send one request to update security relevance of a batch of commits (…

…instead of sending a request for each individual commit)

prospector/core/prospector.py

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 from git.version_to_tag import get_possible_tags
 from llm.llm_service import LLMService
 from log.logger import get_level, logger, pretty_log
-from rules.rules import RULES_PHASE_1, apply_rules
+from rules.rules import NUM_COMMITS_PHASE_2, RULES_PHASE_1, apply_rules
 from stats.execution import (
     Counter,
     ExecutionTimer,
@@ -242,14 +242,18 @@ def prospector(  # noqa: C901
         and use_backend != USE_BACKEND_NEVER
         and len(missing) > 0
     ):
-        save_preprocessed_commits(backend_address, payload)
+        save_or_update_processed_commits(backend_address, payload)
     else:
         logger.warning("Preprocessed commits are not being sent to backend")
 
     ranked_candidates = evaluate_commits(
         preprocessed_commits, advisory_record, backend_address, enabled_rules
     )
 
+    # Save outcome of security relevance to DB (Phase 2 Rule)
+    payload = [c.to_dict() for c in ranked_candidates[:NUM_COMMITS_PHASE_2]]
+    save_or_update_processed_commits(backend_address, payload)
+
     # ConsoleWriter.print("Commit ranking and aggregation...")
     ranked_candidates = remove_twins(ranked_candidates)
     # ranked_candidates = tag_and_aggregate_commits(ranked_candidates, next_tag)
@@ -398,7 +402,7 @@ def retrieve_preprocessed_commits(
     return (missing, commits)
 
 
-def save_preprocessed_commits(backend_address, payload):
+def save_or_update_processed_commits(backend_address, payload):
     with ExecutionTimer(
         core_statistics.sub_collection(name="save commits to backend")
     ):

prospector/rules/rules.py

@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     Counter,
     ExecutionTimer,
     execution_statistics,
-    measure_execution_time,
 )
 from util.lsh import build_lsh_index, decode_minhash
 
@@ -459,12 +458,7 @@ def apply(
                     candidate.diff, candidate.repository, candidate.message
                 )
 
-                update_response = requests.post(
-                    backend_address + "/commits/",
-                    json=[candidate.to_dict()],
-                    headers={"content-type": "application/json"},
-                )
-                update_response.raise_for_status()
+                return candidate.security_relevant
 
             except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
                 error_type = type(e).__name__