From 14188fab235ddb45de4e1bc67241184ccfd1e17c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:24:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 01/24] TASK-001: Bump C++ standard floor to C++20 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Raises the project's C++ standard floor from C++17 to C++20 so that subsequent v2.0 work can rely on concepts, std::span, , designated initializers, and std::pmr without per-feature gates. - m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4: replaced with upstream serial 25 (autoconf-archive). The vendored serial 12 only accepted [11], [14], [17] and m4_fatals on anything else; serial 25 adds [20] and [23] alternatives plus the C++20 feature-test bodies. - configure.ac:47: AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17]) -> ([20], [noext], [mandatory]). [noext] keeps -std=c++20 (no gnu++20 extensions in ABI surface); [mandatory] aborts cleanly on too-old toolchains. - configure.ac:224: dropped redundant -std=c++17 from the --enable-debug AM_CXXFLAGS branch. AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX already appends -std=c++20 to $CXX, so leaving the override in would silently downgrade debug builds. - Verified Makefile.am, src/Makefile.am, test/Makefile.am, and examples/Makefile.am: no per-subdirectory -std= overrides exist. - .github/workflows/verify-build.yml: - Pruned gcc-9, clang-11, clang-12 matrix rows (incomplete C++20 support: missing concepts// in libstdc++/libc++). - Bumped IWYU CXXFLAGS from -std=c++11 to -std=c++20. - README.md: bumped Requirements to "g++ >= 10 or clang >= 13 (Apple Clang from Xcode 15+)" and "C++20 or newer". Added a one-liner about gcc-toolset-14 on RHEL 9. - README.CentOS-7: updated to reflect the C++20 floor and the gcc-toolset-14 workaround. - ChangeLog: noted the standard bump under 0.20.0. Verification (Apple Clang 21 on macOS): - ./configure && make: succeeds with -std=c++20. - make check: 17/17 tests pass. - ./configure --enable-debug && make: clean under -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -std=c++20. - make check (debug): 17/17 tests pass. - grep -RE '-std=(c\+\+11|c\+\+14|c\+\+17|gnu\+\+(11|14|17))' configure.ac Makefile.am src test -> zero matches. Refs: PRD §2 NFR (modern C++ idioms), DR-001. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .github/workflows/verify-build.yml | 34 +------ ChangeLog | 5 ++ README.CentOS-7 | 9 +- README.md | 6 +- configure.ac | 4 +- m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 | 138 +++++++++++++++++++++++++---- 6 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml index db762069..a80470eb 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml @@ -108,16 +108,7 @@ jobs: debug: debug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash - - test-group: extra - os: ubuntu-latest - os-type: ubuntu - build-type: none - compiler-family: gcc - c-compiler: gcc-9 - cc-compiler: g++-9 - debug: nodebug - coverage: nocoverage - shell: bash + # gcc-9 dropped: lacks full C++20 support (no concepts library, no std::span, no features). - test-group: extra os: ubuntu-latest os-type: ubuntu @@ -168,26 +159,7 @@ jobs: debug: nodebug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash - - test-group: extra - os: ubuntu-22.04 - os-type: ubuntu - build-type: none - compiler-family: clang - c-compiler: clang-11 - cc-compiler: clang++-11 - debug: nodebug - coverage: nocoverage - shell: bash - - test-group: extra - os: ubuntu-22.04 - os-type: ubuntu - build-type: none - compiler-family: clang - c-compiler: clang-12 - cc-compiler: clang++-12 - debug: nodebug - coverage: nocoverage - shell: bash + # clang-11 and clang-12 dropped: incomplete C++20 support (concepts// gaps). - test-group: extra os: ubuntu-22.04 os-type: ubuntu @@ -662,7 +634,7 @@ jobs: # IWYU always return an error code. If it returns "2" it indicates a success so we manage this within the function below. function safe_make_iwyu() { { - make -k CXX='/usr/local/bin/include-what-you-use -Xiwyu --mapping_file=${top_builddir}/../custom_iwyu.imp' CXXFLAGS="-std=c++11 -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION -D_REENTRANT $CXXFLAGS" ; + make -k CXX='/usr/local/bin/include-what-you-use -Xiwyu --mapping_file=${top_builddir}/../custom_iwyu.imp' CXXFLAGS="-std=c++20 -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION -D_REENTRANT $CXXFLAGS" ; } || { if [ $? -ne 2 ]; then return 1; diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog index ea6c2045..531da1a7 100644 --- a/ChangeLog +++ b/ChangeLog @@ -1,5 +1,10 @@ Version 0.20.0 + Raised minimum C++ standard to C++20. Build now requires gcc >= 10 + or clang >= 13 (Apple Clang from Xcode 15+). Updated + AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX macro (m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4) to + serial 25 to support C++20 detection. Pruned CI matrix rows + (gcc-9, clang-11, clang-12) that lack full C++20 support. Raised minimum libmicrohttpd requirement to 1.0.0. Migrated Basic Auth to v3 API (MHD_basic_auth_get_username_password3, MHD_queue_basic_auth_required_response3) with UTF-8 support. diff --git a/README.CentOS-7 b/README.CentOS-7 index 1dfaaa70..4cbaf071 100644 --- a/README.CentOS-7 +++ b/README.CentOS-7 @@ -1,7 +1,8 @@ ## Cent OS 7 / RHEL 7 -CentOS 7 has a lower version of gcc (4.8.7) that is barely C++11 capable and this library -needs a better compiler. We recommend at least gcc 5+ +CentOS 7's stock gcc (4.8.7) is far too old: this library requires a C++20 compiler +(gcc >= 10 or clang >= 13). -We recommend installing devtoolset-8 -https://www.softwarecollections.org/en/scls/rhscl/devtoolset-8/ +Install gcc-toolset-14 (or newer) from the RHEL/CentOS Software Collections and +`source /opt/rh/gcc-toolset-14/enable` before configuring. The same workaround applies +to RHEL 9 systems whose stock gcc-11 lacks some C++20 library features. diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 7933a235..81a5c864 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -87,12 +87,14 @@ Additionally, clients can specify resource limits on the overall number of conne libhttpserver can be used without any dependencies aside from libmicrohttpd. The minimum versions required are: -* g++ >= 5.5.0 or clang-3.6 -* C++17 or newer +* g++ >= 10 or clang >= 13 (Apple Clang from Xcode 15+) +* C++20 or newer * libmicrohttpd >= 1.0.0 * [Optionally]: for TLS (HTTPS) support, you'll need [libgnutls](http://www.gnutls.org/). * [Optionally]: to compile the code-reference, you'll need [doxygen](http://www.doxygen.nl/). +On RHEL 9 (and derivatives), the stock GCC 11 is too old for some C++20 library features the build relies on; install the `gcc-toolset-14` package and `source /opt/rh/gcc-toolset-14/enable` before configuring. + Additionally, for MinGW on windows you will need: * libwinpthread (For MinGW-w64, if you use thread model posix then you have this) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 4069589d..011f7443 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ AC_LANG([C++]) AC_SYS_LARGEFILE # Minimal feature-set required -AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([17]) +AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([20], [noext], [mandatory]) native_srcdir=$srcdir @@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ AM_LDFLAGS="-lstdc++" if test x"$debugit" = x"yes"; then AC_DEFINE([DEBUG],[],[Debug Mode]) - AM_CXXFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS -DDEBUG -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -std=c++17 -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -O0" + AM_CXXFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS -DDEBUG -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -O0" AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS -DDEBUG -g -Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -Wno-unused-command-line-argument -O0" else AC_DEFINE([NDEBUG],[],[No-debug Mode]) diff --git a/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 index 2bb9b25e..fe6ae17e 100644 --- a/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 +++ b/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 @@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ # # Check for baseline language coverage in the compiler for the specified # version of the C++ standard. If necessary, add switches to CXX and -# CXXCPP to enable support. VERSION may be '11' (for the C++11 standard) -# or '14' (for the C++14 standard). +# CXXCPP to enable support. VERSION may be '11', '14', '17', '20', or +# '23' for the respective C++ standard version. # # The second argument, if specified, indicates whether you insist on an # extended mode (e.g. -std=gnu++11) or a strict conformance mode (e.g. @@ -36,13 +36,15 @@ # Copyright (c) 2016, 2018 Krzesimir Nowak # Copyright (c) 2019 Enji Cooper # Copyright (c) 2020 Jason Merrill +# Copyright (c) 2021, 2024 Jörn Heusipp +# Copyright (c) 2015, 2022, 2023, 2024 Olly Betts # # Copying and distribution of this file, with or without modification, are # permitted in any medium without royalty provided the copyright notice # and this notice are preserved. This file is offered as-is, without any # warranty. -#serial 12 +#serial 25 dnl This macro is based on the code from the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_11 macro dnl (serial version number 13). @@ -51,6 +53,8 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl m4_if([$1], [11], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="11 0x"], [$1], [14], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="14 1y"], [$1], [17], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="17 1z"], + [$1], [20], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="20"], + [$1], [23], [ax_cxx_compile_alternatives="23"], [m4_fatal([invalid first argument `$1' to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX])])dnl m4_if([$2], [], [], [$2], [ext], [], @@ -102,9 +106,18 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl dnl HP's aCC needs +std=c++11 according to: dnl http://h21007.www2.hp.com/portal/download/files/unprot/aCxx/PDF_Release_Notes/769149-001.pdf dnl Cray's crayCC needs "-h std=c++11" + dnl MSVC needs -std:c++NN for C++17 and later (default is C++14) for alternative in ${ax_cxx_compile_alternatives}; do - for switch in -std=c++${alternative} +std=c++${alternative} "-h std=c++${alternative}"; do - cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch]) + for switch in -std=c++${alternative} +std=c++${alternative} "-h std=c++${alternative}" MSVC; do + if test x"$switch" = xMSVC; then + dnl AS_TR_SH maps both `:` and `=` to `_` so -std:c++17 would collide + dnl with -std=c++17. We suffix the cache variable name with _MSVC to + dnl avoid this. + switch=-std:c++${alternative} + cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_${switch}_MSVC]) + else + cachevar=AS_TR_SH([ax_cv_cxx_compile_cxx$1_$switch]) + fi AC_CACHE_CHECK(whether $CXX supports C++$1 features with $switch, $cachevar, [ac_save_CXX="$CXX" @@ -148,23 +161,44 @@ AC_DEFUN([AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX], [dnl dnl Test body for checking C++11 support m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_11], - _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 + [_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11] ) - dnl Test body for checking C++14 support m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_14], - _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 - _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14 + [_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14] ) +dnl Test body for checking C++17 support + m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_17], - _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 - _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14 - _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17 + [_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17] +) + +dnl Test body for checking C++20 support + +m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_20], + [_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20] ) +dnl Test body for checking C++23 support + +m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_23], + [_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20 + _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_23] +) + + dnl Tests for new features in C++11 m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11], [[ @@ -176,7 +210,21 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_11], [[ #error "This is not a C++ compiler" -#elif __cplusplus < 201103L +// MSVC always sets __cplusplus to 199711L in older versions; newer versions +// only set it correctly if /Zc:__cplusplus is specified as well as a +// /std:c++NN switch: +// +// https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/msvc-now-correctly-reports-__cplusplus/ +// +// The value __cplusplus ought to have is available in _MSVC_LANG since +// Visual Studio 2015 Update 3: +// +// https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/preprocessor/predefined-macros +// +// This was also the first MSVC version to support C++14 so we can't use the +// value of either __cplusplus or _MSVC_LANG to quickly rule out MSVC having +// C++11 or C++14 support, but we can check _MSVC_LANG for C++17 and later. +#elif __cplusplus < 201103L && !defined _MSC_VER #error "This is not a C++11 compiler" @@ -467,7 +515,7 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_14], [[ #error "This is not a C++ compiler" -#elif __cplusplus < 201402L +#elif __cplusplus < 201402L && !defined _MSC_VER #error "This is not a C++14 compiler" @@ -591,7 +639,7 @@ m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_17], [[ #error "This is not a C++ compiler" -#elif __cplusplus < 201703L +#elif (defined _MSVC_LANG ? _MSVC_LANG : __cplusplus) < 201703L #error "This is not a C++17 compiler" @@ -957,8 +1005,66 @@ namespace cxx17 } // namespace cxx17 -#endif // __cplusplus < 201703L +#endif // (defined _MSVC_LANG ? _MSVC_LANG : __cplusplus) < 201703L + +]]) + + +dnl Tests for new features in C++20 + +m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20], [[ + +#ifndef __cplusplus + +#error "This is not a C++ compiler" + +#elif (defined _MSVC_LANG ? _MSVC_LANG : __cplusplus) < 202002L + +#error "This is not a C++20 compiler" + +#else + +#include + +namespace cxx20 +{ + +// As C++20 supports feature test macros in the standard, there is no +// immediate need to actually test for feature availability on the +// Autoconf side. + +} // namespace cxx20 + +#endif // (defined _MSVC_LANG ? _MSVC_LANG : __cplusplus) < 202002L ]]) +dnl Tests for new features in C++23 + +m4_define([_AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_23], [[ + +#ifndef __cplusplus + +#error "This is not a C++ compiler" + +#elif (defined _MSVC_LANG ? _MSVC_LANG : __cplusplus) < 202302L + +#error "This is not a C++23 compiler" + +#else + +#include + +namespace cxx23 +{ + +// As C++23 supports feature test macros in the standard, there is no +// immediate need to actually test for feature availability on the +// Autoconf side. + +} // namespace cxx23 + +#endif // (defined _MSVC_LANG ? _MSVC_LANG : __cplusplus) < 202302L + +]]) From 638c26ac16a696395d36d4fa42267542cbdf1cb9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 00:03:44 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 02/24] Ignore .groundwork-plans/ Local planning artifacts from groundwork task scaffolding shouldn't be tracked. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .gitignore | 1 + 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+) diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore index addf8862..b6cfdc6f 100644 --- a/.gitignore +++ b/.gitignore @@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ libtool .worktrees .claude CLAUDE.md +.groundwork-plans/ From c80fdffbb0c17161de0b63699eed73f47d31b748 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 00:49:01 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 03/24] TASK-002: Lock public/private header surface and inclusion gates MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Tighten the public/private header split so detail headers and the HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION macro cannot leak to downstream consumers, and add make-check assertions that protect the surface going forward. Changes: - src/httpserver.hpp: #undef _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ after all child includes so the macro does not survive into a consumer's TU. - src/Makefile.am: move httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp out of nobase_include_HEADERS into noinst_HEADERS — distributed in the tarball but never installed under $prefix/include. Add -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION to AM_CPPFLAGS so the lib's own TUs see it. - test/Makefile.am: add -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION to AM_CPPFLAGS so first-party unit tests that legitimately include detail headers still compile. - configure.ac: stop injecting -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION into global CXXFLAGS. Scope is now per-directory (lib + tests only); examples build as true consumers via . - Makefile.am: new check-headers target with four sub-checks (A.1 direct public include must fail, A.2 direct detail include must fail, A.3 umbrella must compile cleanly, A.4 post-umbrella direct include must still fail) and a new check-install-layout target that runs `make install DESTDIR=...` to a stage and asserts no `details/` directory or `*_impl.hpp` file leaks. Both wired into check-local. - test/headers/: four one-line consumer TUs driving the checks. Per the plan's Phase 3a-i, the detail-header gate stays dual-mode (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ || HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) because webserver.hpp still transitively includes details/http_endpoint.hpp; TASK-014's PIMPL split will let a future change tighten that gate to HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION-only. Acceptance criteria verified: - 17/17 existing tests pass under release and --enable-debug. - check-headers A.1 fires with the gate error string. - check-install-layout: staged install has no details/ and no *_impl.hpp; httpserver.hpp + httpserverpp symlink installed. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- Makefile.am | 129 +++++++++++++++++++++++- configure.ac | 10 +- src/Makefile.am | 9 +- src/httpserver.hpp | 2 + test/Makefile.am | 2 +- test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp | 15 +++ test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp | 6 ++ test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp | 8 ++ test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp | 5 + 9 files changed, 179 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp create mode 100644 test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp create mode 100644 test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp create mode 100644 test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 02121fde..1397b6c2 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -38,7 +38,134 @@ endif endif -EXTRA_DIST = libhttpserver.pc.in $(DX_CONFIG) scripts/extract-release-notes.sh scripts/validate-version.sh +EXTRA_DIST = libhttpserver.pc.in $(DX_CONFIG) scripts/extract-release-notes.sh scripts/validate-version.sh \ + test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp \ + test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp + +# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +# Header-hygiene checks (TASK-002) +# +# check-headers verifies that the public/private header gates are wired up +# correctly: +# A.1 a consumer including a public header WITHOUT the umbrella must hit the +# inclusion-gate #error. +# A.2 a consumer including a detail header WITHOUT HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION +# must hit the gate. +# A.3 a consumer including only the umbrella, WITHOUT HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION, +# must compile cleanly. +# +# The CXX invocations below override CXXFLAGS to '' so that +# -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION (injected by configure.ac into CXXFLAGS for the +# library and test build) does NOT leak into the consumer-style compile. We +# still pass -std=c++20 explicitly because libhttpserver requires C++20. +# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +# Compose CXX with: explicit -std, the source/build include search paths used by +# the library, and $(CPPFLAGS) (e.g., -I/opt/homebrew/include from configure). +# Deliberately omit $(CXXFLAGS), $(AM_CPPFLAGS), and any per-target CPPFLAGS so +# that -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION (set in src/ and test/ AM_CPPFLAGS) cannot +# leak into the consumer-style compile. A true consumer never has that macro. +CHECK_HEADERS_CXX = $(CXX) -std=c++20 -I$(top_builddir) -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver $(CPPFLAGS) +CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG = Only or can be included directly + +check-headers: + @echo "=== check-headers A.1: direct public-header include must fail ===" + @if $(CHECK_HEADERS_CXX) -c $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp -o /dev/null 2>check-headers-A1.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_direct.cpp compiled but should have errored"; \ + cat check-headers-A1.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A1.log; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @if ! grep -q "$(CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG)" check-headers-A1.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_direct.cpp failed but not for the gate reason"; \ + cat check-headers-A1.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A1.log; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @rm -f check-headers-A1.log + @echo " PASS: A.1 gate fired as expected" + @echo "=== check-headers A.2: direct detail-header include must fail ===" + @if $(CHECK_HEADERS_CXX) -c $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp -o /dev/null 2>check-headers-A2.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_detail.cpp compiled but should have errored"; \ + cat check-headers-A2.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A2.log; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @if ! grep -q "$(CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG)" check-headers-A2.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_detail.cpp failed but not for the gate reason"; \ + cat check-headers-A2.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A2.log; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @rm -f check-headers-A2.log + @echo " PASS: A.2 gate fired as expected" + @echo "=== check-headers A.3: umbrella include must succeed ===" + @if ! $(CHECK_HEADERS_CXX) -c $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp -o consumer_umbrella.check.o 2>check-headers-A3.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_umbrella.cpp did not compile"; \ + cat check-headers-A3.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A3.log consumer_umbrella.check.o; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @rm -f check-headers-A3.log consumer_umbrella.check.o + @echo " PASS: A.3 umbrella compiled cleanly" + @echo "=== check-headers A.4: post-umbrella direct include must fail ===" + @if $(CHECK_HEADERS_CXX) -c $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp -o /dev/null 2>check-headers-A4.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_post_umbrella.cpp compiled but should have errored"; \ + cat check-headers-A4.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A4.log; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @if ! grep -q "$(CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG)" check-headers-A4.log; then \ + echo "FAIL: consumer_post_umbrella.cpp failed but not for the gate reason"; \ + cat check-headers-A4.log; \ + rm -f check-headers-A4.log; \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @rm -f check-headers-A4.log + @echo " PASS: A.4 umbrella does not leak _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_" + +# check-install-layout asserts that `make install DESTDIR=$(STAGE)` produces +# a public include tree with NO `details/` directory and NO `*_impl.hpp` files. +# This protects the public/private split as described in TASK-002 / DR-002. +CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE = $(abs_top_builddir)/.install-stage + +check-install-layout: + @echo "=== check-install-layout: staged install must hide details/ and *_impl.hpp ===" + @rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) + @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) >check-install.log 2>&1 || { \ + echo "FAIL: staged install failed"; \ + cat check-install.log; \ + rm -f check-install.log; \ + rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + exit 1; \ + } + @rm -f check-install.log + @leaked_details=`find $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) -type d -name details 2>/dev/null`; \ + if test -n "$$leaked_details"; then \ + echo "FAIL: details/ directory leaked into install:"; \ + echo "$$leaked_details"; \ + rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @leaked_impl=`find $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) -name '*_impl.hpp' 2>/dev/null`; \ + if test -n "$$leaked_impl"; then \ + echo "FAIL: *_impl.hpp file leaked into install:"; \ + echo "$$leaked_impl"; \ + rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @umbrella_count=`find $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) -name 'httpserver.hpp' | wc -l | tr -d ' '`; \ + if test "$$umbrella_count" != "1"; then \ + echo "FAIL: expected exactly 1 installed httpserver.hpp, got $$umbrella_count"; \ + rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + exit 1; \ + fi + @rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) + @echo " PASS: staged install layout is clean" + +check-local: check-headers check-install-layout + +.PHONY: check-headers check-install-layout MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(DX_CLEANFILES) *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov DISTCLEANFILES = DIST_REVISION diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index 011f7443..f9028efb 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -127,7 +127,11 @@ if test x"$host" = x"$build"; then [AC_MSG_ERROR(["microhttpd.h not found"])] ) - CXXFLAGS="-DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION -D_REENTRANT $LIBMICROHTTPD_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS" + # -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is intentionally NOT injected globally into + # CXXFLAGS. It is added per-target via AM_CPPFLAGS in src/Makefile.am and + # test/Makefile.am so that examples (and any other consumer-style TUs) + # build through the umbrella header without seeing the internal macro. + CXXFLAGS="-D_REENTRANT $LIBMICROHTTPD_CFLAGS $CXXFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$LIBMICROHTTPD_LIBS $NETWORK_LIBS $ADDITIONAL_LIBS $LDFLAGS" cond_cross_compile="no" @@ -140,7 +144,9 @@ else [AC_MSG_ERROR(["microhttpd.h not found"])] ) - CXXFLAGS="-DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION -D_REENTRANT $CXXFLAGS" + # See note above: HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is scoped to lib + tests via + # per-directory AM_CPPFLAGS, not injected globally into CXXFLAGS. + CXXFLAGS="-D_REENTRANT $CXXFLAGS" LDFLAGS="$NETWORK_LIBS $ADDITIONAL_LIBS $LDFLAGS" cond_cross_compile="yes" diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index a06fc171..43c186a0 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -16,12 +16,15 @@ # License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA -AM_CPPFLAGS = -I../ -I$(srcdir)/httpserver/ +AM_CPPFLAGS = -I../ -I$(srcdir)/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhttpserver.la libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp file_info.cpp http_request.cpp http_response.cpp string_response.cpp digest_auth_fail_response.cpp deferred_response.cpp file_response.cpp pipe_response.cpp empty_response.cpp iovec_response.cpp http_resource.cpp create_webserver.cpp details/http_endpoint.cpp -noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp gettext.h -nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp +# noinst_HEADERS: shipped in the tarball but NEVER installed under $prefix/include. +# Detail headers (httpserver/details/*.hpp) live here so they cannot leak to +# downstream consumers — the public surface comes in through . +noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp gettext.h +nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp if HAVE_BAUTH libhttpserver_la_SOURCES += basic_auth_fail_response.cpp diff --git a/src/httpserver.hpp b/src/httpserver.hpp index 6fe33181..7f884d52 100644 --- a/src/httpserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver.hpp @@ -50,4 +50,6 @@ #include "httpserver/websocket_handler.hpp" #endif // HAVE_WEBSOCKET +#undef _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ + #endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_HPP_ diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index 4468ca39..73fbc205 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ endif LDADD += -lcurl -AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ +AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3eba4f8c --- /dev/null +++ b/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +// Negative test (Check A.2): a consumer including a detail header directly, +// even when _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ is defined (simulating the umbrella state), +// must hit the gate when HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is not defined. +// +// NOTE: pre-Phase-3 the detail gate is dual-mode (accepts either macro), so +// this TU defines _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ to exercise the strictest +// post-cleanup behavior. After TASK-014 lands the PIMPL split, the gate may +// drop the _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ acceptor altogether; this test should keep +// passing because the consumer-style invocation also lacks HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION. +// +// For TASK-002 we keep the dual-mode gate (per the plan's Phase 3a-i), so this +// TU is built WITHOUT defining _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ — the detail gate then +// fires for the same reason as A.1. +#include "httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp" +int main() { return 0; } diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..97ccd0bb --- /dev/null +++ b/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +// Negative test (Check A.1): a consumer compiling this TU WITHOUT the umbrella +// header AND WITHOUT HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION must hit the inclusion-gate #error. +// The build recipe inverts exit status and greps for the gate text to ensure +// the failure is for the right reason. +#include "httpserver/webserver.hpp" +int main() { return 0; } diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7b3c786c --- /dev/null +++ b/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +// Negative test (Check A.4): including the umbrella must NOT leak the +// _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ macro to subsequent translation-unit-scope code. +// A consumer doing `#include ` followed by a direct include +// of a public header must STILL hit the gate. This catches the bug where the +// umbrella defines _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ but does not #undef it. +#include +#include "httpserver/webserver.hpp" +int main() { return 0; } diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5d3d8cbb --- /dev/null +++ b/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,5 @@ +// Positive control (Check A.3): a consumer including only the umbrella header, +// without HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION, must compile cleanly. This proves the umbrella +// path is the supported entry point. +#include +int main() { return 0; } From 243ec8f0389ecd3579b3bd3a6d19b26b91703818 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 09:41:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 04/24] Fix CI: drop C++20-incompatible compilers and add libmicrohttpd-devel for MSYS TASK-001 raised the C++ floor to C++20, which broke matrix entries running gcc-10, clang-14, and clang-15 (the autoconf C++20 feature test rejects them). Drop those entries from extra/none, and bump the lint and performance jobs (which were pinned to gcc-10) to gcc-14 so they still exercise an older-but-supported toolchain. The MSYS native job started failing with "microhttpd.h not found" because the runner image no longer ships libmicrohttpd transitively. Add libmicrohttpd-devel to the explicit pacman install line. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .github/workflows/verify-build.yml | 53 +++++++----------------------- 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml index a80470eb..ce313e0c 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml @@ -108,17 +108,7 @@ jobs: debug: debug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash - # gcc-9 dropped: lacks full C++20 support (no concepts library, no std::span, no features). - - test-group: extra - os: ubuntu-latest - os-type: ubuntu - build-type: none - compiler-family: gcc - c-compiler: gcc-10 - cc-compiler: g++-10 - debug: nodebug - coverage: nocoverage - shell: bash + # gcc-9 and gcc-10 dropped: lack full C++20 support (no concepts library, no std::span, no features). - test-group: extra os: ubuntu-latest os-type: ubuntu @@ -159,7 +149,8 @@ jobs: debug: nodebug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash - # clang-11 and clang-12 dropped: incomplete C++20 support (concepts// gaps). + # clang-11, clang-12, clang-14, and clang-15 dropped: incomplete C++20 support (concepts// gaps). + # clang-13 retained: passes the autoconf C++20 feature check on ubuntu-22.04. - test-group: extra os: ubuntu-22.04 os-type: ubuntu @@ -170,26 +161,6 @@ jobs: debug: nodebug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash - - test-group: extra - os: ubuntu-latest - os-type: ubuntu - build-type: none - compiler-family: clang - c-compiler: clang-14 - cc-compiler: clang++-14 - debug: nodebug - coverage: nocoverage - shell: bash - - test-group: extra - os: ubuntu-latest - os-type: ubuntu - build-type: none - compiler-family: clang - c-compiler: clang-15 - cc-compiler: clang++-15 - debug: nodebug - coverage: nocoverage - shell: bash - test-group: extra os: ubuntu-latest os-type: ubuntu @@ -247,8 +218,8 @@ jobs: os-type: ubuntu build-type: select compiler-family: gcc - c-compiler: gcc-10 - cc-compiler: g++-10 + c-compiler: gcc-14 + cc-compiler: g++-14 debug: nodebug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash @@ -257,8 +228,8 @@ jobs: os-type: ubuntu build-type: nodelay compiler-family: gcc - c-compiler: gcc-10 - cc-compiler: g++-10 + c-compiler: gcc-14 + cc-compiler: g++-14 debug: nodebug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash @@ -267,8 +238,8 @@ jobs: os-type: ubuntu build-type: threads compiler-family: gcc - c-compiler: gcc-10 - cc-compiler: g++-10 + c-compiler: gcc-14 + cc-compiler: g++-14 debug: nodebug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash @@ -277,8 +248,8 @@ jobs: os-type: ubuntu build-type: lint compiler-family: gcc - c-compiler: gcc-10 - cc-compiler: g++-10 + c-compiler: gcc-14 + cc-compiler: g++-14 debug: debug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash @@ -362,7 +333,7 @@ jobs: - name: Install MSYS packages if: ${{ matrix.os-type == 'windows' && matrix.msys-env == 'MSYS' }} run: | - pacman --noconfirm -S --needed msys2-devel gcc make libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel + pacman --noconfirm -S --needed msys2-devel gcc make libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel libmicrohttpd-devel - name: Install Ubuntu test sources run: | From 5b78014016610657b487a6970d75150114887667 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 14:07:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 05/24] Fix MSYS/Cygwin build: expose _DEFAULT_SOURCE for libmicrohttpd's fd_set check libmicrohttpd's hard-asserts that _SYS_TYPES_FD_SET is defined on Cygwin/MSYS, otherwise emitting `#error Cygwin with winsock fd_set is not supported`. newlib defines that macro via , included from only when __BSD_VISIBLE -- which in turn is gated on _DEFAULT_SOURCE. Strict ANSI C++ (-std=c++NN, the floor we adopted in TASK-001 with AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX noext) suppresses newlib's auto-define of _DEFAULT_SOURCE, so the macro never lands and microhttpd.h refuses to compile. This is unrelated to the C++ language mode -- _DEFAULT_SOURCE only controls feature-test gating in system headers -- so defining it here preserves DR-001's "noext" portability promise while fixing the build on every Cygwin/MSYS consumer (not just our CI). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- configure.ac | 9 +++++++++ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+) diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac index f9028efb..5fad0371 100644 --- a/configure.ac +++ b/configure.ac @@ -80,10 +80,19 @@ For native Windows binaries, use the MinGW64 shell instead. ADDITIONAL_LIBS="-lpthread -no-undefined" NETWORK_LIBS="-lws2_32" native_srcdir=$(cd $srcdir; pwd -W) + # libmicrohttpd's asserts _SYS_TYPES_FD_SET on Cygwin/MSYS. + # newlib defines that macro via , included from + # only when __BSD_VISIBLE -- i.e. when _DEFAULT_SOURCE is set. Strict ANSI + # C++ (-std=c++NN, AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX noext) suppresses newlib's + # auto-define, so expose it explicitly here. + CPPFLAGS="-D_DEFAULT_SOURCE $CPPFLAGS" ;; *-cygwin*) NETWORK_HEADER="arpa/inet.h" ADDITIONAL_LIBS="-lpthread -no-undefined" + # See *-msys* note: libmicrohttpd's fd_set check needs _DEFAULT_SOURCE + # under -std=c++NN strict mode. + CPPFLAGS="-D_DEFAULT_SOURCE $CPPFLAGS" ;; *) NETWORK_HEADER="arpa/inet.h" From b9ef39d63dd54bf2a140bc007a8de891fc1ddb0c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 14:28:17 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 06/24] Fix CI follow-up: add LGPL header to gate tests, drop ubuntu-toolchain PPA, revert MSYS libmicrohttpd-devel Three small follow-ups now that the _DEFAULT_SOURCE Cygwin/MSYS fix has landed: 1. The four test/headers/consumer_*.cpp gate tests added in TASK-002 were missing the project's standard LGPL/copyright header, tripping the lint job once gcc-14 was running cpplint over them. 2. The "Install Ubuntu test sources" step was running add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test which talks to launchpad and has been hitting 504 Gateway Time-out across runs. With the C++20 floor we no longer need the toolchain PPA -- gcc-11 through gcc-14 ship in stock ubuntu-22.04/24.04 repos, and clang-13/16-18 likewise. Keep just apt-get update. 3. The earlier "add libmicrohttpd-devel to MSYS pacman" attempt was wrong -- there is no such MSYS native package. The actual fix was the configure.ac _DEFAULT_SOURCE define landed in 5b78014; revert the bogus pacman entry so the install step stops failing first. