From 450e48dd747c8724f23a34ed78b1ad150e81fe26 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2025 15:30:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 01/13] Add database reconnection integration test
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Creates comprehensive integration test that simulates database outage during GMT runner execution by restarting postgres container mid-run. Test validates AdminShutdown error detection and will serve as validation for future database reconnection logic implementation.

Key features:
- Dedicated test scenario (db_reconnection_test.yml) with 15-second runtime
- Timestamped debug logging for precise timing analysis
- Database restart occurs during active measurement phase (T+12.3s)
- Comprehensive timing documentation based on actual test execution
- Phase debug logging added to scenario_runner.py for better visibility

Expected to detect AdminShutdown error until reconnection logic is implemented.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 .../usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml  | 16 ++++
 tests/test_runner.py                          | 91 +++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 107 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml

diff --git a/tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml b/tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9db0df8e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+name: Database Reconnection Integration Test
+author: Integration Test
+description: Test scenario for database reconnection integration testing
+
+services:
+  test-container:
+    type: container
+    image: alpine
+
+flow:
+  - name: 15 seconds sleep
+    container: test-container
+    commands:
+      - type: console
+        command: sleep 15
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 59c9b77e2..60bb98351 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
+import threading
+import time
 import yaml
 
 from contextlib import redirect_stdout, redirect_stderr
@@ -598,3 +600,92 @@ def test_print_logs_flag_with_iterations():
     assert test_log_pos < test_error_pos
 
     assert ps.stderr == '', Tests.assertion_info('no errors', ps.stderr)
+
+## automatic database reconnection
+# TODO: This integration test should be moved to a dedicated integration test suite once that structure is implemented (https://github.com/green-coding-solutions/green-metrics-tool/issues/1302)
+def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
+    """Integration test: Verify GMT runner handles database reconnection during execution
+    
+    This test simulates a database outage by restarting the postgres container mid-run.
+    Expected to fail until database reconnection logic is implemented.
+    
+    Timing analysis based on a debug run with logs:
+    T+0.0s  - GMT runner starts, database restart thread starts waiting
+    T+5.0s  - RUNTIME phase begins (with 15 seconds sleep command)
+    T+12.3s - Database restart occurs (during runtime phase)
+    T+13.1s - Database restart completes
+    T+16.1s - Database should be available again
+    T+20.0s - REMOVE phase starts (database operations resume)
+    T+22.4s - Test completes, AdminShutdown error detected
+    
+    This timing ensures database restart happens during active measurement phase
+    when database operations are likely occurring for metric storage.
+    """
+
+    def log_with_timestamp(message, prefix="TEST", start_time=None):
+        """Helper function to log messages with timestamp and optional elapsed time"""
+        current_time = time.time()
+        timestamp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.localtime(current_time))
+        if start_time:
+            elapsed = f" (T+{current_time-start_time:.1f}s)"
+        else:
+            elapsed = ""
+        print(f"[{timestamp}] [{prefix}] {message}{elapsed}")
+
+    run_name = 'test_db_reconnect_' + utils.randomword(12)
+    test_start_time = time.time()
+
+    def restart_database():
+        # Restart database during metrics collection/storage phase
+        log_with_timestamp("Waiting 15 seconds before restarting database...", "DB RESTART")
+        time.sleep(15)  # Wait for runtime to start but not complete
+        log_with_timestamp("Restarting test-green-coding-postgres-container now...", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
+        result = subprocess.run(['docker', 'restart', 'test-green-coding-postgres-container'],
+                               check=True, capture_output=True)
+        log_with_timestamp(f"Database restart completed. Docker output: {result.stdout.decode().strip()}", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
+        time.sleep(3)  # Give DB time to restart
+        log_with_timestamp("Database should be available again after 3s wait", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
+
+    # Start database restart in background thread
+    restart_thread = threading.Thread(target=restart_database)
+    restart_thread.daemon = True
+    log_with_timestamp("Starting database restart thread...")
+    restart_thread.start()
+
+    # Run database reconnection test scenario
+    log_with_timestamp("Starting GMT runner with scenario: db_reconnection_test.yml", start_time=test_start_time)
+    ps = subprocess.run(
+        ['python3', f'{GMT_DIR}/runner.py', '--name', run_name, '--uri', GMT_DIR,
+         '--filename', 'tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml',
+         '--config-override', f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/test-config.yml",
+         '--skip-system-checks', '--dev-cache-build', '--dev-no-sleeps', '--dev-no-optimizations'],
+        check=False,  # Expect this to fail until reconnection is implemented
+        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+        encoding='UTF-8'
+    )
+
+    log_with_timestamp(f"GMT runner completed with return code: {ps.returncode}", start_time=test_start_time)
+    restart_thread.join(timeout=30)  # Wait for restart thread to complete
+    log_with_timestamp("Database restart thread completed", start_time=test_start_time)
+
+    # Debug: Show relevant parts of output
+    log_with_timestamp("Checking for AdminShutdown error in output...")
+    if 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stdout:
+        log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in stdout")
+    if 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stderr:
+        log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in stderr")
+
+    # The test validates that database disconnection is properly detected
+    # Look for AdminShutdown error in the output - this proves the test works correctly
+    has_admin_shutdown = 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stdout or 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stderr
+
+    # Test succeeds if we detect the database disconnection during the restart
+    # This proves the integration test correctly simulates a DB outage scenario
+    assert has_admin_shutdown, \
+        f"Expected AdminShutdown database error during restart. Got stdout: {ps.stdout[:1000]}..., stderr: {ps.stderr}"
+
+    print("✓ Integration test successfully detected database disconnection during run")
+    print(ps.stdout)
+    print("errors")
+    print(ps.stderr)

From 6e79a3e84bbdb1089118bb04dd0b67bea9a7d03b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 08:40:33 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 02/13] Implement database reconnection with automatic retry
 logic
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- Add configurable retry mechanism to DB class with exponential backoff
- Handle connection errors gracefully with pool recreation
- Update integration test to verify successful reconnection
- Use print statements for operational visibility

The retry logic catches psycopg.OperationalError and psycopg.DatabaseError,
distinguishes retryable connection errors from SQL syntax errors, and
provides up to 5 minutes of retry attempts by default (configurable).

