From b79a72a81b0766423d4c66efbd9e64cbd45d64f3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Samu <me@samu.lol>
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2026 16:05:29 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] feat: serializing queue with min-interval pacing

---
 server/src/queue.ts       | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 server/test/queue.test.ts | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 69 insertions(+)
 create mode 100644 server/src/queue.ts
 create mode 100644 server/test/queue.test.ts

diff --git a/server/src/queue.ts b/server/src/queue.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..927686e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/src/queue.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+export interface SerialQueueOptions {
+  /** Minimum delay between task starts. 0 = unpaced. */
+  minIntervalMs?: number
+}
+
+export class SerialQueue {
+  private tail: Promise<unknown> = Promise.resolve()
+  private lastStart = 0
+  private minIntervalMs: number
+
+  constructor(opts: SerialQueueOptions = {}) {
+    this.minIntervalMs = opts.minIntervalMs ?? 0
+  }
+
+  run<T>(fn: () => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    const result = this.tail.then(async () => {
+      if (this.minIntervalMs > 0) {
+        const wait = this.lastStart + this.minIntervalMs - Date.now()
+        if (wait > 0) await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, wait))
+      }
+      this.lastStart = Date.now()
+      return fn()
+    })
+    this.tail = result.catch(() => {})
+    return result
+  }
+}
diff --git a/server/test/queue.test.ts b/server/test/queue.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f7dadf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/test/queue.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { SerialQueue } from '../src/queue.js'
+
+describe('SerialQueue', () => {
+  it('runs tasks strictly in order even when they resolve out of order', async () => {
+    const q = new SerialQueue()
+    const order: number[] = []
+    const slow = () => new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 20)).then(() => order.push(1))
+    const fast = () => Promise.resolve().then(() => order.push(2))
+    await Promise.all([q.run(slow), q.run(fast)])
+    expect(order).toEqual([1, 2])
+  })
+
+  it('continues after a failing task', async () => {
+    const q = new SerialQueue()
+    await expect(
+      q.run(async () => {
+        throw new Error('boom')
+      })
+    ).rejects.toThrow('boom')
+    const result = await q.run(async () => 'ok')
+    expect(result).toBe('ok')
+  })
+
+  it('paces call starts at least minIntervalMs apart', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const q = new SerialQueue({ minIntervalMs: 1000 })
+    let t1 = 0
+    let t2 = 0
+    const p1 = q.run(async () => {
+      t1 = Date.now()
+    })
+    const p2 = q.run(async () => {
+      t2 = Date.now()
+    })
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000)
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1000)
+    await Promise.all([p1, p2])
+    expect(t2 - t1).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1000)
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+})