Optimize Deployment API that filters by updated_at

This commit optimizes some queries on Deployment API
that related to updated_at filter.

app/finders/deployments_finder.rb

@@ -16,14 +16,25 @@
 class DeploymentsFinder
   attr_reader :params
 
+  # Warning:
+  # These const are directly used in Deployment Rest API, thus
+  # modifying these values could implicity change the API interface or introduce a breaking change.
+  # Also, if you add a sort value, make sure that the new query will stay
+  # performant with the other filtering/sorting parameters.
+  # The composed query could be significantly slower when the filtering and sorting columns are different.
+  # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325627 for example.
   ALLOWED_SORT_VALUES = %w[id iid created_at updated_at ref finished_at].freeze
   DEFAULT_SORT_VALUE = 'id'
 
   ALLOWED_SORT_DIRECTIONS = %w[asc desc].freeze
   DEFAULT_SORT_DIRECTION = 'asc'
 
+  InefficientQueryError = Class.new(StandardError)
+
   def initialize(params = {})
     @params = params
+
+    validate!
   end
 
   def execute
@@ -38,6 +49,32 @@ class DeploymentsFinder
 
   private
 
+  def validate!
+    if filter_by_updated_at? && filter_by_finished_at?
+      raise InefficientQueryError, 'Both `updated_at` filter and `finished_at` filter can not be specified'
+    end
+
+    # Currently, the inefficient parameters are allowed in order to avoid breaking changes in Deployment API.
+    # We'll switch to a hard error in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/328500.
+    if (filter_by_updated_at? && !order_by_updated_at?) || (!filter_by_updated_at? && order_by_updated_at?)
+      Gitlab::ErrorTracking.track_and_raise_for_dev_exception(
+        InefficientQueryError.new('`updated_at` filter and `updated_at` sorting must be paired')
+      )
+    end
+
+    if (filter_by_finished_at? && !order_by_finished_at?) || (!filter_by_finished_at? && order_by_finished_at?)
+      raise InefficientQueryError, '`finished_at` filter and `finished_at` sorting must be paired'
+    end
+
+    if filter_by_finished_at? && !filter_by_successful_deployment?
+      raise InefficientQueryError, '`finished_at` filter must be combined with `success` status filter.'
+    end
+
+    if params[:environment].present? && !params[:project].present?
+      raise InefficientQueryError, '`environment` filter must be combined with `project` scope.'
+    end
+  end
+
   def init_collection
     if params[:project].present?
       params[:project].deployments
@@ -49,6 +86,8 @@ class DeploymentsFinder
   end
 
   def sort(items)
+    sort_params = build_sort_params
+    optimize_sort_params!(sort_params)
     items.order(sort_params) # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
   end
 
@@ -67,8 +106,8 @@ class DeploymentsFinder
   end
 
   def by_environment(items)
-    if params[:environment].present?
-      items.for_environment_name(params[:environment])
+    if params[:project].present? && params[:environment].present?
+      items.for_environment_name(params[:project], params[:environment])
     else
       items
     end
@@ -84,14 +123,58 @@ class DeploymentsFinder
     items.for_status(params[:status])
   end
 
-  def sort_params
+  def build_sort_params
     order_by = ALLOWED_SORT_VALUES.include?(params[:order_by]) ? params[:order_by] : DEFAULT_SORT_VALUE
     order_direction = ALLOWED_SORT_DIRECTIONS.include?(params[:sort]) ? params[:sort] : DEFAULT_SORT_DIRECTION
 
