in sync mode select only syncStandby as switchover candidate (#2278)

* in sync mode select only syncStandby as swicthover candidate
* do not exit retry with err
* unit test: use error from reading byte stream twice

pkg/cluster/pod.go

@@ -469,10 +469,24 @@ func (c *Cluster) getSwitchoverCandidate(master *v1.Pod) (spec.NamespacedName, e
 		func() (bool, error) {
 			var err error
 			members, err = c.patroni.GetClusterMembers(master)
-
 			if err != nil {
 				return false, err
 			}
+
+			// look for SyncStandby candidates (which also implies pod is in running state)
+			for _, member := range members {
+				if PostgresRole(member.Role) == SyncStandby {
+					syncCandidates = append(syncCandidates, member)
+				}
+			}
+
+			// if synchronous mode is enabled and no SyncStandy was found
+			// return false for retry - cannot failover with no sync candidate
+			if c.Spec.Patroni.SynchronousMode && len(syncCandidates) == 0 {
+				c.logger.Warnf("no sync standby found - retrying fetching cluster members")
+				return false, nil
+			}
+
 			return true, nil
 		},
 	)
@@ -480,28 +494,26 @@ func (c *Cluster) getSwitchoverCandidate(master *v1.Pod) (spec.NamespacedName, e
 		return spec.NamespacedName{}, fmt.Errorf("failed to get Patroni cluster members: %s", err)
 	}
 
-	for _, member := range members {
-		if PostgresRole(member.Role) != Leader && PostgresRole(member.Role) != StandbyLeader && member.State == "running" {
-			candidates = append(candidates, member)
-			if PostgresRole(member.Role) == SyncStandby {
-				syncCandidates = append(syncCandidates, member)
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
 	// pick candidate with lowest lag
-	// if sync_standby replicas were found assume synchronous_mode is enabled and ignore other candidates list
 	if len(syncCandidates) > 0 {
 		sort.Slice(syncCandidates, func(i, j int) bool {
 			return syncCandidates[i].Lag < syncCandidates[j].Lag
 		})
 		return spec.NamespacedName{Namespace: master.Namespace, Name: syncCandidates[0].Name}, nil
-	}
+	} else {
-	if len(candidates) > 0 {
+		// in asynchronous mode find running replicas
-		sort.Slice(candidates, func(i, j int) bool {
+		for _, member := range members {
-			return candidates[i].Lag < candidates[j].Lag
+			if PostgresRole(member.Role) != Leader && PostgresRole(member.Role) != StandbyLeader && member.State == "running" {
-		})
+				candidates = append(candidates, member)
-		return spec.NamespacedName{Namespace: master.Namespace, Name: candidates[0].Name}, nil
+			}
+		}
+
+		if len(candidates) > 0 {
+			sort.Slice(candidates, func(i, j int) bool {
+				return candidates[i].Lag < candidates[j].Lag
+			})
+			return spec.NamespacedName{Namespace: master.Namespace, Name: candidates[0].Name}, nil
+		}
 	}
 
 	return spec.NamespacedName{}, fmt.Errorf("no switchover candidate found")

pkg/cluster/pod_test.go

@@ -36,30 +36,42 @@ func TestGetSwitchoverCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 	tests := []struct {
 		subtest           string
 		clusterJson       string
+		syncModeEnabled   bool
 		expectedCandidate spec.NamespacedName
 		expectedError     error
 	}{
 		{
 			subtest:           "choose sync_standby over replica",
 			clusterJson:       `{"members": [{"name": "acid-test-cluster-0", "role": "leader", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.1:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.1", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-1", "role": "sync_standby", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.2:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.2", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 0}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-2", "role": "replica", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.3:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.3", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 0}]}`,
+			syncModeEnabled:   true,
 			expectedCandidate: spec.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: "acid-test-cluster-1"},
 			expectedError:     nil,
 		},
+		{
+			subtest:           "no running sync_standby available",
+			clusterJson:       `{"members": [{"name": "acid-test-cluster-0", "role": "leader", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.1:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.1", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-1", "role": "replica", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.2:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.2", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 0}]}`,
+			syncModeEnabled:   true,
+			expectedCandidate: spec.NamespacedName{},
+			expectedError:     fmt.Errorf("failed to get Patroni cluster members: unexpected end of JSON input"),
+		},
 		{
 			subtest:           "choose replica with lowest lag",
 			clusterJson:       `{"members": [{"name": "acid-test-cluster-0", "role": "leader", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.1:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.1", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-1", "role": "replica", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.2:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.2", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 5}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-2", "role": "replica", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.3:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.3", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 2}]}`,
+			syncModeEnabled:   false,
 			expectedCandidate: spec.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: "acid-test-cluster-2"},
 			expectedError:     nil,
 		},
 		{
 			subtest:           "choose first replica when lag is equal evrywhere",
 			clusterJson:       `{"members": [{"name": "acid-test-cluster-0", "role": "leader", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.1:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.1", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-1", "role": "replica", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.2:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.2", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 5}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-2", "role": "replica", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.3:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.3", "port": 5432, "timeline": 1, "lag": 5}]}`,
+			syncModeEnabled:   false,
 			expectedCandidate: spec.NamespacedName{Namespace: namespace, Name: "acid-test-cluster-1"},
 			expectedError:     nil,
 		},
 		{
 			subtest:           "no running replica available",
 			clusterJson:       `{"members": [{"name": "acid-test-cluster-0", "role": "leader", "state": "running", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.1:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.1", "port": 5432, "timeline": 2}, {"name": "acid-test-cluster-1", "role": "replica", "state": "starting", "api_url": "http://192.168.100.2:8008/patroni", "host": "192.168.100.2", "port": 5432, "timeline": 2}]}`,
+			syncModeEnabled:   false,
 			expectedCandidate: spec.NamespacedName{},
 			expectedError:     fmt.Errorf("no switchover candidate found"),
 		},
@@ -81,6 +93,7 @@ func TestGetSwitchoverCandidate(t *testing.T) {
 		cluster.patroni = p
 		mockMasterPod := newMockPod("192.168.100.1")
 		mockMasterPod.Namespace = namespace
+		cluster.Spec.Patroni.SynchronousMode = tt.syncModeEnabled
 
 		candidate, err := cluster.getSwitchoverCandidate(mockMasterPod)
 		if err != nil && err.Error() != tt.expectedError.Error() {

pkg/cluster/sync.go

@@ -458,7 +458,7 @@ func (c *Cluster) syncPatroniConfig(pods []v1.Pod, requiredPatroniConfig acidv1.
 	// get Postgres config, compare with manifest and update via Patroni PATCH endpoint if it differs
 	for i, pod := range pods {
 		podName := util.NameFromMeta(pods[i].ObjectMeta)
-		effectivePatroniConfig, effectivePgParameters, err = c.patroni.GetConfig(&pod)
+		effectivePatroniConfig, effectivePgParameters, err = c.getPatroniConfig(&pod)
 		if err != nil {
 			errors = append(errors, fmt.Sprintf("could not get Postgres config from pod %s: %v", podName, err))
 			continue