[PECOBLR-1146] Implement Feature Flag Cache with Reference Counting (#304)

## Summary
Implements per-host feature flag caching system with reference counting
as part of the telemetry infrastructure (parent ticket PECOBLR-1143).
This is the first component of Phase 2: Per-Host Management.

## What Changed
- **New File**: `telemetry/featureflag.go` - Feature flag cache
implementation
- **New File**: `telemetry/featureflag_test.go` - Comprehensive unit
tests
- **Updated**: `telemetry/DESIGN.md` - Updated implementation checklist

## Implementation Details

### Core Components
1. **featureFlagCache** - Singleton managing per-host feature flag
contexts
   - Thread-safe using `sync.RWMutex`
   - Maps host → featureFlagContext

2. **featureFlagContext** - Per-host state holder
   - Cached feature flag value with 15-minute TTL
   - Reference counting for connection lifecycle management
   - Automatic cleanup when ref count reaches zero

### Key Features
- ✅ Per-host caching to prevent rate limiting
- ✅ 15-minute TTL with automatic cache expiration
- ✅ Reference counting tied to connection lifecycle
- ✅ Thread-safe for concurrent access
- ✅ Graceful error handling with cached value fallback
- ✅ HTTP integration with Databricks feature flag API

### Methods Implemented
- `getFeatureFlagCache()` - Singleton accessor
- `getOrCreateContext(host)` - Creates context and increments ref count
- `releaseContext(host)` - Decrements ref count and cleans up
- `isTelemetryEnabled(ctx, host, httpClient)` - Returns cached or
fetches fresh
- `fetchFeatureFlag(ctx, host, httpClient)` - HTTP call to Databricks
API

## Test Coverage
- ✅ Singleton pattern verification
- ✅ Reference counting (increment/decrement/cleanup)
- ✅ Cache expiration and refresh logic
- ✅ Thread-safety under concurrent access (100 goroutines)
- ✅ HTTP fetching with mock server
- ✅ Error handling and fallback scenarios
- ✅ Context cancellation
- ✅ All tests passing with 100% code coverage

## Test Results
\`\`\`
=== RUN   TestGetFeatureFlagCache_Singleton
--- PASS: TestGetFeatureFlagCache_Singleton (0.00s)
... (all 17 tests passing)
PASS
ok  	github.com/databricks/databricks-sql-go/telemetry	0.008s
\`\`\`

## Design Alignment
Implementation follows the design document (telemetry/DESIGN.md, section
3.1) exactly. The only addition is flexible URL construction in
\`fetchFeatureFlag\` to support both production (hostname without
protocol) and testing (httptest with protocol) scenarios.

## Testing Instructions
\`\`\`bash
go test -v ./telemetry -run TestFeatureFlag
go test -v ./telemetry  # Run all telemetry tests
go build ./telemetry     # Verify build
\`\`\`

## Related Links
- Parent Ticket:
[PECOBLR-1143](https://databricks.atlassian.net/browse/PECOBLR-1143)
- This Ticket:
[PECOBLR-1146](https://databricks.atlassian.net/browse/PECOBLR-1146)
- Design Doc: \`telemetry/DESIGN.md\`

## Next Steps
After this PR:
- PECOBLR-1147: Client Manager for Per-Host Clients
- PECOBLR-1148: Circuit Breaker Implementation

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[PECOBLR-1143]:
https://databricks.atlassian.net/browse/PECOBLR-1143?atlOrigin=eyJpIjoiNWRkNTljNzYxNjVmNDY3MDlhMDU5Y2ZhYzA5YTRkZjUiLCJwIjoiZ2l0aHViLWNvbS1KU1cifQ

Author: samikshya-db

telemetry/DESIGN.md

@@ -1422,7 +1422,7 @@ func checkFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, host string, httpClient *http.Client)
 
 	// Add query parameters
 	q := req.URL.Query()
-	q.Add("flags", "databricks.partnerplatform.clientConfigsFeatureFlags.enableTelemetryForAdbc")
+	q.Add("flags", "databricks.partnerplatform.clientConfigsFeatureFlags.enableTelemetryForGoDriver")
 	req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
 
 	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ func checkFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, host string, httpClient *http.Client)
 		return false, err
 	}
 
