eventservice: avoid blocking notify on a full scan queue

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What problem does this PR solve?

Issue Number: close #6309

What is changed and how it works?

• Added a dedicated preparation queue between EventStore notifications and the bounded scan-worker queue. EventStore callbacks now only update the latest dispatcher frontier and enqueue preparation work, so they are no longer blocked when the scan queue is full.
• Split scan scheduling into explicit preparation and execution stages. A preparation worker checks whether a real EventStore scan is needed. No-scan cases update progress directly, while real scan tasks are forwarded to the existing bounded scan queue.
• Coalesced repeated scheduling requests per dispatcher. Notifications received while work is already queued use the latest dispatcher frontier without creating duplicate tasks. Notifications received during preparation, or during a low-latency scan, record one pending follow-up.
• Routed interrupted scans, pending continuations, schema-blocked retries, and dispatcher resets through the preparation queue. This preserves the final scheduling signal even when the bounded scan queue is saturated, without requiring another EventStore notification for recovery.
• Extended pending-task metrics to include both preparation tasks and scan tasks, and added regression tests covering queue saturation, notification coalescing, schema retries, resets, and notifications racing with scan preparation.

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Bug Fixes

• Notifications no longer block when scan capacity is temporarily full.
• Pending scan work is retained and processed automatically when capacity becomes available.
• Prevented scan tasks from being lost during periods of high notification activity.
• Improved recovery for interrupted and schema-blocked scans.
• Improved processing of queued notification updates.

Performance

• Scan preparation now occurs asynchronously to maintain responsiveness during high activity.
• Repeated notifications are coalesced to reduce redundant scan work.

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📝 Walkthrough

Walkthrough

The event broker separates scan preparation from scan execution. Per-worker preparation queues and workers handle notifications, coalesce follow-up scans, and avoid scan-channel backpressure. Dispatcher states, metrics, tests, and design documentation reflect the new flow.

Changes

Scan preparation pipeline

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Dispatcher preparation states pkg/eventservice/dispatcher_stat.go	The state machine adds dispatcherScanPrepareQueued and dispatcherScanPreparing. The scanPending flag coalesces follow-up work, and isRemoved replaces the removed terminal state.
Preparation queue and worker runtime pkg/eventservice/event_broker.go, pkg/eventservice/metrics_collector.go	The broker adds per-worker preparation queues and workers. Notifications, continuations, schema retries, and resets enter preparation before scan execution. Pending-task metrics include both queue types.
Preparation flow validation and design pkg/eventservice/event_broker_test.go, docs/design/2026-08-07-changefeed-low-latency-eventservice.md	Tests and design documentation cover preparation coalescing, full scan queues, worker scheduling, schema retries, reset handling, and updated dispatcher states.

Priority: ➖ Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant EventStore
  participant eventBroker
  participant prepareTaskQueue
  participant runPrepareWorker
  participant taskChan
  participant runScanWorker
  EventStore->>eventBroker: requestPrepare dispatcher
  eventBroker->>prepareTaskQueue: queue preparation task
  runPrepareWorker->>prepareTaskQueue: pop task
  runPrepareWorker->>eventBroker: prepareScan dispatcher
  eventBroker->>taskChan: enqueue scan task
  taskChan-->>runScanWorker: deliver scan task

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Check name	Status	Explanation
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	The PR meets the coding requirements in [#6309]. eventBroker now has per-worker preparation queues and preparation workers. EventStore notifications call requestPrepare instead of blocking on the …
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	The changes stay within [#6309]. The dispatcher state changes support preparation ownership and request coalescing. The pending-task metric includes preparation queues. The design document and updated…
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the primary change: preventing EventStore notifications from blocking when the scan queue is full.
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