fix(server): dispatch each cron trigger exactly once (#22113)

## Problem

App/logic-function crons occasionally fire **twice, ~1 minute apart**.
The most visible symptom is a notification cron sending the same Discord
DM (or channel post) at e.g. `17:00` and again at `17:01`.

## Root cause

`CronTriggerCronJob` runs every minute (`* * * * *`) and re-dispatches
any logic function whose pattern is "due" according to `shouldRunNow`:

```ts
const diff = Math.abs(prevTriggerDate.getTime() - now.getTime());
return diff < rootCronIntervalMs; // 60_000
```

The detection window (`60_000ms`) is **equal to** the 60s tick interval.
So when a root tick drifts across a minute boundary (runs slightly
early/late, or BullMQ fires a catch-up), two adjacent ticks can both see
the *same* trigger as "within the last 60s" and each enqueue a
`LogicFunctionTriggerJob`. The dispatch isn't idempotent, so the
function runs twice.

## Fix

Make dispatch idempotent, keyed on the trigger itself:

- New `getMatchingTriggerTimestamp(pattern, now)` returns the epoch-ms
of the matched trigger (stable regardless of *when* within the window
the root job runs), or `null`. `shouldRunNow` now delegates to it —
behaviour unchanged.
- Before enqueuing, `CronTriggerCronJob` claims a
`logic-function-cron:{workspace}:{function}:{triggerTs}` key in the
`EngineLock` cache. A second tick that resolves to the same trigger
finds the key and skips.

Distinct triggers always have distinct timestamps (hence distinct keys),
so a later legitimate run is never suppressed. The TTL (2 min) only
needs to outlive the detection window.

## Notes

- `WorkflowCronTriggerCronJob` uses the same `shouldRunNow` pattern and
has the same latent double-dispatch; left out of this PR to keep it
focused, but the new helper makes the same guard a small follow-up.
- The cache `get`-then-`set` isn't atomic; for the observed failure mode
(ticks ~1 min apart, sequential) it's reliable. A Redis `SET NX` would
also close the rare concurrent-multi-instance race.

## Test plan

- [x] `should-run-now.utils.spec.ts` extended: two ticks within one
window resolve to the same timestamp; out-of-window and invalid patterns
return `null`. All 8 pass.
- [x] `oxlint --type-aware` + `oxfmt` clean on changed files.

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Charles Bochet
2026-06-24 19:14:19 +02:00
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import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
import { CronTriggerDeduplicationService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/cron/services/cron-trigger-deduplication.service';
@Module({
providers: [CronTriggerDeduplicationService],
exports: [CronTriggerDeduplicationService],
})
export class CronModule {}
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import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
import { CronExpressionParser } from 'cron-parser';
import { InjectCacheStorage } from 'src/engine/core-modules/cache-storage/decorators/cache-storage.decorator';
import { CacheStorageService } from 'src/engine/core-modules/cache-storage/services/cache-storage.service';
import { CacheStorageNamespace } from 'src/engine/core-modules/cache-storage/types/cache-storage-namespace.enum';
const ROOT_CRON_INTERVAL_MS = 60_000;
const CRON_DISPATCH_DEDUP_TTL_MS = 2 * 60_000;
@Injectable()
export class CronTriggerDeduplicationService {
constructor(
@InjectCacheStorage(CacheStorageNamespace.EngineLock)
private readonly cacheStorageService: CacheStorageService,
) {}
async shouldDispatch(
keyPrefix: string,
pattern: string,
now: Date,
): Promise<boolean> {
let lastTriggerTimestamp: number;
try {
lastTriggerTimestamp = CronExpressionParser.parse(pattern, {
currentDate: now,
})
.prev()
.getTime();
} catch {
return false;
}
const isDueWithinThisTick =
now.getTime() - lastTriggerTimestamp < ROOT_CRON_INTERVAL_MS;
if (!isDueWithinThisTick) {
return false;
}
const dedupKey = `${keyPrefix}:${lastTriggerTimestamp}`;
return this.cacheStorageService.acquireLock(
dedupKey,
CRON_DISPATCH_DEDUP_TTL_MS,
);
}
}