Function StartWALCheckpointing

pkg/server/database/database.go:111–123

StartWALCheckpointing starts a background goroutine that periodically checkpoints the WAL file to prevent it from growing unbounded

(db *gorm.DB, interval time.Duration)

// StartWALCheckpointing starts a background goroutine that periodically
// checkpoints the WAL file to prevent it from growing unbounded
func StartWALCheckpointing(db *gorm.DB, interval time.Duration) {
	go func() {
		ticker := time.NewTicker(interval)
		defer ticker.Stop()

		for range ticker.C {
			// TRUNCATE mode removes the WAL file after checkpointing
			if err := db.Exec("PRAGMA wal_checkpoint(TRUNCATE)").Error; err != nil {
				log.ErrorWrap(err, "WAL checkpoint failed")
			}
		}
	}()
}

// StartPeriodicVacuum runs full VACUUM on a schedule to reclaim space and defragment.
// VACUUM acquires an exclusive lock and blocks all database operations briefly.