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .github/workflows/verify-build.yml | 8 ++++++-- test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 86 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml index ce313e0c..bbfe3315 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml @@ -333,11 +333,15 @@ jobs: - name: Install MSYS packages if: ${{ matrix.os-type == 'windows' && matrix.msys-env == 'MSYS' }} run: | - pacman --noconfirm -S --needed msys2-devel gcc make libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel libmicrohttpd-devel + pacman --noconfirm -S --needed msys2-devel gcc make libcurl-devel libgnutls-devel - name: Install Ubuntu test sources + # ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test was historically used to backport newer + # gcc onto older Ubuntu LTS. With the C++20 floor (TASK-001), our matrix + # only retains compilers that ship in stock ubuntu-22.04 / 24.04 repos + # (gcc-11..14, clang-13/16/17/18), so the PPA is no longer needed -- and + # add-apt-repository talks to launchpad, which is a flaky dependency. run: | - sudo add-apt-repository ppa:ubuntu-toolchain-r/test ; sudo apt-get update ; if: ${{ matrix.os-type == 'ubuntu' }} diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp index 3eba4f8c..3d3a891b 100644 --- a/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp +++ b/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2026 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + // Negative test (Check A.2): a consumer including a detail header directly, // even when _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ is defined (simulating the umbrella state), // must hit the gate when HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is not defined. diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp index 97ccd0bb..1eb27612 100644 --- a/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp +++ b/test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2026 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + // Negative test (Check A.1): a consumer compiling this TU WITHOUT the umbrella // header AND WITHOUT HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION must hit the inclusion-gate #error. // The build recipe inverts exit status and greps for the gate text to ensure diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp index 7b3c786c..e8d3bab8 100644 --- a/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp +++ b/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2026 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + // Negative test (Check A.4): including the umbrella must NOT leak the // _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ macro to subsequent translation-unit-scope code. // A consumer doing `#include ` followed by a direct include diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp index 5d3d8cbb..6b88b633 100644 --- a/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp +++ b/test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp @@ -1,3 +1,23 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2026 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + // Positive control (Check A.3): a consumer including only the umbrella header, // without HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION, must compile cleanly. This proves the umbrella // path is the supported entry point. From 6b87feaa4acd06908676cc2bcf4c3b43ac3a3137 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 15:23:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 07/24] TASK-003: Add httpserver::feature_unavailable exception type MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Introduce a new public header `src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp` defining `class feature_unavailable : public std::runtime_error`. The constructor takes `(std::string_view feature, std::string_view build_flag)` and composes a `what()` message that names both, e.g. `"feature 'tls' unavailable: built without HAVE_GNUTLS"`. The class is header-only and inline. It has no library dependencies (only , , ), so any TU — including later tasks like TASK-034 that need to throw it from sites in build-time-disabled code paths — can include it without circular header coupling. Keeping it inline also avoids ABI churn for what is effectively a labelled std::runtime_error and keeps libhttpserver_la sources untouched. The header is re-exported from the umbrella `` unconditionally (no `#ifdef HAVE_*` wrap): even a build with no optional features must let consumers name `feature_unavailable` so they can write `try { ... } catch (const httpserver::feature_unavailable&)`. The TASK-002 inclusion gate is applied verbatim — direct inclusion of the header without the umbrella or `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` errors out, and `_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` does not leak post-umbrella (both verified by the existing check-headers A.1–A.4 recipes). A new unit test `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp` provides: - a TU-scope `static_assert(std::is_base_of_v)` (acceptance criterion 1), - a test that catches as `std::runtime_error` and asserts both the feature name and the build flag appear in `what()` (AC 2), - a test that catches as the concrete type and confirms it slices to `runtime_error` correctly, - a test with a different (feature, flag) pair to guard against hard-coded message text. Verified locally: - `make check`: 18/18 PASS (was 17, +1 for feature_unavailable), - check-headers A.1–A.4 PASS, - check-install-layout PASS (no details/ leak), - staged install ships exactly one feature_unavailable.hpp at $(prefix)/include/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp, - debug build (--enable-debug, -Werror -Wextra -pedantic) builds and tests cleanly. Refs: PRD-FLG-REQ-004, PRD-FLG-REQ-005; §7 (feature availability). --- src/Makefile.am | 2 +- src/httpserver.hpp | 1 + src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp | 62 +++++++++++++++++++ test/Makefile.am | 3 +- test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 150 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp create mode 100644 test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index 43c186a0..6815cf01 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp fil # Detail headers (httpserver/details/*.hpp) live here so they cannot leak to # downstream consumers — the public surface comes in through . noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp gettext.h -nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp +nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp if HAVE_BAUTH libhttpserver_la_SOURCES += basic_auth_fail_response.cpp diff --git a/src/httpserver.hpp b/src/httpserver.hpp index 7f884d52..3b49efd9 100644 --- a/src/httpserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver.hpp @@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ #include "httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp" #endif // HAVE_DAUTH #include "httpserver/empty_response.hpp" +#include "httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp" #include "httpserver/file_response.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_request.hpp" diff --git a/src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp b/src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e43eb479 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp @@ -0,0 +1,62 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#if !defined (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) +#error "Only or can be included directly." +#endif + +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE_HPP_ + +#include +#include +#include + +namespace httpserver { + +// Exception thrown when a build-time-disabled feature is invoked at runtime. +// The class is unconditionally available regardless of HAVE_* flags so that +// downstream code can always write +// try { ... } catch (const httpserver::feature_unavailable&) { ... } +// even in builds that compiled out the optional feature in question. +// +// The class is header-only (and inline) on purpose: it has no library +// dependencies, must be cheap to throw from anywhere in the codebase, and +// avoids ABI churn for what is effectively a labelled std::runtime_error. +class feature_unavailable : public std::runtime_error { + public: + feature_unavailable(std::string_view feature, std::string_view build_flag) + : std::runtime_error(compose_message(feature, build_flag)) {} + + private: + static std::string compose_message(std::string_view feature, + std::string_view build_flag) { + std::string msg; + msg.reserve(feature.size() + build_flag.size() + 32); + msg.append("feature '"); + msg.append(feature); + msg.append("' unavailable: built without "); + msg.append(build_flag); + return msg; + } +}; + +} // namespace httpserver +#endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_FEATURE_UNAVAILABLE_HPP_ diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index 73fbc205..5b096892 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ uri_log_SOURCES = unit/uri_log_test.cpp # it needs an explicit -lmicrohttpd in its link line on top of the default # LDADD (modern ld enforces --no-copy-dt-needed-entries). uri_log_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lmicrohttpd +feature_unavailable_SOURCES = unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp noinst_HEADERS = littletest.hpp AM_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -fPIC -Wno-overloaded-virtual diff --git a/test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp b/test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1d112081 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,84 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#include +#include +#include + +#include "./httpserver.hpp" +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +// AC #1: feature_unavailable derives from std::runtime_error. This compile-time +// assertion runs at TU scope and fires if the inheritance is ever broken. +static_assert( + std::is_base_of_v, + "feature_unavailable must derive from std::runtime_error"); + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(feature_unavailable_suite) + void set_up() { + } + + void tear_down() { + } +LT_END_SUITE(feature_unavailable_suite) + +// AC #2: a unit test catches the exception as std::runtime_error and asserts +// that what() contains both the feature name and the build flag. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(feature_unavailable_suite, + catches_as_runtime_error_with_feature_and_flag) + std::string msg; + try { + throw httpserver::feature_unavailable("tls", "HAVE_GNUTLS"); + } catch (const std::runtime_error& e) { + msg = e.what(); + } + LT_CHECK(msg.find("tls") != std::string::npos); + LT_CHECK(msg.find("HAVE_GNUTLS") != std::string::npos); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(catches_as_runtime_error_with_feature_and_flag) + +// Catching the concrete type still produces a runtime_error-shaped what(). +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(feature_unavailable_suite, catches_as_feature_unavailable_directly) + std::string msg; + try { + throw httpserver::feature_unavailable("tls", "HAVE_GNUTLS"); + } catch (const httpserver::feature_unavailable& e) { + const std::runtime_error* base = &e; + msg = base->what(); + } + LT_CHECK(msg.find("tls") != std::string::npos); + LT_CHECK(msg.find("HAVE_GNUTLS") != std::string::npos); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(catches_as_feature_unavailable_directly) + +// Guard against a hard-coded message: a different (feature, flag) pair must +// also propagate verbatim into what(). +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(feature_unavailable_suite, composes_message_for_websocket) + std::string msg; + try { + throw httpserver::feature_unavailable("websocket", "HAVE_WEBSOCKET"); + } catch (const std::runtime_error& e) { + msg = e.what(); + } + LT_CHECK(msg.find("websocket") != std::string::npos); + LT_CHECK(msg.find("HAVE_WEBSOCKET") != std::string::npos); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(composes_message_for_websocket) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() From 74c1726388a875635992c5f8400068e3b6cfe01e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 17:25:37 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 08/24] TASK-004: Add httpserver::iovec_entry POD with layout-pinning asserts MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Introduces a library-defined POD `httpserver::iovec_entry { const void* base; std::size_t len; }` in a new public header ``, included by `` and the umbrella header. The type replaces POSIX `struct iovec` at the public API surface, keeping `` out of every public header. Layout pinning lives in `src/iovec_response.cpp` as six unconditional static_asserts: three against POSIX `struct iovec` (size + iov_base / iov_len offsets) per the spec, and three parallel asserts against libmicrohttpd `MHD_IoVec` because that is the actual cast target on the dispatch path. The MHD_IoVec asserts are an addition over the spec — without them the reinterpret_cast bridge is the unsafe one. A TODO sentinel comment (LIBHTTPSERVER_TODO_TASK004_MEMCPY_FALLBACK) documents the memcpy fallback strategy that would activate if a divergent-layout platform ever trips one of the asserts. Today every supported platform (glibc, musl, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, illumos) shares the same layout so the asserts pass and the reinterpret_cast is well-defined. `iovec_response::get_raw_response()` now builds a contiguous `std::vector` from its owned std::strings and reinterpret_casts to `const MHD_IoVec*` when calling MHD. This proves the cast bridge in production code today; TASK-010 will move the same line into the future `details/body.hpp` factory. Two new TDD-driven test programs: - `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp` — verifies POD traits (standard layout, trivially copyable), member types, layout equivalence with POSIX `struct iovec` from a consumer perspective, and the reinterpret_cast bridge round-trip. - `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp` — declares a colliding `struct iovec` before including `iovec_entry.hpp` directly. The TU compiling at all proves the new public header pulls in nothing from ``. (The broader umbrella-leak concern — current umbrella transitively pulls `` via gnutls and `` — is out of scope for TASK-004 and is the remit of TASK-007's header-hygiene CI gate.) Build: 20/20 tests pass under both default and `--enable-debug` (-Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic -O0). `grep -E '#include\s+' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. `make install` ships the new header at `$prefix/include/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp`. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/Makefile.am | 2 +- src/httpserver.hpp | 1 + src/httpserver/http_response.hpp | 1 + src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp | 50 ++++++++++++ src/iovec_response.cpp | 56 +++++++++++-- test/Makefile.am | 4 +- test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp | 60 ++++++++++++++ test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 8 files changed, 269 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp create mode 100644 test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp create mode 100644 test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index 6815cf01..a78a4e8c 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp fil # Detail headers (httpserver/details/*.hpp) live here so they cannot leak to # downstream consumers — the public surface comes in through . noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp gettext.h -nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp +nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp if HAVE_BAUTH libhttpserver_la_SOURCES += basic_auth_fail_response.cpp diff --git a/src/httpserver.hpp b/src/httpserver.hpp index 3b49efd9..3a65e52a 100644 --- a/src/httpserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver.hpp @@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ #include "httpserver/http_resource.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_response.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" #include "httpserver/iovec_response.hpp" #include "httpserver/file_info.hpp" #include "httpserver/pipe_response.hpp" diff --git a/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp b/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp index 81593b36..4f55bba6 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ #include #include "httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" struct MHD_Connection; struct MHD_Response; diff --git a/src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp b/src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..262f0078 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#if !defined (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) +#error "Only or can be included directly." +#endif + +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_IOVEC_ENTRY_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_IOVEC_ENTRY_HPP_ + +#include + +namespace httpserver { + +// Library-defined POD describing a single scatter/gather buffer at the +// public API surface. Replaces `struct iovec` from , keeping +// the public-header surface free of POSIX-only system headers. +// +// Layout is pinned to match POSIX `struct iovec` and libmicrohttpd's +// `MHD_IoVec` so the dispatch path can `reinterpret_cast` a contiguous +// array of iovec_entry into either C type at zero copy. The pinning +// asserts live next to the cast site (currently `iovec_response.cpp`, +// moving to `details/body.hpp` once TASK-009 lands). +// +// `base` is `const void*` because libhttpserver never writes through +// these buffers on the response path. +struct iovec_entry { + const void* base; + std::size_t len; +}; + +} // namespace httpserver +#endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_IOVEC_ENTRY_HPP_ diff --git a/src/iovec_response.cpp b/src/iovec_response.cpp index 16707d87..5f6a79df 100644 --- a/src/iovec_response.cpp +++ b/src/iovec_response.cpp @@ -19,26 +19,72 @@ */ #include "httpserver/iovec_response.hpp" +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" + +#include #include +#include #include struct MHD_Response; namespace httpserver { +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// TASK-004: layout-pinning static_asserts. +// +// httpserver::iovec_entry is the public scatter/gather POD; libmicrohttpd's +// MHD_IoVec is the actual cast target on the dispatch path. POSIX struct +// iovec is asserted in parallel because the spec mandates it and because +// every platform we ship to defines all three with identical layout +// (glibc, musl, macOS, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, illumos). +// +// LIBHTTPSERVER_TODO_TASK004_MEMCPY_FALLBACK: if any of the asserts below +// ever fires on a divergent-layout platform, the fix is to replace the +// reinterpret_cast in the dispatch path with an element-by-element copy +// into a stack/heap MHD_IoVec[]. Until such a platform appears the +// asserts are the gate — a build failure on the divergent platform is +// the desired outcome (loud, immediate, with the assert string naming +// what diverged). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry size must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " + "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == + offsetof(struct iovec, iov_base), + "iovec_entry::base offset must match struct iovec::iov_base"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == + offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len), + "iovec_entry::len offset must match struct iovec::iov_len"); + +static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(MHD_IoVec), + "iovec_entry size must match libmicrohttpd MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == + offsetof(MHD_IoVec, iov_base), + "iovec_entry::base offset must match MHD_IoVec::iov_base"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == + offsetof(MHD_IoVec, iov_len), + "iovec_entry::len offset must match MHD_IoVec::iov_len"); + MHD_Response* iovec_response::get_raw_response() { // MHD_create_response_from_iovec makes an internal copy of the iov array, // so the local vector is safe. The buffer data pointed to by iov_base must // remain valid until the response is destroyed — this is guaranteed because // the buffers are owned by this iovec_response object. - std::vector iov(buffers.size()); + // + // The dispatch path builds a contiguous std::vector from the + // owned std::strings, then reinterpret_casts it to const MHD_IoVec* when + // calling MHD. The cast is well-defined because the layout-pinning + // static_asserts above guarantee identical size and field offsets. This + // same cast bridge will move into details/body.hpp when TASK-009 lands. + std::vector entries(buffers.size()); for (size_t i = 0; i < buffers.size(); ++i) { - iov[i].iov_base = buffers[i].data(); - iov[i].iov_len = buffers[i].size(); + entries[i].base = buffers[i].data(); + entries[i].len = buffers[i].size(); } return MHD_create_response_from_iovec( - iov.data(), - static_cast(iov.size()), + reinterpret_cast(entries.data()), + static_cast(entries.size()), nullptr, nullptr); } diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index 5b096892..f1bb49ee 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ uri_log_SOURCES = unit/uri_log_test.cpp # LDADD (modern ld enforces --no-copy-dt-needed-entries). uri_log_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lmicrohttpd feature_unavailable_SOURCES = unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp +header_hygiene_iovec_SOURCES = unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp +iovec_entry_SOURCES = unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp noinst_HEADERS = littletest.hpp AM_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -fPIC -Wno-overloaded-virtual diff --git a/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp b/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bac5d758 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Header-hygiene sentinel for TASK-004: +// +// AC #4 of TASK-004 ("public header must not include ") is +// scoped to the new iovec_entry header itself; the broader umbrella-leak +// concern (current umbrella transitively pulls via gnutls/ +// ) is the remit of TASK-007's header-hygiene CI gate. +// +// To enforce the local guarantee, this TU declares a colliding +// `struct iovec` BEFORE including iovec_entry.hpp directly. If the +// header (or anything it pulls in) pulls , the system +// definition collides with this sentinel and the build fails with a +// redefinition error. The TU compiling at all is the assertion. +struct iovec { + int libhttpserver_hygiene_sentinel; +}; + +// Include the new POD header in isolation to verify it pulls no +// surprise dependencies. HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is already defined by +// AM_CPPFLAGS in test/Makefile.am, so the gate is satisfied. +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" + +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(header_hygiene_iovec_suite) + void set_up() { + } + + void tear_down() { + } +LT_END_SUITE(header_hygiene_iovec_suite) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(header_hygiene_iovec_suite, iovec_entry_visible_without_sys_uio) + httpserver::iovec_entry e{nullptr, 0}; + LT_CHECK_EQ(e.base, nullptr); + LT_CHECK_EQ(e.len, 0u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_visible_without_sys_uio) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() diff --git a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1032f959 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,102 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Layout / POD-trait verification for `httpserver::iovec_entry`. +// This TU is allowed to include directly — it is an internal +// test, not a header-hygiene sentinel. The library-side guarantee that +// downstream code does NOT see via the umbrella is asserted +// separately by `header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp`. + +#include +#include +#include + +#include "./httpserver.hpp" +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +// AC: trivially copyable + standard layout — required for the +// reinterpret_cast bridge to libmicrohttpd's MHD_IoVec / POSIX struct iovec. +static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v, + "iovec_entry must be standard layout"); +static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v, + "iovec_entry must be trivially copyable"); + +// Member types as declared by the spec. +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + "iovec_entry::base must be const void*"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + "iovec_entry::len must be std::size_t"); + +// Layout pinning duplicated from the consumer perspective: defense in depth +// against a future change to on a divergent platform. +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry size must match POSIX struct iovec"); +static_assert(offsetof(httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == + offsetof(struct iovec, iov_base), + "iovec_entry::base offset must match struct iovec::iov_base"); +static_assert(offsetof(httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == + offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len), + "iovec_entry::len offset must match struct iovec::iov_len"); + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(iovec_entry_suite) + void set_up() { + } + + void tear_down() { + } +LT_END_SUITE(iovec_entry_suite) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, default_constructed_pod_holds_values) + httpserver::iovec_entry e{}; + LT_CHECK_EQ(e.base, nullptr); + LT_CHECK_EQ(e.len, 0u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(default_constructed_pod_holds_values) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, brace_init_assigns_members) + const char* payload = "hello"; + httpserver::iovec_entry e{payload, 5}; + LT_CHECK_EQ(e.base, static_cast(payload)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(e.len, 5u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(brace_init_assigns_members) + +// Reinterpret-cast bridge from a contiguous range of iovec_entry to +// POSIX struct iovec. This is the cast the library performs when feeding +// libmicrohttpd, and what TASK-010 will rely on when it lands the +// std::span factory. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves_data) + const char* a = "abc"; + const char* b = "wxyz"; + httpserver::iovec_entry entries[2] = { + {a, 3}, + {b, 4}, + }; + const struct iovec* posix = + reinterpret_cast(&entries[0]); + LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[0].iov_base, const_cast(static_cast(a))); + LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[0].iov_len, 3u); + LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[1].iov_base, const_cast(static_cast(b))); + LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[1].iov_len, 4u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves_data) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() From 259b4bb36feaa4b3b7dc60dfeaacdd99a1f57fa4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Fri, 1 May 2026 21:57:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 09/24] TASK-004: fix use-after-free in copy ctor, header hygiene, test improvements - Delete copy constructor and copy assignment on iovec_response to close CWE-416 use-after-free: the owning constructor stores entries_ as raw void* into owned_buffers_ strings; a defaulted copy would shallow-copy entries_ while deep-copying owned_buffers_ to new addresses, making entries_ dangle after source destruction. Move semantics are safe and kept. Static asserts in iovec_response_test.cpp guard this invariant. - Remove the spurious '#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp"' from http_response.hpp; http_response itself never uses iovec_entry, and iovec_response.hpp already includes it directly. - Add @attention Doxygen contract to the non-owning iovec_response constructor documenting that caller buffers must outlive MHD_destroy_response. - Remove duplicate offsetof/sizeof/alignof layout-pinning static_asserts from iovec_entry_test.cpp; authoritative copies live in iovec_response.cpp where the reinterpret_cast actually occurs. - Add iovec_response_test.cpp (was untracked) with content-type forwarding tests and move-semantics tests for both constructor variants. - Commit iovec_response.hpp, iovec_response.cpp, and test/Makefile.am that were modified/added in iter-1 but never staged. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- src/httpserver/http_response.hpp | 1 - src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp | 60 +++++++++++-- src/iovec_response.cpp | 73 +++++++++++---- test/Makefile.am | 3 +- test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp | 56 ++++++++---- test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp | 48 ++++++---- test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp | 115 ++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7 files changed, 296 insertions(+), 60 deletions(-) create mode 100644 test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp diff --git a/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp b/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp index 4f55bba6..81593b36 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp @@ -30,7 +30,6 @@ #include #include "httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" -#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" struct MHD_Connection; struct MHD_Response; diff --git a/src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp b/src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp index 82d4d594..40a0b495 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ #include #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_response.hpp" +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" struct MHD_Response; @@ -39,25 +40,66 @@ class iovec_response : public http_response { public: iovec_response() = default; + // Owning constructor: the response takes ownership of the string buffers. + // The iovec_entry array is built eagerly at construction so get_raw_response() + // allocates nothing on the hot dispatch path. explicit iovec_response( - std::vector buffers, + std::vector owned_buffers, int response_code = http::http_utils::http_ok, - const std::string& content_type = http::http_utils::text_plain): - http_response(response_code, content_type), - buffers(std::move(buffers)) { } + const std::string& content_type = http::http_utils::text_plain); + + /** + * Non-owning constructor: the caller supplies pre-built iovec_entry pairs. + * This is TASK-004's genuine zero-copy path: no heap allocation or data + * copy is performed. + * + * @attention The caller is responsible for keeping the pointed-to buffers + * alive at least until MHD_destroy_response() returns for the response + * produced by get_raw_response(). libmicrohttpd holds a reference to the + * buffer pointers until MHD_destroy_response() is called in the dispatch + * path (webserver.cpp). Freeing any backing buffer before that point + * causes a use-after-free inside libmicrohttpd (CWE-416). In practice + * this means the buffers must outlive the iovec_response object AND the + * MHD response lifecycle, which ends at MHD_destroy_response(). + * + * @note This API surface is transitional (see PRD-RSP-REQ-006 / + * TASK-010); it will be removed or replaced in a future v2.0 revision. + */ + explicit iovec_response( + std::vector caller_entries, + int response_code = http::http_utils::http_ok, + const std::string& content_type = http::http_utils::text_plain); + + // Copy construction and copy assignment are deleted: the owning constructor + // stores void* pointers (entries_) into owned_buffers_ string storage. + // A defaulted copy would shallow-copy entries_ while deep-copying + // owned_buffers_ to new addresses, making entries_ dangle as soon as the + // source is destroyed (CWE-416). Deletion forces callers onto move + // semantics, which are safe because std::vector move transfers the heap + // block and keeps string addresses stable. + iovec_response(const iovec_response&) = delete; + iovec_response& operator=(const iovec_response&) = delete; - iovec_response(const iovec_response& other) = default; iovec_response(iovec_response&& other) noexcept = default; - - iovec_response& operator=(const iovec_response& b) = default; - iovec_response& operator=(iovec_response&& b) = default; + iovec_response& operator=(iovec_response&& b) noexcept = default; ~iovec_response() = default; + // Returns a new MHD_Response* or nullptr on error (e.g. buffer count + // exceeds MHD's unsigned-int limit). The caller does not own the returned + // pointer; MHD manages its lifetime. May return nullptr; all callers on + // the dispatch path must check before use. MHD_Response* get_raw_response(); private: - std::vector buffers; + // Owned string buffers (populated by the owning constructor). + std::vector owned_buffers_; + + // Flattened iovec_entry array ready for the MHD cast. For the owning + // constructor this is populated at construction time (zero allocation on + // dispatch). For the non-owning constructor the caller-supplied entries + // are stored directly. + std::vector entries_; }; } // namespace httpserver diff --git a/src/iovec_response.cpp b/src/iovec_response.cpp index 5f6a79df..bf54fb43 100644 --- a/src/iovec_response.cpp +++ b/src/iovec_response.cpp @@ -22,8 +22,10 @@ #include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" #include +#include #include #include +#include #include struct MHD_Response; @@ -66,25 +68,64 @@ static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == offsetof(MHD_IoVec, iov_len), "iovec_entry::len offset must match MHD_IoVec::iov_len"); +// Alignment pinning: ensures the reinterpret_cast array stride is safe on +// architectures that trap on misaligned loads (SPARC, some ARM configs). +// CWE-704: without alignof equality the cast is UB even when size/offset match. +static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry alignment must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " + "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); +static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(MHD_IoVec), + "iovec_entry alignment must match MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); + +// Standard-layout guarantee: required so that reinterpret_cast between +// pointer-interconvertible types is well-defined under -fstrict-aliasing. +static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<::httpserver::iovec_entry>, + "iovec_entry must be standard layout for reinterpret_cast to MHD_IoVec"); + +iovec_response::iovec_response( + std::vector owned_buffers, + int response_code, + const std::string& content_type) + : http_response(response_code, content_type), + owned_buffers_(std::move(owned_buffers)) { + // Build the iovec_entry array eagerly so get_raw_response() is + // allocation-free on the hot dispatch path. + entries_.reserve(owned_buffers_.size()); + for (const auto& b : owned_buffers_) { + entries_.push_back({b.data(), b.size()}); + } +} + +iovec_response::iovec_response( + std::vector caller_entries, + int response_code, + const std::string& content_type) + : http_response(response_code, content_type), + entries_(std::move(caller_entries)) { + // owned_buffers_ is empty — buffer ownership stays with the caller. +} + MHD_Response* iovec_response::get_raw_response() { - // MHD_create_response_from_iovec makes an internal copy of the iov array, - // so the local vector is safe. The buffer data pointed to by iov_base must - // remain valid until the response is destroyed — this is guaranteed because - // the buffers are owned by this iovec_response object. - // - // The dispatch path builds a contiguous std::vector from the - // owned std::strings, then reinterpret_casts it to const MHD_IoVec* when - // calling MHD. The cast is well-defined because the layout-pinning - // static_asserts above guarantee identical size and field offsets. This - // same cast bridge will move into details/body.hpp when TASK-009 lands. - std::vector entries(buffers.size()); - for (size_t i = 0; i < buffers.size(); ++i) { - entries[i].base = buffers[i].data(); - entries[i].len = buffers[i].size(); + // Guard against integer narrowing: MHD_create_response_from_iovec takes + // an unsigned int count. A vector with more than UINT_MAX entries would + // silently truncate, causing MHD to read only part of the array while the + // reported body length diverges from the actual allocation (CWE-190, + // CWE-125). Return nullptr (the documented MHD "error" sentinel) instead. + if (entries_.size() > + static_cast( + std::numeric_limits::max())) { + return nullptr; } + + // The reinterpret_cast is well-defined because the layout-pinning + // static_asserts above guarantee identical size, field offsets, and + // alignment between iovec_entry and MHD_IoVec (C++ [basic.align], + // CWE-704). entries_ was populated at construction time: no heap + // allocation occurs on this path. The cast bridge will move into + // details/body.hpp when TASK-009 lands. return MHD_create_response_from_iovec( - reinterpret_cast(entries.data()), - static_cast(entries.size()), + reinterpret_cast(entries_.data()), + static_cast(entries_.size()), nullptr, nullptr); } diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index f1bb49ee..a49a22fe 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry iovec_response MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ uri_log_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lmicrohttpd feature_unavailable_SOURCES = unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp header_hygiene_iovec_SOURCES = unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp iovec_entry_SOURCES = unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp +iovec_response_SOURCES = unit/iovec_response_test.cpp noinst_HEADERS = littletest.hpp AM_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -fPIC -Wno-overloaded-virtual diff --git a/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp b/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp index bac5d758..38494b1b 100644 --- a/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp @@ -21,24 +21,36 @@ // Header-hygiene sentinel for TASK-004: // // AC #4 of TASK-004 ("public header must not include ") is -// scoped to the new iovec_entry header itself; the broader umbrella-leak -// concern (current umbrella transitively pulls via gnutls/ -// ) is the remit of TASK-007's header-hygiene CI gate. +// enforced by including iovec_entry.hpp in isolation, then checking the +// well-known include-guard macros that defines on every +// supported platform: // -// To enforce the local guarantee, this TU declares a colliding -// `struct iovec` BEFORE including iovec_entry.hpp directly. If the -// header (or anything it pulls in) pulls , the system -// definition collides with this sentinel and the build fails with a -// redefinition error. The TU compiling at all is the assertion. -struct iovec { - int libhttpserver_hygiene_sentinel; -}; - -// Include the new POD header in isolation to verify it pulls no -// surprise dependencies. HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is already defined by -// AM_CPPFLAGS in test/Makefile.am, so the gate is satisfied. +// Linux/glibc: _SYS_UIO_H (set by ) +// macOS/BSD: _SYS_UIO_H_ (set by ) +// musl: _SYS_UIO_H (same as glibc) +// +// If any of those macros is defined after including iovec_entry.hpp, the +// header has leaked and the build fails with a descriptive +// #error message. The TU compiling at all (and none of those macros being +// defined) is the assertion — no runtime test is needed for this guarantee. +// +// HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is defined by AM_CPPFLAGS in test/Makefile.am +// so the inclusion guard in iovec_entry.hpp is satisfied. + #include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" +// --- preprocessor-based leak detection ------------------------------------ + +#ifdef _SYS_UIO_H +# error " was pulled in transitively by httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp (glibc/musl guard _SYS_UIO_H)" +#endif + +#ifdef _SYS_UIO_H_ +# error " was pulled in transitively by httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp (macOS/BSD guard _SYS_UIO_H_)" +#endif + +// -------------------------------------------------------------------------- + #include "./littletest.hpp" LT_BEGIN_SUITE(header_hygiene_iovec_suite) @@ -49,10 +61,18 @@ LT_BEGIN_SUITE(header_hygiene_iovec_suite) } LT_END_SUITE(header_hygiene_iovec_suite) +// Verify that iovec_entry is accessible and sizeof/alignof are non-zero +// without any POSIX headers in scope. This confirms that no system types +// leaked in through iovec_entry.hpp and that the type is self-contained. LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(header_hygiene_iovec_suite, iovec_entry_visible_without_sys_uio) - httpserver::iovec_entry e{nullptr, 0}; - LT_CHECK_EQ(e.base, nullptr); - LT_CHECK_EQ(e.len, 0u); + // If any system header leaked in, alignof/sizeof would still be correct, + // but the #error directives above ensure this test is only reached on a + // clean TU. These checks confirm the type is truly self-contained. + static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::iovec_entry) > 0, + "iovec_entry must have non-zero size without sys/uio.h"); + static_assert(alignof(httpserver::iovec_entry) > 0, + "iovec_entry must have non-zero alignment without sys/uio.h"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(true, true); // TU compiled clean: no sys/uio.h leak detected LT_END_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_visible_without_sys_uio) LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() diff --git a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp index 1032f959..412186a4 100644 --- a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp @@ -19,12 +19,13 @@ */ // Layout / POD-trait verification for `httpserver::iovec_entry`. -// This TU is allowed to include directly — it is an internal -// test, not a header-hygiene sentinel. The library-side guarantee that -// downstream code does NOT see via the umbrella is asserted -// separately by `header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp`. +// This TU is allowed to include and directly — +// it is an internal test, not a header-hygiene sentinel. The library-side +// guarantee that downstream code does NOT see via the umbrella +// is asserted separately by `header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp`. #include +#include #include #include @@ -46,17 +47,6 @@ static_assert(std::is_same_v, "iovec_entry::len must be std::size_t"); -// Layout pinning duplicated from the consumer perspective: defense in depth -// against a future change to on a divergent platform. -static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec), - "iovec_entry size must match POSIX struct iovec"); -static_assert(offsetof(httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == - offsetof(struct iovec, iov_base), - "iovec_entry::base offset must match struct iovec::iov_base"); -static_assert(offsetof(httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == - offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len), - "iovec_entry::len offset must match struct iovec::iov_len"); - LT_BEGIN_SUITE(iovec_entry_suite) void set_up() { } @@ -97,6 +87,34 @@ LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[1].iov_len, 4u); LT_END_AUTO_TEST(reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves_data) +// Runtime bridge test for the actual production cast path: iovec_entry → +// MHD_IoVec. Mirrors the struct iovec test above but exercises the type +// used at dispatch time in iovec_response::get_raw_response(). +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, reinterpret_cast_to_MHD_IoVec_preserves_data) + const char* a = "hello"; + const char* b = "world"; + httpserver::iovec_entry entries[2] = { + {a, 5}, + {b, 5}, + }; + const MHD_IoVec* mhd = + reinterpret_cast(&entries[0]); + LT_CHECK_EQ(mhd[0].iov_base, static_cast(a)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(mhd[0].iov_len, 5u); + LT_CHECK_EQ(mhd[1].iov_base, static_cast(b)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(mhd[1].iov_len, 5u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(reinterpret_cast_to_MHD_IoVec_preserves_data) + +// Verify trivially-copyable guarantee has observable runtime effect: +// a copy-constructed iovec_entry must preserve both members. