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Description

Relates to #2688.

Part 3 of 5 in the series refactoring master snapshot handling out of the
monolithic MasterService.

This PR extracts snapshot serialization/deserialization (the codec) into a
dedicated ha::MasterSnapshotCodec class, following the earlier extractions:

  • PR 1 — Extract snapshot orchestration into MasterSnapshotManager ([Store] Refactor: Extract snapshot orchestration into MasterSnapshotManager #2805, merged)
  • PR 2 — Make MasterSnapshotManager::Stop() non-blocking + repository split (merged)
  • PR 3 — this PR — Extract the snapshot codec from MasterService
  • PR 4 — Extract the snapshot restore path
  • PR 5 — Clean up obsolete snapshot code left over after the refactor

Scope note: this PR keeps both Encode and Decode inside the codec, since
they share the same on-disk format and must stay in lockstep. PR 4 will build
the higher-level restore orchestration on top of this codec (reading
snapshot files from disk, feeding payloads into Decode, and wiring the
restored state back into the live service). So there is no duplication between
PR 3 and PR 4 — this PR owns the format, PR 4 owns the restore flow.

What changed

  • New ha::MasterSnapshotCodec owns all encode/decode logic for the master
    snapshot payload (metadata shards, segment manager state, task manager state,
    discarded replicas, and the manifest.txt format descriptor).
  • Introduced ha::MasterSnapshotStateView, a lightweight read-only DTO holding
    const references to the live state components (MasterService,
    SegmentManager, NoFSegmentManager, ClientTaskManager). This gives the
    codec a clean interface without copying large state.
  • MasterSnapshotManager now delegates encode/decode to the codec instead of
    inlining the serialization (master_snapshot_manager.cpp: 62 lines slimmed
    down to delegation).
  • MasterService grants friend access to ha::MasterSnapshotCodec so the
    codec can read private state during serialization.

The on-disk snapshot format is unchanged — the codec reproduces the existing
messagepack|1.0.0|master format exactly, so it remains backward compatible with
snapshots produced before this refactor.

Files

 include/ha/snapshot/master_snapshot_codec.h        | 129 ++++++++++++
 src/ha/snapshot/master_snapshot_codec.cpp          | 144 ++++++++++++
 tests/ha/snapshot/master_snapshot_codec_test.cpp   |  90 +++++++++
 include/master_service.h                           |   2 +
 include/master_snapshot_manager.h                  |   1 +
 src/master_snapshot_manager.cpp                    |  62 ++-----
 src/CMakeLists.txt                                 |   1 +
 7 files changed, 386 insertions(+), 43 deletions(-)

Module

  • Mooncake Store (mooncake-store)

Type of Change

  • Refactor

How Has This Been Tested?

Added master_snapshot_codec_test.cpp covering the codec in isolation:

  • GetManifestContent — manifest descriptor is correct
  • EncodeDecodeRoundTrip — encode → decode restores equivalent state
  • DecodeWithMissingPayload — missing payload is handled gracefully
  • DecodeWithNullService — null service target is rejected

Test commands:

# replace with the exact command you used
bash mooncake-store/scripts/run_tests.sh
# or, to run just the codec suite:
ctest -R MasterSnapshotCodec --output-on-failure

Test results:

  • Unit tests pass
  • Integration tests pass (if applicable)
  • Manual testing done (describe below)

Checklist

  • I have performed a self-review of my own code
  • I have formatted my code using ./scripts/code_format.sh
  • I have run pre-commit run --all-files and all hooks pass
  • I have updated the documentation (if applicable)
  • I have added tests to prove my changes are effective
  • For changes >500 LOC: I have filed an RFC issue

This change extracts snapshot serialization/deserialization logic into a
dedicated MasterSnapshotCodec class while maintaining 100% backward
compatibility with existing snapshot formats.

