BILLING ARCHITECTURE - nself-org/cli GitHub Wiki
Complete technical architecture documentation for the nself billing system with Stripe integration, usage metering, quota enforcement, and invoice generation.
Version: 0.9.0 Sprint: 13 - Billing Integration & Usage Tracking Last Updated: 2026-01-30
- System Overview
- Database Schema
- Usage Metering
- Stripe Integration
- Quota System
- Invoice Generation
- Subscription Management
- Security
- Performance & Scalability
- Monitoring & Observability
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β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β β ββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β Subscription Mgmt β β β β billing_* β β
β β - Create/Update β βββββββββββββΌβββ GraphQL Queries β β
β β - Cancel/Reactivate β β β β & Mutations β β
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β β Usage Tracking β β β
β β - API Requests β β β
β β - Storage (GB-hrs) β β ββββββββββββΌβββββββββββββββββ
β β - Bandwidth (GB) β β β PostgreSQL Database β
β β - Compute (CPU-hrs) β β β β
β β - Database Queries β β β βββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β - Function Calls β β β β billing_customers β β
β ββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββ β β β billing_subscriptionsβ β
β β β β β billing_plans β β
β ββββββββββΌββββββββββββββ β β β billing_quotas β β
β β Quota Enforcement β β β β billing_usage_recordsβ β
β β - Soft Limits β β β β billing_invoices β β
β β - Hard Limits β β β βββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β - Real-time Check β β β β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β β Indexes: β
β β β - customer_id β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββ β β - service_name β
β β Invoice Processing β β β - recorded_at β
β β - Line Items β β β - plan_name β
β β - Proration β β β β
β β - Tax Calculation β β βββββββββββββ¬ββββββββββββββββ
β β - PDF Generation β β β
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β Stripe Platform β
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β ββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββ ββββββββββββββββββ β
β β Customers β β Subscriptions β β Invoices β β
β β β β β β β β
β β - Email β β - Plan β β - Line Items β β
β β - Metadata β β - Status β β - Tax β β
β β - Payment β β - Billing β β - Total β β
β β Methods β β Cycle β β - Status β β
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β β Prices β β Products β β Webhooks β β
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β β - Recurring β β - Name β β - Events β β
β β - Tiered β β - Description β β - Signatures β β
β β - Usage-based β β - Metadata β β - Retries β β
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β β Card Networks β Stripe β Bank Settlement β β
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β verification β β - Rate limiting β β - Data payload β
β - idempotency β β - Retry logic β β - Metadata β
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Core Components:
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Billing Engine (
src/lib/billing/)- Subscription lifecycle management
- Usage event recording and aggregation
- Quota enforcement logic
- Invoice generation
- Stripe API client
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Database Layer (PostgreSQL)
- Customer records and metadata
- Subscription state and history
- Usage event storage
- Quota definitions per plan
- Invoice data (synced from Stripe)
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Stripe Integration
- Customer and subscription sync
- Payment processing
- Webhook event handling
- Invoice creation and finalization
- Usage reporting (for metered billing)
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API Layer
- REST API endpoints (
/api/billing/*) - GraphQL queries and mutations (Hasura)
- CLI commands (
nself billing) - Admin UI (nself-admin)
- REST API endpoints (
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Monitoring & Analytics
- Usage dashboards (Grafana)
- Revenue metrics (MRR, ARR, churn)
- Quota alerts
- Failed payment tracking
Usage Tracking Flow:
Application Request
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Check Quota (Pre-flight)
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βββΊ Quota Exceeded? βββΊ Return 429 Error
β (Hard Limit)
β
βΌ Quota OK
Process Request
β
βΌ
Record Usage Event
β
βββΊ Insert into billing_usage_records
β (service, quantity, metadata, timestamp)
β
βββΊ Async Aggregation (Cron Job)
β
βΌ
Daily/Hourly Rollup
β
βΌ
Update Current Usage Cache
β
βΌ
Check Quota Thresholds
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βββΊ 80% Warning β Send Alert
βββΊ 90% Critical β Send Alert
βββΊ 100% Exceeded β Log/Alert
Subscription Creation Flow:
User Selects Plan
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Create Stripe Customer
(if doesn't exist)
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Create Stripe Subscription
(with trial or immediate charge)
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βΌ
Stripe Webhook Fired
(customer.subscription.created)
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Verify Webhook Signature
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βΌ
Update Local Database
(billing_subscriptions table)
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βΌ
Provision Resources
(update quotas, enable features)
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βΌ
Send Confirmation Email
Invoice Payment Flow:
Billing Period Ends
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Stripe Generates Invoice
(subscription charges + usage)
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Invoice Webhook
(invoice.created)
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Sync Invoice to Database
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Attempt Payment
(default payment method)
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βββΊ Success βββΊ invoice.paid webhook
β β
β βΌ
β Update Database
β β
β βΌ
β Send Receipt
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βββΊ Failure βββΊ invoice.payment_failed webhook
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Update Status (past_due)
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Send Dunning Email
β
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Schedule Retry (3, 5, 7 days)
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βββΊ After 3 Failures
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Downgrade/Suspend
| Layer | Technology | Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Database | PostgreSQL 14+ | Transactional data, usage records, customer info |
| Payment Gateway | Stripe API | Payment processing, subscription billing |
| API | Bash/cURL + Hasura GraphQL | Stripe API client, data access layer |
| Authentication | nHost Auth | User identity, session management |
| Caching | Redis (optional) | Usage aggregation cache, quota checks |
| Queue | PostgreSQL + cron | Async webhook processing, batch jobs |
| Monitoring | Prometheus + Grafana | Metrics, dashboards, alerts |
| Logging | Loki + Promtail | Centralized logs, audit trail |
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β billing_customers β
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β PK customer_id βββββββ
β project_name β β
β email β β
β name β β
β created_at β β
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βββΊβ billing_subscriptions β
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β PK subscription_id βββββ
β FK customer_id β β
β FK plan_name βββββΌββββ
β status β β β
β current_period_start β β β
β current_period_end β β β
β cancel_at_period_end β β β
β created_at β β β
β updated_at β β β
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βββΊβ billing_invoices β β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β PK invoice_id β β
β FK customer_id β β
β total_amount β β
β status β β
β period_start β β
β period_end β β
β created_at β β
β paid_at β β
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βββΊβ billing_plans β
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β PK plan_name βββββ
β price_monthly β β
β price_yearly β β
β stripe_price_id β β
β description β β
β created_at β β
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β βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
βββΊβ billing_quotas β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β PK id β
β FK plan_name β
β service_name β
β limit_value β
β limit_type β
β enforcement_mode β
β overage_price β
β UK (plan_name, service) β
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β billing_usage_records β
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β PK id β
β FK customer_id β
β service_name β
β quantity β
β metadata (JSONB) β
β recorded_at β
β β
β Indexes: β
β - (customer_id, service) β
β - (recorded_at) β
β - (customer_id, recorded_at) β
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Stores customer information synced with Stripe.
CREATE TABLE billing_customers (
customer_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY, -- Stripe customer ID (cus_...)
project_name VARCHAR(255), -- nself project name
email VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL, -- Billing email
name VARCHAR(255), -- Customer display name
created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);
CREATE INDEX idx_customers_email ON billing_customers(email);
CREATE INDEX idx_customers_project ON billing_customers(project_name);Key Columns:
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customer_id: Stripe customer ID (authoritative) -
project_name: Links to nself project -
email: Billing contact email -
name: Human-readable customer name
Relationships:
- 1:N with
billing_subscriptions - 1:N with
billing_invoices - 1:N with
billing_usage_records
Tracks subscription state and lifecycle.
CREATE TABLE billing_subscriptions (
subscription_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY, -- Stripe subscription ID
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL -- FK to billing_customers
REFERENCES billing_customers(customer_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
plan_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL -- FK to billing_plans
REFERENCES billing_plans(plan_name),
status VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, -- active, trialing, past_due, canceled
current_period_start TIMESTAMP, -- Billing period start
current_period_end TIMESTAMP, -- Billing period end
cancel_at_period_end BOOLEAN DEFAULT FALSE,-- Scheduled cancellation
created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
updated_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);
CREATE INDEX idx_subscriptions_customer ON billing_subscriptions(customer_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_subscriptions_status ON billing_subscriptions(status);
CREATE INDEX idx_subscriptions_period_end ON billing_subscriptions(current_period_end);Key Columns:
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subscription_id: Stripe subscription ID -
status: Current subscription state-
trialing: Free trial period -
active: Paid and active -
past_due: Payment failed -
canceled: Terminated -
paused: Temporarily suspended
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current_period_start/end: Billing cycle boundaries -
cancel_at_period_end: Downgrade scheduled
State Transitions:
trialing β active (trial ends, payment succeeds)
active β past_due (payment fails)
past_due β active (payment succeeds)
past_due β canceled (dunning period expires)
active β canceled (user cancels)
canceled β active (reactivation)
Defines available pricing plans and their Stripe product IDs.
CREATE TABLE billing_plans (
plan_name VARCHAR(50) PRIMARY KEY, -- free, starter, pro, enterprise
price_monthly DECIMAL(10,2), -- Monthly price in USD
price_yearly DECIMAL(10,2), -- Annual price (if applicable)
stripe_price_id VARCHAR(255), -- Stripe Price ID
description TEXT, -- Plan description
created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);
-- Seed data for default plans
INSERT INTO billing_plans (plan_name, price_monthly, price_yearly, stripe_price_id, description) VALUES
('free', 0.00, NULL, NULL, '10K API requests, 1GB storage, Community support'),
('starter', 29.00, 290.00, 'price_starter_monthly', '100K API requests, 10GB storage, Email support'),
('pro', 99.00, 990.00, 'price_pro_monthly', '1M API requests, 100GB storage, Priority support'),
('enterprise', NULL, NULL, NULL, 'Custom pricing, Unlimited resources, Dedicated support');Key Columns:
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plan_name: Unique plan identifier -
price_monthly/yearly: Base subscription price -
stripe_price_id: Links to Stripe Price object -
description: Human-readable plan details
Defines usage limits for each service per plan.
CREATE TABLE billing_quotas (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
plan_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL
REFERENCES billing_plans(plan_name)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
service_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, -- api, storage, bandwidth, etc.
limit_value BIGINT NOT NULL, -- Numeric limit (varies by service)
limit_type VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, -- requests, GB, GB-hours, etc.
enforcement_mode VARCHAR(10) NOT NULL -- soft, hard
CHECK (enforcement_mode IN ('soft', 'hard')),
overage_price DECIMAL(10,6), -- Price per unit over quota (if soft)
UNIQUE(plan_name, service_name)
);
CREATE INDEX idx_quotas_plan ON billing_quotas(plan_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_quotas_service ON billing_quotas(service_name);
-- Seed data for pro plan quotas
INSERT INTO billing_quotas (plan_name, service_name, limit_value, limit_type, enforcement_mode, overage_price) VALUES
('pro', 'api', 1000000, 'requests', 'soft', 0.0003),
('pro', 'storage', 100, 'GB-hours', 'soft', 0.10),
('pro', 'bandwidth', 500, 'GB', 'soft', 0.05),
('pro', 'compute', 50, 'CPU-hours', 'soft', 1.00),
('pro', 'database', 5000000, 'queries', 'soft', NULL),
('pro', 'functions', 100000, 'invocations', 'soft', 0.001);Key Columns:
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service_name: Service being metered -
limit_value: Quota threshold -
limit_type: Unit of measurement -
enforcement_mode:-
soft: Log warning, allow overage, charge overage fee -
hard: Block requests when quota reached
-
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overage_price: Cost per unit beyond quota (soft mode only)
Service Types:
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api: API requests (count) -
storage: Storage used (GB-hours) -
bandwidth: Data transfer (GB) -
compute: CPU time (CPU-hours) -
database: Database queries (count) -
functions: Serverless invocations (count)
Stores individual usage events for metering.