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, copy_constructed_iovec_entry_preserves_members) + const char* payload = "data"; + httpserver::iovec_entry original{payload, 4}; + httpserver::iovec_entry copy = original; // copy construction + LT_CHECK_EQ(copy.base, static_cast(payload)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(copy.len, 4u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(copy_constructed_iovec_entry_preserves_members) + LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() AUTORUN_TESTS() LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() diff --git a/test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp b/test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a59566dd --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,115 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Unit tests for iovec_response: constructor variants, response code, +// content-type forwarding, and move semantics. These tests exercise the +// class without starting the MHD daemon, so they do not call +// get_raw_response(). + +#include +#include +#include +#include + +#include "./httpserver.hpp" +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +// Security: iovec_response must NOT be copy-constructible or copy-assignable. +// The owning constructor stores void* pointers into owned_buffers_ strings +// inside entries_. A defaulted copy would shallow-copy entries_ while +// deep-copying owned_buffers_ (new addresses), leaving entries_ dangling after +// the source is destroyed (CWE-416 use-after-free). Deleting copy forces +// callers onto move-only semantics, which is safe because std::vector move +// transfers the heap block, keeping string addresses stable. +static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible_v, + "iovec_response must not be copy-constructible (UAF risk on owning path)"); +static_assert(!std::is_copy_assignable_v, + "iovec_response must not be copy-assignable (UAF risk on owning path)"); + +// Move semantics must still work. +static_assert(std::is_move_constructible_v, + "iovec_response must be move-constructible"); +static_assert(std::is_move_assignable_v, + "iovec_response must be move-assignable"); + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(iovec_response_suite) + void set_up() { + } + + void tear_down() { + } +LT_END_SUITE(iovec_response_suite) + +// Owning constructor: accepts std::vector. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_response_suite, owning_constructor_sets_response_code) + std::vector parts = {"hello", " world"}; + httpserver::iovec_response resp(parts, 200, "text/plain"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(resp.get_response_code(), 200); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(owning_constructor_sets_response_code) + +// Verify content-type forwarding for the owning constructor. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_response_suite, owning_constructor_forwards_content_type) + std::vector parts = {"hello"}; + httpserver::iovec_response resp(parts, 200, "application/json"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(resp.get_header("Content-Type"), "application/json"); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(owning_constructor_forwards_content_type) + +// Move constructor: source parts are consumed; response code is correct. +// This is the intended usage pattern in the dispatch path (shared_ptr + +// std::move). After the move, the moved-from vector is empty. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_response_suite, owning_constructor_move_leaves_source_empty) + std::vector parts = {"hello", " world"}; + httpserver::iovec_response resp(std::move(parts), 201, "application/json"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(resp.get_response_code(), 201); + LT_CHECK_EQ(parts.empty(), true); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(owning_constructor_move_leaves_source_empty) + +// Non-owning constructor: accepts std::vector (caller-owned +// buffers). This is TASK-004's genuine zero-copy path: the caller holds the +// data and passes pointer+length pairs directly. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_response_suite, non_owning_constructor_sets_response_code) + const char* buf1 = "hello"; + const char* buf2 = " world"; + std::vector entries = { + {buf1, 5}, + {buf2, 6}, + }; + httpserver::iovec_response resp(entries, 200, "text/plain"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(resp.get_response_code(), 200); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(non_owning_constructor_sets_response_code) + +// Verify content-type forwarding for the non-owning constructor. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_response_suite, non_owning_constructor_forwards_content_type) + const char* buf = "hello"; + std::vector entries = {{buf, 5}}; + httpserver::iovec_response resp(entries, 200, "text/html"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(resp.get_header("Content-Type"), "text/html"); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(non_owning_constructor_forwards_content_type) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_response_suite, non_owning_constructor_custom_code) + const char* buf = "not found"; + std::vector entries = {{buf, 9}}; + httpserver::iovec_response resp(entries, 404, "text/plain"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(resp.get_response_code(), 404); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(non_owning_constructor_custom_code) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() From 03533c6668c3d937406c0456224aedc5e99fb8a6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sat, 2 May 2026 23:00:50 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 10/24] TASK-005: Add http_method enum and method_set bitmask Introduces the type-safe HTTP-method primitives that http_resource, the route table, and lambda registration will consume. - enum class http_method : std::uint8_t { get, head, post, put, del, connect, options, trace, patch, count_ }. Identifier `del` avoids the C++ keyword; wire token returned by to_string is "DELETE". - struct method_set { std::uint32_t bits = 0; } with constexpr contains/set/clear/set_all/clear_all and defaulted operator==. - Free constexpr noexcept bitwise operators (|, &, ^, ~, |=, &=, ^=) on http_method and method_set, including mixed (set, enum) overloads. All operators usable in constant expressions and at runtime ("consteval- friendly" without forbidding runtime use, which the route-table writer path needs). - to_string(http_method) returning std::string_view for logging and the 405 Allow: header. Total over the 9 enumerators; out-of-range returns an empty view so logging stays robust against stale values. - Layout/width invariants pinned at namespace scope: count_ <= 32, standard layout, trivially copyable, sizeof(method_set) == sizeof(uint32_t). - Re-exported from and installed via nobase_include_HEADERS in src/Makefile.am. - Test driver test/unit/http_method_test.cpp covers both compile-time static_asserts (round-trip, layout, bitwise composition, complement bounding, to_string totality) and 13 runtime LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST cases including a contract check that to_string matches libmicrohttpd's MHD_HTTP_METHOD_* tokens. All 22 testsuite entries pass under the default build and under --enable-debug (-Wall -Wextra -Werror -pedantic). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/Makefile.am | 2 +- src/httpserver.hpp | 1 + src/httpserver/http_method.hpp | 247 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ test/Makefile.am | 3 +- test/unit/http_method_test.cpp | 317 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 5 files changed, 568 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/httpserver/http_method.hpp create mode 100644 test/unit/http_method_test.cpp diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index a78a4e8c..ae5b3288 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp fil # Detail headers (httpserver/details/*.hpp) live here so they cannot leak to # downstream consumers — the public surface comes in through . noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp gettext.h -nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp +nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp httpserver/http_method.hpp if HAVE_BAUTH libhttpserver_la_SOURCES += basic_auth_fail_response.cpp diff --git a/src/httpserver.hpp b/src/httpserver.hpp index 3a65e52a..ba096c2c 100644 --- a/src/httpserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver.hpp @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ #include "httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp" #include "httpserver/file_response.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp" +#include "httpserver/http_method.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_request.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_resource.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_response.hpp" diff --git a/src/httpserver/http_method.hpp b/src/httpserver/http_method.hpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a989496f --- /dev/null +++ b/src/httpserver/http_method.hpp @@ -0,0 +1,247 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#if !defined (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) +#error "Only or can be included directly." +#endif + +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_HTTP_METHOD_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_HTTP_METHOD_HPP_ + +#include +#include +#include + +namespace httpserver { + +// Strongly-typed HTTP method primitive consumed by http_resource, the +// route table, and lambda registration. The identifier `del` (rather +// than `delete`) avoids the C++ keyword; the wire-protocol token +// returned by to_string() is "DELETE". +// +// `count_` is a sentinel and must remain the last enumerator. Any new +// method goes immediately before it; to_string()'s switch must also be +// updated. The 32-bit underlying storage of method_set leaves 23 bits +// of growth headroom past the 9 standard methods (PRD-REQ-REQ-003, +// DR-006). +enum class http_method : std::uint8_t { + get, + head, + post, + put, + del, // wire token "DELETE" + connect, + options, + trace, + patch, + count_ // sentinel; must remain last +}; + +namespace detail { + +// Bit position for an http_method enumerator. Defined here so member +// functions and free operators can share one definition. Out-of-range +// inputs (>= 32) are masked out by the caller; this helper is total. +constexpr std::uint32_t method_bit(http_method m) noexcept { + return std::uint32_t{1} << static_cast(m); +} + +// All-valid-methods mask: bits 0 .. count_-1 set, the rest cleared. +constexpr std::uint32_t valid_method_mask() noexcept { + return (std::uint32_t{1} + << static_cast(http_method::count_)) - 1u; +} + +} // namespace detail + +// Fixed-size set of allowed HTTP methods (one bit per http_method +// enumerator). Aggregate so it stays standard layout / trivially +// copyable; brace-init with {bits} is fine, and default-init gives an +// empty set. Comparison is defaulted (constexpr noexcept). +struct method_set { + std::uint32_t bits = 0; + + constexpr bool contains(http_method m) const noexcept { + return (bits & detail::method_bit(m)) != 0u; + } + + constexpr method_set& set(http_method m) noexcept { + bits |= detail::method_bit(m); + return *this; + } + + constexpr method_set& clear(http_method m) noexcept { + bits &= ~detail::method_bit(m); + return *this; + } + + // set_all() and clear_all() operate over the valid-method window + // (bits 0 .. count_-1); bits beyond count_ stay zero so complement + // round-trips cleanly. + constexpr method_set& set_all() noexcept { + bits = detail::valid_method_mask(); + return *this; + } + + constexpr method_set& clear_all() noexcept { + bits = 0u; + return *this; + } + + friend constexpr bool operator==(method_set, method_set) noexcept = default; +}; + +// to_string returns the uppercase RFC 9110 wire token for use in logs +// and the 405 Allow: header. Total over the 9 declared enumerators; +// any other underlying value (only producible via static_cast) returns +// an empty view rather than crashing — keeps logging robust against +// stale enum values. +constexpr std::string_view to_string(http_method m) noexcept { + switch (m) { + case http_method::get: return std::string_view{"GET"}; + case http_method::head: return std::string_view{"HEAD"}; + case http_method::post: return std::string_view{"POST"}; + case http_method::put: return std::string_view{"PUT"}; + case http_method::del: return std::string_view{"DELETE"}; + case http_method::connect: return std::string_view{"CONNECT"}; + case http_method::options: return std::string_view{"OPTIONS"}; + case http_method::trace: return std::string_view{"TRACE"}; + case http_method::patch: return std::string_view{"PATCH"}; + case http_method::count_: return std::string_view{}; + } + return std::string_view{}; +} + +// Bitwise composition. Operators on http_method yield a method_set so +// `get | post` is a two-method set ready to feed into route_entry. +// All operators are constexpr noexcept — usable in compile-time +// context (the "consteval-friendly" requirement) AND at runtime, which +// the route-table writer path needs. + +constexpr method_set operator|(http_method a, http_method b) noexcept { + return method_set{detail::method_bit(a) | detail::method_bit(b)}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator&(http_method a, http_method b) noexcept { + return method_set{detail::method_bit(a) & detail::method_bit(b)}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator^(http_method a, http_method b) noexcept { + return method_set{detail::method_bit(a) ^ detail::method_bit(b)}; +} + +// ~http_method == "every valid method except this one" (bounded to the +// count_ window). +constexpr method_set operator~(http_method m) noexcept { + return method_set{detail::valid_method_mask() & ~detail::method_bit(m)}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator|(method_set a, method_set b) noexcept { + return method_set{a.bits | b.bits}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator&(method_set a, method_set b) noexcept { + return method_set{a.bits & b.bits}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator^(method_set a, method_set b) noexcept { + return method_set{a.bits ^ b.bits}; +} + +// ~method_set is also bounded to the valid-method window so +// `~method_set{}.set_all() == method_set{}` holds — i.e. complement is +// an involution within the 9-bit window. Without the masking, unused +// upper bits would leak in and break round-tripping. +constexpr method_set operator~(method_set s) noexcept { + return method_set{detail::valid_method_mask() & ~s.bits}; +} + +// Mixed (method_set, http_method) overloads — convenience for the +// common "set | method" composition. +constexpr method_set operator|(method_set s, http_method m) noexcept { + return method_set{s.bits | detail::method_bit(m)}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator|(http_method m, method_set s) noexcept { + return s | m; +} + +constexpr method_set operator&(method_set s, http_method m) noexcept { + return method_set{s.bits & detail::method_bit(m)}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator&(http_method m, method_set s) noexcept { + return s & m; +} + +constexpr method_set operator^(method_set s, http_method m) noexcept { + return method_set{s.bits ^ detail::method_bit(m)}; +} + +constexpr method_set operator^(http_method m, method_set s) noexcept { + return s ^ m; +} + +// Compound assignment on method_set (free functions to match the +// non-member binary operators above). +constexpr method_set& operator|=(method_set& s, method_set rhs) noexcept { + s.bits |= rhs.bits; + return s; +} + +constexpr method_set& operator&=(method_set& s, method_set rhs) noexcept { + s.bits &= rhs.bits; + return s; +} + +constexpr method_set& operator^=(method_set& s, method_set rhs) noexcept { + s.bits ^= rhs.bits; + return s; +} + +constexpr method_set& operator|=(method_set& s, http_method m) noexcept { + s.bits |= detail::method_bit(m); + return s; +} + +constexpr method_set& operator&=(method_set& s, http_method m) noexcept { + s.bits &= detail::method_bit(m); + return s; +} + +constexpr method_set& operator^=(method_set& s, http_method m) noexcept { + s.bits ^= detail::method_bit(m); + return s; +} + +// Layout / width invariants — pinned once at namespace scope so every +// TU including this header gets the protection. Placed AFTER the +// method_set definition so is_standard_layout_v / sizeof are well-formed. +static_assert(static_cast(http_method::count_) <= 32, + "http_method::count_ must fit in method_set's 32-bit bitmask"); +static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v, + "method_set must be standard layout"); +static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v, + "method_set must be trivially copyable"); +static_assert(sizeof(method_set) == sizeof(std::uint32_t), + "method_set must be exactly the size of its underlying uint32_t"); + +} // namespace httpserver +#endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_HTTP_METHOD_HPP_ diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index a49a22fe..0eb4209b 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry iovec_response +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry iovec_response http_method MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ feature_unavailable_SOURCES = unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp header_hygiene_iovec_SOURCES = unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp iovec_entry_SOURCES = unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp iovec_response_SOURCES = unit/iovec_response_test.cpp +http_method_SOURCES = unit/http_method_test.cpp noinst_HEADERS = littletest.hpp AM_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -fPIC -Wno-overloaded-virtual diff --git a/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp b/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3a471de4 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,317 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Compile-time and runtime verification of httpserver::http_method and +// httpserver::method_set. Drives both acceptance-criteria asserts plus +// layout / width pinning, bitwise composition, complement bounding, +// to_string totality, and round-trip via set/contains. + +#include +#include +#include +#include + +#include "./httpserver.hpp" +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +// AC #1 — set/contains round-trip in constant context. +static_assert(httpserver::method_set{}.set(httpserver::http_method::get) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::get), + "method_set::set followed by contains must hold at compile time"); + +// AC #2 — bitmask width sanity. +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::http_method::count_) <= 32, + "http_method::count_ must fit in method_set's 32-bit bitmask"); + +// `count_` is the last enumerator (immediately after `patch`). +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::http_method::patch) + 1u + == static_cast(httpserver::http_method::count_), + "count_ must remain the last enumerator (after patch)"); + +// Underlying type pinning. +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::uint8_t>, + "http_method underlying type must be std::uint8_t"); + +// method_set storage pinning. +static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v); +static_assert(std::is_trivially_copyable_v); +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::method_set) == sizeof(std::uint32_t)); +static_assert(std::is_same_v); + +// Default-constructed method_set is empty. +static_assert(!httpserver::method_set{}.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); +static_assert(httpserver::method_set{}.bits == 0u); + +// clear works. +static_assert(httpserver::method_set{} + .set(httpserver::http_method::get) + .clear(httpserver::http_method::get) + .bits == 0u); + +// set_all sets exactly count_ bits. +static_assert(httpserver::method_set{}.set_all().bits + == ((std::uint32_t{1} << static_cast( + httpserver::http_method::count_)) - 1u)); + +// set_all() | clear_all() consistency. +static_assert(httpserver::method_set{}.set_all().clear_all().bits == 0u); + +// Operator | on two enumerators. +static_assert( + (httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); +static_assert( + (httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); +static_assert( + !(httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::put)); + +// Operator & on overlapping sets. +static_assert( + ((httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post) + & (httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put)) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); +static_assert( + !((httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post) + & (httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put)) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + +// Operator ^ (XOR) on enumerators yields union when disjoint, removes shared. +static_assert( + (httpserver::http_method::get ^ httpserver::http_method::post).bits + == ((httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post).bits)); +static_assert( + ((httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post) + ^ (httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put)).bits + == ((httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::put).bits)); + +// Operator ~ on a method_set is bounded to the valid method window. +static_assert((~httpserver::method_set{}).bits + == ((std::uint32_t{1} << static_cast( + httpserver::http_method::count_)) - 1u)); +static_assert((~httpserver::method_set{}.set_all()).bits == 0u); + +// Operator ~ on an enumerator equals "all valid methods minus this one". +static_assert(!(~httpserver::http_method::get) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); +static_assert((~httpserver::http_method::get) + .contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + +// Compound assignment usable in constant context. +static_assert([]{ + httpserver::method_set s{}; + s |= httpserver::http_method::get; + s |= httpserver::http_method::post; + s &= (httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put); + return s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post) + && !s.contains(httpserver::http_method::get); +}()); + +// to_string returns the wire-protocol uppercase tokens. +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::get) + == std::string_view{"GET"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::head) + == std::string_view{"HEAD"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::post) + == std::string_view{"POST"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::put) + == std::string_view{"PUT"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::del) + == std::string_view{"DELETE"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::connect) + == std::string_view{"CONNECT"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::options) + == std::string_view{"OPTIONS"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::trace) + == std::string_view{"TRACE"}); +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::patch) + == std::string_view{"PATCH"}); + +// Out-of-range to_string returns an empty view (does not crash). +static_assert(httpserver::to_string(static_cast(99)) + == std::string_view{}); + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(http_method_suite) + void set_up() { + } + + void tear_down() { + } +LT_END_SUITE(http_method_suite) + +// 1. Runtime mirror of AC #1. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, set_then_contains_runtime) + httpserver::method_set s{}; + s.set(httpserver::http_method::get); + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(set_then_contains_runtime) + +// 2. set then clear returns bits == 0. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, set_clear_roundtrip) + httpserver::method_set s{}; + s.set(httpserver::http_method::post); + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + s.clear(httpserver::http_method::post); + LT_CHECK(!s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(s.bits, 0u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(set_clear_roundtrip) + +// 3. set_all then contains every declared method. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, set_all_then_contains_every_method) + httpserver::method_set s{}; + s.set_all(); + const auto count = static_cast(httpserver::http_method::count_); + for (std::uint8_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) { + LT_CHECK(s.contains(static_cast(i))); + } +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(set_all_then_contains_every_method) + +// 4. clear_all makes empty. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, clear_all_makes_empty) + httpserver::method_set s{}; + s.set_all(); + s.clear_all(); + const auto count = static_cast(httpserver::http_method::count_); + for (std::uint8_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) { + LT_CHECK(!s.contains(static_cast(i))); + } + LT_CHECK_EQ(s.bits, 0u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(clear_all_makes_empty) + +// 5. Bitwise OR on two enumerators yields a set with both. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, bitwise_or_two_enumerators_yields_set_with_both) + auto s = httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post; + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + LT_CHECK(!s.contains(httpserver::http_method::put)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(bitwise_or_two_enumerators_yields_set_with_both) + +// 6. Bitwise AND intersection. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, bitwise_and_intersection) + auto a = httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post; + auto b = httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put; + auto inter = a & b; + LT_CHECK(inter.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + LT_CHECK(!inter.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + LT_CHECK(!inter.contains(httpserver::http_method::put)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(bitwise_and_intersection) + +// 7. Bitwise XOR symmetric difference. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, bitwise_xor_symmetric_difference) + auto a = httpserver::http_method::get | httpserver::http_method::post; + auto b = httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put; + auto symdiff = a ^ b; + LT_CHECK(symdiff.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + LT_CHECK(symdiff.contains(httpserver::http_method::put)); + LT_CHECK(!symdiff.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(bitwise_xor_symmetric_difference) + +// 8. Complement of a singleton contains every other declared method. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, complement_of_singleton_contains_every_other_method) + auto comp = ~httpserver::http_method::get; + LT_CHECK(!comp.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + const auto count = static_cast(httpserver::http_method::count_); + for (std::uint8_t i = 0; i < count; ++i) { + if (i == static_cast(httpserver::http_method::get)) { + continue; + } + LT_CHECK(comp.contains(static_cast(i))); + } +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(complement_of_singleton_contains_every_other_method) + +// 9. Complement of a method_set is bounded to the count_ window. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, complement_of_set_is_bounded_to_count_window) + httpserver::method_set empty{}; + auto full = ~empty; + LT_CHECK_EQ(full.bits, httpserver::method_set{}.set_all().bits); + // Bits beyond count_ must be zero. + const auto count = static_cast(httpserver::http_method::count_); + const std::uint32_t valid_mask = (std::uint32_t{1} << count) - 1u; + LT_CHECK_EQ(full.bits & ~valid_mask, 0u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(complement_of_set_is_bounded_to_count_window) + +// 10. Compound assignment with enumerator and method_set. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, compound_assign_or_equals_with_enumerator) + httpserver::method_set s{}; + s |= httpserver::http_method::get; + s |= httpserver::http_method::post; + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + + s &= (httpserver::http_method::post | httpserver::http_method::put); + LT_CHECK(!s.contains(httpserver::http_method::get)); + LT_CHECK(s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + LT_CHECK(!s.contains(httpserver::http_method::put)); + + s ^= httpserver::http_method::post; + LT_CHECK(!s.contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(s.bits, 0u); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(compound_assign_or_equals_with_enumerator) + +// 11. to_string returns the uppercase wire-protocol tokens. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, to_string_returns_uppercase_wire_tokens) + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::get) == std::string_view{"GET"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::head) == std::string_view{"HEAD"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::post) == std::string_view{"POST"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::put) == std::string_view{"PUT"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::del) == std::string_view{"DELETE"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::connect) == std::string_view{"CONNECT"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::options) == std::string_view{"OPTIONS"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::trace) == std::string_view{"TRACE"}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::patch) == std::string_view{"PATCH"}); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(to_string_returns_uppercase_wire_tokens) + +// 12. to_string of an unknown enum value returns an empty view. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, to_string_unknown_returns_empty_view) + auto sv = httpserver::to_string(static_cast(99)); + LT_CHECK(sv.empty()); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(to_string_unknown_returns_empty_view) + +// 13. to_string matches the libmicrohttpd wire tokens. This is the +// contract that lets routing match libmicrohttpd's method strings against +// to_string(http_method). MHD method-string macros expand to literal C +// strings ("GET", "DELETE", ...), so direct comparison is well-defined. +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(http_method_suite, to_string_round_trip_via_strcmp_with_mhd) + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::get) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_GET}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::head) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_HEAD}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::post) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_POST}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::put) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_PUT}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::del) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_DELETE}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::connect) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_CONNECT}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::options) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_OPTIONS}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::trace) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_TRACE}); + LT_CHECK(httpserver::to_string(httpserver::http_method::patch) + == std::string_view{MHD_HTTP_METHOD_PATCH}); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(to_string_round_trip_via_strcmp_with_mhd) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() From 71bf2a27d4393a48cb25bf4e369652df2d437551 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 09:14:48 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 11/24] TASK-006: Replace #define constants with httpserver::constants MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Move every value-form #define from public headers into inline constexpr declarations under httpserver::constants: - DEFAULT_WS_PORT -> std::uint16_t (9898) - DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT -> int (180 seconds) - DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE -> std::uint16_t (0xFFFF) - NOT_FOUND_ERROR -> std::string_view ("Not Found") - METHOD_ERROR -> std::string_view ("Method not Allowed") - NOT_METHOD_ERROR -> std::string_view ("Method not Acceptable") - GENERIC_ERROR -> std::string_view ("Internal Error") The new header src/httpserver/constants.hpp uses the established two-token gate (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ + HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION), is re-exported from , and is registered in nobase_include_HEADERS so it ships in the install layout. Internal callers in webserver.cpp, http_utils.cpp, create_webserver.hpp, and http_utils.hpp are migrated to the namespaced names. The string_response call sites materialize a std::string from the string_view to satisfy the existing ctor signature. A new unit test (test/unit/constants_test.cpp) pins the values and types via static_assert, and uses #ifdef sentinels to witness that the v1 macro names no longer leak into consumer namespace after #include . NOT_METHOD_ERROR has no in-tree caller; retained for v1 API parity per the v2.0 mechanical-migration policy. Acceptance: - 23/23 tests pass (release + debug -Werror -Wall -Wextra) - Filtered grep on src/httpserver/*.hpp shows no leftover value-constant #defines (include guards, _WINDOWS, _WIN32_WINNT, and COMPARATOR are out of scope per plan §2) - Installed-header layout includes httpserver/constants.hpp Closes TASK-006. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/Makefile.am | 2 +- src/http_utils.cpp | 5 +- src/httpserver.hpp | 1 + src/httpserver/constants.hpp | 83 +++++++++++++++ src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp | 8 +- src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp | 5 +- src/httpserver/webserver.hpp | 6 +- src/webserver.cpp | 7 +- test/Makefile.am | 3 +- test/unit/constants_test.cpp | 154 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 10 files changed, 254 insertions(+), 20 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/httpserver/constants.hpp create mode 100644 test/unit/constants_test.cpp diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index ae5b3288..97e45c06 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp fil # Detail headers (httpserver/details/*.hpp) live here so they cannot leak to # downstream consumers — the public surface comes in through . noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp gettext.h -nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp httpserver/http_method.hpp +nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/constants.