Small refactor of Stale Reads check

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 ### Implementation changes and bug fixes
 - [PR #1670](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1670): Improve error message when query on remote node fails.
 - [PR #1671](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1670): Minor optimizations to Unified Request processing.
+- [PR #1674](https://github.com/rqlite/rqlite/pull/1674): Small refactor of _Stale Reads_ check.
 
 ## 8.19.0 (February 3rd 2024)
 This release allows you to set a maximum amount of a time a query will run. If the query does not complete within the set time, an error will be returned.

store/store.go

@@ -1138,8 +1138,7 @@ func (s *Store) Query(qr *proto.QueryRequest) ([]*proto.QueryRows, error) {
 		return nil, ErrNotLeader
 	}
 
-	if s.raft.State() != raft.Leader && qr.Level == proto.QueryRequest_QUERY_REQUEST_LEVEL_NONE &&
+	if qr.Level == proto.QueryRequest_QUERY_REQUEST_LEVEL_NONE && s.isStaleRead(qr.Freshness) {
-		qr.Freshness > 0 && time.Since(s.raft.LastContact()).Nanoseconds() > qr.Freshness {
 		return nil, ErrStaleRead
 	}
 
@@ -1179,11 +1178,8 @@ func (s *Store) Request(eqr *proto.ExecuteQueryRequest) ([]*proto.ExecuteQueryRe
 			}
 			return resp
 		}
-		if eqr.Level == proto.QueryRequest_QUERY_REQUEST_LEVEL_NONE {
+		if eqr.Level == proto.QueryRequest_QUERY_REQUEST_LEVEL_NONE && s.isStaleRead(eqr.Freshness) {
-			if !isLeader && eqr.Freshness > 0 &&
+			return nil, ErrStaleRead
-				time.Since(s.raft.LastContact()).Nanoseconds() > eqr.Freshness {
-				return nil, ErrStaleRead
-			}
 		} else if eqr.Level == proto.QueryRequest_QUERY_REQUEST_LEVEL_WEAK {
 			if !isLeader {
 				return nil, ErrNotLeader
@@ -1806,6 +1802,13 @@ func (s *Store) updateAppliedIndex() chan struct{} {
 	return done
 }
 
+func (s *Store) isStaleRead(freshness int64) bool {
+	if freshness == 0 || s.raft.State() == raft.Leader {
+		return false
+	}
+	return time.Since(s.raft.LastContact()).Nanoseconds() > freshness
+}
+
 type fsmExecuteResponse struct {
 	results []*proto.ExecuteResult
 	error   error