Replace polling with Postgres LISTEN/NOTIFY for live updates

- Database triggers on contacts and oban_jobs fire pg_notify on
  status/state changes
- RepoListener GenServer subscribes via Postgrex.Notifications and
  broadcasts to PubSub
- Backfill dashboard subscribes to PubSub instead of 2-second polling
- Eliminates periodic SELECT queries, updates arrive instantly
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Graham McIntire 2026-04-02 16:26:22 -05:00
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4 changed files with 145 additions and 12 deletions

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@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Application do
Microwaveprop.Repo,
{Phoenix.PubSub, name: Microwaveprop.PubSub},
{Oban, Application.fetch_env!(:microwaveprop, Oban)},
Microwaveprop.RepoListener,
# Start to serve requests, typically the last entry
MicrowavepropWeb.Endpoint,
Microwaveprop.Propagation.FreshnessMonitor

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@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
defmodule Microwaveprop.RepoListener do
@moduledoc """
Listens for PostgreSQL NOTIFY events on enrichment status changes
and Oban job state changes, broadcasting via PubSub.
Replaces polling with event-driven updates.
"""
use GenServer
require Logger
@channels ["contact_status_changed", "oban_job_changed"]
def start_link(opts \\ []) do
GenServer.start_link(__MODULE__, opts, name: __MODULE__)
end
@impl true
def init(_opts) do
config = Microwaveprop.Repo.config()
{:ok, pid} =
Postgrex.Notifications.start_link(
hostname: config[:hostname] || "localhost",
port: config[:port] || 5432,
username: config[:username],
password: config[:password],
database: config[:database]
)
for channel <- @channels do
Postgrex.Notifications.listen!(pid, channel)
end
Logger.info("RepoListener: listening on #{Enum.join(@channels, ", ")}")
{:ok, %{pid: pid}}
end
@impl true
def handle_info({:notification, _pid, _ref, "contact_status_changed", payload}, state) do
case Jason.decode(payload) do
{:ok, data} ->
Phoenix.PubSub.broadcast(
Microwaveprop.PubSub,
"db:contact_status",
{:contact_status_changed, data}
)
_ ->
:ok
end
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_info({:notification, _pid, _ref, "oban_job_changed", payload}, state) do
case Jason.decode(payload) do
{:ok, data} ->
Phoenix.PubSub.broadcast(
Microwaveprop.PubSub,
"db:oban_jobs",
{:oban_job_changed, data}
)
_ ->
:ok
end
{:noreply, state}
end
def handle_info(_msg, state), do: {:noreply, state}
end

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@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.BackfillLive do
alias Microwaveprop.Repo
alias Microwaveprop.Workers.ContactWeatherEnqueueWorker
@refresh_interval 2_000
@impl true
def mount(_params, _session, socket) do
if connected?(socket) do
Process.send_after(self(), :refresh_stats, @refresh_interval)
Phoenix.PubSub.subscribe(Microwaveprop.PubSub, "db:contact_status")
Phoenix.PubSub.subscribe(Microwaveprop.PubSub, "db:oban_jobs")
end
stats = fetch_stats()
@ -56,24 +55,22 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.BackfillLive do
@impl true
def handle_info({:enqueued, count}, socket) do
{:noreply, assign(socket, last_enqueued: count, enqueuing: false)}
end
def handle_info({:contact_status_changed, _data}, socket) do
{:noreply,
assign(socket,
last_enqueued: count,
enqueuing: false,
stats: fetch_stats(),
unprocessed: count_unprocessed(),
db_stats: fetch_db_stats()
)}
end
def handle_info(:refresh_stats, socket) do
Process.send_after(self(), :refresh_stats, @refresh_interval)
def handle_info({:oban_job_changed, _data}, socket) do
{:noreply,
assign(socket,
stats: fetch_stats(),
unprocessed: count_unprocessed(),
db_stats: fetch_db_stats()
unprocessed: count_unprocessed()
)}
end
@ -446,7 +443,7 @@ defmodule MicrowavepropWeb.BackfillLive do
</table>
</div>
<p class="text-xs text-base-content/50 mt-4">Auto-refreshes every 2 seconds.</p>
<p class="text-xs text-base-content/50 mt-4">Live updates via database notifications.</p>
</Layouts.app>
"""
end

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@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
defmodule Microwaveprop.Repo.Migrations.AddEnrichmentNotifyTriggers do
use Ecto.Migration
def up do
# Notify on contact enrichment status changes
execute """
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION notify_contact_status_change() RETURNS trigger AS $$
BEGIN
IF OLD.hrrr_status IS DISTINCT FROM NEW.hrrr_status
OR OLD.weather_status IS DISTINCT FROM NEW.weather_status
OR OLD.terrain_status IS DISTINCT FROM NEW.terrain_status
OR OLD.iemre_status IS DISTINCT FROM NEW.iemre_status THEN
PERFORM pg_notify('contact_status_changed', json_build_object(
'id', NEW.id,
'hrrr_status', NEW.hrrr_status,
'weather_status', NEW.weather_status,
'terrain_status', NEW.terrain_status,
'iemre_status', NEW.iemre_status
)::text);
END IF;
RETURN NEW;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
"""
execute """
CREATE TRIGGER contact_status_notify
AFTER UPDATE ON contacts
FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION notify_contact_status_change();
"""
# Notify on Oban job state changes
execute """
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION notify_oban_job_change() RETURNS trigger AS $$
BEGIN
IF OLD.state IS DISTINCT FROM NEW.state THEN
PERFORM pg_notify('oban_job_changed', json_build_object(
'id', NEW.id,
'worker', NEW.worker,
'queue', NEW.queue,
'state', NEW.state
)::text);
END IF;
RETURN NEW;
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
"""
execute """
CREATE TRIGGER oban_job_notify
AFTER UPDATE ON oban_jobs
FOR EACH ROW EXECUTE FUNCTION notify_oban_job_change();
"""
end
def down do
execute "DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS contact_status_notify ON contacts"
execute "DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS notify_contact_status_change()"
execute "DROP TRIGGER IF EXISTS oban_job_notify ON oban_jobs"
execute "DROP FUNCTION IF EXISTS notify_oban_job_change()"
end
end