2 files changed, 41 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go b/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
index 020659c82b..ef06d8862a 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/issues/indexer.go
@@ -204,12 +204,13 @@ func getIssueIndexerQueueHandler(ctx context.Context) func(items ...*IndexerMeta
 func populateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context) {
 	ctx, _, finished := process.GetManager().AddTypedContext(ctx, "Service: PopulateIssueIndexer", process.SystemProcessType, true)
 	defer finished()
-	if err := PopulateIssueIndexer(ctx, true); err != nil {
+	ctx = contextWithKeepRetry(ctx) // keep retrying since it's a background task
+	if err := PopulateIssueIndexer(ctx); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Issue indexer population failed: %v", err)
 	}
 }
 
-func PopulateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context, keepRetrying bool) error {
+func PopulateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for page := 1; ; page++ {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -232,20 +233,8 @@ func PopulateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context, keepRetrying bool) error {
 		}
 
 		for _, repo := range repos {
-			for {
-				select {
-				case <-ctx.Done():
-					return fmt.Errorf("shutdown before completion: %w", ctx.Err())
-				default:
-				}
-				if err := updateRepoIndexer(ctx, repo.ID); err != nil {
-					if keepRetrying && ctx.Err() == nil {
-						log.Warn("Retry to populate issue indexer for repo %d: %v", repo.ID, err)
-						continue
-					}
-					return fmt.Errorf("populate issue indexer for repo %d: %v", repo.ID, err)
-				}
-				break
+			if err := updateRepoIndexer(ctx, repo.ID); err != nil {
+				return fmt.Errorf("populate issue indexer for repo %d: %v", repo.ID, err)
 			}
 		}
 	}
@@ -259,8 +248,8 @@ func UpdateRepoIndexer(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) {
 }
 
 // UpdateIssueIndexer add/update an issue to the issue indexer
-func UpdateIssueIndexer(issueID int64) {
-	if err := updateIssueIndexer(issueID); err != nil {
+func UpdateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context, issueID int64) {
+	if err := updateIssueIndexer(ctx, issueID); err != nil {
 		log.Error("Unable to push issue %d to issue indexer: %v", issueID, err)
 	}
 }
diff --git a/modules/indexer/issues/util.go b/modules/indexer/issues/util.go
index ca4ff6d42f..510b4060b2 100644
--- a/modules/indexer/issues/util.go
+++ b/modules/indexer/issues/util.go
@@ -127,15 +127,15 @@ func updateRepoIndexer(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("issue_model.GetIssueIDsByRepoID: %w", err)
 	}
 	for _, id := range ids {
-		if err := updateIssueIndexer(id); err != nil {
+		if err := updateIssueIndexer(ctx, id); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 	}
 	return nil
 }
 
-func updateIssueIndexer(issueID int64) error {
-	return pushIssueIndexerQueue(&IndexerMetadata{ID: issueID})
+func updateIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context, issueID int64) error {
+	return pushIssueIndexerQueue(ctx, &IndexerMetadata{ID: issueID})
 }
 
 func deleteRepoIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) error {
@@ -148,13 +148,21 @@ func deleteRepoIssueIndexer(ctx context.Context, repoID int64) error {
 	if len(ids) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
-	return pushIssueIndexerQueue(&IndexerMetadata{
+	return pushIssueIndexerQueue(ctx, &IndexerMetadata{
 		IDs:      ids,
 		IsDelete: true,
 	})
 }
 
-func pushIssueIndexerQueue(data *IndexerMetadata) error {
+type keepRetryKey struct{}
+
+// contextWithKeepRetry returns a context with a key indicating that the indexer should keep retrying.
+// Please note that it's for background tasks only, and it should not be used for user requests, or it may cause blocking.
+func contextWithKeepRetry(ctx context.Context) context.Context {
+	return context.WithValue(ctx, keepRetryKey{}, true)
+}
+
+func pushIssueIndexerQueue(ctx context.Context, data *IndexerMetadata) error {
 	if issueIndexerQueue == nil {
 		// Some unit tests will trigger indexing, but the queue is not initialized.
 		// It's OK to ignore it, but log a warning message in case it's not a unit test.
@@ -162,12 +170,26 @@ func pushIssueIndexerQueue(data *IndexerMetadata) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	err := issueIndexerQueue.Push(data)
-	if errors.Is(err, queue.ErrAlreadyInQueue) {
-		return nil
-	}
-	if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
-		log.Warn("It seems that issue indexer is slow and the queue is full. Please check the issue indexer or increase the queue size.")
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-ctx.Done():
+			return ctx.Err()
+		default:
+		}
+		err := issueIndexerQueue.Push(data)
+		if errors.Is(err, queue.ErrAlreadyInQueue) {
+			return nil
+		}
+		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) { // the queue is full
+			log.Warn("It seems that issue indexer is slow and the queue is full. Please check the issue indexer or increase the queue size.")
+			if ctx.Value(keepRetryKey{}) == nil {
+				return err
+			}
+			// It will be better to increase the queue size instead of retrying, but users may ignore the previous warning message.
+			// However, even it retries, it may still cause index loss when there's a deadline in the context.
+			log.Debug("Retry to push %+v to issue indexer queue", data)
+			continue
+		}
+		return err
 	}
-	return err
 }