feat(gitea): add retry logic for 5xx errors #69

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aweiker merged 7 commits from issue-68 into main 2026-05-11 12:59:50 +00:00
2 changed files with 550 additions and 19 deletions
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@@ -11,9 +11,11 @@ import (
"fmt" "fmt"
"io" "io"
"log/slog" "log/slog"
"net"
"net/http" "net/http"
"net/url" "net/url"
"strings" "strings"
"syscall"
"time" "time"
) )
1
@@ -39,12 +41,26 @@ func IsNotFound(err error) bool {
return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode == http.StatusNotFound
Review

[NIT] IsServerError is exported but currently only used in tests; this is fine as a helper, but consider documenting intended external usage or keeping it unexported if not part of the public API.

**[NIT]** IsServerError is exported but currently only used in tests; this is fine as a helper, but consider documenting intended external usage or keeping it unexported if not part of the public API.
} }
// IsServerError reports whether an error is an API 5xx response.
func IsServerError(err error) bool {
var apiErr *APIError
return errors.As(err, &apiErr) && apiErr.StatusCode >= 500 && apiErr.StatusCode < 600
}
// Client interacts with the Gitea API. // Client interacts with the Gitea API.
// A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines. // A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines.
type Client struct { type Client struct {
baseURL string baseURL string
token string token string
Review

[MINOR] RetryBackoff is an exported field on Client, which is documented as 'safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines'. However, the comment on RetryBackoff says 'Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.' This creates an inconsistency: the type-level doc says concurrent-safe, but this field is an exception. Consider either making RetryBackoff unexported and configuring it only through a constructor option (e.g., a WithRetryBackoff option function or NewClient parameter), or at minimum adding a prominent warning at the type level that RetryBackoff must be configured before first use.

**[MINOR]** RetryBackoff is an exported field on Client, which is documented as 'safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines'. However, the comment on RetryBackoff says 'Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.' This creates an inconsistency: the type-level doc says concurrent-safe, but this field is an exception. Consider either making RetryBackoff unexported and configuring it only through a constructor option (e.g., a WithRetryBackoff option function or NewClient parameter), or at minimum adding a prominent warning at the type level that RetryBackoff must be configured before first use.
http *http.Client http *http.Client
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[MINOR] RetryBackoff is an exported field on Client, which exposes a testing/configuration hook as part of the public API surface. Per repository conventions and idiomatic Go (nil-opts pattern), this is usable and documented, but it makes the test-configuration concern part of the permanent API contract. A more idiomatic approach would be an unexported field with a package-internal setter, but the current approach is pragmatic and acceptable given the documented intent.

**[MINOR]** RetryBackoff is an exported field on Client, which exposes a testing/configuration hook as part of the public API surface. Per repository conventions and idiomatic Go (nil-opts pattern), this is usable and documented, but it makes the test-configuration concern part of the permanent API contract. A more idiomatic approach would be an unexported field with a package-internal setter, but the current approach is pragmatic and acceptable given the documented intent.
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[MINOR] RetryBackoff is an exported field on Client, which violates the concurrency safety guarantee documented on the type: "A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines." The field's own comment acknowledges "Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe", but this creates an exception to the advertised contract. Consider making it unexported and configuring it only through NewClient or a constructor option, or at minimum update the concurrency safety doc comment on Client to note the exception.

**[MINOR]** `RetryBackoff` is an exported field on `Client`, which violates the concurrency safety guarantee documented on the type: "A Client is safe for concurrent use by multiple goroutines." The field's own comment acknowledges "Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe", but this creates an exception to the advertised contract. Consider making it unexported and configuring it only through `NewClient` or a constructor option, or at minimum update the concurrency safety doc comment on `Client` to note the exception.
// RetryBackoff defines the delays between retry attempts.
// RetryBackoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (after attempt i fails).
// If nil, defaults to {1s, 2s}. Set to shorter durations in tests.
//
// This field must be configured before the first request is made.
// Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe.
RetryBackoff []time.Duration
} }
// NewClient creates a new Gitea API client. // NewClient creates a new Gitea API client.
@@ -56,6 +72,12 @@ func NewClient(baseURL, token string) *Client {
} }
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[NIT] SetHTTPClient is exported and documented as 'intended for testing'. Exporting test-only methods on production types is generally discouraged — it pollutes the public API and could be misused. Consider using the export_test.go pattern to expose this only during tests, or making the http field settable via a constructor option.

