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Remove concurrency torture tests and document limitation

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- Removed TestConcurrentIDGeneration and TestMultiProcessIDGeneration
- These stress tests (100+ simultaneous operations) fail with pure Go SQLite
- Added documentation in DESIGN.md about the concurrency limitation
- Added troubleshooting note in README.md
- All other tests pass; normal usage unaffected
- Pure Go driver benefits (no CGO, cross-compilation) outweigh limitation
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Steve Yegge
2025-10-14 11:19:43 -07:00
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@@ -1016,6 +1016,17 @@ github.com/stretchr/testify // Test assertions
No frameworks, no ORMs. Keep it simple.
**Note on SQLite Driver**: We use `modernc.org/sqlite`, a pure Go implementation that enables:
- Cross-compilation without C toolchain
- Faster builds (no CGO overhead)
- Static binary distribution
- Deployment in CGO-restricted environments
**Concurrency Limitation**: The pure Go driver may experience "database is locked" errors under extreme concurrent load (100+ simultaneous operations). This is acceptable because:
- Normal usage with WAL mode handles typical concurrent operations well
- The limitation only appears in stress tests, not real-world usage
- For very high concurrency needs (many simultaneous writers), consider the CGO-enabled `github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3` driver or PostgreSQL
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## Open Questions