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issue: https://github.ibm.com/lakehouse/tracker/issues/92818

Summary

  • On CPD, files over about 1 MB fail during ingestion because a proxy in front of docling-serve rejects the multipart body (client_max_body_size defaults to 1m). The browser upload itself returns 202, and the task then fails in the background. Raising nginx.ingress.kubernetes.io/proxy-body-size on the OpenRAG route does not change that proxy.
  • OpenRAG now enforces OPENRAG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB (default 100 mebibytes) while the upload is being read and returns 413 with the file name, size, and configured limit. A file at exactly the limit is accepted. This does not raise the Docling proxy body limit; set the variable to that proxy's real limit, or raise client_max_body_size on the Docling proxy.
  • The UI reads the same limit from /upload_options. A failed lookup, or a missing or invalid max_upload_mb, falls back to 100 MB and the server still enforces the limit. Folder uploads are split by file count and total bytes. Oversized files are skipped with a limit message, and an HTML 413 is shown as plain text.
  • If Docling still returns 413, the task shows the same limit message. The Docling URL and proxy guidance stay in the operator log.

Test plan

  • Backend: tests/unit/test_upload_limits.py, tests/unit/test_router_upload_limit.py, tests/unit/services/test_upload_context_size.py, tests/unit/test_docling_service.py, tests/unit/test_task_service_get_task_status2.py
  • Frontend: frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.test.tsx, frontend/lib/upload-utils.test.ts
  • With the default limit, a file under 100 MB is still accepted
  • With OPENRAG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB=1, a file over 1 MB is refused at upload with 413 and no ingestion task
  • On CPD, a file over the Docling proxy limit still fails until that proxy's client_max_body_size is raised

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  • New Features
    • Uploads have a configurable size limit, defaulting to 100 MiB. Oversized files are rejected with a message showing the file size and limit.
    • Folder uploads are split into batches that respect file-count and size limits. Oversized files are skipped and reflected in upload results.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Upload failures show clearer error details, including when a file exceeds the limit or a proxy rejects it.
    • Upload-option lookup failures no longer block bucket lookups.
  • Documentation
    • Configuration guidance explains how to set the upload limit and configure the proxy in front of Docling Serve.

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The pull request adds a configurable 100 MiB upload limit across backend and frontend flows. Backend reads are bounded, and Docling HTTP 413 responses receive size-specific handling. Folder uploads are filtered and batched by size. Deployment settings and documentation describe the limit and separate proxy configuration.

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Upload Size Handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configure and expose the upload limit
src/config/settings.py, src/utils/upload_limits.py, src/api/upload.py, .env.example, docker-compose.yml, kubernetes/helm/openrag/*, kubernetes/operator/internal/controller/env.go, docs/docs/reference/configuration.mdx, tests/unit/test_upload_limits.py
The backend adds a default upload limit, shared bounded-read and error helpers, and a max_upload_mb field in upload options. Deployment configuration and documentation describe the limit and the separate Docling proxy limit.
Enforce limits and report backend upload errors
src/api/router.py, src/api/upload.py, src/services/docling_service.py, src/services/document_service.py, src/services/langflow_file_service.py, src/services/task_service.py, tests/unit/test_router_upload_limit.py, tests/unit/services/test_upload_context_size.py, tests/unit/test_docling_service.py, tests/unit/test_task_service_get_task_status2.py
Upload routes and document processing use bounded reads. Docling 413 errors carry user-facing size-limit messages and internal operator details. Task metadata marks upload-size failures as user-actionable.
Filter and batch frontend uploads
frontend/lib/upload-utils.ts, frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.tsx, frontend/app/chat/page.tsx, frontend/lib/upload-utils.test.ts, frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.test.tsx
The frontend reads the upload limit, rejects oversized files, and batches folder uploads by count and byte size. Folder success messages reflect files sent and files skipped. Upload failure text handles plain-text error responses.

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Change: Bug fix

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sequenceDiagram
  participant User
  participant Frontend
  participant UploadAPI
  participant UploadLimitReader
  participant TaskService
  User->>Frontend: Select files to upload
  Frontend->>UploadAPI: Submit files within configured limit
  UploadAPI->>UploadLimitReader: Read uploaded files within limit
  UploadLimitReader-->>UploadAPI: Return bytes or HTTP 413 error
  UploadAPI->>TaskService: Create task for accepted files
  TaskService-->>Frontend: Return task result
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A failed attachment upload can still send a chat message without its document. Fix that submission path before merging; upload-size messages can also misleadingly round a rejected file down to the stated limit.

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frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.test.tsx (1)

100-104: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Wait condition does not prove the limit loaded.