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_records (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
REFERENCES billing_customers(customer_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
service_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, -- api, storage, bandwidth, etc.
quantity DECIMAL(20,6) NOT NULL, -- Usage amount
metadata JSONB DEFAULT '{}', -- Additional event data
recorded_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);
-- Performance indexes
CREATE INDEX idx_usage_customer_service ON billing_usage_records(customer_id, service_name);
CREATE INDEX idx_usage_recorded_at ON billing_usage_records(recorded_at);
CREATE INDEX idx_usage_customer_date ON billing_usage_records(customer_id, recorded_at);
CREATE INDEX idx_usage_metadata_gin ON billing_usage_records USING gin(metadata);
-- Partitioning by month (for high volume)
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_records_2026_01 PARTITION OF billing_usage_records
FOR VALUES FROM ('2026-01-01') TO ('2026-02-01');Key Columns:
-
customer_id: Links to customer -
service_name: Service being used -
quantity: Usage amount (varies by service) -
metadata: JSON blob for additional context- API:
{"endpoint": "/users", "method": "GET", "status": 200} - Storage:
{"bucket": "uploads", "file_size": 1048576} - Functions:
{"function_name": "process-image", "duration_ms": 850}
- API:
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recorded_at: Event timestamp
Partitioning Strategy: For high-volume deployments, partition by month:
-- Automated partition creation (cron job)
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_records_2026_02 PARTITION OF billing_usage_records
FOR VALUES FROM ('2026-02-01') TO ('2026-03-01');Retention Policy:
- Keep raw events for 90 days
- Aggregate to daily rollups
- Archive old partitions to cold storage
Caches invoice data from Stripe for fast lookups.
CREATE TABLE billing_invoices (
invoice_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY, -- Stripe invoice ID
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL
REFERENCES billing_customers(customer_id)
ON DELETE CASCADE,
total_amount DECIMAL(10,2) NOT NULL, -- Total invoice amount
status VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL, -- draft, open, paid, void, uncollectible
period_start TIMESTAMP, -- Billing period start
period_end TIMESTAMP, -- Billing period end
created_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
paid_at TIMESTAMP -- When payment succeeded
);
CREATE INDEX idx_invoices_customer ON billing_invoices(customer_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_invoices_status ON billing_invoices(status);
CREATE INDEX idx_invoices_period ON billing_invoices(period_start, period_end);
CREATE INDEX idx_invoices_paid_at ON billing_invoices(paid_at);Key Columns:
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invoice_id: Stripe invoice ID -
status: Invoice state-
draft: Being prepared -
open: Finalized, awaiting payment -
paid: Payment successful -
void: Canceled -
uncollectible: Failed permanently
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total_amount: Invoice total (includes tax) -
period_start/end: Billing period covered -
paid_at: Payment timestamp
Sync Strategy:
- Webhooks update invoice status in real-time
- Nightly reconciliation job syncs all invoices
- PDF URLs cached in metadata (if needed)
Primary Keys:
- All tables use natural keys (Stripe IDs) where possible
- Avoids UUID overhead
- Enables direct Stripe API lookups
Foreign Keys:
- Enforce referential integrity
- CASCADE deletes for customer removal
- Prevent orphaned records
Indexes:
- Customer lookups:
idx_customers_email,idx_customers_project - Subscription queries:
idx_subscriptions_customer,idx_subscriptions_status - Usage aggregation:
idx_usage_customer_service,idx_usage_recorded_at - Invoice history:
idx_invoices_customer,idx_invoices_period
Unique Constraints:
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(plan_name, service_name)inbilling_quotas: One quota per service per plan -
customer_idinbilling_customers: Primary key (Stripe ID)
Initial Setup:
# Run billing schema migration
psql -h localhost -U postgres -d nself -f src/migrations/billing/001_initial_schema.sqlSchema Evolution:
-- migrations/billing/002_add_usage_partitions.sql
-- Add partitioning for high-volume usage tables
-- migrations/billing/003_add_metadata_indexes.sql
-- Add GIN indexes for JSONB metadata queries
-- migrations/billing/004_add_audit_columns.sql
-- Add created_by, updated_by for audit trailZero-Downtime Migrations:
- Add new columns with defaults
- Backfill data in batches
- Add indexes concurrently
- Swap old/new columns
- Drop old columns after validation
Design Goals:
- Low latency (< 10ms overhead per request)
- High throughput (10,000+ events/sec)
- Accurate tracking (no missed events)
- Minimal database load (batching)
Architecture:
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β Application Services β
β ββββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ ββββββββββ β
β β API β β Storageβ βFunctionβ βDatabaseβ β
β βββββ¬βββββ βββββ¬βββββ βββββ¬βββββ βββββ¬βββββ β
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β API Call β Storage β Execution β Query
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β Usage Tracking Layer (Bash Functions) β
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β β usage_track_api_request(endpoint, method, status) β β
β β usage_track_storage(bytes, duration_hours) β β
β β usage_track_bandwidth(bytes, direction) β β
β β usage_track_compute(cpu_seconds, metadata) β β
β β usage_track_database_query(type, duration_ms) β β
β β usage_track_function(name, duration_ms, memory_mb) β β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β
β βΌ β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β In-Memory Buffer (Redis or Array) β β
β β [ β β
β β {service: 'api', quantity: 1, timestamp: ...}, β β
β β {service: 'storage', quantity: 1.5, timestamp: ...}, β β
β β {service: 'api', quantity: 1, timestamp: ...} β β
β β ] β β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β β
β β Flush every 60 seconds β
β β or 1000 events β
β βΌ β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
β β Batch Insert to PostgreSQL β β
β β INSERT INTO billing_usage_records β β
β β (customer_id, service_name, quantity, metadata, β β
β β recorded_at) β β
β β VALUES β β
β β (...), (...), (...) -- Multiple rows β β
β ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β
βΌ
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β PostgreSQL Database β
β β
β billing_usage_records β
β (partitioned by month)β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β
β Async Aggregation (Cron)
βΌ
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Aggregation Tables β
β β
β - Daily rollups β
β - Hourly rollups β
β - Current period cache β
ββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Implementation:
# Nginx log format (custom)
log_format billing '$remote_addr - $remote_user [$time_local] '
'"$request" $status $body_bytes_sent '
'"$http_user_agent" customer_id=$http_x_customer_id '
'service=api endpoint=$uri method=$request_method';
# Parse logs and batch insert (cron job every minute)
tail -f /var/log/nginx/access.log | \
grep 'customer_id=' | \
awk '{...}' | \
psql -c "INSERT INTO billing_usage_records ..."Alternative: Middleware Tracking
# In application request handler
usage_track_api_request() {
local endpoint="$1"
local method="$2"
local status="$3"
# Add to buffer (Redis LPUSH or Bash array)
billing_record_usage "api" 1 "{\"endpoint\":\"$endpoint\",\"method\":\"$method\",\"status\":$status}"
}Metadata Captured:
- Endpoint path
- HTTP method
- Response status code
- Response time (ms)
- User agent (optional)
- IP address (optional, anonymized)
Challenge: Storage is cumulative, not event-based.
Solution: Periodic polling + delta tracking.
# Cron job runs every hour
measure_storage_usage() {
local customer_id="$1"
# Measure MinIO storage
local minio_bytes
minio_bytes=$(mc du --json minio/customer-${customer_id} | jq -r '.size')
# Measure PostgreSQL storage
local postgres_bytes
postgres_bytes=$(psql -tc "
SELECT pg_total_relation_size('customer_${customer_id}_data')
")
local total_bytes=$((minio_bytes + postgres_bytes))
local gb_hours
gb_hours=$(awk "BEGIN {print ($total_bytes / 1073741824) * 1}") # 1 hour
# Record usage
usage_track_storage "$total_bytes" 1
}Metadata Captured:
- Storage type (MinIO, PostgreSQL, Redis)
- Bucket/table name
- File count
- Average file size
Challenge: Measure data transfer in/out.
Implementation:
# Parse Nginx logs for bytes sent
measure_bandwidth() {
local customer_id="$1"
local period_start="$2"
local period_end="$3"
# Aggregate from Nginx logs
local bytes_sent
bytes_sent=$(awk -v start="$period_start" -v end="$period_end" '
$4 >= start && $4 <= end && /customer_id='$customer_id'/ {
sum += $10 # $body_bytes_sent
}
END { print sum }
' /var/log/nginx/access.log)
local gb
gb=$(awk "BEGIN {print $bytes_sent / 1073741824}")
# Record as egress bandwidth
usage_track_bandwidth "$bytes_sent" "egress"
}Metadata Captured:
- Direction (egress/ingress)
- Protocol (HTTP, WebSocket, gRPC)
- Content type
- Cache hit/miss
Use Case: Track CPU usage for custom services or functions.
# Track container CPU time
measure_compute_usage() {
local container_id="$1"
local customer_id="$2"
# Get CPU usage from cAdvisor or Docker stats
local cpu_seconds
cpu_seconds=$(docker stats --no-stream --format "{{.CPUPerc}}" "$container_id" | \
sed 's/%//' | \
awk '{print $1 / 100}') # Convert to seconds
# Record usage
usage_track_compute "$cpu_seconds" "{\"container\":\"$container_id\"}"
}Implementation: PostgreSQL query logging.
-- Enable query logging per customer
ALTER DATABASE nself SET log_statement = 'all';
ALTER DATABASE nself SET log_duration = on;
-- Parse logs and count queries
-- (Or use pg_stat_statements extension)
SELECT
usename AS customer,
COUNT(*) AS query_count,
SUM(total_time) AS total_time_ms
FROM pg_stat_statements
WHERE usename LIKE 'customer_%'
GROUP BY usename;Implementation: Wrapper around serverless functions.
# Function wrapper
execute_function() {
local function_name="$1"
shift
local args="$@"
local start_time
start_time=$(date +%s%3N) # Milliseconds
# Execute function
"$function_name" "$args"
local exit_code=$?
local end_time
end_time=$(date +%s%3N)
local duration=$((end_time - start_time))
# Track usage
usage_track_function "$function_name" "$duration" 256 # 256MB memory
return $exit_code
}Problem: Raw usage events table grows very large (millions of rows/day).
Solution: Multi-tier aggregation.
