Read /account from primary

db/db.go

@@ -90,6 +90,15 @@ func (d *DB) ReadOnly() *sql.DB {
 	return d.primary.DB
 }
 
+// MarkReplicasHealthyForTest immediately marks all configured replicas as healthy, bypassing the
+// async health-check loop's initial delay. It exists so tests can deterministically route
+// ReadOnly() to a replica without waiting; it is not used in production code.
+func (d *DB) MarkReplicasHealthyForTest() {
+	for _, r := range d.replicas {
+		r.healthy.Store(true)
+	}
+}
+
 // Close closes the primary database and all replicas, and stops the health-check goroutine.
 func (d *DB) Close() error {
 	d.cancel()

docs/releases.md

@@ -1983,6 +1983,13 @@ and the [ntfy Android app](https://github.com/binwiederhier/ntfy-android/release
 
 ## Not released yet
 
+### ntfy server v2.26.x (UNRELEASED)
+
+**Bug fixes + maintenance:**
+
+* `GET /account` now reads from the primary database instead of a read replica, so the account view no longer shows stale data right after a change when replicas lag behind
+* The web app no longer issues a redundant second `GET /account` after email actions (e.g. setting a primary email); it relies on the sync-topic event for the refresh
+
 ### ntfy Android v1.25.x (UNRELEASED)
 
 This release makes the "connection lost" alert configurable and turns it off by default. Folks did not like it and many reached out

server/server_account.go

@@ -180,10 +180,6 @@ func (s *Server) handleAccountGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v *vis
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			primaryEmail, err := s.userManager.PrimaryEmail(u.ID)
-			if err != nil {
-				return err
-			}
 			pendingEmails, err := s.userManager.PendingEmails(u.ID)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
@@ -191,7 +187,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAccountGet(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v *vis
 			// Combine verified (with primary flag) and pending (unverified) into one list
 			emailInfos := make([]*apiAccountEmailInfo, 0, len(emails)+len(pendingEmails))
 			for _, email := range emails {
-				emailInfos = append(emailInfos, &apiAccountEmailInfo{Address: email, Primary: email == primaryEmail})
+				emailInfos = append(emailInfos, &apiAccountEmailInfo{Address: email.Address, Primary: email.Primary})
 			}
 			for _, email := range pendingEmails {
 				emailInfos = append(emailInfos, &apiAccountEmailInfo{Address: email, Pending: true})
@@ -667,7 +663,7 @@ func (s *Server) handleAccountEmailAdd(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, v
 	emails, err := s.userManager.Emails(u.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
-	} else if util.Contains(emails, req.Email) {
+	} else if emails.Contains(req.Email) {
 		return errHTTPConflictEmailExists
 	}
 	// Rate limit (counts against the user's email quota)
@@ -888,7 +884,7 @@ func (s *Server) convertEmailAddress(u *user.User, email string) (string, *errHT
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", errHTTPInternalError
 		} else if len(emails) > 0 {
-			return emails[0], nil
+			return emails[0].Address, nil
 		}
 		return "", errHTTPBadRequestEmailAddressNotVerified
 	}
@@ -903,7 +899,7 @@ func (s *Server) convertEmailAddress(u *user.User, email string) (string, *errHT
 	emails, err := s.userManager.Emails(u.ID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", errHTTPInternalError
-	} else if util.Contains(emails, email) {
+	} else if emails.Contains(email) {
 		return email, nil
 	}
 	return "", errHTTPBadRequestEmailAddressNotVerified

server/server_payments_email_test.go

@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func TestPayments_Checkout_SendsBillingEmailVerification(t *testing.T) {
 
 		emails, err := s.userManager.Emails(u.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, []string{"billing@example.com"}, emails)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"billing@example.com"}, emails.Strings())
 		primary, err := s.userManager.PrimaryEmail(u.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "billing@example.com", primary)

user/manager.go

@@ -941,7 +941,9 @@ func (a *Manager) RemoveReservations(username string, topics ...string) error {
 
