Ethan c4db03f11a perf(coderd/database): skip redundant chat row update in InsertChatMessage (#23111)
## Summary

- add an `IS DISTINCT FROM` guard to `InsertChatMessage`'s
`updated_chat` CTE so `chats.last_model_config_id` is only rewritten
when the incoming `model_config_id` actually changes
- regenerate the query layer
- add focused regression coverage for the two meaningful behaviors:
same-model inserts and real model switches
- trim redundant message-field assertions so the new test stays focused
on the guard behavior

## Proof this is an improvement

This PR reduces work in the hottest chat write query without changing
the insert behavior.

### Why the old query did unnecessary work

Before this change, `InsertChatMessage` always ran this update whenever
`model_config_id` was non-null:

```sql
UPDATE chats
SET last_model_config_id = sqlc.narg('model_config_id')::uuid
WHERE id = @chat_id::uuid
  AND sqlc.narg('model_config_id')::uuid IS NOT NULL
```

That means the query rewrote the `chats` row even when
`chats.last_model_config_id` was already equal to the incoming value.

### What changes in this PR

This PR adds:

```sql
AND chats.last_model_config_id IS DISTINCT FROM sqlc.narg('model_config_id')::uuid
```

So same-model inserts still insert the message, but they no longer
perform a redundant `UPDATE chats`.

### Why this matters on the hot path

From the chat scaletest investigation that motivated this change:

- `InsertChatMessage` (+ `updated_chat` CTE) was the hottest write query
- about **104k calls**
- about **0.69 ms average latency**
- about **71.8 s total DB execution time**

We also verified common callsites where the update is provably
redundant:

- `CreateChat` inserts the chat with `LastModelConfigID =
opts.ModelConfigID`, then immediately inserts initial system/user
messages with that same model config
- follow-up user messages commonly pass `lockedChat.LastModelConfigID`
straight into `InsertChatMessage`
- assistant/tool/summary persistence keeps the current model in the
common case; only real switches or fallback cases need the chat row
update

That means a meaningful fraction of executions of the hottest DB write
query move from:

- **before:** insert message **+** rewrite chat row
- **after:** insert message only

This should reduce row churn and write contention on `chats`, especially
against other chat-row writers like `UpdateChatStatus` and
`GetChatByIDForUpdate`.
2026-03-17 00:44:10 +11:00
2022-04-04 11:55:06 -05:00

Coder Logo Light Coder Logo Dark

Self-Hosted Cloud Development Environments

Coder Banner Light Coder Banner Dark

Quickstart | Docs | Why Coder | Premium

discord release godoc Go Report Card OpenSSF Best Practices OpenSSF Scorecard license

Coder enables organizations to set up development environments in their public or private cloud infrastructure. Cloud development environments are defined with Terraform, connected through a secure high-speed Wireguard® tunnel, and automatically shut down when not used to save on costs. Coder gives engineering teams the flexibility to use the cloud for workloads most beneficial to them.

  • Define cloud development environments in Terraform
    • EC2 VMs, Kubernetes Pods, Docker Containers, etc.
  • Automatically shutdown idle resources to save on costs
  • Onboard developers in seconds instead of days

Coder Hero Image

Quickstart

The most convenient way to try Coder is to install it on your local machine and experiment with provisioning cloud development environments using Docker (works on Linux, macOS, and Windows).

# First, install Coder
curl -L https://coder.com/install.sh | sh

# Start the Coder server (caches data in ~/.cache/coder)
coder server

# Navigate to http://localhost:3000 to create your initial user,
# create a Docker template and provision a workspace

Install

The easiest way to install Coder is to use our install script for Linux and macOS. For Windows, use the latest ..._installer.exe file from GitHub Releases.

curl -L https://coder.com/install.sh | sh

You can run the install script with --dry-run to see the commands that will be used to install without executing them. Run the install script with --help for additional flags.

See install for additional methods.

Once installed, you can start a production deployment with a single command:

# Automatically sets up an external access URL on *.try.coder.app
coder server

# Requires a PostgreSQL instance (version 13 or higher) and external access URL
coder server --postgres-url <url> --access-url <url>

Use coder --help to get a list of flags and environment variables. Use our install guides for a complete walkthrough.

Documentation

Browse our docs here or visit a specific section below:

  • Templates: Templates are written in Terraform and describe the infrastructure for workspaces
  • Workspaces: Workspaces contain the IDEs, dependencies, and configuration information needed for software development
  • IDEs: Connect your existing editor to a workspace
  • Administration: Learn how to operate Coder
  • Premium: Learn about our paid features built for large teams

Support

Feel free to open an issue if you have questions, run into bugs, or have a feature request.

Join our Discord to provide feedback on in-progress features and chat with the community using Coder!

Integrations

We are always working on new integrations. Please feel free to open an issue and ask for an integration. Contributions are welcome in any official or community repositories.

Official

Community

Contributing

We are always happy to see new contributors to Coder. If you are new to the Coder codebase, we have a guide on how to get started. We'd love to see your contributions!

Hiring

Apply here if you're interested in joining our team.

Languages
Go 74.4%
TypeScript 23.5%
Shell 0.8%
HCL 0.4%
PLpgSQL 0.3%
Other 0.2%