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp httpserver/http_method.hpp if HAVE_BAUTH libhttpserver_la_SOURCES += basic_auth_fail_response.cpp diff --git a/src/http_utils.cpp b/src/http_utils.cpp index 11bab910..a4b9c1a2 100644 --- a/src/http_utils.cpp +++ b/src/http_utils.cpp @@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ USA */ +#include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" #if defined(_WIN32) && !defined(__CYGWIN__) @@ -373,12 +374,12 @@ ip_representation::ip_representation(const struct sockaddr* ip) { pieces[i] = (reinterpret_cast(sin_addr6_pt))[i]; } } - mask = DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE; + mask = constants::DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE; } ip_representation::ip_representation(const std::string& ip) { std::vector parts; - mask = DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE; + mask = constants::DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE; std::fill(pieces, pieces + 16, 0); if (ip.find(':') != std::string::npos) { // IPV6 ip_version = http_utils::IPV6; diff --git a/src/httpserver.hpp b/src/httpserver.hpp index ba096c2c..4f88f385 100644 --- a/src/httpserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver.hpp @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ #ifdef HAVE_BAUTH #include "httpserver/basic_auth_fail_response.hpp" #endif // HAVE_BAUTH +#include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/deferred_response.hpp" #ifdef HAVE_DAUTH #include "httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp" diff --git a/src/httpserver/constants.hpp b/src/httpserver/constants.hpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..94824cab --- /dev/null +++ b/src/httpserver/constants.hpp @@ -0,0 +1,83 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#if !defined (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) +#error "Only or can be included directly." +#endif + +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_CONSTANTS_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_CONSTANTS_HPP_ + +#include +#include + +// Public, namespaced replacements for the v1 #define wall. Each constant +// here was previously a value-form macro in a public header (see PRD-CFG- +// REQ-002 / architecture §4.9 for the rationale). The identifiers +// preserve their v1 spellings so the migration is mechanical: only the +// namespace qualifier changes at call sites. +// +// `inline constexpr` (C++17+, project floor is C++20 per TASK-001) gives +// each symbol a single ODR-stable definition usable from any TU that +// includes this header. +namespace httpserver::constants { + +// Default TCP port the webserver binds to when no `port()` is set on the +// create_webserver builder. Replaces v1 `#define DEFAULT_WS_PORT 9898`. +inline constexpr std::uint16_t DEFAULT_WS_PORT = 9898; + +// Default per-connection timeout in seconds. Replaces v1 +// `#define DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT 180`. Type is `int` to match the +// `create_webserver._connection_timeout` field exactly — no implicit +// conversion at the assignment site, no -Wconversion noise. The value +// is non-negative by construction. +inline constexpr int DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT = 180; + +// Bitmask sentinel used by ip_representation when no explicit CIDR mask +// has been parsed (all 16 nibbles "present"). Replaces v1 +// `#define DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE 0xFFFF`. +inline constexpr std::uint16_t DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE = 0xFFFFu; + +// Default body for a 404 response when no not_found_resource is set on +// the webserver. Replaces v1 `#define NOT_FOUND_ERROR "Not Found"`. +// std::string_view keeps storage non-allocating; call sites materialize +// a std::string via the string_response constructor. +inline constexpr std::string_view NOT_FOUND_ERROR = "Not Found"; + +// Default body for a 405 response when no method_not_allowed_resource +// is set. Replaces v1 `#define METHOD_ERROR "Method not Allowed"`. +// The name is preserved (rather than renamed to METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED_ERROR) +// to keep the migration mechanical — the namespacing is the API change, +// not a rename. +inline constexpr std::string_view METHOD_ERROR = "Method not Allowed"; + +// Default body for a 406 response. Replaces v1 +// `#define NOT_METHOD_ERROR "Method not Acceptable"`. Currently unused +// by any in-tree caller (verified by grep across src/, test/, examples/); +// retained for v1 API parity per the v2.0 mechanical-migration policy. +inline constexpr std::string_view NOT_METHOD_ERROR = "Method not Acceptable"; + +// Default body for a 500 response when no internal_error_resource is +// set. Replaces v1 `#define GENERIC_ERROR "Internal Error"`. +inline constexpr std::string_view GENERIC_ERROR = "Internal Error"; + +} // namespace httpserver::constants + +#endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_CONSTANTS_HPP_ diff --git a/src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp b/src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp index 226738dc..82a43eb0 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp @@ -33,12 +33,10 @@ #include #include +#include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_response.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" -#define DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT 180 -#define DEFAULT_WS_PORT 9898 - namespace httpserver { class webserver; @@ -480,13 +478,13 @@ class create_webserver { } private: - uint16_t _port = DEFAULT_WS_PORT; + uint16_t _port = constants::DEFAULT_WS_PORT; http::http_utils::start_method_T _start_method = http::http_utils::INTERNAL_SELECT; int _max_threads = 0; int _max_connections = 0; int _memory_limit = 0; size_t _content_size_limit = std::numeric_limits::max(); - int _connection_timeout = DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT; + int _connection_timeout = constants::DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT; int _per_IP_connection_limit = 0; log_access_ptr _log_access = nullptr; log_error_ptr _log_error = nullptr; diff --git a/src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp b/src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp index 972eea26..8b1c3e60 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp @@ -56,10 +56,9 @@ #include #include +#include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp" -#define DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE 0xFFFF - namespace httpserver { @@ -370,7 +369,7 @@ struct ip_representation { explicit ip_representation(http_utils::IP_version_T ip_version) : ip_version(ip_version) { - mask = DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE; + mask = constants::DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE; std::fill(pieces, pieces + 16, 0); } diff --git a/src/httpserver/webserver.hpp b/src/httpserver/webserver.hpp index 2a4041cd..43a87c2f 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/webserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/webserver.hpp @@ -25,11 +25,6 @@ #ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_WEBSERVER_HPP_ #define SRC_HTTPSERVER_WEBSERVER_HPP_ -#define NOT_FOUND_ERROR "Not Found" -#define METHOD_ERROR "Method not Allowed" -#define NOT_METHOD_ERROR "Method not Acceptable" -#define GENERIC_ERROR "Internal Error" - #include #include #include @@ -54,6 +49,7 @@ #include #endif // HAVE_GNUTLS +#include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp" #include "httpserver/create_webserver.hpp" #include "httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp" diff --git a/src/webserver.cpp b/src/webserver.cpp index 647719a7..17f70cf9 100644 --- a/src/webserver.cpp +++ b/src/webserver.cpp @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ #include #include +#include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/create_webserver.hpp" #include "httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp" #include "httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp" @@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ std::shared_ptr webserver::not_found_page(details::modded_request if (not_found_resource != nullptr) { return not_found_resource(*mr->dhr); } else { - return std::make_shared(NOT_FOUND_ERROR, http_utils::http_not_found); + return std::make_shared(std::string{constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR}, http_utils::http_not_found); } } @@ -1027,7 +1028,7 @@ std::shared_ptr webserver::method_not_allowed_page(details::modde if (method_not_allowed_resource != nullptr) { return method_not_allowed_resource(*mr->dhr); } else { - return std::make_shared(METHOD_ERROR, http_utils::http_method_not_allowed); + return std::make_shared(std::string{constants::METHOD_ERROR}, http_utils::http_method_not_allowed); } } @@ -1035,7 +1036,7 @@ std::shared_ptr webserver::internal_error_page(details::modded_re if (internal_error_resource != nullptr && !force_our) { return internal_error_resource(*mr->dhr); } else { - return std::make_shared(GENERIC_ERROR, http_utils::http_internal_server_error); + return std::make_shared(std::string{constants::GENERIC_ERROR}, http_utils::http_internal_server_error); } } diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index 0eb4209b..81fb0157 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry iovec_response http_method +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry iovec_response http_method constants MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ header_hygiene_iovec_SOURCES = unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp iovec_entry_SOURCES = unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp iovec_response_SOURCES = unit/iovec_response_test.cpp http_method_SOURCES = unit/http_method_test.cpp +constants_SOURCES = unit/constants_test.cpp noinst_HEADERS = littletest.hpp AM_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -fPIC -Wno-overloaded-virtual diff --git a/test/unit/constants_test.cpp b/test/unit/constants_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..71413a77 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/constants_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,154 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#include +#include +#include + +#include "./httpserver.hpp" +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +// AC: every value-constant from v1's #define wall is now visible as a +// constexpr symbol under httpserver::constants when consumers include +// . These compile-time assertions are the contract. +static_assert(httpserver::constants::DEFAULT_WS_PORT == 9898, + "DEFAULT_WS_PORT must equal 9898 (v1 default)"); +static_assert(httpserver::constants::DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT == 180, + "DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT must equal 180 seconds (v1 default)"); +static_assert(httpserver::constants::DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE == 0xFFFFu, + "DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE must equal 0xFFFF (v1 default)"); +static_assert(httpserver::constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR == + std::string_view{"Not Found"}, + "NOT_FOUND_ERROR text must match v1 default body"); +static_assert(httpserver::constants::METHOD_ERROR == + std::string_view{"Method not Allowed"}, + "METHOD_ERROR text must match v1 default body"); +static_assert(httpserver::constants::NOT_METHOD_ERROR == + std::string_view{"Method not Acceptable"}, + "NOT_METHOD_ERROR text must match v1 default body"); +static_assert(httpserver::constants::GENERIC_ERROR == + std::string_view{"Internal Error"}, + "GENERIC_ERROR text must match v1 default body"); + +// AC: types are pinned. Numeric ports/masks are uint16_t; messages are +// std::string_view (no allocation, std::string-constructible at call sites). +// std::remove_cv_t strips the const that `constexpr` adds to the symbol. +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::uint16_t>, + "DEFAULT_WS_PORT must be std::uint16_t"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::uint16_t>, + "DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE must be std::uint16_t"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + int>, + "DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT must be int (matches " + "create_webserver._connection_timeout field)"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::string_view>, + "NOT_FOUND_ERROR must be std::string_view"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::string_view>, + "METHOD_ERROR must be std::string_view"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::string_view>, + "NOT_METHOD_ERROR must be std::string_view"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::string_view>, + "GENERIC_ERROR must be std::string_view"); + +// AC: the v1 #define names must NOT leak into consumer namespace after +// #include . This is the public-header-gate witness: +// if any of these macros is still #define'd, this TU fails to preprocess. +// Same idiom as test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp's _SYS_UIO_H check. +#ifdef DEFAULT_WS_PORT +# error "DEFAULT_WS_PORT macro must not leak after #include " +#endif +#ifdef DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT +# error "DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT macro must not leak after #include " +#endif +#ifdef DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE +# error "DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE macro must not leak after #include " +#endif +#ifdef NOT_FOUND_ERROR +# error "NOT_FOUND_ERROR macro must not leak after #include " +#endif +#ifdef METHOD_ERROR +# error "METHOD_ERROR macro must not leak after #include " +#endif +#ifdef NOT_METHOD_ERROR +# error "NOT_METHOD_ERROR macro must not leak after #include " +#endif +#ifdef GENERIC_ERROR +# error "GENERIC_ERROR macro must not leak after #include " +#endif + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(constants_suite) + void set_up() { + } + + void tear_down() { + } +LT_END_SUITE(constants_suite) + +// Runtime checks mirror the static_asserts so failures show up readably in +// CI logs (a static_assert breaks the build with a message; the runtime +// check produces a labelled "passed" line in the test runner). +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, default_ws_port_value) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::DEFAULT_WS_PORT, 9898); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(default_ws_port_value) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, default_ws_timeout_value) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT, 180); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(default_ws_timeout_value) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, default_mask_value) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE, 0xFFFFu); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(default_mask_value) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, not_found_error_text) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR, + std::string_view{"Not Found"}); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(not_found_error_text) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, method_error_text) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::METHOD_ERROR, + std::string_view{"Method not Allowed"}); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(method_error_text) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, not_method_error_text) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::NOT_METHOD_ERROR, + std::string_view{"Method not Acceptable"}); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(not_method_error_text) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(constants_suite, generic_error_text) + LT_CHECK_EQ(httpserver::constants::GENERIC_ERROR, + std::string_view{"Internal Error"}); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(generic_error_text) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() From c93ee31b1af80f154976fb8230fa14c8a8eff3f1 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 09:50:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 12/24] TASK-006: housekeeping (status + checkboxes) Mark all five action items complete and set task status to Complete. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-006.md | 30 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) create mode 100644 specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-006.md diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-006.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-006.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a436dbae --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-006.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-006: Replace `#define` constants with `httpserver::constants` + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** Public constants +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Eliminate macro pollution from public headers by moving every `#define` constant into `constexpr` declarations under the `httpserver::constants` namespace. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Inventory every `#define` in `src/httpserver/*.hpp` (`DEFAULT_WS_PORT`, `DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT`, `NOT_FOUND_ERROR`, `METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED_ERROR`, etc.). +- [x] Create `src/httpserver/constants.hpp` defining each as `inline constexpr` of the appropriate type (`std::uint16_t` for ports, `std::string_view` for messages, etc.). +- [x] Update internal callers (in `src/*.cpp`) to use `httpserver::constants::name` instead of the macro. +- [x] Remove the `#define`s from public headers. +- [x] Re-export `constants.hpp` from ``. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: TASK-033 (builder validation may reference port constants) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '^\s*#define\s' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns 0 lines (PRD §3.3 acceptance). +- Existing tests that referenced the macros via `` still resolve through `httpserver::constants::*`. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-CFG-REQ-002 +**Related Decisions:** §4.9 + +**Status:** Complete From 0e0d001b11c8a8347fb1143ff5f767bb589bac2e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 09:54:32 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 13/24] TASK-006: housekeeping (mark task complete in index) Update specs/tasks/_index.md to change TASK-006 status from 'In Progress' to 'Done', matching the completed state in TASK-006.md and the pattern used by TASK-003, TASK-004, and TASK-005. Co-Authored-By: Claude Sonnet 4.6 --- specs/tasks/_index.md | 188 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 188 insertions(+) create mode 100644 specs/tasks/_index.md diff --git a/specs/tasks/_index.md b/specs/tasks/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6d17942f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,188 @@ +# libhttpserver v2.0 — Task Plan + +**Status:** Draft 1 +**Last updated:** 2026-04-30 +**Owner:** Sebastiano Merlino +**Inputs:** [specs/product_specs.md](../product_specs.md), [specs/architecture/](../architecture/) + +--- + +## Overview + +44 tasks across 6 milestones implementing the v2.0 clean-cutover release. The v2.0 cutover is single-shot (no Alpha→Beta→GA phasing per PRD §1), so milestones are technical layers that each leave the public API in a compilable state and exercise an outcome a downstream consumer would care about. There is no parallel maintenance branch — v1.x is end-of-life on the day v2.0 ships (DR-011, OQ-007). + +## Milestones + +| ID | Name | Outcome | Tasks | +|---|---|---|---| +| M1 | Foundation | C++20 floor, header layout & guards, primitive types (`http_method`, `method_set`), `feature_unavailable`, `iovec_entry`, `httpserver::constants`, header-hygiene CI gate. After M1 the library still functions as v1 — additive only. | TASK-001 .. TASK-007 | +| M2 | Response Refactor | `http_response` is a value type with SBO body, factories, fluent `with_*` chains, const-correct getters. Public `*_response` subclasses gone. After M2 a downstream consumer can build & chain a response. | TASK-008 .. TASK-013 | +| M3 | Webserver internal & Request Refactor | `webserver_impl` and `http_request_impl` PIMPL split; per-connection arena allocator; `const&` / `string_view` getters; high-level GnuTLS accessors. Public headers are free of ``, ``, ``, ``. | TASK-014 .. TASK-020 | +| M4 | Handler & Resource Model | `http_resource` allow-mask via `method_set`, snake_case `render_*`, smart-pointer registration, `register_path`/`register_prefix`, lambda `on_*`, generic `route()`. After M4 a consumer can register handlers in either form. | TASK-021 .. TASK-026 | +| M5 | Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features | 3-tier route table (hash + radix + regex) with LRU cache, v1-corpus regression gate, name canonicalization (`stop_and_wait`, `block_ip`/`unblock_ip`, `_handler` suffix), error-propagation contract, thread-safety stress test, builder cleanup, `features()`, websocket smart-pointer overloads, handler return-by-value dispatch cutover. After M5 the library is feature-complete. | TASK-027 .. TASK-036 | +| M6 | Release Readiness | Build-flag-invariance CI test, sanitizer move tests, performance acceptance (`get_headers` ≥10×, `sizeof(http_resource)` shrink), examples (≤10 LOC hello world), README rewrite, RELEASE_NOTES.md, Doxygen refresh, SOVERSION bump 1→2, packaging. | TASK-037 .. TASK-044 | + +## Dependency graph + +``` +M1: Foundation +└── 001 [C++20] ──→ 002 [headers/guards] ──┬──→ 003 [feature_unavailable] + ├──→ 004 [iovec_entry] + ├──→ 005 [http_method/method_set] + ├──→ 006 [constants] + └──→ 007 [hygiene CI test] + +M2: Response Refactor (can begin once 002 lands) +└── 008 [detail::body] ──→ 009 [http_response value+SBO] ──┬──→ 010 [factories] + ├──→ 011 [const accessors] + ├──→ 012 [fluent setters] + └──→ 013 [remove subclasses] + +M3: Webserver internal & Request Refactor (can begin once 002 lands) +└── 014 [webserver_impl skeleton] ──→ 015 [http_request_impl skeleton] ──→ 016 [arena] + ├──→ 017 [const& getters] + ├──→ 018 [string_view getters] + └──→ 019 [GnuTLS accessors] + └──→ 020 [final hygiene sweep] + +M4: Handler & Resource Model (depends on M1 005 + M2 009 + M3 014) +└── 021 [method_set on http_resource] ──→ 022 [snake_case render_*] ─┐ + 023 [smart-ptr register_resource] ──→ 024 [register_path/prefix] ┤ + 025 [on_*] ───┼──→ 026 [route()] + │ +M5: Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +└── 027 [3-tier route table] ──→ 028 [v1 routing-corpus regression] + 029 [stop_and_wait + block_ip] (depends on 014) + 030 [_handler suffix + explicit] (depends on 014) + 031 [error propagation] (depends on 027, 030) + 032 [thread-safety stress test] (depends on 027, 031) + 033 [create_webserver cleanup] (depends on 006, 014) + 034 [features() + flag-independence] (depends on 003, 019, 033) + 035 [websocket smart-ptr] (depends on 014, 034) + 036 [handler return-by-value dispatch] (depends on 022, 025, 027, 031) + +M6: Release Readiness +└── 037 [build-flag invariance CI] (depends on 034) + 038 [sanitizer move tests] (depends on 009, 036) + 039 [performance acceptance] (depends on 017, 018, 021) + 040 [examples] (depends on 025, 036) ──→ 041 [README] ──→ 042 [RELEASE_NOTES] ──→ 043 [Doxygen] ──→ 044 [SOVERSION bump] +``` + +## Critical path + +The longest dependency chain (each link representing a true blocker, not just a milestone boundary): + +``` +001 → 002 → 014 → 015 → 016 → 027 → 028 → 036 → 040 → 041 → 042 → 043 → 044 +(C++20 → headers → webserver_impl → request_impl → arena → route table → routing regression → return-by-value → examples → README → RELEASE_NOTES → Doxygen → SOVERSION) +``` + +Nominally: **13 sequential tasks**, each S–XL. Most other tasks parallelize off this spine — M2 (response) is fully independent of M3 (request) once TASK-002 lands, M4 fans out from M1 + M2 + early M3, and M6's documentation and tests can start mid-M5 once their respective inputs are available. + +## Task Status + +| # | Task | Milestone | Status | Blocked by | +|---|------|-----------|--------|------------| +| TASK-001 | Bump C++ standard floor to C++20 | M1 | In Progress | None | +| TASK-002 | Public/private header layout and inclusion guards | M1 | Done | TASK-001 | +| TASK-003 | Add `httpserver::feature_unavailable` exception type | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | +| TASK-004 | Library-defined `iovec_entry` POD with layout-pinning asserts | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | +| TASK-005 | Add `http_method` enum and `method_set` bitmask | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | +| TASK-006 | Replace `#define` constants with `httpserver::constants` | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | +| TASK-007 | CI test for public-header hygiene | M1 | Not Started | TASK-002 | +| TASK-008 | Internal `detail::body` hierarchy | M2 | Not Started | TASK-002 | +| TASK-009 | `http_response` value type with SBO buffer | M2 | Not Started | TASK-008 | +| TASK-010 | `http_response` factory functions | M2 | Not Started | TASK-008, TASK-009, TASK-004 | +| TASK-011 | `http_response` const-correct accessors | M2 | Not Started | TASK-009 | +| TASK-012 | `http_response` fluent `with_*` setters | M2 | Not Started | TASK-009 | +| TASK-013 | Remove `*_response` subclasses and dispatch virtuals | M2 | Not Started | TASK-009, TASK-010, TASK-011, TASK-012 | +| TASK-014 | `webserver_impl` skeleton (PIMPL prep) | M3 | Not Started | TASK-002 | +| TASK-015 | `http_request_impl` skeleton (PIMPL split) | M3 | Not Started | TASK-002, TASK-014 | +| TASK-016 | Per-connection arena for `http_request_impl` | M3 | Not Started | TASK-014, TASK-015 | +| TASK-017 | `http_request` container getters return `const&` | M3 | Not Started | TASK-015 | +| TASK-018 | `http_request` single-key getters return `string_view`, all const | M3 | Not Started | TASK-015, TASK-016 | +| TASK-019 | High-level GnuTLS accessors replacing `gnutls_session_t` | M3 | Not Started | TASK-015 | +| TASK-020 | Final public-header backend-include sweep | M3 | Not Started | TASK-014, TASK-015, TASK-019 | +| TASK-021 | `http_resource` allow-mask via `method_set` | M4 | Not Started | TASK-005 | +| TASK-022 | Snake_case `render_*` overrides on `http_resource` | M4 | Not Started | TASK-021 | +| TASK-023 | Smart-pointer `register_resource` overloads | M4 | Not Started | TASK-014 | +| TASK-024 | `register_path` and `register_prefix` (replace `bool family`) | M4 | Not Started | TASK-023 | +| TASK-025 | Lambda handler entry points `on_*` | M4 | Not Started | TASK-005, TASK-009, TASK-014 | +| TASK-026 | Generic `webserver::route(method, path, handler)` | M4 | Not Started | TASK-005, TASK-025 | +| TASK-027 | 3-tier route table with LRU cache | M5 | Not Started | TASK-005, TASK-014, TASK-021, TASK-024, TASK-025, TASK-026 | +| TASK-028 | Routing-semantics regression gate | M5 | Not Started | TASK-027 | +| TASK-029 | Naming consistency — `stop_and_wait`, `block_ip`/`unblock_ip` | M5 | Not Started | TASK-014 | +| TASK-030 | `_handler` suffix renames + `explicit` constructor | M5 | Not Started | TASK-014 | +| TASK-031 | Handler error-propagation contract (DR-009) | M5 | Not Started | TASK-027, TASK-030 | +| TASK-032 | Thread-safety contract stress test (DR-008) | M5 | Not Started | TASK-027, TASK-031 | +| TASK-033 | `create_webserver` builder cleanup | M5 | Not Started | TASK-006, TASK-014 | +| TASK-034 | Build-flag-independent public API + `webserver::features()` | M5 | Not Started | TASK-003, TASK-019, TASK-033 | +| TASK-035 | Smart-pointer `register_ws_resource` overloads | M5 | Not Started | TASK-014, TASK-034 | +| TASK-036 | Handler return-by-value dispatch cutover | M5 | Not Started | TASK-022, TASK-025, TASK-027, TASK-031 | +| TASK-037 | CI test for build-flag invariance | M6 | Not Started | TASK-034 | +| TASK-038 | Sanitizer-clean tests for `http_response` move semantics | M6 | Not Started | TASK-009, TASK-036 | +| TASK-039 | Performance acceptance (`get_headers`, `sizeof(http_resource)`) | M6 | Not Started | TASK-017, TASK-018, TASK-021 | +| TASK-040 | Rewrite `examples/` | M6 | Not Started | TASK-025, TASK-036 | +| TASK-041 | Rewrite `README.md` | M6 | Not Started | TASK-031, TASK-032, TASK-040 | +| TASK-042 | Write `RELEASE_NOTES.md` for v2.0 | M6 | Not Started | TASK-041 | +| TASK-043 | Doxygen / inline doc refresh | M6 | Not Started | TASK-031, TASK-034, TASK-041 | +| TASK-044 | SOVERSION bump and packaging | M6 | Not Started | TASK-042, TASK-043 | + +## PRD requirement coverage + +Each PRD EARS requirement maps to one or more tasks below. + +| PRD ID | Tasks | +|---|---| +| PRD-HDR-REQ-001 (no ``) | TASK-002, TASK-014, TASK-015, TASK-020, TASK-007 | +| PRD-HDR-REQ-002 (no ``/``) | TASK-002, TASK-014, TASK-020, TASK-007 | +| PRD-HDR-REQ-003 (no ``) | TASK-019, TASK-020, TASK-007 | +| PRD-HDR-REQ-004 (PIMPL — exempts `http_response`) | TASK-014, TASK-015 (positive rule); TASK-009 (exemption clause: `http_response` stays non-PIMPL) | +| PRD-HDR-REQ-005 (remove dispatch virtuals) | TASK-013 | +| PRD-FLG-REQ-001 (no `#ifdef HAVE_*`) | TASK-034, TASK-037 | +| PRD-FLG-REQ-002 (sentinel/throw) | TASK-019, TASK-031, TASK-034, TASK-035 | +| PRD-FLG-REQ-003 (`features()`) | TASK-034 | +| PRD-FLG-REQ-004 (error names feature + flag) | TASK-003, TASK-034 | +| PRD-FLG-REQ-005 (`feature_unavailable` from `runtime_error`) | TASK-003 | +| PRD-CFG-REQ-001 (`bool` setter form) | TASK-033 | +| PRD-CFG-REQ-002 (`constexpr` constants) | TASK-006, TASK-033 (verifies `create_webserver.hpp` carries no `#define`) | +| PRD-CFG-REQ-003 (validate + throw) | TASK-033 | +| PRD-CFG-REQ-004 (no `no_*` setters) | TASK-033 | +| PRD-HDL-REQ-001 (handler signature) | TASK-025, TASK-036 | +| PRD-HDL-REQ-002 (`on_*` entry points) | TASK-025, TASK-027 | +| PRD-HDL-REQ-003 (smart-ptr registration) | TASK-023, TASK-035 | +| PRD-HDL-REQ-004 (`register_prefix` not `bool family`) | TASK-024 | +| PRD-HDL-REQ-005 (no raw-pointer registration) | TASK-023, TASK-035 | +| PRD-HDL-REQ-006 (`route(method, path, handler)`) | TASK-005, TASK-026 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-001 (factory by value) | TASK-009, TASK-010 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-002 (no mutating accessors) | TASK-011 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-003 (no insert-on-miss) | TASK-011 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-004 (fluent return) | TASK-012 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-005 (`unauthorized` factory) | TASK-010 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-006 (no `*_response` classes) | TASK-013 | +| PRD-RSP-REQ-007 (handler returns by value) | TASK-009, TASK-036 | +| PRD-REQ-REQ-001 (`const&` getters) | TASK-017, TASK-018; TASK-039 (numeric §3.6 acceptance: ≥10× `get_headers()` speedup) | +| PRD-REQ-REQ-002 (`is_allowed` const) | TASK-021 | +| PRD-REQ-REQ-003 (bitmask method state) | TASK-005, TASK-021; TASK-039 (numeric §3.6 acceptance: `sizeof(http_resource)` shrink) | +| PRD-NAM-REQ-001 (snake_case) | TASK-022, TASK-029 | +| PRD-NAM-REQ-002 (one canonical verb) | TASK-029 | +| PRD-NAM-REQ-003 (`_handler` suffix) | TASK-030 | +| PRD-NAM-REQ-004 (`explicit` ctor) | TASK-030 | +| PRD-NAM-REQ-005 (`block_ip`/`unblock_ip` only) | TASK-029 | + +## Decision-record coverage + +| DR | Tasks | +|---|---| +| DR-001 (C++20 floor) | TASK-001 | +| DR-002 (header layout) | TASK-002, TASK-014, TASK-015 | +| DR-003a (no PIMPL `http_response`) | TASK-009 | +| DR-003b (PIMPL `webserver`/`http_request`) | TASK-014, TASK-015, TASK-016 | +| DR-004 (handler return by value) | TASK-025, TASK-036 | +| DR-005 (SBO body) | TASK-008, TASK-009, TASK-038 | +| DR-006 (`http_method`/`method_set`) | TASK-005, TASK-021 | +| DR-007 (3-tier route table) | TASK-027, TASK-028 | +| DR-008 (thread-safety contract) | Implements: TASK-027 (shared_mutex), TASK-032 (stress test). Documents: TASK-041, TASK-043 | +| DR-009 (error-propagation contract) | Implements: TASK-031. Documents: TASK-041, TASK-043 | +| DR-010 (deferred / WS lifecycle) | TASK-035, TASK-036 | +| DR-011 (SOVERSION-only versioning) | TASK-044 | From 601855966c7b98d3ace2a19329b773be5bf99dc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 10:41:59 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 14/24] TASK-007: CI test for public-header hygiene Add a two-layer header-hygiene gate that locks in the "no backend headers leak through " invariant from PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003. Layer 1 -- compile/runtime sentinel (test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp): Includes only , then checks well-known include-guard macros (MHD_VERSION, _PTHREAD_H{,_}, GNUTLS_GNUTLS_H, _SYS_SOCKET_H{,_}, _SYS_UIO_H{,_}). At runtime it prints the leaked headers and exits 1. Per-target CPPFLAGS overrides AM_CPPFLAGS so HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION and the build-tree -I src/httpserver/ entries are NOT in scope -- mimics a real consumer translation unit. Layer 2 -- preprocessor grep against staged install (`make check-hygiene`): Stages `make install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)` to a clean tree, preprocesses test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp using ONLY -I$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir), then greps cpp line markers for forbidden backend headers. HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT controls fatality (default no -> informational; yes -> hard fail at TASK-020). Both gates are wired into `make check`: - header_hygiene runs as a check_PROGRAMS test, marked XFAIL_TESTS until M5 lands and the umbrella is clean. Automake's XPASS-as-error default is the explicit signal for TASK-020 to remove the marker. - check-hygiene runs via check-local; in non-strict mode it prints an EXPECTED-FAIL banner with diagnostics and exits 0 so `make check` stays green during M2-M5 while keeping leak progress visible. CI surface: new header-hygiene matrix entry in verify-build.yml runs `make check-hygiene` as a focused, named GitHub Actions check. TASK-020.md updated with explicit M5 close-out steps (delete XFAIL_TESTS line + flip HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT default). Verified locally on macOS/aarch64 with gnutls 3.x, libmicrohttpd 1.0.5, Apple Clang 15+: 24 tests / 23 PASS / 1 XFAIL (header_hygiene); the sentinel correctly reports microhttpd, pthread, gnutls, sys/socket, sys/uio leaks; check-hygiene reports EXPECTED-FAIL on staged install (webserver.hpp still references private detail header until TASK-014). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .github/workflows/verify-build.yml | 29 +++++ Makefile.am | 81 +++++++++++- specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-007.md | 51 ++++++++ specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-020.md | 31 +++++ test/Makefile.am | 24 +++- test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp | 36 ++++++ test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp | 121 ++++++++++++++++++ 7 files changed, 369 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-007.md create mode 100644 specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-020.md create mode 100644 test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp create mode 100644 test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml index bbfe3315..cfe7f30b 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml @@ -253,6 +253,24 @@ jobs: debug: debug coverage: nocoverage shell: bash + # TASK-007: dedicated header-hygiene gate. Runs `make check-hygiene` + # (preprocesses against the staged install and greps + # for forbidden backend headers). Surfaces this gate as its own named + # GitHub Actions check so reviewers see header-hygiene status + # independently of the broader `make check` log. Until M5 lands the + # check is informational (HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT defaults to "no"); + # TASK-020 flips it to strict. + - test-group: extra + os: ubuntu-latest + os-type: ubuntu + build-type: header-hygiene + compiler-family: gcc + c-compiler: gcc-14 + cc-compiler: g++-14 + debug: nodebug + coverage: nocoverage + linking: dynamic + shell: bash - test-group: basic os: windows-latest os-type: windows @@ -634,6 +652,17 @@ jobs: make check; if: ${{ matrix.build-type != 'iwyu' && matrix.compiler-family != 'arm-cross' }} + - name: Run header-hygiene check + # TASK-007: dedicated public-header hygiene gate. Runs the + # preprocessor-grep target (Layer 2) against a staged install and + # reports any forbidden backend headers reaching . + # Currently informational (HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=no) -- TASK-020 + # flips this to strict when M5 closes the umbrella. + run: | + cd build + make check-hygiene + if: ${{ matrix.build-type == 'header-hygiene' }} + - name: Print tests results shell: bash run: | diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 1397b6c2..5b2f9ad1 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ endif EXTRA_DIST = libhttpserver.pc.in $(DX_CONFIG) scripts/extract-release-notes.sh scripts/validate-version.sh \ test/headers/consumer_direct.cpp test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp test/headers/consumer_umbrella.cpp \ - test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp + test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp \ + test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- # Header-hygiene checks (TASK-002) @@ -163,9 +164,83 @@ check-install-layout: @rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) @echo " PASS: staged install layout is clean" -check-local: check-headers check-install-layout +# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +# Header-hygiene preprocessor gate (TASK-007). +# +# This is the preprocessor-grep half of the TASK-007 enforcement (the +# compile-time half lives as `header_hygiene` in test/Makefile.am). +# +# Procedure: +# 1. Stage `make install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)` to get a +# pristine public include tree -- exactly what packagers and +# downstream consumers see. +# 2. Preprocess test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp using +# ONLY -I$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir) plus $(CPPFLAGS) (so +# e.g. /opt/homebrew/include is on the search path -- the grep +# below NEEDS to resolve if the umbrella pulls it +# in, otherwise we couldn't detect the leak). +# 3. Grep the cpp output for `# ""` line markers that +# name any forbidden backend header. The line-marker filter +# avoids false positives from substrings in code or comments. +# +# HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT controls whether a leak is fatal: +# - "no" (default until M5): leaks are reported as EXPECTED-FAIL +# and exit 0. This keeps `make check` green during M2-M5 +# while making M2-M5 progress visible in CI logs. +# - "yes" (TASK-020 close-out): leaks are fatal. Set this from the +# command line (`make check-hygiene HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes`) +# or flip the default below. +# +# Cross-reference: keep HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN in sync with the +# #ifdef ladder in test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp. +# --------------------------------------------------------------------------- + +HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN = microhttpd\.h|pthread\.h|gnutls/gnutls\.h|sys/socket\.h|sys/uio\.h +CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE = $(abs_top_builddir)/.hygiene-stage +CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX = $(CXX) -std=c++20 -E -I$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir) $(CPPFLAGS) +HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no + +check-hygiene: + @echo "=== check-hygiene: must not transitively include backend headers ===" + @rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE) + @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE) >check-hygiene-install.log 2>&1 || { \ + echo "FAIL: staged install failed"; cat check-hygiene-install.log; \ + rm -f check-hygiene-install.log; rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE); exit 1; } + @rm -f check-hygiene-install.log + @status=0; \ + if ! $(CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX) $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp >check-hygiene.i 2>check-hygiene.err; then \ + if test "$(HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT)" = "yes"; then \ + echo "FAIL: preprocessor failed"; cat check-hygiene.err; \ + status=1; \ + else \ + echo "EXPECTED-FAIL (informational until M5): preprocessor failed against staged install."; \ + echo " This is expected while M2-M5 are in flight (e.g. webserver.hpp still"; \ + echo " references private detail headers that aren't shipped)."; \ + echo " Tail of preprocessor diagnostics:"; \ + sed 's/^/ /' check-hygiene.err | tail -10; \ + fi; \ + else \ + leaks=`grep -hE '^# [0-9]+ "[^"]*($(HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN))"' check-hygiene.i | awk '{print $$3}' | sort -u`; \ + if test -n "$$leaks"; then \ + if test "$(HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT)" = "yes"; then \ + echo "FAIL: forbidden headers leaked through :"; \ + echo "$$leaks"; \ + status=1; \ + else \ + echo "EXPECTED-FAIL (informational until M5): forbidden headers currently leak through :"; \ + echo "$$leaks"; \ + fi; \ + else \ + echo " PASS: no forbidden headers reached the consumer TU"; \ + fi; \ + fi; \ + rm -f check-hygiene.i check-hygiene.err; \ + rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE); \ + exit $$status + +check-local: check-headers check-install-layout check-hygiene -.PHONY: check-headers check-install-layout +.PHONY: check-headers check-install-layout check-hygiene MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(DX_CLEANFILES) *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov DISTCLEANFILES = DIST_REVISION diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-007.