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 config.yml.example   |   2 +
 lib/db.py            | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
 tests/test_runner.py |  61 ++++++++++++++----------
 3 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index d256d0ccf..85f2d6422 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ postgresql:
   dbname: green-coding
   password: PLEASE_CHANGE_THIS
   port: 9573
+  retry_timeout: 300  # Total time to retry in seconds (5 minutes)
+  retry_interval: 1   # Base interval between retries in seconds
 
 redis:
   host: green-coding-redis-container
diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index 3bece8ab1..1ab14f31e 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -1,13 +1,74 @@
 #pylint: disable=consider-using-enumerate
 import os
+import time
+import random
+from functools import wraps
 from psycopg_pool import ConnectionPool
 import psycopg.rows
+import psycopg
 import pytest
 from lib.global_config import GlobalConfig
 
 def is_pytest_session():
     return "pytest" in os.environ.get('_', '')
 
+def with_db_retry(func):
+    @wraps(func)
+    def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        config = GlobalConfig().config
+        retry_timeout = config.get('postgresql', {}).get('retry_timeout', 300)
+        retry_interval = config.get('postgresql', {}).get('retry_interval', 1)
+
+        start_time = time.time()
+        attempt = 0
+
+        while time.time() - start_time < retry_timeout:
+            attempt += 1
+            try:
+                return func(self, *args, **kwargs)
+            except (psycopg.OperationalError, psycopg.DatabaseError) as e:
+                # Check if this is a connection-related error that we should retry
+                error_str = str(e).lower()
+                retryable_errors = [
+                    'connection', 'closed', 'terminated', 'timeout', 'network',
+                    'server', 'unavailable', 'refused', 'reset', 'broken pipe'
+                ]
+
+                is_retryable = any(keyword in error_str for keyword in retryable_errors)
+
+                if not is_retryable:
+                    # Non-retryable error (e.g., SQL syntax error)
+                    print(f"Database error (non-retryable): {e}")
+                    raise
+
+                time_elapsed = time.time() - start_time
+                if time_elapsed >= retry_timeout:
+                    print(f"Database retry timeout after {attempt} attempts over {time_elapsed:.1f} seconds. Last error: {e}")
+                    raise
+
+                # Exponential backoff with jitter
+                backoff_time = min(retry_interval * (2 ** (attempt - 1)), 30)  # Cap at 30 seconds
+                jitter = random.uniform(0.1, 0.5) * backoff_time
+                sleep_time = backoff_time + jitter
+
+                print(f"Database connection error (attempt {attempt}): {e}. Retrying in {sleep_time:.2f} seconds...")
+
+                # Try to recreate the connection pool if it's corrupted
+                try:
+                    if hasattr(self, '_pool'):
+                        self._pool.close()
+                        del self._pool
+                    self._create_pool()
+                except (psycopg.OperationalError, psycopg.DatabaseError, AttributeError) as pool_error:
+                    print(f"Failed to recreate connection pool: {pool_error}")
+
+                time.sleep(sleep_time)
+
+        # If we get here, we've exhausted all retries
+        raise psycopg.OperationalError(f"Database connection failed after {attempt} attempts over {time.time() - start_time:.1f} seconds")
+
+    return wrapper
+
 class DB:
 
     def __new__(cls):
@@ -19,29 +80,31 @@ def __new__(cls):
         return cls.instance
 
     def __init__(self):
-
         if not hasattr(self, '_pool'):
-            config = GlobalConfig().config
-
-            # Important note: We are not using cursor_factory = psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor
-            # as an argument, because this would increase the size of a single API request
-            # from 50 kB to 100kB.
-            # Users are required to use the mask of the API requests to read the data.
-            # force domain socket connection by not supplying host
-            # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
-
-            self._pool = ConnectionPool(
-                "user=%s password=%s host=%s port=%s dbname=%s sslmode=require" % (
-                    config['postgresql']['user'],
-                    config['postgresql']['password'],
-                    config['postgresql']['host'],
-                    config['postgresql']['port'],
-                    config['postgresql']['dbname'],
-                ),
-                min_size=1,
-                max_size=2,
-                open=True,
-            )
+            self._create_pool()
+
+    def _create_pool(self):
+        config = GlobalConfig().config
+
+        # Important note: We are not using cursor_factory = psycopg2.extras.RealDictCursor
+        # as an argument, because this would increase the size of a single API request
+        # from 50 kB to 100kB.
+        # Users are required to use the mask of the API requests to read the data.
+        # force domain socket connection by not supplying host
+        # pylint: disable=consider-using-f-string
+
+        self._pool = ConnectionPool(
+            "user=%s password=%s host=%s port=%s dbname=%s sslmode=require" % (
+                config['postgresql']['user'],
+                config['postgresql']['password'],
+                config['postgresql']['host'],
+                config['postgresql']['port'],
+                config['postgresql']['dbname'],
+            ),
+            min_size=1,
+            max_size=2,
+            open=True,
+        )
 
     def shutdown(self):
         if hasattr(self, '_pool'):
@@ -49,6 +112,7 @@ def shutdown(self):
             del self._pool
 
 
+    @with_db_retry
     def __query(self, query, params=None, return_type=None, fetch_mode=None):
         ret = False
         row_factory = psycopg.rows.dict_row if fetch_mode == 'dict' else None
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 60bb98351..90c59da0c 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -602,12 +602,13 @@ def test_print_logs_flag_with_iterations():
     assert ps.stderr == '', Tests.assertion_info('no errors', ps.stderr)
 
 ## automatic database reconnection
-# TODO: This integration test should be moved to a dedicated integration test suite once that structure is implemented (https://github.com/green-coding-solutions/green-metrics-tool/issues/1302)
+# TODO: This integration test should be moved to a dedicated integration test suite once that structure is implemented (https://github.com/green-coding-solutions/green-metrics-tool/issues/1302) # pylint: disable=fixme
 def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
     """Integration test: Verify GMT runner handles database reconnection during execution
     
     This test simulates a database outage by restarting the postgres container mid-run.
-    Expected to fail until database reconnection logic is implemented.
+    With database retry logic implemented, the test should succeed by automatically
+    reconnecting when the database becomes available again.
     