-    { order_by => order_direction }.tap do |sort_values|
-      sort_values['id'] = 'desc' if sort_values['updated_at']
-      sort_values['id'] = sort_values.delete('created_at') if sort_values['created_at'] # Sorting by `id` produces the same result as sorting by `created_at`
+    { order_by => order_direction }
+  end
+
+  def optimize_sort_params!(sort_params)
+    # Implicitly enforce the ordering when filtered by `updated_at` column for performance optimization.
+    # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/325627#note_552417509.
+    # We remove this in https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/328500.
+    if filter_by_updated_at? && implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter?
+      sort_params.replace('updated_at' => sort_params.each_value.first)
     end
+
+    if sort_params['created_at'] || sort_params['iid']
+      # Sorting by `id` produces the same result as sorting by `created_at` or `iid`
+      sort_params.replace(id: sort_params.each_value.first)
+    elsif sort_params['updated_at']
+      # This adds the order as a tie-breaker when multiple rows have the same updated_at value.
+      # See https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/20848.
+      sort_params.merge!(id: :desc)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def filter_by_updated_at?
+    params[:updated_before].present? || params[:updated_after].present?
+  end
+
+  def filter_by_finished_at?
+    params[:finished_before].present? || params[:finished_after].present?
+  end
+
+  def filter_by_successful_deployment?
+    params[:status].to_s == 'success'
+  end
+
+  def order_by_updated_at?
+    params[:order_by].to_s == 'updated_at'
+  end
+
+  def order_by_finished_at?
+    params[:order_by].to_s == 'finished_at'
+  end
+
+  def implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter?
+    return false unless params[:project].present?
+
+    ::Feature.enabled?(
+      :deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter,
+      params[:project],
+      default_enabled: :yaml)
   end
 
   # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord

app/models/deployment.rb

@@ -32,8 +32,8 @@ class Deployment < ApplicationRecord
   delegate :kubernetes_namespace, to: :deployment_cluster, allow_nil: true
 
   scope :for_environment, -> (environment) { where(environment_id: environment) }
-  scope :for_environment_name, -> (name) do
-    joins(:environment).where(environments: { name: name })
+  scope :for_environment_name, -> (project, name) do
+    where(environment_id: Environment.select(:id).where(project: project, name: name))
   end
 
   scope :for_status, -> (status) { where(status: status) }

changelogs/unreleased/optimize-deployment-finder.yml

+---
+title: Recreate index for deployments updated_at and finished_at
+merge_request: 59771
+author:
+type: performance

config/feature_flags/development/deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter.yml

+---
+name: deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter
+introduced_by_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/59771
+rollout_issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/329286
+milestone: '13.12'
+type: development
+group: group::release
+default_enabled: false

db/migrate/20210420210642_recreate_index_for_project_deployments_with_environment_id_and_date_at.rb

+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+# This migration recreates the index that introduced in 20210326035553_add_index_for_project_deployments_with_environment_id_and_updated_at.rb.
+class RecreateIndexForProjectDeploymentsWithEnvironmentIdAndDateAt < ActiveRecord::Migration[6.0]
+  include Gitlab::Database::MigrationHelpers
+
+  DOWNTIME = false
+
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  OLD_INDEX_NAME = 'index_deployments_on_project_and_environment_and_updated_at'
+  NEW_INDEX_NAME = 'index_deployments_on_project_and_environment_and_updated_at_id'
+
+  def up
+    add_concurrent_index :deployments, [:project_id, :environment_id, :updated_at, :id], name: NEW_INDEX_NAME
+    remove_concurrent_index_by_name :deployments, OLD_INDEX_NAME
+  end
+
+  def down
+    add_concurrent_index :deployments, [:project_id, :environment_id, :updated_at], name: OLD_INDEX_NAME
+    remove_concurrent_index_by_name :deployments, NEW_INDEX_NAME
+  end
+end

db/schema_migrations/20210420210642

+b7f75e3b443bfcb1aea812ad1682a31a99021f41ef4d47bdf600437db6f4f2f3
\ No newline at end of file

db/structure.sql

@@ -22718,7 +22718,7 @@ CREATE INDEX index_deployments_on_id_and_status_and_created_at ON deployments US
 
 CREATE INDEX index_deployments_on_id_where_cluster_id_present ON deployments USING btree (id) WHERE (cluster_id IS NOT NULL);
 
-CREATE INDEX index_deployments_on_project_and_environment_and_updated_at ON deployments USING btree (project_id, environment_id, updated_at);
+CREATE INDEX index_deployments_on_project_and_environment_and_updated_at_id ON deployments USING btree (project_id, environment_id, updated_at, id);
 