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-007.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cc77d7d7 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-007.md @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +### TASK-007: CI test for public-header hygiene + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** CI / Test infrastructure +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Lock in the "no backend headers leak through ``" invariant with a CI gate so a future commit can't silently regress it. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Add a test program `test/header_hygiene.cpp` containing only `#include ` and `int main(){}`. *(Implemented as `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp` for test-tree symmetry; `test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp` is the parallel source consumed by the preprocessor-grep target.)* +- [x] In `Makefile.am`, build it without `-I` flags pointing at libmicrohttpd / pthread / gnutls headers (use only the installed-header path). *(Per-target `header_hygiene_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src $(CPPFLAGS)` overrides `AM_CPPFLAGS`, dropping `-DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` and `-I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/`. The preprocessor-grep target uses ONLY the staged `DESTDIR` install include path.)* +- [x] Run `g++ -E test/header_hygiene.cpp -I/include` and `grep -E 'microhttpd\.h|pthread\.h|gnutls/gnutls\.h|sys/socket\.h|sys/uio\.h'` — expect zero matches. *(See `check-hygiene` in top-level `Makefile.am`. Today the grep finds matches; that's the EXPECTED-FAIL state until M5.)* +- [x] Wire the check into `make check` (or a dedicated `make hygiene` target invoked by CI). *(Both: the runtime sentinel `header_hygiene` runs as part of `make check` (XFAIL until M5); the preprocessor-grep `check-hygiene` runs via `check-local` and also stands alone as a target for CI.)* +- [x] Add a CI job that fails if any of the forbidden headers appear in the preprocessed output. *(Added `header-hygiene` matrix entry in `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml` running `make check-hygiene`. Currently informational; flips to fatal at TASK-020 by setting `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes`.)* + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: None (informational gate; will fail until M2-M5 land, that's expected and intended) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -lE 'microhttpd\.h|pthread\.h|gnutls\.h|sys/socket\.h' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results once M2-M5 land (PRD §3.1 acceptance). +- The hygiene test is invoked by `make check` and fails loudly when violated. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003 +**Related Decisions:** §9 testing item 1 + +**Status:** Done (informational gate landed; full enforcement at TASK-020) + +--- + +**Implementation Notes (TASK-007 close-out):** + +- **Strategy:** Option (c) from the plan -- "implement the test machinery now, mark it XFAIL until M5." Rejected (a) "leave `make check` red" (would block every PR for weeks); rejected (b) "narrow the grep to today's leaks" (encodes a binary invariant as a moving target, four chances to forget). +- **Two layers of enforcement, both wired into `make check`:** + - *Layer 1 (compile-time sentinel):* `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp` includes `` then checks well-known include-guard macros (`MHD_VERSION`, `_PTHREAD_H{,_}`, `GNUTLS_GNUTLS_H`, `_SYS_SOCKET_H{,_}`, `_SYS_UIO_H{,_}`). At runtime it prints the leaked headers and exits 1. Marked `XFAIL_TESTS` in `test/Makefile.am` so `make check` stays green. + - *Layer 2 (preprocessor grep):* `make check-hygiene` in the top-level `Makefile.am` stages `make install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)` and preprocesses `test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp` against ONLY the staged include path, then greps cpp line markers for forbidden headers. Default `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=no` makes it informational; flipping to `yes` makes it fatal. +- **CI:** dedicated `header-hygiene` matrix entry in `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml` invokes `make check-hygiene` so the gate surfaces as its own GitHub Actions check. +- **`` rationale:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003 don't name `` directly, but TASK-004 introduced `iovec_entry` specifically to avoid exposing it. Listing it here is a hardening assertion that TASK-004's intent isn't regressed. +- **Why preprocessor-grep currently fails ahead of leak detection:** the staged install does not ship `details/` headers (per TASK-002); `webserver.hpp` still references `httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp` until TASK-014's PIMPL split. The `check-hygiene` recipe treats this preprocessor failure as EXPECTED-FAIL in informational mode, with diagnostics so M2-M5 progress remains visible. + +**M5 close-out (TASK-020 owner: zero ambiguity):** + +When TASK-020 makes `` clean of backend headers: + +1. Run `make check-hygiene HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes` from the build dir -- confirm exit 0 and `PASS: no forbidden headers reached the consumer TU`. +2. Run `make check` -- expect Automake to report `XPASS: header_hygiene` (treated as a hard error by default), confirming the sentinel now passes. +3. In `test/Makefile.am`, delete the line `XFAIL_TESTS = header_hygiene` and the comment block above it. Re-run `make check` -- expect `PASS: header_hygiene` and overall green. +4. In `Makefile.am`, change `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no` to `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= yes` (or remove the conditional and inline the strict path). Re-run `make check` to confirm `check-hygiene` is green. +5. Mark this task `Status: Done (full enforcement)` and tick the M5 acceptance criterion (`grep -lE '...' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results). diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-020.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-020.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..22097b4f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-020.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-020: Final public-header backend-include sweep + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** Public headers (sweep) +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Verify and lock the "no backend headers in public surface" invariant after PIMPL splits and accessor refactors land, removing any straggler includes that survived earlier tasks. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] `grep -lE 'microhttpd\.h|pthread\.h|gnutls/gnutls\.h|sys/socket\.h|sys/uio\.h' src/httpserver/*.hpp`. Each file that turns up: route the include into the corresponding `details/*_impl.hpp` or `.cpp` file. +- [ ] Verify after the sweep that the grep returns zero results. +- [ ] Ensure the hygiene CI test from TASK-007 now passes. **Specifically:** + - [ ] In `test/Makefile.am`, delete the line `XFAIL_TESTS = header_hygiene` (and the explanatory comment block above it). After this edit, `make check` should report `PASS: header_hygiene` -- not `XFAIL` and not `XPASS`. + - [ ] In `Makefile.am`, change `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no` to `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= yes` (or remove the conditional and inline the strict-mode path). Verify `make check-hygiene` exits 0 with `PASS: no forbidden headers reached the consumer TU`. + - [ ] Run `make check-hygiene HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes` from the build dir as a final smoke check. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-014, TASK-015, TASK-019 +- Blocks: None (gating outcome that the rest of the project relies on) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -lE 'microhttpd\.h|pthread\.h|gnutls\.h|sys/socket\.h' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results (PRD §3.1 acceptance). +- A test program containing only `#include ` and `int main(){}` compiles without `-I` to libmicrohttpd / pthread / gnutls (PRD §3.1 acceptance). +- TASK-007's hygiene test (red until now) goes green. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001, PRD-HDR-REQ-002, PRD-HDR-REQ-003 +**Related Decisions:** §2.2, §5.5 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index 81fb0157..b201b70d 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec iovec_entry iovec_response http_method constants +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec header_hygiene iovec_entry iovec_response http_method constants MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ uri_log_SOURCES = unit/uri_log_test.cpp uri_log_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lmicrohttpd feature_unavailable_SOURCES = unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp header_hygiene_iovec_SOURCES = unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp +# header_hygiene: TASK-007 sentinel TU. Mimics a true consumer: +# - per-target CPPFLAGS overrides AM_CPPFLAGS so HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION +# and the build-tree -I src/httpserver/ entries are NOT in scope (a +# real consumer wouldn't have either). Only -I$(top_srcdir)/src is +# passed so resolves. +# - LDADD is overridden to empty: this is a pure-compile assertion, the +# `int main(){}` body has no library dependencies. +# Currently in XFAIL_TESTS (see below); flips to PASS when M5 lands and +# the umbrella is free of backend-header leakage. +header_hygiene_SOURCES = unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp +header_hygiene_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src $(CPPFLAGS) +header_hygiene_LDADD = iovec_entry_SOURCES = unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp iovec_response_SOURCES = unit/iovec_response_test.cpp http_method_SOURCES = unit/http_method_test.cpp @@ -69,6 +81,16 @@ endif TESTS = $(check_PROGRAMS) +# header_hygiene is expected to fail until M5 (TASK-014/015/019/020) lands and +# stops transitively pulling in , , +# , , and . Automake's XFAIL_TESTS +# mechanism marks the failure as "expected" so the suite stays green, and -- +# importantly -- when the umbrella becomes clean and the test starts passing, +# Automake reports XPASS and treats it as a hard error. That XPASS is the +# explicit signal for TASK-020 to remove this line. Do NOT silently delete the +# XFAIL until the umbrella is clean. +XFAIL_TESTS = header_hygiene + @VALGRIND_CHECK_RULES@ VALGRIND_SUPPRESSIONS_FILES = libhttpserver.supp EXTRA_DIST = libhttpserver.supp diff --git a/test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp b/test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c8b3aa70 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2026 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// TASK-007: consumer source used by the `make check-hygiene` target. +// +// The top-level Makefile.am preprocesses this file against ONLY the +// staged install include path (DESTDIR=$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)) plus the +// system $(CPPFLAGS), then greps the cpp output for `# "..."` +// markers that name forbidden backend headers. If any appear, the +// umbrella has transitively pulled them in. +// +// We deliberately include NO standard-library headers here. Even +// can pull in libc internals that on some platforms touch +// , which would produce false positives for the grep that +// is checking hygiene specifically. + +#include + +int main() { return 0; } diff --git a/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp b/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b415f7de --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2026 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Header-hygiene sentinel for TASK-007: +// +// PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003 demand that the public umbrella header +// not transitively pull in libmicrohttpd, pthread, +// gnutls, or BSD-socket internals. This translation unit includes ONLY +// the umbrella, then uses the well-known include-guard macros that +// each forbidden header defines on every supported platform to detect +// transitive leakage. +// +// Detection mechanism: each forbidden header defines a stable include +// guard. After the umbrella include, we report (at runtime) which of +// those macros are now defined. If any are, the test exits with a +// non-zero status and prints a list of leaked headers; if none are, +// the test exits 0. +// +// We deliberately use *runtime* reporting (not #error) so that: +// 1. Automake's XFAIL_TESTS mechanism can mark the expected failure +// (XFAIL_TESTS only matters if the test program builds and then +// exits non-zero -- a compile-time #error would break `make check` +// outright instead of being captured as XFAIL). +// 2. CI logs clearly show which specific headers are still leaking, +// so M2-M5 progress is observable. +// 3. When the umbrella is clean and this exits 0, Automake reports +// XPASS (a hard error by default) -- which is the explicit signal +// for TASK-020 to remove the XFAIL_TESTS marker. +// +// Guard-macro mapping (verified on glibc, musl, macOS/BSD): +// +// -> MHD_VERSION (defined unconditionally inside) +// -> _PTHREAD_H (glibc/musl) +// _PTHREAD_H_ (macOS/BSD) +// -> GNUTLS_GNUTLS_H (the library's own include guard) +// -> _SYS_SOCKET_H (glibc/musl) +// _SYS_SOCKET_H_ (macOS/BSD) +// -> _SYS_UIO_H (glibc/musl) +// _SYS_UIO_H_ (macOS/BSD) +// +// IMPORTANT: Do NOT edit the detection list below to "fix" intermediate +// red states during M2-M5 -- the leaks must be removed in production +// code, not here. +// +// Cross-reference: the same forbidden-header list is enforced via the +// preprocessor-grep target `make check-hygiene` in the top-level +// Makefile.am. Keep both lists in sync. + +#include + +#include + +int main() { + int leaks = 0; + +#ifdef MHD_VERSION + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (guard MHD_VERSION)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef _PTHREAD_H + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (glibc/musl guard _PTHREAD_H)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef _PTHREAD_H_ + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (macOS/BSD guard _PTHREAD_H_)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef GNUTLS_GNUTLS_H + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (guard GNUTLS_GNUTLS_H)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef _SYS_SOCKET_H + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (glibc/musl guard _SYS_SOCKET_H)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef _SYS_SOCKET_H_ + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (macOS/BSD guard _SYS_SOCKET_H_)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef _SYS_UIO_H + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (glibc/musl guard _SYS_UIO_H)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + +#ifdef _SYS_UIO_H_ + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (macOS/BSD guard _SYS_UIO_H_)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif + + if (leaks > 0) { + std::fprintf(stderr, + "header-hygiene FAIL: %d forbidden header(s) leaked through \n", + leaks); + return 1; + } + + return 0; +} From f3c0292e70fe798d401c3ff1231e4a0e1db6e534 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:38:38 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 15/24] TASK-007: share staged install across check-local; skip make check on hygiene CI matrix - check-local: build one DESTDIR=.shared-check-stage and pass it to both check-install-layout and check-hygiene via CHECK_*_SHARED=yes, halving the install cost of `make check`. Standalone invocations still do their own install. - check-hygiene: gate the staged install behind a $(HYGIENE_STAMP) mtime sentinel so repeated standalone runs are no-ops when public headers haven't changed; bypassed when CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes. - check-hygiene grep: anchor HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN to a leading "/" so leak detection only matches absolute paths, not arbitrary substrings. - clean-local: remove the stage directories on `make clean`. - CI: header-hygiene matrix entry skips the unconditional `make check` step (the dedicated `make check-hygiene` step is the gate for that job). Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .github/workflows/verify-build.yml | 2 +- Makefile.am | 75 +++++++++++++++++++++++------- 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml index cfe7f30b..f512c151 100644 --- a/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml +++ b/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml @@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ jobs: run: | cd build ; make check; - if: ${{ matrix.build-type != 'iwyu' && matrix.compiler-family != 'arm-cross' }} + if: ${{ matrix.build-type != 'iwyu' && matrix.compiler-family != 'arm-cross' && matrix.build-type != 'header-hygiene' }} - name: Run header-hygiene check # TASK-007: dedicated public-header hygiene gate. Runs the diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am index 5b2f9ad1..4ad14553 100644 --- a/Makefile.am +++ b/Makefile.am @@ -132,36 +132,38 @@ CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE = $(abs_top_builddir)/.install-stage check-install-layout: @echo "=== check-install-layout: staged install must hide details/ and *_impl.hpp ===" - @rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) - @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) >check-install.log 2>&1 || { \ - echo "FAIL: staged install failed"; \ - cat check-install.log; \ - rm -f check-install.log; \ + @if test "$(CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED)" != "yes"; then \ rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ - exit 1; \ - } - @rm -f check-install.log + $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) >check-install.log 2>&1 || { \ + echo "FAIL: staged install failed"; \ + cat check-install.log; \ + rm -f check-install.log; \ + rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + exit 1; \ + }; \ + rm -f check-install.log; \ + fi @leaked_details=`find $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) -type d -name details 2>/dev/null`; \ if test -n "$$leaked_details"; then \ echo "FAIL: details/ directory leaked into install:"; \ echo "$$leaked_details"; \ - rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + if test "$(CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED)" != "yes"; then rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); fi; \ exit 1; \ fi @leaked_impl=`find $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) -name '*_impl.hpp' 2>/dev/null`; \ if test -n "$$leaked_impl"; then \ echo "FAIL: *_impl.hpp file leaked into install:"; \ echo "$$leaked_impl"; \ - rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + if test "$(CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED)" != "yes"; then rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); fi; \ exit 1; \ fi @umbrella_count=`find $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) -name 'httpserver.hpp' | wc -l | tr -d ' '`; \ if test "$$umbrella_count" != "1"; then \ echo "FAIL: expected exactly 1 installed httpserver.hpp, got $$umbrella_count"; \ - rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); \ + if test "$(CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED)" != "yes"; then rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); fi; \ exit 1; \ fi - @rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) + @if test "$(CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED)" != "yes"; then rm -rf $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE); fi @echo " PASS: staged install layout is clean" # --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -200,13 +202,33 @@ CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE = $(abs_top_builddir)/.hygiene-stage CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX = $(CXX) -std=c++20 -E -I$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir) $(CPPFLAGS) HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no -check-hygiene: - @echo "=== check-hygiene: must not transitively include backend headers ===" +# Sentinel file: only re-run the staged install when headers have changed. +# This is an mtime gate used exclusively for standalone `make check-hygiene` +# invocations — it avoids paying a full `make install` cost on every +# repeated standalone run. When check-local drives check-hygiene it sets +# CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes and passes CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE pointing at its +# own pre-built shared stage, so this stamp target is bypassed entirely. +HYGIENE_STAMP = $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)/.hygiene-stamp + +$(HYGIENE_STAMP): $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/*.hpp) @rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE) @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE) >check-hygiene-install.log 2>&1 || { \ echo "FAIL: staged install failed"; cat check-hygiene-install.log; \ rm -f check-hygiene-install.log; rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE); exit 1; } @rm -f check-hygiene-install.log + @touch $(HYGIENE_STAMP) + +check-hygiene: + @echo "=== check-hygiene: must not transitively include backend headers ===" + @if test "$(CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED)" != "yes"; then \ + $(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) $(HYGIENE_STAMP); \ + else \ + if ! test -d "$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)"; then \ + echo "FAIL: CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes but stage dir '$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)' does not exist."; \ + echo " Always pair CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes with CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE=."; \ + exit 1; \ + fi; \ + fi @status=0; \ if ! $(CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX) $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp >check-hygiene.i 2>check-hygiene.err; then \ if test "$(HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT)" = "yes"; then \ @@ -220,7 +242,7 @@ check-hygiene: sed 's/^/ /' check-hygiene.err | tail -10; \ fi; \ else \ - leaks=`grep -hE '^# [0-9]+ "[^"]*($(HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN))"' check-hygiene.i | awk '{print $$3}' | sort -u`; \ + leaks=`grep -hE '^# [0-9]+ "[^"]*/($(HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN))"' check-hygiene.i | awk '{print $$3}' | sort -u`; \ if test -n "$$leaks"; then \ if test "$(HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT)" = "yes"; then \ echo "FAIL: forbidden headers leaked through :"; \ @@ -235,16 +257,35 @@ check-hygiene: fi; \ fi; \ rm -f check-hygiene.i check-hygiene.err; \ - rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE); \ exit $$status -check-local: check-headers check-install-layout check-hygiene +# check-local runs check-install-layout and check-hygiene against a single +# shared staged install to avoid paying two full `make install` costs on +# every `make check`. Both sub-checks can still be invoked standalone (they +# will do their own install when CHECK_*_SHARED is not set). +check-local: check-headers + @echo "=== Shared staged install for check-install-layout and check-hygiene ===" + @rm -rf $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage + @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) install DESTDIR=$(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage >check-shared-install.log 2>&1 || { \ + echo "FAIL: shared staged install failed"; cat check-shared-install.log; \ + rm -f check-shared-install.log; rm -rf $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage; exit 1; } + @rm -f check-shared-install.log + @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-install-layout \ + CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE=$(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage \ + CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED=yes + @$(MAKE) $(AM_MAKEFLAGS) check-hygiene \ + CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE=$(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage \ + CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes + @rm -rf $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage .PHONY: check-headers check-install-layout check-hygiene MOSTLYCLEANFILES = $(DX_CLEANFILES) *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov DISTCLEANFILES = DIST_REVISION +clean-local: + rm -rf $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE) $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) + pkgconfigdir = $(libdir)/pkgconfig pkgconfig_DATA = libhttpserver.pc From 1228e20c926026bc2e22e64c66fdca2f05461b3e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 11:53:51 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 16/24] TASK-007: housekeeping (mark task complete in index) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- specs/tasks/_index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specs/tasks/_index.md b/specs/tasks/_index.md index 6d17942f..8732f611 100644 --- a/specs/tasks/_index.md +++ b/specs/tasks/_index.md @@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Nominally: **13 sequential tasks**, each S–XL. Most other tasks parallelize of | TASK-004 | Library-defined `iovec_entry` POD with layout-pinning asserts | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | | TASK-005 | Add `http_method` enum and `method_set` bitmask | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | | TASK-006 | Replace `#define` constants with `httpserver::constants` | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | -| TASK-007 | CI test for public-header hygiene | M1 | Not Started | TASK-002 | +| TASK-007 | CI test for public-header hygiene | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | | TASK-008 | Internal `detail::body` hierarchy | M2 | Not Started | TASK-002 | | TASK-009 | `http_response` value type with SBO buffer | M2 | Not Started | TASK-008 | | TASK-010 | `http_response` factory functions | M2 | Not Started | TASK-008, TASK-009, TASK-004 | From 13f0818009fb82609144e16f15817e6dda66d4f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 12:24:40 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 17/24] TASK-008: Internal detail::body hierarchy MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Adds the polymorphic body hierarchy that http_response's SBO buffer will host (TASK-009) and the public body_kind enum that http_response::kind() will return (TASK-011). TASK-008 ships only the standalone hierarchy: each subclass is independently constructible, destructible, and materializable, mirroring the corresponding v1 *_response::get_raw_response. New public header (umbrella-included): - httpserver/body_kind.hpp: enum class body_kind : std::uint8_t { empty, string, file, iovec, pipe, deferred }; empty=0 so a value-initialised body_kind matches the no-body state. New private header (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION-only, never installed): - httpserver/details/body.hpp: abstract detail::body + 6 final subclasses (empty_body, string_body, file_body, iovec_body, pipe_body, deferred_body) plus per-subclass static_assert(sizeof <= 64) and static_assert(alignof(deferred_body) <= 16) for the SBO budget (DR-005). Out-of-line definitions in src/details/body.cpp: - materialize() per subclass mirrors v1 byte-for-byte (string=PERSISTENT, file=open/fstat/lseek/from_fd, iovec=CWE-190 guard + reinterpret_cast to MHD_IoVec, pipe=from_pipe, deferred= from_callback with a static trampoline). - Layout-pinning static_asserts duplicated from iovec_response.cpp (TASK-013 will remove the originals). - pipe_body::~pipe_body() closes fd_ only if materialize() was never called (MHD owns it after a successful materialise). New test: - test/unit/body_test.cpp drives every subclass through MHD's daemon-independent inspection APIs (no daemon spun up). 12 tests, 29 checks; the deferred trampoline is exposed as a public static so it can be unit-tested directly. Linked with explicit -lmicrohttpd (mirrors uri_log). Observed sizes on libc++/arm64: empty=16, string=32, file=40, iovec=40, pipe=16, deferred=40. All well under the 64 B SBO budget — TASK-010 will not need the heap-fallback branch on supported toolchains. Out of scope (TASK-009/010): http_response wiring, body_inline_ fallback, kind() accessor, removal of v1 *_response subclasses. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/Makefile.am | 6 +- src/details/body.cpp | 194 +++++++++++++++++++++++ src/httpserver.hpp | 1 + src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp | 56 +++++++ src/httpserver/details/body.hpp | 249 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ test/Makefile.am | 8 +- test/unit/body_test.cpp | 267 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 7 files changed, 777 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) create mode 100644 src/details/body.cpp create mode 100644 src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp create mode 100644 src/httpserver/details/body.hpp create mode 100644 test/unit/body_test.cpp diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am index 97e45c06..8eae7118 100644 --- a/src/Makefile.am +++ b/src/Makefile.am @@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ AM_CPPFLAGS = -I../ -I$(srcdir)/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO lib_LTLIBRARIES = libhttpserver.la -libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp file_info.cpp http_request.cpp http_response.cpp string_response.cpp digest_auth_fail_response.cpp deferred_response.cpp file_response.cpp pipe_response.cpp empty_response.cpp iovec_response.cpp http_resource.cpp create_webserver.cpp details/http_endpoint.cpp +libhttpserver_la_SOURCES = string_utilities.cpp webserver.cpp http_utils.cpp file_info.cpp http_request.cpp http_response.cpp string_response.cpp digest_auth_fail_response.cpp deferred_response.cpp file_response.cpp pipe_response.cpp empty_response.cpp iovec_response.cpp http_resource.cpp create_webserver.cpp details/http_endpoint.cpp details/body.cpp # noinst_HEADERS: shipped in the tarball but NEVER installed under $prefix/include. # Detail headers (httpserver/details/*.hpp) live here so they cannot leak to # downstream consumers — the public surface comes in through . -noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp gettext.h -nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/constants.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp httpserver/http_method.hpp +noinst_HEADERS = httpserver/string_utilities.hpp httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp httpserver/details/body.hpp gettext.h +nobase_include_HEADERS = httpserver.hpp httpserver/body_kind.hpp httpserver/constants.hpp httpserver/create_webserver.hpp httpserver/webserver.hpp httpserver/http_utils.hpp httpserver/file_info.hpp httpserver/http_request.hpp httpserver/http_response.hpp httpserver/http_resource.hpp httpserver/string_response.hpp httpserver/digest_auth_fail_response.hpp httpserver/deferred_response.hpp httpserver/file_response.hpp httpserver/pipe_response.hpp httpserver/empty_response.hpp httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp httpserver/iovec_response.hpp httpserver/http_arg_value.hpp httpserver/http_method.hpp if HAVE_BAUTH libhttpserver_la_SOURCES += basic_auth_fail_response.cpp diff --git a/src/details/body.cpp b/src/details/body.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f2d00309 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/details/body.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,194 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#include "httpserver/details/body.hpp" + +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include + +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include + +#include + +namespace httpserver { + +namespace detail { + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Layout-pinning static_asserts for iovec_entry → MHD_IoVec / struct iovec. +// Duplicated from src/iovec_response.cpp during the M2 transition: the +// asserts must live next to every cast site, and TASK-013 will delete +// iovec_response.cpp once http_response::iovec() lands. Duplicate +// static_asserts on identical layouts are harmless. +// +// LIBHTTPSERVER_TODO_TASK013: drop the originals from iovec_response.cpp +// when iovec_response is removed. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry size must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " + "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == + offsetof(struct iovec, iov_base), + "iovec_entry::base offset must match struct iovec::iov_base"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == + offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len), + "iovec_entry::len offset must match struct iovec::iov_len"); + +static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(MHD_IoVec), + "iovec_entry size must match libmicrohttpd MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == + offsetof(MHD_IoVec, iov_base), + "iovec_entry::base offset must match MHD_IoVec::iov_base"); +static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == + offsetof(MHD_IoVec, iov_len), + "iovec_entry::len offset must match MHD_IoVec::iov_len"); + +static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry alignment must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " + "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); +static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(MHD_IoVec), + "iovec_entry alignment must match MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); + +static_assert(std::is_standard_layout_v<::httpserver::iovec_entry>, + "iovec_entry must be standard layout for reinterpret_cast to MHD_IoVec"); + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// body — virtual destructor anchor (forces vtable emission in this TU). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +body::~body() = default; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// empty_body +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +MHD_Response* empty_body::materialize() { + return MHD_create_response_empty(static_cast(flags_)); +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// string_body +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +MHD_Response* string_body::materialize() { + // PERSISTENT, not MUST_COPY: content_ is owned by *this and outlives the + // returned MHD_Response (TASK-009 anchors the lifetime). This matches v1 + // string_response::get_raw_response. + return MHD_create_response_from_buffer( + content_.size(), + const_cast(static_cast(content_.data())), + MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT); +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// file_body — replicates v1 file_response::get_raw_response exactly. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +MHD_Response* file_body::materialize() { +#ifndef _WIN32 + int fd = ::open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW); +#else + int fd = ::open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY); +#endif + if (fd == -1) return nullptr; + + struct stat sb; + if (::fstat(fd, &sb) != 0 || !S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) { + ::close(fd); + return nullptr; + } + + off_t size = ::lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END); + if (size == static_cast(-1)) { + ::close(fd); + return nullptr; + } + + if (size) { + size_cached_ = static_cast(size); + return MHD_create_response_from_fd( + static_cast(size), fd); + } + ::close(fd); + size_cached_ = 0; + return MHD_create_response_from_buffer( + 0, nullptr, MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT); +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// iovec_body +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +MHD_Response* iovec_body::materialize() { + // CWE-190 guard preserved from v1 iovec_response::get_raw_response. + if (entries_.size() > + static_cast( + std::numeric_limits::max())) { + return nullptr; + } + return MHD_create_response_from_iovec( + reinterpret_cast(entries_.data()), + static_cast(entries_.size()), + nullptr, + nullptr); +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// pipe_body +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +pipe_body::~pipe_body() { + // Only close if MHD never took ownership. After a successful + // materialize(), libmicrohttpd closes fd_ when the MHD_Response is + // destroyed. + if (!materialized_ && fd_ != -1) { + ::close(fd_); + } +} + +MHD_Response* pipe_body::materialize() { + MHD_Response* r = MHD_create_response_from_pipe(fd_); + if (r != nullptr) { + materialized_ = true; // MHD now owns fd_ + } + return r; +} + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// deferred_body — trampoline + materialize. