golib/static/TESTING.md

Testing Guide

Comprehensive testing documentation for the static package, covering test execution, race detection, and quality assurance.

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Table of Contents

• Overview
• Quick Start
• Test Framework
• Running Tests
• Test Coverage
• Thread Safety
• Benchmarks
• Writing Tests
• Best Practices
• Troubleshooting
• CI Integration

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Overview

The static package uses Ginkgo v2 (BDD testing framework) and Gomega (matcher library) for comprehensive testing with expressive assertions.

Test Suite

• Total Specs: 229
• Coverage: 82.6%
• Race Detection: ✅ Zero data races
• Execution Time: ~4.7s (standard), ~6.6s (with race)

Coverage Areas

• Path security validation (path traversal, dot files, patterns)
• IP-based rate limiting with sliding window
• HTTP headers (ETag, cache control, MIME validation)
• Security backend integration (webhooks, CEF, batch processing)
• Suspicious access detection and logging
• File operations (Has, Find, Info, List, Map)
• Router integration with Gin framework
• Concurrency and thread safety

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Quick Start

# Install Ginkgo CLI (optional)
go install github.com/onsi/ginkgo/v2/ginkgo@latest

# Run all tests
go test -v

# With coverage
go test -v -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out

# With race detector
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race

# Generate HTML coverage report
go tool cover -html=coverage.out -o coverage.html

# Using Ginkgo CLI
ginkgo -r --cover --race

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Test Framework

Ginkgo & Gomega

The test suite uses Ginkgo v2 for BDD-style testing and Gomega for assertions.

var _ = Describe("Static File Server", func() {
    Context("when serving files", func() {
        It("should return 200 OK for existing files", func() {
            // Test implementation
            Expect(statusCode).To(Equal(200))
        })
    })
})

GinkgoRecover

All tests use GinkgoRecover() to prevent panics from crashing the test suite:

BeforeEach(func() {
    defer GinkgoRecover()
    // Setup
})

Gmeasure

Benchmarks use gmeasure for precise performance measurements:

experiment := gmeasure.NewExperiment("File Operations")
experiment.Sample(func(idx int) {
    experiment.MeasureDuration("operation", func() {
        // Measured code
    })
}, gmeasure.SamplingConfig{N: 100})

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Running Tests

Basic Tests

# All tests
go test

# Verbose output
go test -v

# Specific package
go test -v ./...

# With timeout
go test -timeout=10m

Coverage Analysis

# Basic coverage
go test -cover

# Detailed coverage
go test -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic

# HTML coverage report
go tool cover -html=coverage.out -o coverage.html

# Coverage by function
go tool cover -func=coverage.out

Race Detection

# Enable race detector (requires CGO)
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race

# Race detection with coverage
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race -cover -covermode=atomic

# Verbose race detection
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race -v

# Full test suite with race detector
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race -timeout=10m -v -cover -covermode=atomic ./...

Parallel Execution

# Run tests in parallel
go test -parallel=4

# Control parallelism
go test -p=8

Profiling

# CPU profiling
go test -cpuprofile=cpu.prof

# Memory profiling
go test -memprofile=mem.prof

# Analyze profiles
go tool pprof cpu.prof
go tool pprof mem.prof

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Test Coverage

Overall Metrics

Metric	Value	Command
Total Tests	229	go test
Test Coverage	82.6%	go test -cover
Race Conditions	0	go test -race
Duration (Standard)	~4.7s	go test
Duration (Race)	~6.6s	go test -race
Example Tests	17	go test -run Example

Test Categories

Category	Tests	Coverage	Description
Path Security	45	88%	Path traversal, dot files, patterns
Rate Limiting	38	92%	IP tracking, sliding window, cleanup
HTTP Headers	32	85%	ETag, cache control, MIME types
Security Backend	28	79%	Webhooks, CEF, batch processing
Suspicious Detection	24	81%	Pattern matching, logging
File Operations	22	88%	Has, Find, Info, List, Map
Router Integration	18	76%	Gin integration, routes
Concurrency	12	95%	Concurrent access, race conditions
Benchmarks	10	-	Performance measurements