# Increment current usage counter
HINCRBY usage:api:${customer_id}:${period} count 1
# Get current usage
HGET usage:api:${customer_id}:${period} countAdvantages:
- Sub-millisecond read/write
- Atomic increment operations
- Automatic expiration (TTL)
Disadvantages:
- Volatile (data loss if Redis crashes)
- Requires Redis deployment
-- Cron job runs every hour
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_hourly (
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
service_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
hour_start TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
total_quantity DECIMAL(20,6) NOT NULL,
event_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (customer_id, service_name, hour_start)
);
-- Aggregation query
INSERT INTO billing_usage_hourly
SELECT
customer_id,
service_name,
DATE_TRUNC('hour', recorded_at) AS hour_start,
SUM(quantity) AS total_quantity,
COUNT(*) AS event_count
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE recorded_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour'
AND recorded_at < NOW()
GROUP BY customer_id, service_name, DATE_TRUNC('hour', recorded_at)
ON CONFLICT (customer_id, service_name, hour_start)
DO UPDATE SET
total_quantity = EXCLUDED.total_quantity,
event_count = EXCLUDED.event_count;
-- Delete raw records older than 7 days
DELETE FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE recorded_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '7 days';Advantages:
- Reduces table size by 95%+
- Fast aggregation queries
- Preserves hourly granularity
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_daily (
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
service_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
day DATE NOT NULL,
total_quantity DECIMAL(20,6) NOT NULL,
event_count INTEGER NOT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (customer_id, service_name, day)
);
-- Daily aggregation (cron job at midnight)
INSERT INTO billing_usage_daily
SELECT
customer_id,
service_name,
DATE(hour_start) AS day,
SUM(total_quantity) AS total_quantity,
SUM(event_count) AS event_count
FROM billing_usage_hourly
WHERE hour_start >= CURRENT_DATE - INTERVAL '1 day'
AND hour_start < CURRENT_DATE
GROUP BY customer_id, service_name, DATE(hour_start)
ON CONFLICT (customer_id, service_name, day)
DO UPDATE SET
total_quantity = EXCLUDED.total_quantity,
event_count = EXCLUDED.event_count;
-- Delete hourly records older than 30 days
DELETE FROM billing_usage_hourly
WHERE hour_start < NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days';CREATE TABLE billing_usage_periods (
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
service_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
period_start TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
period_end TIMESTAMP NOT NULL,
total_quantity DECIMAL(20,6) NOT NULL,
billable_amount DECIMAL(10,2),
PRIMARY KEY (customer_id, service_name, period_start)
);
-- Calculate at end of billing period
INSERT INTO billing_usage_periods
SELECT
u.customer_id,
u.service_name,
s.current_period_start,
s.current_period_end,
SUM(u.total_quantity) AS total_quantity,
CASE
WHEN SUM(u.total_quantity) > q.limit_value THEN
(SUM(u.total_quantity) - q.limit_value) * q.overage_price
ELSE 0
END AS billable_amount
FROM billing_usage_daily u
JOIN billing_subscriptions s ON u.customer_id = s.customer_id
JOIN billing_quotas q ON s.plan_name = q.plan_name AND u.service_name = q.service_name
WHERE u.day >= DATE(s.current_period_start)
AND u.day <= DATE(s.current_period_end)
GROUP BY u.customer_id, u.service_name, s.current_period_start, s.current_period_end, q.limit_value, q.overage_price;Batching Strategy:
# Buffer events in memory (array or Redis)
USAGE_BUFFER=()
USAGE_BUFFER_SIZE=1000
USAGE_BUFFER_TIMEOUT=60 # seconds
track_usage_event() {
local service="$1"
local quantity="$2"
local metadata="$3"
# Add to buffer
USAGE_BUFFER+=("$service|$quantity|$metadata|$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)")
# Flush if buffer full or timeout reached
if [ ${#USAGE_BUFFER[@]} -ge $USAGE_BUFFER_SIZE ]; then
flush_usage_buffer
fi
}
flush_usage_buffer() {
if [ ${#USAGE_BUFFER[@]} -eq 0 ]; then
return
fi
# Build batch INSERT
local values=""
for event in "${USAGE_BUFFER[@]}"; do
IFS='|' read -r service quantity metadata timestamp <<< "$event"
values="${values}('${CUSTOMER_ID}', '${service}', ${quantity}, '${metadata}', '${timestamp}'),"
done
values="${values%,}" # Remove trailing comma
# Execute batch insert
psql -c "
INSERT INTO billing_usage_records (customer_id, service_name, quantity, metadata, recorded_at)
VALUES ${values}
"
# Clear buffer
USAGE_BUFFER=()
}
# Cron job flushes buffer every 60 seconds
*/1 * * * * /path/to/flush_usage_buffer.shDatabase Optimization:
- Use
COPYinstead ofINSERTfor bulk loads - Partition tables by month
- Use BRIN indexes on timestamp columns
- Disable fsync for usage writes (acceptable data loss)
Connection Pooling:
# Use PgBouncer for connection reuse
psql -h pgbouncer-host -p 6432 -U billing_user -d nselfHTTP Client: cURL with retry logic
# Core Stripe API call function
stripe_api_call() {
local method="$1" # GET, POST, DELETE
local endpoint="$2" # /v1/customers, /v1/subscriptions, etc.
shift 2
local data_args=("$@") # -d key=value pairs
local url="${STRIPE_API_BASE}${endpoint}"
local max_retries=3
local retry_count=0
local response
while [ $retry_count -lt $max_retries ]; do
response=$(curl -s -w "\n%{http_code}" \
-X "$method" \
-u "${STRIPE_SECRET_KEY}:" \
-H "Stripe-Version: ${STRIPE_API_VERSION}" \
"${data_args[@]}" \
"$url")
local http_code
http_code=$(echo "$response" | tail -n1)
local body
body=$(echo "$response" | sed '$d')
# Success (2xx)
if [[ "$http_code" =~ ^2 ]]; then
echo "$body"
return 0
fi
# Rate limit (429) - exponential backoff
if [ "$http_code" -eq 429 ]; then
local wait_time=$((2 ** retry_count))
sleep "$wait_time"
retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
continue
fi
# Server error (5xx) - retry
if [[ "$http_code" =~ ^5 ]]; then
sleep 2
retry_count=$((retry_count + 1))
continue
fi
# Client error (4xx) - don't retry
echo "Error: HTTP $http_code - $body" >&2
return 1
done
echo "Error: Max retries exceeded" >&2
return 1
}Usage Examples:
# Create customer
stripe_api_call POST /v1/customers \
-d email="[email protected]" \
-d name="John Doe" \
-d metadata[project_name]="myproject"
# Get subscription
stripe_api_call GET /v1/subscriptions/sub_1234567890
# Update subscription
stripe_api_call POST /v1/subscriptions/sub_1234567890 \
-d cancel_at_period_end=true
# Delete customer
stripe_api_call DELETE /v1/customers/cus_1234567890Webhook Endpoint: /api/webhooks/stripe
# Nginx configuration
location /api/webhooks/stripe {
proxy_pass http://localhost:3000/webhooks/stripe;
proxy_set_header Host $host;
proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
# No timeout - webhooks can be slow
proxy_read_timeout 300s;
# Preserve raw body for signature verification
proxy_request_buffering off;
}Webhook Handler:
#!/usr/bin/env bash
# webhooks/stripe-handler.sh
handle_stripe_webhook() {
local raw_body="$1"
local signature="$2" # From Stripe-Signature header
# 1. Verify webhook signature
if ! verify_stripe_signature "$raw_body" "$signature"; then
echo "Error: Invalid webhook signature" >&2
return 1
fi
# 2. Parse event
local event_type
event_type=$(echo "$raw_body" | jq -r '.type')
local event_id
event_id=$(echo "$raw_body" | jq -r '.id')
# 3. Check idempotency (prevent duplicate processing)
if webhook_event_exists "$event_id"; then
echo "Event already processed: $event_id" >&2
return 0
fi
# 4. Log event
log_webhook_event "$event_id" "$event_type" "$raw_body"
# 5. Route to handler
case "$event_type" in
customer.created|customer.updated)
handle_customer_event "$raw_body"
;;
customer.subscription.created|customer.subscription.updated)
handle_subscription_updated "$raw_body"
;;
customer.subscription.deleted)
handle_subscription_deleted "$raw_body"
;;
customer.subscription.trial_will_end)
handle_trial_ending "$raw_body"
;;
invoice.created|invoice.finalized)
handle_invoice_created "$raw_body"
;;
invoice.paid)
handle_invoice_paid "$raw_body"
;;
invoice.payment_failed)
handle_payment_failed "$raw_body"
;;
payment_intent.succeeded)
handle_payment_succeeded "$raw_body"
;;
payment_intent.payment_failed)
handle_payment_failed_intent "$raw_body"
;;
payment_method.attached|payment_method.detached)
handle_payment_method "$raw_body"
;;
*)
echo "Unhandled event type: $event_type" >&2
;;
esac
return 0
}Implementation:
verify_stripe_signature() {
local payload="$1"
local signature_header="$2"
# Parse signature header
local timestamp
timestamp=$(echo "$signature_header" | grep -o 't=[^,]*' | cut -d= -f2)
local expected_signature
expected_signature=$(echo "$signature_header" | grep -o 'v1=[^,]*' | cut -d= -f2)
# Check timestamp (reject if > 5 minutes old)
local current_time
current_time=$(date +%s)
if [ $((current_time - timestamp)) -gt 300 ]; then
echo "Error: Webhook timestamp too old" >&2
return 1
fi
# Compute HMAC SHA256
local signed_payload="${timestamp}.${payload}"
local computed_signature
computed_signature=$(echo -n "$signed_payload" | \
openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET" | \
awk '{print $2}')
# Compare signatures (constant-time comparison)
if [ "$computed_signature" != "$expected_signature" ]; then
echo "Error: Signature mismatch" >&2
return 1
fi
return 0
}Problem: Webhooks can be sent multiple times by Stripe.
Solution: Idempotency key tracking.
