Merge branch 'tc-cache-trackable-attributes' into 'master'

Limit User's trackable attributes to update at most once/hour

Closes #22068

See merge request !11053

app/models/user.rb

@@ -40,6 +40,17 @@ class User < ActiveRecord::Base
   devise :lockable, :recoverable, :rememberable, :trackable,
     :validatable, :omniauthable, :confirmable, :registerable
 
+  # Override Devise::Models::Trackable#update_tracked_fields!
+  # to limit database writes to at most once every hour
+  def update_tracked_fields!(request)
+    update_tracked_fields(request)
+
+    lease = Gitlab::ExclusiveLease.new("user_update_tracked_fields:#{id}", timeout: 1.hour.to_i)
+    return unless lease.try_obtain
+
+    save(validate: false)
+  end
+
   attr_accessor :force_random_password
 
   # Virtual attribute for authenticating by either username or email

changelogs/unreleased/tc-cache-trackable-attributes.yml

+---
+title: "Limit User's trackable attributes, like `current_sign_in_at`, to update at most once/hour"
+merge_request: 11053
+author:

spec/features/groups/members/sorting_spec.rb

@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ feature 'Groups > Members > Sorting', feature: true do
     expect(page).to have_css('.member-sort-dropdown .dropdown-toggle-text', text: 'Name, descending')
   end
 
-  scenario 'sorts by recent sign in' do
+  scenario 'sorts by recent sign in', :redis do
     visit_members_list(sort: :recent_sign_in)
 
     expect(first_member).to include(owner.name)
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ feature 'Groups > Members > Sorting', feature: true do
     expect(page).to have_css('.member-sort-dropdown .dropdown-toggle-text', text: 'Recent sign in')
   end
 
-  scenario 'sorts by oldest sign in' do
+  scenario 'sorts by oldest sign in', :redis do
     visit_members_list(sort: :oldest_sign_in)
 
     expect(first_member).to include(developer.name)

spec/models/user_spec.rb

@@ -344,6 +344,35 @@ describe User, models: true do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#update_tracked_fields!', :redis do
+    let(:request) { OpenStruct.new(remote_ip: "127.0.0.1") }
+    let(:user) { create(:user) }
+
+    it 'writes trackable attributes' do
+      expect do
+        user.update_tracked_fields!(request)
+      end.to change { user.reload.current_sign_in_at }
+    end
+
+    it 'does not write trackable attributes when called a second time within the hour' do
+      user.update_tracked_fields!(request)
+
+      expect do
+        user.update_tracked_fields!(request)
+      end.not_to change { user.reload.current_sign_in_at }
+    end
+
+    it 'writes trackable attributes for a different user' do
+      user2 = create(:user)
+
+      user.update_tracked_fields!(request)
+
+      expect do
+        user2.update_tracked_fields!(request)
+      end.to change { user2.reload.current_sign_in_at }
+    end
+  end
+
   shared_context 'user keys' do
     let(:user) { create(:user) }
     let!(:key) { create(:key, user: user) }