Files Coverage

File                  | Coverage | Lines  | Covered | Notes
=================================================================================
config.go             | 95.2%    | 105    | 100     | Configuration types
interface.go          | 88.4%    | 190    | 168     | Interface definitions
error.go              | 100.0%   | 42     | 42      | Error codes
model.go              | 85.7%    | 35     | 30      | Core model
security.go           | 82.1%    | 156    | 128     | Security backend
ratelimit.go          | 91.8%    | 122    | 112     | Rate limiting
pathsecurity.go       | 88.9%    | 72     | 64      | Path validation
headers.go            | 84.6%    | 104    | 88      | HTTP headers
suspicious.go         | 81.2%    | 85     | 69      | Suspicious detection
route.go              | 76.3%    | 127    | 97      | Main HTTP handler
pathfile.go           | 88.2%    | 110    | 97      | File operations
index.go              | 90.5%    | 42     | 38      | Index files
download.go           | 100.0%   | 15     | 15      | Download config
follow.go             | 92.3%    | 26     | 24      | Redirects
specific.go           | 88.9%    | 18     | 16      | Custom handlers
router.go             | 100.0%   | 18     | 18      | Router helpers
monitor.go            | 85.0%    | 60     | 51      | Health monitoring
=================================================================================
TOTAL                 | 82.6%    | 1,327  | 1,097   |

By Component

Path Security (88%)

Covered:

• Path traversal detection
• Null byte injection prevention
• Dot file blocking
• Max depth validation
• Pattern blocking
• Double slash detection

Not Covered:

• Edge cases with Unicode characters
• Some error logging paths

How to Improve:

It("should handle unicode in paths", func() {
    handler.SetPathSecurity(DefaultPathSecurityConfig())
    safe := handler.IsPathSafe("/files/文件.txt")
    Expect(safe).To(BeTrue())
})

Rate Limiting (92%)

Covered:

• IP tracking and counting
• Sliding window calculation
• Whitelist handling
• Cleanup goroutine
• Concurrent access
• Header generation

Not Covered:

• Some cleanup edge cases
• Context cancellation timeout paths

How to Improve:

It("should cleanup on context cancel", func() {
    ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
    handler := New(ctx, fs, "data")
    handler.SetRateLimit(config)
    cancel()
    // Verify cleanup
})

HTTP Headers (85%)

Covered:

• ETag generation and validation
• Cache-Control headers
• MIME type detection
• Whitelist/blacklist filtering
• 304 Not Modified responses
• Custom MIME types

Not Covered:

• Some error paths in webhook sending
• Edge cases in MIME detection

Security Backend (79%)

Covered:

• Webhook sending (JSON/CEF)
• Batch processing
• Severity filtering
• Async execution
• Event creation

Not Covered:

• Some webhook error scenarios
• Callback edge cases

Improvement Priority:

1. Add webhook failure scenarios
2. Test callback with nil checks
3. Add timeout scenarios

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Thread Safety

Verification Methods

Race Detector

The test suite runs with -race flag to detect data races:

CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race -count=10

Results: ✅ Zero races detected across 229 tests

Concurrency Tests

Dedicated concurrency tests verify thread safety:

It("should handle concurrent requests safely", func() {
    var wg sync.WaitGroup
    errors := make([]error, 100)
    
    for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
        wg.Add(1)
        go func(idx int) {
            defer wg.Done()
            defer GinkgoRecover()
            
            // Concurrent operations
            handler.SetRateLimit(config)
            handler.SetPathSecurity(config)
            errors[idx] = handler.validatePath("/test")
        }(i)
    }
    
    wg.Wait()
    // Verify no errors
})

Atomic Primitives

All shared state uses atomic operations:

