Implement SAGA Orchestration Engine for transaction domain (v1.8.0) by Copilot · Pull Request #4305 · makr-code/ThemisDB

Copilot · 2026-03-16T13:30:38Z

Description

Delivers the SAGA Orchestration Engine for the transaction domain targeting milestone v1.8.0. Implements advanced SAGA coordination with parallel DAG-based execution, conditional branching, retry policies, timeout management, SAGA templates, and a visual workflow designer.

Files added/modified:

include/transaction/saga_orchestrator.h — Full production-ready API: SAGAStep, SAGADefinition, SAGAExecutionStatus, SAGAOrchestratorConfig, StepState enum, and SAGAOrchestrator class. SAGAStep fields timeout, max_retries, and retry_delay now default to 0 (use orchestrator defaults), consistent with documented semantics. executeStep() private signature updated to return StepState and take saga_id string (thread-safe). journal_mutex_ added to private section.
src/transaction/saga_orchestrator.cpp — Complete implementation: topological sort, parallel execution via std::async (data-race-free: executeStep() returns StepState; calling thread writes step_states), per-step retry with exponential backoff, best-effort timeout enforcement via detached thread + std::promise (no blocking destructor), compensation in reverse LIFO order, template registry, unicode workflow renderer, optional JSONL journal with JSON escaping and mutex-serialised writes, sagas_failed metric correctly incremented.
tests/test_saga_orchestrator.cpp — 31 focused tests covering all 20 acceptance criteria plus edge cases. Includes <stdexcept>. AC-16 parallel-speedup test gated by THEMIS_RUN_PERF_TESTS=1. Journal test uses portable unique temp path via std::filesystem::temp_directory_path().
tests/CMakeLists.txt — SAGAOrchestratorFocusedTests target; saga_orchestrator.cpp compiled directly into focused binary to guarantee link availability.
cmake/CMakeLists.txt + cmake/ModularBuild.cmake — saga_orchestrator.cpp added to transaction source lists for both monolithic and modular builds.
.github/workflows/saga-orchestration-engine-ci.yml — CI workflow running on ubuntu-22.04/gcc-12 and ubuntu-24.04/gcc-14

Key API surface:

SAGAOrchestrator orch(config);
SagaOrchestratorStatus result = orch.execute(saga);
SagaOrchestratorStatus valid  = orch.validate(saga);
std::optional<SAGAExecutionStatus> status = orch.getStatus(saga_id);
SAGAOrchestrator::Metrics metrics = orch.getMetrics();
orch.registerTemplate("order", tmpl);
SAGADefinition inst = orch.instantiateTemplate("order", "id", overrides);
std::string viz = orch.renderWorkflow(saga);

Review fixes applied (commit 770a20e):

Data race: executeStep() no longer writes to status_rec; returns StepState and the calling thread applies results after future.get()
Timeout: Replaced std::async (destructor blocks) with detached std::thread + std::promise; orchestrator returns after timeout without blocking
sagas_failed counter: Incremented alongside sagas_compensated in the failure path
Unused variables: Removed topo_order and finished_steps
validate() forward-callable check: Returns clear error if step.forward is null
journalWrite() hardening: jsonEscape() helper for ", \, control chars; journal_mutex_ serialises concurrent writes
SAGAStep defaults: timeout, max_retries, retry_delay all default to 0, matching doc comments
CMake: saga_orchestrator.cpp added to core source lists and compiled directly into focused test binary

Type of Change

Testing

Unit tests added/updated
Integration tests added/updated
Manual testing performed

31 tests in SAGAOrchestratorTest suite covering all 20 acceptance criteria plus 2 additional edge cases:

AC	Test
AC-1	Parallel step execution — independent steps run concurrently
AC-2	Conditional branching — `condition=false` → SKIPPED; `true` → COMPLETED
AC-3	Retry policies — succeeds on 2nd attempt; fails after all retries exhausted
AC-4	Timeout — slow step aborts before deadline (detached thread, non-blocking); fast step completes normally
AC-5	SAGA templates — register/instantiate with context overrides; unknown template throws
AC-6	Workflow visualizer — `renderWorkflow()` produces saga name and "terminal" markers
AC-7	Diamond DAG — root executes first, join executes last
AC-8	Dependency resolution — topological sort from deliberately out-of-order input
AC-9	Compensation — reverse LIFO order on failure
AC-10	Validation — duplicate names, unknown deps, cycles, empty id, missing forward callable all rejected
AC-11	`getStatus()` — returns record post-execute; `nullopt` for unknown id
AC-12	`getMetrics()` — started/completed/compensated/failed counters accurate
AC-13	Exponential backoff — retry delays are measurably present
AC-14	Context — template context merged with per-instance overrides
AC-15	No-compensation step — handled silently; step state = COMPENSATED
AC-16	Parallel speedup — opt-in via `THEMIS_RUN_PERF_TESTS=1` (skipped in standard CI)
AC-17	Skipped not compensated — SKIPPED steps excluded from compensation
AC-18	Fan-out/fan-in — all 5 steps executed in correct dependency order
AC-19	Journal — JSONL file written with `saga_started` event; unique portable temp path
AC-20	Thread safety — 20 concurrent `execute()` calls all succeed
Edge	Empty steps list rejected by `validate()`
Edge	Successful SAGA does not increment compensated counter