 CREATE INDEX index_deployments_on_project_and_finished ON deployments USING btree (project_id, finished_at) WHERE (status = 2);
 

ee/lib/api/analytics/project_deployment_frequency.rb

@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ module API
               project: user_project,
               environment: environment_name,
               finished_after: start_date,
-              finished_before: end_date
+              finished_before: end_date,
+              status: :success,
+              order_by: :finished_at
             ).execute
           end
         end

ee/lib/gitlab/analytics/cycle_analytics/summary/group/deploy.rb

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ module Gitlab
             # rubocop: disable CodeReuse/ActiveRecord
             def deployment_count_via_finder
               deployments = DeploymentsFinder
-                .new(group: group, finished_after: options[:from], finished_before: options[:to], status: :success)
+                .new(group: group, finished_after: options[:from], finished_before: options[:to], status: :success, order_by: :finished_at)
                 .execute
 
               deployments = deployments.where(project_id: options[:projects]) if options[:projects].present?

lib/api/deployments.rb

@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ module API
             .execute.with_api_entity_associations
 
         present paginate(deployments), with: Entities::Deployment
+      rescue DeploymentsFinder::InefficientQueryError => e
+        bad_request!(e.message)
       end
 
       desc 'Gets a specific deployment' do

lib/gitlab/cycle_analytics/summary/deploy.rb

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ module Gitlab
 
         def deployments_count
           DeploymentsFinder
-            .new(project: @project, finished_after: @from, finished_before: @to, status: :success)
+            .new(project: @project, finished_after: @from, finished_before: @to, status: :success, order_by: :finished_at)
             .execute
             .count
         end

spec/finders/deployments_finder_spec.rb

@@ -5,6 +5,58 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 RSpec.describe DeploymentsFinder do
   subject { described_class.new(params).execute }
 
+  describe "validation" do
+    context 'when both updated_at and finished_at filters are specified' do
+      let(:params) { { updated_before: 1.day.ago, finished_before: 1.day.ago } }
+
+      it 'raises an error' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(
+          described_class::InefficientQueryError,
+          'Both `updated_at` filter and `finished_at` filter can not be specified')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when updated_at filter and id sorting' do
+      let(:params) { { updated_before: 1.day.ago, order_by: :id } }
+
+      it 'raises an error' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(
+          described_class::InefficientQueryError,
+          '`updated_at` filter and `updated_at` sorting must be paired')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when finished_at filter and id sorting' do
+      let(:params) { { finished_before: 1.day.ago, order_by: :id } }
+
+      it 'raises an error' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(
+          described_class::InefficientQueryError,
+          '`finished_at` filter and `finished_at` sorting must be paired')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when finished_at filter with failed status filter' do
+      let(:params) { { finished_before: 1.day.ago, order_by: :finished_at, status: :failed } }
+
+      it 'raises an error' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(
+          described_class::InefficientQueryError,
+          '`finished_at` filter must be combined with `success` status filter.')
+      end
+    end
+
+    context 'when environment filter with non-project scope' do
+      let(:params) { { environment: 'production' } }
+
+      it 'raises an error' do
+        expect { subject }.to raise_error(
+          described_class::InefficientQueryError,
+          '`environment` filter must be combined with `project` scope.')
+      end
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "#execute" do
     context 'when project or group is missing' do
       let(:params) { {} }
@@ -20,13 +72,24 @@ RSpec.describe DeploymentsFinder do
 
       describe 'filtering' do
         context 'when updated_at filters are specified' do
-          let(:params) { { **base_params, updated_before: 1.day.ago, updated_after: 3.days.ago } }
-          let!(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 2.days.ago) }
-          let!(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 4.days.ago) }
-          let!(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 1.hour.ago) }
+          let_it_be(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 48.hours.ago) }
+          let_it_be(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 47.hours.ago) }
+          let_it_be(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 4.days.ago) }
+          let_it_be(:deployment_4) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, updated_at: 1.hour.ago) }
+          let(:params) { { **base_params, updated_before: 1.day.ago, updated_after: 3.days.ago, order_by: :updated_at } }
 
           it 'returns deployments with matched updated_at' do
-            is_expected.to match_array([deployment_1])
+            is_expected.to match_array([deployment_2, deployment_1])
+          end
+
+          context 'when deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter feature flag is disabled' do
+            before do
+              stub_feature_flags(deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter: false)
+            end
+
+            it 'returns deployments with matched updated_at' do
+              is_expected.to match_array([deployment_1, deployment_2])
+            end
           end
         end
 