Changes:
- Add ha::MasterSnapshotCodec for encoding/decoding master snapshots
- Add MasterSnapshotStateView as a read-only view of live state
- Update MasterSnapshotManager to use the new codec
- Codec delegates to existing serializers (MetadataSerializer,
  SegmentSerializer, TaskManagerSerializer) to preserve format
- Add basic unit tests for codec functionality

The codec provides a clean interface with Encode() and Decode() methods
that return payloads as a map: {"metadata", "segments", "task_manager"}.
This sets the foundation for future refactoring of individual serializers
while keeping this change small and mergeable.

Snapshot format remains byte-identical to previous implementation:
- Metadata: msgpack-encoded, zstd-compressed per-shard
- Segments: msgpack-encoded segment manager state
- Task manager: msgpack-encoded task manager state
- Manifest: messagepack|1.0.0|master

Related to snapshot refactoring issue - PR 3 of the series.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Code Review

This pull request introduces MasterSnapshotCodec and MasterSnapshotStateView to encapsulate the serialization and deserialization of master snapshot payloads, replacing inline logic in MasterSnapshotManager and adding comprehensive unit tests. Feedback focuses on improving const-correctness and type safety: specifically, changing MasterSnapshotStateView and the codec's encoding methods to use non-const references to eliminate internal const_cast operations, and replacing the std::unordered_map payload container with a dedicated struct to avoid map lookup overhead and potential runtime exceptions.

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Comment on lines +28 to +42
struct MasterSnapshotStateView {
const MasterService& master_service;
const SegmentManager& segment_manager;
const NoFSegmentManager& nof_segment_manager;
const ClientTaskManager& task_manager;

MasterSnapshotStateView(const MasterService& ms,
const SegmentManager& sm,
const NoFSegmentManager& nsm,
const ClientTaskManager& tm)
: master_service(ms),
segment_manager(sm),
nof_segment_manager(nsm),
task_manager(tm) {}
};

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The MasterSnapshotStateView struct currently holds const references to the live state components, but the underlying serializers (e.g., MetadataSerializer, SegmentSerializer, TaskManagerSerializer) require non-const pointers. This forces the codec to use const_cast internally during encoding, which violates const-correctness and is a code smell.

Since the live state components are non-const in the manager anyway, we should change MasterSnapshotStateView to hold non-const references. This allows us to completely eliminate all const_casts in the codec implementation.

Suggested change
struct MasterSnapshotStateView {
const MasterService& master_service;
const SegmentManager& segment_manager;
const NoFSegmentManager& nof_segment_manager;
const ClientTaskManager& task_manager;
MasterSnapshotStateView(const MasterService& ms,
const SegmentManager& sm,
const NoFSegmentManager& nsm,
const ClientTaskManager& tm)
: master_service(ms),
segment_manager(sm),
nof_segment_manager(nsm),
task_manager(tm) {}
};
struct MasterSnapshotStateView {
MasterService& master_service;
SegmentManager& segment_manager;
NoFSegmentManager& nof_segment_manager;
ClientTaskManager& task_manager;
MasterSnapshotStateView(MasterService& ms,
SegmentManager& sm,
NoFSegmentManager& nsm,
ClientTaskManager& tm)
: master_service(ms),
segment_manager(sm),
nof_segment_manager(nsm),
task_manager(tm) {}
};

Comment on lines +94 to +102
tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeMetadata(
const MasterService& master_service) const {
// Delegate to the existing MetadataSerializer for now.
// This maintains the exact same format as before.
MasterService::MetadataSerializer serializer(
const_cast<MasterService*>(&master_service));
return serializer.Serialize();
}

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medium

By changing the parameter of EncodeMetadata to a non-const reference (matching the suggested non-const MasterSnapshotStateView), we can safely eliminate the const_cast here.

tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeMetadata(
    MasterService& master_service) const {
    // Delegate to the existing MetadataSerializer for now.
    // This maintains the exact same format as before.
    MasterService::MetadataSerializer serializer(&master_service);
    return serializer.Serialize();
}

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tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeSegments(
const SegmentManager& segment_manager,
const NoFSegmentManager& nof_segment_manager) const {
// Use the existing SegmentSerializer which only handles SegmentManager
// Note: NoFSegmentManager is not currently serialized in snapshots
SegmentSerializer serializer(const_cast<SegmentManager*>(&segment_manager));
return serializer.Serialize();
}

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medium

By changing the parameter of EncodeSegments to a non-const reference, we can safely eliminate the const_cast here.