📚 Research & Knowledge (wenn applicable)

Diese PR basiert auf wissenschaftlichen Paper(s) oder Best Practices?
- Falls JA: Research-Dateien in /docs/research/ angelegt?
- Falls JA: Im Modul-README unter "Wissenschaftliche Grundlagen" verlinkt?
- Falls JA: In /docs/research/implementation_influence/ eingetragen?

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Best Practice:
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Self-review completed
Documentation updated (if needed)
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<issue_title>SAGA Orchestration Engine</issue_title>
<issue_description>### Context

This issue implements the roadmap item 'SAGA Orchestration Engine' for the transaction domain. It is sourced from the consolidated roadmap under 🟡 Medium Priority — Near-term (v1.5.0 – v1.8.0) and targets milestone v1.8.0.

Primary detail section: SAGA Orchestration Engine

Goal

Deliver the scoped changes for SAGA Orchestration Engine in src/transaction/ and complete the linked detail section in a release-ready state for v1.8.0.

Detailed Scope

SAGA Orchestration Engine

Priority: Medium
Target Version: v1.8.0

Advanced SAGA coordination with parallel execution and conditional logic.

Features:

Parallel step execution (DAG-based)

Conditional branching

Retry policies per step

Timeout management

SAGA templates

Visual workflow designer

Architecture:
class SAGAOrchestrator {
public:
    struct Step {
        std::string name;
        std::function<void()> forward;
        std::function<void()> compensate;
        std::set<std::string> depends_on;  // Dependencies
        std::chrono::milliseconds timeout{5000};
        size_t max_retries = 3;
        std::chrono::milliseconds retry_delay{1000};
    };
    
    struct SAGADefinition {
        std::string name;
        std::vector<Step> steps;
        bool enable_parallel = true;
    };
    
    // Execute SAGA with orchestration
    Status execute(const SAGADefinition& saga);
    
    // Get execution status
    struct ExecutionStatus {
        std::string saga_name;
        std::map<std::string, StepState> step_states;
        size_t completed_steps;
        size_t failed_steps;
        size_t pending_steps;
    };
    
    ExecutionStatus getStatus(const std::string& saga_id);
};

// Example: Parallel SAGA
SAGAOrchestrator::SAGADefinition order_saga;
order_saga.name = "process_order";
order_saga.enable_parallel = true;

// These can run in parallel (no dependencies)
order_saga.steps.push_back({
    "reserve_inventory",
    []() { inventory_service.reserve(); },
    []() { inventory_service.release(); },
    {}  // No dependencies
});

order_saga.steps.push_back({
    "validate_customer",
    []() { customer_service.validate(); },
    []() { /* no compensation */ },
    {}  // No dependencies
});

// This waits for both above steps
order_saga.steps.push_back({
    "charge_payment",
    []() { payment_service.charge(); },
    []() { payment_service.refund(); },
    {"reserve_inventory", "validate_customer"}  // Dependencies
});

saga_orchestrator.execute(order_saga);
Visualization:
reserve_inventory ──┐
                    ├──> charge_payment ──> ship_order
validate_customer ──┘
Benefits:

2-3x faster than sequential SAGA

Better resource utilization

Complex workflow support

Automatic dependency resolution

Acceptance Criteria

Parallel step execution (DAG-based)

Conditional branching

Retry policies per step

Timeout management

SAGA templates

Visual workflow designer

2-3x faster than sequential SAGA

Better resource utilization

Complex workflow support

Automatic dependency resolution

Relationships

Roadmap row: Implement production-grade LLM inference benchmarking and validation #212 (🟡 Medium Priority — Near-term (v1.5.0 – v1.8.0))

Depends on: none identified during generation.

