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Reference to Existing Issue

Closes #1550.

Description of Changes

Caches MaxMind GeoLite City quota errors for six hours so concurrent WHOIS tasks do not repeat rejected lookups. Preserves the task failure state during the cooldown and adds regression coverage for the cache, notification, and later successful retry.

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Cached MaxMind quota failures for six hours so pending WHOIS tasks
do not repeat rejected GeoLite City requests. Preserved the failed
notification state until a successful lookup completes.
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When GeoIP raises OutOfQueriesError, the WHOIS service caches a six-hour quota expiry under a key based on the configured GeoIP account. The task checks the cache before a lookup and schedules retries during cooldown, with delays bounded by the remaining cooldown and broker visibility timeout. Tests cover quota errors, retry behavior, cache reuse, and changed device IPs. The documentation describes the daily quota, shared-cache requirement, and retry conditions.

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  participant fetch_whois_details
  participant WHOISService
  participant GeoIP
  participant Cache
  participant Celery
  fetch_whois_details->>Cache: Check quota expiry
  fetch_whois_details->>WHOISService: Request WHOIS details if no active expiry
  WHOISService->>GeoIP: Perform GeoLite lookup
  GeoIP-->>WHOISService: Raise OutOfQueriesError
  WHOISService->>Cache: Store six-hour quota expiry
  WHOISService-->>fetch_whois_details: Re-raise OutOfQueriesError
  fetch_whois_details->>Celery: Schedule retry
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The change caches GeoLite quota exhaustion for six hours and skips repeated lookups during that period. It preserves the task failure state and schedules bounded retries. No concrete merge-blocking risk remains in the supplied evidence.

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Title check Passed The title uses the required "[fix]" prefix and describes the main change: preventing repeated GeoLite City requests after the MaxMind quota is exhausted. The changeset caches quota errors for six hour…
Description check Passed The description follows the repository template: checklist, linked issue (Closes #1550), description of changes, and screenshot section. It explains that quota errors are cached for six hours, that ta…
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #1550 is the only active directly linked issue. The implementation stores a six-hour cache marker for OutOfQueriesError, checks the shared account-based key before GeoLite requests, skips requ…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The changed files remain connected to issue #1550. The service code writes the quota marker. The task code skips requests, preserves failure state, and schedules bounded retries after cooldown. The do…
Ui Changes, Regression Test, Docs Passed The PR changes backend WHOIS quota handling and does not introduce a visible application UI change, so screenshots are not required. The diff adds regression tests for cooldown caching, retry timing, …
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The title uses the required "[fix]" prefix and describes the main change: preventing repeated GeoLite City requests after the MaxMind quota is exhausted. The changeset caches quota errors for six hours, skips lookups during that cooldown, and schedules retries, so the title matches the main change.

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The description follows the repository template: checklist, linked issue (Closes #1550), description of changes, and screenshot section. It explains that quota errors are cached for six hours, that task failure state is preserved during cooldown, and that regression tests cover caching, notification, and a later successful retry. All checklist items are marked, and the screenshot section is marked N/A. The description is brief but covers the required information.

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Issue #1550 is the only active directly linked issue. The implementation stores a six-hour cache marker for OutOfQueriesError, checks the shared account-based key before GeoLite requests, skips requests during cooldown, and permits later retries after expiry. A new quota error starts a new cooldown. The existing WHOIS record remains available because the task preserves the failure state without deleting the record. The changed tests cover cooldown caching, skipped-task state, retry timing, notification, shared-account reuse, and recovery after cache expiry.

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The changed files remain connected to issue #1550. The service code writes the quota marker. The task code skips requests, preserves failure state, and schedules bounded retries after cooldown. The documentation describes the quota and cooldown behavior. The test changes provide regression coverage and isolate existing tests from the new cache lookup. No unrelated product behavior is demonstrated. Automatic retry is related to cooldown recovery and does not introduce unrelated scope.

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The PR changes backend WHOIS quota handling and does not introduce a visible application UI change, so screenshots are not required. The diff adds regression tests for cooldown caching, retry timing, eager execution, notification state, and later successful lookup. It also adds documentation in docs/user/whois.rst for the quota cooldown and retry behavior.

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Coordinate the first lookup after quota expiry.

When the shared expiry expires, multiple queued tasks can all read an empty cache before any GeoIP request returns OutOfQueriesError. Each task then makes a rejected GeoIP request. The retries converge near the same expiry, so the cooldown does not prevent a burst of repeated requests. Use an account-scoped distributed claim or lock to allow one trial lookup, and reschedule the other eligible tasks. As per path instructions, “Flag obvious performance regressions, such as heavy loops, repeated I/O, or unoptimized queries.” (raw.githubusercontent.com)

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[feature] Pause WHOIS lookups when the GeoLite quota is exhausted

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