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fix(grpc-proxy): classify NATS connection failures - #1016

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TL;DR

Add NATS disconnect and classified failure metrics so operators can distinguish TLS, authentication, timeout, and connection failures.

The existing unlabeled nvcf_grpc_proxy_service_nats_error_total metric remains compatible.

Additional Details

This change:

  • Adds nvcf_grpc_proxy_service_nats_disconnect_total.
  • Adds nvcf_grpc_proxy_service_nats_failure_total{reason}.
  • Records failed reconnect attempts through ReconnectErrHandler.
  • Preserves the existing nats_error_total schema and semantics.
  • Uses bounded failure reasons and pre-initializes every series.
  • Documents Prometheus alert queries.

Initial connection failures still occur before the metrics endpoint is available and remain visible through startup logs and Kubernetes workload state.

Tests use github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 transitively through Prometheus testutil. It uses Apache-2.0 and is already represented in NOTICE.

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Please review the failure classification and preservation of the existing metric contract.

Testing

go test -count=1 ./proxy/invocation ./proxy/metrics
go vet ./proxy/invocation ./proxy/metrics
git diff --check

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  • New or existing tests cover these changes.
  • The documentation is up to date with these changes.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Added Prometheus metrics for NATS connection failures and disconnects.
    • Failure metrics classify authentication, TLS, certificate, timeout, connection, and other errors.
    • Added worker connection metrics categorized by transport close code.
    • Added bounded labels for consistent monitoring and alerting.
  • Documentation

    • Added metric descriptions and PromQL alert examples for disconnects, failure reasons, certificate expiry, TLS, and authentication issues.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling and reporting of asynchronous NATS errors, reconnect failures, and disconnect events.

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Walkthrough

The gRPC proxy now classifies NATS errors and exposes Prometheus counters for failures by reason and disconnect events. Worker close-code metrics are also defined and initialized. Tests and documentation cover the new observability data.

Changes

NATS observability

Layer / File(s) Summary
Metrics contract
src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/metrics/metrics.go
Adds NATS failure and disconnect counters, worker close-code values, supported error-reason constants, and pre-initialized metric series.
NATS error handling
src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/invocation/nats.go
Routes asynchronous errors, reconnect failures, and disconnects through centralized handlers that classify errors, log events, and update metrics.
Validation and operational guidance
src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/invocation/nats_test.go, src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/invocation/BUILD.bazel, src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/go.mod, docs/user/metrics/grpc-proxy/metrics.md
Tests cover classification and counter updates. Build dependencies and documentation support the metrics and alert queries.

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

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 2040d

The change adds classified NATS failure and disconnect metrics while preserving the existing metric contract. New failure logs still lack server and cluster context, which can make production diagnosis harder, so the PR is mergeable with explicit owner awareness or follow-up on logging context.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant NATSClient
  participant nats.go
  participant PrometheusMetrics
  NATSClient->>nats.go: asynchronous error or reconnect failure
  nats.go->>nats.go: classify error reason
  nats.go->>PrometheusMetrics: increment failure counter with reason
  NATSClient->>nats.go: disconnect event
  nats.go->>PrometheusMetrics: increment disconnect counter
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Suggested reviewers: dmikhaylovnv, balajinvda

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Title check ✅ Passed The title follows Conventional Commits and accurately describes the NATS failure classification and metrics changes.
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Inline comments:
In `@src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/invocation/nats.go`:
- Around line 72-76: Update the NATS reconnect and disconnect callbacks in the
connection setup to pass conn into recordNatsFailure and recordNatsDisconnect,
then extend those helpers’ structured warning logs with the existing server and
cluster fields while preserving required request/function/cluster/org context.
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borao enabled auto-merge August 21, 2026 17:40
Add disconnect and classified failure metrics while preserving the existing unlabeled NATS error counter contract.

Tests use github.com/kylelemons/godebug v1.1.0 transitively through Prometheus testutil. The dependency is Apache-2.0 and is already represented in NOTICE.

Signed-off-by: Bora Oztekin <boztekin@nvidia.com>
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🧹 Nitpick comments (2)
src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/metrics/metrics.go (2)

70-83: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial

Confirm the observability documentation and diagrams.

These counters add NATS lifecycle events to the proxy's observable behavior. Confirm whether the architecture or sequence diagrams need an update. Document the observability impact with the Prometheus alert guidance.

As per coding guidelines, "When a change modifies runtime behavior, data flow, or component interactions, ask whether architecture or sequence diagrams need updating." As per path instructions, document the observability impact in the PR.

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In `@src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/metrics/metrics.go` around
lines 70 - 83, Update the observability documentation and relevant architecture
or sequence diagrams to include the NATS failure and disconnect metrics
introduced by NatsFailureCounter and NatsDisconnectCounter, and add Prometheus
alert guidance for these lifecycle events.

Sources: Coding guidelines, Path instructions


232-299: 🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Add first-scrape metric coverage.

ClassifyCloseError maps all outputs to CloseCodes, and NATS classification maps all outputs to NatsErrorReasons. Add a Bazel-covered test that gathers metrics before events occur and asserts every value in both lists is present.

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In `@src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/metrics/metrics.go` around
lines 232 - 299, Add a Bazel-covered test that gathers the relevant metrics
before any events are recorded, then verifies every value in CloseCodes and
NatsErrorReasons has a corresponding metric series. Reuse the existing
metric-registration and NATS classification test helpers, and ensure the test
validates first-scrape initialization for both label-value lists without
requiring emitted events.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@src/invocation-plane-services/grpc-proxy/proxy/metrics/metrics.go`:
- Around line 70-83: Update the observability documentation and relevant
architecture or sequence diagrams to include the NATS failure and disconnect
metrics introduced by NatsFailureCounter and NatsDisconnectCounter, and add
Prometheus alert guidance for these lifecycle events.
- Around line 232-299: Add a Bazel-covered test that gathers the relevant
metrics before any events are recorded, then verifies every value in CloseCodes
and NatsErrorReasons has a corresponding metric series. Reuse the existing
metric-registration and NATS classification test helpers, and ensure the test
validates first-scrape initialization for both label-value lists without
requiring emitted events.

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🎉 This PR is included in version nvcf-grpc-proxy-v1.33.1 🎉

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