**[NIT]** `SetHTTPClient` is exported and documented as 'intended for testing'. Exporting test-only methods on production types is generally discouraged — it pollutes the public API and could be misused. Consider using the `export_test.go` pattern to expose this only during tests, or making the `http` field settable via a constructor option.
} }
// SetHTTPClient sets the underlying HTTP client used for requests.
// This is intended for testing to inject mock transports.
func (c *Client) SetHTTPClient(hc *http.Client) {
c.http = hc
}
// PullRequest holds relevant PR metadata. // PullRequest holds relevant PR metadata.
type PullRequest struct { type PullRequest struct {
Title string `json:"title"` Title string `json:"title"`
5
@@ -210,24 +232,185 @@ func (c *Client) PostReview(ctx context.Context, owner, repo string, number int,
return &review, nil return &review, nil
} }
Review

[MINOR] isTemporaryNetError treats any net.OpError as retriable, which may cause retries on permanent failures (e.g., no such host). Consider narrowing the check (e.g., prefer net.Error timeouts, DNSError.IsTemporary, or specific syscall errors) to avoid unnecessary retries.

**[MINOR]** isTemporaryNetError treats any net.OpError as retriable, which may cause retries on permanent failures (e.g., no such host). Consider narrowing the check (e.g., prefer net.Error timeouts, DNSError.IsTemporary, or specific syscall errors) to avoid unnecessary retries.
// isTemporaryNetError reports whether err is a temporary network error worth retrying.
// This includes connection refused, network unreachable, connection reset, and DNS
// timeouts. It explicitly excludes permanent errors like permission denied or
// "no such host" DNS failures.
func isTemporaryNetError(err error) bool {
if err == nil {
return false
}
// Check for OpError and inspect the underlying syscall error.
// Not all OpErrors are transient — permission denied, for example, is permanent.
var opErr *net.OpError
if errors.As(err, &opErr) {
return isRetriableSyscallError(opErr.Err)
}
// DNS errors: only retry on timeout, not on "no such host" which is permanent.
var dnsErr *net.DNSError
if errors.As(err, &dnsErr) {
return dnsErr.IsTimeout
}
// Check for net.Error with Timeout() (Temporary is deprecated)
var netErr net.Error
if errors.As(err, &netErr) {
return netErr.Timeout()
}
return false
}
// isRetriableSyscallError reports whether the underlying error from a net.OpError
// is a transient syscall error worth retrying.
func isRetriableSyscallError(err error) bool {
if err == nil {
return false
}
// Check for syscall.Errno directly or wrapped
var errno syscall.Errno
if errors.As(err, &errno) {
switch errno {
case syscall.ECONNREFUSED, // connection refused — server not listening
syscall.ECONNRESET, // connection reset by peer
syscall.ENETUNREACH, // network unreachable
syscall.EHOSTUNREACH, // host unreachable
syscall.ETIMEDOUT: // connection timed out
return true
default:
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[NIT] The GetAllFilesInPath_500Propagates test (already existing) relies on the server always returning 500, but with retry logic now in place, the test server will be hit 3 times before the error propagates. The test still passes (because the server always returns 500), but test execution time increases by ~3ms (with default 0-delay in tests using RetryBackoff = nil). Tests for GetAllFilesInPath don't set RetryBackoff, so they'll use the default 1s/2s delays — but since httptest.NewServer is local, the server succeeds immediately and returns 500, so these tests hit the server 3 times with 1s+2s delays... Actually this could make existing integration-style tests significantly slower. Worth verifying that existing tests (not the new retry tests) that hit 500 responses set short RetryBackoff, or accept the 3s slowdown.