 // Reservations returns all user-owned topics, and the associated everyone-access
 func (a *Manager) Reservations(username string) ([]Reservation, error) {
-	return a.reservationsTx(a.db.ReadOnly(), username)
+	// Read from the primary, not a replica: this backs GET /account, which the web app refetches
+	// immediately after a sync event. Replication lag would otherwise show stale data.
+	return a.reservationsTx(a.db, username)
 }
 
 func (a *Manager) reservationsTx(tx db.Querier, username string) ([]Reservation, error) {
@@ -1204,7 +1206,8 @@ func (a *Manager) Token(userID, token string) (*Token, error) {
 
 // Tokens returns all existing tokens for the user with the given user ID
 func (a *Manager) Tokens(userID string) ([]*Token, error) {
-	rows, err := a.db.ReadOnly().Query(a.queries.selectTokens, userID)
+	// Primary read: backs GET /account (read-your-writes after a sync event).
+	rows, err := a.db.Query(a.queries.selectTokens, userID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1417,7 +1420,8 @@ func (a *Manager) readTier(rows *sql.Rows) (*Tier, error) {
 
 // PhoneNumbers returns all phone numbers for the user with the given user ID
 func (a *Manager) PhoneNumbers(userID string) ([]string, error) {
-	rows, err := a.db.ReadOnly().Query(a.queries.selectPhoneNumbers, userID)
+	// Primary read: backs GET /account (read-your-writes after a sync event).
+	rows, err := a.db.Query(a.queries.selectPhoneNumbers, userID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1465,14 +1469,17 @@ func (a *Manager) readPhoneNumber(rows *sql.Rows) (string, error) {
 	return phoneNumber, nil
 }
 
-// Emails returns all verified email addresses for the user with the given user ID
-func (a *Manager) Emails(userID string) ([]string, error) {
-	rows, err := a.db.ReadOnly().Query(a.queries.selectEmails, userID)
+// Emails returns all verified email addresses for the user with the given user ID, each carrying
+// whether it is the primary (recovery) address. Because the primary flag is included, callers that
+// need it (e.g. the account view) do not need a separate PrimaryEmail call.
+func (a *Manager) Emails(userID string) (Emails, error) {
+	// Primary read: backs GET /account (read-your-writes after a sync event).
+	rows, err := a.db.Query(a.queries.selectEmails, userID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	defer rows.Close()
-	emails := make([]string, 0)
+	emails := make(Emails, 0)
 	for {
 		email, err := a.readEmail(rows)
 		if errors.Is(err, ErrEmailNotFound) {
@@ -1508,7 +1515,8 @@ func (a *Manager) RemoveEmail(userID, email string) error {
 // the user has not designated one.
 func (a *Manager) PrimaryEmail(userID string) (string, error) {
 	var email sql.NullString
-	err := a.db.ReadOnly().QueryRow(a.queries.selectPrimaryEmail, userID).Scan(&email)
+	// Primary read: backs GET /account (read-your-writes after a sync event).
+	err := a.db.QueryRow(a.queries.selectPrimaryEmail, userID).Scan(&email)
 	if errors.Is(err, sql.ErrNoRows) {
 		return "", nil
 	} else if err != nil {
@@ -1534,7 +1542,8 @@ func (a *Manager) UserIDByPrimaryEmail(email string) (string, error) {
 // PendingEmails returns the user's unverified (pending) email addresses, i.e. addresses with
 // an outstanding email-verification magic link.
 func (a *Manager) PendingEmails(userID string) ([]string, error) {
-	rows, err := a.db.ReadOnly().Query(a.queries.selectPendingEmails, string(MagicLinkKindEmailVerify), userID)
+	// Primary read: backs GET /account (read-your-writes after a sync event).
+	rows, err := a.db.Query(a.queries.selectPendingEmails, string(MagicLinkKindEmailVerify), userID)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
@@ -1756,17 +1765,18 @@ func (a *Manager) deleteExpiredMagicLinks() error {
 	return err
 }
 