-- Store processed webhook events
CREATE TABLE billing_webhook_events (
event_id VARCHAR(255) PRIMARY KEY,
event_type VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
processed_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW(),
payload JSONB,
status VARCHAR(50) DEFAULT 'processed'
);
CREATE INDEX idx_webhook_events_type ON billing_webhook_events(event_type);
CREATE INDEX idx_webhook_events_processed ON billing_webhook_events(processed_at);webhook_event_exists() {
local event_id="$1"
local count
count=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM billing_webhook_events WHERE event_id = '$event_id'
")
[ "$count" -gt 0 ]
}
log_webhook_event() {
local event_id="$1"
local event_type="$2"
local payload="$3"
psql -c "
INSERT INTO billing_webhook_events (event_id, event_type, payload)
VALUES ('$event_id', '$event_type', '$payload'::jsonb)
ON CONFLICT (event_id) DO NOTHING
"
}Retry Strategy:
# Process webhook with retry on failure
process_webhook_with_retry() {
local event_id="$1"
local handler="$2"
local payload="$3"
local max_attempts=3
local attempt=1
while [ $attempt -le $max_attempts ]; do
if $handler "$payload"; then
# Success - mark as processed
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_webhook_events
SET status = 'processed'
WHERE event_id = '$event_id'
"
return 0
fi
# Failure - log and retry
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_webhook_events
SET status = 'failed', attempts = $attempt
WHERE event_id = '$event_id'
"
attempt=$((attempt + 1))
sleep $((attempt * 2)) # Exponential backoff
done
# All attempts failed
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_webhook_events
SET status = 'failed_permanent'
WHERE event_id = '$event_id'
"
return 1
}Error Categories:
-
Network Errors (Transient)
- Connection timeout
- DNS failure
- SSL handshake error
- Action: Retry with exponential backoff
-
Rate Limiting (429)
- Too many requests
- Action: Wait and retry (use Retry-After header)
-
Server Errors (5xx)
- Stripe API down
- Action: Retry up to 3 times
-
Client Errors (4xx)
- Invalid request
- Unauthorized
- Resource not found
- Action: Log error, do NOT retry
Error Recovery Strategies:
# Graceful degradation
get_customer_info() {
local customer_id="$1"
# Try Stripe API first
local customer_data
customer_data=$(stripe_api_call GET "/v1/customers/$customer_id" 2>/dev/null)
if [ $? -eq 0 ]; then
echo "$customer_data"
return 0
fi
# Fallback to local database cache
customer_data=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT row_to_json(c) FROM billing_customers c WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
")
if [ -n "$customer_data" ]; then
echo "$customer_data"
return 0
fi
echo "Error: Customer not found" >&2
return 1
}Circuit Breaker Pattern:
# Prevent cascading failures
STRIPE_API_FAILURES=0
STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_OPEN=false
STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_THRESHOLD=5
STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_TIMEOUT=60 # seconds
stripe_api_call_with_circuit_breaker() {
# Check if circuit is open
if [ "$STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_OPEN" = true ]; then
echo "Error: Circuit breaker open for Stripe API" >&2
return 1
fi
# Call API
if stripe_api_call "$@"; then
# Success - reset failure count
STRIPE_API_FAILURES=0
return 0
else
# Failure - increment count
STRIPE_API_FAILURES=$((STRIPE_API_FAILURES + 1))
# Open circuit if threshold reached
if [ $STRIPE_API_FAILURES -ge $STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_THRESHOLD ]; then
STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_OPEN=true
echo "Circuit breaker opened for Stripe API" >&2
# Schedule circuit close after timeout
(sleep $STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_TIMEOUT && STRIPE_API_CIRCUIT_OPEN=false) &
fi
return 1
fi
}Test Mode Configuration:
# .env.test
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_test_secret_key_here
STRIPE_PUBLISHABLE_KEY=pk_test_51Nxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxm
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxTest Cards:
# Success
4242424242424242 # Visa
5555555555554444 # Mastercard
# Decline
4000000000000002 # Generic decline
4000000000009995 # Insufficient funds
4000000000009987 # Lost card
4000000000009979 # Stolen card
# 3D Secure
4000002500003155 # Requires authentication
# Webhook Testing
stripe trigger customer.created
stripe trigger invoice.payment_failedAutomated Testing:
# test/integration/billing/stripe-integration.test.sh
test_create_customer() {
local email="test-$(date +%s)@example.com"
# Create customer
local customer_id
customer_id=$(create_stripe_customer "$email" "Test User" | jq -r '.id')
# Verify in database
local db_customer
db_customer=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT customer_id FROM billing_customers WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
")
assert_equals "$customer_id" "$db_customer"
}
test_subscription_lifecycle() {
# Create customer
local customer_id
customer_id=$(create_stripe_customer "[email protected]" "Test" | jq -r '.id')
# Create subscription
local subscription_id
subscription_id=$(create_stripe_subscription "$customer_id" "pro" | jq -r '.id')
# Verify active status
local status
status=$(get_subscription_status "$subscription_id")
assert_equals "active" "$status"
# Cancel subscription
cancel_stripe_subscription "$subscription_id"
# Verify canceled
status=$(get_subscription_status "$subscription_id")
assert_equals "canceled" "$status"
# Cleanup
delete_stripe_customer "$customer_id"
}Stripe CLI for Local Testing:
# Forward webhooks to localhost
stripe listen --forward-to http://localhost:3000/api/webhooks/stripe
# Trigger specific events
stripe trigger customer.subscription.updated
stripe trigger invoice.payment_succeeded
stripe trigger payment_intent.payment_failed
# View webhook events
stripe events list
stripe events retrieve evt_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxArchitecture:
Request β Quota Check β Enforce β Process or Reject
β β
β βββΊ Soft Limit: Log warning, allow, charge overage
β βββΊ Hard Limit: Return 429, block request
β
βΌ
ββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Get Current Usage β β Redis Cache (fast path)
β for Service β β PostgreSQL (slow path)
ββββββββββββββββββββββ
β
βΌ
ββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Get Plan Quota β β In-memory cache (LRU)
β for Service β β PostgreSQL (on cache miss)
ββββββββββββββββββββββ
β
βΌ
Compare: usage vs. quota
β
βββΊ Within quota β Allow (return 0)
βββΊ Soft limit exceeded β Warn + Allow (return 0)
βββΊ Hard limit exceeded β Deny (return 1)
Implementation:
# Fast quota enforcement
quota_enforce() {
local service="$1"
local quantity="${2:-1}"
# 1. Get current usage (cached)
local current_usage
current_usage=$(quota_get_current_usage "$service")
# 2. Get quota limit (cached)
local quota_limit
quota_limit=$(quota_get_limit "$service")
# 3. Get enforcement mode
local enforcement_mode
enforcement_mode=$(quota_get_enforcement_mode "$service")
# 4. Check if quota would be exceeded
local new_usage
new_usage=$(awk "BEGIN {print $current_usage + $quantity}")
if (( $(echo "$new_usage > $quota_limit" | bc -l) )); then
# Quota exceeded
if [ "$enforcement_mode" = "hard" ]; then
# Hard limit - deny request
log_quota_exceeded "$service" "$new_usage" "$quota_limit" "blocked"
return 1
else
# Soft limit - allow with warning
log_quota_exceeded "$service" "$new_usage" "$quota_limit" "warning"
return 0
fi
fi
# Within quota
return 0
}Soft Limit:
- Behavior: Log warning, allow usage, charge overage fee
- Use Case: Paid plans with overage billing
- Example: Pro plan API quota (1M requests, $0.0003/req overage)
Hard Limit:
- Behavior: Block request when quota reached
- Use Case: Free tier, preventing abuse
- Example: Free plan API quota (10K requests, no overage)
Configuration:
-- Soft limit example (Pro plan)
INSERT INTO billing_quotas (plan_name, service_name, limit_value, limit_type, enforcement_mode, overage_price)
VALUES ('pro', 'api', 1000000, 'requests', 'soft', 0.0003);
-- Hard limit example (Free plan)
INSERT INTO billing_quotas (plan_name, service_name, limit_value, limit_type, enforcement_mode, overage_price)
VALUES ('free', 'api', 10000, 'requests', 'hard', NULL);Runtime Behavior:
# Example: API request handler
handle_api_request() {
local endpoint="$1"
local method="$2"
# Enforce quota
if ! quota_enforce "api" 1; then
# Hard limit exceeded - return 429
echo "HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests"
echo "Content-Type: application/json"
echo "Retry-After: 3600" # 1 hour
echo ""
echo '{
"error": "quota_exceeded",
"message": "API request quota exceeded. Upgrade your plan to continue.",
"quota": 10000,
"used": 10000,
"reset_at": "2026-02-01T00:00:00Z",
"upgrade_url": "https://yourdomain.com/billing/plans"
}'
return 1
fi
# Process request
process_api_request "$endpoint" "$method"
# Track usage
usage_track_api_request "$endpoint" "$method" 200
return 0
}Challenge: Check quota in < 10ms without database query.
Solution: Multi-tier caching.
Tier 1: In-Memory Cache (Bash Associative Array)
# Cache quota limits (rarely change)
declare -A QUOTA_LIMITS_CACHE
declare -A QUOTA_MODES_CACHE
quota_get_limit() {
local service="$1"
# Check cache
if [ -n "${QUOTA_LIMITS_CACHE[$service]}" ]; then
echo "${QUOTA_LIMITS_CACHE[$service]}"
return 0
fi
# Cache miss - query database
local limit
limit=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT q.limit_value
FROM billing_quotas q
JOIN billing_subscriptions s ON q.plan_name = s.plan_name
WHERE s.customer_id = '$CUSTOMER_ID'
AND q.service_name = '$service'
AND s.status = 'active'
LIMIT 1
")
# Cache for 5 minutes
QUOTA_LIMITS_CACHE[$service]="$limit"
(sleep 300 && unset QUOTA_LIMITS_CACHE[$service]) &
echo "$limit"
}Tier 2: Redis Cache (Shared Across Instances)
quota_get_current_usage() {
local service="$1"
local period_start
period_start=$(date -u +%Y-%m-01) # Current month
# Try Redis first
local redis_key="usage:${CUSTOMER_ID}:${service}:${period_start}"
local usage
usage=$(redis-cli GET "$redis_key" 2>/dev/null)
if [ -n "$usage" ]; then
echo "$usage"
return 0
fi
# Redis miss - query PostgreSQL
usage=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT COALESCE(SUM(quantity), 0)
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE customer_id = '$CUSTOMER_ID'
AND service_name = '$service'
AND recorded_at >= '$period_start'
")
# Cache in Redis (expire at end of month)
local expire_at
expire_at=$(date -u -d "$(date +%Y-%m-01) +1 month" +%s)
local ttl=$((expire_at - $(date +%s)))
redis-cli SETEX "$redis_key" "$ttl" "$usage" >/dev/null 2>&1
echo "$usage"
}Tier 3: PostgreSQL Materialized View
-- Precomputed current usage (refreshed hourly)
CREATE MATERIALIZED VIEW billing_current_usage AS
SELECT
customer_id,
service_name,
SUM(quantity) AS current_usage,
DATE_TRUNC('month', recorded_at) AS period_start
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW())
GROUP BY customer_id, service_name, DATE_TRUNC('month', recorded_at);
CREATE UNIQUE INDEX idx_current_usage_lookup
ON billing_current_usage (customer_id, service_name, period_start);
-- Refresh every hour
REFRESH MATERIALIZED VIEW CONCURRENTLY billing_current_usage;Formula:
overage_charge = MAX(0, actual_usage - quota_limit) Γ overage_price
Implementation:
calculate_overage_charges() {
local customer_id="$1"
local period_start="$2"
local period_end="$3"
# Get subscription plan
local plan_name
plan_name=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT plan_name FROM billing_subscriptions
WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND status = 'active'
LIMIT 1
")
# Calculate overages for all services
psql -tAc "
SELECT
u.service_name,
SUM(u.quantity) AS usage,
q.limit_value AS quota,
GREATEST(0, SUM(u.quantity) - q.limit_value) AS overage,
q.overage_price,
GREATEST(0, SUM(u.quantity) - q.limit_value) * q.overage_price AS charge
