(),
            request = CacheRequest.MEDIA_STUDIOS,   // <-- distinct request
        ),
        dispatcher = get(),
    )
}

Do not change the factory for the primary Detail source — it keeps get<MediaCache>() with CacheRequest.MEDIA.

6c. Add the CacheRequest import at the top of the Koin Modules.kt

import co.anitrend.data.android.cache.model.CacheRequest

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Step 7 — Verify

1. Confirm no compile errors (the IDE language server or ./gradlew :data:compileDebugKotlin).
2. Build and install:

   ./gradlew --no-daemon assembleDebug
   adb install app/build/outputs/apk/google/debug/app-google-debug.apk
   

3. Navigate to the affected screen, then re-pull and WAL-checkpoint the database.
4. Confirm the new tables have rows:

   sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-db/anitrend-db \
     "SELECT count(*) FROM media_studio_connection;"
   

5. Confirm new rows appear in cache_log:

   sqlite3 /tmp/anitrend-db/anitrend-db \
     "SELECT request, cache_item_id FROM cache_log WHERE request LIKE 'MEDIA_%';"
   

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Design Rules (prevent future collisions)

Rule	Rationale
One CacheRequest per independently-fetchable resource variant	cache_log key = request + id. Shared values collide silently.
Sidecar sources (Studios, Stats, Relations, Recommendations) get their own inline MediaCache(request = ...) in their Koin factory	Prevents them inheriting from the shared get<MediaCache>() bound to MEDIA.
The key field in CacheIdentity subclasses is documentation only	It does not affect cache lookup. Do not rely on it to differentiate sources.
When adding a new source variant to an existing Cache class, add a CacheRequest entry first	Failing fast at code review is cheaper than ADB forensics in production.

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Related Skills

• .agents/skills/android-runtime-investigation/SKILL.md — broader evidence-first ADB workflow
• .agents/skills/adb-device-workflow/SKILL.md — device connection, install, logcat
• .agents/skills/room-entity-pattern/SKILL.md — entity/DAO/mapper patterns
• .agents/skills/koin-module-wiring/SKILL.md — Koin DI patterns for data modules
• .agents/skills/data-state-pattern/SKILL.md — DataState and cache policy contracts