-func (a *Manager) readEmail(rows *sql.Rows) (string, error) {
-	var email string
+func (a *Manager) readEmail(rows *sql.Rows) (*Email, error) {
+	var address string
+	var primary bool
 	if !rows.Next() {
-		return "", ErrEmailNotFound
+		return nil, ErrEmailNotFound
 	}
-	if err := rows.Scan(&email); err != nil {
-		return "", err
+	if err := rows.Scan(&address, &primary); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	} else if err := rows.Err(); err != nil {
-		return "", err
+		return nil, err
 	}
-	return email, nil
+	return &Email{Address: address, Primary: primary}, nil
 }
 
 // ChangeBilling updates a user's billing fields

user/manager_postgres.go

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ const (
 	postgresDeletePhoneNumberQuery  = `DELETE FROM user_phone WHERE user_id = $1 AND phone_number = $2`
 
 	// Email queries
-	postgresSelectEmailsQuery            = `SELECT email FROM user_email WHERE user_id = $1 ORDER BY email`
+	postgresSelectEmailsQuery            = `SELECT email, is_primary FROM user_email WHERE user_id = $1 ORDER BY email`
 	postgresInsertEmailQuery             = `INSERT INTO user_email (user_id, email) VALUES ($1, $2)`
 	postgresInsertEmailIgnoreQuery       = `INSERT INTO user_email (user_id, email) VALUES ($1, $2) ON CONFLICT (user_id, email) DO NOTHING`
 	postgresDeleteEmailQuery             = `DELETE FROM user_email WHERE user_id = $1 AND email = $2`

user/manager_sqlite.go

@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ const (
 	sqliteDeletePhoneNumberQuery  = `DELETE FROM user_phone WHERE user_id = ? AND phone_number = ?`
 
 	// Email queries
-	sqliteSelectEmailsQuery            = `SELECT email FROM user_email WHERE user_id = ? ORDER BY email`
+	sqliteSelectEmailsQuery            = `SELECT email, is_primary FROM user_email WHERE user_id = ? ORDER BY email`
 	sqliteInsertEmailQuery             = `INSERT INTO user_email (user_id, email) VALUES (?, ?)`
 	sqliteInsertEmailIgnoreQuery       = `INSERT INTO user_email (user_id, email) VALUES (?, ?) ON CONFLICT (user_id, email) DO NOTHING`
 	sqliteDeleteEmailQuery             = `DELETE FROM user_email WHERE user_id = ? AND email = ?`

user/manager_test.go

@@ -1157,7 +1157,7 @@ func TestUser_EmailAddListRemove(t *testing.T) {
 		emails, err := a.Emails(phil.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, 1, len(emails))
-		require.Equal(t, "phil@example.com", emails[0])
+		require.Equal(t, "phil@example.com", emails[0].Address)
 
 		require.Nil(t, a.RemoveEmail(phil.ID, "phil@example.com"))
 		emails, err = a.Emails(phil.ID)
@@ -2701,7 +2701,7 @@ func TestStoreEmails(t *testing.T) {
 		emails, err = manager.Emails(u.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Len(t, emails, 1)
-		require.Equal(t, "phil2@example.com", emails[0])
+		require.Equal(t, "phil2@example.com", emails[0].Address)
 	})
 }
 
