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Summary

This PR introduces a comprehensive notification system using Apprise, enabling BirdNET-Pi to send alerts via multiple services (email, Discord, Slack, etc.) based on configurable detection rules.

Key Features

  • Apprise Integration: Unified notification service supporting 90+ notification platforms
  • Rule Engine: Flexible detection filtering with time windows, confidence thresholds, species filters, and cooldown periods
  • Query Service Enhancement: Added specialized SQL queries for rule-based detection filtering to DetectionQueryService
  • Species Database Extension: Added vernacular name lookups to support user-friendly species configuration
  • Mock Safety: Added ast-grep linter rule to catch circular Mock specs that cause test failures

Technical Details

New Components

  • ApprisePlatformService: Core notification delivery service with platform configuration
  • NotificationRuleProcessor: Rule evaluation and detection filtering engine
  • Enhanced NotificationManager: Orchestrates notification workflow with buffering support

Database Changes

  • Added get_detections_in_time_window() to DetectionQueryService for efficient rule filtering
  • Added get_vernacular_name() to SpeciesDatabaseService for common name lookups

Quality Assurance

  • 700+ lines of tests for Apprise service with comprehensive platform coverage
  • 750+ lines of tests for rule engine including edge cases and cooldown logic
  • New linter rule prevents circular Mock specs (caught several existing issues)

Testing

All tests passing with comprehensive coverage:

  • Unit tests for all notification components
  • Integration tests with buffering and admin operations
  • Mock safety verified with new ast-grep rule

Breaking Changes

None - this is a new feature that extends existing notification system.

Documentation

Configuration examples included in test fixtures. User documentation will follow in separate PR.

@mverteuil mverteuil force-pushed the feature/notifications branch 2 times, most recently from db13287 to d7cdc6a Compare October 21, 2025 02:34
…ervice

Delegates scope checking queries to DetectionQueryService to maintain
proper separation of concerns between business logic and data access.

Changes:
- Add is_first_detection_ever() and is_first_detection_in_period() methods
  to DetectionQueryService for window function queries
- Add get_species_taxonomy() to SpeciesDatabaseService for taxonomy lookups
- Refactor NotificationRuleProcessor to use DetectionQueryService for scope checks
- Wire DetectionQueryService into NotificationManager via dependency injection
- Update all notification tests to mock DetectionQueryService methods
- Fix flaky integration test by stopping background flush task during manual flushes

All 1,788 tests pass. Pre-commit checks pass.
Implements Apprise integration for notification delivery and comprehensive
rule-based notification filtering.

Changes:
- Add AppriseService for multi-channel notifications (Discord, Telegram, etc.)
- Implement notification rule processing with taxa filters, scope checks
- Add comprehensive test suites with proper Mock specs and type safety
- Wire notification services into application lifecycle
- Update test utilities for better Mock handling
- Fix test flakiness and type checking errors

All 184 notification tests pass. All pre-commit checks pass.
Add ast-grep patterns to detect when Mock objects use other Mock classes
as their spec parameter (e.g., spec=MagicMock, spec=Mock, spec=AsyncMock).
These circular references provide no type safety and defeat the purpose
of using specs.

Update documentation to explicitly list these as forbidden patterns.
Replaced all spec=MagicMock (circular reference) with proper specs
using the actual apprise.Apprise methods (add, notify, clear).

This provides proper type safety while maintaining test functionality.
All 39 tests pass.
- Changed AsyncMock(spec=AsyncMock) to AsyncMock(spec=ActualMethod)
- Fixes ast-grep linter errors for mock object specifications
- Ensures mocks properly match their target method signatures
- Changed AsyncMock method mocks from spec=ClassName.method to spec_set=True
- Fixes test failure where spec validation expected 'self' parameter
- spec_set validates attribute assignment without validating call signature
- Resolves conflict between ast-grep requirement for specs and signature validation
@mverteuil mverteuil force-pushed the feature/notifications branch from b133a70 to 60cd624 Compare October 21, 2025 03:23
- Images are already pre-built in CI workflow
- Avoids redundant rebuild that was causing test failures
- Aligns with fast-actions worktree pattern
@mverteuil mverteuil merged commit f8fff09 into main Oct 21, 2025
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@mverteuil mverteuil deleted the feature/notifications branch October 21, 2025 13:53
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