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What

Adds two unauthenticated endpoints for container/orchestrator health checks:

  • GET /api/healthz — liveness check. Deliberately does not touch the
    database or any other external dependency, only confirms the Next.js server
    itself is responding. A broken/unreachable Postgres should not cause an
    orchestrator to restart every replica in lockstep, so this stays
    dependency-free on purpose.
  • GET /api/readyz — readiness check. Runs a bounded SELECT 1 against the
    database (3s timeout via node:timers/promises) so a load balancer/ingress
    can stop routing traffic to an instance while Postgres is unreachable,
    without restarting the process. Recovers automatically once the DB is
    reachable again.

Why

Running SplitPro on Kubernetes, I hit an issue where the app kept responding
on its HTTP port but every request failed because a pooled DB connection had
gone silently stale (no clean TCP close), and the app never recovered without
a manual pod restart. There was no endpoint to hook a livenessProbe/
readinessProbe into that actually reflected that state, so I'm contributing
one back instead of just working around it downstream.

Notes

  • No existing route in this app exercises the DB unauthenticated, so these
    are new, not a refactor of something existing.
  • healthz intentionally has no DB check — see the Kubernetes docs on why
    liveness probes shouldn't depend on external services (cascading restarts
    risk): https://kubernetes.io/docs/tasks/configure-pod-container/configure-liveness-readiness-startup-probes/
  • Added unit tests for both (src/tests/healthz.test.ts,
    src/tests/readyz.test.ts), mocking ~/server/db for the readiness case
    (success, DB error, and timeout).

Testing

  • pnpm prettier --check .
  • pnpm lint
  • pnpm tsgo --noEmit
  • pnpm test (190/190 passing)

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Prisma client usage, test patterns, lint/format rules). I reviewed, tested,
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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added a liveness endpoint that confirms the application is running without relying on external services.
    • Added a readiness endpoint that verifies database connectivity with a query timeout.
    • Both endpoints accept GET requests and return appropriate errors for unsupported methods.
  • Documentation

    • Documented connection timeout settings for deployments that may drop idle database connections.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for successful checks, database failures, timeouts, and unsupported methods.

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Adds dependency-free liveness and database-backed readiness endpoints. Both endpoints allow only GET requests. Tests cover success, failure, timeout, and method validation responses.

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Health and readiness checks

Layer / File(s) Summary
Liveness endpoint
src/pages/api/healthz.ts, src/tests/healthz.test.ts
The liveness handler returns 200 for GET requests and 405 for other methods. Tests verify both responses.
Readiness endpoint and database checks
src/pages/api/readyz.ts, src/tests/readyz.test.ts, docs/CONFIGURATION.md
The readiness handler runs SET LOCAL statement_timeout and SELECT 1 in a transaction, returns 200 on success, returns 503 on database or timeout errors, and returns 405 for other methods. Tests cover each path. Configuration documentation describes connection timeout settings for stale database sockets.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 4d6dd

The readiness endpoint’s database timeout behavior has incomplete verification, so a configuration-related regression could allow readiness checks to wait longer than intended. This is a bounded merge risk but should be addressed.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant readyzHandler
  participant PostgreSQL
  Client->>readyzHandler: GET /api/readyz
  readyzHandler->>PostgreSQL: Begin transaction
  readyzHandler->>PostgreSQL: Set statement timeout
  readyzHandler->>PostgreSQL: Execute SELECT 1
  PostgreSQL-->>readyzHandler: Resolve or reject
  readyzHandler-->>Client: Return 200 or 503 JSON response
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src/pages/api/healthz.ts (1)

9-9: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use arrow functions for both route handlers.

Both route handlers use function declarations. Convert them to arrow functions to follow the repository TypeScript rule.

  • src/pages/api/healthz.ts#L9-L9: change handler to an arrow function.
  • src/pages/api/readyz.ts#L33-L33: change handler to an arrow function.

As per coding guidelines, **/*.{ts,tsx} says “Prefer arrow functions over function declarations.”

