feat(api): add KEY_PREFIX to redis cache and make clear_cache optional on startup - [WEB-9759]

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Description

Prevents accidental database-wide data loss when Plane is deployed alongside other services on a shared Redis database:

1. Makes startup cache flushing optional via PLANE_SKIP_CACHE_CLEAR in Docker entrypoint scripts.
2. Introduces KEY_PREFIX support to Django's Redis CACHES configuration (configurable via REDIS_KEY_PREFIX, defaulting to "plane").
3. Updates the clear_cache management command to utilize cache.delete_pattern(f"{prefix}:*") scoped to the prefix rather than executing an unconditional cache.clear() (FLUSHDB). Adds --all flag for administrators who explicitly wish to flush the entire database.

Test Scenarios

Added comprehensive unit tests in apps/api/plane/tests/unit/settings/test_clear_cache.py:

• test_clear_cache_with_specific_key
• test_clear_cache_scoped_by_key_prefix (verifies FLUSHDB is never called)
• test_clear_cache_with_all_flag_calls_flushdb
• test_clear_cache_fallback_when_no_delete_pattern
• test_redis_key_prefix_configured_in_caches

References

Fixes #9759

Summary by CodeRabbit

• New Features

  • Added support for conditionally skipping cache clearing during API startup with PLANE_SKIP_CACHE_CLEAR.
  • Cache clearing now targets application-specific keys by default, helping preserve unrelated cached data.
  • Added an option to flush the entire cache when needed.
  • Added configurable Redis key prefixes across environments.

• Bug Fixes

  • Prevented unsafe fallback to clearing the entire cache when targeted clearing is unavailable or unconfigured.
  • Startup and cache-clearing errors now include more actionable details.

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🟢 +1 new · 🟠 ~4 changed · 🔴 -0 removed · 2 flows · 6 files · commit 304bea6

Architecture

5 components touched across 2 lanes.

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Component view — API Cache Management

Internal modules and configuration for scoped Redis cache clearing, startup orchestration, and prefix settings.

Data flow

Scoped cache clear on API startup · Full database flush via --all flag

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Full database flush via --all flag

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Application Services — 5 components

🟡 CHANGED Django REST API Server

Django backend service providing REST APIs, background tasks, and application management commands.

• apps/api/bin/docker-entrypoint-api.sh:31-37
• apps/api/bin/docker-entrypoint-api-local.sh:30-36
• apps/api/plane/settings/common.py:241-265
• apps/api/plane/settings/local.py:21-29
• apps/api/plane/db/management/commands/clear_cache.py:1-63
• apps/api/plane/tests/unit/settings/test_clear_cache.py:1-74

🟡 CHANGED API Entrypoint Scripts

Container startup scripts that conditionally invoke cache clearing unless PLANE_SKIP_CACHE_CLEAR is enabled.

• apps/api/bin/docker-entrypoint-api.sh:31-37
• apps/api/bin/docker-entrypoint-api-local.sh:30-36

🟡 CHANGED Clear Cache Command

Django management command that performs prefix-scoped pattern deletion (plane:*) and supports --all for full database flushes.

• apps/api/plane/db/management/commands/clear_cache.py:1-63

🟡 CHANGED Cache Settings

Django cache configuration defining REDIS_KEY_PREFIX to isolate keys within shared Redis databases.

• apps/api/plane/settings/common.py:241-265
• apps/api/plane/settings/local.py:21-29

🟢 NEW Cache Clear Unit Tests

Unit test suite verifying key prefix scoping, individual key deletion, --all database flushes, and error safeguards.

• apps/api/plane/tests/unit/settings/test_clear_cache.py:1-74

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The API cache configuration now uses a configurable Redis key prefix. The clear_cache command supports scoped deletion and explicit full flushing. Both API entrypoints can skip cache clearing through PLANE_SKIP_CACHE_CLEAR. Unit tests cover the new behavior.

Changes

Cache safety controls

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Redis cache prefix configuration apps/api/plane/settings/common.py, apps/api/plane/settings/local.py, apps/api/plane/tests/unit/settings/test_clear_cache.py	Redis cache backends use REDIS_KEY_PREFIX, which defaults to plane. Local settings apply the same value as KEY_PREFIX. Tests verify the default prefix.
Scoped cache clear command apps/api/plane/db/management/commands/clear_cache.py, apps/api/plane/tests/unit/settings/test_clear_cache.py	clear_cache deletes a specific key, deletes prefixed keys by default, supports --all, and reports an error when prefix-based deletion is unavailable. Tests cover each path.
Startup cache-clear toggle apps/api/bin/docker-entrypoint-api.sh, apps/api/bin/docker-entrypoint-api-local.sh	Startup skips clear_cache and prints a message when PLANE_SKIP_CACHE_CLEAR is 1 or true.

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

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 304be

Cache clearing is scoped to Plane-prefixed Redis keys by default, with explicit full-database flushing and a startup skip control. No current merge-blocking risk remains.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant APIEntrypoint
  participant ClearCacheCommand
  participant RedisCache
  APIEntrypoint->>ClearCacheCommand: Run clear_cache unless PLANE_SKIP_CACHE_CLEAR is set
  ClearCacheCommand->>RedisCache: Delete keys matching the configured prefix
  RedisCache-->>ClearCacheCommand: Return deletion result
  ClearCacheCommand-->>APIEntrypoint: Complete startup cache handling

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Check name	Status	Explanation	Resolution
Docstring Coverage	⚠️ Warning	Docstring coverage is 75.00% which is insufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 8 functions across 6 files.	Write docstrings for the functions missing them to satisfy the coverage threshold.

✅ Passed checks (4 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the two primary changes: Redis KEY_PREFIX support and optional startup cache clearing.
Description check	✅ Passed	The description explains the implementation, lists the test scenarios, and references issue #9759. It omits the Type of Change checklist and Screenshots section, but the required technical information…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The coding objectives in [#9759] are addressed. The PR adds optional startup cache clearing, configures REDIS_KEY_PREFIX, scopes cache deletion to prefixed keys, adds the --all flag, and includes unit…
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes are limited to Docker startup behavior, Redis cache configuration, the clear_cache command, and related unit tests. No unrelated code changes are present.

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Inline comments:
In `@apps/api/plane/db/management/commands/clear_cache.py`:
- Line 45: Update clear_cache and its related configuration/tests: reject an
empty REDIS_KEY_PREFIX and error when scoped deletion cannot use
delete_pattern(), removing the non---all cache.clear() fallback; retain
cache.clear() only for explicit --all. Modify the fallback test in
apps/api/plane/tests/unit/settings/test_clear_cache.py (lines 46-49) and add an
empty-prefix regression test; apps/api/plane/settings/common.py (line 244)
requires no direct change unless needed to enforce the prefix validation.

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