Part of: consolidated roadmap delivery tracking.

References

src/ROADMAP.md

src/transaction/FUTURE_ENHANCEMENTS.md#saga-orchestration-engine

Source key: roadmap:212:transaction:v1.8.0:saga-orchestration-engine

Generated from the consolidated source roadmap. Keep the roadmap and issue in sync when scope changes.

</issue_description>

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Fixes SAGA Orchestration Engine #4043

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Co-authored-by: makr-code <150588092+makr-code@users.noreply.github.com>

makr-code · 2026-03-17T05:42:49Z

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All three deliverables were committed in the previous session (commits 0e8ba0f and 8cddc17):

include/transaction/saga_orchestrator.h + src/transaction/saga_orchestrator.cpp — full production implementation
tests/test_saga_orchestrator.cpp — 23 tests covering AC-1 through AC-20 (parallel DAG execution, conditional branching, retry + exponential backoff, timeout, templates, workflow visualizer, diamond DAG, topological sort, compensation, validation, getStatus/getMetrics, journal, thread safety)
tests/CMakeLists.txt — SAGAOrchestratorFocusedTests target added
.github/workflows/saga-orchestration-engine-ci.yml — CI on ubuntu-22.04/gcc-12 and ubuntu-24.04/gcc-14

makr-code · 2026-03-18T07:00:15Z

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Pull request overview

Introduces a new local SAGA orchestration engine in the transaction module, along with a focused GTest suite and a dedicated CI workflow to validate the acceptance criteria (Issue #4043 / v1.8.0).

Changes:

Added SAGAOrchestrator API (definitions, templates, rendering, status/metrics) under include/transaction/ and src/transaction/.
Added a focused test binary + ctest registration for SAGA orchestrator acceptance criteria.
Added a dedicated GitHub Actions workflow to build and run the focused SAGA test suite on Ubuntu.

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File	Description
`include/transaction/saga_orchestrator.h`	New public API for defining/executing SAGAs, including templates, metrics, and status reporting.
`src/transaction/saga_orchestrator.cpp`	Implementation of validation, wave-based DAG execution (parallel/sequential), retries, timeouts, compensation, and journaling.
`tests/test_saga_orchestrator.cpp`	New acceptance-criteria driven unit tests (AC-1..AC-20) plus edge cases.
`tests/CMakeLists.txt`	Adds a focused test executable and ctest entry for the new suite.
`.github/workflows/saga-orchestration-engine-ci.yml`	CI workflow to run the focused SAGA tests on relevant changes.

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+            for (const auto& step_name : wave) {
+                const SAGAStep* step_ptr = step_map.at(step_name);
+                futures.push_back(std::async(std::launch::async,
+                    [this, step_ptr, &status_rec]() -> bool {
+                        return executeStep(*step_ptr, status_rec, config_);
+                    }
+                ));


+                // Execute via std::async to enforce timeout
+                auto future = std::async(std::launch::async, step.forward);
+                if (future.wait_for(timeout) == std::future_status::timeout) {
+                    last_error = "step '" + step.name + "' timed out after "
+                                 + std::to_string(timeout.count()) + "ms";
+                    THEMIS_WARN("SAGAOrchestrator: {}", last_error);
+                    // Don't retry on timeout by default; treat as terminal
+                    break;
+                }
+                future.get(); // re-throws any stored exception


+
+        {
+            std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lk(metrics_mutex_);
+            ++metrics_.sagas_compensated;


+
+    // Topological sort → wave-based execution
+    // Each "wave" contains steps whose dependencies are all completed.
+    std::vector<std::string> topo_order = topologicalSort(saga);


+    // Track which steps are done/skipped to resolve downstream deps
+    std::unordered_set<std::string> finished_steps; // completed OR skipped


+    target_link_libraries(test_saga_orchestrator_focused PRIVATE
+        ${TEST_LIBS}
+        themis_core
+        spdlog::spdlog
+        Threads::Threads
+    )


+#include <gtest/gtest.h>
+#include "transaction/saga_orchestrator.h"
+
+#include <atomic>
+#include <chrono>
+#include <filesystem>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <mutex>
+#include <string>
+#include <thread>
+#include <vector>
+


+
+    std::atomic<int> concurrent{0};
+    std::atomic<int> max_concurrent{0};
+    std::mutex mu;


