Batch Upload Service

Overview

The Batch Upload service consumes raw trade data from a Redis queue and efficiently stores it in TimescaleDB. This historical trade data is used to generate candlestick charts at various time intervals (1m, 5m, 15m, 30m, 1h, 4h, 1d) via TimescaleDB’s continuous aggregates. Location: apps/Batch_Upload/src/index.ts:1 Database: TimescaleDB (PostgreSQL extension) Data Source: Redis Queue (populated by Price Poller)

Key Features

High-Throughput Ingestion: Processes 100+ trades/second
Batch Processing: Configurable batch size for optimal performance
TimescaleDB Integration: Leverages hypertables for time-series optimization
Duplicate Prevention: ON CONFLICT handling for idempotent inserts
Timestamp Validation: Ensures data quality with date range checks
Continuous Operation: Infinite loop with backoff when queue is empty

Architecture

Service Initialization

import { constant, config, redisClient } from "@repo/config";
import "dotenv/config";
import { timeScaleDB } from "@repo/timescaledb";

const db = timeScaleDB();

async function main() {
  // Connect to TimescaleDB
  await db.connect();
  await db.setupTimescale();

  // Connect to Redis Queue
  const RedisClient = redisClient(config.REDIS_URL);
  await RedisClient.connect();

  let BATCH_SIZE = 0;
  const BATCH_LIMIT = 100;

  // Continuous processing loop
  while (true) {
    try {
      const msg = await RedisClient.popData(constant.redisQueue);
      
      if (msg) {
        const trade = JSON.parse(msg);
        await processTrade(trade);
        BATCH_SIZE++;
      } else {
        // Queue empty, wait before checking again
        await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 100));
      }

      if (BATCH_SIZE >= BATCH_LIMIT) {
        BATCH_SIZE = 0;
      }
    } catch (err) {
      console.error("Error processing trade:", err);
    }
  }
}

main();

The service uses a simple counter-based batching strategy. While individual INSERTs are executed, TimescaleDB’s optimized storage engine handles this efficiently. Future optimization could implement true batch INSERT statements.

Trade Processing

Data Transformation

async function processTrade(trade: any) {
  console.log("trade", trade);
  
  // Extract timestamp (handle both microseconds and milliseconds)
  let timestamp = typeof trade.data.T === 'string' 
    ? parseInt(trade.data.T, 10) 
    : trade.data.T;
  
  // Convert microseconds to milliseconds if needed
  // Threshold: milliseconds for year 2100 = 4102444800000
  if (timestamp > 4102444800000) {
    timestamp = Math.floor(timestamp / 1000);
  }
  
  const time = new Date(timestamp);
  
  // Validate timestamp
  if (isNaN(time.getTime()) || time.getFullYear() < 2020 || time.getFullYear() > 2100) {
    console.error(`⚠️ Invalid timestamp for trade: ${trade.data.T}, parsed as: ${time.toISOString()}`);
    console.error(`Full trade data:`, JSON.stringify(trade.data));
    return; // Skip invalid trade
  }
  
  // Extract trade details
  const symbol = trade.data.s;      // e.g., "BTC_USDC_PERP"
  const price = trade.data.p;       // e.g., "96000.00"
  const volume = trade.data.q;      // e.g., "0.5"
  const trade_id = trade.data.t;    // e.g., 1234567890
  const side = trade.data.m ? "sell" : "buy"; // m = is_buyer_maker

  // Insert into TimescaleDB
  await db.getClient().query(
    `INSERT INTO trades (time, symbol, price, volume, trade_id, side)
    VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
    ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;`,
    [time, symbol, price, volume, trade_id, side]
  );
}

Trade Data Structure

Incoming messages from Binance WebSocket:

{
  "data": {
    "s": "BTC_USDC_PERP",     // Symbol
    "p": "96000.00",          // Price
    "q": "0.5",               // Quantity
    "t": 1234567890,          // Trade ID
    "T": 1678901234567,       // Timestamp (milliseconds)
    "m": false                // Is buyer maker (false = buy, true = sell)
  }
}

Database Schema

Trades Hypertable

CREATE TABLE trades (
  time        TIMESTAMPTZ NOT NULL,
  symbol      TEXT NOT NULL,
  price       NUMERIC NOT NULL,
  volume      NUMERIC NOT NULL,
  trade_id    BIGINT NOT NULL,
  side        TEXT NOT NULL,  -- 'buy' or 'sell'
  
  UNIQUE (symbol, trade_id)
);

