refactor: use Go duration strings for QUEUE_MAX_AGE and MESSAGE_MAX_AGE

Change config from integer seconds to Go duration strings (e.g. '720h')
parsed via time.ParseDuration, consistent with SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT.
Default remains 30 days (720h).

README.md

@@ -1812,9 +1812,9 @@ directory is also loaded automatically via
 | `PORT`             | int     | `8080`                               | HTTP listen port |
 | `DBURL`            | string  | `file:///var/lib/neoirc/state.db?_journal_mode=WAL` | SQLite connection string. For file-based: `file:///path/to/db.db?_journal_mode=WAL`. For in-memory (testing): `file::memory:?cache=shared`. |
 | `DEBUG`            | bool    | `false`                              | Enable debug logging (verbose request/response logging) |
-| `MESSAGE_MAX_AGE`  | int     | `2592000`                            | Maximum age of messages in seconds (30 days). Messages older than this are pruned. |
+| `MESSAGE_MAX_AGE`  | string  | `720h`                               | Maximum age of messages as a Go duration string (e.g. `720h`, `24h`). Messages older than this are pruned. Default is 30 days. |
 | `SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT` | string | `720h`                           | Session idle timeout as a Go duration string (e.g. `720h`, `24h`). Sessions with no activity for this long are expired and the nick is released. Default is 30 days. |
-| `QUEUE_MAX_AGE`    | int     | `2592000`                            | Maximum age of client queue entries in seconds (30 days). Entries older than this are pruned. |
+| `QUEUE_MAX_AGE`    | string  | `720h`                               | Maximum age of client queue entries as a Go duration string (e.g. `720h`, `24h`). Entries older than this are pruned. Default is 30 days. |
 | `MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE` | int     | `4096`                               | Maximum message body size in bytes (planned enforcement) |
 | `LONG_POLL_TIMEOUT`| int     | `15`                                 | Default long-poll timeout in seconds (client can override via query param, server caps at 30) |
 | `MOTD`             | string  | `""`                                 | Message of the day, shown to clients via `GET /api/v1/server` |

internal/config/config.go

@@ -38,9 +38,9 @@ type Config struct {
 	MetricsUsername    string
 	Port               int
 	SentryDSN          string
-	MessageMaxAge      int
+	MessageMaxAge      string
 	MaxMessageSize     int
-	QueueMaxAge        int
+	QueueMaxAge        string
 	MOTD               string
 	ServerName         string
 	FederationKey      string
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ func New(
 	viper.SetDefault("SENTRY_DSN", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_USERNAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("METRICS_PASSWORD", "")
-	viper.SetDefault("MESSAGE_MAX_AGE", "2592000")
+	viper.SetDefault("MESSAGE_MAX_AGE", "720h")
 	viper.SetDefault("MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE", "4096")
-	viper.SetDefault("QUEUE_MAX_AGE", "2592000")
+	viper.SetDefault("QUEUE_MAX_AGE", "720h")
 	viper.SetDefault("MOTD", defaultMOTD)
 	viper.SetDefault("SERVER_NAME", "")
 	viper.SetDefault("FEDERATION_KEY", "")
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ func New(
 		MaintenanceMode:    viper.GetBool("MAINTENANCE_MODE"),
 		MetricsUsername:    viper.GetString("METRICS_USERNAME"),
 		MetricsPassword:    viper.GetString("METRICS_PASSWORD"),
-		MessageMaxAge:      viper.GetInt("MESSAGE_MAX_AGE"),
+		MessageMaxAge:      viper.GetString("MESSAGE_MAX_AGE"),
 		MaxMessageSize:     viper.GetInt("MAX_MESSAGE_SIZE"),
-		QueueMaxAge:        viper.GetInt("QUEUE_MAX_AGE"),
+		QueueMaxAge:        viper.GetString("QUEUE_MAX_AGE"),
 		MOTD:               viper.GetString("MOTD"),
 		ServerName:         viper.GetString("SERVER_NAME"),
 		FederationKey:      viper.GetString("FEDERATION_KEY"),