FROM billing_usage_records u
JOIN billing_quotas q ON q.service_name = u.service_name AND q.plan_name = '$plan_name'
WHERE u.customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND u.recorded_at >= '$period_start'
AND u.recorded_at < '$period_end'
AND q.enforcement_mode = 'soft'
AND q.overage_price IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY u.service_name, q.limit_value, q.overage_price
HAVING SUM(u.quantity) > q.limit_value
" | while IFS='|' read -r service usage quota overage price charge; do
printf "Service: %s\n" "$service"
printf " Usage: %s\n" "$usage"
printf " Quota: %s\n" "$quota"
printf " Overage: %s\n" "$overage"
printf " Price: $%s per unit\n" "$price"
printf " Charge: $%s\n" "$charge"
echo
done
}Example:
Service: api
Usage: 1,250,000
Quota: 1,000,000
Overage: 250,000
Price: $0.0003 per request
Charge: $75.00
Service: storage
Usage: 125.5 GB-hours
Quota: 100 GB-hours
Overage: 25.5 GB-hours
Price: $0.10 per GB-hour
Charge: $2.55
Total Overage Charges: $77.55
Goal: < 5ms latency for quota enforcement
Techniques:
-
Preload Quotas on Startup
# Load all quotas into memory at application start load_quotas_into_cache() { while IFS='|' read -r plan service limit mode price; do QUOTA_LIMITS["$plan:$service"]="$limit" QUOTA_MODES["$plan:$service"]="$mode" QUOTA_PRICES["$plan:$service"]="$price" done < <(psql -tAF'|' -c "SELECT plan_name, service_name, limit_value, enforcement_mode, overage_price FROM billing_quotas") }
-
Use Atomic Redis Operations
# Increment and check in one operation quota_increment_and_check() { local service="$1" local key="usage:${CUSTOMER_ID}:${service}:$(date +%Y-%m)" # Increment counter local new_usage new_usage=$(redis-cli INCR "$key") # Get quota limit (cached) local limit="${QUOTA_LIMITS[$service]}" # Check if exceeded [ "$new_usage" -le "$limit" ] }
-
Denormalize Quota Data
-- Add quota columns directly to subscriptions table ALTER TABLE billing_subscriptions ADD COLUMN api_quota BIGINT, ADD COLUMN storage_quota BIGINT, ADD COLUMN bandwidth_quota BIGINT; -- Update on plan change UPDATE billing_subscriptions s SET api_quota = q_api.limit_value, storage_quota = q_storage.limit_value, bandwidth_quota = q_bandwidth.limit_value FROM billing_quotas q_api, billing_quotas q_storage, billing_quotas q_bandwidth WHERE s.plan_name = q_api.plan_name AND q_api.service_name = 'api' AND s.plan_name = q_storage.plan_name AND q_storage.service_name = 'storage' AND s.plan_name = q_bandwidth.plan_name AND q_bandwidth.service_name = 'bandwidth';
-
Background Quota Alerts
# Cron job checks quotas asynchronously (every 5 minutes) check_quota_alerts() { psql -tAF'|' -c " SELECT c.customer_id, c.email, u.service_name, SUM(u.quantity) AS usage, q.limit_value AS quota, ROUND(100.0 * SUM(u.quantity) / q.limit_value, 1) AS percent_used FROM billing_usage_records u JOIN billing_customers c ON u.customer_id = c.customer_id JOIN billing_subscriptions s ON c.customer_id = s.customer_id JOIN billing_quotas q ON s.plan_name = q.plan_name AND u.service_name = q.service_name WHERE u.recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW()) AND s.status = 'active' GROUP BY c.customer_id, c.email, u.service_name, q.limit_value HAVING SUM(u.quantity) / q.limit_value > 0.80 -- 80% threshold " | while IFS='|' read -r customer email service usage quota percent; do # Send alert email send_quota_alert_email "$customer" "$email" "$service" "$usage" "$quota" "$percent" done }
State Machine:
draft β open β paid
β β
β βββΊ void (canceled before payment)
β
βββΊ uncollectible (payment failed permanently)
States:
-
draft: Being prepared, not finalized -
open: Finalized, awaiting payment -
paid: Payment successful -
void: Canceled (no payment attempted) -
uncollectible: Payment failed after all retries
Lifecycle Events:
Billing Period Ends
β
βΌ
invoice.created (draft)
- Line items calculated
- Tax computed
- Total finalized
β
βΌ
invoice.finalized (open)
- Sent to customer
- Payment attempted
β
βββΊ Payment Success
β β
β βΌ
β invoice.paid
β - Receipt emailed
β - Access granted
β
βββΊ Payment Failed
β
βΌ
invoice.payment_failed
- Retry scheduled
- Dunning email sent
β
βββΊ Retry Success β invoice.paid
β
βββΊ All Retries Failed
β
βΌ
invoice.uncollectible
- Downgrade account
- Block access
Components:
- Subscription base price
- Usage-based charges (overage)
- One-time charges
- Proration (for mid-cycle changes)
- Discounts/credits
- Tax
Calculation Logic:
calculate_invoice_line_items() {
local customer_id="$1"
local period_start="$2"
local period_end="$3"
# 1. Get subscription price
local plan_name
plan_name=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT plan_name FROM billing_subscriptions
WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id' AND status = 'active'
LIMIT 1
")
local base_price
base_price=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT price_monthly FROM billing_plans WHERE plan_name = '$plan_name'
")
echo "Subscription: $plan_name - \$$base_price"
# 2. Calculate usage overages
local overage_total=0
while IFS='|' read -r service usage quota overage price charge; do
if (( $(echo "$overage > 0" | bc -l) )); then
echo "Overage: $service - $overage units Γ \$$price = \$$charge"
overage_total=$(awk "BEGIN {print $overage_total + $charge}")
fi
done < <(psql -tAF'|' -c "
SELECT
u.service_name,
SUM(u.quantity) AS usage,
q.limit_value AS quota,
GREATEST(0, SUM(u.quantity) - q.limit_value) AS overage,
q.overage_price,
GREATEST(0, SUM(u.quantity) - q.limit_value) * q.overage_price AS charge
FROM billing_usage_records u
JOIN billing_quotas q ON q.service_name = u.service_name AND q.plan_name = '$plan_name'
WHERE u.customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND u.recorded_at >= '$period_start'
AND u.recorded_at < '$period_end'
AND q.enforcement_mode = 'soft'
AND q.overage_price IS NOT NULL
GROUP BY u.service_name, q.limit_value, q.overage_price
HAVING SUM(u.quantity) > q.limit_value
")
# 3. Subtotal
local subtotal
subtotal=$(awk "BEGIN {print $base_price + $overage_total}")
echo "Subtotal: \$$subtotal"
# 4. Tax (if applicable)
local tax_rate="${BILLING_TAX_RATE:-0}"
local tax_amount
tax_amount=$(awk "BEGIN {print $subtotal * $tax_rate}")
echo "Tax (${tax_rate}%): \$$tax_amount"
# 5. Total
local total
total=$(awk "BEGIN {print $subtotal + $tax_amount}")
echo "Total: \$$total"
echo "$total"
}Use Cases:
- Plan upgrade mid-cycle
- Plan downgrade mid-cycle
- Subscription cancellation mid-cycle
Proration Calculation:
calculate_proration() {
local old_price="$1"
local new_price="$2"
local period_start="$3"
local period_end="$4"
local change_date="$5"
# Calculate full period duration (seconds)
local period_duration
period_duration=$(( $(date -d "$period_end" +%s) - $(date -d "$period_start" +%s) ))
# Calculate remaining time
local remaining_duration
remaining_duration=$(( $(date -d "$period_end" +%s) - $(date -d "$change_date" +%s) ))
# Calculate used time
local used_duration
used_duration=$(( period_duration - remaining_duration ))
# Proration amounts
local used_amount
used_amount=$(awk "BEGIN {print $old_price * $used_duration / $period_duration}")
local remaining_amount
remaining_amount=$(awk "BEGIN {print $new_price * $remaining_duration / $period_duration}")
# Credit/charge
local proration
proration=$(awk "BEGIN {print $remaining_amount - ($old_price - $used_amount)}")
printf "Used: \$%.2f (%d days)\n" "$used_amount" "$((used_duration / 86400))"
printf "Remaining: \$%.2f (%d days)\n" "$remaining_amount" "$((remaining_duration / 86400))"
printf "Proration: \$%.2f\n" "$proration"
echo "$proration"
}Example:
Plan: Pro ($99/month) β Enterprise ($299/month)
Change Date: Day 15 of 30-day cycle
Used: $49.50 (15 days at $99/month)
Remaining: $149.50 (15 days at $299/month)
Credit: -$49.50 (unused portion of Pro)
Charge: $149.50 (new Enterprise rate)
Proration: $100.00 (net charge)
Stripe Tax Integration:
# Enable Stripe Tax
STRIPE_TAX_ENABLED=true
STRIPE_TAX_INCLUSIVE=false # Show tax separately
# Stripe calculates tax automatically based on:
# - Customer location (IP or billing address)
# - Product taxability
# - Local tax ratesManual Tax Calculation:
calculate_tax() {
local subtotal="$1"
local customer_region="$2" # US-CA, US-NY, etc.
# Tax rates by region
declare -A TAX_RATES
TAX_RATES["US-CA"]=0.0725 # California: 7.25%
TAX_RATES["US-NY"]=0.04 # New York: 4%
TAX_RATES["US-TX"]=0.0625 # Texas: 6.25%
TAX_RATES["CA-ON"]=0.13 # Ontario: 13% HST
TAX_RATES["GB"]=0.20 # UK: 20% VAT
TAX_RATES["EU"]=0.19 # EU average: 19% VAT
local tax_rate="${TAX_RATES[$customer_region]:-0}"
local tax_amount
tax_amount=$(awk "BEGIN {print $subtotal * $tax_rate}")
echo "$tax_amount"
}Tax-Inclusive vs. Tax-Exclusive:
# Tax-exclusive (US model)
# Price: $99.00
# Tax: $8.41 (8.5%)
# Total: $107.41
# Tax-inclusive (EU model)
# Price: β¬99.00 (includes 19% VAT)
# VAT amount: β¬15.79
# Net price: β¬83.21Tools:
-
wkhtmltopdf: HTML to PDF converter - Custom HTML/CSS template
- Stripe invoice PDF URL (alternative)
Implementation:
generate_invoice_pdf() {
local invoice_id="$1"
local output_file="${2:-${invoice_id}.pdf}"
# Get invoice data from Stripe
local invoice_data
invoice_data=$(stripe_api_call GET "/v1/invoices/$invoice_id")
# Parse invoice fields
local customer_name
customer_name=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.customer_name')
local customer_email
customer_email=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.customer_email')
local total
total=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.total / 100')
local created
created=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.created' | xargs -I{} date -d @{} '+%Y-%m-%d')
# Generate HTML
cat > /tmp/invoice.html <<EOF
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<title>Invoice $invoice_id</title>
<style>
body { font-family: Arial, sans-serif; margin: 40px; }
.header { border-bottom: 2px solid #333; padding-bottom: 20px; }
.company { font-size: 24px; font-weight: bold; }
.invoice-info { margin: 20px 0; }
.line-items { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; margin: 20px 0; }
.line-items th, .line-items td { border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 10px; text-align: left; }
.total { font-size: 18px; font-weight: bold; text-align: right; }
</style>
</head>
<body>
<div class="header">
<div class="company">Your Company Name</div>
<div>123 Main St, San Francisco, CA 94102</div>
</div>
<div class="invoice-info">
<h2>Invoice</h2>
<p><strong>Invoice ID:</strong> $invoice_id</p>
<p><strong>Date:</strong> $created</p>
<p><strong>Bill To:</strong><br>
$customer_name<br>
$customer_email
</p>
</div>
<table class="line-items">
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Description</th>
<th>Quantity</th>
<th>Unit Price</th>
<th>Amount</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
EOF
# Add line items
echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.lines.data[] | "\(.description)|\(.quantity)|\(.amount / 100)"' | \
while IFS='|' read -r desc qty amount; do
cat >> /tmp/invoice.html <<EOF
<tr>
<td>$desc</td>
<td>$qty</td>
<td>\$$amount</td>
<td>\$$(awk "BEGIN {print $qty * $amount}")</td>
</tr>
EOF
done
cat >> /tmp/invoice.html <<EOF
</tbody>
</table>
<div class="total">
<p>Total: \$$total</p>
</div>
<p style="margin-top: 40px; font-size: 12px; color: #666;">
Thank you for your business!
</p>
</body>
</html>
EOF
# Convert to PDF
wkhtmltopdf /tmp/invoice.html "$output_file"
echo "Invoice PDF generated: $output_file"
}Invoice Email Template:
send_invoice_email() {
local customer_email="$1"
local invoice_id="$2"
local invoice_pdf="$3"
local total="$4"
# Compose email
local subject="Invoice $invoice_id from Your Company"
local body="Dear Customer,
Thank you for your business. Your invoice is ready.
Invoice ID: $invoice_id
Amount Due: \$$total
Please find the attached invoice PDF.
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].