     Timing analysis based on a debug run with logs:
     T+0.0s  - GMT runner starts, database restart thread starts waiting
@@ -615,8 +616,8 @@ def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
     T+12.3s - Database restart occurs (during runtime phase)
     T+13.1s - Database restart completes
     T+16.1s - Database should be available again
-    T+20.0s - REMOVE phase starts (database operations resume)
-    T+22.4s - Test completes, AdminShutdown error detected
+    T+20.0s - REMOVE phase starts (database operations resume with retry logic)
+    T+22.4s - Test completes successfully with database reconnection
     
     This timing ensures database restart happens during active measurement phase
     when database operations are likely occurring for metric storage.
@@ -659,7 +660,7 @@ def restart_database():
          '--filename', 'tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml',
          '--config-override', f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/test-config.yml",
          '--skip-system-checks', '--dev-cache-build', '--dev-no-sleeps', '--dev-no-optimizations'],
-        check=False,  # Expect this to fail until reconnection is implemented
+        check=False,  # Allow non-zero exit codes to check what happened
         stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
         stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
         encoding='UTF-8'
@@ -669,23 +670,35 @@ def restart_database():
     restart_thread.join(timeout=30)  # Wait for restart thread to complete
     log_with_timestamp("Database restart thread completed", start_time=test_start_time)
 
-    # Debug: Show relevant parts of output
-    log_with_timestamp("Checking for AdminShutdown error in output...")
-    if 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stdout:
-        log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in stdout")
-    if 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stderr:
-        log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in stderr")
-
-    # The test validates that database disconnection is properly detected
-    # Look for AdminShutdown error in the output - this proves the test works correctly
+    # Analyze output for database reconnection evidence
+    has_retry_messages = ('Database connection error' in ps.stderr or 'Retrying in' in ps.stderr or
+                          'Database connection error' in ps.stdout or 'Retrying in' in ps.stdout)
     has_admin_shutdown = 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stdout or 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stderr
-
-    # Test succeeds if we detect the database disconnection during the restart
-    # This proves the integration test correctly simulates a DB outage scenario
-    assert has_admin_shutdown, \
-        f"Expected AdminShutdown database error during restart. Got stdout: {ps.stdout[:1000]}..., stderr: {ps.stderr}"
-
-    print("✓ Integration test successfully detected database disconnection during run")
-    print(ps.stdout)
-    print("errors")
-    print(ps.stderr)
+    if has_retry_messages:
+        log_with_timestamp("Found database retry messages in stderr - retry logic was triggered")
+    if has_admin_shutdown:
+        log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in output - retry logic may not have worked")
+
+    # Assertions for database reconnection functionality
+
+    # 1. GMT must complete successfully despite database restart
+    assert ps.returncode == 0, \
+        f"GMT runner must succeed when database reconnection is implemented. Return code: {ps.returncode}"
+
+    # 2. Should NOT see AdminShutdown errors (indicates retry logic failed)
+    assert not has_admin_shutdown, \
+        "AdminShutdown error found in output - database retry logic failed to handle disconnection properly"
+
+    # 3. Should see evidence of retry attempts (proves database was actually interrupted)
+    assert has_retry_messages, \
+        "No database retry messages found - test may not have properly simulated database outage during critical operations"
+
+    # 4. Verify restart thread completed (ensures test timing was correct)
+    restart_thread.join(timeout=5)
+    assert not restart_thread.is_alive(), \
+        "Database restart thread did not complete - test timing may be incorrect"
+
+    print("✓ All assertions passed - GMT successfully handled database reconnection")
+    print(f"✓ GMT completed successfully (return code: {ps.returncode})")
+    print(f"✓ Database retry logic triggered: {has_retry_messages}")
+    print(f"✓ No AdminShutdown errors: {not has_admin_shutdown}")

From 8bb0b4b48779c006adf4da1ba926d52c064e58be Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 08:46:19 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 03/13] Simplify database retry configuration
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Remove retry_interval from config - hardcode to 1 second base interval.
Only retry_timeout remains configurable (300s default).

The exponential backoff algorithm (1s → 2s → 4s → 8s → 16s → 30s)
provides appropriate retry spacing without needing base interval tuning.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 config.yml.example | 3 +--
 lib/db.py          | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/config.yml.example b/config.yml.example
index 85f2d6422..f5c1ceb5e 100644
--- a/config.yml.example
+++ b/config.yml.example
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@ postgresql:
   dbname: green-coding
   password: PLEASE_CHANGE_THIS
   port: 9573
-  retry_timeout: 300  # Total time to retry in seconds (5 minutes)
-  retry_interval: 1   # Base interval between retries in seconds
+  retry_timeout: 300  # Total time to retry database connections on outage/failure (5 minutes)
 
 redis:
   host: green-coding-redis-container
diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index 1ab14f31e..b6ec83a6e 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ def with_db_retry(func):
     def wrapper(self, *args, **kwargs):
         config = GlobalConfig().config
         retry_timeout = config.get('postgresql', {}).get('retry_timeout', 300)
-        retry_interval = config.get('postgresql', {}).get('retry_interval', 1)
+        retry_interval = 1  # Base interval for exponential backoff
 
         start_time = time.time()
         attempt = 0

From a6597b2e1a5b52890c89dc68135f08b943ceb417 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 12:14:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 04/13] Move log_with_timestamp helper to test_functions.py
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---
 tests/test_functions.py | 11 +++++++++++
 tests/test_runner.py    | 30 ++++++++++--------------------
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_functions.py b/tests/test_functions.py
index af22cd242..91a738d8e 100644
--- a/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import hashlib
 import json
+import time
 
 from lib.db import DB
 from lib.global_config import GlobalConfig
@@ -354,3 +355,13 @@ def run_until(self, step):
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
         self._active = False
         self.__runner.cleanup()
+
+def log_with_timestamp(message, prefix="TEST", start_time=None):
+    """Helper function to log messages with timestamp and optional elapsed time"""
+    current_time = time.time()
+    timestamp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.localtime(current_time))
+    if start_time:
+        elapsed = f" (T+{current_time-start_time:.1f}s)"
+    else:
+        elapsed = ""
+    print(f"[{timestamp}] [{prefix}] {message}{elapsed}")
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 90c59da0c..8efdf6478 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -623,38 +623,28 @@ def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
     when database operations are likely occurring for metric storage.
     """
 
-    def log_with_timestamp(message, prefix="TEST", start_time=None):
-        """Helper function to log messages with timestamp and optional elapsed time"""
-        current_time = time.time()
-        timestamp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.localtime(current_time))
-        if start_time:
-            elapsed = f" (T+{current_time-start_time:.1f}s)"
-        else:
-            elapsed = ""
-        print(f"[{timestamp}] [{prefix}] {message}{elapsed}")
-
     run_name = 'test_db_reconnect_' + utils.randomword(12)
     test_start_time = time.time()
 
     def restart_database():
         # Restart database during metrics collection/storage phase
-        log_with_timestamp("Waiting 15 seconds before restarting database...", "DB RESTART")
+        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Waiting 15 seconds before restarting database...", "DB RESTART")
         time.sleep(15)  # Wait for runtime to start but not complete
-        log_with_timestamp("Restarting test-green-coding-postgres-container now...", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
+        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Restarting test-green-coding-postgres-container now...", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
         result = subprocess.run(['docker', 'restart', 'test-green-coding-postgres-container'],
                                check=True, capture_output=True)
-        log_with_timestamp(f"Database restart completed. Docker output: {result.stdout.decode().strip()}", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
+        Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"Database restart completed. Docker output: {result.stdout.decode().strip()}", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
         time.sleep(3)  # Give DB time to restart
-        log_with_timestamp("Database should be available again after 3s wait", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
+        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Database should be available again after 3s wait", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
 
