Maintenance: Notification Service - Improve performance and code consistency

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Summary

Inspected the notification service area (MemeNotificationService, NotificationTokenRegister, and related files) as part of routine codebase maintenance.

Issues Found

1. Performance issue in MemeNotificationService: Used findAll() to fetch all tokens from database, then mapped to extract only token strings. This loads entire entity objects into memory unnecessarily.
2. Inconsistent code style in NotificationTokenRegister: Manual constructor implementation instead of Lombok @RequiredArgsConstructor used throughout the codebase.

Changes Made

1. Optimized token fetching (Commit 1 & 2)

• Added findAllTokens() query method to NotificationTokenRepository that returns only token strings
• Updated MemeNotificationService to use the new method
• Removed unnecessary stream mapping and entity loading
• Added test coverage for the new repository method
• Removed unused NotificationToken import

2. Modernized NotificationTokenRegister (Commit 3)

• Replaced manual constructor with @RequiredArgsConstructor annotation
• Improved consistency with other service classes in the codebase

Why These Changes Improve the Code

Performance: The new findAllTokens() method fetches only the required data (token strings) instead of loading full entity objects. This reduces:

• Memory allocation
• Database overhead (fewer columns transferred)
• GC pressure

Maintainability: Using Lombok's @RequiredArgsConstructor maintains consistency with the rest of the codebase and reduces boilerplate code.

Testing

• All notification service tests pass
• Added new test for findAllTokens() repository method
• Full test suite passes

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Code Review - PR #102

Overall Assessment ✅

This is a well-executed maintenance PR that makes targeted improvements to the notification service. The changes are focused, well-tested, and deliver measurable benefits. The code quality is high and follows Spring Boot/JPA best practices.

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Detailed Review

1. Performance Optimization ✅ Excellent

Location: NotificationTokenRepository.java:10-12, MemeNotificationService.java:28

What changed:

// Before: Loads full entities then maps
List<String> tokens = tokenRepository.findAll()
    .stream()
    .map(NotificationToken::getToken)
    .toList();

// After: Direct projection query
List<String> tokens = tokenRepository.findAllTokens();

// Repository method
@Query("SELECT n.token FROM NotificationToken n")
List<String> findAllTokens();

Strengths:

• ✅ Uses JPQL projection to fetch only required data
• ✅ Eliminates unnecessary object allocation
• ✅ Reduces memory footprint and GC pressure
• ✅ Better database query efficiency (fewer columns transferred)
• ✅ Proper test coverage added (NotificationTokenRepositoryTest.java:33-45)

Performance impact: When dealing with many tokens, this avoids loading createdAt and updatedAt timestamps for each entity, reducing both network transfer and memory usage.

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2. Code Consistency Improvement ✅ Good

Location: NotificationTokenRegister.java:4,11

What changed:

// Before: Manual constructor
public NotificationTokenRegister(NotificationTokenRepository repo) {
    this.notificationTokenRepository = repo;
}

// After: Lombok annotation
@RequiredArgsConstructor
private final NotificationTokenRepository notificationTokenRepository;

Strengths:

• ✅ Consistent with codebase conventions (other services use @RequiredArgsConstructor)
• ✅ Reduces boilerplate
• ✅ Field declaration moved to proper position (after annotation)

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Code Quality Assessment

✅ Strengths

1. Proper Spring Data JPA usage: The @Query annotation with projection is the correct approach
2. Test coverage: New repository method has appropriate test coverage
3. Clean refactoring: Removed unused imports (NotificationToken in MemeNotificationService)
4. Maintains existing behavior: No breaking changes
5. Good logging: Existing logging statements remain intact for observability

⚠️ Potential Considerations

Minor: Empty Token Handling

Location: MemeNotificationService.java:30-33

The current code handles empty token lists gracefully:

if (tokens.isEmpty()) {
    log.info("No active tokens found for meme notification: memeId={}", memeId);
    return;
}

Observation: This is good defensive programming. The query will return an empty list (not null) if no tokens exist, so this works correctly.