@@ -2871,7 +2871,7 @@ func TestUser_MagicLink_VerifyEmail_SetsPrimary(t *testing.T) {
 
 		emails, err = a.Emails(phil.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, []string{"phil@example.com"}, emails)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"phil@example.com"}, emails.Strings())
 		primary, err = a.PrimaryEmail(phil.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "phil@example.com", primary)
@@ -2904,7 +2904,7 @@ func TestUser_MagicLink_VerifyEmail_SecondStaysSecondary(t *testing.T) {
 		// Both verified, but primary is still the first
 		emails, err := a.Emails(phil.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, []string{"first@example.com", "second@example.com"}, emails)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"first@example.com", "second@example.com"}, emails.Strings())
 		primary, err := a.PrimaryEmail(phil.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "first@example.com", primary)
@@ -2933,7 +2933,7 @@ func TestUser_MagicLink_PrimaryGlobalUniqueness(t *testing.T) {
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		emails, err := a.Emails(ben.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, []string{"shared@example.com"}, emails)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"shared@example.com"}, emails.Strings())
 		primary, err = a.PrimaryEmail(ben.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "", primary)
@@ -3168,7 +3168,7 @@ func TestUser_MagicLink_VerifyEmail_ProvisionedGetsPrimary(t *testing.T) {
 
 		emails, err := a.Emails(prov.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
-		require.Equal(t, []string{"prov@example.com"}, emails)
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"prov@example.com"}, emails.Strings())
 		primary, err := a.PrimaryEmail(prov.ID)
 		require.Nil(t, err)
 		require.Equal(t, "prov@example.com", primary)
@@ -3219,3 +3219,97 @@ func TestUser_MagicLink_UserIDByPrimaryEmail_NotFound(t *testing.T) {
 		require.ErrorIs(t, err, ErrUserNotFound)
 	})
 }
+
+func TestManager_Emails_PrimaryFlagAndHelpers(t *testing.T) {
+	forEachBackend(t, func(t *testing.T, newManager newManagerFunc) {
+		a := newTestManager(t, newManager, PermissionDenyAll)
+		require.Nil(t, a.AddUser("phil", "phil", RoleUser, false))
+		u, err := a.User("phil")
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		require.Nil(t, a.AddEmail(u.ID, "a@example.com"))
+		require.Nil(t, a.AddEmail(u.ID, "b@example.com"))
+		require.Nil(t, a.SetPrimaryEmail(u.ID, "b@example.com"))
+
+		// Emails() carries the primary flag, so a separate PrimaryEmail() call is unnecessary.
+		emails, err := a.Emails(u.ID)
+		require.Nil(t, err)
+		require.Len(t, emails, 2)
+		require.Equal(t, "a@example.com", emails[0].Address) // ORDER BY email
+		require.False(t, emails[0].Primary)
+		require.Equal(t, "b@example.com", emails[1].Address)
+		require.True(t, emails[1].Primary)
+
+		// Helper methods for the address-only callers
+		require.Equal(t, []string{"a@example.com", "b@example.com"}, emails.Strings())
+		require.True(t, emails.Contains("a@example.com"))
+		require.False(t, emails.Contains("c@example.com"))
+	})
+}
+
+// openReplicaTestSQLite opens a fresh SQLite database file with the user schema applied.
+func openReplicaTestSQLite(t *testing.T, filename string) *sql.DB {
+	d, err := sql.Open("sqlite3", filename+"?_case_sensitive_like=on")
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, setupSQLite(d))
+	return d
+}
+
+// TestManager_AccountReadsUsePrimary verifies that the per-user reads backing the GET /account
+// endpoint read from the primary, not from a read replica. The sync event ("something changed")
+// is published immediately after a write, so a replica that lags would make the account view
+// stale right after the user changes it. These reads must therefore be read-your-writes consistent.
+//
+// The test wires up a primary and a deliberately-empty replica (simulating replication lag),
+// forces the replica healthy so ReadOnly() would route to it, writes everything to the primary,
+// and asserts the reads still observe the fresh primary data.
+func TestManager_AccountReadsUsePrimary(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	primaryDB := openReplicaTestSQLite(t, filepath.Join(dir, "primary.db"))
+	replicaDB := openReplicaTestSQLite(t, filepath.Join(dir, "replica.db")) // intentionally left empty
+
+	pool := db.New(&db.Host{DB: primaryDB}, []*db.Host{{DB: replicaDB}})
+	pool.MarkReplicasHealthyForTest() // force ReadOnly() to route to the stale replica
+	a, err := newManager(pool, sqliteQueries, &Config{BcryptCost: bcrypt.MinCost})
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	t.Cleanup(func() { a.Close() })
+
+	// All writes below go to the primary; the replica stays empty.
+	require.Nil(t, a.AddUser("phil", "phil", RoleUser, false))
+	u, err := a.User("phil")
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	_, err = a.CreateToken(u.ID, "test token", time.Now().Add(time.Hour), netip.IPv4Unspecified(), false)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Nil(t, a.AddReservation("phil", "mytopic", PermissionDenyAll, 10))
+	require.Nil(t, a.AddPhoneNumber(u.ID, "+12223334444"))
+	require.Nil(t, a.AddEmail(u.ID, "phil@example.com"))
+	require.Nil(t, a.SetPrimaryEmail(u.ID, "phil@example.com"))
+	_, err = a.AddMagicLink(MagicLinkKindEmailVerify, u.ID, "pending@example.com", time.Hour)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+
+	// Each read must observe the just-written primary data, NOT the empty replica.
+	tokens, err := a.Tokens(u.ID)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, tokens, 1)
+
+	reservations, err := a.Reservations("phil")
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, reservations, 1)
+
+	phoneNumbers, err := a.PhoneNumbers(u.ID)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, phoneNumbers, 1)
+
+	emails, err := a.Emails(u.ID)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, emails, 1)
+	require.Equal(t, "phil@example.com", emails[0].Address)
+	require.True(t, emails[0].Primary)
+
+	primaryEmail, err := a.PrimaryEmail(u.ID)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Equal(t, "phil@example.com", primaryEmail)
+
+	pendingEmails, err := a.PendingEmails(u.ID)
+	require.Nil(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, pendingEmails, 1)
+}

