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fix(go.d/docker): remove only the charts of the removed container - #24539
When a container goes away, removeContainerCharts marked every chart whose ID starts with container_<name> as obsolete. Removing foo also hit foo-bar (container_foo-bar_state, ...) and foo_state (container_foo_state_state, ...). Those containers stay in c.containers, so their charts never come back until go.d.plugin restarts.
This matches the exact chart IDs built from containerChartsTmpl instead of a prefix.
Test Plan
Added TestCollector_Collect_RemovesOnlyChartsOfRemovedContainer: it collects foo, foo-bar and foo_state, collects again without foo, and checks that only foo's charts are obsolete. On master it fails (the foo-bar and foo_state charts are marked obsolete too); with the fix it passes. go test ./plugin/go.d/collector/docker/... and go vet pass.
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The issue also lists other collectors with the same unsuffixed prefix match (ntpd, nvme, wireguard, ...). I kept this PR to docker.
I used Claude Code to write this change.
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Docker collector (go.d/docker).
Charts and docker_container_down / docker_container_unhealthy alerts of a running container no longer disappear when another container whose name is a prefix of its name (e.g. foo vs foo-bar) is removed.
Summary by cubic
Fixes#24230: the Docker collector no longer removes charts and alerts for running containers when a container with a prefix-matching name is removed.
removeContainerCharts matched chart IDs by the container_<name> prefix, so removing foo also marked the charts of foo-bar and foo_state as obsolete. Those containers stayed in c.containers, so their charts and docker_container_down / docker_container_unhealthy alerts never came back until the plugin restarted. It now matches the exact chart IDs built from containerChartsTmpl, and iterates every chart instead of using Charts().Get, which returns only the first match: a container removed and recreated before its old charts are pruned leaves two charts with the same ID.
Added TestCollector_Collect_RemovesOnlyChartsOfRemovedContainer, which collects foo, foo-bar, and foo_state, then removes foo and asserts only its charts are marked obsolete.
Note: other collectors (ntpd, nvme, wireguard, ...) share the same prefix-match pattern; this PR only fixes docker.
Written for commit 8d651bb. Summary will update on new commits.
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Bug Fixes
Fixed Docker chart cleanup so charts are marked obsolete only when their IDs exactly match the removed container. Charts for containers with similar names are no longer affected, and duplicate charts matching the removed container are also marked obsolete.
removeContainerCharts matched chart IDs by the "container_<name>" prefix,
so removing container "foo" also marked the charts of "foo-bar" (and of
"foo_state", via "container_foo_state_state") as obsolete. Those
containers stay in c.containers, so their charts were never re-created
until the plugin restarted.
Match the exact chart IDs built from the per-container templates instead.
Fixesnetdata#24230
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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The Docker collector now removes a container’s charts by exact generated chart ID rather than by prefix. A regression test checks that charts for containers with shared name prefixes remain after one container is removed.
Changes: Docker container chart removal
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Match exact container chart IDs src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/charts.go
removeContainerCharts matches chart IDs generated from the container chart templates.
Test removal with overlapping names src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collector_test.go
The mock client accepts custom container summaries. A regression test verifies that removing foo marks only its charts obsolete and leaves six charts for the other containers.
netdata/netdata#24402: Updates Kubernetes chart removal to match object kind and boundary, addressing a similar chart ownership matching issue.
Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 8d651
The change safely limits cleanup to the removed container’s charts, preserving charts and alerts for similarly named containers.
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Issue [#24230] requires removal of only the removed Docker container's charts. removeContainerCharts now builds exact IDs from containerChartsTmpl and checks every chart. The regression test cover…
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Issue [#24230] requires removal of only the removed Docker container's charts. removeContainerCharts now builds exact IDs from containerChartsTmpl and checks every chart. The regression test covers foo, foo-bar, and foo_state, and verifies that only foo charts become obsolete. This preserves charts and related alerts for running containers.
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The changes stay within [#24230]. Production code changes only the Docker collector. Test changes add mock container data and regression coverage for the Docker chart-removal behavior. No changes address the other collectors mentioned in the issue.
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1 issue found across 2 files
Confidence score: 3/5
In charts.go, removing and recreating a container before pruning can leave Charts.Get tracking the old same-ID chart instead of the new one, putting the recreated chart at risk during removal. Ensure lookup and removal handle duplicate chart IDs consistently.