@@ -72,30 +135,34 @@ RSpec.describe DeploymentsFinder do
 
         let(:params) { { **base_params, order_by: order_by, sort: sort } }
 
-        let!(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, iid: 11, ref: 'master', created_at: 2.days.ago, updated_at: Time.now, finished_at: Time.now) }
-        let!(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, iid: 12, ref: 'feature', created_at: 1.day.ago, updated_at: 2.hours.ago, finished_at: 2.hours.ago) }
-        let!(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, iid: 8, ref: 'video', created_at: Time.now, updated_at: 1.hour.ago, finished_at: 1.hour.ago) }
+        let!(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, ref: 'master', created_at: 2.days.ago, updated_at: Time.now, finished_at: Time.now) }
+        let!(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, ref: 'feature', created_at: 1.day.ago, updated_at: 2.hours.ago, finished_at: 2.hours.ago) }
+        let!(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, ref: 'video', created_at: Time.now, updated_at: 1.hour.ago, finished_at: 1.hour.ago) }
 
         where(:order_by, :sort, :ordered_deployments) do
           'created_at'  | 'asc'  | [:deployment_1, :deployment_2, :deployment_3]
           'created_at'  | 'desc' | [:deployment_3, :deployment_2, :deployment_1]
           'id'          | 'asc'  | [:deployment_1, :deployment_2, :deployment_3]
           'id'          | 'desc' | [:deployment_3, :deployment_2, :deployment_1]
-          'iid'         | 'asc'  | [:deployment_3, :deployment_1, :deployment_2]
-          'iid'         | 'desc' | [:deployment_2, :deployment_1, :deployment_3]
+          'iid'         | 'asc'  | [:deployment_1, :deployment_2, :deployment_3]
+          'iid'         | 'desc' | [:deployment_3, :deployment_2, :deployment_1]
           'ref'         | 'asc'  | [:deployment_2, :deployment_1, :deployment_3]
           'ref'         | 'desc' | [:deployment_3, :deployment_1, :deployment_2]
-          'updated_at'  | 'asc'  | [:deployment_2, :deployment_3, :deployment_1]
-          'updated_at'  | 'desc' | [:deployment_1, :deployment_3, :deployment_2]
-          'finished_at' | 'asc'  | [:deployment_2, :deployment_3, :deployment_1]
-          'finished_at' | 'desc' | [:deployment_1, :deployment_3, :deployment_2]
+          'updated_at'  | 'asc'  | described_class::InefficientQueryError
+          'updated_at'  | 'desc' | described_class::InefficientQueryError
+          'finished_at' | 'asc'  | described_class::InefficientQueryError
+          'finished_at' | 'desc' | described_class::InefficientQueryError
           'invalid'     | 'asc'  | [:deployment_1, :deployment_2, :deployment_3]
-          'iid'         | 'err'  | [:deployment_3, :deployment_1, :deployment_2]
+          'iid'         | 'err'  | [:deployment_1, :deployment_2, :deployment_3]
         end
 
         with_them do
           it 'returns the deployments ordered' do
-            expect(subject).to eq(ordered_deployments.map { |name| public_send(name) })
+            if ordered_deployments == described_class::InefficientQueryError
+              expect { subject }.to raise_error(described_class::InefficientQueryError)
+            else
+              expect(subject).to eq(ordered_deployments.map { |name| public_send(name) })
+            end
           end
         end
       end
@@ -112,8 +179,20 @@ RSpec.describe DeploymentsFinder do
         end
       end
 