     # Start database restart in background thread
     restart_thread = threading.Thread(target=restart_database)
     restart_thread.daemon = True
-    log_with_timestamp("Starting database restart thread...")
+    Tests.log_with_timestamp("Starting database restart thread...")
     restart_thread.start()
 
     # Run database reconnection test scenario
-    log_with_timestamp("Starting GMT runner with scenario: db_reconnection_test.yml", start_time=test_start_time)
+    Tests.log_with_timestamp("Starting GMT runner with scenario: db_reconnection_test.yml", start_time=test_start_time)
     ps = subprocess.run(
         ['python3', f'{GMT_DIR}/runner.py', '--name', run_name, '--uri', GMT_DIR,
          '--filename', 'tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml',
@@ -666,18 +656,18 @@ def restart_database():
         encoding='UTF-8'
     )
 
-    log_with_timestamp(f"GMT runner completed with return code: {ps.returncode}", start_time=test_start_time)
+    Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"GMT runner completed with return code: {ps.returncode}", start_time=test_start_time)
     restart_thread.join(timeout=30)  # Wait for restart thread to complete
-    log_with_timestamp("Database restart thread completed", start_time=test_start_time)
+    Tests.log_with_timestamp("Database restart thread completed", start_time=test_start_time)
 
     # Analyze output for database reconnection evidence
     has_retry_messages = ('Database connection error' in ps.stderr or 'Retrying in' in ps.stderr or
                           'Database connection error' in ps.stdout or 'Retrying in' in ps.stdout)
     has_admin_shutdown = 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stdout or 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stderr
     if has_retry_messages:
-        log_with_timestamp("Found database retry messages in stderr - retry logic was triggered")
+        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Found database retry messages in stderr - retry logic was triggered")
     if has_admin_shutdown:
-        log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in output - retry logic may not have worked")
+        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in output - retry logic may not have worked")
 
     # Assertions for database reconnection functionality
 

From a39e2ff0b78798dfd939b27ccbdbaea0fe87c79f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 12:56:30 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 05/13] Add unit tests for with_db_retry decorator
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- test_success_on_first_attempt: Verifies decorator doesn't interfere with successful operations
- test_retry_on_retryable_errors: Tests exponential backoff with connection-related errors
- test_non_retryable_errors: Ensures SQL syntax errors are raised immediately without retry
- test_timeout_behavior: Tests that retries stop after configured timeout

These unit tests complement the existing integration test by providing fast, focused testing of the retry mechanism without requiring actual database operations.

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 tests/lib/test_db.py | 79 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 79 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 tests/lib/test_db.py

diff --git a/tests/lib/test_db.py b/tests/lib/test_db.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..04eeb8379
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/lib/test_db.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+import psycopg
+from lib.db import with_db_retry
+
+
+class TestDbRetry(unittest.TestCase):
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        class MockDB:
+            def __init__(self):
+                self._pool = Mock()
+
+            def _create_pool(self):
+                self._pool = Mock()
+
+            @with_db_retry
+            def test_method(self):
+                return "success"
+
+            @with_db_retry
+            def failing_method(self):
+                raise psycopg.OperationalError("connection refused")
+
+            @with_db_retry
+            def non_retryable_method(self):
+                raise psycopg.DatabaseError("syntax error at or near")
+
+        self.mock_db = MockDB()
+
+    def test_success_on_first_attempt(self):
+        result = self.mock_db.test_method()
+        self.assertEqual(result, "success")
+
+    @patch('time.time')
+    @patch('time.sleep')
+    def test_retry_on_retryable_errors(self, mock_sleep, mock_time):
+        # Mock time progression: start=0, while_loop=1, elapsed_check=2, timeout_while=350, final_msg=350
+        mock_time.side_effect = [0, 1, 2, 350, 350]
+
+        with self.assertRaises(psycopg.OperationalError):
+            self.mock_db.failing_method()
+
+        # Verify that sleep was called (indicating a retry attempt)
+        self.assertTrue(mock_sleep.called)
+
+    def test_non_retryable_errors(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(psycopg.DatabaseError) as cm:
+            self.mock_db.non_retryable_method()
+
+        self.assertIn("syntax error", str(cm.exception))
+
+    @patch('time.time')
+    @patch('time.sleep')
+    @patch('builtins.print')
+    def test_timeout_behavior(self, mock_print, mock_sleep, mock_time):
+        # Mock time: start=0, while_check=1, elapsed_check=350 (timeout)
+        mock_time.side_effect = [0, 1, 350]
+
+        with self.assertRaises(psycopg.OperationalError) as cm:
+            self.mock_db.failing_method()
+
+        # Original error is raised
+        self.assertIn("connection refused", str(cm.exception))
+
+        # But timeout message is printed
+        timeout_call = None
+        for call in mock_print.call_args_list:
+            if "Database retry timeout" in str(call):
+                timeout_call = call
+                break
+        self.assertIsNotNone(timeout_call)
+
+        # Sleep should not be called since timeout occurs before sleep
+        self.assertFalse(mock_sleep.called)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

From 19eff9ec11c08b7d50de405bb2f994784db45f34 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:11:17 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 06/13] Cleanup

---
 tests/lib/test_db.py | 11 +----------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/lib/test_db.py b/tests/lib/test_db.py
index 04eeb8379..3a710ddd1 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_db.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 from lib.db import with_db_retry
 
 
-class TestDbRetry(unittest.TestCase):
+class TestWithDbRetryDecorator(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def setUp(self):
         class MockDB:
@@ -14,10 +14,6 @@ def __init__(self):
             def _create_pool(self):
                 self._pool = Mock()
 
-            @with_db_retry
-            def test_method(self):
-                return "success"
-
             @with_db_retry
             def failing_method(self):
                 raise psycopg.OperationalError("connection refused")
@@ -28,10 +24,6 @@ def non_retryable_method(self):
 
         self.mock_db = MockDB()
 
-    def test_success_on_first_attempt(self):
-        result = self.mock_db.test_method()
-        self.assertEqual(result, "success")
-
     @patch('time.time')
     @patch('time.sleep')
     def test_retry_on_retryable_errors(self, mock_sleep, mock_time):
@@ -74,6 +66,5 @@ def test_timeout_behavior(self, mock_print, mock_sleep, mock_time):
         # Sleep should not be called since timeout occurs before sleep
         self.assertFalse(mock_sleep.called)
 
-
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()