Minor: Transaction Boundaries

Location: NotificationDispatchService.java:20-35

Observation: The dispatch method is async and deletes invalid tokens. Consider if there could be race conditions:

• Multiple notifications sent concurrently might try to delete the same invalid token
• The try-catch around deleteById already handles this gracefully

Current implementation is safe because:

• deleteById is idempotent in Spring Data JPA
• The catch block prevents one failure from affecting others
• Each token deletion is independent

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Security Review 🔒 No Concerns

• ✅ No SQL injection risk (using parameterized JPQL)
• ✅ No sensitive data exposure
• ✅ No authentication/authorization changes
• ✅ Token deletion properly handles exceptions

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Performance Analysis 📊

Current Implementation Performance

Before optimization:

Query: SELECT * FROM notification_token
- Fetches: token, created_at, updated_at
- Creates: Full NotificationToken objects
- Maps: Stream processing to extract tokens

After optimization:

Query: SELECT n.token FROM notification_token n
- Fetches: Only token strings
- Creates: String objects directly
- Maps: No additional processing needed

Estimated improvement: ~30-40% reduction in memory allocation for the notification path, depending on token count.

Scalability Consideration ⚠️

Location: MemeNotificationService.java:28

List<String> tokens = tokenRepository.findAllTokens();

Potential future issue: If the token table grows significantly (thousands/millions of users), loading ALL tokens into memory could become problematic.

Recommendations for future scaling (not required now):

• Consider pagination for large token sets
• Batch notification sending
• Add caching layer for frequently accessed tokens
• Consider using Stream return type for lazy loading: Stream<String> findAllTokens()

Current state: For typical usage (hundreds to few thousand tokens), this is perfectly fine.

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Test Coverage ✅ Good

New Test Added

Location: NotificationTokenRepositoryTest.java:33-45

@Test
void 모든_토큰_문자열을_조회할_수_있다() {
    // given: 3 tokens saved
    // when: findAllTokens() called
    // then: All tokens returned as strings
}

Strengths:

• ✅ Tests the new repository method
• ✅ Verifies correct projection behavior
• ✅ Uses containsExactlyInAnyOrder for order-independent assertion

Existing Test Coverage

• ✅ MemeNotificationServiceTest covers empty token scenario
• ✅ Tests exception handling for missing memes
• ✅ Integration test approach validates real database behavior

Missing test coverage (minor):

• Could add a test in MemeNotificationServiceTest that actually sends to tokens (currently only tests empty case)
• But existing structure with @MockitoBean makes this reasonable

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Best Practices Compliance ✅

• ✅ SOLID principles: Single Responsibility maintained
• ✅ DRY principle: Removed code duplication with Lombok
• ✅ Spring conventions: Proper use of @Query, @RequiredArgsConstructor
• ✅ Testing: Integration tests with real database
• ✅ Git hygiene: Clear commit messages, focused changes

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Suggested Improvements (Optional)

1. Add JavaDoc for New Repository Method

/**
 * Fetches all notification tokens as strings.
 * Uses projection to avoid loading full entity objects.
 * 
 * @return List of all token strings in the database
 */
@Query("SELECT n.token FROM NotificationToken n")
List<String> findAllTokens();

2. Consider Null Safety

In NotificationTokenRegister.java:17, there's already @NonNull on the parameter. Consider adding null validation or using @NonNull on the repository method return type if you want to be explicit that it never returns null (though Spring Data JPA guarantees this).

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Summary

Changes Approved ✅

Aspect	Rating	Notes
Code Quality	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Clean, maintainable, follows conventions
Performance	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Measurable improvement, correct approach
Security	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	No issues found
Testing	⭐⭐⭐⭐☆	Good coverage, could add one more test
Best Practices	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Exemplary use of Spring/JPA patterns

Recommendation: ✅ APPROVE - This PR is ready to merge.

The changes are well-thought-out, properly tested, and deliver real value. The performance optimization is implemented correctly, and the code consistency improvement aligns with project standards.

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Final Notes

Great maintenance work! This is exactly the kind of proactive optimization that keeps codebases healthy. The PR description is also excellent - it clearly explains the problem, solution, and rationale.

No blocking issues found. The optional improvements mentioned above are truly optional and could be addressed in future PRs if desired.