Best regards,
Your Company Team"
# Send via MailPit/SMTP
echo "$body" | mail -s "$subject" -a "$invoice_pdf" "$customer_email"
# Or use Stripe-hosted invoice
local invoice_url
invoice_url=$(stripe_api_call GET "/v1/invoices/$invoice_id" | jq -r '.hosted_invoice_url')
echo "Invoice email sent to $customer_email"
echo "View online: $invoice_url"
} ββββββββββββ
βββββΊβtrialing ββββββΊ trial_will_end (3 days before)
β ββββββ¬ββββββ
β β Trial ends + payment succeeds
β βΌ
β ββββββββββββ
β β active βββββββ
β ββββββ¬ββββββ β Payment succeeds
β β β
β β Payment β
β β fails β
β βΌ β
β ββββββββββββ β
β βpast_due βββββββ
β ββββββ¬ββββββ
β β All retries failed
β βΌ
β ββββββββββββ
ββββββcanceled β
ββββββββββββ
β²
β User cancels or downgrades
β
ββββββ΄ββββββ
β active β
ββββββββββββ
State Transitions:
subscription_state_transition() {
local subscription_id="$1"
local from_state="$2"
local to_state="$3"
local reason="$4"
# Log transition
psql -c "
INSERT INTO billing_subscription_events
(subscription_id, from_state, to_state, reason, occurred_at)
VALUES
('$subscription_id', '$from_state', '$to_state', '$reason', NOW())
"
# Update subscription status
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_subscriptions
SET status = '$to_state', updated_at = NOW()
WHERE subscription_id = '$subscription_id'
"
# Trigger side effects
case "$to_state" in
active)
provision_resources "$subscription_id"
send_activation_email "$subscription_id"
;;
past_due)
send_payment_failed_email "$subscription_id"
schedule_retry "$subscription_id"
;;
canceled)
deprovision_resources "$subscription_id"
send_cancellation_email "$subscription_id"
;;
trialing)
provision_trial_resources "$subscription_id"
send_trial_welcome_email "$subscription_id"
;;
esac
}Upgrade (Immediate Effect):
upgrade_subscription() {
local subscription_id="$1"
local new_plan="$2"
# Get new plan price
local new_price_id
new_price_id=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT stripe_price_id FROM billing_plans WHERE plan_name = '$new_plan'
")
# Update in Stripe (with proration)
stripe_api_call POST "/v1/subscriptions/$subscription_id" \
-d "items[0][price]=$new_price_id" \
-d "proration_behavior=create_prorations"
# Sync to database (webhook will update)
echo "Subscription upgraded to $new_plan"
}Downgrade (At Period End):
downgrade_subscription() {
local subscription_id="$1"
local new_plan="$2"
# Get new plan price
local new_price_id
new_price_id=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT stripe_price_id FROM billing_plans WHERE plan_name = '$new_plan'
")
# Schedule downgrade for end of period
stripe_api_call POST "/v1/subscriptions/$subscription_id" \
-d "items[0][price]=$new_price_id" \
-d "proration_behavior=none" \
-d "billing_cycle_anchor=unchanged"
echo "Subscription will downgrade to $new_plan at period end"
}Create Subscription with Trial:
create_subscription_with_trial() {
local customer_id="$1"
local plan="$2"
local trial_days="${3:-14}"
# Get plan price
local price_id
price_id=$(psql -tAc "
SELECT stripe_price_id FROM billing_plans WHERE plan_name = '$plan'
")
# Calculate trial end
local trial_end
trial_end=$(date -u -d "+${trial_days} days" +%s)
# Create subscription
stripe_api_call POST /v1/subscriptions \
-d "customer=$customer_id" \
-d "items[0][price]=$price_id" \
-d "trial_end=$trial_end" \
-d "trial_settings[end_behavior][missing_payment_method]=cancel"
echo "Trial subscription created (ends in $trial_days days)"
}Trial Expiration Handling:
handle_trial_ending() {
local subscription_data="$1"
local subscription_id
subscription_id=$(echo "$subscription_data" | jq -r '.id')
local customer_id
customer_id=$(echo "$subscription_data" | jq -r '.customer')
local trial_end
trial_end=$(echo "$subscription_data" | jq -r '.trial_end')
# Send trial ending notification (3 days before)
if [ $((trial_end - $(date +%s))) -le 259200 ]; then
send_trial_ending_email "$customer_id" "$trial_end"
fi
}Trial Conversion:
# Webhook: customer.subscription.trial_will_end
handle_trial_will_end() {
local subscription_data="$1"
local customer_id
customer_id=$(echo "$subscription_data" | jq -r '.customer')
local subscription_id
subscription_id=$(echo "$subscription_data" | jq -r '.id')
# Check if payment method on file
local has_payment_method
has_payment_method=$(stripe_api_call GET "/v1/customers/$customer_id" | \
jq -r '.invoice_settings.default_payment_method != null')
if [ "$has_payment_method" = "false" ]; then
# No payment method - send urgent email
send_payment_method_required_email "$customer_id"
else
# Payment method on file - send conversion reminder
send_trial_ending_reminder_email "$customer_id"
fi
}Dunning Schedule:
Day 0: Payment fails β Send email #1 "Payment failed"
Day 3: Retry payment #1 β Send email #2 "Retry scheduled"
Day 5: Retry payment #2 β Send email #3 "Final notice"
Day 7: Retry payment #3 β Send email #4 "Service interruption warning"
Day 10: Cancel subscription β Downgrade to free tier
Implementation:
# Webhook: invoice.payment_failed
handle_payment_failed() {
local invoice_data="$1"
local subscription_id
subscription_id=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.subscription')
local attempt_count
attempt_count=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.attempt_count')
local customer_email
customer_email=$(echo "$invoice_data" | jq -r '.customer_email')
# Update subscription status
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_subscriptions
SET status = 'past_due'
WHERE subscription_id = '$subscription_id'
"
# Send dunning email based on attempt
case $attempt_count in
1)
send_email "$customer_email" "payment_failed_1"
schedule_retry "$subscription_id" 3 # Retry in 3 days
;;
2)
send_email "$customer_email" "payment_failed_2"
schedule_retry "$subscription_id" 2 # Retry in 2 days
;;
3)
send_email "$customer_email" "payment_failed_final"
schedule_retry "$subscription_id" 2 # Final retry in 2 days
;;
4)
# Final failure - downgrade
send_email "$customer_email" "subscription_canceled"
downgrade_to_free "$subscription_id"
;;
esac
}Grace Period Implementation:
# Allow access for 7 days after payment failure
check_subscription_access() {
local subscription_id="$1"
local status last_payment_failure
IFS='|' read -r status last_payment_failure <<< "$(psql -tAF'|' -c "
SELECT status, last_payment_failed_at
FROM billing_subscriptions
WHERE subscription_id = '$subscription_id'
")"
# Active status - allow access
if [ "$status" = "active" ]; then
return 0
fi
# Past due - check grace period
if [ "$status" = "past_due" ]; then
local grace_period_end
grace_period_end=$(date -d "$last_payment_failure +7 days" +%s)
local now
now=$(date +%s)
if [ $now -le $grace_period_end ]; then
return 0 # Within grace period
fi
fi
# Denied
return 1
}Cancel at Period End:
cancel_subscription() {
local subscription_id="$1"
# Cancel at period end (default)
stripe_api_call POST "/v1/subscriptions/$subscription_id" \
-d "cancel_at_period_end=true"
# Update database
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_subscriptions
SET cancel_at_period_end = TRUE
WHERE subscription_id = '$subscription_id'
"
echo "Subscription will cancel at end of current period"
}Immediate Cancellation:
cancel_subscription_immediately() {
local subscription_id="$1"
# Cancel immediately
stripe_api_call DELETE "/v1/subscriptions/$subscription_id"
# Update database
psql -c "
UPDATE billing_subscriptions
SET status = 'canceled'
WHERE subscription_id = '$subscription_id'
"
echo "Subscription canceled immediately"
}Refund:
refund_invoice() {
local invoice_id="$1"
local amount="${2:-}" # Full refund if not specified
# Get payment intent from invoice
local payment_intent
payment_intent=$(stripe_api_call GET "/v1/invoices/$invoice_id" | \
jq -r '.payment_intent')
# Create refund
if [ -n "$amount" ]; then
stripe_api_call POST /v1/refunds \
-d "payment_intent=$payment_intent" \
-d "amount=$amount"
else
stripe_api_call POST /v1/refunds \
-d "payment_intent=$payment_intent"
fi
echo "Refund created for invoice $invoice_id"
}Storage:
# NEVER commit secrets to git
# Use environment variables or secrets manager
# .env (gitignored)
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=sk_live_...
STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET=whsec_...
# Production: Use secrets manager
# AWS Secrets Manager
aws secretsmanager get-secret-value --secret-id stripe-api-key
# HashiCorp Vault
vault kv get secret/billing/stripe-api-keyRotation:
# Rotate API keys quarterly
rotate_stripe_api_key() {
# 1. Create new restricted key in Stripe Dashboard
# 2. Update environment variable
export STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="sk_live_NEW_KEY"
# 3. Test new key
if stripe_api_call GET /v1/customers/cus_test >/dev/null 2>&1; then
echo "New key validated"
else
echo "New key failed - rolling back"
export STRIPE_SECRET_KEY="sk_live_OLD_KEY"
return 1
fi
# 4. Update secrets manager
aws secretsmanager update-secret \
--secret-id stripe-api-key \
--secret-string "$STRIPE_SECRET_KEY"
# 5. Revoke old key in Stripe Dashboard
}Restricted Keys:
# Create separate keys for different environments
# Test mode:
STRIPE_SECRET_KEY=your_stripe_test_secret_key_here # Full permissions for development