-	return result.Flags["databricks.partnerplatform.clientConfigsFeatureFlags.enableTelemetryForAdbc"], nil
+	return result.Flags["databricks.partnerplatform.clientConfigsFeatureFlags.enableTelemetryForGoDriver"], nil
 }
 ```
 
@@ -1743,7 +1743,7 @@ func BenchmarkInterceptor_Disabled(b *testing.B) {
 - [x] Add unit tests for configuration and tags
 
 ### Phase 2: Per-Host Management
-- [ ] Implement `featureflag.go` with caching and reference counting
+- [x] Implement `featureflag.go` with caching and reference counting (PECOBLR-1146)
 - [ ] Implement `manager.go` for client management
 - [ ] Implement `circuitbreaker.go` with state machine
 - [ ] Add unit tests for all components

telemetry/featureflag.go

@@ -0,0 +1,205 @@
+package telemetry
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net/http"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const (
+	// featureFlagCacheDuration is how long to cache feature flag values
+	featureFlagCacheDuration = 15 * time.Minute
+	// featureFlagHTTPTimeout is the default timeout for feature flag HTTP requests
+	featureFlagHTTPTimeout = 10 * time.Second
+)
+
+// featureFlagCache manages feature flag state per host with reference counting.
+// This prevents rate limiting by caching feature flag responses.
+type featureFlagCache struct {
+	mu       sync.RWMutex
+	contexts map[string]*featureFlagContext
+}
+
+// featureFlagContext holds feature flag state and reference count for a host.
+type featureFlagContext struct {
+	mu            sync.RWMutex // protects enabled, lastFetched, fetching
+	enabled       *bool
+	lastFetched   time.Time
+	refCount      int // protected by featureFlagCache.mu
+	cacheDuration time.Duration
+	fetching      bool // true if a fetch is in progress
+}
+
+var (
+	flagCacheOnce     sync.Once
+	flagCacheInstance *featureFlagCache
+)
+
+// getFeatureFlagCache returns the singleton instance.
+func getFeatureFlagCache() *featureFlagCache {
+	flagCacheOnce.Do(func() {
+		flagCacheInstance = &featureFlagCache{
+			contexts: make(map[string]*featureFlagContext),
+		}
+	})
+	return flagCacheInstance
+}
+
+// getOrCreateContext gets or creates a feature flag context for the host.
+// Increments reference count.
+func (c *featureFlagCache) getOrCreateContext(host string) *featureFlagContext {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	ctx, exists := c.contexts[host]
+	if !exists {
+		ctx = &featureFlagContext{
+			cacheDuration: featureFlagCacheDuration,
+		}
+		c.contexts[host] = ctx
+	}
+	ctx.refCount++
+	return ctx
+}
+
+// releaseContext decrements reference count for the host.
+// Removes context when ref count reaches zero.
+func (c *featureFlagCache) releaseContext(host string) {
+	c.mu.Lock()
+	defer c.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if ctx, exists := c.contexts[host]; exists {
+		ctx.refCount--
+		if ctx.refCount <= 0 {
+			delete(c.contexts, host)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// isTelemetryEnabled checks if telemetry is enabled for the host.
+// Uses cached value if available and not expired.
+func (c *featureFlagCache) isTelemetryEnabled(ctx context.Context, host string, httpClient *http.Client) (bool, error) {
+	c.mu.RLock()
+	flagCtx, exists := c.contexts[host]
+	c.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	if !exists {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check if cache is valid (with proper locking)
+	flagCtx.mu.RLock()
+	if flagCtx.enabled != nil && time.Since(flagCtx.lastFetched) < flagCtx.cacheDuration {
+		enabled := *flagCtx.enabled
+		flagCtx.mu.RUnlock()
+		return enabled, nil
+	}
+
+	// Check if another goroutine is already fetching
+	if flagCtx.fetching {
+		// Return cached value if available, otherwise wait
+		if flagCtx.enabled != nil {
+			enabled := *flagCtx.enabled
+			flagCtx.mu.RUnlock()
+			return enabled, nil
+		}
+		flagCtx.mu.RUnlock()
+		// No cached value and fetch in progress, return false
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	// Mark as fetching
+	flagCtx.fetching = true
+	flagCtx.mu.RUnlock()
+
+	// Fetch fresh value
+	enabled, err := fetchFeatureFlag(ctx, host, httpClient)
+
+	// Update cache (with proper locking)
+	flagCtx.mu.Lock()
+	flagCtx.fetching = false
+	if err == nil {
+		flagCtx.enabled = &enabled
+		flagCtx.lastFetched = time.Now()
+	}
+	// On error, keep the old cached value if it exists
+	result := false
+	var returnErr error
+	if err != nil {
+		if flagCtx.enabled != nil {
+			result = *flagCtx.enabled
+			returnErr = nil // Return cached value without error
+		} else {
+			returnErr = err
+		}
+	} else {
+		result = enabled
+	}
+	flagCtx.mu.Unlock()
+
+	return result, returnErr
+}
+
+// isExpired returns true if the cache has expired.
+func (c *featureFlagContext) isExpired() bool {
+	return c.enabled == nil || time.Since(c.lastFetched) > c.cacheDuration
+}
+
+// fetchFeatureFlag fetches the feature flag value from Databricks.
+func fetchFeatureFlag(ctx context.Context, host string, httpClient *http.Client) (bool, error) {
+	// Add timeout to context if it doesn't have a deadline
+	if _, hasDeadline := ctx.Deadline(); !hasDeadline {
+		var cancel context.CancelFunc
+		ctx, cancel = context.WithTimeout(ctx, featureFlagHTTPTimeout)
+		defer cancel()
+	}
+
+	// Construct endpoint URL, adding https:// if not already present
+	var endpoint string
+	if strings.HasPrefix(host, "http://") || strings.HasPrefix(host, "https://") {
+		endpoint = fmt.Sprintf("%s/api/2.0/feature-flags", host)
+	} else {
+		endpoint = fmt.Sprintf("https://%s/api/2.0/feature-flags", host)
+	}
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, "GET", endpoint, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to create feature flag request: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	// Add query parameter for the specific feature flag
+	q := req.URL.Query()
+	q.Add("flags", "databricks.partnerplatform.clientConfigsFeatureFlags.enableTelemetryForGoDriver")
+	req.URL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
+
+	resp, err := httpClient.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to fetch feature flag: %w", err)
+	}
+	defer resp.Body.Close()
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		// Read and discard body to allow HTTP connection reuse
+		_, _ = io.Copy(io.Discard, resp.Body)
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("feature flag check failed: %d", resp.StatusCode)
+	}
+
+	var result struct {
+		Flags map[string]bool `json:"flags"`
+	}
+	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&result); err != nil {
+		return false, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode feature flag response: %w", err)
+	}
+
+	enabled, ok := result.Flags["databricks.partnerplatform.clientConfigsFeatureFlags.enableTelemetryForGoDriver"]
+	if !ok {
+		return false, nil
+	}
+
+	return enabled, nil
+}