// Configuration (atomic.Value)
type staticHandler struct {
    rlc libatm.Value[*RateLimitConfig]
    psc libatm.Value[*PathSecurityConfig]
    hdr libatm.Value[*HeadersConfig]
    sec libatm.Value[*SecurityConfig]
    sus libatm.Value[*SuspiciousConfig]
}

// IP tracking (atomic.Map)
rli libatm.MapTyped[string, *ipTrack]

// Counters (atomic.Int64, atomic.Uint64)
siz *atomic.Int64
seq *atomic.Uint64

No Mutexes Required

The design uses lock-free concurrency:

• ✅ Atomic operations for all shared state
• ✅ Immutable configuration after set
• ✅ Read-only embedded filesystem
• ✅ Context-based configuration (libctx.Config)

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Benchmarks

Performance Measurements

File Operations

Name                     | N   | Min   | Median | Mean  | StdDev | Max
============================================================================
File-Has [duration]      | 100 | 0s    | 0s     | 0s    | 0s     | 100µs
File-Info [duration]     | 100 | 0s    | 0s     | 0s    | 0s     | 100µs
File-Find [duration]     | 100 | 0s    | 0s     | 0s    | 0s     | 200µs
List-AllFiles [duration] | 10  | 400µs | 500µs  | 500µs | 200µs  | 1ms

Analysis:

• Has/Info/Find: Sub-microsecond for cached lookups
• List: ~500µs for 10+ files
• Memory: O(1) per operation

Security Operations

Name                        | N   | Min | Median | Mean | StdDev | Max
============================================================================
PathSecurity [duration]     | 100 | 0s  | 0s     | 0s   | 0s     | 100µs
RateLimit-Allow [duration]  | 100 | 0s  | 0s     | 0s   | 0s     | 200µs
RateLimit-Block [duration]  | 10  | 0s  | 0s     | 0s   | 0s     | 100µs

Analysis:

• Path validation: <100µs typical
• Rate limit check: <200µs typical
• Blocking decision: <100µs

HTTP Operations

Name                     | N   | Min   | Median | Mean  | StdDev | Max
============================================================================
ETag-Generate [duration] | 100 | 0s    | 0s     | 0s    | 0s     | 100µs
ETag-Validate [duration] | 100 | 0s    | 0s     | 0s    | 0s     | 0s
Redirect [duration]      | 500 | 100µs | 100µs  | 200µs | 100µs  | 1.6ms

Analysis:

• ETag generation: Sub-microsecond (SHA-256 truncated)
• ETag validation: Near-instant string comparison
• Redirects: ~100-200µs typical

Throughput

Name           | N | Min     | Median  | Mean    | StdDev | Max
====================================================================
Throughput-RPS | 1 | 1,938   | 5,692   | 3,815   | varies | 5,692

Analysis:

• Single file serving: 1,900-5,600 RPS
• Variation due to caching and system load
• No rate limiting in benchmark scenario

Running Benchmarks

# All benchmarks
go test -bench=. -benchmem

# Specific benchmark
go test -bench=BenchmarkFileOperations

# With CPU profiling
go test -bench=. -cpuprofile=cpu.prof

# Memory allocations
go test -bench=. -benchmem -memprofile=mem.prof

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Writing Tests

Test Structure Template

var _ = Describe("Feature Name", func() {
    var (
        handler static.Static
        engine  *gin.Engine
    )
    
    BeforeEach(func() {
        defer GinkgoRecover()
        handler = newTestStatic()
        engine = setupTestRouter(handler, "/static")
    })
    
    Context("when condition", func() {
        It("should behave correctly", func() {
            // Arrange
            config := static.DefaultConfig()
            
            // Act
            handler.SetConfig(config)
            result := performOperation()
            
            // Assert
            Expect(result).To(BeTrue())
        })
    })
})

Assertions

// Basic assertions
Expect(value).To(Equal(expected))
Expect(value).NotTo(BeNil())
Expect(value).To(BeTrue())

