Remove the deferred FK validation API and unused backend bulk helpers
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Overview
Remove the deferred FK validation API and the backend bulk-write helpers that no Morango code calls after the streaming deserialization migration.
Background & Motivation
#392 replaced legacy deserialization with the streaming pipeline in morango/sync/stream/deserialize.py. The removed legacy code was the only caller of the following. Each one now has no caller in Morango outside its own definition and tests:
| Item | Location | Remaining users in Morango |
|---|---|---|
SyncableModel.deferred_clean_fields |
morango/models/core.py |
test_deferred_clean_fields in tests/testapp/tests/models/test_core.py |
ForeignKeyReference |
morango/models/core.py |
deferred_clean_fields only |
TemporaryTable |
morango/sync/backends/utils.py |
none |
_bulk_full_record_upsert |
morango/sync/backends/base.py, postgres.py, sqlite.py |
none |
_bulk_update |
morango/sync/backends/base.py, postgres.py, sqlite.py |
none |
The design spec for #392 kept them on purpose, to keep the SyncableModel API stable in that PR. A search of learningequality/kolibri (develop) finds no use of any of them. The one _bulk_update match, in kolibri/core/attendance/test/test_api.py, is unrelated to these backend helpers.
User Story / Use Case
As a Morango maintainer,
I want the code that the deserialization path no longer uses to be gone,
So that readers do not mistake it for a live code path, and we do not maintain it for each database backend.
Description & Expected Outcomes
- The five items above no longer exist, and neither do the tests that only exercise them.
- Imports that only these items used are removed.
- The
0.9.0section ofCHANGELOG.mdlists each removed public name, like the other removals in that release.
If you find a caller that we missed, keep that item and record the reason in the PR.
Value Add & Impact
- Less dead code in the sync backends. The backends hold SQL for each database, which makes unused code there costly to read and to change.
deferred_clean_fieldsno longer suggests a supported way to validate FKs that nothing in Morango uses.
Deliverables & Contracts
- Remove
SyncableModel.deferred_clean_fieldsandForeignKeyReference. - Remove
TemporaryTable. - Remove
_bulk_full_record_upsertand_bulk_updatefrom the base, PostgreSQL and SQLite backends. - Add the removals to the
0.9.0changelog.
Acceptance Criteria
- A search of
morango/andtests/finds none of the five names. -
CHANGELOG.mdlists the removals under0.9.0. -
make testpasses on SQLite and PostgreSQL. -
prek run --all-filespasses.
Technical Pointers & Architecture
- Target Components / Context:
morango/models/core.py,morango/sync/backends/. - Related Patterns: #392 removed the legacy deserialization path in the same way, with changelog entries under
0.9.0. - Data Model & Schema Considerations: None. No model fields or migrations change.
- Resilience & Failure Modes: None at runtime, since nothing calls this code.
Notes & Tradeoffs
- Dependencies: Blocked by #392. Do this before
0.9.0ships, so that all the removals land in one release. - Related: #394.
morango/sync/backends/postgres.pyandsqlite.pyare excluded from ruff, so the hooks will not flag imports that become unused there. Check those files by hand. - Testing Requirements: Run the full suite on both databases, because the backend helpers differ for each database.
- Tradeoffs & Alternatives Considered: Keeping the items for external callers was considered. No Kolibri use exists, and
0.9.0already removes other private deserialization APIs.
Metadata
Complexity: Low
Target Branch: release-v0.9.x
Labels: TAG: tech update / debt
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Drafted with Claude Code from review feedback on #392. Claude searched Morango for the remaining callers of each item, and searched Kolibri on GitHub for external use. I chose to track this as a separate issue instead of expanding #392.
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