user/types.go

@@ -182,6 +182,36 @@ type Reservation struct {
 	Everyone Permission
 }
 
+// Email is a verified email address on a user account, along with whether it is the user's
+// designated primary (recovery) address.
+type Email struct {
+	Address string
+	Primary bool
+}
+
+// Emails is a list of verified email addresses for a user.
+type Emails []*Email
+
+// Strings returns just the address strings, in the same order. It is a convenience for callers
+// that only care about the addresses and not the primary flag.
+func (e Emails) Strings() []string {
+	addresses := make([]string, len(e))
+	for i, email := range e {
+		addresses[i] = email.Address
+	}
+	return addresses
+}
+
+// Contains reports whether the given address is in the list.
+func (e Emails) Contains(address string) bool {
+	for _, email := range e {
+		if email.Address == address {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
 // Permission represents a read or write permission to a topic
 type Permission uint8
 

web/src/components/Account.jsx

@@ -402,13 +402,12 @@ const Emails = () => {
     setSnack(t("account_basics_emails_copied_to_clipboard"));
   };
 
-  // runEmailAction wraps an account API call with the shared error handling (redirect on
-  // unauthorized, surface a message otherwise). On success it refetches the account so the email
-  // list reflects the change immediately, rather than waiting for the async sync event.
+  // runEmailAction wraps an email account action with the shared error handling used by the
+  // delete/set-primary/resend handlers (redirect on unauthorized, surface a message otherwise).
+  // The account view refreshes via the server's sync event, so there's no explicit refetch here.
   const runEmailAction = async (fn, errorMessage) => {
     try {
       await fn();
-      await accountApi.sync();
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(`[Account] Email action failed`, e);
       if (e instanceof UnauthorizedError) {
@@ -569,7 +568,6 @@ const AddEmailDialog = (props) => {
       setSending(true);
       setError(""); // Clear any error from a previous attempt
       await accountApi.startEmailVerification(email);
-      await accountApi.sync(); // Refresh so the new "(unverified)" address shows up immediately
       setSent(true);
     } catch (e) {
       console.log(`[Account] Error starting email verification`, e);