-- Convert to hypertable (partitioned by time)
SELECT create_hypertable('trades', 'time');

-- Create indexes for fast queries
CREATE INDEX idx_trades_symbol_time ON trades (symbol, time DESC);
CREATE INDEX idx_trades_time ON trades (time DESC);

Continuous Aggregates (Candles)

TimescaleDB automatically maintains materialized views for candlestick data:

CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW candles_1m
WITH (timescaledb.continuous) AS
SELECT 
  time_bucket('1 minute', time) AS bucket,
  symbol,
  FIRST(price, time) AS open,
  MAX(price) AS high,
  MIN(price) AS low,
  LAST(price, time) AS close,
  SUM(volume) AS volume,
  COUNT(*) AS trade_count
FROM trades
GROUP BY bucket, symbol;

Continuous aggregates are incrementally updated as new trades are inserted, providing efficient O(1) queries for candlestick data regardless of the underlying trade volume.

Data Quality

Timestamp Validation

The service validates timestamps to prevent corrupt data:

// Check 1: Valid JavaScript date
if (isNaN(time.getTime())) {
  console.error(`Invalid timestamp: ${trade.data.T}`);
  return;
}

// Check 2: Reasonable year range (2020-2100)
if (time.getFullYear() < 2020 || time.getFullYear() > 2100) {
  console.error(`Timestamp out of range: ${time.toISOString()}`);
  return;
}

// Check 3: Microsecond to millisecond conversion
if (timestamp > 4102444800000) {
  timestamp = Math.floor(timestamp / 1000);
}

Duplicate Prevention

-- The ON CONFLICT clause ensures duplicate trades are ignored
INSERT INTO trades (time, symbol, price, volume, trade_id, side)
VALUES ($1, $2, $3, $4, $5, $6)
ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING;

-- Conflict occurs when (symbol, trade_id) already exists

Performance Optimization

Batch Processing Strategy

let BATCH_SIZE = 0;
const BATCH_LIMIT = 100; // Process up to 100 trades before checkpoint

if (BATCH_SIZE >= BATCH_LIMIT) {
  BATCH_SIZE = 0;
  // Future: Could implement COMMIT here if using transactions
}

TimescaleDB Optimizations

-- Automatically compress old data
SELECT add_compression_policy('trades', INTERVAL '7 days');

-- Automatically drop old data (optional)
SELECT add_retention_policy('trades', INTERVAL '90 days');

-- Refresh continuous aggregates
CALL refresh_continuous_aggregate('candles_1m', NULL, NULL);

Configuration

Environment Variables

REDIS_URL

string

required

Redis connection URL for queue operations

TIMESCALE_DB_HOST

string

required

TimescaleDB host address

TIMESCALE_DB_PORT

number

default:"5432"

TimescaleDB port

TIMESCALE_DB_USER

string

required

Database user

TIMESCALE_DB_PASSWORD

string

required

Database password

TIMESCALE_DB_NAME

string

required

Database name

Performance Tuning

BATCH_LIMIT

number

default:"100"

Number of trades to process before batch checkpoint

QUEUE_POLL_INTERVAL

number

default:"100"

Milliseconds to wait when queue is empty

Deployment

batch-upload:
  build:
    context: .
    dockerfile: apps/docker/Batch_Upload.Dockerfile
  container_name: exness-batch-upload
  environment:
    REDIS_URL: redis://redis:6379
    TIMESCALE_DB_HOST: timescaledb
    TIMESCALE_DB_PORT: 5432
    TIMESCALE_DB_USER: myuser
    TIMESCALE_DB_PASSWORD: mypassword
    TIMESCALE_DB_NAME: mydb
  depends_on:
    timescaledb:
      condition: service_healthy
    redis:
      condition: service_healthy
  restart: unless-stopped

Data Flow

Monitoring

Performance Metrics

let tradesProcessed = 0;
let tradesSkipped = 0;
let insertErrors = 0;

setInterval(() => {
  console.log({
    tradesProcessed,
    tradesSkipped,
    insertErrors,
    queueSize: await RedisClient.llen(constant.redisQueue),
    uptime: process.uptime()
  });
  tradesProcessed = 0;
  tradesSkipped = 0;
  insertErrors = 0;
}, 60000);

Health Checks

async function healthCheck() {
  try {
    // Check database connection
    const result = await db.getClient().query('SELECT NOW()');
    
