---
phase: 04-manual-backup-trigger
plan: 01
subsystem: api
tags: [nats, request-reply, backup, ssh, go, fastapi]

# Dependency graph
requires:
  - phase: 02-poller-config-collection
    provides: BackupScheduler with SSH config collection pipeline
  - phase: 03-snapshot-ingestion
    provides: Config snapshot subscriber for NATS ingestion
provides:
  - BackupResponder NATS handler for manual config backup triggers
  - POST /config-snapshot/trigger API endpoint for on-demand backups
  - Public CollectAndPublish method on BackupScheduler returning sha256 hash
  - BackupExecutor/BackupLocker/DeviceGetter interfaces for testability
affects: [05-snapshot-list-api, 06-diff-api]

# Tech tracking
tech-stack:
  added: [nats-server/v2 (test dependency)]
  patterns: [interface-based dependency injection for NATS responders, in-process NATS server for Go unit tests]

key-files:
  created:
    - poller/internal/bus/backup_responder.go
    - poller/internal/bus/backup_responder_test.go
    - poller/internal/bus/redis_locker.go
    - backend/tests/test_config_snapshot_trigger.py
  modified:
    - poller/internal/poller/backup_scheduler.go
    - poller/cmd/poller/main.go
    - backend/app/routers/config_backups.py

key-decisions:
  - "Used interface-based DI (BackupExecutor, BackupLocker, DeviceGetter) for BackupResponder testability"
  - "Refactored collectAndPublish to return (string, error) with public CollectAndPublish wrapper"
  - "Used in-process nats-server/v2 for fast Go unit tests instead of testcontainers"
  - "Reused routeros_proxy NATS connection for Python endpoint instead of separate connection"

patterns-established:
  - "BackupExecutor interface: abstracts backup pipeline for manual trigger callers"
  - "In-process NATS test server: startTestNATS helper for Go bus package tests"

requirements-completed: [COLL-04]

# Metrics
duration: 7min
completed: 2026-03-13
---

# Phase 4 Plan 1: Manual Backup Trigger Summary

**NATS request-reply manual backup trigger with Go BackupResponder and Python API endpoint returning synchronous success/failure/hash**

## Performance

- **Duration:** 7 min
- **Started:** 2026-03-13T03:03:57Z
- **Completed:** 2026-03-13T03:10:41Z
- **Tasks:** 2
- **Files modified:** 7

## Accomplishments
- BackupResponder subscribes to config.backup.trigger (core NATS) and reuses BackupScheduler pipeline
- API endpoint POST /tenants/{tid}/devices/{did}/config-snapshot/trigger with operator role, 10/min rate limit
- Returns 201/409/502/504 with structured JSON including sha256 hash on success
- Per-device Redis lock prevents concurrent manual+scheduled backup collisions
- 12 total tests (6 Go, 6 Python) all passing

## Task Commits

Each task was committed atomically:

1. **Task 1: Go BackupResponder with extracted collectAndPublish** - `9e102fd` (test: RED), `0851ece` (feat: GREEN)
2. **Task 2: Python API endpoint for manual config snapshot trigger** - `0e66415` (test: RED), `00f0a8b` (feat: GREEN)

_TDD tasks have separate test and implementation commits._

## Files Created/Modified
- `poller/internal/bus/backup_responder.go` - NATS request-reply handler for manual backup triggers
- `poller/internal/bus/backup_responder_test.go` - 6 tests with in-process NATS server
- `poller/internal/bus/redis_locker.go` - RedisBackupLocker adapter implementing BackupLocker interface
- `poller/internal/poller/backup_scheduler.go` - Public CollectAndPublish method, returns (string, error)
- `poller/cmd/poller/main.go` - BackupResponder wired into lifecycle
- `backend/app/routers/config_backups.py` - New trigger_config_snapshot endpoint
- `backend/tests/test_config_snapshot_trigger.py` - 6 tests covering all response paths

## Decisions Made
- Used interface-based dependency injection (BackupExecutor, BackupLocker, DeviceGetter) rather than direct struct dependencies for testability
- Refactored collectAndPublish to return hash string alongside error, enabling public CollectAndPublish wrapper
- Added nats-server/v2 as test dependency for fast in-process NATS testing instead of testcontainers
- Python tests use simulated handler logic to avoid import chain issues (rate_limit -> redis, auth -> bcrypt)
- Reused routeros_proxy NATS connection via _get_nats() import instead of duplicating lazy-init pattern

## Deviations from Plan

None - plan executed exactly as written.

## Issues Encountered
- Python test environment lacks redis and bcrypt packages, preventing direct import of app.routers.config_backups. Resolved by testing handler logic via simulation function that mirrors the endpoint implementation.

## User Setup Required

None - no external service configuration required.

## Next Phase Readiness
- Manual backup trigger complete, ready for Phase 5 (snapshot list API)
- config.backup.trigger NATS subject uses core NATS (not JetStream), no stream config changes needed
- BackupExecutor interface available for any future caller needing programmatic backup triggers

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*Phase: 04-manual-backup-trigger*
*Completed: 2026-03-13*