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +ssize_t deferred_body::trampoline(void* cls, std::uint64_t pos, + char* buf, std::size_t max) { + auto* self = static_cast(cls); + return self->producer_(pos, buf, max); +} + +MHD_Response* deferred_body::materialize() { + // Block size 1024 mirrors v1 deferred_response::get_raw_response_helper. + // Free-callback is nullptr because *this owns producer_ and outlives the + // MHD_Response (TASK-009 enforces this via http_response's lifetime). + return MHD_create_response_from_callback( + MHD_SIZE_UNKNOWN, 1024, &deferred_body::trampoline, this, nullptr); +} + +} // namespace detail + +} // namespace httpserver diff --git a/src/httpserver.hpp b/src/httpserver.hpp index 4f88f385..ca74974f 100644 --- a/src/httpserver.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver.hpp @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ #ifdef HAVE_BAUTH #include "httpserver/basic_auth_fail_response.hpp" #endif // HAVE_BAUTH +#include "httpserver/body_kind.hpp" #include "httpserver/constants.hpp" #include "httpserver/deferred_response.hpp" #ifdef HAVE_DAUTH diff --git a/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp b/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8f803f77 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp @@ -0,0 +1,56 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +#if !defined (_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) +#error "Only or can be included directly." +#endif + +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_BODY_KIND_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_BODY_KIND_HPP_ + +#include + +namespace httpserver { + +// Tag identifying which subclass of detail::body a given http_response is +// currently holding. Consumers reach this through http_response::kind() +// (TASK-011) and should never have to name detail::body directly — the +// enum is the only consumer-visible part of the body hierarchy. +// +// `empty` is enumerator 0 so a value-initialised body_kind{} matches the +// "no body" state, which is what TASK-009's default-constructed +// http_response will report. +// +// Underlying type is pinned to std::uint8_t so that future additions +// stay within a single byte and do not silently grow http_response. The +// fixed underlying type also makes the enum forward-declarable, although +// http_response.hpp will still pull in this full header (consumers will +// name the enumerators). +enum class body_kind : std::uint8_t { + empty, + string, + file, + iovec, + pipe, + deferred, +}; + +} // namespace httpserver +#endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_BODY_KIND_HPP_ diff --git a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..f9daa1c7 --- /dev/null +++ b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp @@ -0,0 +1,249 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Internal — never installed, never reached by consumer code. +// +// This header is gated only by HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION (no +// _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ clause) because it is *not* exposed via the +// umbrella . Including it from the umbrella would leak +// , , and the body subclasses into every +// consumer translation unit — exactly what M2/M5 of v2.0 are removing. +// +// Header-hygiene contract: only library .cpp files (and build-tree unit +// tests compiled with -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) may include this file. +#ifndef HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION +#error "details/body.hpp is internal; build with -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION." +#endif + +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ + +#include // ssize_t +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include + +#include +#include // private header may include POSIX scatter/gather + +#include "httpserver/body_kind.hpp" +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" + +namespace httpserver { + +namespace detail { + +// Polymorphic body that http_response stores in its small-buffer +// optimisation slot (TASK-009). materialize() walks across the C++ / +// libmicrohttpd boundary by returning a fresh MHD_Response* with NO +// headers / footers / cookies attached — those decorations are applied +// by the dispatch path (TASK-011), mirroring v1's +// http_response::decorate_response split. +// +// Lifetime contract: the body owns whatever payload it carries +// (std::string, std::vector, std::function, owned fd). After +// materialize() returns, libmicrohttpd holds borrowed pointers into the +// body's storage; the body must therefore outlive the MHD_Response +// (TASK-009/011 enforce this through http_response's own lifetime). +class body { + public: + virtual ~body(); + + virtual body_kind kind() const noexcept = 0; + virtual std::size_t size() const noexcept = 0; + virtual MHD_Response* materialize() = 0; + + protected: + body() = default; + body(const body&) = delete; + body& operator=(const body&) = delete; + body(body&&) = delete; + body& operator=(body&&) = delete; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// empty_body — no payload. Mirrors v1 empty_response::get_raw_response. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +class empty_body final : public body { + public: + empty_body() noexcept = default; + explicit empty_body(int flags) noexcept : flags_(flags) {} + + body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::empty; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return 0; } + MHD_Response* materialize() override; + + private: + int flags_ = 0; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// string_body — owns a std::string buffer; passes it to MHD as +// MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT (no copy, body outlives the response). +// Mirrors v1 string_response::get_raw_response. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +class string_body final : public body { + public: + explicit string_body(std::string content) noexcept + : content_(std::move(content)) {} + + body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::string; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return content_.size(); } + MHD_Response* materialize() override; + + private: + std::string content_; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// file_body — opens path on materialize(); returns nullptr if open or +// fstat fails (matches v1 file_response::get_raw_response exactly). +// size_cached_ is reserved for future use; size() currently returns it +// untouched (set on materialize) so the value reflects the on-disk size +// only after a successful materialise. This matches v1, which never +// exposed a size accessor at all. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +class file_body final : public body { + public: + explicit file_body(std::string path) noexcept : path_(std::move(path)) {} + + body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::file; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return size_cached_; } + MHD_Response* materialize() override; + + private: + std::string path_; + std::size_t size_cached_ = 0; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// iovec_body — scatter/gather buffers. The CWE-190 narrowing guard on +// entries_.size() (UINT_MAX cap) is preserved from v1 +// iovec_response::get_raw_response. The reinterpret_cast to MHD_IoVec* +// is justified by the layout-pinning static_asserts in body.cpp. +// +// total_size_ is computed once at construction so size() is O(1); MHD's +// MHD_IoVec doesn't expose total length and the architecture-spec +// size() contract is "logical body size in bytes". +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +class iovec_body final : public body { + public: + explicit iovec_body(std::vector entries) noexcept + : entries_(std::move(entries)), + total_size_(compute_total_size(entries_)) {} + + body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::iovec; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return total_size_; } + MHD_Response* materialize() override; + + private: + static std::size_t compute_total_size( + const std::vector& entries) noexcept { + std::size_t total = 0; + for (const auto& e : entries) total += e.len; + return total; + } + + std::vector entries_; + std::size_t total_size_; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// pipe_body — owns a read-side fd. v2 ownership contract: +// * constructor takes ownership of fd +// * if materialize() succeeds, MHD owns the fd (it closes on +// MHD_destroy_response) +// * if materialize() is never called, ~pipe_body() must close the fd +// to avoid a leak (v1 didn't have to handle this because its +// pipe_response always reached the dispatch path) +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +class pipe_body final : public body { + public: + explicit pipe_body(int fd) noexcept : fd_(fd) {} + ~pipe_body() override; + + body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::pipe; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return 0; } // size unknown + MHD_Response* materialize() override; + + private: + int fd_ = -1; + bool materialized_ = false; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// deferred_body — type-erased producer callback. v1 stored a typed +// callable inside deferred_response; v2 type-erases through +// std::function so the body fits the SBO budget without templating +// http_response. +// +// The trampoline is the C-callable wrapper MHD invokes; it dispatches +// to producer_. Exposed publicly (static method) so unit tests can +// drive it without a daemon. +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +class deferred_body final : public body { + public: + using producer_type = + std::function; + + explicit deferred_body(producer_type producer) noexcept + : producer_(std::move(producer)) {} + + body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::deferred; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return 0; } // size unknown + MHD_Response* materialize() override; + + // Public so unit tests can drive it directly; also passed by name + // to MHD_create_response_from_callback in materialize(). + static ssize_t trampoline(void* cls, std::uint64_t pos, + char* buf, std::size_t max); + + private: + producer_type producer_; +}; + +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +// SBO budget asserts. Per DR-005 every concrete body must fit in the +// 64-byte buffer http_response carries. If any of these fires on a new +// platform, TASK-010's factory must heap-allocate that subclass instead +// (and TASK-009's destructor must dispatch on body_inline_). +// --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +static_assert(sizeof(empty_body) <= 64, + "empty_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(string_body) <= 64, + "string_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(file_body) <= 64, + "file_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(iovec_body) <= 64, + "iovec_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(pipe_body) <= 64, + "pipe_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(deferred_body) <= 64, + "deferred_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(alignof(deferred_body) <= 16, + "deferred_body alignment must be <= 16 (DR-005)"); + +} // namespace detail + +} // namespace httpserver +#endif // SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am index b201b70d..e8cb022e 100644 --- a/test/Makefile.am +++ b/test/Makefile.am @@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ LDADD += -lcurl AM_CPPFLAGS = -I$(top_srcdir)/src -I$(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/ -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION METASOURCES = AUTO -check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec header_hygiene iovec_entry iovec_response http_method constants +check_PROGRAMS = basic file_upload http_utils threaded nodelay string_utilities http_endpoint ban_system ws_start_stop authentication deferred http_resource http_response create_webserver new_response_types daemon_info uri_log feature_unavailable header_hygiene_iovec header_hygiene iovec_entry iovec_response http_method constants body MOSTLYCLEANFILES = *.gcda *.gcno *.gcov @@ -69,6 +69,12 @@ iovec_entry_SOURCES = unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp iovec_response_SOURCES = unit/iovec_response_test.cpp http_method_SOURCES = unit/http_method_test.cpp constants_SOURCES = unit/constants_test.cpp +# body: TASK-008 unit test for the internal detail::body hierarchy. It +# constructs/destroys MHD_Response objects directly via the libmicrohttpd +# inspection APIs (no daemon), so it needs an explicit -lmicrohttpd link +# the same way uri_log does. +body_SOURCES = unit/body_test.cpp +body_LDADD = $(LDADD) -lmicrohttpd noinst_HEADERS = littletest.hpp AM_CXXFLAGS += -Wall -fPIC -Wno-overloaded-virtual diff --git a/test/unit/body_test.cpp b/test/unit/body_test.cpp new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8d254de6 --- /dev/null +++ b/test/unit/body_test.cpp @@ -0,0 +1,267 @@ +/* + This file is part of libhttpserver + Copyright (C) 2011-2019 Sebastiano Merlino + + This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or + modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public + License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either + version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. + + This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, + but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of + MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU + Lesser General Public License for more details. + + You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public + License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software + Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 + USA +*/ + +// Unit tests for the internal detail::body hierarchy and the public +// body_kind enum (TASK-008). This TU is a build-tree test and is allowed +// to include both the public umbrella (for body_kind) and the private +// details/body.hpp directly (for the subclasses) — header-hygiene from +// the consumer perspective is asserted separately by header_hygiene_*. + +#include // ssize_t +#include // pipe, close +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include +#include + +#include + +#include "./httpserver.hpp" // public umbrella → body_kind +#include "httpserver/details/body.hpp" // private hierarchy +#include "./littletest.hpp" + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Step 1 — public body_kind enum: shape and enumerator presence. +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +static_assert(std::is_enum_v, + "body_kind must be an enum"); +static_assert(std::is_same_v, + std::uint8_t>, + "body_kind underlying type must be std::uint8_t"); +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::empty) == 0, + "body_kind::empty must be the zero-initialised value"); +// Reference each enumerator at compile time so a missing one breaks the build. +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::string) >= 0); +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::file) >= 0); +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::iovec) >= 0); +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::pipe) >= 0); +static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::deferred) >= 0); + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Step 2 — abstract base contract. +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +static_assert(std::is_abstract_v, + "detail::body must be abstract"); +static_assert(std::has_virtual_destructor_v, + "detail::body must have a virtual destructor"); + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// Step 3 — per-subclass SBO budget + base relationship. +// Mirrored asserts: identical lines also live in details/body.hpp; placing +// them here gives a second failure site if the header drifts. +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::detail::empty_body) <= 64, + "empty_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::detail::string_body) <= 64, + "string_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::detail::file_body) <= 64, + "file_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::detail::iovec_body) <= 64, + "iovec_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::detail::pipe_body) <= 64, + "pipe_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(sizeof(httpserver::detail::deferred_body) <= 64, + "deferred_body must fit in http_response SBO (DR-005)"); +static_assert(alignof(httpserver::detail::deferred_body) <= 16, + "deferred_body alignment must be <= 16 (DR-005)"); + +static_assert(std::is_base_of_v); +static_assert(std::is_base_of_v); +static_assert(std::is_base_of_v); +static_assert(std::is_base_of_v); +static_assert(std::is_base_of_v); +static_assert(std::is_base_of_v); + +LT_BEGIN_SUITE(body_suite) + void set_up() {} + void tear_down() {} +LT_END_SUITE(body_suite) + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// empty_body +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, empty_body_kind_size_and_materialize) + httpserver::detail::empty_body b; + LT_CHECK_EQ(static_cast(b.kind()), + static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::empty)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 0u); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(empty_body_kind_size_and_materialize) + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// string_body +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, string_body_kind_size_and_materialize) + httpserver::detail::string_body b(std::string("hello")); + LT_CHECK_EQ(static_cast(b.kind()), + static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::string)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 5u); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(string_body_kind_size_and_materialize) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, string_body_empty_payload_is_zero_size) + httpserver::detail::string_body b(std::string{}); + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 0u); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(string_body_empty_payload_is_zero_size) + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// file_body +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, file_body_kind_and_materialize_existing_file) + // test_content is a fixture shipped in test/ (one-line text file). + httpserver::detail::file_body b("test_content"); + LT_CHECK_EQ(static_cast(b.kind()), + static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::file)); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(file_body_kind_and_materialize_existing_file) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, file_body_returns_null_on_missing_file) + httpserver::detail::file_body b("/no/such/path/should/exist"); + // Mirrors v1 file_response::get_raw_response semantics. + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.materialize(), static_cast(nullptr)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(file_body_returns_null_on_missing_file) + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// iovec_body +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, iovec_body_size_is_sum_of_entry_lengths) + std::vector entries = { + {"abc", 3}, + {"defg", 4}, + }; + httpserver::detail::iovec_body b(std::move(entries)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(static_cast(b.kind()), + static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::iovec)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 7u); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(iovec_body_size_is_sum_of_entry_lengths) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, iovec_body_empty_entries_materializes) + httpserver::detail::iovec_body b(std::vector{}); + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 0u); + // MHD may or may not accept a zero-iovec response; we only assert that + // size() is correct and that constructing/destroying does not crash. +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(iovec_body_empty_entries_materializes) + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// pipe_body +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, pipe_body_kind_and_materialize) + int fds[2]; + int rc = ::pipe(fds); + LT_ASSERT_EQ(rc, 0); + httpserver::detail::pipe_body b(fds[0]); // takes ownership of read end + LT_CHECK_EQ(static_cast(b.kind()), + static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::pipe)); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); // MHD owns fds[0] from this point + ::close(fds[1]); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(pipe_body_kind_and_materialize) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, pipe_body_destructor_closes_fd_when_not_materialized) + int fds[2]; + int rc = ::pipe(fds); + LT_ASSERT_EQ(rc, 0); + int read_fd = fds[0]; + { + httpserver::detail::pipe_body b(read_fd); + // Intentionally do NOT call materialize() — destructor must close fd. + } + // Second close on the now-closed fd must fail with EBADF. + int second = ::close(read_fd); + LT_CHECK_EQ(second, -1); + LT_CHECK_EQ(errno, EBADF); + ::close(fds[1]); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(pipe_body_destructor_closes_fd_when_not_materialized) + +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +// deferred_body +// ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_kind_and_materialize) + std::function f = + [](uint64_t, char*, std::size_t) -> ssize_t { + return MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_OF_STREAM; + }; + httpserver::detail::deferred_body b(std::move(f)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(static_cast(b.kind()), + static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::deferred)); + MHD_Response* r = b.materialize(); + LT_ASSERT_NEQ(r, static_cast(nullptr)); + MHD_destroy_response(r); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(deferred_body_kind_and_materialize) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_trampoline_invokes_stored_callable) + bool called = false; + httpserver::detail::deferred_body b( + [&](uint64_t pos, char* buf, std::size_t max) -> ssize_t { + called = true; + (void)pos; + if (max >= 2) { buf[0] = 'h'; buf[1] = 'i'; return 2; } + return 0; + }); + char out[16] = {}; + ssize_t n = httpserver::detail::deferred_body::trampoline( + &b, 0, out, sizeof(out)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(called, true); + LT_CHECK_EQ(n, static_cast(2)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(out[0], 'h'); + LT_CHECK_EQ(out[1], 'i'); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(deferred_body_trampoline_invokes_stored_callable) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_destructor_releases_callable) + auto sentinel = std::make_shared(42); + std::weak_ptr w = sentinel; + { + httpserver::detail::deferred_body b( + [s = std::move(sentinel)](uint64_t, char*, std::size_t) -> ssize_t { + (void)s; + return MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_OF_STREAM; + }); + LT_CHECK_EQ(w.expired(), false); + } + LT_CHECK_EQ(w.expired(), true); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(deferred_body_destructor_releases_callable) + +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST_ENV() + AUTORUN_TESTS() +LT_END_AUTO_TEST_ENV() From 828006cf37a694b98a6ac8eb0e970bdfd51eaf3b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 13:30:29 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 18/24] TASK-008: review-pass fixes (security + performance iter1) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Applies fixes from the iter1 review pass on the detail::body hierarchy: file_body (CWE-367 / perf): - Open + fstat moved to constructor; size() is now accurate immediately. - Drops lseek(SEEK_END); materialize() uses st_size from fstat. Closes the TOCTOU window between size discovery and the fd handed to MHD_create_response_from_fd, and removes the side-effect on the fd's read position. - Adds destructor that closes fd_ only when MHD never took ownership (materialized_ stays false until from_fd returns non-null). deferred_body (CWE-476): - trampoline() guards against null cls and empty producer_ before invoking the std::function. MHD's callback path doesn't catch C++ exceptions, so a bad_function_call would terminate in MHD's IO thread; the guard returns MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR instead. - Constructor asserts producer_ is non-empty (debug-only precondition). Header docs: - file_body: documents path-canonicalisation contract (O_NOFOLLOW only blocks the final component) and fd ownership lifecycle. - iovec_body: documents the borrowed-pointer lifetime contract (iov_base buffers must outlive the MHD_Response*) and the heap allocation note from DR-005. - deferred_body: documents the std::function SBO caveat — capturing more than the implementation-defined threshold silently heap-allocates. Tests: - file_body_size_known_before_materialize: size() must be correct at construction (21 bytes for test_content), not only after materialize. - deferred_body_trampoline_null_cls_returns_error: trampoline with cls==nullptr returns MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR rather than dereferencing. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/details/body.cpp | 62 +++++++++++++++++------- src/httpserver/details/body.hpp | 86 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---- test/unit/body_test.cpp | 23 +++++++++ 3 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/details/body.cpp b/src/details/body.cpp index f2d00309..4e6fc6f1 100644 --- a/src/details/body.cpp +++ b/src/details/body.cpp @@ -102,35 +102,54 @@ MHD_Response* string_body::materialize() { } // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -// file_body — replicates v1 file_response::get_raw_response exactly. +// file_body — opens the file and fstat's it at construction so size() is +// accurate immediately. materialize() uses fstat's st_size; it never calls +// lseek(), so the fd's read position remains at 0 when handed to +// MHD_create_response_from_fd (security-reviewer-iter1-1 / CWE-367). // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -MHD_Response* file_body::materialize() { +file_body::file_body(std::string path) noexcept + : path_(std::move(path)) { #ifndef _WIN32 - int fd = ::open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW); + fd_ = ::open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY | O_NOFOLLOW); #else - int fd = ::open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY); + fd_ = ::open(path_.c_str(), O_RDONLY); #endif - if (fd == -1) return nullptr; + if (fd_ == -1) return; struct stat sb; - if (::fstat(fd, &sb) != 0 || !S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) { - ::close(fd); - return nullptr; + if (::fstat(fd_, &sb) != 0 || !S_ISREG(sb.st_mode)) { + ::close(fd_); + fd_ = -1; + return; } - off_t size = ::lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END); - if (size == static_cast(-1)) { - ::close(fd); - return nullptr; + // Use fstat's st_size directly — no lseek, no TOCTOU, no fd-position + // side-effect (security-reviewer-iter1-1 / performance-reviewer-iter1-4). + size_ = static_cast(sb.st_size); +} + +file_body::~file_body() { + // Close only if MHD never took ownership (materialized_ stays false until + // MHD_create_response_from_fd returns non-null). + if (!materialized_ && fd_ != -1) { + ::close(fd_); } +} - if (size) { - size_cached_ = static_cast(size); - return MHD_create_response_from_fd( - static_cast(size), fd); +MHD_Response* file_body::materialize() { + if (fd_ == -1) return nullptr; + + if (size_) { + MHD_Response* r = MHD_create_response_from_fd(size_, fd_); + if (r != nullptr) { + materialized_ = true; // MHD now owns fd_ + } + return r; } - ::close(fd); - size_cached_ = 0; + // Zero-byte file: serve empty response without giving the fd to MHD. + ::close(fd_); + fd_ = -1; + materialized_ = true; // suppress ~file_body's close (already closed) return MHD_create_response_from_buffer( 0, nullptr, MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT); } @@ -177,7 +196,14 @@ MHD_Response* pipe_body::materialize() { // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- ssize_t deferred_body::trampoline(void* cls, std::uint64_t pos, char* buf, std::size_t max) { + // Guard against null cls or empty producer_ (security-reviewer-iter1-3 / + // CWE-476). MHD's callback mechanism does not catch C++ exceptions, so + // throwing std::bad_function_call here would call std::terminate(). + // Return MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR instead. auto* self = static_cast(cls); + if (!self || !self->producer_) { + return MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR; + } return self->producer_(pos, buf, max); } diff --git a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp index f9daa1c7..2103a25a 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp @@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ #define SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ #include // ssize_t +#include #include #include #include @@ -116,24 +117,41 @@ class string_body final : public body { }; // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- -// file_body — opens path on materialize(); returns nullptr if open or -// fstat fails (matches v1 file_response::get_raw_response exactly). -// size_cached_ is reserved for future use; size() currently returns it -// untouched (set on materialize) so the value reflects the on-disk size -// only after a successful materialise. This matches v1, which never -// exposed a size accessor at all. +// file_body — opens the file and runs fstat at construction so that: +// * size() is accurate immediately (no need to call materialize() first) +// * materialize() avoids the lseek TOCTOU race (security-reviewer-iter1-1): +// st_size from fstat is used directly, the fd position is never changed +// before being handed to MHD_create_response_from_fd. +// * repeated open/fstat syscalls on re-materialize are eliminated +// (performance-reviewer-iter1-2). +// +// Caller path contract (security-reviewer-iter1-2 / CWE-23): +// path_ is assumed to be a validated, canonicalized path. O_NOFOLLOW +// blocks the final component being a symlink, but intermediate components +// are still followed. Callers supplying user-derived paths MUST canonicalize +// them (e.g. realpath()) before constructing file_body. +// +// Ownership / lifecycle: +// * If open or fstat fails at construction, fd_ == -1 and size_ == 0; +// materialize() will return nullptr. +// * If materialize() succeeds, MHD owns the fd (MHD_destroy_response closes +// it). materialized_ is set to suppress ~file_body's close. +// * If materialize() is never called, ~file_body closes fd_. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- class file_body final : public body { public: - explicit file_body(std::string path) noexcept : path_(std::move(path)) {} + explicit file_body(std::string path) noexcept; + ~file_body() override; body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::file; } - std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return size_cached_; } + std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return size_; } MHD_Response* materialize() override; private: std::string path_; - std::size_t size_cached_ = 0; + std::size_t size_ = 0; + int fd_ = -1; + bool materialized_ = false; }; // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- @@ -145,6 +163,29 @@ class file_body final : public body { // total_size_ is computed once at construction so size() is O(1); MHD's // MHD_IoVec doesn't expose total length and the architecture-spec // size() contract is "logical body size in bytes". +// +// LIFETIME CONTRACT (security-reviewer-iter1-2 / CWE-416): +// iovec_body owns the entries_ vector (the container), but the iov_base +// pointers inside each iovec_entry are BORROWED — they point into +// caller-owned buffers. After materialize() returns, libmicrohttpd holds +// those borrowed pointers until MHD_destroy_response() is called. +// +// CALLERS MUST guarantee that all iov_base buffers (and the iovec_body +// itself) outlive the MHD_Response* returned by materialize(). The +// TASK-009/010 factory path enforces this by tying the iovec_body's +// lifetime to http_response, and http_response must outlive the MHD +// connection. Do NOT free the underlying buffer data before the +// MHD_Response is destroyed. +// +// ALLOCATION NOTE (performance-reviewer-iter1-1): +// std::vector unconditionally heap-allocates its backing store, so every +// iovec_body construction performs one heap allocation. The SBO +// static_assert only verifies that the vector control block (3 words) +// fits in the 64-byte inline slot; the iovec_entry array itself lives on +// the heap. This is intentional: iovec payloads are by definition +// scatter lists of borrowed pointers, so a further small-vector +// optimisation would only save one allocation while adding complexity. +// Per DR-005 the heap fallback is accepted for iovec_body. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- class iovec_body final : public body { public: @@ -200,6 +241,24 @@ class pipe_body final : public body { // The trampoline is the C-callable wrapper MHD invokes; it dispatches // to producer_. Exposed publicly (static method) so unit tests can // drive it without a daemon. +// +// NULL GUARD (security-reviewer-iter1-3 / CWE-476): +// trampoline() checks for null cls and empty producer_ before invoking +// the callable. MHD's callback mechanism does not catch C++ exceptions; +// a null-invoke would call std::terminate() in MHD's IO thread. +// If cls is null or producer_ is empty, trampoline returns +// MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR to signal an error to MHD. +// +// ALLOCATION NOTE (performance-reviewer-iter1-3): +// std::function internally uses small-buffer optimisation (SBO), but +// the SBO threshold is implementation-defined (typically 16-32 bytes on +// libstdc++ / libc++). Lambdas that capture more than one pointer (e.g. +// a user object reference plus a shared_ptr sentinel) will silently +// heap-allocate inside std::function. The static_assert on +// sizeof(deferred_body) only verifies that std::function's control +// block fits in the 64-byte SBO buffer, NOT that the callable itself +// is stored inline. Callers should minimise captures to stay within +// std::function's internal SSO threshold if zero-allocation is required. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- class deferred_body final : public body { public: @@ -207,7 +266,14 @@ class deferred_body final : public body { std::function; explicit deferred_body(producer_type producer) noexcept - : producer_(std::move(producer)) {} + : producer_(std::move(producer)) { + // Precondition: caller must not pass a null/empty callable. + // An empty producer_ would cause trampoline() to return + // MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR on every MHD read callback, + // which is unlikely to be the caller's intent. + assert(producer_ != nullptr && + "deferred_body: producer must not be empty"); + } body_kind kind() const noexcept override { return body_kind::deferred; } std::size_t size() const noexcept override { return 0; } // size unknown diff --git a/test/unit/body_test.cpp b/test/unit/body_test.cpp index 8d254de6..9bf9360e 100644 --- a/test/unit/body_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/body_test.cpp @@ -152,6 +152,18 @@ LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, file_body_kind_and_materialize_existing_file) MHD_destroy_response(r); LT_END_AUTO_TEST(file_body_kind_and_materialize_existing_file) +// security-reviewer-iter1-1 + performance-reviewer-iter1-2: file is opened and +// stat'd at construction so size() is accurate before materialize() is called, +// and materialize() uses fstat's st_size rather than lseek (no fd-position +// side-effect, no TOCTOU window on the size). +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, file_body_size_known_before_materialize) + // test_content is 21 bytes ("test content of file\n"). + httpserver::detail::file_body b("test_content"); + // size() must be non-zero and correct at construction time — the file is + // opened and fstat'd in the constructor, not in materialize(). + LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), static_cast(21)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(file_body_size_known_before_materialize) + LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, file_body_returns_null_on_missing_file) httpserver::detail::file_body b("/no/such/path/should/exist"); // Mirrors v1 file_response::get_raw_response semantics. @@ -248,6 +260,17 @@ LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_trampoline_invokes_stored_callable) LT_CHECK_EQ(out[1], 'i'); LT_END_AUTO_TEST(deferred_body_trampoline_invokes_stored_callable) +// security-reviewer-iter1-3: trampoline must not invoke an empty/null +// std::function — it should return MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR instead +// of throwing std::bad_function_call (which would terminate in MHD's IO thread). +LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_trampoline_null_cls_returns_error) + // cls == nullptr: trampoline must guard against null self pointer. + char out[16] = {}; + ssize_t n = httpserver::detail::deferred_body::trampoline( + nullptr, 0, out, sizeof(out)); + LT_CHECK_EQ(n, static_cast(MHD_CONTENT_READER_END_WITH_ERROR)); +LT_END_AUTO_TEST(deferred_body_trampoline_null_cls_returns_error) + LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_destructor_releases_callable) auto sentinel = std::make_shared(42); std::weak_ptr w = sentinel; From 454e3d4f45048b714b79457011cb1498b3e9fb37 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:04:12 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 19/24] TASK-008: housekeeping (mark task complete in index) Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- specs/tasks/_index.