Suggested change
tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeSegments(
const SegmentManager& segment_manager,
const NoFSegmentManager& nof_segment_manager) const {
// Use the existing SegmentSerializer which only handles SegmentManager
// Note: NoFSegmentManager is not currently serialized in snapshots
SegmentSerializer serializer(const_cast<SegmentManager*>(&segment_manager));
return serializer.Serialize();
}
tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeSegments(
SegmentManager& segment_manager,
const NoFSegmentManager& nof_segment_manager) const {
// Use the existing SegmentSerializer which only handles SegmentManager
// Note: NoFSegmentManager is not currently serialized in snapshots
SegmentSerializer serializer(&segment_manager);
return serializer.Serialize();
}

Comment on lines +128 to +135
tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeTaskManager(
const ClientTaskManager& task_manager) const {
// Use the existing TaskManagerSerializer
TaskManagerSerializer serializer(
const_cast<ClientTaskManager*>(&task_manager));
return serializer.Serialize();
}

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medium

By changing the parameter of EncodeTaskManager to a non-const reference, we can safely eliminate the const_cast here.

tl::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, SerializationError>
MasterSnapshotCodec::EncodeTaskManager(
    ClientTaskManager& task_manager) const {
    // Use the existing TaskManagerSerializer
    TaskManagerSerializer serializer(&task_manager);
    return serializer.Serialize();
}

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const auto& payloads = encode_result.value();
const auto& serialized_metadata = payloads.at("metadata");
const auto& serialized_segment = payloads.at("segments");
const auto& serialized_task_manager = payloads.at("task_manager");

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Using std::unordered_map<std::string, std::vector<uint8_t>> to pass a fixed set of serialized payloads introduces unnecessary overhead (string hashing, map allocations, lookups) and runtime risks (e.g., std::out_of_range exceptions when using .at()).

Consider defining a dedicated structure like MasterSnapshotPayloads with explicit fields for metadata, segments, and task_manager. This completely eliminates map lookups, hashing, and potential exceptions, making the interface robust, self-documenting, and type-safe.

…y in snapshot codec

- Replace const references with non-const references in MasterSnapshotStateView
  to eliminate all const_cast operations in encoding methods
- Replace std::unordered_map with dedicated MasterSnapshotPayloads struct
  for type-safe, zero-overhead payload container
- Update Encode() to return MasterSnapshotPayloads instead of map
- Update Decode() to accept MasterSnapshotPayloads instead of map
- Simplify payload access from map.at("key") to struct.field

Benefits:
- Eliminates const_cast code smell and improves const-correctness
- Removes map lookup overhead and string hashing
- Provides compile-time guarantee that all payloads are present
- Eliminates potential std::out_of_range runtime exceptions
- More self-documenting and IDE-friendly interface

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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One minor issue, though it not block this PR: MetadataSerializer currently lives entirely in master_service. We may want to move that part into the ha directory as well.

However, since MetadataSerializer depends on some internal state, I think this is better handled in a separate PR.

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Agreed. MetadataSerializer is still tightly coupled to several MasterService internals, including metadata shards, discarded replicas and their locking, routing indexes, the segment manager, and Replica::next_id_. Moving it into the ha directory would therefore require defining a cleaner state interface rather than simply relocating the class. To keep this PR focused on extracting the snapshot codec while preserving the existing format and behavior, I’ll leave the current delegation in place and handle that refactoring in a separate PR.

xiangui33423 and others added 2 commits July 10, 2026 09:29
…codec test

Replace MasterSnapshotCodec::GetManifestContent() with
EncodeManifest(type, version, snapshot_id). The old helper hardcoded
"messagepack|1.0.0|master", silently dropping the snapshot_id and
changing the third manifest field from the original
"type|version|snapshot_id" format. PersistState now passes the real
snapshot_id, restoring the on-disk format. Serializer identifiers are
exposed as codec constants (kSerializerType/kSerializerVersion).