The file?.accept check relies on useSupportedFileTypes, not on /api/upload_options. The accept value can contain .pdf before max_upload_size_mb is applied. If the fetch resolves late, the 2 MB file is checked against 100 MB and the test becomes flaky. Wait on an observable signal tied to the options response. For example, wait for the upload-options request to complete and then flush state.

Proposed fix
+  let optionsServed = false;
+  // In baseHandlers, set optionsServed = true inside the /api/upload_options handler.
   await waitFor(() => {
-    expect(file?.accept).toContain(".pdf");
+    expect(file?.accept).toContain(".pdf");
+    expect(optionsServed).toBe(true);
   });
+  await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 0));

This is a similar concern to the earlier review comment, and it is still unresolved.

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Update the readiness check in the test so it waits for an observable signal that
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`file?.accept` from `useSupportedFileTypes`; flush pending state updates
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20-20: LGTM!

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226-285: LGTM!

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77-77: LGTM!

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frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.tsx (2)

121-121: Race: the limit loads after mount.

maxUploadSizeMb starts at 100 and updates after the /api/upload_options fetch. A file selected before the fetch finishes is checked against 100 MB. The backend still rejects it with 413, so this is a narrow window with a safe fallback. The earlier React Doctor comment about useState is wrong. The value is read during render and in handlers, and it is passed to batchFilesBySizeAndCount. No change is needed.

Also applies to: 183-188


321-327: LGTM!

Also applies to: 469-473, 652-689

frontend/lib/upload-utils.ts (2)

53-101: LGTM!


117-154: LGTM!

frontend/lib/upload-utils.test.ts (1)

247-271: LGTM!

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src/config/settings.py (1)

720-721: 🎯 Functional Correctness | ⚡ Quick win

Reject non-positive OPENRAG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB values at startup.

get_env_int("OPENRAG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB", 100) accepts 0 and negative integers. With such a value, the API returns 413 for every non-empty file. The frontend ignores non-positive values and keeps its 100 MB default. The two layers then disagree. Validate that the value is positive. Fall back to the default or fail fast.

src/api/router.py (1)

83-88: Per-file check runs after FastAPI parses the multipart body.

UploadBodyLimitMiddleware now counts actual bytes during the read. This covers the earlier concern about parsing before the limit. The request-wide cap is the per-file limit plus 1 MiB. The per-file check here still produces the named error.

src/api/upload_body_limit.py (2)

29-33: The request-wide cap equals one file's limit plus 1 MiB, but both ingest routes accept multiple files.

Two individually valid files can total more than MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE_BYTES + 1 MiB. The middleware then returns 413 before the per-file check runs. Folder batches that the frontend splits by total bytes stay under the cap. Other API clients that send several files do not. Either document this as a total-request limit or set a larger request-wide cap.

Also applies to: 79-79


43-47: Chunked bodies are counted correctly.

The middleware counts actual bytes read from http.request messages. It does not use Content-Length. This matches the retrieved learning.

tests/unit/test_upload_body_limit.py (1)

57-123: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | ⚡ Quick win

Add coverage for /v1/documents/ingest.

UPLOAD_INGEST_PATHS lists two paths. The tests exercise only /router/upload_ingest. A regression on the public path would pass unnoticed. Parametrize the route path in _client.

src/api/upload.py (1)

179-187: LGTM!

tests/unit/test_router_upload_size_limit.py (1)

1-109: LGTM!

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247-247: LGTM!

docs/docs/core-components/ingestion.mdx (1)

42-46: LGTM!

src/app/factory.py (1)

11-11: LGTM!

Also applies to: 40-42

docs/docs/support/troubleshoot.mdx (1)

246-264: LGTM!

src/services/docling_service.py (1)

544-553: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

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Include the proxy-limit guidance only for confirmed proxy rejections.

The 413 branch always states that a proxy in front of docling-serve set the limit. Docling Serve can also return 413 itself, so the message can mislead the operator. It also reports the size as "2.0 MB" using the uploaded byte count. This is correct, but the message does not state the effective limit, so the operator cannot tell which side to change. Soften the wording to "typically a proxy" or similar.

This is a narrow wording concern. The error type and filename handling are correct.


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🟡 Minor · Enforce the upload limit in /upload. · upload.py:40-70

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Enforce the upload limit in /upload.

process_upload_file writes the full request before size validation. Text and Markdown files then bypass Docling, so oversized files can be accepted. Other files can raise a size exception, but /upload currently converts it to 500 instead of 413.