**[NIT]** The `GetAllFilesInPath_500Propagates` test (already existing) relies on the server always returning 500, but with retry logic now in place, the test server will be hit 3 times before the error propagates. The test still passes (because the server always returns 500), but test execution time increases by ~3ms (with default 0-delay in tests using `RetryBackoff = nil`). Tests for `GetAllFilesInPath` don't set `RetryBackoff`, so they'll use the default 1s/2s delays — but since `httptest.NewServer` is local, the server succeeds immediately and returns 500, so these tests hit the server 3 times with 1s+2s delays... Actually this could make existing integration-style tests significantly slower. Worth verifying that existing tests (not the new retry tests) that hit 500 responses set short `RetryBackoff`, or accept the 3s slowdown.
// EACCES, EPERM, etc. are permanent — don't retry
return false
}
}
// If we can't identify the specific syscall error, be conservative and retry.
// This handles wrapped errors or platform-specific error types.
// The retry count is limited, so erring on the side of retrying is safe.
return true
}
// redactURL strips query parameters from a URL for safe logging.
// This prevents accidental exposure of sensitive data that future callers
Review

[NIT] The comment // backoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (i.e., after attempt i fails). appears both as an inline comment and in the RetryBackoff field doc comment. The duplication is harmless but slightly redundant.

**[NIT]** The comment `// backoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (i.e., after attempt i fails).` appears both as an inline comment and in the `RetryBackoff` field doc comment. The duplication is harmless but slightly redundant.
// might pass via query strings.
func redactURL(rawURL string) string {
parsed, err := url.Parse(rawURL)
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[MINOR] When delay is 0 (either because the backoff slice is exhausted or an explicit zero-duration backoff was provided), the retry happens silently with no log entry. This means if maxAttempts > len(backoff)+1, the extra retry attempts are invisible. A log entry at WARN level would help with observability even for zero-delay retries. The comment 'An empty RetryBackoff slice means retry without delay' is correct but the logging gap could be confusing during production incident investigation.

**[MINOR]** When delay is 0 (either because the backoff slice is exhausted or an explicit zero-duration backoff was provided), the retry happens silently with no log entry. This means if maxAttempts > len(backoff)+1, the extra retry attempts are invisible. A log entry at WARN level would help with observability even for zero-delay retries. The comment 'An empty RetryBackoff slice means retry without delay' is correct but the logging gap could be confusing during production incident investigation.
if err != nil {
// If we cannot parse it, return a safe placeholder rather than
// potentially logging something sensitive.
return "[invalid URL]"
}
if parsed.RawQuery != "" {
parsed.RawQuery = "[redacted]"
}
Review

[MINOR] The RetryBackoff field is exported on Client, making it part of the public API surface. This is used as a testing seam, but exporting a mutable slice field on a type documented as 'safe for concurrent use' is a design smell. The field comment itself warns 'Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe', which contradicts the concurrency safety claim for the type. A cleaner pattern would be to keep it unexported and provide a WithRetryBackoff([]time.Duration) *Client constructor option, or accept it only in a constructor. Since it's already exported and the comment addresses the limitation, this is minor but worth noting for future refactors.

**[MINOR]** The `RetryBackoff` field is exported on `Client`, making it part of the public API surface. This is used as a testing seam, but exporting a mutable slice field on a type documented as 'safe for concurrent use' is a design smell. The field comment itself warns 'Modifying it while requests are in flight is not safe', which contradicts the concurrency safety claim for the type. A cleaner pattern would be to keep it unexported and provide a `WithRetryBackoff([]time.Duration) *Client` constructor option, or accept it only in a constructor. Since it's already exported and the comment addresses the limitation, this is minor but worth noting for future refactors.
return parsed.String()
}
// sanitizeErrorForLog returns a loggable version of an error that omits
// potentially sensitive content like response bodies. For APIError, only
// the status code is included; for other errors, the type is preserved.
func sanitizeErrorForLog(err error) string {
if err == nil {
return "<nil>"
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[MINOR] When isTemporaryNetError returns true and we set lastErr = err and continue, the delay logic in the next iteration uses attempt-1 as the backoff index. However, unlike HTTP 5xx errors where lastErr is always set before the delay block, network errors also set lastErr. The code is correct (lastErr will be non-nil for the log message), but the flow could be clearer — when a network error occurs on attempt 2 (the last), the code falls through to 'return nil, err' (not lastErr). This is actually correct behavior (returns the raw error), but it is inconsistent with the HTTP error path which always returns lastErr. Minor readability issue.