Register master_snapshot_codec_test in CMakeLists and rewrite it against
the current MasterSnapshotPayloads struct API (the file was still using
the removed unordered_map payload API and never compiled). Private state
access goes through a befriended fixture helper. Tests cover manifest
encoding, encode/decode round-trip, corrupt-payload, and null-service.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Add missing '// namespace ha' closing-brace comment flagged by the
clang-format CI check.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Files with missing lines Patch % Lines
mooncake-store/src/master_snapshot_repository.cpp 70.00% 36 Missing ⚠️
mooncake-store/src/master_service.cpp 75.20% 31 Missing ⚠️
...ke-store/src/ha/snapshot/master_snapshot_codec.cpp 92.30% 4 Missing ⚠️
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return payloads;
}

tl::expected<void, SerializationError> MasterSnapshotCodec::Decode(

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Decode() should preserve the existing restore order: segments → metadata → task manager. Deserializing a MEMORY replica requires its segment/allocator to be restored first; otherwise, GetMountedSegment() returns SEGMENT_NOT_FOUND. Please also add a round-trip test containing a memory replica.

xiangui33423 and others added 2 commits July 11, 2026 17:20
Decode() must restore segments before metadata, matching the original
RestoreState() order. A MEMORY replica's allocator is bound to its
mounted segment, so restoring metadata first makes GetMountedSegment()
return SEGMENT_NOT_FOUND while deserializing the replica.

Add a round-trip test that mounts a segment, stores a MEMORY replica,
and verifies it is queryable after decode into a fresh service. The
test fails with the previous metadata-first order (SEGMENT_NOT_FOUND).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>

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LGTM

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PR4 Refactoring Completion Report

Overview

Successfully completed the refactoring work suggested in the code review for PR#2820, implementing layered decoupling of snapshot save and restore logic.

Implemented Changes

1. New Files

mooncake-store/include/ha/snapshot/snapshot_constants.h

  • Created a shared header file for snapshot constants
  • Defined all snapshot-related constants:
    • File names: kSnapshotMetadataFile, kSnapshotSegmentsFile, kSnapshotTaskManagerFile, kSnapshotManifestFile, kSnapshotLatestFile
    • Format: kSnapshotSerializerType, kSnapshotSerializerVersion
    • Directories: kSnapshotBackupSaveDir, kSnapshotBackupRestoreDir
    • Other: kUnlimitedSnapshotList

2. Modified Existing Files

mooncake-store/include/master_snapshot_repository.h

Added three new public methods:

  • LoadLatestSnapshot() - Load the latest snapshot descriptor from catalog
  • LoadRestoreCandidates() - Load list of all restorable snapshot candidates
  • DownloadSnapshotPayloads() - Download snapshot data from object storage

mooncake-store/src/master_snapshot_repository.cpp

  • Implemented the three new methods mentioned above
  • Added <unordered_set> header file
  • Updated to use shared snapshot constants

mooncake-store/include/master_service.h

  • Added MasterSnapshotRepository forward declaration
  • Added MasterSnapshotPayloads struct forward declaration
  • Added new private member variables:
    • snapshot_repository_: Responsible for snapshot storage layer operations
    • snapshot_codec_: Responsible for snapshot encoding/decoding operations
  • Added new public method ApplySnapshotState()

mooncake-store/src/master_service.cpp

  • Refactored RestoreState() method with new three-phase architecture:
    1. Phase 1: Repository loads candidate snapshots
    2. Phase 2: Repository downloads + Codec decodes
    3. Phase 3: MasterService applies state
  • Added ApplySnapshotState() method implementation
  • Initialized snapshot_repository_ and snapshot_codec_ in constructor
  • Updated to use shared snapshot constants
  • Removed unused CurrentTimeMs() function

mooncake-store/src/master_snapshot_manager.cpp

  • Updated to use shared snapshot constants
  • Added snapshot_constants.h header file reference

Three-Phase Restore Architecture

Old Architecture (Monolithic)

