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Return JSON current-time when GTFS is unready - #1463

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Summary

  • current-time no longer returns a plain-text HTTP 503 while GTFS is indexing. The server clock does not depend on a loaded feed, so this path always returns HTTP 200 and the OBA JSON envelope. Readiness stays on /healthz.
  • Envelope currentTime and data.entry.time are now stamped from the same clock sample, so they cannot disagree by a few milliseconds.

Spec discrepancy

Most /api/where handlers fail closed when GTFS is unready. This endpoint is the exception on purpose: the wiki's current-time guarantees are HTTP 200 + JSON envelope. /healthz still reports 503 during indexing.

Test plan

  • GET /api/where/current-time.json while GTFS is unready returns HTTP 200 JSON, not 503
  • currentTime equals data.entry.time
  • readableTime timezone behaviour is unchanged
  • /healthz still returns 503 while GTFS is indexing

Fixes #1457

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Current-time responses are now returned even when transit data is unavailable.
    • Current-time responses use a consistent timestamp across the response and its data.
    • Readable time values now fall back to UTC when transit or database information is unavailable.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for unavailable transit data, UTC fallback behavior, and consistent timestamp handling.

current-time sampled the clock twice and returned a plain-text 503
while indexing. Readiness belongs on /healthz; clients always get
the OBA envelope, with currentTime matching entry.time.

Fixes OneBusAway#1457
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The response model now supports explicit timestamps. The current-time handler uses one clock sample, returns the JSON envelope when GTFS is unready, and falls back to UTC when agency data is unavailable.

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Current-time response consistency

Layer / File(s) Summary
Explicit response timestamp helpers
internal/models/response.go, internal/models/response_test.go
Response constructors delegate to NewOKResponseAt and NewResponseAt. The helpers set CurrentTime from the provided instant. Tests verify the fixed timestamp and response metadata.
Current-time handler flow
internal/restapi/current_time_handler.go, internal/restapi/current_time_handler_test.go
The handler no longer returns HTTP 503 when GTFS is unready. It uses UTC when GTFS data is unavailable and reuses one clock sample for the envelope and entry timestamps. Tests cover these behaviors.

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Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: ahmedhossamdev

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sequenceDiagram
  participant Client
  participant currentTimeHandler
  participant api.Clock
  participant ResponseHelpers
  Client->>currentTimeHandler: Request current-time endpoint
  currentTimeHandler->>api.Clock: Read one instant
  currentTimeHandler->>ResponseHelpers: Build envelope with sampled instant
  ResponseHelpers-->>currentTimeHandler: Return matching timestamps
  currentTimeHandler-->>Client: Send HTTP 200 JSON response
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The endpoint behavior is covered, but the new tests bypass the repository’s required HTTP test harness. Align them with the established helpers before merging.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly describes the main change: return a JSON response from the current-time endpoint when GTFS is unready.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes satisfy issue #1457. currentTimeHandler no longer returns plain-text HTTP 503 when GTFS is unavailable. It returns the standard OBA JSON envelope with HTTP 200. The handler samples the c…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes remain within issue #1457. The response helpers support the required shared timestamp. The handler changes implement the unready response and timezone fallback. The tests verify the linked…

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LGTM @tejasva-vardhan. Both defects reproduce on main, the fix is minimal, and the advancingClock test with clk.n == 1 is the right way to pin the single-sample invariant. Nice work. Just address the coderabbot reviews and I'll merge.

The handler already falls back to UTC when GtfsManager,
GtfsDB, or Queries is nil. The unready-empty-feed test
never hit those guards. Table-driven cases cover each.

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In `@internal/restapi/current_time_handler_test.go`:
- Around line 196-198: Update the current-time handler test to use
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serveApiAndRetrieveEndpoint walks freshness and expiry
middleware, which assumed Queries was present whenever a
manager existed. Guard those nils so the endpoint path
matches the handler.
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@Ahmedhossamdev thanks for the review. i have addressed coderabbit reviews . looking forward for your check.

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LGTM @tejasva-vardhan. Handler matches Java (no readiness check) and the wiki (single sample for currentTime and entry.time), and the follow-up commits cover the nil-GTFS branches in agencyTimezone. Ready to merge.

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current-time: unready GTFS returns plain-text 503; envelope currentTime and entry.time can disagree

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