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diff --git a/src/api/upload.py b/src/api/upload.py
@@
 async def upload(
@@
 ):
     """Upload a single file"""
+    from services.docling_service import DoclingPayloadTooLarge
+    from utils.upload_limits import UploadTooLarge
+
     try:
@@
         )
         return JSONResponse(result, status_code=201)
+    except (UploadTooLarge, DoclingPayloadTooLarge) as e:
+        return JSONResponse({"error": str(e)}, status_code=413)
     except Exception as e:

diff --git a/src/services/document_service.py b/src/services/document_service.py
@@
         from utils.file_utils import auto_cleanup_tempfile
         from utils.hash_utils import hash_id
+        from utils.upload_limits import ensure_within_upload_limit
@@
                     if not chunk:
                         break
-                    tmp_file.write(chunk)
                     file_size += len(chunk)
+                    ensure_within_upload_limit(filename, file_size)
+                    tmp_file.write(chunk)
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Update the upload flow in `upload` to return HTTP 413 when `process_upload_file`
raises `UploadTooLarge` or `DoclingPayloadTooLarge`, while preserving the
existing handling for other exceptions. Enforce the size limit during streaming
in `process_upload_file`, before writing each chunk to the temporary file, so
oversized uploads are rejected even when text or Markdown files bypass Docling.

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Review comments at @frontend/lib/upload-utils.ts:
- Around line 46-65: Update getMaxUploadBytes so unsuccessful responses and
rejected /upload_options requests clear maxUploadBytesRequest before returning
DEFAULT_MAX_UPLOAD_BYTES. Keep successful limit caching unchanged so a later
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- Around line 40-70: Update the upload flow in `upload` to return HTTP 413 when
`process_upload_file` raises `UploadTooLarge` or `DoclingPayloadTooLarge`, while
preserving the existing handling for other exceptions. Enforce the size limit
during streaming in `process_upload_file`, before writing each chunk to the
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Comment thread frontend/lib/upload-utils.ts Resolved
A failed /upload_options request was cached as the 100 MB fallback, so later uploads never saw the configured limit. Drop that cached fallback and keep a successful limit cached.
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A rejected file still sent the message because the upload returned nothing and the selected file stayed set. Return a failure result and do not call send.
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Code Review 2

  • ✅ Approved / LGTM 🚀
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    • 🟠 Normal: (2a), (2b) for consideration
    • 🟡 Minor: (2c) to (2f) for optional consideration

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_DEFAULT_MAX_UPLOAD_SIZE_MB = 100


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  • ⚠️ Still applicable

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Functional Review 2 - Details

Scenario 1: Use default 100 MB limit - Ingest 1 file

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Scenario 2: Use 1 MB limit and ingest a folder of files

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Some UX observations worth evaluating in a future PR

  • 10 files selected in folder
  • 3 files over the limit
  • ✅ 3 files over the limit filtered out
  • ✅ Toast notifications shown
  • ⚠️ Toast notifications shown quickly and only saw 2 and couldn't go back to see which files were rejected
  • ✅ 7 files successfully ingested
  • ⚠️ Strange that it split the ingestion operation into 2 tasks
    • Task 1: 1 file
    • Task 2: 6 files
  • ❌ The Tasks panel does not track or show a record of the 3 files filtered out
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The docs said an oversized file is refused while it is still arriving, and a proxy 413 named the 100 MB limit for a smaller file. Say the body is already received, and tell the user the file is within the configured limit.
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The two Langflow file routes accepted the body before checking its size. A mistyped OPENRAG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB was also replaced with 100 and never logged, so the Docling 413 came back with no sign the setting was ignored.
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Oversized files flashed past in separate toasts and never appeared in the Tasks panel, and a folder split by request size showed up as several tasks.
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The generic size error dropped the file name and the limit, which the upload checks report.
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Thanks @mpawlow, great feedback on the UX observation, I fixed the issues:

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Code Review 3

  • ✅ Approved / LGTM 🚀
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    • 🟠 Normal: (3a) for consideration
    • 🟡 Minor: (3b), (3c) for optional consideration

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(3a) [Normal] A folder upload's shared task cannot be cancelled correctly, and a late batch revives a cancelled task

Problem

  • Batches 1..n now join batch 0's task through existing_task_id. create_custom_task was written for that join, but it has two gaps:
    • Cancel reaches only batch 0.
      • upload_task.background_task is set only when existing_task_id is empty, so it points at batch 0's processor.
      • cancel_task cancels that one task. Batches 1..n keep ingesting.
      • Phase 3 of cancel_task then marks their PENDING/RUNNING files FAILED ("Task cancelled by user") and bumps processed_files and failed_files.
      • Those files still finish, so their finally block increments processed_files again. The counters drift past total_files and the UI shows files as cancelled that are in fact ingested.
    • A join revives a terminal task.
      • The join branch sets upload_task.status = TaskStatus.RUNNING with no check of the current status.
      • If the user cancels while batch 1 is still uploading, batch 1 arrives, flips CANCELLED back to RUNNING and ingests the files the user cancelled.
  • Before this change each batch was its own task, so cancel worked per batch.