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<file name="src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/charts.go">
<violation number="1" location="src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/charts.go:169">
P2: `Charts.Get` marks only the first matching entry, but `addContainerCharts` can append a new same-ID chart after an old entry was marked removed. If the container is removed and recreated before pruning, the next removal leaves the new chart active. Iterate all charts and compare each ID exactly.</violation>
</file>
Architecture diagram
sequenceDiagram
participant Plugin as go.d.plugin
participant Collector as Docker Collector
participant Charts as Chart Registry
participant DockerAPI as Docker API
participant Container as Container Runtime
Note over Plugin,Container: Runtime Architecture - Docker Collector Chart Management
Plugin->>Collector: Start collection cycle
Collector->>DockerAPI: List containers
DockerAPI-->>Collector: Container summaries (names, states)
Collector->>Collector: Detect container join/leave events
alt Container discovered (new)
Collector->>Collector: Build chart IDs from containerChartsTmpl
Collector->>Charts: Add chart (container_<name>_chart_id)
Charts-->>Collector: Chart registered
else Container removed
Collector->>Collector: Identify exact chart IDs for removed container
loop For each template in containerChartsTmpl
Collector->>Charts: Get chart ID (fmt.Sprintf(tmpl.ID, name))
alt Chart exists
Charts-->>Collector: Chart found
Collector->>Charts: MarkRemove() + MarkNotCreated()
else Chart does not exist
Charts-->>Collector: No chart (skip)
end
end
end
Collector->>Charts: Collect metric samples for active charts
Charts-->>Plugin: Chart data stream
alt Container still running (name collision case)
Note over Collector,Charts: Container "foo" removed, "foo-bar" still active
Collector->>Charts: Only exact "foo" charts marked obsolete
Collector->>Charts: "foo-bar" charts remain active
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Compare a projected expected chart map with the actual result.
The current test can pass if foo's charts are absent, because six surviving charts still satisfy the count. It also does not validate exact chart IDs and derives the obsolete expectation from each chart's actual label. Compare a map keyed by exact chart ID, with the expected container_name and obsolete state. This focused comparison is appropriate because other chart fields are unrelated to this regression.
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Review comment at @src/go/plugin/go.d/collector/docker/collector_test.go at line
813:
Update the chart assertion in this test to compare a projection of the actual
charts keyed by exact chart ID against an expected map containing each chart’s
expected container_name and obsolete state. Define expectations independently of
the actual chart labels so missing charts or incorrect IDs cannot pass through
the existing count check.
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Charts().Get returns only the first chart with an ID. A container that is
removed and recreated before its old charts are pruned has two charts with
the same ID, so check all of them.
Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <[email protected]>
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Summary
Fixes #24230
When a container goes away,
removeContainerChartsmarked every chart whose ID starts withcontainer_<name>as obsolete. Removingfooalso hitfoo-bar(container_foo-bar_state, ...) andfoo_state(container_foo_state_state, ...). Those containers stay inc.containers, so their charts never come back until go.d.plugin restarts.This matches the exact chart IDs built from
containerChartsTmplinstead of a prefix.Test Plan
Added
TestCollector_Collect_RemovesOnlyChartsOfRemovedContainer: it collectsfoo,foo-barandfoo_state, collects again withoutfoo, and checks that onlyfoo's charts are obsolete. On master it fails (thefoo-barandfoo_statecharts are marked obsolete too); with the fix it passes.go test ./plugin/go.d/collector/docker/...andgo vetpass.Additional Information
The issue also lists other collectors with the same unsuffixed prefix match (ntpd, nvme, wireguard, ...). I kept this PR to docker.
I used Claude Code to write this change.
For users: How does this change affect me?
docker_container_down/docker_container_unhealthyalerts of a running container no longer disappear when another container whose name is a prefix of its name (e.g.foovsfoo-bar) is removed.Summary by cubic
Fixes #24230: the Docker collector no longer removes charts and alerts for running containers when a container with a prefix-matching name is removed.
removeContainerChartsmatched chart IDs by thecontainer_<name>prefix, so removingfooalso marked the charts offoo-barandfoo_stateas obsolete. Those containers stayed inc.containers, so their charts anddocker_container_down/docker_container_unhealthyalerts never came back until the plugin restarted. It now matches the exact chart IDs built fromcontainerChartsTmpl, and iterates every chart instead of usingCharts().Get, which returns only the first match: a container removed and recreated before its old charts are pruned leaves two charts with the same ID.Added
TestCollector_Collect_RemovesOnlyChartsOfRemovedContainer, which collectsfoo,foo-bar, andfoo_state, then removesfooand asserts only its charts are marked obsolete.Note: other collectors (ntpd, nvme, wireguard, ...) share the same prefix-match pattern; this PR only fixes docker.
Written for commit 8d651bb. Summary will update on new commits.
Summary by CodeRabbit