fix: offload delete member and try to handle member identities conflicts better

Signed-off-by: Uroš Marolt <uros@marolt.me>

Author: themarolt

backend/src/database/migrations/U1774609007__data-sink-worker-optimizations.sql

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+-- Drop 4 unused activityRelations indexes (already dropped on prod 2026-03-27,
+-- see ACTIVITYRELATIONS_INDEX_CLEANUP.md — IF EXISTS guards for idempotency)
+alter table "activityRelations" drop constraint if exists "activityRelations_activityId_memberId_key";
+
+drop index concurrently if exists "ix_activityRelations_memberId_segmentId_include";
+drop index concurrently if exists "ix_activityRelations_organizationId_segmentId_include";
+drop index concurrently if exists "ix_activityRelations_platform_username";
+
+create index concurrently if not exists idx_osa_org_segment_membercount
+    on "organizationSegmentsAgg" ("organizationId", "segmentId")
+    include ("memberCount");

backend/src/database/migrations/V1774609007__data-sink-worker-optimizations.sql

@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ import {
 } from '@crowd/data-access-layer'
 import { IDbActivityRelation } from '@crowd/data-access-layer/src/activityRelations/types'
 import { DbStore, arePrimitivesDbEqual } from '@crowd/data-access-layer/src/database'
-import { getMemberNoMerge } from '@crowd/data-access-layer/src/member_merge'
 import {
   IActivityRelationCreateOrUpdateData,
   IDbActivity,
@@ -56,7 +55,7 @@ import {
 } from '@crowd/types'
 
 import { IActivityUpdateData, ISentimentActivityInput } from './activity.data'
-import MemberService from './member.service'
+import MemberService, { mergeIfAllowed } from './member.service'
 import { IProcessActivityResult } from './types'
 
 /* eslint-disable @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any */
@@ -293,6 +292,24 @@ export default class ActivityService extends LoggerBase {
         }
       }
 
+      // When activity.username is set but differs from the member's platform identity value,
+      // override it so the member lookup and the identity insert use the same key.
+      // Example: git activities set activity.username to the author display name (e.g. "Doug Hellmann")
+      // while the identity stores the email (e.g. "doug@doughellmann.com"). Without this correction
+      // the lookup misses the existing member, creating an unnecessary orphan member.
+      if (username && member) {
+        const platformIdentity = member.identities.find(
+          (i) => i.platform === platform && i.type === MemberIdentityType.USERNAME && i.value,
+        )
+        if (platformIdentity && platformIdentity.value !== username) {
+          this.log.debug(
+            { platform, originalUsername: username, correctedUsername: platformIdentity.value },
+            'Overriding activity.username with member platform identity value',
+          )
+          activity.username = platformIdentity.value
+        }
+      }
+
       member.identities = member.identities.filter((i) => i.value)
 
       if (!username) {
@@ -1721,32 +1738,24 @@ export default class ActivityService extends LoggerBase {
         const originalId = metadata.memberWithIdentity as string
         const targetId = metadata.memberIdToUpdate as string
 
-        // but first check memberNoMerge table
-        const noMergeMemberIds = await getMemberNoMerge(this.pgQx, [originalId, targetId])
-
-        const noMerge = singleOrDefault(
-          noMergeMemberIds,
-          (m) =>
-            (m.memberId === originalId && m.noMergeId === targetId) ||
-            (m.memberId === targetId && m.noMergeId === originalId),
-        )
-
-        if (noMerge) {
-          metadata.noMerge = true
-        } else {
-          try {
-            await this.pgQx.tx(async (txPgQx) => {
-              const service = new CommonMemberService(txPgQx, this.temporal, this.log)
-              await service.merge(originalId, targetId)
-            })
-
+        try {
+          const merged = await mergeIfAllowed(
+            this.pgQx,
+            this.temporal,
+            this.log,
+            originalId,
+            targetId,
+          )
+          if (merged) {
             return originalId
-          } catch (err) {
-            metadata.mergeError = {
-              errorMessage: err?.message ?? '<no error message>',
-              errorStack: err?.stack,
-              err,
-            }
+          } else {
+            metadata.noMerge = true
+          }
+        } catch (err) {
+          metadata.mergeError = {
+            errorMessage: err?.message ?? '<no error message>',
+            errorStack: err?.stack,
+            err,
           }
         }
       }

services/apps/data_sink_worker/src/service/activity.service.ts

@@ -12,10 +12,16 @@ import {
   isObjectEmpty,
   singleOrDefault,
 } from '@crowd/common'
-import { BotDetectionService } from '@crowd/common_services'
+import { BotDetectionService, CommonMemberService } from '@crowd/common_services'
 import { QueryExecutor, createMember, dbStoreQx, updateMember } from '@crowd/data-access-layer'
-import { findIdentitiesForMembers, findMembersByVerifiedUsernames } from '@crowd/data-access-layer'
+import {
+  findIdentitiesForMembers,
+  findMemberIdByVerifiedIdentity,
+  findMembersByVerifiedUsernames,
+  moveToNewMember,
+} from '@crowd/data-access-layer'
 import { DbStore } from '@crowd/data-access-layer/src/database'
+import { getMemberNoMerge } from '@crowd/data-access-layer/src/member_merge'
 import IntegrationRepository from '@crowd/data-access-layer/src/old/apps/data_sink_worker/repo/integration.repo'
 import {
   IDbMember,
@@ -60,6 +66,36 @@ function orgCacheKey(org: IOrganization): string | null {
   return null
 }
 