+TEST(SAGAOrchestratorTest, AC16_ParallelSpeedup_FasterThanSequential) {
+    auto run_saga = [](bool parallel) -> int64_t {
+        SAGAOrchestrator::Config cfg;
+        cfg.enable_parallel = parallel;
+        SAGAOrchestrator orch(cfg);
+
+        SAGADefinition saga;
+        saga.id            = parallel ? "par" : "seq";
+        saga.name          = "speedup_test";
+        saga.enable_parallel = parallel;
+
+        for (int i = 0; i < 4; ++i) {
+            SAGAStep s;
+            s.name    = "step" + std::to_string(i);
+            s.forward = []() { std::this_thread::sleep_for(30ms); };
+            saga.steps.push_back(std::move(s));
+        }
+
+        auto t0 = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        orch.execute(saga);
+        return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(
+            std::chrono::steady_clock::now() - t0).count();
+    };
+
+    int64_t seq_ms = run_saga(false);
+    int64_t par_ms = run_saga(true);
+
+    // Parallel must finish notably faster (at least 1.5x)
+    EXPECT_LT(par_ms * 3, seq_ms * 2)
+        << "par=" << par_ms << "ms seq=" << seq_ms << "ms";
+}


+TEST(SAGAOrchestratorTest, AC19_Journal_WrittenWhenPathConfigured) {
+    const std::string journal_path = "/tmp/saga_test_journal.jsonl";
+    std::filesystem::remove(journal_path);
+


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Issue-Features vs. Implementierung:

Feature	Status	Details
Parallel step execution (DAG-based)	✅	Wave-basierte Ausführung via `std::async` in `src/transaction/saga_orchestrator.cpp` (20 Treffer)
Conditional branching	✅	`SAGAStep::condition` — false → `SKIPPED`, true → ausgeführt
Retry policies per step	✅	`max_retries` + exponentielles Backoff (cap 30 s), `default_retry_delay` in Config
Timeout management	✅	Per-step `timeout` via `std::async` + `wait_for()`
SAGA templates	✅	`registerTemplate()` / `instantiateTemplate()` mit Context-Override-Merge
Visual workflow designer	✅	`renderWorkflow()` → ASCII DAG mit `terminal`-Markierungen

PR-Checkliste:

Deliverable	Status	Größe
`include/transaction/saga_orchestrator.h`	✅	375 Zeilen
`src/transaction/saga_orchestrator.cpp`	✅	635 Zeilen
`tests/test_saga_orchestrator.cpp`	✅	806 Zeilen, 31 Tests (AC-1 bis AC-20 + 2 Edge-Cases)
`tests/CMakeLists.txt` — `SAGAOrchestratorFocusedTests`	✅	Zeile 16051–16084
`.github/workflows/saga-orchestration-engine-ci.yml`	✅	138 Zeilen, ubuntu-22.04/gcc-12 + ubuntu-24.04/gcc-14

Testabdeckung (31 ≥ 20): AC-1 bis AC-20 vollständig, plus EdgeCase_EmptyStepsRejected und SuccessfulSaga_DoesNotIncrementCompensatedCounter. Alle Tests compilieren sauber gegen die Header. Der CI-Workflow referenziert korrekt ci-scope-classifier.yml wie alle anderen Workflows.

makr-code · 2026-03-18T19:47:27Z

@copilot fix it

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Copilot · 2026-03-18T20:02:35Z

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All 14 review issues fixed in commit 770a20e:

Data race — executeStep() now returns StepState (no longer writes to status_rec); the calling thread applies the result after future.get(), eliminating concurrent map writes.
Timeout blocking — replaced std::async (destructor blocks) with a detached std::thread + std::promise; the orchestrator returns after the timeout without waiting for the task.
sagas_failed counter — incremented alongside sagas_compensated in the failure path.
Unused topo_order / finished_steps — removed.
validate() forward-callable check — returns a clear error if step.forward is null.
journalWrite() JSON escaping + serialisation — jsonEscape() helper escapes ", \, control chars; journal_mutex_ serialises concurrent writes.
SAGAStep defaults — timeout, max_retries, retry_delay all default to 0 (use orchestrator defaults), matching doc comments.
renderWorkflow() doc — updated to say "unicode arrow (→)".
Test <stdexcept> — added; unused std::mutex mu removed from AC1; AC16 timing test gated by THEMIS_RUN_PERF_TESTS=1; journal path uses std::filesystem::temp_directory_path() + steady-clock timestamp.
CMake linking — saga_orchestrator.cpp added to cmake/CMakeLists.txt, cmake/ModularBuild.cmake transaction sources, and compiled directly into the focused test binary.

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