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In `@src/pages/api/healthz.ts` at line 9, Convert the handler function
declarations to arrow functions in src/pages/api/healthz.ts lines 9-9 and
src/pages/api/readyz.ts lines 33-33, preserving their existing parameters,
response behavior, and exports.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/tests/healthz.test.ts (1)

12-13: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use nested describe blocks for the test structure.

Both suites place scenario tests directly under the route-level describe.

  • src/tests/healthz.test.ts#L12-L13: add nested function and scenario-group describe blocks.
  • src/tests/readyz.test.ts#L19-L24: add nested function and scenario-group describe blocks.

As per coding guidelines, **/*.test.ts requires nested describe blocks for the function and scenario group, with specific it descriptions.

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In `@src/tests/healthz.test.ts` around lines 12 - 13, In src/tests/healthz.test.ts
lines 12-13 and src/tests/readyz.test.ts lines 19-24, nest the endpoint tests
under describe blocks for the handler function and scenario group, keeping the
existing route-level describe as the outer suite and updating it descriptions to
match the project’s testing conventions.

Source: Coding guidelines

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Inline comments:
In `@src/pages/api/healthz.ts`:
- Line 11: Update the 405 response in src/pages/api/healthz.ts at lines 11-11 to
set the Allow header to GET before returning; apply the same change to the 405
response in src/pages/api/readyz.ts at lines 35-35, preserving the existing JSON
response body.

In `@src/pages/api/readyz.ts`:
- Line 12: Update withTimeout so the database readiness query initiated by the
readyz handler is cancellation-capable when the timeout wins; do not rely solely
on aborting delay(), since Prisma’s db.$queryRaw SELECT 1 can remain pending.
Use a database statement timeout or another supported cancellation mechanism
while preserving the existing timeout response behavior.
- Line 39: Protect the readyz handler around its db.$queryRaw health check by
enforcing a trusted-client network allowlist or an equivalent rate limit before
unauthenticated GET requests can execute it. Reuse the existing middleware or
request-network validation mechanisms if available, while preserving successful
health checks for approved clients.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@src/pages/api/healthz.ts`:
- Line 9: Convert the handler function declarations to arrow functions in
src/pages/api/healthz.ts lines 9-9 and src/pages/api/readyz.ts lines 33-33,
preserving their existing parameters, response behavior, and exports.

In `@src/tests/healthz.test.ts`:
- Around line 12-13: In src/tests/healthz.test.ts lines 12-13 and
src/tests/readyz.test.ts lines 19-24, nest the endpoint tests under describe
blocks for the handler function and scenario group, keeping the existing
route-level describe as the outer suite and updating it descriptions to match
the project’s testing conventions.

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src/pages/api/healthz.ts (1)

9-9: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use an arrow function for the route handler.

Define handler as an arrow function and export it. Keep the current request and response behavior unchanged.

As per coding guidelines, TypeScript files should prefer arrow functions over function declarations.

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In `@src/pages/api/healthz.ts` at line 9, Update the exported handler in the
health-check route from a function declaration to an arrow function while
preserving its existing NextApiRequest and NextApiResponse behavior.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/tests/healthz.test.ts (1)

13-13: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add nested describe blocks for the handler and scenarios.

Wrap these tests in a handler-level describe block. Add scenario-level groups for GET and non-GET requests. Keep the existing specific it descriptions.

As per coding guidelines, **/*.test.ts files must use nested describe blocks for the function and scenario group.

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In `@src/tests/healthz.test.ts` at line 13, Restructure the tests under the
existing /api/healthz suite by adding a handler-level nested describe and
separate scenario-level describes for GET and non-GET requests. Keep all
existing specific it descriptions and test behavior unchanged.

Source: Coding guidelines

src/tests/readyz.test.ts (3)

22-22: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add nested scenario groups to the readiness tests.

Group the database outcomes and method-validation cases under nested describe blocks.