-      describe 'tie-breaker for `finished_at` sorting' do
-        let(:params) { { **base_params, order_by: 'updated_at', sort: 'asc' } }
+      describe 'transform `iid` sorting to `id` sorting' do
+        let(:params) { { **base_params, order_by: 'iid', sort: 'asc' } }
+
+        it 'sorts by only one column' do
+          expect(subject.order_values.size).to eq(1)
+        end
+
+        it 'sorts by `id`' do
+          expect(subject.order_values.first.to_sql).to eq(Deployment.arel_table[:id].asc.to_sql)
+        end
+      end
+
+      describe 'tie-breaker for `updated_at` sorting' do
+        let(:params) { { **base_params, updated_after: 1.day.ago, order_by: 'updated_at', sort: 'asc' } }
 
         it 'sorts by two columns' do
           expect(subject.order_values.size).to eq(2)
@@ -136,25 +215,56 @@ RSpec.describe DeploymentsFinder do
         end
       end
 
+      describe 'enforce sorting to `updated_at` sorting' do
+        let(:params) { { **base_params, updated_before: 1.day.ago, order_by: 'id', sort: 'asc' } }
+
+        before do
+          allow(Gitlab::ErrorTracking).to receive(:track_and_raise_for_dev_exception)
+        end
+
+        it 'sorts by only one column' do
+          expect(subject.order_values.size).to eq(2)
+        end
+
+        it 'sorts by `updated_at`' do
+          expect(subject.order_values.first.to_sql).to eq(Deployment.arel_table[:updated_at].asc.to_sql)
+          expect(subject.order_values.second.to_sql).to eq(Deployment.arel_table[:id].desc.to_sql)
+        end
+
+        context 'when deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter feature flag is disabled' do
+          before do
+            stub_feature_flags(deployments_finder_implicitly_enforce_ordering_for_updated_at_filter: false)
+          end
+
+          it 'sorts by only one column' do
+            expect(subject.order_values.size).to eq(1)
+          end
+
+          it 'sorts by `id`' do
+            expect(subject.order_values.first.to_sql).to eq(Deployment.arel_table[:id].asc.to_sql)
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
       context 'when filtering by finished time' do
         let!(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, finished_at: 2.days.ago) }
         let!(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, finished_at: 4.days.ago) }
         let!(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, finished_at: 5.hours.ago) }
 
         context 'when filtering by finished_after and finished_before' do
-          let(:params) { { **base_params, finished_after: 3.days.ago, finished_before: 1.day.ago } }
+          let(:params) { { **base_params, finished_after: 3.days.ago, finished_before: 1.day.ago, status: :success, order_by: :finished_at } }
 
           it { is_expected.to match_array([deployment_1]) }
         end
 
         context 'when the finished_before parameter is missing' do
-          let(:params) { { **base_params, finished_after: 3.days.ago } }
+          let(:params) { { **base_params, finished_after: 3.days.ago, status: :success, order_by: :finished_at } }
 
           it { is_expected.to match_array([deployment_1, deployment_3]) }
         end
 
         context 'when finished_after is missing' do
-          let(:params) { { **base_params, finished_before: 3.days.ago } }
+          let(:params) { { **base_params, finished_before: 3.days.ago, status: :success, order_by: :finished_at } }
 
           it { is_expected.to match_array([deployment_2]) }
         end
@@ -188,10 +298,6 @@ RSpec.describe DeploymentsFinder do
           'iid'         | 'desc'
           'ref'         | 'asc'
           'ref'         | 'desc'
-          'updated_at'  | 'asc'
-          'updated_at'  | 'desc'
-          'finished_at' | 'asc'
-          'finished_at' | 'desc'
           'invalid'     | 'asc'
           'iid'         | 'err'
         end