+/**
+ * Checks the memberNoMerge table and, if allowed, merges secondaryId into primaryId
+ * using CommonMemberService. Returns true if the merge was performed, false if a noMerge
+ * record prevents it. Throws if the merge itself fails.
+ */
+export async function mergeIfAllowed(
+  pgQx: QueryExecutor,
+  temporal: TemporalClient,
+  log: Logger,
+  primaryId: string,
+  secondaryId: string,
+): Promise<boolean> {
+  const noMergeMemberIds = await getMemberNoMerge(pgQx, [primaryId, secondaryId])
+  const noMerge = singleOrDefault(
+    noMergeMemberIds,
+    (m) =>
+      (m.memberId === primaryId && m.noMergeId === secondaryId) ||
+      (m.memberId === secondaryId && m.noMergeId === primaryId),
+  )
+  if (noMerge) {
+    log.warn({ primaryId, secondaryId }, 'Members are marked as no-merge — skipping merge')
+    return false
+  }
+  await pgQx.tx(async (txPgQx) => {
+    const service = new CommonMemberService(txPgQx, temporal, log)
+    await service.merge(primaryId, secondaryId)
+  })
+  return true
+}
+
 export default class MemberService extends LoggerBase {
   private readonly memberRepo: MemberRepository
   private readonly pgQx: QueryExecutor
@@ -154,20 +190,155 @@ export default class MemberService extends LoggerBase {
             'memberService -> create -> createMember',
           )
 
