Add edge segment size to filter out change points that are observed on the data edge

sdks/python/apache_beam/testing/analyzers/constants.py

@@ -72,3 +72,4 @@
            }]
 
 _ANOMALY_MARKER = ' <---- Anomaly'
+_EDGE_SEGMENT_SIZE = 3

sdks/python/apache_beam/testing/analyzers/perf_analysis_test.py

@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
   from apache_beam.testing.analyzers import github_issues_utils
   from apache_beam.testing.analyzers.perf_analysis_utils import BigQueryMetricsFetcher
   from apache_beam.testing.analyzers.perf_analysis_utils import is_change_point_in_valid_window
+  from apache_beam.testing.analyzers.perf_analysis_utils import is_edge_change_point
   from apache_beam.testing.analyzers.perf_analysis_utils import is_perf_alert
   from apache_beam.testing.analyzers.perf_analysis_utils import e_divisive
   from apache_beam.testing.analyzers.perf_analysis_utils import filter_change_points_by_median_threshold
@@ -242,6 +243,15 @@ def read_csv(path):
         metric_values, change_points)
     self.assertEqual(len(valid_points), 0)
 
+  def test_change_point_on_edge_segment(self):
+    data = [1] * 50 + [100]
+    change_points = find_change_points(data)
+    self.assertEqual(change_points, [50])
+
+    self.assertEqual(is_edge_change_point(change_points[0], len(data)), True)
+
+    self.assertEqual(find_latest_change_point_index(data), None)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   logging.getLogger().setLevel(logging.DEBUG)

sdks/python/apache_beam/testing/analyzers/perf_analysis_utils.py

@@ -143,7 +143,22 @@ def find_latest_change_point_index(metric_values: List[Union[float, int]]):
   if not change_points_indices:
     return None
   change_points_indices.sort()
-  return change_points_indices[-1]
+  # Remove the change points that are at the edges of the data.
+  # https://github.com/apache/beam/issues/28757
+  # Remove this workaround once we have a good solution to deal
+  # with the edge change points.
+  change_point_index = change_points_indices[-1]
+  if is_edge_change_point(change_point_index,
+                          len(metric_values),
+                          constants._EDGE_SEGMENT_SIZE):
+    logging.info(
+        'The change point %s is located at the edge of the data with an edge '
+        'segment size of %s. This change point will be ignored for now, '
+        'awaiting additional data. Should the change point persist after '
+        'gathering more data, an alert will be raised.' %
+        (change_point_index, constants._EDGE_SEGMENT_SIZE))
+    return None
+  return change_point_index
 
 
 def publish_issue_metadata_to_big_query(issue_metadata, table_name):
@@ -231,6 +246,20 @@ def filter_change_points_by_median_threshold(
   return valid_change_points
 
 
+def is_edge_change_point(
+    change_point_index,
+    data_size,
+    edge_segment_size=constants._EDGE_SEGMENT_SIZE):
+  """
+  Removes the change points that are at the edges of the data.
+  Args:
+    change_point_index: Index of the change point.
+    data_size: Size of the data.
+    edge_segment_size: Size of the edge segment.
+  """
+  return change_point_index > data_size - edge_segment_size
+
+
 class MetricsFetcher(metaclass=abc.ABCMeta):
   @abc.abstractmethod
   def fetch_metric_data(