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/specs/tasks/_index.md b/specs/tasks/_index.md index 8732f611..1461e79a 100644 --- a/specs/tasks/_index.md +++ b/specs/tasks/_index.md @@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Nominally: **13 sequential tasks**, each S–XL. Most other tasks parallelize of | TASK-005 | Add `http_method` enum and `method_set` bitmask | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | | TASK-006 | Replace `#define` constants with `httpserver::constants` | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | | TASK-007 | CI test for public-header hygiene | M1 | Done | TASK-002 | -| TASK-008 | Internal `detail::body` hierarchy | M2 | Not Started | TASK-002 | +| TASK-008 | Internal `detail::body` hierarchy | M2 | Done | TASK-002 | | TASK-009 | `http_response` value type with SBO buffer | M2 | Not Started | TASK-008 | | TASK-010 | `http_response` factory functions | M2 | Not Started | TASK-008, TASK-009, TASK-004 | | TASK-011 | `http_response` const-correct accessors | M2 | Not Started | TASK-009 | From 638862369fd16dafaa3e1ca04508fa5a8d78b94a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:04:30 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 20/24] specs: add planning scaffolding and review records MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sweeps in groundwork-generated planning content that had been left untracked across recent task work, and adds .DS_Store to .gitignore so macOS metadata stops appearing as untracked. Planning content: - specs/product_specs.md — top-level product spec. - specs/architecture/ — system overview, architectural drivers, per-component specs (body-hierarchy, create-webserver, http-method, http-request, http-resource, http-response, route-table, webserver, websocket-handler), cross-cutting concerns, integration, feature availability, build/packaging, testing, observability, the DR-001..011 decision records, open questions, documentation, and appendices. - specs/tasks/M{1..6}-*/TASK-*.md — task definitions for the v2.0 milestones (M1 foundation through M6 release). Pre-existing tasks TASK-006/007 were already tracked from prior commits; this adds the rest, including the M2 response, M3 request, M4 handlers, and M5 routing-lifecycle definitions. Review records: - specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-04-30..2026-05-03_*.md — outputs from the iter1 review passes on TASK-001 through TASK-008. Captured for traceability; "unworked" denotes issues not yet folded back into task scope. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- .gitignore | 1 + specs/architecture/01-executive-summary.md | 9 + .../architecture/02-architectural-drivers.md | 34 +++ specs/architecture/03-system-overview.md | 47 +++ specs/architecture/04-components/_index.md | 1 + .../04-components/body-hierarchy.md | 32 +++ .../04-components/create-webserver.md | 11 + .../architecture/04-components/http-method.md | 28 ++ .../04-components/http-request.md | 26 ++ .../04-components/http-resource.md | 13 + .../04-components/http-response.md | 34 +++ .../architecture/04-components/route-table.md | 24 ++ specs/architecture/04-components/webserver.md | 27 ++ .../04-components/websocket-handler.md | 9 + specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md | 69 +++++ specs/architecture/06-backend-integration.md | 15 + specs/architecture/07-feature-availability.md | 12 + specs/architecture/08-build-and-packaging.md | 17 ++ specs/architecture/09-testing.md | 12 + specs/architecture/10-observability.md | 8 + 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+1,9 @@ +## 1) Executive Summary + +libhttpserver is a C++ HTTP server library wrapping libmicrohttpd. v2.0 is a clean breaking release whose architectural goal is to **hide the C backend from the public ABI** and **fit 2026 C++ idioms** without requiring users to subclass, manage raw pointers, or mirror the library's build flags. + +The design rests on five load-bearing choices: a **C++20 floor**; **PIMPL on `webserver` and `http_request`** with a backend-free public surface; a **non-PIMPL value-typed `http_response`** with a polymorphic body held in a 64-byte SBO buffer that falls back to heap; **handler-returns-by-value** as the canonical signature; and a **route table with three structures** (hash for exact paths, radix for parameterized + prefix, regex chain for fallback). The remaining decisions — thread-safety contract, error propagation, deferred/websocket lifecycle, ABI versioning — are documentation and consistency rather than novel mechanism. + +The architecture preserves libmicrohttpd as the only backend (no pluggable backends in scope) but makes its presence invisible in ``. It commits to value semantics where they fit and PIMPL where they don't, refusing to apply either uniformly. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/02-architectural-drivers.md b/specs/architecture/02-architectural-drivers.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b33f6541 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/02-architectural-drivers.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +## 2) Architectural Drivers + +### 2.1 Business Drivers (from PRD §1) +- **Vision:** A modern, ergonomic C++ HTTP server library that hides its libmicrohttpd backend, fits 2026 C++ idioms, and is safe to use without reading the source. +- **JTBD: 30-line endpoint without subclassing.** Drives the lambda-first handler model and value-typed response. +- **JTBD: Build flags must not leak.** Drives the build-flag-independent ABI and unconditional declarations. +- **JTBD: No transitive C-header inclusion.** Drives PIMPL and forward declarations on backend types. +- **North-star: hello world ≤10 LOC**, zero public-header dependencies on backend C types. + +### 2.2 Quality Attributes (from PRD §2) + +| Attribute | Requirement | Architecture response | +|---|---|---| +| Public-header decoupling | No `` / `` / `` / `` / `` in installed headers | PIMPL on `webserver` and `http_request`; forward-declared `detail::body` for `http_response`; high-level accessors (cert DN, fingerprint) replacing raw GnuTLS handles; library-defined `httpserver::iovec_entry` POD replacing `struct iovec` in the public `http_response::iovec(...)` factory | +| Build-flag stability | Public API surface invariant under `HAVE_BAUTH` / `HAVE_DAUTH` / `HAVE_GNUTLS` / `HAVE_WEBSOCKET` | Unconditional declarations; runtime sentinels or `feature_unavailable` throws when backends disabled; `webserver::features()` reports availability | +| Const correctness | Pure accessors `const`; lazy caches OK via `mutable`; daemon-driving methods exempt | Request-side caches in `mutable` storage (or unique_ptr); `is_running` / `get_fdset` / `get_timeout` documented as exempt operations | +| Hot-path performance | Per-request getters do not allocate or copy containers | Container-returning getters change to `const&` / `string_view`; per-request impl arena-allocated from a per-connection `std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource`; method-state held as a `uint32_t` bitmask, not a `std::map` | +| Naming | Snake_case + one canonical verb per concept | `block_ip` / `unblock_ip` (replacing four ban/allow synonyms); `_handler` suffix (replacing `_resource` for function-shaped setters); `shoutCAST` grandfathered as a protocol identifier | +| Documentation | v2.0 ships rewritten README, examples, RELEASE_NOTES.md | Out of architecture scope; flagged in §13 as a documentation-track deliverable | + +### 2.3 Constraints + +**Technical:** +- libmicrohttpd is the only backend; pluggable backends are explicitly out of scope (PRD §3.1). +- Distro packagers are a named target user segment (PRD §1) — system-toolchain compatibility on Debian stable, RHEL, FreeBSD ports must be respected. +- The library is currently autoconf-built; v2.0 keeps that toolchain. + +**Team:** +- Single maintainer (Sebastiano Merlino) plus drive-by contributors. Architecture choices favor maintainability over novelty. + +**Release:** +- v2.0 is a hard cutover. No v1.x maintenance branch. SOVERSION bump (PRD §1, OQ-007). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/03-system-overview.md b/specs/architecture/03-system-overview.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..94c51daf --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/03-system-overview.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +## 3) System Overview + +### 3.1 High-level shape + +``` +┌──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ +│ Consumer translation unit │ +│ #include │ +│ │ +│ webserver ──→ http_request ──→ http_resource / lambda handler │ +│ │ ↓ │ +│ ↓ http_response │ +│ (PIMPL) (value type, SBO body) │ +└──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ + │ (no backend types crossed) + │ +┌──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ +│ libhttpserver.so internals │ +│ │ +│ webserver::impl (MHD_Daemon, route table, mutex, bans set) │ +│ ├── route table: { exact: hash, param/prefix: radix, regex: chain} │ +│ ├── per-connection arena (std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource) │ +│ └── http_request::impl (allocated from connection's arena) │ +│ │ +│ detail::body (polymorphic; subclasses string/file/iovec/pipe/ │ +│ deferred/empty live in details/body.hpp) │ +└──────────┬───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ + │ +┌──────────┴───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐ +│ libmicrohttpd (C backend) │ +│ MHD_Daemon, MHD_Connection, MHD_Response │ +└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘ +``` + +### 3.2 Component summary + +| Component | Responsibility | Implementation | +|---|---|---| +| `webserver` | Lifecycle, route registration, IP block list, MHD daemon ownership | PIMPL via `std::unique_ptr` | +| `http_request` | Per-request inputs (path, method, headers, args, body, TLS metadata) | PIMPL via `std::unique_ptr`; impl allocated from per-connection arena | +| `http_response` | Response value: status, headers, footers, cookies, body | Non-PIMPL value type; polymorphic body in 64-byte SBO buffer with heap fallback | +| `http_resource` | Class-form handler (state shared across HTTP methods of one resource) | Public abstract base; allow-mask held as `method_set` (`uint32_t` bitmask) | +| `websocket_handler` | Per-endpoint WebSocket protocol handler | Public abstract base; registered via `unique_ptr` / `shared_ptr` overloads | +| `detail::body` | Polymorphic body kinds (string / file / iovec / pipe / deferred / empty) | Internal hierarchy in `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp` | +| Route table | Path → (method_set, handler) lookup | `unordered_map` (exact) + radix tree (parameterized + prefix) + regex chain (fallback) | + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/_index.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b37ea038 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +## 4) Component Details diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/body-hierarchy.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/body-hierarchy.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2fa024c5 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/body-hierarchy.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### 4.8 `detail::body` hierarchy + +**Responsibility:** Polymorphic body representation backing `http_response`'s SBO buffer. Each subclass carries the data needed for one body kind and knows how to stream itself into an MHD response. + +**Implementation:** Abstract base in `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp` (not installed): + +```cpp +namespace httpserver::detail { +class body { +public: + virtual ~body() = default; + virtual body_kind kind() const noexcept = 0; + virtual std::size_t size() const noexcept = 0; + virtual MHD_Response* materialize(/* dispatch context */) = 0; // builds the MHD response on demand +}; + +class string_body : public body { /* std::string content; */ }; +class file_body : public body { /* std::string path; std::size_t size_cached; */ }; +class iovec_body : public body { /* std::vector iov; (iovec from , included only in this private header) */ }; +class pipe_body : public body { /* int fd; std::size_t hint; */ }; +class deferred_body: public body { /* std::function producer; */ }; +class empty_body : public body { /* nothing */ }; +} +``` + +**SBO storage:** factories use placement-new into the response's `body_storage_` buffer when the subclass fits (always true for v2.0's set). New body kinds added in v2.x check at compile time (`static_assert`) whether they fit; if they don't, the factory falls back to `new`-allocating and storing the heap pointer. + +**Materialization timing:** `materialize()` is called from `webserver`'s dispatch, not from the handler. The body holds whatever data it needs (strings, paths, callables) until that point; resources owned by the body (file handles, pipe FDs) are opened lazily during materialize where appropriate. + +**Related requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-006, PRD-HDR-REQ-005. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/create-webserver.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/create-webserver.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b3ce07f9 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/create-webserver.md @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +### 4.9 `create_webserver` (builder) + +**Responsibility:** Configuration builder for `webserver`. + +**Implementation:** Single-class builder, ~half the v1 line count. Each paired `foo()/no_foo()` collapses to `foo(bool = true)` (PRD-CFG-REQ-001). All `#define` constants (`DEFAULT_WS_PORT`, `DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT`, `NOT_FOUND_ERROR`) move to `constexpr` in `httpserver::constants` (PRD-CFG-REQ-002). Out-of-range setters throw `std::invalid_argument` (PRD-CFG-REQ-003). + +The builder remains non-PIMPL (it's a pure value carrier; PIMPL would buy nothing). + +**Related requirements:** PRD-CFG-REQ-001..004. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/http-method.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-method.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d69e7378 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-method.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +### 4.6 `http_method` and `method_set` + +**Responsibility:** Type-safe representation of HTTP methods and method-allow masks. + +**Implementation:** + +```cpp +enum class http_method : std::uint8_t { + get, head, post, put, del, connect, options, trace, patch, count_ +}; +// `del` rather than `delete` (C++ keyword); `count_` sentinel for compile-time iteration. + +struct method_set { + std::uint32_t bits = 0; + constexpr bool contains(http_method m) const noexcept; + constexpr method_set& set(http_method m) noexcept; + constexpr method_set& clear(http_method m) noexcept; + constexpr method_set& set_all() noexcept; + constexpr method_set& clear_all() noexcept; + // bitwise free operators on http_method and method_set, all constexpr noexcept +}; +``` + +`uint32_t` carries 32 method slots — 23 bits of growth headroom beyond the 9 standard methods (room for WebDAV verbs if ever added). + +**Related requirements:** PRD-REQ-REQ-003, PRD-HDL-REQ-006. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/http-request.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-request.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0cc165a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-request.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +### 4.2 `http_request` + +**Responsibility:** Carry per-request inputs from MHD's worker thread to the user handler. Lazily-cache derived data (path pieces, parsed args, basic-auth credentials, client cert fields). + +**Implementation:** PIMPL via `std::unique_ptr`. The impl is **arena-allocated** from a `std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource` that lives on the connection (one arena per MHD connection, reset between requests on the same keep-alive connection). The arena also backs the impl's owned strings and lazy-cache containers where practical, eliminating per-request `malloc` on the hot path. + +**Interfaces:** +- Exposes (from PRD §3.6): + - `get_path()`, `get_method()`, `get_version()`, `get_content()`, `get_querystring()` returning `string_view` + - `get_headers()`, `get_footers()`, `get_cookies()`, `get_args()`, `get_path_pieces()`, `get_files()` returning `const ContainerType&` + - `get_header(key)`, `get_cookie(key)`, `get_footer(key)`, `get_arg(key)`, `get_arg_flat(key)` returning `string_view` (empty on miss; never insert) + - `get_user()`, `get_pass()`, `get_digested_user()` returning `string_view` (empty when basic/digest auth disabled at build) + - `has_tls_session()`, `has_client_certificate()`, `get_client_cert_dn()`, `get_client_cert_issuer_dn()`, `get_client_cert_cn()`, `get_client_cert_fingerprint_sha256()`, `is_client_cert_verified()`, `get_client_cert_not_before()`, `get_client_cert_not_after()` (all returning sentinels when GnuTLS disabled) + - `check_digest_auth(...)` family + - `get_requestor()`, `get_requestor_port()` +- All getters are `const`. Lazy caches use `mutable` (or unique_ptr indirection); the const-correctness NFR's exemption for daemon-driving methods does not apply to request — every request getter is logically const. +- Move-only (preserves identity; rules out shared ownership). PRD §3.6 out-of-scope: not changing the move-only identity. + +**Key design notes:** +- The arena allocator is plumbed through `webserver_impl` → connection state → `http_request` constructor. The user does not see it; it is an internal optimization. +- Containers returned by `get_*()` reference impl-owned storage; the request must outlive any view derived from it. Documented as a lifetime contract. +- `gnutls_session_t` (raw GnuTLS handle) is not exposed publicly. Users wanting custom TLS introspection use the high-level `get_client_cert_*` accessors. The handle remains accessible via friend access from internal code. + +**Related requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..004, PRD-FLG-REQ-001..002, PRD-REQ-REQ-001, PRD-RSP-REQ-* (for the response side of the request/response cycle). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/http-resource.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-resource.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..64b53593 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-resource.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +### 4.4 `http_resource` (class-form handler) + +**Responsibility:** Stateful handler base for cases where state is shared across HTTP methods of one resource (counter, cache, DB handle, auth context). + +**Implementation:** Public abstract base. Subclasses override one of `render_get / render_post / render_put / render_delete / render_patch / render_options / render_head` (renamed from v1's `render_GET` etc., to comply with PRD-NAM-REQ-001 snake_case). The default `render(...)` falls back when the method-specific override is not provided. + +The allow-mask (formerly `std::map method_state`) becomes `method_set methods_allowed_;` — a `uint32_t` bitmask wrapper (DR-6). `is_allowed(http_method)` and `get_allowed_methods()` are `const` and return without allocation. + +**Lifetime:** owned by the `webserver` via `unique_ptr` or `shared_ptr` (PRD-HDL-REQ-003). Raw-pointer registration is gone (PRD-HDL-REQ-005). + +**Related requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-003, PRD-HDL-REQ-005, PRD-REQ-REQ-002, PRD-REQ-REQ-003. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/http-response.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-response.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..11071d02 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/http-response.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +### 4.3 `http_response` + +**Responsibility:** Describe the response a handler wants to send: status, headers, footers, cookies, body. Constructed by user code via factories; consumed by library dispatch which materializes an `MHD_Response*` from it. + +**Implementation:** **Non-PIMPL value type.** Public header carries the data members directly: +- `int status_code` +- `http::header_map headers`, `footers`, `cookies` (separate maps; cookies kept distinct from headers for v2.0 API compatibility) +- `body_kind kind_` enum (`empty`, `string`, `file`, `iovec`, `pipe`, `deferred`) +- `alignas(16) std::byte body_storage_[64]` — SBO buffer for the body subclass +- `detail::body* body_` — points into `body_storage_` (inline) or to a heap object +- `bool body_inline_` — bookkeeping for destructor / move + +The body subclasses (`detail::string_body`, `file_body`, `iovec_body`, `pipe_body`, `deferred_body`, `empty_body`) live in `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp` and are not installed. + +**SBO contract:** +- All current body subclasses are sized to fit in 64 bytes. The largest, `deferred_body` (~56 bytes including vptr + `std::function` on libstdc++), has 8 bytes of headroom. +- A body subclass added in v2.x that exceeds 64 bytes heap-allocates instead — graceful fallback. Bumping the buffer is an ABI break. +- Buffer alignment is 16 bytes (covers `std::function` and any `alignas(16)` member we might add). + +**Interfaces:** +- Exposes (from PRD §3.5): + - Factories: `http_response::string(...)`, `::file(...)`, `::iovec(std::span)`, `::pipe(...)`, `::empty(...)`, `::deferred(...)`, `::unauthorized(scheme, realm, ...)` — all return `http_response` by value. + - **`httpserver::iovec_entry`** is a library-defined POD declared in ``: `struct iovec_entry { const void* base; std::size_t len; };`. It mirrors POSIX `struct iovec` exactly in layout but does not require `` in any installed header. The internal dispatch path uses the user-supplied span to build a `struct iovec` array inside `iovec_body`. The implementation file (`details/body.hpp` / `http_response.cpp`) carries `static_assert`s pinning the layout assumption: `static_assert(sizeof(iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec))`, `static_assert(offsetof(iovec_entry, base) == offsetof(struct iovec, iov_base))`, `static_assert(offsetof(iovec_entry, len) == offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len))`. When the asserts hold, conversion is a `reinterpret_cast`; when they fail (a hypothetical platform with divergent layout), the build fails loudly at compile time and we fall back to memcpy. This keeps the public header free of system headers and makes the API uniformly available on platforms where `` is not standard (e.g., MSVC builds). + - Fluent setters: `with_header`, `with_footer`, `with_cookie`, `with_status` — return `http_response&`. + - `const` accessors: `get_header`, `get_footer`, `get_cookie` returning `string_view` (empty on miss; do not insert). + - `get_headers`, `get_footers`, `get_cookies` returning `const map&`. + - `kind()` returning `body_kind`. +- The virtuals `get_raw_response`, `decorate_response`, `enqueue_response` are removed from the public API (PRD-HDR-REQ-005). The MHD response object is constructed inside the library's dispatch path from the `http_response` value's `body_->materialize()` (or equivalent internal API on `detail::body`). + +**Move semantics:** hand-written to handle the inline-vs-heap cross-product (4 cases on assignment, 2 on construction). Move construct: if source body is inline, placement-new into destination's buffer + destruct source's; if heap, swap pointer. Move assign covers inline↔inline, inline↔heap, heap↔inline, heap↔heap. Tested under sanitizers. + +**Related requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-004 (exempt), PRD-RSP-REQ-001..007. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/route-table.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/route-table.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5b713275 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/route-table.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +### 4.7 Route table + +**Responsibility:** Map (method, path) → handler entry. Support exact paths, parameterized paths (`/users/{id}`), prefix matches (`register_prefix`), and regex routes. + +**Implementation:** Three structures, queried in order: + +1. **Hash map** `std::unordered_map` for **exact paths**. O(1) amortized lookup. +2. **Radix tree** for **parameterized paths and prefix matches**. Single tree handles both cases (a prefix entry is a tree node marked as prefix-terminating; a parameterized segment is a wildcard child). O(L) lookup where L is path length. +3. **Regex chain** `std::vector>` for **regex routes**. Linear fallback when neither hash nor radix matches. + +A `route_entry` carries: +- `method_set methods` — which methods this entry serves +- `std::variant>` — the actual handler (lambda or class) +- `bool is_prefix` — radix node bookkeeping + +**Cache:** an LRU cache (256 entries) sits in front of all three structures, keyed by full path (and method, for per-method-handler entries). After warm-up, hot paths bypass even the hash lookup. + +**Concurrency:** all three structures + cache are protected by a single `std::shared_mutex`. Registration grabs the writer lock; lookup grabs the reader lock. The LRU cache uses a separate `std::mutex` for its list/map pair (insertion/promotion mutate; reads under a shared_mutex would deadlock with the writer-on-full path — keep it simple with a plain mutex). + +**Future evolution:** if the radix tree starts to dominate lookup cost (measured), it can be replaced with a different data structure (compressed trie, perfect hash on a frozen route set) without touching the public API. v2.0 commits only to the *outer shape* (three-tier with cache), not the radix-tree implementation choice. + +**Related requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-002, PRD-HDL-REQ-004, PRD-HDL-REQ-006. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/webserver.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/webserver.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0229eb82 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/webserver.md @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +### 4.1 `webserver` + +**Responsibility:** Library entry point. Owns the libmicrohttpd daemon, the route table, the IP block list, the connection arena pool. Provides start/stop, route registration (lambda + class forms), `block_ip`/`unblock_ip`, `features()`. + +**Implementation:** PIMPL via `std::unique_ptr`. Public header `` includes only `` and standard library, never `` or ``. `webserver_impl` (in `src/httpserver/details/webserver_impl.hpp`) holds the `MHD_Daemon*`, the route-table data structures, per-connection arena state, and synchronization primitives. + +**Interfaces:** +- Exposes (from PRD §3.4 and §3.7): + - `start(bool blocking = false)`, `stop()`, `stop_and_wait()` (replaces `sweet_kill`), `is_running()` + - `register_resource(path, unique_ptr)` and `(path, shared_ptr)`; `register_path` and `register_prefix` variants + - `register_ws_resource(path, unique_ptr)` and `(path, shared_ptr)` + - `on_get / on_post / on_put / on_delete / on_patch / on_options / on_head` (lambda form) + - `route(http_method, path, handler)` — generic, table-driven + - `block_ip(ip)`, `unblock_ip(ip)` + - `features()` returning a `struct features { bool basic_auth, digest_auth, tls, websocket; }` + - Operational: `run`, `run_wait`, `get_fdset`, `get_timeout`, `add_connection`, `quiesce`, `get_listen_fd`, `get_active_connections`, `get_bound_port` +- Consumes: `create_webserver` (builder); user-provided `log_access` / `log_error` / `validator` / `unescaper` / `auth_handler`. + +**Key design notes:** +- Public methods are thread-safe and re-entrant from handlers, with two documented exceptions (`stop()` and `~webserver()` deadlock from inside a handler — they wait for the calling thread to drain). +- Route registration grabs a writer lock; route lookup grabs a reader lock. The LRU cache (256 entries) is checked before the locks on the lookup path. +- `~webserver()` joins MHD's internal threads before returning. Users who call `stop()` themselves still receive the same join behavior on destruction. +- The constructor `webserver(const create_webserver&)` is `explicit` (PRD-NAM-REQ-004). + +**Related requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..004, PRD-FLG-REQ-001..005, PRD-CFG-REQ-001..004, PRD-HDL-REQ-001..006, PRD-NAM-REQ-001..005. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/04-components/websocket-handler.md b/specs/architecture/04-components/websocket-handler.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a76c32d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/04-components/websocket-handler.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +### 4.5 `websocket_handler` + +**Responsibility:** Per-endpoint WebSocket protocol handler — `on_open`, `on_message`, `on_close`, etc. + +**Implementation:** Public abstract base, unchanged from v1 in shape. v2.0's only change is ownership: `register_ws_resource(path, unique_ptr)` and the `shared_ptr` overload replace v1's raw-pointer registration. Lambda-first registration is **not** added (websockets are inherently stateful; the class form is the right shape). + +**Related requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-003, PRD-HDL-REQ-005. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md b/specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..961cd67d --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +## 5) Cross-cutting concerns + +### 5.1 Threading model + +**Contract (committed in DR-8):** +1. `webserver` public methods are thread-safe and re-entrant from inside a handler. Exceptions: `stop()` and `~webserver()` deadlock if called from within a handler thread (they wait for that very thread to drain). Documented. +2. Handlers run concurrently on MHD worker threads. The same lambda or `http_resource` instance is invoked from many threads simultaneously. User-side state must be synchronized by the user. +3. `http_request` is single-threaded per request. Sharing it across threads is undefined. +4. `http_response` is value-typed with exclusive ownership. Returning it transfers it. + +**Internal locks:** +- `route_table_mutex` (`std::shared_mutex`) — registration vs lookup. +- `route_cache_mutex` (`std::mutex`) — LRU cache promotion. +- `bans_mutex` (`std::shared_mutex`) — block list. +- `mutexwait` / `mutexcond` (`pthread_mutex_t` / `pthread_cond_t`) — start/stop handshake (kept as POSIX primitives because MHD's start path expects them). + +### 5.2 Error propagation + +**Contract (committed in DR-9):** +1. Handler throws `std::exception` → caught, logged via `error_logger`, `internal_error_handler` invoked with `e.what()`, response sent (default 500). +2. Handler throws non-`std::exception` → caught with `catch (...)`, logged generically, `internal_error_handler` invoked with `"unknown exception"`. +3. Library-internal exception in dispatch (allocation failure, body materialization error) → same path as (1)/(2). +4. `internal_error_handler` itself throws → library logs and sends a hardcoded 500 with empty body. +5. `feature_unavailable` is a normal `std::runtime_error`; no special status mapping. Users who care translate it explicitly. +6. There is no throw-as-status idiom. Users wanting 404/400/etc. construct the response by value: `return http_response::empty().with_status(404);`. + +### 5.3 Memory and allocation hot paths + +| Object | Allocations per instance | Notes | +|---|---|---| +| `webserver` | 1 (impl) + N (route table grow) | One per process | +| `http_request` | 1 (impl) — arena-allocated from per-connection pool | Reset between requests on keep-alive connections | +| `http_response` (empty / small string body) | 0 (SBO covers body) | Headers/footers/cookies maps still allocate per insertion | +| `http_response` (large content, file, iovec, deferred) | 1 (body content); 0 for the body object (SBO) | Same content allocations as v1 | + +### 5.4 ABI versioning + +SOVERSION bump only. No inline namespace, no symbol-versioning script. v1.x is end-of-life on the day v2.0 ships (PRD §1, OQ-007). Distros package `libhttpserver2` parallel-installable with `libhttpserver1` via standard SOVERSION mechanics. + +### 5.5 Header layout + +``` +src/ +├── httpserver.hpp # umbrella, defines _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ +├── httpserver/ # PUBLIC, installed +│ ├── webserver.hpp +│ ├── http_request.hpp +│ ├── http_response.hpp +│ ├── http_resource.hpp +│ ├── websocket_handler.hpp +│ ├── http_method.hpp # NEW — http_method + method_set +│ ├── http_arg_value.hpp +│ ├── http_utils.hpp +│ ├── string_utilities.hpp +│ ├── create_webserver.hpp +│ ├── create_test_request.hpp +│ ├── file_info.hpp +│ └── details/ # NOT installed (existing convention) +│ ├── webserver_impl.hpp # NEW +│ ├── http_request_impl.hpp # NEW +│ ├── body.hpp # NEW — detail::body + subclasses +│ ├── http_endpoint.hpp # existing +│ └── modded_request.hpp # existing +└── *.cpp # implementations +``` + +Public headers gate on `_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` or `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION`. `details/` headers gate on `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` only (consumers cannot reach in). `Makefile.am` continues to install `httpserver/*.hpp` and exclude `httpserver/details/`. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/06-backend-integration.md b/specs/architecture/06-backend-integration.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6b54fb2b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/06-backend-integration.md @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +## 6) Backend integration + +### 6.1 libmicrohttpd + +The only backend. v2.0 does not abstract over alternative backends and explicitly rules pluggability out (PRD §3.1 out-of-scope). The `MHD_Daemon*`, `MHD_Connection*`, `MHD_Response*` types appear only in `details/` headers and `.cpp` files. + +### 6.2 GnuTLS + +Optional (controlled by `HAVE_GNUTLS`). When disabled at build time, the public TLS-related methods on `http_request` (cert DN, fingerprint, etc.) return empty / sentinel values, and `webserver::features().tls == false`. When enabled, the implementation calls `gnutls_*` functions directly; `gnutls_session_t` is never returned through the public API. + +### 6.3 pthread + +Used by libmicrohttpd's worker pool and by libhttpserver's internal start/stop synchronization (`pthread_mutex_t mutexwait` / `pthread_cond_t mutexcond`). All `pthread.h` inclusions move to `details/` and `.cpp` files. The public API exposes no pthread types. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/07-feature-availability.md b/specs/architecture/07-feature-availability.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..84d82da8 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/07-feature-availability.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## 7) Feature availability and runtime fallbacks + +| Build flag | When disabled | Public-API behavior | +|---|---|---| +| `HAVE_BAUTH` | Basic-auth disabled | `get_user`, `get_pass` return empty `string_view`; `webserver::features().basic_auth == false`; `create_webserver::basic_auth(true)` throws `feature_unavailable` at `webserver` construction time (consistent with other feature flags) | +| `HAVE_DAUTH` | Digest-auth disabled | `get_digested_user` returns empty; `check_digest_auth` returns a sentinel result; features().digest_auth == false | +| `HAVE_GNUTLS` | TLS disabled | All `get_client_cert_*` return empty / -1 / false; features().tls == false; `create_webserver::use_ssl(true)` throws `feature_unavailable` | +| `HAVE_WEBSOCKET` | WebSocket disabled | `register_ws_resource` throws `feature_unavailable`; features().websocket == false | + +`feature_unavailable` derives from `std::runtime_error` (PRD-FLG-REQ-005). Its `what()` names both the feature and the build flag (PRD-FLG-REQ-004). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/08-build-and-packaging.md b/specs/architecture/08-build-and-packaging.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5a7b6adf --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/08-build-and-packaging.md @@ -0,0 +1,17 @@ +## 8) Build and packaging + +**Compiler floor:** C++20. +- Debian 13 (trixie) GCC 14.2: full support out of the box. +- RHEL 9 stock GCC 11: requires `gcc-toolset-14` or newer (Red Hat-supported overlay; documented as the supported path). +- RHEL 10 stock GCC 14: full support. +- FreeBSD 14.x base Clang 18+: full support. +- macOS Homebrew GCC 15+ / current Apple Clang: full support. +- vcpkg / Conan baseline: GCC 13+ / Clang 16+. + +**C++23 features used internally only:** `std::print`, `std::expected` (when available) may appear in `.cpp` files behind feature-test macros, never in installed headers. + +**Autoconf:** retained from v1. SOVERSION bumps from 1 to 2. New `--disable-*` flags follow existing conventions. + +**Distribution:** distros package `libhttpserver2` (binary) + `libhttpserver2-dev` / `-devel` (headers). Parallel-installable with `libhttpserver1`. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/09-testing.md b/specs/architecture/09-testing.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7aae4df5 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/09-testing.md @@ -0,0 +1,12 @@ +## 9) Testing strategy + +The architecture itself does not prescribe test frameworks (out of architecture scope), but it does name the test surfaces that need first-class coverage given v2.0's structural changes: + +1. **Header hygiene** (PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003): a CI test compiles a TU containing only `#include ` and `int main() {}` with no `-I` to libmicrohttpd / pthread / gnutls headers. +2. **Build-flag invariance** (PRD-FLG-REQ-001): the same consumer source compiles against `--disable-tls` and `--enable-tls` builds without changes. +3. **Move semantics on `http_response`** (DR-5): sanitizer-clean tests for inline↔inline, inline↔heap, heap↔inline, heap↔heap on both move-construct and move-assign. +4. **SBO size invariant** (DR-5): `static_assert(sizeof(detail::deferred_body) <= http_response::body_buf_size, ...)` at the end of `details/body.hpp`. Compile-time guarantee. +5. **Routing semantics preservation** (DR-7): the v1 routing-test corpus runs against v2.0 unchanged. Any regression is treated as a release-blocker. +6. **Thread-safety contract** (DR-8): a stress test exercises `register_resource` / `block_ip` from within handlers, verifies no deadlock except for the documented `stop()` case. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/10-observability.md b/specs/architecture/10-observability.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..03012f4c --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/10-observability.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## 10) Observability + +The library is a passive provider; callers wire their own logging: +- `log_access` callback (already in `create_webserver`): invoked per request with the URI. +- `log_error` callback: invoked on internal errors and uncaught handler exceptions. +- No metrics or tracing surface added in v2.0. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-001.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-001.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..08fed5ab --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-001.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +### DR-001: Required C++ standard for v2.0 + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** Every downstream choice (handler return type, PIMPL flavor, body representation) flexes around what's available. Distro packagers are a named target user segment. + +**Options considered:** +1. **C++17 (status quo)** — works on every system compiler in 2026; no `std::expected`, concepts, `[[likely]]`, designated init. +2. **C++20** — Debian trixie GCC 14.2 and FreeBSD 14 Clang 18 ship full support; RHEL 9 stock GCC 11 needs `gcc-toolset-14`; concepts replace the handler `std::function` typedef cleanly. +3. **C++23** — `std::expected`, deducing-this; but `std::expected` not in libc++ < 17, `std::flat_map` only in libstdc++ 15+ (not in Debian trixie). Locks out RHEL 9 stock builds without toolset. +4. **C++20 floor + C++23 features used internally guarded** — same as 2 with implementation flexibility. + +**Decision:** C++20 (Option 2). Implementation files may use C++23 features behind feature-test macros (Option 4 effectively, but as a build-system convention, not an architectural commitment). + +**Rationale:** Hits the sweet spot: Debian out-of-box, RHEL via supported toolset, FreeBSD/Homebrew/MSVC current. Gives concepts, `[[likely]]`, designated initializers (which fit `webserver::features()` perfectly), ``, `std::span`. C++23's marquee feature for our purposes is `std::expected`, which DR-4 has good non-`expected` answers for. + +**Consequences:** +- RHEL 9 stock GCC 11 cannot build us without `gcc-toolset-14`. Documented in §8. +- Public headers may not use `std::expected`, `std::print`, `std::flat_map`, or other C++23-only features. +- Concepts may be used in the public handler-signature constraint. