[Self-hosted] Carryforward flags stopped working

[nikosatwork]

Describe the bug Carryforward flags stopped working after deleting some flags from the UI and leaving just the ones we are interested in.

Environment (please complete the following information):

• Browser: Any
  • System: Any

To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Update the CI/uploader to use two new flags
2. Run the jobs and send the uploads with the new flags
3. Go to Flags tab in the UI and delete all other flags, leaving just the two new flags
4. Observe that carryforward flags do not work anymore, even after concecutive uploads

Expected behavior Carryforward flags should work and contain just the two new flags

Additional context The codecov.yml file contains:

flag_management:
  default_rules:
    carryforward: true

• Is there a way to "flush" the flags and start over?
• How would we debug this from the logs?
• Any other suggestions to fix this?

Thank you.

[nikosatwork]

cc @drazisil-codecov

[nikosatwork]

Note that the screenshots in the Carryforward Flags documentation is outdated

[drazisil-codecov]

@nikosatwork

To clarify, you deleted all flags excect the two you just uploaded coverage for, and then those flags did not carry forward? Was the commit a direct decendant of the commot where you uploaded the flags? I would search the logs for carryforward.

Mainly this one https://github.com/codecov/worker-archive/blob/9d11b1e745ea975bd9438a56b2965c4670c53026/services/report/__init__.py#L702

[nikosatwork]

Correct. I think so. It seems it took a while to propagate as after 4-5 uploads the two new flags started being carried forward.

Generally, is there a way to reset or flush the flags?

[drazisil-codecov]

Deleting them from the flags page in the UI should cause them to go away unless used again.

I think you may be able to safely delete them from the reports_repositoryflag table, but I have never tried.

[nikosatwork]

Thank you!