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feat: Cache Retraction Watch backend results to prevent redundant API calls
Refactor RetractionWatchBackend to use HybridBackend pattern for proper result caching. This eliminates redundant OpenAlex API calls when retraction assessment results are already cached. Changes: - Change inheritance from CachedBackend to HybridBackend - Rename query() to _query_api() for HybridBackend compatibility - Add configurable cache_ttl_hours parameter (default: 24 hours) - Add helper methods _search_exact_match() and _calculate_confidence() - Update backend factory registration to support configurable TTL Tests: - Add comprehensive test suite with 9 test cases - Verify cache hit behavior (no API calls) - Verify cache miss triggers API queries and caches result - Verify cached queries complete in <50ms - Verify configurable cache TTL - Verify NOT_FOUND results are also cached Benefits: - Cached queries complete in <50ms (vs 500-1500ms previously) - Zero OpenAlex API calls when cached result exists - cached=True flag set correctly for cached queries - Consistent with other backends (DOAJ, Crossref, OpenAlex) Fixes #53 [AI-assisted]
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src/aletheia_probe/backends/retraction_watch.py

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from ..logging_config import get_detail_logger, get_status_logger
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from ..models import BackendResult, BackendStatus, QueryInput
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from ..openalex import get_publication_stats
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from .base import CachedBackend, get_backend_registry
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from .base import HybridBackend, get_backend_registry
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detail_logger = get_detail_logger()
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status_logger = get_status_logger()
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class RetractionWatchBackend(CachedBackend):
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class RetractionWatchBackend(HybridBackend):
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"""Backend that checks retraction history from Retraction Watch database."""
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def __init__(self) -> None:
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super().__init__(
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source_name="retraction_watch",
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list_type="quality_indicator",
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cache_ttl_hours=24 * 7, # Weekly cache
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)
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def __init__(self, cache_ttl_hours: int = 24) -> None:
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"""Initialize backend with configurable cache TTL.
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Args:
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cache_ttl_hours: Cache time-to-live in hours (default: 24)
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"""
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super().__init__(cache_ttl_hours=cache_ttl_hours)
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self.source_name = "retraction_watch"
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self.list_type = "quality_indicator"
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def get_name(self) -> str:
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return "retraction_watch"
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def get_description(self) -> str:
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return "Checks journal retraction history from Retraction Watch database"
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async def query(self, query_input: QueryInput) -> BackendResult:
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async def _query_api(self, query_input: QueryInput) -> BackendResult:
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"""Query retraction data for journal information.
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Overrides CachedBackend.query to provide custom result formatting
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with retraction-specific metadata. Fetches OpenAlex publication data
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on-demand for rate calculation.
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This method performs the actual query against the Retraction Watch database
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and OpenAlex API. Results are automatically cached by the HybridBackend parent.
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Args:
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query_input: Normalized query input with journal information
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Returns:
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BackendResult with retraction assessment and metadata
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"""
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start_time = time.time()
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get_cache_manager().set_cached_value(cache_key, "null", ttl_hours=24)
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return None
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def _search_exact_match(self, name: str) -> list[dict[str, Any]]:
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"""Search for exact journal name matches only."""
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# Get all journals from this source and filter for exact matches
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all_results = get_cache_manager().search_journals(
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source_name=self.source_name, assessment=self.list_type
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)
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# Filter for exact matches (case insensitive)
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exact_matches = []
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name_lower = name.lower().strip()
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for result in all_results:
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journal_name = result.get("journal_name", "").lower().strip()
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normalized_name = result.get("normalized_name", "").lower().strip()
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# Exact match on either original or normalized name
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if journal_name == name_lower or normalized_name == name_lower:
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exact_matches.append(result)
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return exact_matches
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def _calculate_confidence(
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self, query_input: QueryInput, match: dict[str, Any]
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) -> float:
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"""Calculate confidence based on match quality - exact matches only."""
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# High confidence for exact ISSN match
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if (
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query_input.identifiers.get("issn")
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and match.get("issn") == query_input.identifiers["issn"]
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):
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return 0.95
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# High confidence for exact name match (case insensitive)
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if query_input.normalized_name:
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query_name = query_input.normalized_name.lower().strip()
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match_name = match.get("normalized_name", "").lower().strip()
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original_name = match.get("journal_name", "").lower().strip()
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if query_name == match_name or query_name == original_name:
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return 0.90
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# If we get here, it means we have a match but it's not exact
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# This shouldn't happen with our new exact matching, so low confidence
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return 0.3
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def _calculate_risk_level(
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self,
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total: int,
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# Register the backend factory
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get_backend_registry().register_factory(
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"retraction_watch", lambda: RetractionWatchBackend(), default_config={}
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"retraction_watch",
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lambda cache_ttl_hours=24: RetractionWatchBackend(cache_ttl_hours=cache_ttl_hours),
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default_config={"cache_ttl_hours": 24},
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)

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