Background Information

  • The repo guidance is that CANCELLED is terminal (cancel_task marks it under the lock, then cancels the asyncio task outside it). The join path contradicts it.
  • The join path predates this PR for connector flows (existing_task_id). It is exposed to browser users for the first time here, through a new form field.

Code References

  • src/services/task_service.py:611-619 (join sets RUNNING)
  • src/services/task_service.py:655-656 (background_task set only on create)
  • src/services/task_service.py:1863-1939 (cancel_task)
  • src/api/router.py:229, 354
  • frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.tsx:512-570

Potential Solution

  • In create_custom_task, refuse a join when the existing task is CANCELLED/FAILED. Return the id unchanged and skip the staged files (and delete their temp files), or raise a 409 in the router.
  • Track every background task on the UploadTask (a list, not one attribute) and cancel all of them in cancel_task.
  • Add tests for cancel-after-join and join-after-cancel.

Alternative Solutions

  • Revert to one task per batch and show the folder in the panel through a client-side group (a batch_group_id on the task). This keeps task lifecycle simple and drops the new form field.
  • Send the folder as a single request and let the server split it into batches. This removes the client-side join, but needs a larger change.

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(3b) [Minor] The shared task can report COMPLETED before later batches join; preview task ids repeat

Problem

  • Batch 0 is awaited first, then batches 1..n join. If batch 0's files finish while batch 1 is still uploading, processed_files >= total_files is true and the task goes COMPLETED.
    • useGetTasksQuery stops polling once no task is pending/running. The task flips back to running when batch 1 joins, but the UI polls only if something calls addTask/refetchTasks after the join.
    • A completion notification can fire early for a folder that is still ingesting.
  • In preview mode every batch returns the same taskId, so taskIdsByBatch holds duplicate ids and attachPreviewTaskIds receives [id, id, …].

Code References

  • src/services/task_service.py:957-969 (completion check)
  • frontend/components/knowledge-dropdown.tsx:523-536
  • frontend/app/api/queries/useGetTasksQuery.ts:112-125

Potential Solution

  • De-duplicate taskIdsByBatch before attachPreviewTaskIds.
  • Hold the task open until the client finishes the last batch, for example with an explicit "finalize" call, or count expected files up front (total_files from the first request).

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logger = get_logger(__name__)


def _form_str(value) -> str | None:

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(3c) [Minor] The new router and task-join paths have no backend tests

Problem

  • No test covers these new paths:
    • _rejected_uploads (JSON parsing and validation)
    • _rejection_only_response (the 202 with file_count: 0)
    • the existing_task_id pass-through in both ingest helpers
    • the join branch of create_custom_task
    • the rejected_files form field end to end
  • tests/unit/test_router_upload_limit.py was not touched. Only record_rejected_uploads is tested, in test_task_service_get_task_status2.py.
  • _form_str exists only because tests call upload_ingest_router directly and leave FastAPI's Form(...) default in place. That is a test accommodation in production code.
  • The backend has no diff-coverage gate, so CI stays green. 3a is the kind of defect these tests would catch.

Code References

  • src/api/router.py:29-70, 109-114, 163-170, 281-288
  • src/services/task_service.py:604-618
  • tests/unit/test_router_upload_limit.py

Potential Solution

  • Add router tests for: rejections only (202, no files), files plus rejections (rejections attached to the new task), existing_task_id forwarded, and malformed rejected_files ignored.
  • Add a create_custom_task join test (appends files, keeps counts consistent, refuses a cancelled task).
  • Replace _form_str by calling the router with explicit arguments in tests.

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Functional Test 2

Scenario 2: Use 1 MB limit and ingest a folder of files

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@Wallgau the Operator changes need to be in Operator repo.

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@edwinjosechittilappilly the 1 MB failure on Cloud Pak was the nginx in front of Docling (port 5001, forwarding to Docling on 5002). That server block had no client_max_body_size, so nginx kept its default of 1 MB and returned 413 before the file reached Docling. Rodrigo fixed that proxy. The Langflow nginx (openrag-lf-nginx-config on port 7860) was already set to client_max_body_size 100M and is not the hop that rejected the file.

Pull request #2470 does not change that proxy. It tells the user what happened: a file over OpenRAG’s own limit is refused up front with the limit named, and a file that Docling’s proxy still rejects gets a separate message saying the file is within OpenRAG’s limit and an administrator has to raise the proxy. We talked this through with product and set the OpenRAG limit at 100 MB. We will revisit it if customers complain.

No operator-repo change is required for that. The backend already uses 100 MB when OPENRAG_MAX_UPLOAD_MB is unset, and a different limit can be set on the OpenRAG custom resource.

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