Removed unreachable defensive checks and added tests for edge case display states.

owncastsentry/commands.py

@@ -80,39 +80,23 @@ class CommandHandler:
         # Try to add a new subscription for this stream in this room
         try:
             await self.subscription_repo.add(stream_domain, evt.room_id)
-        except sqlite3.IntegrityError as exception:
-            # Was it a duplicate row?
-            if "UNIQUE constraint failed" in exception.args[0]:
-                # Expected: room is already subscribed.
-                await evt.reply(
-                    "This room is already subscribed to notifications for "
-                    + stream_domain
-                    + "."
-                )
-                return
-            # Something unexpected happened. Give up.
-            self.log.error(
-                f"[{stream_domain}] An error occurred while "
-                f"attempting to add subscription in room "
-                f"{evt.room_id}: {exception}"
+        except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
+            # Room is already subscribed.
+            await evt.reply(
+                "This room is already subscribed to notifications for "
+                + stream_domain
+                + "."
             )
-            raise exception
+            return
 
         # Try to add a placeholder row for the stream's state.
         try:
             await self.stream_repo.create(stream_domain)
             # First time seeing this stream. Log it.
             self.log.info(f"[{stream_domain}] Discovered new stream!")
-        except sqlite3.IntegrityError as exception:
+        except sqlite3.IntegrityError:
             # Adding rows for known streams is expected.
-            if "UNIQUE constraint failed" not in exception.args[0]:
-                # Something unexpected happened. Give up.
-                self.log.error(
-                    f"[{stream_domain}] An error occurred while "
-                    f"attempting to add stream information "
-                    f"after adding subscription: {exception}"
-                )
-                raise exception
+            pass
 
         # All went well! Tell the user.
         self.log.info(f"[{stream_domain}] Subscription added for room {evt.room_id}.")
@@ -205,13 +189,6 @@ class CommandHandler:
             # Get the stream state from the database
             stream_state = await self.stream_repo.get_by_domain(domain)
 
-            if stream_state is None:
-                # Stream in subscriptions but not streams table
-                body_text += f"- **{domain}**  \n"
-                body_text += "  - Status: Unknown  \n"
-                body_text += f"  - Link: https://{domain}\n\n"
-                continue
-
             # Determine stream name (use domain as fallback)
             stream_name = stream_state.name if stream_state.name else domain
             safe_stream_name = sanitize_for_markdown(stream_name)
@@ -227,11 +204,8 @@ class CommandHandler:
             # Determine status and duration (as a sub-bullet)
             if stream_state.status == StreamStatus.ONLINE:
                 # Stream is online - use last_connect_time
-                if stream_state.last_connect_time:
-                    duration = self._format_duration(stream_state.last_connect_time)
-                    body_text += f"  - Status: Online for {duration}  \n"
-                else:
-                    body_text += "  - Status: Online  \n"
+                duration = self._format_duration(stream_state.last_connect_time)
+                body_text += f"  - Status: Online for {duration}  \n"
             elif stream_state.status == StreamStatus.UNKNOWN:
                 # Stream status is unknown - instance unreachable
                 body_text += "  - Status: Unknown (instance unreachable)  \n"

owncastsentry/stream_monitor.py

@@ -127,11 +127,6 @@ class StreamMonitor:
             # Backoff is expected behavior, not a failure
             return True
 
-        # Defensive check: old_state should always exist here since
-        # the stream is in the DB
-        if old_state is None:
-            return False
-
         # Flag: first state update of a brand-new stream to avoid
         # sending notifications if it's already live.
         first_update = False
@@ -281,10 +276,7 @@ class StreamMonitor:
             # Yep. This stream is now offline. Log it.
             update_database = True
             self.offline_timer_cache[domain] = time.time()
-            if first_update:
-                self.log.info(f"[{domain}] Stream is offline.")
-            else:
-                self.log.info(f"[{domain}] Stream is now offline.")
+            self.log.info(f"[{domain}] Stream is now offline.")
 
         # Update the database with current stream state, if needed.
         if update_database:

tests/test_commands.py

@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ from aioresponses import aioresponses
 
 from owncastsentry.commands import CommandHandler
 from owncastsentry.models import StreamState
-from owncastsentry.utils import OWNCAST_STATUS_PATH
+from owncastsentry.utils import OWNCAST_STATUS_PATH, UNKNOWN_STATUS_THRESHOLD
 from tests.conftest import VALID_STATUS_RESPONSE
 
 
@@ -271,6 +271,59 @@ class TestSubscriptionsCommand:
             "instances, use `!unsubscribe <domain>`"
         )
 
+    async def test_shows_offline_stream_without_disconnect_time(
+        self, maubot_test_bot, maubot_plugin
+    ) -> None:
+        """Show offline status without duration before first poll completes."""
+        status_url = f"https://stream.logal.dev{OWNCAST_STATUS_PATH}"
+        with aioresponses() as mocked:
+            mocked.get(
+                status_url,
+                body=json.dumps(VALID_STATUS_RESPONSE).encode(),
+            )
+            await maubot_test_bot.send("!subscribe stream.logal.dev")
+
+        # Stream row exists with no state yet - query subscriptions immediately
+        await maubot_test_bot.send("!subscriptions")
+
+        assert len(maubot_test_bot.responded) == 2
+        assert maubot_test_bot.responded[1].content.body == (
+            "**Subscriptions for this room (1):**\n\n"
+            "● **stream.logal.dev** \n"
+            "  ○ Status: Offline\n"
+            "  ○ Link: https://stream.logal.dev\n"
+            "To unsubscribe from any of these Owncast "
+            "instances, use `!unsubscribe <domain>`"
+        )
+
+    async def test_shows_unknown_stream(self, maubot_test_bot, maubot_plugin) -> None:
+        """Show unknown status when instance has been unreachable."""
+        status_url = f"https://stream.logal.dev{OWNCAST_STATUS_PATH}"
+        with aioresponses() as mocked:
+            mocked.get(
+                status_url,
+                body=json.dumps(VALID_STATUS_RESPONSE).encode(),
+            )
+            await maubot_test_bot.send("!subscribe stream.logal.dev")
+
+        # Increment failure counter past the unknown threshold
+        for _ in range(UNKNOWN_STATUS_THRESHOLD + 1):
+            await maubot_plugin.stream_repo.increment_failure_counter(
+                "stream.logal.dev"
+            )
+
+        await maubot_test_bot.send("!subscriptions")
+
+        assert len(maubot_test_bot.responded) == 2
+        assert maubot_test_bot.responded[1].content.body == (
+            "**Subscriptions for this room (1):**\n\n"
+            "● **stream.logal.dev** \n"
+            "  ○ Status: Unknown (instance unreachable)\n"
+            "  ○ Link: https://stream.logal.dev\n"
+            "To unsubscribe from any of these Owncast "
+            "instances, use `!unsubscribe <domain>`"
+        )
+
     @time_machine.travel(datetime(2026, 3, 13, 12, 0, 0, tzinfo=UTC))
     async def test_shows_multiple_subscriptions(
         self, maubot_test_bot, maubot_plugin