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Summary

This PR prevents database updates from removing a node's current primary instance while keeping the node in the database spec.

Previously, removing the primary did not trigger an automatic switchover, leaving the node temporarily unavailable for writes until Patroni promoted a new primary.

The update is now rejected with a validation error instructing the user to perform a switchover before removing the primary instance.

Changes

• API: UpdateDatabase now calls a new validatePrimaryNotRemoved
  (validate.go). It returns invalid_input on nodes[i].host_ids when a
  surviving node no longer includes the host of its current, available primary.
• Workflow: UpdateDatabase now runs checkPrimaryNotRemoved right after
  RefreshCurrentState and before planning. It uses the primary that Patroni
  reports in the refreshed state and fails before anything is deleted. This
  covers bypassed API validation and switchovers that happen after the request
  was validated.

Testing

Verification:

1. Create DB

➜  control-plane git:(fix/PLAT-235/prevent-primary-instance-removal) cp1-req create-database '{
  "id": "plat235",
  "spec": {
    "database_name": "app",
    "database_users": [{"username":"admin","password":"password","db_owner":true,"attributes":["SUPERUSER","LOGIN"]}],
    "nodes": [
      {"name":"n1","host_ids":["host-1","host-2"]},
      {"name":"n2","host_ids":["host-3"]}
    ]
  }
}'

2. Get DB:

cp1-req get-database plat235
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 1172
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:24:47 GMT

{
  created_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:34Z"
  id: "plat235"
  instances: [
    {
      created_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:38Z"
      host_id: "host-1"
      id: "plat235-n1-689qacsi"
      node_name: "n1"
      postgres: {
        patroni_state: "running"
        role: "primary"
      }
      spock: {}
      state: "available"
      status_updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:44Z"
      updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:11Z"
    }
    {
      created_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:12Z"
      host_id: "host-2"
      id: "plat235-n1-9ptayhma"
      node_name: "n1"
      postgres: {
        patroni_state: "running"
        role: "replica"
      }
      state: "available"
      status_updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:44Z"
      updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:44Z"
    }
    {
      created_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:38Z"
      host_id: "host-3"
      id: "plat235-n2-ant97dj4"
      node_name: "n2"
      postgres: {
        patroni_state: "running"
        role: "primary"
      }
      spock: {}
      state: "available"
      status_updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:44Z"
      updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:11Z"
    }
  ]
  spec: {
    database_name: "app"
    database_users: [
      {
        attributes: ["SUPERUSER", "LOGIN"]
        db_owner: true
        username: "admin"
      }
    ]
    nodes: [
      {
        host_ids: ["host-1", "host-2"]
        name: "n1"
      }
      {
        host_ids: ["host-3"]
        name: "n2"
      }
    ]
    postgres_version: "18.6"
    spock_version: "5"
  }
  state: "available"
  updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:34Z"
}

3. Removing the primary is rejected:

➜  control-plane git:(fix/PLAT-235/prevent-primary-instance-removal) cp1-req update-database plat235 '{
  "spec": {
    "database_name": "app",
    "database_users": [{"username":"admin","password":"password","db_owner":true,"attributes":["SUPERUSER","LOGIN"]}],
    "nodes": [
      {"name":"n1","host_ids":["host-2"]},
      {"name":"n2","host_ids":["host-3"]}
    ]
  }
}'

HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
Content-Length: 220
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:25:47 GMT
Goa-Error: invalid_input

{
  message: "nodes[0].host_ids: cannot remove host host-1 from node n1 because it runs the node's primary instance plat235-n1-689qacsi; perform a switchover to another instance before removing it"
  name: "invalid_input"
}

5. Switch over, then remove the old primary:

➜  control-plane git:(fix/PLAT-235/prevent-primary-instance-removal) cp1-req switchover-database-node plat235 n1 '{"candidate_instance_id":"plat235-n1-9ptayhma"}' 
{
  "task": {
    "created_at": "2026-10-30T13:26:58Z",
    "database_id": "plat235",
    "entity_id": "plat235",
    "instance_id": "plat235-n1-9ptayhma",
    "node_name": "n1",
    "scope": "database",
    "status": "pending",
    "task_id": "01a18cfd-ffaa-786a-86df-565ab369be17",
    "type": "switchover"
  }
}
 