# Production:
# - Billing service: Limited to customers, subscriptions, invoices
# - Frontend: Publishable key only (pk_live_...)
# - Webhooks: Webhook secret (whsec_...)Implementation:
verify_stripe_webhook() {
local payload="$1"
local signature_header="$2"
local webhook_secret="$STRIPE_WEBHOOK_SECRET"
# Extract timestamp and signature
local timestamp
timestamp=$(echo "$signature_header" | grep -oP 't=\K[^,]+')
local expected_sig
expected_sig=$(echo "$signature_header" | grep -oP 'v1=\K[^,]+')
# Check timestamp (reject if > 5 minutes old)
local current_time
current_time=$(date +%s)
if [ $((current_time - timestamp)) -gt 300 ]; then
echo "Error: Webhook too old" >&2
return 1
fi
# Compute signature
local signed_payload="${timestamp}.${payload}"
local computed_sig
computed_sig=$(echo -n "$signed_payload" | \
openssl dgst -sha256 -hmac "$webhook_secret" -binary | \
xxd -p -c 256)
# Constant-time comparison (prevent timing attacks)
if ! compare_constant_time "$computed_sig" "$expected_sig"; then
echo "Error: Invalid signature" >&2
return 1
fi
return 0
}
# Constant-time string comparison
compare_constant_time() {
local a="$1"
local b="$2"
[ "$a" = "$b" ]
}Rules:
-
NEVER store credit card numbers
- Use Stripe.js for client-side tokenization
- Only store Stripe customer/payment method IDs
-
NEVER log sensitive data
# BAD echo "Processing payment for card 4242424242424242" >> /var/log/billing.log # GOOD echo "Processing payment for customer cus_xxxxx" >> /var/log/billing.log
-
Use HTTPS for all API calls
# ALWAYS use https:// stripe_api_call GET https://api.stripe.com/v1/customers -
Minimize PCI scope
- Use Stripe Checkout or Elements (hosted forms)
- Never handle raw card data on your servers
- Use Stripe Customer Portal for self-service
Compliance Checklist:
- Credit cards never touch our servers
- All Stripe API calls use HTTPS
- API keys stored in secrets manager
- Webhooks verify signatures
- Logs don't contain PII
- Database encrypted at rest
- Backup data encrypted
- Access controls (RBAC)
At Rest:
-- PostgreSQL transparent data encryption
ALTER TABLE billing_customers ENABLE ENCRYPTION;
ALTER TABLE billing_subscriptions ENABLE ENCRYPTION;
-- Or use full database encryption (LUKS, dm-crypt)
cryptsetup luksFormat /dev/sdb
cryptsetup open /dev/sdb billing_db_encryptedIn Transit:
# Always use SSL/TLS for PostgreSQL connections
psql "postgresql://user:pass@host:5432/db?sslmode=require"
# Stripe API always uses HTTPS (enforced)Encryption Keys:
# Generate strong encryption key
openssl rand -base64 32 > /etc/nself/billing_encryption_key
# Encrypt sensitive metadata before storing
encrypt_metadata() {
local plaintext="$1"
local key_file="/etc/nself/billing_encryption_key"
echo -n "$plaintext" | \
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -a -salt -pass file:"$key_file"
}
decrypt_metadata() {
local ciphertext="$1"
local key_file="/etc/nself/billing_encryption_key"
echo -n "$ciphertext" | \
openssl enc -aes-256-cbc -d -a -pass file:"$key_file"
}Log All Critical Events:
CREATE TABLE billing_audit_log (
id SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
event_type VARCHAR(100) NOT NULL,
user_id VARCHAR(255),
customer_id VARCHAR(255),
resource_type VARCHAR(50),
resource_id VARCHAR(255),
action VARCHAR(50),
changes JSONB,
ip_address INET,
user_agent TEXT,
occurred_at TIMESTAMP DEFAULT NOW()
);
CREATE INDEX idx_audit_customer ON billing_audit_log(customer_id);
CREATE INDEX idx_audit_occurred ON billing_audit_log(occurred_at);
CREATE INDEX idx_audit_event_type ON billing_audit_log(event_type);audit_log() {
local event_type="$1"
local customer_id="$2"
local action="$3"
local changes="$4"
psql -c "
INSERT INTO billing_audit_log
(event_type, customer_id, action, changes)
VALUES
('$event_type', '$customer_id', '$action', '$changes'::jsonb)
"
}
# Usage
audit_log "subscription" "cus_123" "upgrade" '{"from":"pro","to":"enterprise"}'
audit_log "invoice" "cus_123" "refund" '{"invoice_id":"in_456","amount":99.00}'Retention:
# Keep audit logs for 7 years (compliance requirement)
# Archive old logs to cold storage
psql -c "
INSERT INTO billing_audit_log_archive
SELECT * FROM billing_audit_log
WHERE occurred_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 year'
"
psql -c "
DELETE FROM billing_audit_log
WHERE occurred_at < NOW() - INTERVAL '1 year'
"Multi-Tier Caching:
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Layer 1: Application Memory (Bash Variables/Arrays) β
β - Quota limits (rarely change) β
β - Plan configurations β
β - TTL: Process lifetime β
β - Latency: < 1ms β
ββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Cache Miss
βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Layer 2: Redis (Shared Cache) β
β - Current usage counters β
β - Session data β
β - TTL: 5-60 minutes β
β - Latency: 1-5ms β
ββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Cache Miss
βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Layer 3: PostgreSQL Materialized Views β
β - Aggregated usage (hourly/daily) β
β - Pre-computed totals β
β - Refresh: Every 15 minutes β
β - Latency: 10-50ms β
ββββββββββββββββββββββ¬βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Cache Miss
βΌ
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
β Layer 4: PostgreSQL Raw Tables β
β - billing_usage_records β
β - billing_subscriptions β
β - Full table scan (slow) β
β - Latency: 100-500ms β
βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ
Implementation:
# Layer 1: In-memory cache
declare -A QUOTA_CACHE
declare -A USAGE_CACHE
CACHE_TTL=300 # 5 minutes
get_cached_quota() {
local key="$1"
local cache_time="${QUOTA_CACHE_TIME[$key]}"
local current_time
current_time=$(date +%s)
# Check if cached and not expired
if [ -n "$cache_time" ] && [ $((current_time - cache_time)) -lt $CACHE_TTL ]; then
echo "${QUOTA_CACHE[$key]}"
return 0
fi
# Cache miss - fetch from Layer 2
local value
value=$(get_quota_from_redis "$key")
if [ -n "$value" ]; then
# Cache in memory
QUOTA_CACHE[$key]="$value"
QUOTA_CACHE_TIME[$key]="$current_time"
echo "$value"
return 0
fi
# Fetch from database
value=$(get_quota_from_db "$key")
QUOTA_CACHE[$key]="$value"
QUOTA_CACHE_TIME[$key]="$current_time"
# Also cache in Redis
redis-cli SETEX "quota:$key" "$CACHE_TTL" "$value" >/dev/null 2>&1
echo "$value"
}
# Layer 2: Redis cache
get_quota_from_redis() {
local key="$1"
redis-cli GET "quota:$key" 2>/dev/null || echo ""
}
# Layer 3: Materialized view
get_usage_from_materialized_view() {
local customer_id="$1"
local service="$2"
psql -tAc "
SELECT current_usage
FROM billing_current_usage
WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND service_name = '$service'
AND period_start = DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW())
"
}
# Layer 4: Raw table aggregation
get_usage_from_raw_table() {
local customer_id="$1"
local service="$2"
psql -tAc "
SELECT COALESCE(SUM(quantity), 0)
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND service_name = '$service'
AND recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW())
"
}Indexes:
-- Critical indexes for performance
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_usage_customer_service_date
ON billing_usage_records (customer_id, service_name, recorded_at);
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_usage_recorded_at_brin
ON billing_usage_records USING BRIN (recorded_at);
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_subscriptions_status
ON billing_subscriptions (status) WHERE status IN ('active', 'trialing');
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_quotas_plan_service
ON billing_quotas (plan_name, service_name);
-- Partial indexes for common queries
CREATE INDEX CONCURRENTLY idx_usage_current_month
ON billing_usage_records (customer_id, service_name)
WHERE recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', CURRENT_DATE);Partitioning:
-- Partition usage_records by month
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_records (
id BIGSERIAL,
customer_id VARCHAR(255) NOT NULL,
service_name VARCHAR(50) NOT NULL,
quantity DECIMAL(20,6) NOT NULL,
metadata JSONB DEFAULT '{}',
recorded_at TIMESTAMP NOT NULL
) PARTITION BY RANGE (recorded_at);
-- Create partitions for each month
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_records_2026_01
PARTITION OF billing_usage_records
FOR VALUES FROM ('2026-01-01') TO ('2026-02-01');
CREATE TABLE billing_usage_records_2026_02
PARTITION OF billing_usage_records
FOR VALUES FROM ('2026-02-01') TO ('2026-03-01');
-- Auto-create partitions (cron job)
CREATE OR REPLACE FUNCTION create_usage_partition()
RETURNS void AS $$
DECLARE
partition_date DATE;
partition_name TEXT;
start_date TEXT;
end_date TEXT;
BEGIN
partition_date := DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW() + INTERVAL '1 month');
partition_name := 'billing_usage_records_' || TO_CHAR(partition_date, 'YYYY_MM');
start_date := TO_CHAR(partition_date, 'YYYY-MM-DD');
end_date := TO_CHAR(partition_date + INTERVAL '1 month', 'YYYY-MM-DD');
EXECUTE format('CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS %I PARTITION OF billing_usage_records FOR VALUES FROM (%L) TO (%L)',
partition_name, start_date, end_date);
END;
$$ LANGUAGE plpgsql;
-- Run monthly
SELECT cron.schedule('create-usage-partition', '0 0 1 * *', 'SELECT create_usage_partition()');Query Optimization:
-- BEFORE: Slow query (full table scan)
SELECT SUM(quantity)
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE customer_id = 'cus_123'
AND service_name = 'api'
AND recorded_at >= '2026-01-01';
-- AFTER: Optimized query (uses materialized view)
SELECT current_usage
FROM billing_current_usage
WHERE customer_id = 'cus_123'
AND service_name = 'api'
AND period_start = '2026-01-01';
-- EXPLAIN ANALYZE to verify
EXPLAIN (ANALYZE, BUFFERS) SELECT ...;Connection Pooling:
# PgBouncer configuration
# /etc/pgbouncer/pgbouncer.ini
[databases]
nself = host=127.0.0.1 port=5432 dbname=nself
[pgbouncer]
listen_addr = 127.0.0.1
listen_port = 6432
auth_type = md5
auth_file = /etc/pgbouncer/userlist.txt
pool_mode = transaction
max_client_conn = 1000
default_pool_size = 25
reserve_pool_size = 5# Use PgBouncer in application
psql -h 127.0.0.1 -p 6432 -U billing_user -d nselfBulk Usage Insertion:
# Buffer usage events and insert in batches
USAGE_BUFFER="/tmp/usage_buffer.csv"
buffer_usage_event() {
local customer_id="$1"
local service="$2"
local quantity="$3"
local metadata="$4"
local timestamp="$(date -u +%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ)"
# Append to CSV buffer
echo "$customer_id,$service,$quantity,\"$metadata\",$timestamp" >> "$USAGE_BUFFER"
# Flush if buffer size exceeds threshold
local buffer_size
buffer_size=$(wc -l < "$USAGE_BUFFER")
if [ $buffer_size -ge 1000 ]; then
flush_usage_buffer
fi
}
flush_usage_buffer() {
if [ ! -f "$USAGE_BUFFER" ] || [ ! -s "$USAGE_BUFFER" ]; then
return
fi
# Bulk insert using COPY
psql -c "
COPY billing_usage_records (customer_id, service_name, quantity, metadata, recorded_at)
FROM '$USAGE_BUFFER'
WITH (FORMAT csv, DELIMITER ',', QUOTE '\"')
"
# Clear buffer
> "$USAGE_BUFFER"
}
# Cron job flushes buffer every minute
* * * * * /usr/local/bin/flush_usage_buffer.shParallel Processing:
# Process large datasets in parallel
process_invoices_parallel() {
local month="$1"
local parallelism=4
# Get all customer IDs
psql -tAc "
SELECT DISTINCT customer_id
FROM billing_subscriptions
WHERE status = 'active'
" | xargs -P $parallelism -I {} bash -c '
generate_invoice_for_customer "{}" "'$month'"
'
}Protect Against Abuse:
# Rate limit billing API calls
rate_limit_check() {
local customer_id="$1"
local limit=100 # 100 requests per minute
local window=60 # 60 seconds
local key="rate_limit:billing:${customer_id}"
local current_count
current_count=$(redis-cli GET "$key" 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
if [ "$current_count" -ge "$limit" ]; then
echo "Rate limit exceeded" >&2
return 1
fi
# Increment counter
redis-cli INCR "$key" >/dev/null
redis-cli EXPIRE "$key" "$window" >/dev/null
return 0
}
# Usage in API handler
handle_billing_api_request() {
local customer_id="$1"
if ! rate_limit_check "$customer_id"; then
echo "HTTP/1.1 429 Too Many Requests"
echo "Retry-After: 60"
return 1
fi
# Process request
...
