Update the updated_at of a build while patching the trace

app/models/ci/build.rb

@@ -271,6 +271,7 @@ module Ci
 
     def append_trace(trace_part, offset)
       recreate_trace_dir
+      touch if needs_touch?
 
       trace_part = hide_secrets(trace_part)
 
@@ -280,6 +281,10 @@ module Ci
       end
     end
 
+    def needs_touch?
+      Time.now - updated_at > 15.minutes.to_i
+    end
+
     def trace_file_path
       if has_old_trace_file?
         old_path_to_trace

spec/requests/ci/api/builds_spec.rb

@@ -213,26 +213,102 @@ describe Ci::API::API do
       let(:build) { create(:ci_build, :pending, :trace, runner_id: runner.id) }
       let(:headers) { { Ci::API::Helpers::BUILD_TOKEN_HEADER => build.token, 'Content-Type' => 'text/plain' } }
       let(:headers_with_range) { headers.merge({ 'Content-Range' => '11-20' }) }
+      let(:update_interval) { 10.seconds.to_i }
+
+      def patch_the_trace(content = ' appended', request_headers = nil)
+        unless request_headers
+          offset = build.trace_length
+          limit = offset + content.length - 1
+          request_headers = headers.merge({ 'Content-Range' => "#{offset}-#{limit}" })
+        end
+
+        Timecop.travel(build.updated_at + update_interval) do
+          patch ci_api("/builds/#{build.id}/trace.txt"), content, request_headers
+          build.reload
+        end
+      end
+
+      def initial_patch_the_trace
+        patch_the_trace(' appended', headers_with_range)
+      end
+
+      def force_patch_the_trace
+        2.times { patch_the_trace('') }
+      end
 
       before do
         build.run!
-        patch ci_api("/builds/#{build.id}/trace.txt"), ' appended', headers_with_range
+        initial_patch_the_trace
       end
 
       context 'when request is valid' do
         it 'gets correct response' do
           expect(response.status).to eq 202
+          expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended'
           expect(response.header).to have_key 'Range'
           expect(response.header).to have_key 'Build-Status'
         end
 
-        it { expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended' }
+        context 'when build has been updated recently' do
+          it { expect{ patch_the_trace }.not_to change { build.updated_at }}
+
+          it 'changes the build trace' do
+            patch_the_trace
+
+            expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended appended'
+          end
+
+          context 'when Runner makes a force-patch' do
+            it { expect{ force_patch_the_trace }.not_to change { build.updated_at }}
+
+            it "doesn't change the build.trace" do
+              force_patch_the_trace
+
+              expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended'
+            end
+          end
+        end
+
+        context 'when build was not updated recently' do
+          let(:update_interval) { 15.minutes.to_i }
+
+          it { expect { patch_the_trace }.to change { build.updated_at } }
+
+          it 'changes the build.trace' do
+            patch_the_trace
+
+            expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended appended'
+          end
+
+          context 'when Runner makes a force-patch' do
+            it { expect { force_patch_the_trace }.to change { build.updated_at } }
+
+            it "doesn't change the build.trace" do
+              force_patch_the_trace
+
+              expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended'
+            end
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      context 'when Runner makes a force-patch' do
+        before do
+          force_patch_the_trace
+        end
+
+        it 'gets correct response' do
+          expect(response.status).to eq 202
+          expect(build.reload.trace).to eq 'BUILD TRACE appended'
+          expect(response.header).to have_key 'Range'
+          expect(response.header).to have_key 'Build-Status'
+        end
       end
 
       context 'when content-range start is too big' do
         let(:headers_with_range) { headers.merge({ 'Content-Range' => '15-20' }) }
 
-        it 'gets correct response' do
+        it 'gets 416 error response with range headers' do
           expect(response.status).to eq 416
           expect(response.header).to have_key 'Range'
           expect(response.header['Range']).to eq '0-11'
@@ -242,7 +318,7 @@ describe Ci::API::API do
       context 'when content-range start is too small' do
         let(:headers_with_range) { headers.merge({ 'Content-Range' => '8-20' }) }
 
-        it 'gets correct response' do
+        it 'gets 416 error response with range headers' do
           expect(response.status).to eq 416
           expect(response.header).to have_key 'Range'
           expect(response.header['Range']).to eq '0-11'
@@ -250,7 +326,7 @@ describe Ci::API::API do
       end
 
       context 'when Content-Range header is missing' do
-        let(:headers_with_range) { headers.merge({}) }
+        let(:headers_with_range) { headers }
 
         it { expect(response.status).to eq 400 }
       end