TRT-2821: Remove backfill-pr-status command

[mstaeble]

Summary

• Remove the backfill-pr-status CLI command and its Backfill() method from the PR merge sync loader
• The one-time backfill of merged_at on prow_pull_requests has been completed in production
• The regular Load()/sync() path is unaffected

Test plan

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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Removed Features
  • Removed the backfill-pr-status command from the command-line interface.
  • Removed support for manually backfilling pull request merge statuses.
  • Individual unmerged pull requests are no longer queried and processed in batches for backfill operations.

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@mstaeble: This pull request references TRT-2821 which is a valid jira issue.

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Summary

• Remove the backfill-pr-status CLI command and its Backfill() method from the PR merge sync loader
• The one-time backfill of merged_at on prow_pull_requests has been completed in production
• The regular Load()/sync() path is unaffected

Test plan

• go vet passes on affected packages
• make lint passes

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📥 Commits

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📒 Files selected for processing (3)

• cmd/sippy/backfill_pr_status.go
• cmd/sippy/main.go
• pkg/dataloader/prmergesyncloader/prmergesyncloader.go

💤 Files with no reviewable changes (3)

• cmd/sippy/backfill_pr_status.go
• pkg/dataloader/prmergesyncloader/prmergesyncloader.go
• cmd/sippy/main.go

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Walkthrough

The PR removes the backfill-pr-status CLI command and its registration. It also removes the PRMergeSyncLoader.Backfill method and its batch processing logic.

Changes

PR status backfill removal

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Remove PR status backfill flow cmd/sippy/backfill_pr_status.go, cmd/sippy/main.go, pkg/dataloader/prmergesyncloader/prmergesyncloader.go	The backfill command implementation and root command registration were deleted. The loader’s Backfill method and related batch lookup, rate-limit handling, pause scheduling, statistics, flushing, and cancellation logic were removed.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~15 minutes

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 21

✅ Passed checks (21 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly and concisely describes the removal of the backfill-pr-status command, which is the primary change.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check.
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Go Error Handling	✅ Passed	The diff contains only 210 deletions and no added Go code; remaining sync/flush paths check errors and nil-check PR pointers, with no new ignored errors or panic calls.
Sql Injection Prevention	✅ Passed	The commit only removes the backfill command and method. Remaining SQL uses fixed statements, COPY-bound row values, and a $1 placeholder for comment_type; no user-input SQL concatenation was added.
Excessive Css In React Should Use Styles	✅ Passed	The patch changes only three Go files and contains no React, JSX, or CSS changes; the check is not applicable.
Test Coverage For New Features	✅ Passed	The PR only deletes the backfill command and method; it adds no functionality requiring new tests, and the regular Load/sync path is unchanged.
Single Responsibility And Clear Naming	✅ Passed	The PR removes the one-time backfill command and method, leaving the focused prmergesyncloader Load/sync path; no removed API or command references remain.
Feature Documentation	✅ Passed	The change removes a completed one-time backfill command. No docs/features file documents this command or loader, and the check says documentation updates are encouraged but not required.
Stable And Deterministic Test Names	✅ Passed	The patch changes no *_test.go files and adds or removes no Ginkgo test declarations; it only deletes production code and unregisters a command.
Test Structure And Quality	✅ Passed	The PR changes no test files and adds no Ginkgo code; affected packages have no related tests, so the Ginkgo quality requirements are not applicable.
Microshift Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The PR only deletes CLI and loader code; it adds no Ginkgo e2e tests or MicroShift-incompatible API usage.
Single Node Openshift (Sno) Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The commit only deletes existing backfill code and removes one registration; it adds no Ginkgo e2e tests or other test declarations requiring SNO review.
Topology-Aware Scheduling Compatibility	✅ Passed	The PR only deletes a CLI command and loader backfill code; it adds or modifies no deployment, controller, manifest, pod, affinity, topology, node, or PDB scheduling logic.
Ote Binary Stdout Contract	✅ Passed	The PR only deletes the backfill command and loader method. The repository has no OTE or Ginkgo suite code, and the diff adds no process-level stdout writes.
Ipv6 And Disconnected Network Test Compatibility	✅ Passed	The change removes CLI and loader code; it adds no Ginkgo e2e tests, IPv4 assumptions, or external connectivity requirements.
No-Weak-Crypto	✅ Passed	The commit contains only 210 deletions and no added crypto code; its patch has no MD5, SHA1, DES, RC4, Blowfish, ECB, or comparison-related usage.
Container-Privileges	✅ Passed	The PR changes only Go command and loader files; it adds no container or Kubernetes manifest and introduces no privileged, host namespace, SYS_ADMIN, or privilege-escalation setting.
No-Sensitive-Data-In-Logs	✅ Passed	The PR only removes code. It adds no logging, and the deleted logs contained operational PR fields and errors, not passwords, tokens, keys, PII, or customer data.

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