---
name: polish-backend
description: Fix Rust backend quality issues in Archipelago. Eliminates panics/unwraps, adds timeouts, implements connection pooling, fixes clippy warnings. Use when user says "polish backend", "fix unwraps", "backend quality", or "eliminate panics".
---

# Skill: Polish Backend Quality

Fix Rust backend quality issues: eliminate panics, add timeouts, implement connection pooling, fix clippy warnings. The backend must never crash in production.

## Priority 1: Eliminate Panics

### Find all unwrap/expect in production code
```bash
ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 "cd ~/archy && grep -rn 'unwrap()\|\.expect(' core/archipelago/src/ core/container/src/ core/security/src/ core/performance/src/ --include='*.rs' | grep -v test | grep -v '#\[test\]' | grep -v '_test.rs'"
```

### Fix patterns:

**Response builder unwraps** (handler.rs):
```rust
// BAD
Response::builder().body(body).unwrap()

// GOOD
Response::builder().body(body).map_err(|e| {
    tracing::error!("Failed to build response: {}", e);
    // Return a minimal 500 response
})?
```

**Socket address parsing** (main.rs):
```rust
// BAD
addr.parse().expect("Invalid bind address")

// GOOD
addr.parse().context("Invalid bind address")?
```

**TOTP secret creation** (totp.rs):
```rust
// BAD
TOTP::new(...).unwrap()

// GOOD
TOTP::new(...).map_err(|e| anyhow::anyhow!("Failed to create TOTP: {}", e))?
```

**Cosign URL parsing** (image_verifier.rs):
```rust
// BAD
sig_url.strip_prefix("cosign://").unwrap()

// GOOD
sig_url.strip_prefix("cosign://")
    .ok_or_else(|| anyhow::anyhow!("Invalid cosign URL format: {}", sig_url))?
```

## Priority 2: Add Timeouts

Every external call must have an explicit timeout:

```rust
// Container operations
tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(30), podman_operation()).await
    .context("Container operation timed out after 30s")??;

// HTTP calls (Bitcoin RPC, LND proxy)
let client = reqwest::Client::builder()
    .timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
    .build()?;

// Nostr operations
tokio::time::timeout(Duration::from_secs(15), nostr_publish()).await
    .context("Nostr publish timed out")?;
```

## Priority 3: Connection Pooling

Store a reusable `reqwest::Client` in `RpcHandler`:
```rust
pub struct RpcHandler {
    // ... existing fields
    http_client: reqwest::Client,
}

impl RpcHandler {
    pub fn new(...) -> Self {
        let http_client = reqwest::Client::builder()
            .timeout(Duration::from_secs(10))
            .pool_max_idle_per_host(5)
            .build()
            .expect("Failed to create HTTP client");
        // ...
    }
}
```

Use `self.http_client` everywhere instead of creating new clients per request.

## Priority 4: Fix Clippy Warnings

Run on dev server:
```bash
ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 "cd ~/archy && cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features 2>&1"
```

Known warnings to fix:
- `should_implement_trait`: Implement `FromStr` for `AppManifest`
- `get_first` → `.first()`
- `assign_op_pattern` → use `+=`
- `wildcard_in_or_patterns` → remove redundant `_`
- `redundant_field_names` → shorthand
- `very_complex_type` → type alias
- `if_else_collapse` → simplify

## Priority 5: Replace println with tracing

```bash
ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 "cd ~/archy && grep -rn 'println!\|eprintln!' core/ --include='*.rs' | grep -v test | grep -v target/"
```

Replace:
- `println!("...")` → `tracing::info!("...")`
- `eprintln!("...")` → `tracing::warn!("...")`

## Priority 6: Remove Dead Code

- Remove `#[allow(dead_code)]` annotations, verify if types are actually used
- Remove unused fields (e.g., `identity_dir` in NodeIdentity)
- Remove unused methods (e.g., `verify()`, `did_key()` in NodeIdentity)

## Verification

```bash
ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 "cd ~/archy && cargo clippy --all-targets --all-features 2>&1 | grep -c 'warning'"
# Should be 0

ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 "cd ~/archy && grep -rn 'unwrap()\|\.expect(' core/archipelago/src/ --include='*.rs' | grep -v test | grep -v '_test.rs' | wc -l"
# Should be 0 (or near-zero with justified exceptions)

ssh archipelago@192.168.1.228 "cd ~/archy && grep -rn 'println!\|eprintln!' core/ --include='*.rs' | grep -v test | grep -v target/ | wc -l"
# Should be 0
```

## Build & Deploy

All Rust changes MUST be built on the dev server, never macOS:
```bash
./scripts/deploy-to-target.sh --live
```

After deploy, verify:
```bash
ssh -i ~/.ssh/archipelago-deploy archipelago@192.168.1.228 "systemctl status archipelago && curl -s http://localhost:5678/health"
```