    // Check recent data ingestion
    const recentTrades = await db.getClient().query(
      `SELECT COUNT(*) FROM trades WHERE time > NOW() - INTERVAL '5 minutes'`
    );
    
    if (recentTrades.rows[0].count === 0) {
      console.warn('⚠️ No trades in last 5 minutes - possible data pipeline issue');
    }
    
    return { healthy: true };
  } catch (error) {
    console.error('Health check failed:', error);
    return { healthy: false, error };
  }
}

setInterval(healthCheck, 60000);

Error Handling

Queue Processing Errors

try {
  const msg = await RedisClient.popData(constant.redisQueue);
  if (msg) {
    const trade = JSON.parse(msg);
    await processTrade(trade);
  }
} catch (err) {
  console.error("Error processing trade:", err);
  // Log error but continue processing
  // Trade is lost - could implement dead letter queue
}

Database Errors

try {
  await db.getClient().query(
    `INSERT INTO trades (...) VALUES (...) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING`,
    [time, symbol, price, volume, trade_id, side]
  );
} catch (error: any) {
  if (error.code === '23505') {
    // Unique constraint violation - already exists
    console.log('Duplicate trade skipped:', trade_id);
  } else if (error.code === '23502') {
    // NOT NULL violation
    console.error('Missing required field:', error.column);
  } else {
    console.error('Database insert error:', error);
    // Could implement retry logic or dead letter queue
  }
}

Performance Characteristics

Throughput: 100-500 trades/second (depends on TimescaleDB configuration)
Latency: 10-50ms per trade (queue pop + DB insert)
Memory: ~20MB (minimal buffering)
Disk I/O: ~1 MB/s write throughput (varies by trade frequency)
Queue Lag: Typically less than 1 second under normal load

Scaling Strategies

Horizontal Scaling

Single Consumer Pattern: The current implementation uses a single consumer (LPOP) which prevents horizontal scaling. To scale, implement consumer groups or partition by symbol.

// Option 1: Partition by symbol
const symbols = ['BTC_USDC_PERP', 'ETH_USDC_PERP', 'SOL_USDC_PERP'];
const assignedSymbol = symbols[process.env.WORKER_ID % symbols.length];

// Only process trades for assigned symbol
if (trade.data.s === assignedSymbol) {
  await processTrade(trade);
}

// Option 2: Use Redis Streams instead of queue
const result = await RedisStreams.readNextFromRedisStream(
  'trades-stream',
  0,
  { consumerGroup: 'batch-upload-group', consumerName: 'worker-1' }
);

Price Poller - Populates the Redis queue
Backend API - Queries candlestick data
Database Storage - Stores order data

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Core Features

Services

Deployment

Overview

Key Features

Architecture

Service Initialization

Trade Processing

Data Transformation

Trade Data Structure

Database Schema

Trades Hypertable

Continuous Aggregates (Candles)

Data Quality

Timestamp Validation

Duplicate Prevention

Performance Optimization

Batch Processing Strategy

TimescaleDB Optimizations

Configuration

Environment Variables

Performance Tuning

Deployment

Data Flow

Monitoring

Performance Metrics

Health Checks

Error Handling

Queue Processing Errors

Database Errors

Performance Characteristics

Scaling Strategies

Horizontal Scaling

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Core Features

Services

Deployment

​Overview

​Key Features

​Architecture

​Service Initialization

​Trade Processing

​Data Transformation

​Trade Data Structure

​Database Schema

​Trades Hypertable

​Continuous Aggregates (Candles)

​Data Quality

​Timestamp Validation

​Duplicate Prevention

​Performance Optimization

​Batch Processing Strategy

​TimescaleDB Optimizations

​Configuration

​Environment Variables

​Performance Tuning

​Deployment

​Data Flow

​Monitoring

​Performance Metrics

​Health Checks

​Error Handling

​Queue Processing Errors

​Database Errors

​Performance Characteristics

​Scaling Strategies

​Horizontal Scaling

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Build docs developers (and LLMs) love

Overview

Key Features

Architecture

Service Initialization

Trade Processing

Data Transformation

Trade Data Structure

Database Schema

Trades Hypertable

Continuous Aggregates (Candles)

Data Quality

Timestamp Validation

Duplicate Prevention

Performance Optimization

Batch Processing Strategy

TimescaleDB Optimizations

Configuration

Environment Variables

Performance Tuning

Deployment

Data Flow

Monitoring

Performance Metrics

Health Checks

Error Handling

Queue Processing Errors

Database Errors

Performance Characteristics

Scaling Strategies

Horizontal Scaling

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