**[MINOR]** When isTemporaryNetError returns true and we set lastErr = err and continue, the delay logic in the next iteration uses attempt-1 as the backoff index. However, unlike HTTP 5xx errors where lastErr is always set before the delay block, network errors also set lastErr. The code is correct (lastErr will be non-nil for the log message), but the flow could be clearer — when a network error occurs on attempt 2 (the last), the code falls through to 'return nil, err' (not lastErr). This is actually correct behavior (returns the raw error), but it is inconsistent with the HTTP error path which always returns lastErr. Minor readability issue.
}
var apiErr *APIError
if errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
return fmt.Sprintf("HTTP %d", apiErr.StatusCode)
}
return err.Error()
}
// doGet performs an HTTP GET request with retry on 5xx errors and temporary
// network errors. Retries up to 3 times with exponential backoff (1s, 2s delays
// by default; configurable via Client.RetryBackoff for testing).
func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) { func (c *Client) doGet(ctx context.Context, reqURL string) ([]byte, error) {
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, nil) const maxAttempts = 3
if err != nil { // backoff[i] is the delay before attempt i+1 (i.e., after attempt i fails).
return nil, err // First attempt (i=0) has no delay; retries wait 1s then 2s by default.
backoff := c.RetryBackoff
if backoff == nil {
backoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Second, 2 * time.Second}
} }
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+c.token)
resp, err := c.http.Do(req) // maxErrorBodyBytes limits how much of an error response body we read
if err != nil { // to protect against malicious servers sending unbounded data.
return nil, err const maxErrorBodyBytes = 64 * 1024 // 64 KB
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
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[MINOR] When delay == 0 (either because the backoff slice is exhausted or the caller set a zero duration), the retry happens immediately without any log message. This means silent retries occur with no observability when attempt-1 >= len(backoff). The logging block is gated on delay > 0, so a zero-delay retry (e.g., RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{}) produces no log output at all. Consider logging the retry even at zero delay, or restructuring so the log always fires on retry regardless of delay.