As per coding guidelines: structure tests with nested describe blocks for the function and scenario group.

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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts` at line 22, Update the readiness tests under
describe('/api/readyz') to group database outcome cases and method-validation
cases into separate nested describe blocks, preserving the existing test
behavior and assertions.

Source: Coding guidelines


14-14: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Use an arrow function for createMockRes.

Convert the function declaration to an arrow function.

As per coding guidelines: prefer arrow functions over function declarations.

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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts` at line 14, Convert createMockRes to an arrow
function while preserving its existing behavior and return value.

Source: Coding guidelines


53-55: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Make the timeout test verify timeout configuration.

This test only makes $transaction reject. It is therefore equivalent to the database-error test above and still passes if the handler removes or changes SET LOCAL statement_timeout. Verify the transaction input includes the timeout operation and SELECT 1.

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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts` around lines 53 - 55, Update the timeout test
around the mocked db.$transaction rejection to assert that the transaction input
includes both the statement-timeout configuration operation and SELECT 1, while
preserving the existing timeout rejection behavior.
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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/pages/api/healthz.ts`:
- Line 9: Update the exported handler in the health-check route from a function
declaration to an arrow function while preserving its existing NextApiRequest
and NextApiResponse behavior.

In `@src/tests/healthz.test.ts`:
- Line 13: Restructure the tests under the existing /api/healthz suite by adding
a handler-level nested describe and separate scenario-level describes for GET
and non-GET requests. Keep all existing specific it descriptions and test
behavior unchanged.

In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts`:
- Line 22: Update the readiness tests under describe('/api/readyz') to group
database outcome cases and method-validation cases into separate nested describe
blocks, preserving the existing test behavior and assertions.
- Line 14: Convert createMockRes to an arrow function while preserving its
existing behavior and return value.
- Around line 53-55: Update the timeout test around the mocked db.$transaction
rejection to assert that the transaction input includes both the
statement-timeout configuration operation and SELECT 1, while preserving the
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23-23: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add nested scenario describe blocks.

Keep /api/readyz as the outer block. Add nested blocks for success, database failures, and method validation. This follows the test-structure guideline and keeps scenario failures easier to locate.

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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts` at line 23, Update the test structure under the
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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts`:
- Around line 46-49: In the readyz test assertions for both $executeRaw and
$queryRaw, verify that mock.calls[0] exists before destructuring it, then
destructure the validated call entry. Keep the existing tuple checks and ensure
a skipped handler call produces a direct failed expectation rather than an
undefined-access exception.

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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts`:
- Line 23: Update the test structure under the outer /api/readyz describe block
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In `@src/tests/readyz.test.ts`:
- Line 107: Update the non-GET request test near the existing $transaction
assertion to also verify zero calls for the $executeRaw and $queryRaw database
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- Line 66: Update the readyz transaction test to assert that the two operations
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Adds two unauthenticated endpoints for container orchestrators
(Kubernetes, Docker healthchecks, etc.):

- /api/healthz: dependency-free liveness check, only confirms the
  Next.js server itself is responding. Intentionally never touches
  the database, so a broken/unreachable Postgres never causes
  cascading restarts across replicas.
- /api/readyz: readiness check that verifies the database is
  reachable via a bounded SELECT 1, so load balancers can stop
  routing traffic to an instance while Postgres is down, without
  restarting the process.
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As for the "Use arrow functions for both route handlers" comment:
I checked this against the rest of the codebase before applying it, and it doesn't actually match the existing convention for this file category. Every other hand-written API route handler in this repo uses a named function declaration, not an arrow function:

locale.ts: export default function handler(...)
upload.ts: export default async function handler(...)
[...path].ts: export default async function handler(...)

The "prefer arrow functions" guideline in AGENTS.md is a general rule for the codebase, but export default function handler(...) is the established, consistent pattern specifically for Next.js API route handlers here. I kept healthz.ts/readyz.ts consistent with that rather than introducing a one-off style for just these two new files.

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