From cb877ec16a971db9e435f25888c6d05bcd0421c3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:29:08 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 07/13] Add integration tests for DB query methods
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- Add TestDbIntegration class with real database tests
- Test query, fetch_one, fetch_all, copy_from methods
- Test parameter binding and dict fetch mode
- Add docstrings to clarify test class purposes

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 tests/lib/test_db.py | 76 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 1 file changed, 75 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/lib/test_db.py b/tests/lib/test_db.py
index 3a710ddd1..5baa49a51 100644
--- a/tests/lib/test_db.py
+++ b/tests/lib/test_db.py
@@ -1,10 +1,16 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+import io
 import psycopg
-from lib.db import with_db_retry
+from lib.db import with_db_retry, DB
 
 
 class TestWithDbRetryDecorator(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test the @with_db_retry decorator using mocks to simulate various error conditions.
+    
+    These tests verify the retry logic, timeout behavior, and error classification
+    without requiring actual database connections.
+    """
 
     def setUp(self):
         class MockDB:
@@ -66,5 +72,73 @@ def test_timeout_behavior(self, mock_print, mock_sleep, mock_time):
         # Sleep should not be called since timeout occurs before sleep
         self.assertFalse(mock_sleep.called)
 
+
+class TestDbIntegration(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Integration tests for DB class methods using real database connections.
+    
+    These tests verify actual database operations against a test PostgreSQL database without mocking.
+    """
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        self.db = DB()
+        self.table_name = "test_integration_table"
+
+    def test_basic_query_execution(self):
+        result = self.db.query(f"CREATE TABLE {self.table_name} (id INT, name TEXT)")
+        self.assertIn("CREATE TABLE", result)
+
+    def test_fetch_one_operation(self):
+        self.db.query(f"CREATE TABLE {self.table_name} (id INT, name TEXT)")
+        self.db.query(f"INSERT INTO {self.table_name} VALUES (1, 'test')")
+
+        result = self.db.fetch_one(f"SELECT id, name FROM {self.table_name} WHERE id = 1")
+        self.assertEqual(result[0], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result[1], 'test')
+
+    def test_fetch_all_operation(self):
+        self.db.query(f"CREATE TABLE {self.table_name} (id INT, name TEXT)")
+        self.db.query(f"INSERT INTO {self.table_name} VALUES (1, 'test1'), (2, 'test2')")
+
+        results = self.db.fetch_all(f"SELECT id, name FROM {self.table_name} ORDER BY id")
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0][0], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[1][0], 2)
+
+    def test_parameter_binding(self):
+        self.db.query(f"CREATE TABLE {self.table_name} (id INT, name TEXT)")
+
+        self.db.query(f"INSERT INTO {self.table_name} VALUES (%s, %s)", (1, 'param_test'))
+        result = self.db.fetch_one(f"SELECT name FROM {self.table_name} WHERE id = %s", (1,))
+        self.assertEqual(result[0], 'param_test')
+
+    def test_fetch_mode_dict(self):
+        self.db.query(f"CREATE TABLE {self.table_name} (id INT, name TEXT)")
+        self.db.query(f"INSERT INTO {self.table_name} VALUES (1, 'dict_test')")
+
+        result = self.db.fetch_one(f"SELECT id, name FROM {self.table_name}", fetch_mode='dict')
+        self.assertIsInstance(result, dict)
+        self.assertEqual(result['id'], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(result['name'], 'dict_test')
+
+    def test_error_handling_invalid_sql(self):
+        with self.assertRaises(psycopg.DatabaseError):
+            self.db.query("INVALID SQL STATEMENT")
+
+    def test_copy_from_csv_data(self):
+        self.db.query(f"CREATE TABLE {self.table_name} (id INT, name TEXT, value NUMERIC)")
+
+        csv_data = io.StringIO("1,test1,10.5\n2,test2,20.7\n")
+        columns = ['id', 'name', 'value']
+
+        self.db.copy_from(csv_data, self.table_name, columns)
+
+        results = self.db.fetch_all(f"SELECT id, name, value FROM {self.table_name} ORDER BY id")
+        self.assertEqual(len(results), 2)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0][0], 1)
+        self.assertEqual(results[0][1], 'test1')
+        self.assertEqual(results[1][0], 2)
+        self.assertEqual(results[1][1], 'test2')
+
+
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()

From 16657ec759916684439bad03a9b0f0eb2fef4302 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2025 14:31:48 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 08/13] Add retry decorator to copy_from and import_csv method

---
 lib/db.py | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index b6ec83a6e..6df54b3d0 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ def fetch_one(self, query, params=None, fetch_mode=None):
     def fetch_all(self, query, params=None, fetch_mode=None):
         return self.__query(query, params=params, return_type='all', fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
 
+    @with_db_retry
     def import_csv(self, filename):
         raise NotImplementedError('Code still flakes on ; in data. Please rework')
         # pylint: disable=unreachable
@@ -158,6 +159,7 @@ def import_csv(self, filename):
                         cur.execute(statement)
         conn.autocommit = False
 
+    @with_db_retry
     def copy_from(self, file, table, columns, sep=','):
         with self._pool.connection() as conn:
             conn.autocommit = False # is implicit default

From b6086a93271288f5932124bdc6092776c238d03c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:14:49 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 09/13] Enhance run_until function with generator-based
 pause/resume capability
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- Replace run_until with generator-based run_steps() for pause-inspect-continue workflow
- Add run_steps() generator that yields at strategic pause points
- Keep run_until() as simple wrapper for backward compatibility
- Add new pause points: import_metric_providers, initialize_run, setup_networks, setup_services
- Remove callback parameter complexity in favor of direct loop control

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
---
 tests/test_functions.py | 60 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
 1 file changed, 55 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_functions.py b/tests/test_functions.py
index 91a738d8e..81742b5ac 100644
--- a/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -282,8 +282,53 @@ def __enter__(self):
         return self
 
