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Description

Fixes a bug where opening a file larger than 4 MB in the Query Tool results in earlier 4 MB chunks being delivered twice if a non-UTF-8 byte appears in a subsequent chunk.

Root Cause

load_file() streams chunks using read_file_generator(file_path, enc). For files lacking a BOM, check_file_for_bom_and_binary() defaults to utf-8 based only on the first 1024 bytes. read_file_generator() then reads and yields 4 MB chunks. If a later chunk encounters an invalid UTF-8 sequence (e.g. a Latin-1 byte in an otherwise ASCII/UTF-8 SQL dump), UnicodeDecodeError was caught after previous chunks had already been yielded and sent across the HTTP stream. The except block reopened the file from byte 0 with latin-1 and yielded all chunks again, duplicating earlier chunks in the editor and corrupting the file if subsequently saved.

Fix

  1. Validate whether the file can be decoded with the specified encoding before yielding chunks. If a UnicodeDecodeError occurs, fall back to latin-1 upfront so chunks are yielded exactly once.
  2. Replace deprecated codecs.open() with built-in open(..., newline='') to address the Python 3.14 deprecation while strictly preserving CRLF / LF line endings without translation.
  3. Added regression test TestReadFileGeneratorLargeFileFallback in test_query_tool_fs_utils.py exercising >4 MB chunk-boundary Latin-1 fallback.

Closes #10462

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved handling of files containing text outside the requested encoding. When UTF-8 decoding fails, content is retried using Latin-1 so characters appearing after the first 4 MB are included without returning partially decoded content.
    • Files continue to be read in 4 MB chunks with newline translation disabled. File access errors are passed through rather than treated as encoding issues, while other decoding problems are handled without interrupting the read.

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Walkthrough

The file reader now checks whether the requested encoding can decode the file before yielding content. A regression test checks that a late invalid UTF-8 byte triggers Latin-1 decoding without duplicating earlier content.

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Large-file decoding fallback

Layer / File(s) Summary
Pre-read validation and fallback
web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py, web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/utils/tests/test_query_tool_fs_utils.py
The reader probes non-Latin-1 files before yielding 4 MiB chunks. It uses Latin-1 after a UnicodeDecodeError, re-raises OSError, and ignores decoding errors for other exceptions. Tests check file content and fallback for a file with an invalid UTF-8 byte beyond the first 4 MiB.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: asheshv

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 1a113

Large files may take longer to start loading and require twice the source-file reads. Address that regression before merging; give the test a unique temporary path to avoid overlapping-run failures.

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 4 | ❌ 1

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Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning Issue #10462 requires one-time delivery when an invalid byte occurs after the first 4 MiB chunk. read_file_generator() now probes the full file before yielding, falls back to latin-1, and uses `op… Update the regression test data so the invalid byte starts strictly after 4 * 1024 * 1024 bytes. Keep the exact-content and single-delivery assertions.
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Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the main change: fixing duplicate file chunks when the Query Tool falls back for non-UTF-8 content.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The production change implements the fallback and line-ending behavior for issue #10462. The test change supports that behavior. No unrelated change is shown in the reviewed pull request diff.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed Docstring coverage is 100.00% which is sufficient. The required threshold is 80.00%. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 6 functions across 2 files.
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Explanation

Issue #10462 requires one-time delivery when an invalid byte occurs after the first 4 MiB chunk. read_file_generator() now probes the full file before yielding, falls back to latin-1, and uses open(..., newline=''). However, TestReadFileGeneratorLargeFileFallback does not exercise the reported boundary case. line * (4 * 1024 * 1024 // len(line)) is 4,194,300 bytes, so the Latin-1 byte starts before the 4,194,304-byte boundary. The old implementation could pass this test without producing duplicate chunks.

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When opening a file larger than 4 MB in the Query Tool, the file is read in
4 MB chunks via read_file_generator(). If a byte that is not valid UTF-8
appears after the first 4 MB, the previous implementation raised a
UnicodeDecodeError after earlier chunks had already been yielded to the HTTP
response stream. Catching UnicodeDecodeError then reopened the file with
latin-1 from offset 0 and yielded all chunks again, resulting in earlier
chunks being delivered twice to the editor and corrupting the file if saved.

Resolve the encoding before streaming any chunks by validating whether the
specified encoding decodes without error. If a decode error occurs, fall back
to latin-1 before yielding. Furthermore, replace codecs.open() with built-in
open(..., newline='') to resolve the Python 3.14 deprecation while preserving
exact CRLF/LF line endings.

Fixes pgadmin-org#10462
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Review comments at @web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py:
- Line 147: Update the file-reading flow around `fileObj.read` so valid files
can yield their first response chunk without first reading the entire file,
avoiding duplicate source reads on the normal path while preserving the existing
fallback behavior; alternatively, enforce a supported file-size bound.

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@web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/utils/tests/test_query_tool_fs_utils.py:
- Around line 65-68: Update the test setup that assigns self.test_file_path to
create a unique temporary file for each test instance instead of using the
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with open(file, 'r', encoding=enc, newline='') as fileObj:
while True:
data = fileObj.read(4194304)

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🚀 Performance & Scalability | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

Avoid a full synchronous pre-read for every valid file.

When a file decodes successfully, this loop reads the entire file before the response can yield its first chunk. The final loop then reads the file again. Large files can therefore hold the response open without content while doubling source-file I/O. Preserve the no-duplicate fallback without requiring two synchronous reads on the normal path, or define and enforce a supported size bound.

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Review comment at @web/pgadmin/misc/file_manager/__init__.py at line 147:
Update the file-reading flow around `fileObj.read` so valid files can yield
their first response chunk without first reading the entire file, avoiding
duplicate source reads on the normal path while preserving the existing fallback
behavior; alternatively, enforce a supported file-size bound.

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Comment on lines +65 to +68
self.test_file_path = os.path.join(
os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
'test_large_file_fallback.tmp'
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Give each test instance a unique temporary path.

If two test processes run this class concurrently, both use test_large_file_fallback.tmp. One process can truncate or remove the file while the other reads it, causing a flaky failure. Create a unique temporary file and retain cleanup in tearDown().

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Review comment at
@web/pgadmin/tools/sqleditor/utils/tests/test_query_tool_fs_utils.py around
lines 65 - 68:
Update the test setup that assigns self.test_file_path to create a unique
temporary file for each test instance instead of using the shared
test_large_file_fallback.tmp path, and retain cleanup in tearDown().

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