-          try {
-            await logExecutionTimeV2(
-              () => this.memberRepo.insertIdentities(id, integrationId, data.identities),
-              this.log,
-              'memberService -> create -> insertIdentities',
+          const insertedCount = await logExecutionTimeV2(
+            () => this.memberRepo.insertIdentities(id, integrationId, data.identities),
+            this.log,
+            'memberService -> create -> insertIdentities',
+          )
+
+          if (insertedCount < data.identities.length) {
+            // At least one verified identity conflicted. Walk every verified identity to:
+            //  (a) find the existing member(s) that own the conflicting ones, and
+            //  (b) collect identities that were successfully inserted for the orphan.
+            let existingMemberId: string | null = null
+            const orphanVerifiedIdentities: IMemberIdentity[] = []
+
+            for (const identity of data.identities.filter((i) => i.verified)) {
+              const owner = await findMemberIdByVerifiedIdentity(
+                this.pgQx,
+                identity.platform,
+                identity.value,
+                identity.type,
+              )
+
+              if (!owner) {
+                // The identity disappeared between INSERT and SELECT — unusual race condition.
+                // Cannot safely resolve; schedule orphan deletion and throw.
+                this.log.error(
+                  { orphanMemberId: id, identity },
+                  'Verified identity not found after conflict detection — scheduling orphan deletion',
+                )
+                await this.scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(id)
+                throw new ApplicationError(
+                  `Identity conflict during member creation: owner not found for identity (${identity.platform}, ${identity.value}, ${identity.type})`,
+                )
+              } else if (owner === id) {
+                // Successfully inserted for the orphan — will be moved to the existing member below
+                orphanVerifiedIdentities.push(identity)
+              } else if (!existingMemberId) {
+                // First conflicting owner found
+                existingMemberId = owner
+              } else if (existingMemberId !== owner) {
+                // A second conflicting owner — two existing members each own a different verified
+                // identity of this incoming member, so the data source asserts they are the same
+                // person. Auto-merge the second into the first.
+                this.log.warn(
+                  {
+                    orphanMemberId: id,
+                    primaryMemberId: existingMemberId,
+                    secondaryMemberId: owner,
+                    identity,
+                  },
+                  'Multiple conflicting verified identities belong to different existing members — merging automatically',
+                )
+                let merged: boolean
+                try {
+                  merged = await mergeIfAllowed(
+                    this.pgQx,
+                    this.temporal,
+                    this.log,
+                    existingMemberId,
+                    owner,
+                  )
+                } catch (mergeErr) {
+                  this.log.error(
+                    mergeErr,
+                    {
+                      orphanMemberId: id,
+                      primaryMemberId: existingMemberId,
+                      secondaryMemberId: owner,
+                    },
+                    'Auto-merge of conflicting members failed — scheduling orphan deletion',
+                  )
+                  await this.scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(id)
+                  throw new ApplicationError(
+                    `Identity conflict during member creation: auto-merge of members ${existingMemberId} and ${owner} failed for identity (${identity.platform}, ${identity.value}, ${identity.type})`,
+                  )
+                }
+                if (!merged) {
+                  this.log.error(
+                    {
+                      orphanMemberId: id,
+                      primaryMemberId: existingMemberId,
+                      secondaryMemberId: owner,
+                    },
+                    'Auto-merge prevented by noMerge record — scheduling orphan deletion',
+                  )
+                  await this.scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(id)
+                  throw new ApplicationError(
+                    `Identity conflict during member creation: members ${existingMemberId} and ${owner} are marked as no-merge but share identity (${identity.platform}, ${identity.value}, ${identity.type})`,
+                  )
+                }
+                // existingMemberId (primary) survives; owner (secondary) was absorbed
+                this.log.info(
+                  {
+                    orphanMemberId: id,
+                    survivingMemberId: existingMemberId,
+                    mergedMemberId: owner,
+                    identity,
+                  },
+                  'Auto-merge of conflicting members succeeded',
+                )
+              }
+              // else: owner === existingMemberId — same member owns this identity too, nothing to do
+            }
+
+            if (existingMemberId) {
+              // Move any verified identities that were inserted for the orphan to the existing
+              // member so they are not lost when the orphan is cascade-deleted.
+              // UPDATE memberId rather than INSERT to avoid unique constraint violations.
+              for (const identity of orphanVerifiedIdentities) {
+                try {
+                  await moveToNewMember(this.pgQx, {
+                    oldMemberId: id,
+                    newMemberId: existingMemberId,
+                    platform: identity.platform,
+                    value: identity.value,
+                    type: identity.type,
+                  })
+                } catch (moveErr) {
+                  this.log.error(
+                    moveErr,
+                    { orphanMemberId: id, existingMemberId, identity },
+                    'Failed to move orphan verified identity to existing member — scheduling orphan deletion',
+                  )
+                  await this.scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(id)
+                  throw new ApplicationError(
+                    `Failed to move identity (${identity.platform}, ${identity.value}, ${identity.type}) from orphan ${id} to existing member ${existingMemberId}`,
+                  )
+                }
+              }
+              this.log.warn(
+                {
+                  orphanMemberId: id,
+                  existingMemberId,
+                  transferredIdentities: orphanVerifiedIdentities.length,
+                },
+                'Identity conflict during member creation — reusing existing member, scheduling orphan deletion',
+              )
+              await this.scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(id)
+              return existingMemberId
+            }
+
+            // insertedCount < data.identities.length but no conflicting owner found — unexpected
+            this.log.error(
+              { memberId: id },
+              'Identity conflict during member creation but existing member not found — scheduling orphan deletion',
             )
-          } catch (err) {
-            this.log.error(err, { memberId: id }, 'Error while inserting identities!')
-            await logExecutionTimeV2(
-              async () => this.memberRepo.destroyMemberAfterError(id, false),
-              this.log,
-              'memberService -> create -> destroyMemberAfterError',
+            await this.scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(id)
+            throw new ApplicationError(
+              `Identity conflict during member creation for member ${id}: inserted ${insertedCount} of ${data.identities.length} identities but found no conflicting owner`,
             )
-            throw new ApplicationError('Error while inserting identities for a new member!', err)
           }
 
           try {
@@ -396,7 +567,7 @@ export default class MemberService extends LoggerBase {
             this.log.trace({ memberId: id }, 'Inserting new identities!')
             try {
               await logExecutionTimeV2(
-                () => this.memberRepo.insertIdentities(id, integrationId, identitiesToCreate),
+                () => this.memberRepo.insertIdentities(id, integrationId, identitiesToCreate, true),
                 this.log,
                 'memberService -> update -> insertIdentities',
               )
@@ -822,6 +993,18 @@ export default class MemberService extends LoggerBase {
     return out
   }
 
+  private async scheduleOrphanMemberDeletion(memberId: string): Promise<void> {
+    try {
+      await this.temporal.workflow.start('deleteOrphanMember', {
+        taskQueue: 'entity-merging',
+        workflowId: `${TemporalWorkflowId.DELETE_ORPHAN_MEMBER}/${memberId}`,
+        args: [memberId],
+      })
+    } catch (err) {
+      this.log.error(err, { memberId }, 'Failed to schedule orphan member deletion!')
+    }
+  }
+
   private async startMemberBotAnalysisWithLLMWorkflow(memberId: string): Promise<void> {
     await this.temporal.workflow.start('processMemberBotAnalysisWithLLM', {
       taskQueue: 'profiles',

services/apps/data_sink_worker/src/service/member.service.ts

@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 export {
+  deleteOrphanMember,
   finishMemberMerging,
   finishOrganizationMerging,
   finishMemberUnmerging,

services/apps/entity_merging_worker/src/workflows.ts

@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ const {
   startToCloseTimeout: '60 minutes',
 })
 
+export async function deleteOrphanMember(memberId: string): Promise<void> {
+  await deleteMember(memberId)
+}
+
 export async function finishMemberMerging(
   primaryId: string,
   secondaryId: string,