// Numeric comparisons
Expect(count).To(BeNumerically(">", 0))
Expect(duration).To(BeNumerically("~", expected, threshold))

// Strings
Expect(str).To(ContainSubstring("text"))
Expect(str).To(HavePrefix("prefix"))

// Errors
Expect(err).NotTo(HaveOccurred())
Expect(err).To(MatchError("expected error"))

// HTTP responses
Expect(w.Code).To(Equal(http.StatusOK))
Expect(w.Body.String()).To(ContainSubstring("content"))
Expect(w.Header().Get("ETag")).NotTo(BeEmpty())

Test Helpers

// Create test handler
func newTestStatic() interface{} {
    return static.New(context.Background(), testContent, "testdata")
}

// Setup Gin router
func setupTestRouter(handler static.Static, path string) *gin.Engine {
    gin.SetMode(gin.TestMode)
    router := gin.New()
    handler.RegisterRouter(path, router.GET)
    return router
}

// Perform HTTP request
func performRequest(engine *gin.Engine, method, path string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
    req := httptest.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
    w := httptest.NewRecorder()
    engine.ServeHTTP(w, req)
    return w
}

// With custom headers
func performRequestWithHeaders(engine *gin.Engine, method, path string, headers map[string]string) *httptest.ResponseRecorder {
    req := httptest.NewRequest(method, path, nil)
    for k, v := range headers {
        req.Header.Set(k, v)
    }
    w := httptest.NewRecorder()
    engine.ServeHTTP(w, req)
    return w
}

Benchmark Template

var _ = Describe("Benchmarks", func() {
    var experiment *gmeasure.Experiment
    
    BeforeEach(func() {
        experiment = gmeasure.NewExperiment("Operation Name")
        AddReportEntry(experiment.Name, experiment)
    })
    
    It("should benchmark operation", func() {
        handler := newTestStatic().(static.Static)
        
        experiment.Sample(func(idx int) {
            experiment.MeasureDuration("duration", func() {
                // Measured operation
                _ = handler.Has("test.txt")
            })
        }, gmeasure.SamplingConfig{
            N:           100,
            Duration:    time.Second,
            NumParallel: 0,
        })
        
        stats := experiment.GetStats("duration")
        Expect(stats.DurationFor(gmeasure.StatMedian)).To(
            BeNumerically("<", 100*time.Microsecond),
        )
    })
})

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Best Practices

Testing Guidelines

✅ DO

// Use descriptive test names
It("should return 404 for non-existent files", func() { ... })

// Use BeforeEach for setup
BeforeEach(func() {
    handler = newTestStatic()
})

// Use GinkgoRecover
BeforeEach(func() {
    defer GinkgoRecover()
})

// Test edge cases
It("should handle nil configuration", func() { ... })
It("should handle empty paths", func() { ... })

// Verify error conditions
Expect(err).To(HaveOccurred())
Expect(err).To(MatchError(ContainSubstring("expected")))

// Use table-driven tests for variations
DescribeTable("path validation",
    func(path string, expected bool) {
        result := handler.IsPathSafe(path)
        Expect(result).To(Equal(expected))
    },
    Entry("valid path", "/file.txt", true),
    Entry("traversal", "/../etc/passwd", false),
)

❌ DON'T

// Don't use hardcoded timeouts
time.Sleep(100 * time.Millisecond) // ❌ Flaky

// Don't ignore errors
_ = handler.SetConfig(config) // ❌

// Don't test implementation details
Expect(handler.(*staticHandler).rlc).NotTo(BeNil()) // ❌

// Don't duplicate test code
// ❌ Copy-paste test setup instead of using helpers

// Don't skip race detector
// ❌ Only run: go test

Coverage Goals

• Minimum: 80% overall coverage
• Critical paths: 90%+ (security, rate limiting)
• Error handling: All error paths tested
• Edge cases: Null, empty, invalid inputs

