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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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# Query Count Limits
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Each controller or API endpoint is allowed to execute up to 100 SQL queries and
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in test environments we raise an error when this threshold is exceeded.
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## Solving Failing Tests
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When a test fails because it executes more than 100 SQL queries there are two
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solutions to this problem:
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- Reduce the number of SQL queries that are executed.
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- Whitelist the controller or API endpoint.
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You should only resort to whitelisting when an existing controller or endpoint
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is to blame as in this case reducing the number of SQL queries can take a lot of
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effort. Newly added controllers and endpoints are not allowed to execute more
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than 100 SQL queries and no exceptions are made for this rule. _If_ a large
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number of SQL queries is necessary to perform certain work it's best to have
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this work performed by Sidekiq instead of doing this directly in a web request.
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## Whitelisting
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In the event that you _have_ to whitelist a controller you must first
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create an issue. This issue should (preferably in the title) mention the
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controller or endpoint and include the appropriate labels (`database`,
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`performance`, and at least a team specific label such as `Discussion`).
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After the issue has been created you can whitelist the code in question. For
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Rails controllers it's best to create a `before_action` hook that runs as early
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as possible. The called method in turn should call
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`Gitlab::QueryLimiting.whitelist('issue URL here')`. For example:
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```ruby
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class MyController < ApplicationController
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before_action :whitelist_query_limiting, only: [:show]
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def index
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# ...
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end
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def show
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# ...
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end
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def whitelist_query_limiting
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Gitlab::QueryLimiting.whitelist('https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/...')
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end
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end
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```
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By using a `before_action` you don't have to modify the controller method in
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question, reducing the likelihood of merge conflicts.
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For Grape API endpoints there unfortunately is not a reliable way of running a
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hook before a specific endpoint. This means that you have to add the whitelist
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call directly into the endpoint like so:
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```ruby
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get '/projects/:id/foo' do
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Gitlab::QueryLimiting.whitelist('...')
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# ...
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end
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```
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