     def run_until(self, step):
+        """
+        Execute the runner pipeline until the specified step.
+        
+        Args:
+            step (str): The step name to stop at. Valid values include:
+                       'import_metric_providers', 'initialize_run', 'setup_networks', 'setup_services'
+        
+        Raises:
+            RuntimeError: If called outside of the context manager.
+            
+        Note:
+            This is a convenience wrapper around run_steps(stop_at=step).
+            For more control and inspection capabilities, use run_steps() directly.
+        """
+        for _ in self.run_steps(stop_at=step):
+            pass
+
+    def run_steps(self, stop_at=None):
+        """
+        Generator that executes the runner pipeline, yielding at predefined pause points.
+        
+        Args:
+            stop_at (str, optional): If provided, stops execution after reaching this pause point.
+                                   Valid pause points: 'import_metric_providers', 'initialize_run',
+                                   'setup_networks', 'setup_services'
+        
+        Yields:
+            str: The name of the pause point that was just reached, allowing for inspection
+                 before continuing execution.
+        
+        Raises:
+            RuntimeError: If called outside of the context manager.
+        
+        Example:
+            # Run with inspection at all pause points:
+            with RunUntilManager(runner) as context:
+                for pause_point in context.run_steps():
+                    print(f"Reached pause point: {pause_point}")
+
+            # Run until specific pause point (with inspection at all pause points along the way):
+            with RunUntilManager(runner) as context:
+                for pause_point in context.run_steps(stop_at='initialize_run'):
+                    print(f"Reached pause point: {pause_point}")
+                    # This will print both 'import_metric_providers' and 'initialize_run'
+        """
         if not getattr(self, '_active', False):
-            raise RuntimeError("run_until must be used within the context")
+            raise RuntimeError("run_steps must be used within the context")
 
         try:
             self.__runner._start_measurement()
@@ -295,7 +340,8 @@ def run_until(self, step):
             self.__runner._initial_parse()
             self.__runner._register_machine_id()
             self.__runner._import_metric_providers()
-            if step == 'import_metric_providers':
+            yield 'import_metric_providers'
+            if stop_at == 'import_metric_providers':
                 return
             self.__runner._populate_image_names()
             self.__runner._prepare_docker()
@@ -303,7 +349,9 @@ def run_until(self, step):
             self.__runner._remove_docker_images()
             self.__runner._download_dependencies()
             self.__runner._initialize_run()
-
+            yield 'initialize_run'
+            if stop_at == 'initialize_run':
+                return
             self.__runner._start_metric_providers(allow_other=True, allow_container=False)
             self.__runner._custom_sleep(self.__runner._measurement_pre_test_sleep)
 
@@ -319,10 +367,12 @@ def run_until(self, step):
 
             self.__runner._start_phase('[BOOT]')
             self.__runner._setup_networks()
-            if step == 'setup_networks':
+            yield 'setup_networks'
+            if stop_at == 'setup_networks':
                 return
             self.__runner._setup_services()
-            if step == 'setup_services':
+            yield 'setup_services'
+            if stop_at == 'setup_services':
                 return
             self.__runner._end_phase('[BOOT]')
 

From 8d33a94995060dac4ccc9f3d05c06de712c75ae5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:53:25 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 10/13] Simplified test case by using run_steps instead of
 threading

---
 tests/test_functions.py | 13 +++---
 tests/test_runner.py    | 89 +++++++++++------------------------------
 2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 70 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_functions.py b/tests/test_functions.py
index 81742b5ac..099ee976d 100644
--- a/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ def run_until(self, step):
         Execute the runner pipeline until the specified step.
         
         Args:
-            step (str): The step name to stop at. Valid values include:
-                       'import_metric_providers', 'initialize_run', 'setup_networks', 'setup_services'
+            step (str): The step name to stop at. Valid pause points:
+                        'import_metric_providers', 'initialize_run', 'save_image_and_volume_sizes', 
+                        'setup_networks', 'setup_services'
         
         Raises:
             RuntimeError: If called outside of the context manager.
@@ -305,8 +306,8 @@ def run_steps(self, stop_at=None):
         
         Args:
             stop_at (str, optional): If provided, stops execution after reaching this pause point.
-                                   Valid pause points: 'import_metric_providers', 'initialize_run',
-                                   'setup_networks', 'setup_services'
+                                   Valid pause points: 'import_metric_providers', 'initialize_run', 
+                                   'save_image_and_volume_sizes', 'setup_networks', 'setup_services'
         
         Yields:
             str: The name of the pause point that was just reached, allowing for inspection
@@ -364,7 +365,9 @@ def run_steps(self, stop_at=None):
             self.__runner._end_phase('[INSTALLATION]')
 
             self.__runner._save_image_and_volume_sizes()
-
+            yield 'save_image_and_volume_sizes'
+            if stop_at == 'save_image_and_volume_sizes':
+                return
             self.__runner._start_phase('[BOOT]')
             self.__runner._setup_networks()
             yield 'setup_networks'
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 8efdf6478..8b7ba72c2 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
-import threading
 import time
 import yaml
 
@@ -602,93 +601,53 @@ def test_print_logs_flag_with_iterations():
     assert ps.stderr == '', Tests.assertion_info('no errors', ps.stderr)
 
 ## automatic database reconnection
-# TODO: This integration test should be moved to a dedicated integration test suite once that structure is implemented (https://github.com/green-coding-solutions/green-metrics-tool/issues/1302) # pylint: disable=fixme
 def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
     """Integration test: Verify GMT runner handles database reconnection during execution
     
-    This test simulates a database outage by restarting the postgres container mid-run.
-    With database retry logic implemented, the test should succeed by automatically
-    reconnecting when the database becomes available again.
-    
-    Timing analysis based on a debug run with logs:
-    T+0.0s  - GMT runner starts, database restart thread starts waiting
-    T+5.0s  - RUNTIME phase begins (with 15 seconds sleep command)
-    T+12.3s - Database restart occurs (during runtime phase)
-    T+13.1s - Database restart completes
-    T+16.1s - Database should be available again
-    T+20.0s - REMOVE phase starts (database operations resume with retry logic)
-    T+22.4s - Test completes successfully with database reconnection
-    
-    This timing ensures database restart happens during active measurement phase
-    when database operations are likely occurring for metric storage.
+    This test simulates a database outage scenario:
+    1. A first succesful database query occurs at step 'initialize_run'
+    2. After this step, a database restart is triggered to simulate an outage
+    3. The next database query occurs at step 'save_image_and_volume_sizes':
+       Initially it fails due to the outage, but the retry mechanism should recover it
     """
 
-    run_name = 'test_db_reconnect_' + utils.randomword(12)
     test_start_time = time.time()
 
     def restart_database():
-        # Restart database during metrics collection/storage phase
-        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Waiting 15 seconds before restarting database...", "DB RESTART")
-        time.sleep(15)  # Wait for runtime to start but not complete
         Tests.log_with_timestamp("Restarting test-green-coding-postgres-container now...", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
-        result = subprocess.run(['docker', 'restart', 'test-green-coding-postgres-container'],
+        result = subprocess.run(['docker', 'restart', '-t', '0', 'test-green-coding-postgres-container'],
                                check=True, capture_output=True)
         Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"Database restart completed. Docker output: {result.stdout.decode().strip()}", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
-        time.sleep(3)  # Give DB time to restart
-        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Database should be available again after 3s wait", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
-
-    # Start database restart in background thread
-    restart_thread = threading.Thread(target=restart_database)
-    restart_thread.daemon = True
-    Tests.log_with_timestamp("Starting database restart thread...")
-    restart_thread.start()
 
