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What this PR does / why we need it:

This PR implements the logic to delete multiple nodes if the flag node-deletion-batcher-interval is set. If it is, the cloudprovider/clusterapi will try to delete multiple replicas instead of one by one.

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If the flag `node-deletion-batcher-interval` is set and the cloudprovider is clusterapi, the nodes will be deleted in batches instead of one by one

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  • New Features
    • Added configurable batching for node deletions in Cluster API-managed node groups.
    • When enabled, multiple nodes marked for deletion are removed in a single scaling operation.
    • Preserved the existing one-at-a-time deletion behavior when batching is disabled.
  • Bug Fixes
    • Improved error handling so machines are restored if a batched deletion fails.

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@LucasAndFlores LucasAndFlores changed the title Feat/send new replicas numbers clusterapi provider [feature]: DeleteNodes in batches instead of one by one Aug 25, 2026
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Walkthrough

The cluster API provider now propagates NodeDeletionBatcherInterval through controllers and scale-down processing. DeleteNodes batches marked machines into one replica update when configured. Tests cover interval propagation, batched deletion, and existing interval-aware construction.

Changes

Node deletion batching

Layer / File(s) Summary
Interval propagation
cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_controller.go, cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_processors.go, cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_provider.go, cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/*_test.go
The configured deletion batcher interval now flows through provider construction, scale-down processing, node-group discovery, and node-group lookup.
Batched node deletion
cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_nodegroup.go, cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_nodegroup_test.go
DeleteNodes collects marked machines and performs one replica reduction when the interval is non-zero. A zero interval retains per-node replica updates. Tests cover both paths and interval propagation.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to b5de8

The new batched deletion path can leave partial deletion marks after an error and can issue a redundant scale-down for some MachinePools, creating inconsistent deletion state or unsafe retries. Merge should wait for rollback handling and the empty-batch guard to be fixed.

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sequenceDiagram
  participant BuildClusterAPI
  participant provider
  participant machineController
  participant nodegroup
  BuildClusterAPI->>provider: Pass opts.NodeDeletionBatcherInterval
  provider->>machineController: Configure scale-down processing
  machineController->>nodegroup: Resolve node group with interval
  nodegroup->>nodegroup: Collect machines for deletion
  nodegroup->>provider: Update replicas once for the batch
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In `@cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_nodegroup.go`:
- Around line 219-230: Update DeleteNodes to track successfully marked Machines
and unmark all of them before returning from any later nodegroup lookup, Machine
lookup, or MarkMachineForDeletion failure. Reuse the existing rollback behavior
around SetSize, ensuring every failure after the first successful mark restores
the deletion annotations while preserving the current batched replica update.
- Around line 225-233: Update the node deletion batch logic in DeleteNodes to
call scalableResource.SetSize only when len(toDelete) is greater than zero;
preserve the existing rollback and error handling for non-empty batches, while
avoiding the redundant final update when the fallback has already scaled nodes
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Comment on lines +219 to +230
toDelete = append(toDelete, markedForDeletion{
nodegroup: nodeGroup,
machine: machine,
})
}

if ng.nodeDeletionBatcherInterval != 0 {
if err := ng.scalableResource.SetSize(replicas - len(toDelete)); err != nil {
for _, deletion := range toDelete {
_ = deletion.nodegroup.scalableResource.UnmarkMachineForDeletion(deletion.machine)
}
return err

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Roll back annotations when a later batch operation fails.

After Line 219, a later lookup, Machine lookup, or MarkMachineForDeletion failure returns without unmarking earlier Machines. The new batched path has not reduced replicas yet. This leaves a partial deletion request after DeleteNodes returns an error.

Track successful marks and unmark them before every failure after the first mark.

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only still-valid issues, skip the rest with a brief reason, keep changes
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In `@cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_nodegroup.go` around
lines 219 - 230, Update DeleteNodes to track successfully marked Machines and
unmark all of them before returning from any later nodegroup lookup, Machine
lookup, or MarkMachineForDeletion failure. Reuse the existing rollback behavior
around SetSize, ensuring every failure after the first successful mark restores
the deletion annotations while preserving the current batched replica update.

Comment on lines +225 to +233
if ng.nodeDeletionBatcherInterval != 0 {
if err := ng.scalableResource.SetSize(replicas - len(toDelete)); err != nil {
for _, deletion := range toDelete {
_ = deletion.nodegroup.scalableResource.UnmarkMachineForDeletion(deletion.machine)
}
return err
}

return nil

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🗄️ Data Integrity & Integration | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Skip the final batch update when no Machines were marked.

For a MachinePool without per-node Machine objects, the fallback already calls SetSize for each node and does not append to toDelete. Line 226 then issues a redundant SetSize(replicas). If that request fails, DeleteNodes returns an error after successful scale-downs. A retry can reduce replicas again.

Run the batch update only when len(toDelete) > 0.

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-	if ng.nodeDeletionBatcherInterval != 0 {
+	if ng.nodeDeletionBatcherInterval != 0 && len(toDelete) > 0 {
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if ng.nodeDeletionBatcherInterval != 0 {
if err := ng.scalableResource.SetSize(replicas - len(toDelete)); err != nil {
for _, deletion := range toDelete {
_ = deletion.nodegroup.scalableResource.UnmarkMachineForDeletion(deletion.machine)
}
return err
}
return nil
if ng.nodeDeletionBatcherInterval != 0 && len(toDelete) > 0 {
if err := ng.scalableResource.SetSize(replicas - len(toDelete)); err != nil {
for _, deletion := range toDelete {
_ = deletion.nodegroup.scalableResource.UnmarkMachineForDeletion(deletion.machine)
}
return err
}
return nil
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minimal, and validate.

In `@cluster-autoscaler/cloudprovider/clusterapi/clusterapi_nodegroup.go` around
lines 225 - 233, Update the node deletion batch logic in DeleteNodes to call
scalableResource.SetSize only when len(toDelete) is greater than zero; preserve
the existing rollback and error handling for non-empty batches, while avoiding
the redundant final update when the fallback has already scaled nodes
individually.

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this is looking good, i'd like to test it out locally.

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