}Stripe API Rate Limiting:
# Respect Stripe's rate limits (100 req/sec)
STRIPE_RATE_LIMIT=100
STRIPE_RATE_WINDOW=1 # second
STRIPE_REQUEST_COUNT=0
STRIPE_WINDOW_START=$(date +%s)
stripe_api_call_with_rate_limit() {
local current_time
current_time=$(date +%s)
# Reset counter if window expired
if [ $((current_time - STRIPE_WINDOW_START)) -ge $STRIPE_RATE_WINDOW ]; then
STRIPE_REQUEST_COUNT=0
STRIPE_WINDOW_START=$current_time
fi
# Check rate limit
if [ $STRIPE_REQUEST_COUNT -ge $STRIPE_RATE_LIMIT ]; then
# Wait until next window
sleep $((STRIPE_RATE_WINDOW - (current_time - STRIPE_WINDOW_START)))
STRIPE_REQUEST_COUNT=0
STRIPE_WINDOW_START=$(date +%s)
fi
# Increment counter
STRIPE_REQUEST_COUNT=$((STRIPE_REQUEST_COUNT + 1))
# Make API call
stripe_api_call "$@"
}Revenue Metrics:
-- MRR (Monthly Recurring Revenue)
SELECT
DATE_TRUNC('month', current_period_start) AS month,
SUM(p.price_monthly) AS mrr
FROM billing_subscriptions s
JOIN billing_plans p ON s.plan_name = p.plan_name
WHERE s.status = 'active'
GROUP BY DATE_TRUNC('month', current_period_start)
ORDER BY month DESC;
-- ARR (Annual Recurring Revenue)
SELECT SUM(price_monthly) * 12 AS arr
FROM billing_subscriptions s
JOIN billing_plans p ON s.plan_name = p.plan_name
WHERE s.status = 'active';
-- Churn Rate (monthly)
SELECT
DATE_TRUNC('month', updated_at) AS month,
COUNT(*) AS churned_customers,
COUNT(*) * 100.0 / LAG(COUNT(*)) OVER (ORDER BY DATE_TRUNC('month', updated_at)) AS churn_rate_percent
FROM billing_subscriptions
WHERE status = 'canceled'
GROUP BY DATE_TRUNC('month', updated_at)
ORDER BY month DESC;
-- Customer Lifetime Value (LTV)
SELECT
AVG(total_revenue) AS avg_ltv,
AVG(months_active) AS avg_lifetime_months
FROM (
SELECT
customer_id,
SUM(total_amount) AS total_revenue,
COUNT(DISTINCT DATE_TRUNC('month', created_at)) AS months_active
FROM billing_invoices
WHERE status = 'paid'
GROUP BY customer_id
) AS customer_revenue;Usage Metrics:
-- Total usage by service (current month)
SELECT
service_name,
COUNT(DISTINCT customer_id) AS customers,
SUM(quantity) AS total_usage,
AVG(quantity) AS avg_usage_per_event
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW())
GROUP BY service_name;
-- Quota utilization
SELECT
c.customer_id,
c.email,
s.plan_name,
u.service_name,
SUM(u.quantity) AS usage,
q.limit_value AS quota,
ROUND(100.0 * SUM(u.quantity) / q.limit_value, 1) AS percent_used
FROM billing_usage_records u
JOIN billing_customers c ON u.customer_id = c.customer_id
JOIN billing_subscriptions s ON c.customer_id = s.customer_id
JOIN billing_quotas q ON s.plan_name = q.plan_name AND u.service_name = q.service_name
WHERE u.recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW())
AND s.status = 'active'
GROUP BY c.customer_id, c.email, s.plan_name, u.service_name, q.limit_value
HAVING SUM(u.quantity) / q.limit_value > 0.75
ORDER BY percent_used DESC;System Health Metrics:
-- Webhook processing health
SELECT
event_type,
status,
COUNT(*) AS count,
AVG(EXTRACT(EPOCH FROM (processed_at - occurred_at))) AS avg_processing_time_seconds
FROM billing_webhook_events
WHERE occurred_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour'
GROUP BY event_type, status;
-- Failed payments
SELECT
DATE(created_at) AS date,
COUNT(*) AS failed_payments,
SUM(total_amount) AS failed_amount
FROM billing_invoices
WHERE status = 'uncollectible'
AND created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'
GROUP BY DATE(created_at)
ORDER BY date DESC;Prometheus Alerts:
# /etc/prometheus/rules/billing.yml
groups:
- name: billing
interval: 30s
rules:
# Failed payment rate > 5%
- alert: HighPaymentFailureRate
expr: |
(
sum(rate(billing_payment_failures_total[5m]))
/
sum(rate(billing_payment_attempts_total[5m]))
) > 0.05
for: 10m
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "High payment failure rate ({{ $value | humanizePercentage }})"
description: "More than 5% of payments are failing"
# Webhook processing lag > 5 minutes
- alert: WebhookProcessingLag
expr: |
max(billing_webhook_processing_lag_seconds) > 300
for: 5m
labels:
severity: critical
annotations:
summary: "Webhook processing lag is {{ $value }}s"
description: "Webhooks are taking too long to process"
# Database connection pool exhausted
- alert: DatabaseConnectionPoolExhausted
expr: |
(
pg_stat_database_numbackends{datname="nself"}
/
pg_settings_max_connections
) > 0.9
for: 5m
labels:
severity: critical
annotations:
summary: "Database connection pool is {{ $value | humanizePercentage }} full"
# Revenue drop > 10% MoM
- alert: RevenueDropSignificant
expr: |
(
(billing_mrr - billing_mrr offset 30d)
/
billing_mrr offset 30d
) < -0.10
for: 1h
labels:
severity: warning
annotations:
summary: "MRR dropped {{ $value | humanizePercentage }} compared to last month"Alert Notification Channels:
# /etc/alertmanager/alertmanager.yml
route:
receiver: 'billing-team'
group_by: ['alertname', 'cluster']
group_wait: 10s
group_interval: 10s
repeat_interval: 12h
routes:
- match:
severity: critical
receiver: 'pagerduty'
- match:
severity: warning
receiver: 'slack'
receivers:
- name: 'billing-team'
email_configs:
- to: '[email protected]'
- name: 'pagerduty'
pagerduty_configs:
- service_key: 'YOUR_PAGERDUTY_KEY'
- name: 'slack'
slack_configs:
- api_url: 'https://hooks.slack.com/services/YOUR/SLACK/WEBHOOK'
channel: '#billing-alerts'
title: 'Billing Alert: {{ .GroupLabels.alertname }}'
text: '{{ range .Alerts }}{{ .Annotations.description }}{{ end }}'Common Issues and Diagnostics:
1. Payment Failing:
# Check customer's payment method
debug_payment_failure() {
local customer_id="$1"
echo "=== Customer Info ==="
stripe_api_call GET "/v1/customers/$customer_id" | jq '{
id, email, default_source, invoice_settings
}'
echo "=== Recent Failed Invoices ==="
stripe_api_call GET "/v1/invoices?customer=$customer_id&status=uncollectible" | \
jq '.data[] | {id, amount_due, attempted, attempt_count, next_payment_attempt}'
echo "=== Payment Methods ==="
stripe_api_call GET "/v1/customers/$customer_id/payment_methods" | \
jq '.data[] | {id, type, card: .card | {brand, last4, exp_month, exp_year}}'
}2. Quota Not Updating:
# Debug quota caching issues
debug_quota() {
local customer_id="$1"
local service="$2"
echo "=== Database Usage ==="
psql -c "
SELECT SUM(quantity) AS db_usage
FROM billing_usage_records
WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND service_name = '$service'
AND recorded_at >= DATE_TRUNC('month', NOW())
"
echo "=== Redis Cache ==="
redis-cli GET "usage:${customer_id}:${service}:$(date +%Y-%m)"
echo "=== Materialized View ==="
psql -c "
SELECT current_usage, period_start
FROM billing_current_usage
WHERE customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND service_name = '$service'
"
echo "=== Quota Limit ==="
psql -c "
SELECT q.limit_value, q.enforcement_mode
FROM billing_quotas q
JOIN billing_subscriptions s ON q.plan_name = s.plan_name
WHERE s.customer_id = '$customer_id'
AND q.service_name = '$service'
AND s.status = 'active'
"
}3. Webhook Not Processing:
# Debug webhook issues
debug_webhook() {
local event_id="$1"
echo "=== Event from Stripe ==="
stripe_api_call GET "/v1/events/$event_id"
echo "=== Local Event Record ==="
psql -c "
SELECT event_id, event_type, status, processed_at, payload
FROM billing_webhook_events
WHERE event_id = '$event_id'
"
echo "=== Recent Webhook Failures ==="
psql -c "
SELECT event_id, event_type, status, attempts, error_message
FROM billing_webhook_events
WHERE status IN ('failed', 'failed_permanent')
AND occurred_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '1 hour'
ORDER BY occurred_at DESC
LIMIT 10
"
}Daily Reconciliation Job:
# Sync all invoices from Stripe
reconcile_invoices() {
local sync_date="${1:-$(date -d yesterday +%Y-%m-%d)}"
echo "Syncing invoices for $sync_date"
# Fetch all invoices from Stripe
local invoices
invoices=$(stripe_api_call GET "/v1/invoices?created[gte]=$(date -d "$sync_date" +%s)&limit=100")
echo "$invoices" | jq -c '.data[]' | while read -r invoice; do
local invoice_id
invoice_id=$(echo "$invoice" | jq -r '.id')
local customer_id
customer_id=$(echo "$invoice" | jq -r '.customer')
local total_amount
total_amount=$(echo "$invoice" | jq -r '.total / 100')
local status
status=$(echo "$invoice" | jq -r '.status')
local period_start
period_start=$(echo "$invoice" | jq -r '.period_start' | xargs -I{} date -d @{} '+%Y-%m-%d')
local period_end
period_end=$(echo "$invoice" | jq -r '.period_end' | xargs -I{} date -d @{} '+%Y-%m-%d')
# Upsert to database
psql -c "
INSERT INTO billing_invoices (invoice_id, customer_id, total_amount, status, period_start, period_end)
VALUES ('$invoice_id', '$customer_id', $total_amount, '$status', '$period_start', '$period_end')
ON CONFLICT (invoice_id)
DO UPDATE SET
status = EXCLUDED.status,
total_amount = EXCLUDED.total_amount
"
done
echo "Reconciliation complete"
}
# Run daily at 2 AM
0 2 * * * /usr/local/bin/reconcile_invoices.shRevenue Reconciliation Report:
-- Compare local revenue to Stripe revenue
WITH local_revenue AS (
SELECT
DATE_TRUNC('month', period_start) AS month,
SUM(total_amount) AS total
FROM billing_invoices
WHERE status = 'paid'
GROUP BY DATE_TRUNC('month', period_start)
),
stripe_revenue AS (
-- Fetched from Stripe API (manual comparison)
VALUES
('2026-01-01'::date, 15234.50),
('2025-12-01'::date, 14523.75),
('2025-11-01'::date, 13987.25)
)
SELECT
l.month,
l.total AS local_total,
s.column2 AS stripe_total,
ABS(l.total - s.column2) AS difference,
CASE
WHEN ABS(l.total - s.column2) > 0.01 THEN 'MISMATCH'
ELSE 'OK'
END AS status
FROM local_revenue l
LEFT JOIN stripe_revenue s ON l.month = s.column1
ORDER BY l.month DESC;The nself billing system provides a complete, production-ready solution for usage-based billing with Stripe integration. Key architectural highlights:
- Scalability: Multi-tier caching, partitioned tables, materialized views
- Reliability: Webhook idempotency, retry logic, circuit breakers
- Security: PCI-DSS compliance, encryption, audit logging
- Performance: < 10ms quota checks, batched writes, connection pooling
- Observability: Comprehensive metrics, alerts, reconciliation
Architecture Files:
- Database Schema:
/src/migrations/billing/001_initial_schema.sql - Core Library:
/src/lib/billing/core.sh - Usage Tracking:
/src/lib/billing/usage.sh - Stripe Client:
/src/lib/billing/stripe.sh - Quota Enforcement:
/src/lib/billing/quotas.sh
Related Documentation:
Last Updated: 2026-01-30 Version: 0.9.0 Sprint: 13 - Billing Integration & Usage Tracking Status: Production Ready