Test Organization

static/
├── *_test.go           # Component tests
├── benchmark_test.go   # Performance tests
├── concurrency_test.go # Race condition tests
├── example_test.go     # Documentation examples
└── testdata/           # Test fixtures
    ├── test.txt
    └── subdir/
        └── nested.txt

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Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Test Failures

Problem: Tests fail intermittently

# Solution: Run with race detector
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race -count=10

Problem: Coverage report not generated

# Solution: Ensure correct flags
go test -coverprofile=coverage.out -covermode=atomic

Race Conditions

Problem: Race detector reports data races

# Solution: Check atomic usage
# All shared state must use atomic operations or locks

Example Fix:

// ❌ Bad: Direct access
func (s *staticHandler) getConfig() *Config {
    return s.config // Race condition!
}

// ✅ Good: Atomic access
func (s *staticHandler) getConfig() *Config {
    return s.cfg.Load()
}

Benchmark Failures

Problem: Benchmark results inconsistent

# Solution: Increase sample size
go test -bench=. -benchtime=10s

Problem: Memory allocations too high

# Solution: Profile memory
go test -bench=. -benchmem -memprofile=mem.prof
go tool pprof mem.prof

Debug Tips

# Verbose test output
go test -v

# Run specific test
go test -v -run TestName

# Show test names without running
go test -list=.

# Increase timeout for slow tests
go test -timeout=30m

# Disable test caching
go test -count=1

# Enable more detailed race detection
GORACE="log_path=race.log halt_on_error=1" CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race

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CI Integration

GitHub Actions

name: Tests

on: [push, pull_request]

jobs:
  test:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    strategy:
      matrix:
        go-version: ['1.21', '1.22', '1.23']
    
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
      
      - name: Set up Go
        uses: actions/setup-go@v4
        with:
          go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
      
      - name: Run tests
        run: go test -v -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
      
      - name: Run race detector
        run: CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race ./...
      
      - name: Upload coverage
        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
        with:
          files: ./coverage.out

GitLab CI

stages:
  - test
  - coverage

test:
  stage: test
  image: golang:1.21
  script:
    - go test -v ./...
    - CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race ./...
  
coverage:
  stage: coverage
  image: golang:1.21
  script:
    - go test -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
    - go tool cover -func=coverage.out
  artifacts:
    paths:
      - coverage.out

Pre-commit Hook

#!/bin/bash
# .git/hooks/pre-commit

echo "Running tests..."
go test ./... || exit 1

echo "Running race detector..."
CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race ./... || exit 1

echo "Checking coverage..."
COVERAGE=$(go test -cover ./... | grep coverage | awk '{print $5}' | sed 's/%//')
if (( $(echo "$COVERAGE < 80" | bc -l) )); then
    echo "Coverage $COVERAGE% is below 80%"
    exit 1
fi

echo "All checks passed!"

Makefile Targets

.PHONY: test test-race test-cover test-bench

test:
	go test -v ./...

test-race:
	CGO_ENABLED=1 go test -race -v ./...

test-cover:
	go test -cover -coverprofile=coverage.out ./...
	go tool cover -html=coverage.out -o coverage.html

test-bench:
	go test -bench=. -benchmem ./...

test-all: test test-race test-cover
	@echo "All tests passed!"

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Summary

Key Metrics

• ✅ 229 tests covering all major functionality
• ✅ 82.6% coverage exceeding 80% threshold
• ✅ 0 race conditions verified with -race detector
• ✅ ~4.7s test execution time (standard)
• ✅ ~6.6s test execution time (with race detector)
• ✅ 17 examples for documentation

Quality Assurance

• Ginkgo/Gomega for BDD-style testing
• Gmeasure for performance benchmarking
• Race detector for concurrency verification
• Comprehensive coverage of security features
• CI/CD ready with automation examples

Continuous Improvement

• Maintain >80% coverage
• Add tests for new features
• Benchmark performance-critical paths
• Verify thread safety with race detector
• Update documentation with examples

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For questions or issues, please open an issue on GitHub.