internal/db/errors.go

@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+// Package db provides database access and migration management.
+package db
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+
+	"modernc.org/sqlite"
+	sqlite3 "modernc.org/sqlite/lib"
+)
+
+// IsUniqueConstraintError reports whether err is a SQLite
+// unique-constraint violation.
+func IsUniqueConstraintError(err error) bool {
+	var sqliteErr *sqlite.Error
+	if !errors.As(err, &sqliteErr) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	return sqliteErr.Code() == sqlite3.SQLITE_CONSTRAINT_UNIQUE
+}

internal/handlers/api.go

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import (
 	"strings"
 	"time"
 
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
 	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/irc"
 	"github.com/go-chi/chi"
 )
@@ -199,7 +200,7 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) handleCreateSessionError(
 	request *http.Request,
 	err error,
 ) {
-	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "UNIQUE") {
+	if db.IsUniqueConstraintError(err) {
 		hdlr.respondError(
 			writer, request,
 			"nick already taken",
@@ -1427,7 +1428,7 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) executeNickChange(
 		request.Context(), sessionID, newNick,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
-		if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "UNIQUE") {
+		if db.IsUniqueConstraintError(err) {
 			hdlr.respondIRCError(
 				writer, request, clientID, sessionID,
 				irc.ErrNicknameInUse, nick, []string{newNick},

internal/handlers/auth.go

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/neoirc/internal/db"
 )
 
 const minPasswordLength = 8
@@ -94,7 +96,7 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) handleRegisterError(
 	request *http.Request,
 	err error,
 ) {
-	if strings.Contains(err.Error(), "UNIQUE") {
+	if db.IsUniqueConstraintError(err) {
 		hdlr.respondError(
 			writer, request,
 			"nick already taken",

internal/handlers/handlers.go

@@ -204,16 +204,39 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) runCleanup(
 	hdlr.pruneQueuesAndMessages(ctx)
 }
 
+// parseDurationConfig parses a Go duration string,
+// returning zero on empty input and logging on error.
+func (hdlr *Handlers) parseDurationConfig(
+	name, raw string,
+) time.Duration {
+	if raw == "" {
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	dur, err := time.ParseDuration(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		hdlr.log.Error(
+			"invalid duration config, skipping",
+			"name", name, "value", raw, "error", err,
+		)
+
+		return 0
+	}
+
+	return dur
+}
+
 // pruneQueuesAndMessages removes old client_queues entries
 // per QUEUE_MAX_AGE and prunes messages per MESSAGE_MAX_AGE.
 func (hdlr *Handlers) pruneQueuesAndMessages(
 	ctx context.Context,
 ) {
-	queueMaxAge := hdlr.params.Config.QueueMaxAge
-	if queueMaxAge > 0 {
-		queueCutoff := time.Now().Add(
-			-time.Duration(queueMaxAge) * time.Second,
+	queueMaxAge := hdlr.parseDurationConfig(
+		"QUEUE_MAX_AGE",
+		hdlr.params.Config.QueueMaxAge,
 	)
+	if queueMaxAge > 0 {
+		queueCutoff := time.Now().Add(-queueMaxAge)
 
 		pruned, err := hdlr.params.Database.
 			PruneOldQueueEntries(ctx, queueCutoff)
@@ -229,11 +252,12 @@ func (hdlr *Handlers) pruneQueuesAndMessages(
 		}
 	}
 
-	messageMaxAge := hdlr.params.Config.MessageMaxAge
-	if messageMaxAge > 0 {
-		msgCutoff := time.Now().Add(
-			-time.Duration(messageMaxAge) * time.Second,
+	messageMaxAge := hdlr.parseDurationConfig(
+		"MESSAGE_MAX_AGE",
+		hdlr.params.Config.MessageMaxAge,
 	)
+	if messageMaxAge > 0 {
+		msgCutoff := time.Now().Add(-messageMaxAge)
 
 		pruned, err := hdlr.params.Database.
 			PruneOldMessages(ctx, msgCutoff)