**[MINOR]** When `delay == 0` (either because the backoff slice is exhausted or the caller set a zero duration), the retry happens immediately without any log message. This means silent retries occur with no observability when `attempt-1 >= len(backoff)`. The logging block is gated on `delay > 0`, so a zero-delay retry (e.g., `RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{}`) produces no log output at all. Consider logging the retry even at zero delay, or restructuring so the log always fires on retry regardless of delay.
if resp.StatusCode < 200 || resp.StatusCode >= 300 { var lastErr error
body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body) for attempt := 0; attempt < maxAttempts; attempt++ {
return nil, &APIError{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(body)} if attempt > 0 {
// Determine delay: use backoff slice if available, otherwise retry immediately.
// An empty RetryBackoff slice means "retry without delay" — this is intentional
// as the caller explicitly configured no delays.
var delay time.Duration
if attempt-1 < len(backoff) {
delay = backoff[attempt-1]
}
if delay > 0 {
slog.Warn("retrying request after error",
"attempt", attempt+1,
"url", redactURL(reqURL),
"delay", delay.String(),
"lastError", sanitizeErrorForLog(lastErr))
timer := time.NewTimer(delay)
select {
case <-timer.C:
case <-ctx.Done():
timer.Stop()
return nil, ctx.Err()
}
}
}
req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, reqURL, nil)
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
req.Header.Set("Authorization", "token "+c.token)
resp, err := c.http.Do(req)
if err != nil {
// Always capture the error for consistent return at loop end.
// This ensures both network errors and HTTP 5xx return lastErr.
lastErr = err
// Only retry temporary network errors when attempts remain.
if attempt < maxAttempts-1 && isTemporaryNetError(err) {
slog.Warn("temporary network error, will retry",
"attempt", attempt+1,
"url", redactURL(reqURL),
"error", err)
continue
}
// Non-retryable network error or final attempt exhausted.
return nil, lastErr
}
if resp.StatusCode >= 200 && resp.StatusCode < 300 {
body, err := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
resp.Body.Close()
if err != nil {
return nil, err
}
return body, nil
}
// Error path: limit how much we read from potentially malicious server
errBody, _ := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, maxErrorBodyBytes))
resp.Body.Close()
lastErr = &APIError{StatusCode: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(errBody)}
// Only retry on 5xx server errors
if resp.StatusCode < 500 || resp.StatusCode >= 600 {
return nil, lastErr
}
} }
return io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
return nil, lastErr
} }
// escapePath escapes each segment of a relative file path for use in URLs. // escapePath escapes each segment of a relative file path for use in URLs.
@@ -317,9 +500,9 @@ func (c *Client) GetAllFilesInPath(ctx context.Context, owner, repo, path string
// Review represents a pull request review from the Gitea API. // Review represents a pull request review from the Gitea API.
type Review struct { type Review struct {
ID int64 `json:"id"` ID int64 `json:"id"`
Body string `json:"body"` Body string `json:"body"`
User struct { User struct {
Login string `json:"login"` Login string `json:"login"`
} `json:"user"` } `json:"user"`
State string `json:"state"` State string `json:"state"`
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@@ -6,10 +6,14 @@ import (
"errors" "errors"
"fmt" "fmt"
"io" "io"
"net"
"net/http" "net/http"
"net/http/httptest" "net/http/httptest"
"strings" "strings"
"sync/atomic"
"syscall"
"testing" "testing"
"time"
) )
func TestGetPullRequest(t *testing.T) { func TestGetPullRequest(t *testing.T) {
@@ -584,9 +588,9 @@ func TestGetAllFilesInPath_403Propagates(t *testing.T) {
func TestIsNotFound(t *testing.T) { func TestIsNotFound(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct { tests := []struct {
name string name string
err error err error
want bool want bool
}{ }{
{"nil error", nil, false}, {"nil error", nil, false},
{"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false}, {"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false},
@@ -743,3 +747,347 @@ func TestResolveComment_Error(t *testing.T) {
t.Fatal("expected error for 404 response") t.Fatal("expected error for 404 response")
} }
} }
func TestIsServerError(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
err error
want bool
}{
{"nil error", nil, false},
{"non-API error", fmt.Errorf("network timeout"), false},
{"404 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 404, Body: "not found"}, false},
{"500 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "server error"}, true},
{"502 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 502, Body: "bad gateway"}, true},
{"503 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 503, Body: "unavailable"}, true},
{"599 APIError", &APIError{StatusCode: 599, Body: "edge case"}, true},
{"600 not server error", &APIError{StatusCode: 600, Body: "edge"}, false},
{"400 not server error", &APIError{StatusCode: 400, Body: "bad request"}, false},
{"wrapped 500", fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "err"}), true},
{"wrapped 404", fmt.Errorf("fetch: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 404, Body: "err"}), false},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
got := IsServerError(tt.err)
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("IsServerError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
}
})
}
}
func TestDoGet_RetriesOn500(t *testing.T) {
attempts := 0
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
attempts++
if attempts < 3 {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"transient error"}`))
return
}
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
w.Write([]byte(`{"data":"success"}`))
}))
defer server.Close()
client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
// Use short backoff for fast tests
client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
body, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("expected success after retry, got error: %v", err)
}
if string(body) != `{"data":"success"}` {
t.Errorf("body = %q, want %q", string(body), `{"data":"success"}`)
}
if attempts != 3 {
t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3", attempts)
}
}
func TestDoGet_FailsAfterMaxRetries(t *testing.T) {
attempts := 0
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
attempts++
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"persistent error"}`))
}))
defer server.Close()
client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
// Use short backoff for fast tests
client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error after max retries")
}
var apiErr *APIError
if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
t.Fatalf("expected APIError, got: %v", err)
}
if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusInternalServerError {
t.Errorf("status = %d, want 500", apiErr.StatusCode)
}
if attempts != 3 {
t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3 (max retries)", attempts)
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[NIT] Double blank line before the mockTransport type declaration.

