perf: raise the default connection pool size from 5 to 100 - #299
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max_conns_per_host is applied as httpx's hard max_connections, so the old default of 5 let a client run only 5 requests at a time; the rest queued for up to the 30s pool timeout. Raise it to 100 (httpx's own default) and keep the keep-alive pool the same size so busy apps reuse connections instead of re-handshaking. Idle connections still expire after 55s. Also define the pool defaults once in getstream.base, add tests against a real local server for concurrency, the cap, and keep-alive reuse, and add a README section on reusing the client and tuning the pool.
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Navigate logical layers of code changes, visualize relationships, and explore their blast radius. 📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe standalone client’s default maximum connection limit increases from 5 to 100. The README documents connection pool reuse, defaults, and configuration options. Tests verify the updated defaults, concurrency limits, and connection reuse. ChangesConnection pool defaults
Priority: ⬇️ Low Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes Change: Feature Suggested reviewers: Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to The pool-default change is mergeable with bounded follow-up: the new concurrency test can fail under scheduling delays despite correct behavior. Make its assertion timing-tolerant to avoid intermittent CI failures. Security Architecture ReviewSecurity architecture risk: 🔵 Low · up to The change increases both connection capacity and retained keep-alive capacity twentyfold without changing authentication or permissions. The limit remains finite and applications can explicitly restore the old value. The main uncertainty is whether deployed applications and downstream services can absorb the increased concurrency. Retained concerns
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- Around line 255-259: Make the concurrency check in
test_default_pool_allows_high_concurrency robust to slow CI startup: replace the
exact peak-of-30 requirement with an assertion that verifies concurrency exceeds
the old limit of five, or otherwise synchronize requests with a barrier or
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| async def test_default_pool_allows_high_concurrency(self, tracking_server): | ||
| client = self._make(tracking_server) | ||
| await asyncio.gather(*(client.get("/app") for _ in range(30))) | ||
| assert tracking_server.peak == 30 | ||
| await client.aclose() |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win
Make the concurrency assertion robust.
assert tracking_server.peak == 30 requires all 30 requests to overlap on the server. The handler sleeps only 0.2 s. On a loaded CI runner, connection setup for 30 sockets can take longer than that. Early requests then finish before late ones start, and the peak stays below 30. The test is flaky for this reason.
Use a barrier or a longer delay. Alternatively, assert peak > 5. That value still shows that the old cap of 5 is gone.
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- assert tracking_server.peak == 30
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| async def test_default_pool_allows_high_concurrency(self, tracking_server): | |
| client = self._make(tracking_server) | |
| await asyncio.gather(*(client.get("/app") for _ in range(30))) | |
| assert tracking_server.peak == 30 | |
| await client.aclose() | |
| async def test_default_pool_allows_high_concurrency(self, tracking_server): | |
| client = self._make(tracking_server) | |
| await asyncio.gather(*(client.get("/app") for _ in range(30))) | |
| assert tracking_server.peak > 5 | |
| await client.aclose() |
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Make the concurrency check in test_default_pool_allows_high_concurrency robust
to slow CI startup: replace the exact peak-of-30 requirement with an assertion
that verifies concurrency exceeds the old limit of five, or otherwise
synchronize requests with a barrier or longer handler delay.
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Summary
max_conns_per_hostis passed to httpx asLimits(max_connections=...), a hard cap on concurrent connections. With the old default of 5, aStream/AsyncStreamclient could only run 5 requests at a time; any further requests queued for up to the 30s pool timeout. That's a bottleneck for async servers and threaded workers under real traffic.max_conns_per_hostis now 100 (httpx's own defaultmax_connections). The keep-alive pool stays the same size, so under sustained load connections are reused instead of re-doing the TLS handshake. Idle connections still expire after 55s, so a quiet app holds no extra connections.getstream/base.py;getstream/stream.pyimports them instead of keeping a duplicate copy.STREAM_*env vars, orhttp_client=).The public tuning surface (
max_conns_per_host,idle_timeout,connect_timeout,request_timeout, env vars,http_client=/transport=) is unchanged.Behavior change
Apps that relied on the old limit of 5 to throttle traffic to Stream will now send more concurrent requests. They can restore the old behavior with
max_conns_per_host=5.This diverges from the CHA-2956 cross-SDK default; Go (getstream-go#111) and Java (stream-sdk-java#64) also hard-cap at 5 and likely have the same bottleneck.
Tests
TestPoolBehaviorruns against a local stdlib HTTP server (no mocks): 30 concurrent requests run in parallel with defaults,max_conns_per_host=3caps concurrency at exactly 3, and sequential requests reuse a single keep-alive connection.Note
Medium Risk
Default behavior increases concurrent outbound API traffic and open connections; tuning APIs are unchanged but operators who relied on the 5-connection cap need to opt back in.
Overview
Raises the default
max_conns_per_hostfrom 5 to 100 (aligned with httpx), soStream/AsyncStreamcan run many more in-flight requests instead of queuing behind a tiny pool cap. Keep-alive pool size follows the same limit; idle timeout (55s) and other timeouts are unchanged.Pool defaults now live only in
getstream/base.py;getstream/stream.pyimports them and docstrings describe concurrency + reuse behavior.README adds guidance to reuse one long-lived client, documents default pool/timeouts, and how to tune via kwargs,
STREAM_*env vars, or a customhttp_client.Tests expect 100 everywhere defaults are asserted, and new integration-style
TestPoolBehaviorchecks concurrency caps and keep-alive reuse against a local HTTP server.Apps that depended on the old limit of 5 as implicit throttling should set
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