spec/models/deployment_spec.rb

@@ -72,6 +72,35 @@ RSpec.describe Deployment do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '.for_environment_name' do
+    subject { described_class.for_environment_name(project, environment_name) }
+
+    let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
+    let_it_be(:production) { create(:environment, :production, project: project) }
+    let_it_be(:staging) { create(:environment, :staging, project: project) }
+    let_it_be(:other_project) { create(:project, :repository) }
+    let_it_be(:other_production) { create(:environment, :production, project: other_project) }
+    let(:environment_name) { production.name }
+
+    context 'when deployment belongs to the environment' do
+      let!(:deployment) { create(:deployment, project: project, environment: production) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to eq([deployment]) }
+    end
+
+    context 'when deployment belongs to the same project but different environment name' do
+      let!(:deployment) { create(:deployment, project: project, environment: staging) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_empty }
+    end
+
+    context 'when deployment belongs to the same environment name but different project' do
+      let!(:deployment) { create(:deployment, project: other_project, environment: other_production) }
+
+      it { is_expected.to be_empty }
+    end
+  end
+
   describe '.success' do
     subject { described_class.success }
 

spec/requests/api/deployments_spec.rb

@@ -12,9 +12,11 @@ RSpec.describe API::Deployments do
 
   describe 'GET /projects/:id/deployments' do
     let_it_be(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
-    let_it_be(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, iid: 11, ref: 'master', created_at: Time.now, updated_at: Time.now) }
-    let_it_be(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, iid: 12, ref: 'master', created_at: 1.day.ago, updated_at: 2.hours.ago) }
-    let_it_be(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, iid: 8, ref: 'master', created_at: 2.days.ago, updated_at: 1.hour.ago) }
+    let_it_be(:production) { create(:environment, :production, project: project) }
+    let_it_be(:staging) { create(:environment, :staging, project: project) }
+    let_it_be(:deployment_1) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, environment: production, ref: 'master', created_at: Time.now, updated_at: Time.now) }
+    let_it_be(:deployment_2) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, environment: staging, ref: 'master', created_at: 1.day.ago, updated_at: 2.hours.ago) }
+    let_it_be(:deployment_3) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project, environment: staging, ref: 'master', created_at: 2.days.ago, updated_at: 1.hour.ago) }
 
     def perform_request(params = {})
       get api("/projects/#{project.id}/deployments", user), params: params
@@ -36,17 +38,26 @@ RSpec.describe API::Deployments do
 
       context 'with updated_at filters specified' do
         it 'returns projects deployments with last update in specified datetime range' do
-          perform_request({ updated_before: 30.minutes.ago, updated_after: 90.minutes.ago })
+          perform_request({ updated_before: 30.minutes.ago, updated_after: 90.minutes.ago, order_by: :updated_at })
 
           expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:ok)
           expect(response).to include_pagination_headers
           expect(json_response.first['id']).to eq(deployment_3.id)
         end
+
+        context 'when forbidden order_by is specified' do
+          it 'returns projects deployments with last update in specified datetime range' do
+            perform_request({ updated_before: 30.minutes.ago, updated_after: 90.minutes.ago, order_by: :id })
+
+            expect(response).to have_gitlab_http_status(:bad_request)
+            expect(json_response['message']).to include('`updated_at` filter and `updated_at` sorting must be paired')
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       context 'with the environment filter specifed' do
         it 'returns deployments for the environment' do
-          perform_request({ environment: deployment_1.environment.name })
+          perform_request({ environment: production.name })
 
           expect(json_response.size).to eq(1)
           expect(json_response.first['iid']).to eq(deployment_1.iid)
@@ -68,7 +79,7 @@ RSpec.describe API::Deployments do
         end
 
         it 'returns ordered deployments' do
-          expect(json_response.map { |i| i['id'] }).to eq([deployment_2.id, deployment_1.id, deployment_3.id])
+          expect(json_response.map { |i| i['id'] }).to eq([deployment_3.id, deployment_2.id, deployment_1.id])
         end
 
         context 'with invalid order_by' do
@@ -475,7 +486,7 @@ RSpec.describe API::Deployments do
       let(:project) { create(:project, :repository) }
       let!(:deployment) { create(:deployment, :success, project: project) }
 
-      subject { get api("/projects/#{project.id}/deployments?order_by=updated_at&sort=asc", user) }
+      subject { get api("/projects/#{project.id}/deployments?order_by=id&sort=asc", user) }
 
       it 'succeeds', :aggregate_failures do
         subject