**[NIT]** Double blank line before the mockTransport type declaration.
}
}
func TestDoGet_NoRetryOn4xx(t *testing.T) {
attempts := 0
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
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[NIT] TestDoGet_RetriesOn500 and TestDoGet_FailsAfterMaxRetries will be slow in CI because the actual 1s and 2s backoff delays fire. The tests don't inject a clock or configurable backoff. Since the convention file notes go test ./... must pass, and these tests will take ~3s and ~1s respectively to complete, consider whether the repo has a policy on slow unit tests. This is a common trade-off with time-based tests and not a blocker.

**[NIT]** `TestDoGet_RetriesOn500` and `TestDoGet_FailsAfterMaxRetries` will be slow in CI because the actual 1s and 2s backoff delays fire. The tests don't inject a clock or configurable backoff. Since the convention file notes `go test ./...` must pass, and these tests will take ~3s and ~1s respectively to complete, consider whether the repo has a policy on slow unit tests. This is a common trade-off with time-based tests and not a blocker.
attempts++
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[NIT] Double blank line between TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation and the mockTransport type definition. Minor formatting issue.

**[NIT]** Double blank line between `TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation` and the `mockTransport` type definition. Minor formatting issue.
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusForbidden)
w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"forbidden"}`))
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[NIT] TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation uses time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond) to race against a 100ms backoff timer. This is a time-based race and could theoretically flake if the test machine is under heavy load and the goroutine scheduling delays cause the cancel to fire after the backoff completes. Consider using a channel signal from the server handler to know exactly when the first attempt has finished, rather than relying on wall-clock timing.

**[NIT]** TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation uses time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond) to race against a 100ms backoff timer. This is a time-based race and could theoretically flake if the test machine is under heavy load and the goroutine scheduling delays cause the cancel to fire after the backoff completes. Consider using a channel signal from the server handler to know exactly when the first attempt has finished, rather than relying on wall-clock timing.
}))
defer server.Close()
client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
_, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), server.URL+"/test")
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error for 403")
}
var apiErr *APIError
if !errors.As(err, &apiErr) {
t.Fatalf("expected APIError, got: %v", err)
}
if apiErr.StatusCode != http.StatusForbidden {
t.Errorf("status = %d, want 403", apiErr.StatusCode)
}
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[NIT] mockTransport.failCount is declared as int32 with a comment 'atomic' but is accessed with both atomic.AddInt32 and the struct field directly (initial value set in struct literal). The struct literal initialization is safe since it happens before the transport is used, but using atomic.Int32 (a value type from sync/atomic, like attemptsMade) would be more idiomatic and self-documenting.

**[NIT]** mockTransport.failCount is declared as int32 with a comment 'atomic' but is accessed with both atomic.AddInt32 and the struct field directly (initial value set in struct literal). The struct literal initialization is safe since it happens before the transport is used, but using atomic.Int32 (a value type from sync/atomic, like attemptsMade) would be more idiomatic and self-documenting.
if attempts != 1 {
t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 1 (no retry on 4xx)", attempts)
}
}
func TestDoGet_RespectsContextCancellation(t *testing.T) {
attempts := 0
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
attempts++
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[NIT] TestDoGet_RetriesOn500 incurs real 1-second backoff delays (attempt 1→2 waits 1s, attempt 2→3 waits 2s), making the test take ~3 seconds minimum. Consider making the backoff durations configurable on the client (or injectable for tests) to avoid slow tests. The context cancellation test already uses a 50ms sleep which is similarly timing-sensitive.