-    # Run database reconnection test scenario
+    out = io.StringIO()
+    err = io.StringIO()
     Tests.log_with_timestamp("Starting GMT runner with scenario: db_reconnection_test.yml", start_time=test_start_time)
-    ps = subprocess.run(
-        ['python3', f'{GMT_DIR}/runner.py', '--name', run_name, '--uri', GMT_DIR,
-         '--filename', 'tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml',
-         '--config-override', f"{os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))}/test-config.yml",
-         '--skip-system-checks', '--dev-cache-build', '--dev-no-sleeps', '--dev-no-optimizations'],
-        check=False,  # Allow non-zero exit codes to check what happened
-        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
-        stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-        encoding='UTF-8'
-    )
+    runner = ScenarioRunner(uri=GMT_DIR, uri_type='folder', filename='tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml', skip_system_checks=True, dev_cache_build=True, dev_no_sleeps=True, dev_no_metrics=True, dev_no_optimizations=True)
+
+    with redirect_stdout(out), redirect_stderr(err):
+        with Tests.RunUntilManager(runner) as context:
+            for pause_point in context.run_steps(stop_at='save_image_and_volume_sizes'):
+                Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"Reached pause point {pause_point}", start_time=test_start_time)
+                if pause_point == 'initialize_run':
+                    # Restart database after initilizing of the run
+                    restart_database()
 
-    Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"GMT runner completed with return code: {ps.returncode}", start_time=test_start_time)
-    restart_thread.join(timeout=30)  # Wait for restart thread to complete
-    Tests.log_with_timestamp("Database restart thread completed", start_time=test_start_time)
+    print(f"Out: {out.getvalue()}")
+    print(f"Err: {err.getvalue()}")
 
     # Analyze output for database reconnection evidence
-    has_retry_messages = ('Database connection error' in ps.stderr or 'Retrying in' in ps.stderr or
-                          'Database connection error' in ps.stdout or 'Retrying in' in ps.stdout)
-    has_admin_shutdown = 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stdout or 'AdminShutdown' in ps.stderr
+    has_retry_messages = ('Database connection error' in err.getvalue() or 'Retrying in' in err.getvalue() or
+                          'Database connection error' in out.getvalue() or 'Retrying in' in out.getvalue())
+    has_admin_shutdown = 'AdminShutdown' in out.getvalue() or 'AdminShutdown' in err.getvalue()
     if has_retry_messages:
         Tests.log_with_timestamp("Found database retry messages in stderr - retry logic was triggered")
     if has_admin_shutdown:
         Tests.log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in output - retry logic may not have worked")
 
-    # Assertions for database reconnection functionality
-
-    # 1. GMT must complete successfully despite database restart
-    assert ps.returncode == 0, \
-        f"GMT runner must succeed when database reconnection is implemented. Return code: {ps.returncode}"
-
-    # 2. Should NOT see AdminShutdown errors (indicates retry logic failed)
+    # Assertion 1: Should NOT see AdminShutdown errors (indicates retry logic failed)
     assert not has_admin_shutdown, \
         "AdminShutdown error found in output - database retry logic failed to handle disconnection properly"
 
-    # 3. Should see evidence of retry attempts (proves database was actually interrupted)
+    # Assertion 2: Should see evidence of retry attempts (proves database was actually interrupted)
     assert has_retry_messages, \
         "No database retry messages found - test may not have properly simulated database outage during critical operations"
-
-    # 4. Verify restart thread completed (ensures test timing was correct)
-    restart_thread.join(timeout=5)
-    assert not restart_thread.is_alive(), \
-        "Database restart thread did not complete - test timing may be incorrect"
-
-    print("✓ All assertions passed - GMT successfully handled database reconnection")
-    print(f"✓ GMT completed successfully (return code: {ps.returncode})")
-    print(f"✓ Database retry logic triggered: {has_retry_messages}")
-    print(f"✓ No AdminShutdown errors: {not has_admin_shutdown}")

From 1369e2442ef593fb3c9cd5ab4df7a280efafa426 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Mon, 8 Sep 2025 13:10:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 11/13] Cleanup

---
 .../usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml  | 16 -------
 tests/test_functions.py                       | 11 -----
 tests/test_runner.py                          | 45 ++++---------------
 3 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 63 deletions(-)
 delete mode 100644 tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml

diff --git a/tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml b/tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 9db0df8e3..000000000
--- a/tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,16 +0,0 @@
----
-name: Database Reconnection Integration Test
-author: Integration Test
-description: Test scenario for database reconnection integration testing
-
-services:
-  test-container:
-    type: container
-    image: alpine
-
-flow:
-  - name: 15 seconds sleep
-    container: test-container
-    commands:
-      - type: console
-        command: sleep 15
diff --git a/tests/test_functions.py b/tests/test_functions.py
index 099ee976d..7daede367 100644
--- a/tests/test_functions.py
+++ b/tests/test_functions.py
@@ -2,7 +2,6 @@
 import subprocess
 import hashlib
 import json
-import time
 
 from lib.db import DB
 from lib.global_config import GlobalConfig
@@ -408,13 +407,3 @@ def run_steps(self, stop_at=None):
     def __exit__(self, exc_type, exc_value, traceback):
         self._active = False
         self.__runner.cleanup()
-
-def log_with_timestamp(message, prefix="TEST", start_time=None):
-    """Helper function to log messages with timestamp and optional elapsed time"""
-    current_time = time.time()
-    timestamp = time.strftime('%H:%M:%S', time.localtime(current_time))
-    if start_time:
-        elapsed = f" (T+{current_time-start_time:.1f}s)"
-    else:
-        elapsed = ""
-    print(f"[{timestamp}] [{prefix}] {message}{elapsed}")
diff --git a/tests/test_runner.py b/tests/test_runner.py
index 8b7ba72c2..d8b2350fe 100644
--- a/tests/test_runner.py
+++ b/tests/test_runner.py
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 import os
 import platform
 import subprocess
-import time
 import yaml
 
 from contextlib import redirect_stdout, redirect_stderr
@@ -601,8 +600,8 @@ def test_print_logs_flag_with_iterations():
     assert ps.stderr == '', Tests.assertion_info('no errors', ps.stderr)
 
 ## automatic database reconnection
-def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
-    """Integration test: Verify GMT runner handles database reconnection during execution
+def test_database_reconnection_during_run():
+    """Verify GMT runner handles database reconnection during execution
     