RestoreState() 
  └─ TryRestoreStateFromSnapshot() [single method handles all logic]
      ├─ Download manifest
      ├─ Validate version
      ├─ Download all payload files
      ├─ Deserialize data
      ├─ Clean up expired metadata
      └─ Rebuild metrics

New Architecture (Layered)

RestoreState() [coordinator]
  │
  ├─ Phase 1: Repository.LoadRestoreCandidates()
  │   └─ Load list of restorable snapshots from catalog
  │
  └─ For each candidate:
      │
      ├─ Phase 2a: Repository.DownloadSnapshotPayloads()
      │   ├─ Download manifest
      │   ├─ Validate version and protocol
      │   └─ Download all payload files
      │
      ├─ Phase 2b: Codec.Decode()
      │   └─ Deserialize data into memory structures
      │
      └─ Phase 3: MasterService.ApplySnapshotState()
          ├─ Clean up expired metadata
          └─ Rebuild capacity and allocation metrics

Advantages

1. Separation of Concerns

  • Repository: Focuses on storage layer operations (catalog, object store)
  • Codec: Focuses on data format conversion (serialization/deserialization)
  • MasterService: Focuses on business logic (state application, cleanup, metrics)

2. Testability

  • Each layer can be tested independently
  • Easier to mock dependencies
  • Clearer testing boundaries

3. Maintainability

  • Clear responsibilities, easier to locate issues
  • Changes to one layer don't affect others
  • Better code reusability

4. Extensibility

  • Easy to swap storage backends (Repository)
  • Can support new serialization formats (Codec)
  • Can modify restore strategies (MasterService)

Test Verification

Build Results

  • mooncake_store library compiled successfully with no warnings
  • master_service_test_for_snapshot compiled successfully
  • master_snapshot_codec_test compiled successfully

Test Results

  • master_snapshot_codec_test: 5/5 tests passed
  • MasterServiceSnapshotTest.MountUnmountSegmentWithOffsetAllocator: passed
  • MasterServiceSnapshotTest.PutStartEndFlow: passed
  • ✅ Verified that new three-phase restore flow works correctly

Sample Test Log

I0712 16:01:18.655284 master_service.cpp:5900] [Restore] Backend info: LocalFileSnapshotObjectStore...
I0712 16:01:18.665762 master_service.cpp:7868] Restored Replica::next_id_ to 1
I0712 16:01:18.665879 master_service.cpp:6363] [Restore] Total allocated size after restore: 0
I0712 16:01:18.665885 master_service.cpp:6395] [Restore] Total capacity size after restore: 0
I0712 16:01:18.665889 master_service.cpp:5957] [Restore] Successfully restored state from snapshot: 20260712_160118_622

Backward Compatibility

  • ✅ Retained TryRestoreStateFromSnapshot() method (though no longer used)
  • ✅ All existing tests continue to pass
  • ✅ No breaking changes to public API

Code Statistics

  • New files: 1
  • Modified files: 5
  • Lines of code added: ~250
  • Duplicate code lines removed: ~15 (constant definitions)

@xiangui33423 xiangui33423 force-pushed the store/extract-snapshot-codec branch from 70b0f81 to 6132c65 Compare July 12, 2026 16:30
Extract snapshot restore logic into Repository, Codec, and Service layers
for better separation of concerns and testability.

Changes:
- Add snapshot_constants.h for shared snapshot file/format constants
- Extend MasterSnapshotRepository with three new methods:
  * LoadLatestSnapshot() - load latest snapshot descriptor from catalog
  * LoadRestoreCandidates() - load list of restorable snapshot candidates
  * DownloadSnapshotPayloads() - download snapshot data from object store
- Add MasterService::ApplySnapshotState() for post-decode state application
- Refactor RestoreState() to use three-phase architecture:
  Phase 1: Repository loads snapshot candidates
  Phase 2: Repository downloads + Codec decodes payloads
  Phase 3: MasterService applies decoded state and rebuilds metrics
- Update all files to use shared snapshot constants

This refactoring addresses code review feedback from PR#2820, improving
maintainability and making each layer independently testable.

Testing: master_snapshot_codec_test (5/5 passed), sample snapshot tests passed

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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