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BasePlatform `PRAGMA synchronous = OFF` risks data loss on crash

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repo 193af03f·PR #2·reviewed 1 week ago

Opus finding

BasePlatform `PRAGMA synchronous = OFF` risks data loss on crash

mediumdata-losshigh
  • backend/wonderwall/simulations/base.py:89-92
Setting `synchronous = OFF` means SQLite will not wait for OS-level fsync between commits — a process crash or power loss can silently corrupt the database file. For a simulation database this may be intentional, but it’s undocumented and applied unconditionally, including for production-style db_path values (not just `:memory:`).

Recommendation

Use `PRAGMA synchronous = NORMAL` (or default FULL) when `db_path != ':memory:'`. Document the speed-vs-durability tradeoff in code.

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