     This test simulates a database outage scenario:
     1. A first succesful database query occurs at step 'initialize_run'
@@ -611,43 +610,17 @@ def test_database_reconnection_during_run_integration():
        Initially it fails due to the outage, but the retry mechanism should recover it
     """
 
-    test_start_time = time.time()
-
-    def restart_database():
-        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Restarting test-green-coding-postgres-container now...", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
-        result = subprocess.run(['docker', 'restart', '-t', '0', 'test-green-coding-postgres-container'],
-                               check=True, capture_output=True)
-        Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"Database restart completed. Docker output: {result.stdout.decode().strip()}", "DB RESTART", test_start_time)
-
     out = io.StringIO()
     err = io.StringIO()
-    Tests.log_with_timestamp("Starting GMT runner with scenario: db_reconnection_test.yml", start_time=test_start_time)
-    runner = ScenarioRunner(uri=GMT_DIR, uri_type='folder', filename='tests/data/usage_scenarios/db_reconnection_test.yml', skip_system_checks=True, dev_cache_build=True, dev_no_sleeps=True, dev_no_metrics=True, dev_no_optimizations=True)
+    runner = ScenarioRunner(uri=GMT_DIR, uri_type='folder', filename='tests/data/usage_scenarios/basic_stress.yml', skip_system_checks=True, dev_cache_build=True, dev_no_sleeps=True, dev_no_metrics=True, dev_no_optimizations=True)
 
     with redirect_stdout(out), redirect_stderr(err):
         with Tests.RunUntilManager(runner) as context:
             for pause_point in context.run_steps(stop_at='save_image_and_volume_sizes'):
-                Tests.log_with_timestamp(f"Reached pause point {pause_point}", start_time=test_start_time)
                 if pause_point == 'initialize_run':
-                    # Restart database after initilizing of the run
-                    restart_database()
-
-    print(f"Out: {out.getvalue()}")
-    print(f"Err: {err.getvalue()}")
-
-    # Analyze output for database reconnection evidence
-    has_retry_messages = ('Database connection error' in err.getvalue() or 'Retrying in' in err.getvalue() or
-                          'Database connection error' in out.getvalue() or 'Retrying in' in out.getvalue())
-    has_admin_shutdown = 'AdminShutdown' in out.getvalue() or 'AdminShutdown' in err.getvalue()
-    if has_retry_messages:
-        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Found database retry messages in stderr - retry logic was triggered")
-    if has_admin_shutdown:
-        Tests.log_with_timestamp("Found AdminShutdown in output - retry logic may not have worked")
-
-    # Assertion 1: Should NOT see AdminShutdown errors (indicates retry logic failed)
-    assert not has_admin_shutdown, \
-        "AdminShutdown error found in output - database retry logic failed to handle disconnection properly"
-
-    # Assertion 2: Should see evidence of retry attempts (proves database was actually interrupted)
-    assert has_retry_messages, \
-        "No database retry messages found - test may not have properly simulated database outage during critical operations"
+                    # Simulate short db outage
+                    result = subprocess.run(['docker', 'restart', '-t', '0', 'test-green-coding-postgres-container'],
+                                            check=True, capture_output=True)
+
+    assert ('Database connection error' in out.getvalue() and 'Retrying in' in out.getvalue()), \
+        "No database retry messages found - test may not have properly simulated database outage"

From 61b5ba64b071922411f6ca9fe1086e2c2a716351 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: David Kopp <git@davidkopp.de>
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2025 12:23:35 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 12/13] Disable connection health check explicitely to None
 [skip ci]

---
 lib/db.py | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index 6df54b3d0..58b73e4d5 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -104,6 +104,9 @@ def _create_pool(self):
             min_size=1,
             max_size=2,
             open=True,
+            # Explicitly disabled (default) to prevent measurement interference
+            # from conn.execute("") calls, using @with_db_retry instead
+            check=None
         )
 
     def shutdown(self):

From 9fd6cc6528bfc51e907088184dfa10924c237e45 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arne Tarara <arne@datafuse.de>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2025 14:24:41 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 13/13] Introducing query_multi

---
 lib/db.py | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++----------
 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/db.py b/lib/db.py
index 58b73e4d5..c75a0cde3 100644
--- a/lib/db.py
+++ b/lib/db.py
@@ -115,20 +115,27 @@ def shutdown(self):
             del self._pool
 
 
+    # Query list only supports SELECT queries
+    # If we ever need complex queries in the future where we have a transaction that mixes SELECTs and INSERTS
+    # then this class needs a refactoring. Until then we can KISS it
+    def __query_multi(self, query, params=None):
+        with self._pool.connection() as conn:
+            conn.autocommit = False # should be default, but we are explicit
+            cur = conn.cursor(row_factory=None) # None is actually the default cursor factory
+            for i in range(len(query)):
+                # In error case the context manager will ROLLBACK the whole transaction
+                cur.execute(query[i], params[i])
+            conn.commit()
+
     @with_db_retry
-    def __query(self, query, params=None, return_type=None, fetch_mode=None):
+    def __query_single(self, query, params=None, return_type=None, fetch_mode=None):
         ret = False
         row_factory = psycopg.rows.dict_row if fetch_mode == 'dict' else None
 
         with self._pool.connection() as conn:
             conn.autocommit = False # should be default, but we are explicit
             cur = conn.cursor(row_factory=row_factory) # None is actually the default cursor factory
-            if isinstance(query, list) and isinstance(params, list) and len(query) == len(params):
-                for i in range(len(query)):
-                    # In error case the context manager will ROLLBACK the whole transaction
-                    cur.execute(query[i], params[i])
-            else:
-                cur.execute(query, params)
+            cur.execute(query, params)
             conn.commit()
             if return_type == 'one':
                 ret = cur.fetchone()
@@ -139,14 +146,19 @@ def __query(self, query, params=None, return_type=None, fetch_mode=None):
 
         return ret
 
+
+
     def query(self, query, params=None, fetch_mode=None):
-        return self.__query(query, params=params, return_type=None, fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
+        return self.__query_single(query, params=params, return_type=None, fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
+
+    def query_multi(self, query, params=None):
+        return self.__query_multi(query, params=params)
 
     def fetch_one(self, query, params=None, fetch_mode=None):
-        return self.__query(query, params=params, return_type='one', fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
+        return self.__query_single(query, params=params, return_type='one', fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
 
     def fetch_all(self, query, params=None, fetch_mode=None):
-        return self.__query(query, params=params, return_type='all', fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
+        return self.__query_single(query, params=params, return_type='all', fetch_mode=fetch_mode)
 
     @with_db_retry
     def import_csv(self, filename):