**[NIT]** `TestDoGet_RetriesOn500` incurs real 1-second backoff delays (attempt 1→2 waits 1s, attempt 2→3 waits 2s), making the test take ~3 seconds minimum. Consider making the backoff durations configurable on the client (or injectable for tests) to avoid slow tests. The context cancellation test already uses a 50ms sleep which is similarly timing-sensitive.
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
w.Write([]byte(`{"message":"error"}`))
}))
defer server.Close()
ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
client := NewClient(server.URL, "test-token")
// Use longer backoff to give us time to cancel during the wait
client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{100 * time.Millisecond, 100 * time.Millisecond}
// Cancel after first attempt returns and retry begins
go func() {
time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond)
cancel()
}()
_, err := client.doGet(ctx, server.URL+"/test")
if err == nil {
t.Fatal("expected error on context cancellation")
}
// Should have made 1 attempt, then context cancelled during backoff
if attempts != 1 {
t.Errorf("attempts = %d, expected 1 before context cancel during backoff", attempts)
}
}
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[MINOR] TestDoGet_RetriesOnTemporaryNetError is a timing-dependent test that explicitly acknowledges it may not verify actual retry behavior ('The request might succeed or fail depending on timing'). It provides almost no guaranteed assertion — attempts could be 0 and the test still passes. This test would be more valuable if it used a controlled mechanism (e.g., an atomic counter with a channel to sequence listener startup) rather than relying on time.Sleep. As-is, it's essentially a no-op assertion that just verifies the code path compiles.

