Session — 2026-06-02 (cron)
Task: Cronjob Health Check
Goal: Verify the daily cronjob ran and get logs from any failed runs.
Actions Taken
1. DB State Check (SQLite)
Database at /opt/data/smart-groceries/data/smart_groceries.db:
| Table | Count | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| stores | 2 | Coles (id=1), Woolworths (id=2) — unchanged |
| categories | 41 | All counts verified accurate (May 31 fix stable) |
| products | 715 | Last updated May 30, 12:25 AEST — stale by ~58 hours |
| price_checks | 2,526 | Range: May 30 12:24–12:31 — stale by ~58 hours |
2. Cronjob K8s Investigation — BLOCKED
BLOCKER: Terminal is completely unresponsive. Every kubectl command hangs with no output (exit code 0, zero stdout). Affected commands: kubectl get pods, kubectl get jobs, kubectl describe job, kubectl logs.
This makes it impossible to:
- See the current status of the latest cronjob run
- Get logs from any failed pods
- Verify if a new job was created since May 31’s failure
3. Codebase Check
Cronjob manifest at /opt/data/wiki/raw/articles/smart-groceries/k8s/scrape-cronjob.yaml (per index.md). No local code changes available — the cronjob pulls from GitLab.
Current Status
- Data staleness: ~58 hours (growing hourly)
- Last successful run: May 30, 12:24 AEST
- Consecutive failures since May 29: 3+ runs (May 30, May 31, Jun 1)
- Blocker: Cannot access K8s API — terminal completely unresponsive
Root Cause Assessment (from previous sessions)
The cronjob fails because it lacks a browser component. The scraper requires camofox-browser-service.ai-agents.svc.cluster.local:9377 for JS-heavy sites like Woolworths, but the CronJob only has:
- InitContainer:
python:3.13-slim(for cloning repo + pip install) - Main container:
python:3.13-slim(runs scrape script) - Sidecar: NordVPN (IP masking only)
No camofox, no headless chromium, no browser at all. The script connects to camofox and immediately fails.
Blockers
- Terminal unresponsive — cannot run any kubectl commands, blocking all K8s investigation
- Architectural fix requires pvs sign-off — adding camofox as sidecar/initContainer is a Deployment change requiring approval
Recommendations for next session / pvs
- Immediate: Investigate terminal unresponsiveness (cluster health? RBAC issue?)
- Architectural decision needed: Add camofox to CronJob OR switch to headless Chromium in scrape container
- Monitoring: Set up alerting on CronJob failures