perf(usage): reduce PostgreSQL write amplification

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Summary

• use one PostgreSQL UPDATE ... FROM unnest(...) statement per traffic-accounting batch instead of one update per user
• throttle online_at writes to users whose stored timestamp is missing or older than one minute
• preserve the existing MySQL and SQLite batched fallback
• keep authoritative traffic accounting independent from best-effort online timestamp updates
• cover PostgreSQL SQL generation and the online-update throttle with tests

Type of change

• Bug fix / performance fix
• Refactor
• Tests

Closes #777

Validation

• ruff check app/jobs/record_usages.py tests/test_record_usages.py
• pytest -q tests/test_record_usages.py (9 passed)
• PostgreSQL statements prepared and explained against PostgreSQL 17 before deployment
• production canary on a ~25k-user TimescaleDB/PostgreSQL deployment: HOT-update ratio improved from ~0.002% historically to 42.3% in a stabilized sample; accounting counters and usage buckets continued advancing; no job errors, lock waiters, or health regression observed

Compatibility / operational notes

• no database migration is required
• MySQL and SQLite retain their existing execution path
• online_at may remain up to about 60 seconds stale, which stays within the existing two-minute online window

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Performance

  • Improved usage recording efficiency through batched traffic updates.
  • Reduced unnecessary online-status timestamp writes by limiting updates to once per minute.

• Reliability

  • Usage accounting now continues even if an online-status timestamp update fails.
  • Enhanced compatibility across supported database configurations.
  • Improved consistency of usage totals and online-status information during high-volume activity.

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Walkthrough

User traffic recording now uses dialect-aware bulk updates. online_at writes run separately at most once per minute per user. Timestamp failures are logged without stopping usage accounting. Tests cover PostgreSQL SQL generation and timestamp throttling.

Changes

Usage recording updates

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Bulk traffic update construction app/jobs/record_usages.py, tests/test_record_usages.py	PostgreSQL traffic updates use one UPDATE ... FROM unnest statement. Other dialects use bound batch updates. Tests validate the PostgreSQL SQL and parameters.
Throttled online timestamp updates app/jobs/record_usages.py, tests/test_record_usages.py	online_at updates skip writes newer than one minute, use PostgreSQL array updates, and batch IDs for other dialects. Integration tests verify suppression and refresh.
Usage job integration app/jobs/record_usages.py	The usage job records traffic before attempting timestamp updates. Timestamp failures are logged without aborting the accounting cycle.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to ec8c5

The change reduces PostgreSQL write amplification and limits non-essential online timestamp updates while preserving traffic accounting and existing fallback paths; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant UsageRecorder
  participant TrafficUpdate
  participant OnlineAtUpdate
  participant UsersDatabase
  UsageRecorder->>TrafficUpdate: Submit usage parameters
  TrafficUpdate->>UsersDatabase: Apply bulk traffic update
  UsageRecorder->>OnlineAtUpdate: Submit user IDs and timestamp
  OnlineAtUpdate->>UsersDatabase: Apply eligible online_at update
  OnlineAtUpdate-->>UsageRecorder: Log timestamp failure without aborting accounting

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Poem

I’m a rabbit with a tidy queue,
Bulk traffic hops in one pass through.
online_at waits a minute bright,
Then refreshes with a softer write.
If timestamps fail, totals still grow.

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 35.71% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

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Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the main change: reducing PostgreSQL write amplification during usage recording.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The changes implement the linked issue objectives for PostgreSQL batching, fallback preservation, online_at throttling, and non-fatal timestamp updates.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes remain within the linked issue scope and support usage accounting performance and online_at write reduction.

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In `@app/jobs/record_usages.py`:
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