**[MINOR]** `TestDoGet_RetriesOnTemporaryNetError` is a timing-dependent test that explicitly acknowledges it may not verify actual retry behavior ('The request might succeed or fail depending on timing'). It provides almost no guaranteed assertion — `attempts` could be 0 and the test still passes. This test would be more valuable if it used a controlled mechanism (e.g., an atomic counter with a channel to sequence listener startup) rather than relying on `time.Sleep`. As-is, it's essentially a no-op assertion that just verifies the code path compiles.
// mockTransport is a test helper that returns errors for the first N calls,
// then delegates to a real server.
type mockTransport struct {
failCount int32 // number of failures remaining (atomic)
failErr error // error to return on failure
realServer *httptest.Server
attemptsMade atomic.Int32 // tracks total attempts
}
func (m *mockTransport) RoundTrip(req *http.Request) (*http.Response, error) {
m.attemptsMade.Add(1)
remaining := atomic.AddInt32(&m.failCount, -1)
if remaining >= 0 {
// Still have failures to return
return nil, m.failErr
}
// Redirect to real server
req.URL.Host = m.realServer.Listener.Addr().String()
req.URL.Scheme = "http"
return http.DefaultTransport.RoundTrip(req)
}
func TestDoGet_RetriesOnTemporaryNetError(t *testing.T) {
// Real server that will handle successful requests
server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
w.Write([]byte(`{"status":"ok"}`))
}))
defer server.Close()
// Mock transport: fail twice with ECONNREFUSED, then succeed
mt := &mockTransport{
failCount: 2,
failErr: &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Net: "tcp", Err: syscall.ECONNREFUSED},
realServer: server,
}
client := NewClient("http://fake-host/", "test-token")
client.SetHTTPClient(&http.Client{Transport: mt})
client.RetryBackoff = []time.Duration{1 * time.Millisecond, 1 * time.Millisecond}
body, err := client.doGet(context.Background(), "http://fake-host/test")
if err != nil {
t.Fatalf("expected success after retries, got error: %v", err)
}
if string(body) != `{"status":"ok"}` {
t.Errorf("body = %q, want %q", string(body), `{"status":"ok"}`)
}
// Should have made exactly 3 attempts: 2 failures + 1 success
if got := mt.attemptsMade.Load(); got != 3 {
t.Errorf("attempts = %d, want 3 (2 failures + 1 success)", got)
}
}
func TestIsTemporaryNetError(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
err error
want bool
}{
{"nil error", nil, false},
{"plain error", fmt.Errorf("some error"), false},
// OpError with retriable syscall errors
{"OpError ECONNREFUSED", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ECONNREFUSED}, true},
{"OpError ECONNRESET", &net.OpError{Op: "read", Err: syscall.ECONNRESET}, true},
{"OpError ENETUNREACH", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ENETUNREACH}, true},
{"OpError EHOSTUNREACH", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EHOSTUNREACH}, true},
{"OpError ETIMEDOUT", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.ETIMEDOUT}, true},
// OpError with permanent syscall errors — should NOT retry
{"OpError EACCES", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EACCES}, false},
{"OpError EPERM", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: syscall.EPERM}, false},
// OpError with unknown inner error — conservative retry
{"OpError unknown inner", &net.OpError{Op: "dial", Err: fmt.Errorf("unknown")}, true},
// DNS errors
{"DNS timeout", &net.DNSError{IsTimeout: true}, true},
{"DNS no such host", &net.DNSError{IsTimeout: false, Name: "bad.host"}, false},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
got := isTemporaryNetError(tt.err)
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("isTemporaryNetError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
}
})
}
}
func TestIsRetriableSyscallError(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
err error
want bool
}{
{"nil", nil, false},
{"ECONNREFUSED", syscall.ECONNREFUSED, true},
{"ECONNRESET", syscall.ECONNRESET, true},
{"ENETUNREACH", syscall.ENETUNREACH, true},
{"EHOSTUNREACH", syscall.EHOSTUNREACH, true},
{"ETIMEDOUT", syscall.ETIMEDOUT, true},
{"EACCES (permanent)", syscall.EACCES, false},
{"EPERM (permanent)", syscall.EPERM, false},
{"ENOENT (permanent)", syscall.ENOENT, false},
{"unknown error", fmt.Errorf("something"), true}, // conservative retry
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
got := isRetriableSyscallError(tt.err)
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("isRetriableSyscallError(%v) = %v, want %v", tt.err, got, tt.want)
}
})
}
}
func TestRedactURL(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
input string
want string
}{
{
name: "no query params",
input: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1",
want: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/pulls/1",
},
{
name: "with query params - redacts",
input: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/file?ref=main",
want: "https://gitea.example.com/api/v1/repos/owner/repo/raw/file?[redacted]",
},
{
name: "multiple query params",
input: "https://example.com/path?token=secret&page=1",
want: "https://example.com/path?[redacted]",
},
{
name: "invalid URL",
input: "://invalid",
want: "[invalid URL]",
},
{
name: "empty string",
input: "",
want: "",
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
got := redactURL(tt.input)
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("redactURL(%q) = %q, want %q", tt.input, got, tt.want)
}
})
}
}
func TestSanitizeErrorForLog(t *testing.T) {
tests := []struct {
name string
err error
want string
}{
{
name: "nil error",
err: nil,
want: "<nil>",
},
{
name: "APIError omits body",
err: &APIError{StatusCode: 500, Body: "internal error: database connection failed"},
want: "HTTP 500",
},
{
name: "APIError with large body still only shows status",
err: &APIError{StatusCode: 502, Body: strings.Repeat("x", 1000)},
want: "HTTP 502",
},
{
name: "non-API error preserved",
err: fmt.Errorf("connection refused"),
want: "connection refused",
},
{
name: "wrapped APIError",
err: fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", &APIError{StatusCode: 503, Body: "service unavailable"}),
want: "HTTP 503",
},
}
for _, tt := range tests {
t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
got := sanitizeErrorForLog(tt.err)
if got != tt.want {
t.Errorf("sanitizeErrorForLog() = %q, want %q", got, tt.want)
}
})
}
}