➜  control-plane git:(fix/PLAT-235/prevent-primary-instance-removal) cp1-req get-database plat235

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Content-Length: 1461
Content-Type: application/json
Date: Fri, 30 Oct 2026 13:27:28 GMT

{
  created_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:34Z"
  id: "plat235"
  instances: [
    {
      created_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:38Z"
      host_id: "host-1"
      id: "plat235-n1-689qacsi"
      node_name: "n1"
      postgres: {
        patroni_state: "running"
        role: "replica"
        version: "18.6"
      }
      state: "available"
      status_updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:27:24Z"
      updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:11Z"
    }
    {
      created_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:12Z"
      host_id: "host-2"
      id: "plat235-n1-9ptayhma"
      node_name: "n1"
      postgres: {
        patroni_state: "running"
        role: "primary"
        version: "18.6"
      }
      spock: {
        read_only: "off"
        subscriptions: [
          {
            name: "sub_n2_n1"
            provider_node: "n2"
            status: "replicating"
          }
        ]
        version: "5.0.13"
      }
      state: "available"
      status_updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:27:24Z"
      updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:44Z"
    }
    {
      created_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:38Z"
      host_id: "host-3"
      id: "plat235-n2-ant97dj4"
      node_name: "n2"
      postgres: {
        patroni_state: "running"
        role: "primary"
        version: "18.6"
      }
      spock: {
        read_only: "off"
        subscriptions: [
          {
            name: "sub_n1_n2"
            provider_node: "n1"
            status: "replicating"
          }
        ]
        version: "5.0.13"
      }
      state: "available"
      status_updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:27:24Z"
      updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:24:11Z"
    }
  ]
  spec: {
    database_name: "app"
    database_users: [
      {
        attributes: ["SUPERUSER", "LOGIN"]
        db_owner: true
        username: "admin"
      }
    ]
    nodes: [
      {
        host_ids: ["host-1", "host-2"]
        name: "n1"
      }
      {
        host_ids: ["host-3"]
        name: "n2"
      }
    ]
    postgres_version: "18.6"
    spock_version: "5"
  }
  state: "available"
  updated_at: "2026-10-30T13:23:34Z"
}

6. Removing old primary succeds

➜  control-plane git:(fix/PLAT-235/prevent-primary-instance-removal) cp1-req update-database plat235 '{
  "spec": {
    "database_name": "app",
    "database_users": [{"username":"admin","password":"password","db_owner":true,"attributes":["SUPERUSER","LOGIN"]}],
    "nodes": [
      {"name":"n1","host_ids":["host-2"]},
      {"name":"n2","host_ids":["host-3"]}
    ]
  }
}'

Checklist

• Tests added or updated

PLAT-235

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Fail closed when a node's primary is unknown and an instance on a removed host would be deleted.

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The API validates proposed database specs for removal of an available primary host. The database workflow also checks requested specs against current state before planning updates. Both checks allow removal when the primary host is listed for removal.

Changes: Primary Host Removal

Layer / File(s)	Summary
API primary-removal validation server/internal/api/apiv1/validate.go, server/internal/api/apiv1/post_init_handlers.go, server/internal/api/apiv1/post_init_handlers_test.go	The API rejects a proposed spec that omits an available primary’s host unless that host is listed for removal. Tests cover primary and replica removal, forced host removal, whole-node removal, and unavailable primaries.
Workflow primary-removal state check server/internal/workflows/check_primary_removal.go, server/internal/workflows/update_database.go, server/internal/workflows/check_primary_removal_test.go	The workflow checks current primary state before planning updates. Tests cover primary removal, replica removal, switchover, forced host removal, whole-node removal, and an unknown primary.

Priority: Normal

Merge Risk: High · previous review a655f

An update can remove the live primary after a switchover if primary refresh fails. Make the workflow reject removal when it cannot verify the primary before merging.

Pre-merge checks: 4 · 1

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Restore the prior spec when the workflow rejects primary removal.

If a switchover changes the primary after API validation, this check rejects the update after the API has persisted the proposed spec. handleError then marks the database failed, but it does not restore the prior spec. The stored spec can therefore omit the current primary even though no update was planned. Restore the prior spec and state for this pre-planning rejection, or run the refreshed-state check before committing the spec. (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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