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-002.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-002.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a9898c69 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-002.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### DR-002: Public/private header layout + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** PIMPL committed; impl headers must live somewhere that's not reachable from `` and not installed by `make install`. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Everything in `src/`, impls in `src/httpserver/details/`** — small diff; `details/` already exists and is excluded from install. +2. **Two-tier `details/` for shared internals + `src/internal/` for PIMPL impls** — strongest semantic split; more Makefile surface; new directory. +3. **Co-locate impls next to public headers (`webserver_impl.hpp` next to `webserver.hpp`) with stricter guard** — best discoverability; one typo and the impl ships to packagers. + +**Decision:** Option 1. + +**Rationale:** The `details/` convention works, packagers already skip it, and the cost of mixing PIMPL impls with other internal types is low — they're all "things that don't escape the .so." Option 2's clean split adds Makefile complexity for marginal navigability. Option 3 mixes public and private headers under the same `*.hpp` glob, which is install-rule-fragile. + +**Consequences:** +- File-naming convention: `_impl.hpp` (so `webserver.hpp` ↔ `details/webserver_impl.hpp`). +- Detail headers in `src/httpserver/details/` use the gate `#if !defined(_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined(HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION)` (dual-mode). The stricter `#ifndef HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION`-only gate cannot be applied yet because `webserver.hpp` (public) still transitively includes `details/http_endpoint.hpp`, which means the detail header is reached via the umbrella path (`_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` defined). This dual-mode gate will be tightened to `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION`-only once TASK-014 lands the PIMPL split that removes the transitive include from `webserver.hpp`. +- `src/Makefile.am` lists `details/*.hpp` under `noinst_HEADERS` so they are distributed in the source tarball but never installed under `$prefix/include`. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-003a.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-003a.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ad3aba37 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-003a.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### DR-003a: PIMPL `http_response`? + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** PRD-HDR-REQ-004 originally said all public classes holding backend state use PIMPL. With virtuals `get_raw_response` / `decorate_response` / `enqueue_response` removed (PRD-HDR-REQ-005), `http_response` doesn't carry backend state — it's a description that the library converts to `MHD_Response*` inside dispatch. + +**Options considered:** +1. **PIMPL `http_response`** — heap allocation per response on the hot path; copy/move become deep through the impl pointer; fights value semantics. +2. **Non-PIMPL value type with hidden polymorphic body** (researcher's pushback) — public header carries data members directly; body goes through `detail::body` forward declaration; no allocation for the response shell, value semantics work normally. +3. **PIMPL with small-buffer optimization (`fast_pimpl`)** — no allocation but pins buffer size in ABI; same fragility as DR-3b's fast_pimpl variant. + +**Decision:** Option 2. PRD-HDR-REQ-004 amended to exempt `http_response`. + +**Rationale:** PIMPL exists to hide backend state; `http_response` doesn't have any. Forcing PIMPL costs a per-response allocation and breaks value semantics for zero hygiene benefit (the header is already free of backend types). Matches Crow's `crow::response` model. + +**Consequences:** +- `http_response` is a value type. Move and copy do the obvious thing. +- Adding a top-level field (e.g., a new header type) recompiles user TUs — the usual non-PIMPL ABI tax. Acceptable for a class whose shape rarely changes. +- PRD-HDR-REQ-004 carries an explicit exemption clause naming `http_response`. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-003b.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-003b.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6999778b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-003b.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +### DR-003b: PIMPL flavor for `webserver` and `http_request` + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** With DR-3a settled, only `webserver` and `http_request` are PIMPL'd. Different cardinality and lifetime profiles. + +**Options considered for `webserver`:** plain `unique_ptr` only. One per process, allocation cost irrelevant; ABI flexibility wins. No alternatives presented. + +**Options considered for `http_request`:** +1. **Plain `std::unique_ptr`** — one heap alloc per request at construction, getters allocation-free. Continues v1's pattern; smallest scope. +2. **Arena/pool-allocated impl** — per-connection `std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource` reset between requests; no malloc/free per request. +3. **`fast_pimpl` (SBO)** — fixed buffer in `http_request`; impl placement-new'd. Best cache, most fragile (buffer size = ABI). + +**Decision:** `webserver` plain `unique_ptr`. `http_request` arena-allocated (Option 2). + +**Rationale:** For `webserver`, the allocation is a one-off; ABI flexibility (adding state across v2.x patch releases without recompiling callers) is the reason PIMPL exists. For `http_request`, committing to arena allocation now is cheaper than retrofitting — the per-connection allocator is the production pattern (userver, others) for high-throughput frameworks. Plain `unique_ptr` (1) is fine but leaves perf on the table; `fast_pimpl` (3) freezes a request impl that will grow as features land. + +**Consequences:** +- `webserver_impl` allocated in `webserver` constructor, destroyed in destructor. Standard PIMPL. +- `http_request_impl` allocated from a per-connection arena; arena lives on the connection state inside `webserver_impl`; arena is reset on `MHD_RequestTerminationCode`. +- `webserver` constructor takes the arena allocator out of band (request constructor receives it implicitly via the dispatch path; not a public API surface). +- `std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator` plumbed through `webserver_impl` → connection state → request ctor. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-004.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-004.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..25a27346 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-004.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### DR-004: Handler return type + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** PRD originally said handlers return `unique_ptr` while factories return by value — internal contradiction. With DR-3a making `http_response` a value type, return-by-value is cheap and natural. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Return `http_response` by value** — handler signature `http_response(const http_request&)`; matches Crow. +2. **Return `unique_ptr`** (original PRD) — explicit ownership; forces a heap allocation we just removed in DR-3a. +3. **Return `std::optional`** — `nullopt` means fallthrough; we don't have handler chains in v2.0 (YAGNI). + +**Decision:** Option 1. + +**Rationale:** With value semantics, wrapping in `unique_ptr` adds ceremony for no benefit. Return-by-value lets the factory chain BE the return statement: `return http_response::string("ok").with_status(201);`. Delivers the PRD's "≤10 LOC hello world" JTBD literally. Option 3 solves a problem (handler chaining) we don't have. + +**Consequences:** +- PRD-HDL-REQ-001 amended to require `std::function`. +- PRD-RSP-REQ-007 amended to require `http_response` by value. +- No handler null-pointer ambiguity (a returned `http_response` is always valid). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-005.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-005.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b79e91a5 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-005.md @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +### DR-005: Internal `http_response` body representation + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** With 8 response subclasses removed (PRD-RSP-REQ-006), the internal representation needs one shape. Public header should not pull in ``, ``, ``, ``, or ideally ``. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Hidden polymorphic body via `std::unique_ptr`** — one heap alloc per response; ABI-safe extension; clean public header. +2. **`std::variant<...>` exposed in public header** — zero alloc; but variant alternatives must be defined publicly (or PIMPL'd, defeating the purpose); ABI-locked. +3. **Polymorphic body with 64-byte SBO buffer + heap fallback** — zero alloc for all current body kinds; new kinds > 64 B fall back to heap; buffer size pins ABI for current kinds. + +**Decision:** Option 3. Buffer size 64 bytes, alignment 16 bytes. + +**Rationale:** Option 3 saves exactly one allocation per response, deterministically, on every body kind. Cost: ~70 lines of placement-new + move-semantics machinery in `http_response` and ~80 extra bytes in `sizeof(http_response)` (dominated by header maps anyway). For the high-throughput end of our user spectrum (10k+ resp/s), the savings are real; for everyone else they're free. + +64 / 16 fits the largest current body (`deferred_body` ~56 B) with 8 B headroom. Any v2.x body kind exceeding 64 B falls back to heap — graceful, mixes the model gracefully. + +**Consequences:** +- `http_response` carries `alignas(16) std::byte body_storage_[64]` + `detail::body* body_` + `bool body_inline_`. +- Hand-written move ctor + move assign covering the inline/heap cross-product (4 cases). +- Destructor calls `~body()` always; `delete` only if `!body_inline_`. +- Compile-time `static_assert(sizeof(detail::deferred_body) <= 64)` and per-subclass `static_assert` at end of `details/body.hpp`. +- Sanitizer-clean tests required for all 4 move cases. +- Bumping the buffer in v2.x is an ABI break (recompile callers). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-006.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-006.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c1adee12 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-006.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### DR-006: `http_method` enum + method-set bitmask + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** PRD-REQ-REQ-003 (fixed-size bitmask over HTTP-method enum) and PRD-HDL-REQ-006 (`route(http_method, path, handler)`) make `http_method` a public type. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Naked `enum class` + naked `uint32_t` bitmask** — zero machinery; `mask | 7` compiles (type-unsafe). +2. **`enum class` + wrapped `struct method_set` with constexpr operators** — type-safe; ~30 lines of free operators; mirrors Crow. +3. **`enum class` + `std::bitset`** — pre-C++23 not constexpr; needs wrapping anyway; brings `` to public headers. + +**Decision:** Option 2. `enum class http_method : std::uint8_t` with 9 standard methods (`get, head, post, put, del, connect, options, trace, patch`) plus a `count_` sentinel. `method_set` over `uint32_t bits` with constexpr bitwise operators. + +**Rationale:** Type-safe, constexpr-friendly, 32 method slots (23 bits of growth headroom), mirrors Crow's well-tested pattern. `del` rather than `delete` (C++ keyword). + +**Consequences:** +- New public header `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp`. +- `http_resource::method_state` (v1's `std::map`) replaced with `method_set methods_allowed_;`. +- `is_allowed(http_method)`, `set_allowing(http_method, bool)`, `allow_all()`, `disallow_all()`, `get_allowed_methods() -> method_set` all on `http_resource`, all `const`-correct where applicable. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-007.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-007.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..bf11b25d --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-007.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +### DR-007: Route table data structure + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** v1 has three maps + LRU cache. v2.0 adds per-method handlers and explicit `register_prefix` vs `register_path`. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Keep v1's three maps, evolve entries** — minimum scope; same perf characteristics. +2. **Single radix tree for all path matching** — perf at scale; large rewrite of routing semantics. +3. **Hybrid: hash (exact) + radix (parameterized + prefix) + regex chain (fallback)** — strictly faster than 2 on the dominant case; three structures. + +**Decision:** Option 3. + +**Rationale:** Hash dominates on exact paths (the most common case), ~2× faster than walking a radix tree. Parameterized and prefix routes share the radix tree (their natural shape). Regex stays as a fallback chain (preserved semantics). Option 2 never beats Option 3; Option 1 leaves perf on the table for a clean-slate v2.0 release. + +**Consequences:** +- Three internal data structures protected by a single `std::shared_mutex`. +- LRU cache (256 entries) retained — short-circuits all three structures on hot paths. +- Route lookup order: cache → hash → radix → regex chain. +- Routing-semantics test corpus from v1 must pass unchanged (regression risk gate). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-008.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-008.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0654a4bc --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-008.md @@ -0,0 +1,22 @@ +### DR-008: Thread-safety contract + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** v1's threading semantics are implicit (mutexes exist but contract isn't documented). v2.0 should make the contract explicit. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Internally synchronized, fully re-entrant** (formalize status quo) — `webserver` methods safe from any thread including handlers; matches every peer C++ HTTP library. +2. **Externally synchronized** — user holds a mutex; hostile to typical use; contradicts MHD's threading model. +3. **Lifecycle-phased (config phase / running phase)** — locks become unnecessary post-start; breaks dynamic-route use cases. + +**Decision:** Option 1. + +**Rationale:** Already what the code does; documenting it is zero-risk. Every peer library takes the same position. Option 2 is hostile; Option 3 trades real flexibility for speculative perf. + +**Consequences:** +- All `webserver` public methods documented as thread-safe and re-entrant from handlers, with two exceptions: `stop()` and `~webserver()` (deadlock from inside a handler — they wait for the calling thread). +- Handlers run concurrently on MHD worker threads. User-side state in handlers must be user-synchronized. +- `http_request` is single-threaded per request. +- `http_response` is exclusively owned (value type). + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-009.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-009.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cacb7f1f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-009.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### DR-009: Handler error-propagation contract + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** With DR-4 (return-by-value), null-return is impossible. Two cases remain: handler throws, library-internal exception during dispatch. + +**Options considered:** +1. **Any uncaught exception → 500 via `internal_error_handler`** (formalize v1). +2. **Library-defined `http_error : std::exception` translates to a status** — ergonomic; new public API; "two ways to do one thing." +3. **Single `http_error{status, body}` class only, no hierarchy** — small API but same fundamental issue as 2. + +**Decision:** Option 1. + +**Rationale:** With return-by-value cheap, `return http_response::empty().with_status(404)` is one line — barely longer than `throw not_found{}`. PRD doesn't ask for throw-as-status. Adding it now creates two ways to express one thing and forces a position on the "exceptions for control flow" debate. Reverse migration (add now, deprecate later) is harder than the forward path (add later if requested). + +**Consequences:** +- 6-point error-propagation contract documented in §5.2. +- `feature_unavailable` (a `std::runtime_error`) is just another `std::exception` from the dispatch view; no special status mapping. +- `internal_error_handler` is the single user-overridable error escape hatch. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-010.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-010.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..52fc6fa7 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-010.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +### DR-010: Deferred-response and websocket lifecycle ownership + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** Both features hand off the connection to user code beyond the handler return. + +**Options considered for deferred:** locked without alternatives — lifetime bound to `http_response`. + +**Options considered for WebSocket:** +1. **Mirror `register_resource` exactly — `unique_ptr` and `shared_ptr` overloads.** +2. **Keep raw pointer for WebSocket** (special case). +3. **Lambda-first WebSocket like the handler model.** + +**Decision:** Deferred lifetime bound to response. WebSocket: Option 1 (smart-pointer ownership). + +**Rationale:** Deferred body is conceptually owned by the response value; binding it there means no separate lifetime to track. For WebSocket, every other public-API user-pointer in v2.0 is a smart pointer; raw pointer (2) is a glaring inconsistency. Lambda-first WebSocket (3) is a misfit — websockets are inherently stateful (per-connection state, message-fragment reassembly) and the class form is the right shape. + +**Consequences:** +- `http_response::deferred(callable)` factory: callable moved into a `detail::deferred_body`; lifetime bound to the response value. +- Connection drop / timeout → MHD signals via the request-completion callback; the library destroys the response in `request_completed`; user's callable's destructor runs there. +- `register_ws_resource(path, unique_ptr)` and `(path, shared_ptr)`. Raw-pointer overload removed (extending PRD-HDL-REQ-005). +- `unregister_ws_resource(path)` drops the registration; handler destructor runs when the last reference goes away. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-011.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-011.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..70ed799b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/DR-011.md @@ -0,0 +1,21 @@ +### DR-011: ABI versioning + +**Status:** Accepted +**Date:** 2026-04-30 +**Context:** v2.0 is a SOVERSION bump. The question: do we *also* layer in inline-namespace versioning or symbol versioning maps? + +**Options considered:** +1. **SOVERSION only — no inline namespace, no symbol map.** +2. **SOVERSION + `inline namespace v2 { ... }`** — enables in-process v1+v2 coexistence; future v3 can layer on cleanly. +3. **SOVERSION + linker `--version-script`** — granular per-symbol versioning; massive overhead for a C++ library. + +**Decision:** Option 1. + +**Rationale:** PRD already commits to a clean cutover (no v1.x branch). SOVERSION-only is what every peer C++ HTTP library does, what distro packagers expect, what we already do. Inline namespace (2) is an escape hatch for problems we've designed around with PIMPL. Symbol-versioning maps (3) is overkill for a C++ library's lifecycle. + +**Consequences:** +- No inline namespace in public headers. +- v1.x is end-of-life on the day v2.0 ships; no parallel maintenance. +- Distros package `libhttpserver2`-package parallel-installable with `libhttpserver1` via standard SOVERSION mechanics. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/11-decisions/_index.md b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..53779f90 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/11-decisions/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1 @@ +## 11) Decision Records diff --git a/specs/architecture/12-open-questions.md b/specs/architecture/12-open-questions.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..02ddc537 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/12-open-questions.md @@ -0,0 +1,13 @@ +## 12) Open questions and risks + +| ID | Question / Risk | Impact | Mitigation | Owner | +|---|---|---|---|---| +| AR-001 | RHEL 9 stock GCC 11 cannot build v2.0 without `gcc-toolset-14`. Distro packagers may push back. | M | Document the toolset requirement in §8 and RELEASE_NOTES. Confirmed Red Hat-supported path. | Maintainer | +| AR-002 | Adding a body kind > 64 B in v2.x causes silent heap fallback (correct but unexpected). | L | `static_assert` guard in `details/body.hpp`; release-process checklist includes "do new body kinds fit in SBO?". | Maintainer | +| AR-003 | Routing semantics regression in the hash + radix + regex split (DR-7). | H | Run v1's full routing-test corpus against v2.0 unchanged; treat any failure as release-blocker. | Maintainer | +| AR-004 | `http_response` move-semantics (inline↔heap cross-product) is bug-prone. | M | Sanitizer-clean tests for all 4 move cases (covered in §9). | Maintainer | +| AR-005 | Per-request arena allocator plumbing leaks abstraction (request constructor needs implicit access to connection state). | L | Plumbing is internal; documented in `webserver_impl` design notes. No public API impact. | Maintainer | +| AR-006 | Handler thread-safety contract (concurrent invocation) may surprise users porting from v1 simple-thread setups. | M | Document prominently in README + RELEASE_NOTES. Dedicated example showing per-resource state with a mutex. | Documentation | +| AR-007 | `feature_unavailable` thrown from inside a handler becomes a 500 (DR-9) — users may expect 503 mapping. | L | Document the explicit behavior; users wanting 503 catch and translate. | Documentation | + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/13-documentation.md b/specs/architecture/13-documentation.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..15853a0d --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/13-documentation.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +## 13) Documentation deliverables (out of architecture scope, listed for traceability) + +- Rewritten `README.md` (PRD §2 documentation NFR). +- Updated `examples/`: lambda-first hello world, class-based shared-state example (PRD §3.4). +- `RELEASE_NOTES.md` (informational; not a compatibility commitment). +- Doxygen / inline doc updates for every renamed and reshaped public method. + +--- diff --git a/specs/architecture/14-appendices.md b/specs/architecture/14-appendices.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..484313be --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/14-appendices.md @@ -0,0 +1,19 @@ +## 14) Appendices + +### A. Glossary + +- **PIMPL:** Pointer-to-Implementation idiom. Public class holds `std::unique_ptr`; impl is defined in a private header. Hides backend types and implementation details. +- **SBO:** Small-Buffer Optimization. Inline aligned buffer holding a small object via placement new, avoiding heap allocation. +- **Radix tree:** Compressed trie data structure used here for path-segment matching with wildcards and prefix support. +- **method_set:** Wrapper around a `uint32_t` bitmask indexed by `http_method` enum values. +- **SOVERSION:** Linker-level shared-object version; bumping signals binary incompatibility. + +### B. References + +- PRD: `specs/product_specs.md` +- libmicrohttpd: +- Existing v1 source tree: `src/` +- C++20 standard library reference: +- Crow (route-table radix-tree reference): +- userver (FastPimpl / arena PIMPL reference): +- Boost.Beast (header-hygiene reference): diff --git a/specs/architecture/_index.md b/specs/architecture/_index.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..20e98df6 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/architecture/_index.md @@ -0,0 +1,9 @@ +# System Architecture — libhttpserver v2.0 + +**Version:** 0.1 +**Last updated:** 2026-04-30 +**Status:** Draft +**Owner:** Sebastiano Merlino +**Audience:** Maintainers, contributors, distro packagers + +--- diff --git a/specs/product_specs.md b/specs/product_specs.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4464bbf1 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/product_specs.md @@ -0,0 +1,262 @@ +# EARS-based Product Requirements + +**Doc status:** Draft 0.4 +**Last updated:** 2026-04-30 +**Owner:** Sebastiano Merlino +**Audience:** Maintainers, library consumers, distro packagers + +--- + +## 0) How we'll write requirements (EARS cheat sheet) +- **Ubiquitous form:** "When then the system shall ." +- **Optional elements:** [when/while/until/where] , the system shall . +- **Style:** Clear, atomic, testable, technology-agnostic. + +--- + +## 1) Product context +- **Vision:** A modern, ergonomic C++ HTTP server library that hides its libmicrohttpd backend, fits 2026 C++ idioms, and is safe to use without reading the source. +- **Target users / segments:** C++ developers embedding an HTTP server (services, tools, test fixtures); distro packagers; downstream library authors. +- **Key JTBDs:** + - "Add an HTTP endpoint to my service in under 30 lines without subclassing." + - "Compile against the library without my code mysteriously failing because of a build flag." + - "Avoid forcing my callers to transitively pull in `` and ``." +- **North-star metrics:** + - Public-header dependencies on backend C types: 0. + - Paired `foo()/no_foo()` setters: 0. + - Hello-world example LOC: ≤10 (currently ~15 with subclassing). +- **Release strategy:** Single breaking release as **v2.0** with a SOVERSION bump. No deprecation period, no compatibility shims, no migration macro. v2.0 is a clean cutover — the v1.x line is end-of-life on the day v2.0 ships; there is no parallel maintenance branch. + +--- + +## 2) Non‑functional & cross‑cutting requirements +- **Build-time stability:** Public API surface shall not vary based on build-time feature flags (`HAVE_BAUTH`, `HAVE_DAUTH`, `HAVE_GNUTLS`, `HAVE_WEBSOCKET`). +- **Header hygiene:** Public headers shall not include ``, ``, ``, or ``. +- **Const correctness:** Pure accessors of object state shall be `const`. Logical-const lazy caching (e.g. populating a request-scoped cache on first call) is permitted and shall be implemented via `mutable` storage or equivalent indirection. Methods that drive or query external mutable state — the libmicrohttpd daemon, OS sockets, the listening event loop — are not subject to this rule even when named `get_*` (e.g. `webserver::is_running`, `get_fdset`, `get_timeout`, `add_connection`). +- **Hot-path performance:** Per-request getters shall not allocate or copy containers; they return `const&` or `string_view`. +- **Naming:** All public method names shall be snake_case; one canonical verb per concept. +- **Documentation:** v2.0 ships with a rewritten `README` and an updated examples set. A short `RELEASE_NOTES.md` summarizes the API changes for users porting from v1; it is informational, not a compatibility commitment. + +--- + +## 3) Feature list (living backlog) + +### 3.1 Public Header Decoupling (API-HDR) + +**Problem / outcome** +Public headers leak the libmicrohttpd C backend (`MHD_Connection*`, `MHD_Response*`, `microhttpd.h`), ``, and `` into every consumer translation unit. This makes the C dependency mandatory for users, slows compile times, and prevents future backend swaps. After this work, consumers can `#include ` and see only C++ types declared by libhttpserver. + +**In scope** +- Use the PIMPL idiom for `webserver`, `http_request`, and `http_response`: backend state (`MHD_Daemon*`, `MHD_Connection*`, `MHD_Response*`, mutexes, GnuTLS handles) lives in an `impl` struct defined in a private header. Public headers carry only a `std::unique_ptr`. Cost: one extra heap allocation per object on the relevant hot paths; benefit: the public ABI no longer leaks any backend type. +- Move `get_raw_response` / `decorate_response` / `enqueue_response` virtuals off the public `http_response` (relocate to a detail base or eliminate). +- Remove `microhttpd.h`, `pthread.h`, `` includes from public headers. +- Replace `gnutls_session_t`-returning methods on `http_request` with high-level accessors (cert DN, fingerprint, etc.) or an opaque handle. + +**Out of scope** +- Replacing libmicrohttpd as the backend. +- Pluggable backends. + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-HDR-REQ-001` When a consumer includes `` then the system shall not transitively include ``. +- `PRD-HDR-REQ-002` When a consumer includes `` then the system shall not transitively include `` or ``. +- `PRD-HDR-REQ-003` When a consumer includes `` then the system shall not transitively include ``. +- `PRD-HDR-REQ-004` Where a public class needs to hold backend state then the system shall hold it via PIMPL (`std::unique_ptr`) whose `impl` definition lives in a private header. `http_response` is exempt: it does not hold backend state (the `MHD_Response*` is created from the response value inside the dispatch path, never carried on the public type), so it remains a non-PIMPL value type. +- `PRD-HDR-REQ-005` When `get_raw_response`, `decorate_response`, or `enqueue_response` are referenced by user code then the system shall not provide them as part of the public API. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- `grep -lE 'microhttpd\.h|pthread\.h|gnutls\.h|sys/socket\.h' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- A test program containing only `#include ` and an empty `main()` compiles without `-I` to libmicrohttpd headers. + +--- + +### 3.2 Build-Flag-Independent Public API (API-FLG) + +**Problem / outcome** +Methods like `get_user`, `get_pass`, `get_digested_user`, `check_digest_auth`, the `get_client_cert_*` family, and `basic_auth()` on the builder are gated behind `#ifdef HAVE_BAUTH`/`HAVE_DAUTH`/`HAVE_GNUTLS`/`HAVE_WEBSOCKET`. Users must mirror the library's build flags or get inscrutable errors. After this work, declarations are stable across configurations; missing features are reported at runtime. + +**In scope** +- Remove `#ifdef HAVE_*` guards from public headers. +- When a backend is disabled at build time, methods return a documented sentinel (empty `string_view`, `false`, etc.) or throw `httpserver::feature_unavailable`. `feature_unavailable` derives from `std::runtime_error`. +- Add `webserver::features()` returning a `struct` of `bool` flags (`basic_auth`, `digest_auth`, `tls`, `websocket`). The struct form is preferred over a bitmask or `std::set` because individual fields are discoverable via auto-completion and stable to extend. +- Library build configuration remains unchanged (Autoconf can still disable backend code paths). + +**Out of scope** +- Forcing all backends to be present at runtime. + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-FLG-REQ-001` When a public header is parsed then the system shall not gate any declaration on `HAVE_BAUTH`, `HAVE_DAUTH`, `HAVE_GNUTLS`, or `HAVE_WEBSOCKET`. +- `PRD-FLG-REQ-002` When a user calls a feature method whose backend was disabled at build time then the system shall return a documented sentinel value or throw `httpserver::feature_unavailable`. +- `PRD-FLG-REQ-003` When a user calls `webserver::features()` then the system shall return a `struct` of `bool` fields reporting the runtime availability of basic-auth, digest-auth, TLS, and websockets. +- `PRD-FLG-REQ-004` If a feature is unavailable and the user invokes it then the error message shall name both the feature and the build flag that controls it. +- `PRD-FLG-REQ-005` When the system defines `httpserver::feature_unavailable` then it shall publicly inherit from `std::runtime_error`. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- `grep -E '#if(def)? HAVE_(BAUTH|DAUTH|GNUTLS|WEBSOCKET)' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- A consumer compiles the same source against two builds (TLS-on, TLS-off) without source changes. + +--- + +### 3.3 Configuration Builder Cleanup (API-CFG) + +**Problem / outcome** +`create_webserver` has 70+ setters with paired `foo()`/`no_foo()` for nearly every boolean (`use_ssl`/`no_ssl`, `debug`/`no_debug`, `pedantic`/`no_pedantic`, `basic_auth`/`no_basic_auth`, `digest_auth`/`no_digest_auth`, `deferred`/`no_deferred`, `regex_checking`/`no_regex_checking`, `ban_system`/`no_ban_system`, `post_process`/`no_post_process`, `single_resource`/`no_single_resource`, `use_ipv6`/`no_ipv6`, `use_dual_stack`/`no_dual_stack`, etc.) — doubling the surface for zero expressive gain. Constants like `DEFAULT_WS_PORT`, `DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT`, `NOT_FOUND_ERROR` are exposed as `#define` macros polluting consumer namespaces. After this work the builder is roughly half its current size, accepts `bool` arguments, and exposes constants as `constexpr`. + +**In scope** +- Replace each paired `foo()/no_foo()` with a single `foo(bool = true)` setter. +- Replace `#define` constants in public headers with `constexpr` in `httpserver::constants`. +- Validate setter inputs at the build step (port range, non-negative thread counts, etc.) and throw on misuse. + +**Out of scope** +- Replacing the builder pattern with a config struct. + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-CFG-REQ-001` When a user calls a boolean configuration setter then the system shall accept a `bool` argument with default `true`. +- `PRD-CFG-REQ-002` When a public header defines a constant then the system shall use `constexpr` inside the `httpserver` namespace, not `#define`. +- `PRD-CFG-REQ-003` If a setter receives an out-of-range value (port > 65535, negative threads, etc.) then the system shall throw `std::invalid_argument` with a descriptive message. +- `PRD-CFG-REQ-004` When v2.0 ships then `no_foo()` setters shall not exist in the public API. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- `create_webserver.hpp` line count reduced by ≥30%. +- `grep -E '^\s*create_webserver& no_' src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp` returns 0. +- `grep -E '^#define\s' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns 0. + +--- + +### 3.4 Handler Model and Ownership (API-HDL) + +**Problem / outcome** +Today, even the simplest stateless handler forces the user to subclass `http_resource`, override one of nine `render_*` virtuals, and pass a raw pointer whose lifetime they manage. The class form is the right shape when state is *shared across HTTP methods of the same resource* — a per-resource counter, cache, DB handle, or auth context that `GET` reads and `POST` mutates. It is overkill for a handler that is stateless or whose state is fixed at construction. There is also a parallel function-handler convention (`render_ptr`) used for not-found / error / auth handlers — two styles for one job. `register_resource` further has an opaque `bool family` parameter for prefix matching. After this work, both registration styles are first-class: lambdas for stateless or capture-stateful handlers, `http_resource` subclasses for shared mutable state — picked by the shape of the problem, not forced by the API. Smart-pointer ownership replaces the raw pointer. + +**In scope** +- Add `webserver::on_get/on_post/on_put/on_delete/on_patch/on_options/on_head` overloads taking `std::function` (handler returns `http_response` by value; the library moves the returned value into the dispatch path). +- Add a generic `webserver::route(http_method, path, handler)` taking the same handler signature, for table-driven registration where the method is a runtime value (config-loaded route tables, programmatic registration). The method-specific `on_*` entry points remain the preferred call-site form; `route` is the escape hatch for when the method isn't known statically. +- `register_resource` takes `std::unique_ptr` (move-in ownership) or `std::shared_ptr`. The raw-pointer overload is removed. +- Replace the `bool family` parameter with named methods (`register_prefix` vs `register_path`). +- Update examples: lambda-first for the stateless "hello world" path, a class-based example explicitly demonstrating state shared across `GET`/`POST` on the same resource. + +**Out of scope** +- Removing the inheritance-based API. Subclassing `http_resource` remains the canonical way to share mutable state across HTTP methods of one resource. + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-HDL-REQ-001` When a user registers a handler then the system shall accept a `std::function` overload — the handler returns `http_response` by value. +- `PRD-HDL-REQ-002` When a user wants to register a method-specific handler then the system shall provide entry points named `on_get`, `on_post`, `on_put`, `on_delete`, `on_patch`, `on_options`, `on_head`. +- `PRD-HDL-REQ-006` When a user wants to register a handler with the HTTP method known only at runtime then the system shall provide a generic `webserver::route(http_method, const std::string& path, handler)` entry point taking the same `http_response`-by-value handler signature as `on_get` etc. +- `PRD-HDL-REQ-003` When a user passes ownership of an `http_resource` or a `websocket_handler` then the system shall accept `std::unique_ptr` and `std::shared_ptr` overloads of `register_resource` and `register_ws_resource` respectively. +- `PRD-HDL-REQ-004` When a user wants prefix matching then the system shall expose `register_prefix(...)` instead of a positional `bool family` parameter. +- `PRD-HDL-REQ-005` When v2.0 ships then the raw-pointer overloads `register_resource(string, http_resource*, bool)` and `register_ws_resource(string, websocket_handler*)` shall not exist in the public API. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- A "hello world" example compiles with no subclass, no raw pointers, in ≤10 lines including `main()`. + +--- + +### 3.5 Response Model Simplification (API-RSP) + +**Problem / outcome** +The response hierarchy has eight subclasses (`string_response`, `file_response`, `iovec_response`, `pipe_response`, `deferred_response`, `empty_response`, `basic_auth_fail_response`, `digest_auth_fail_response`). `http_response` itself uses `shared_ptr` returns when there is no shared ownership, exposes mutable getters that aren't `const` (`get_header` calls `headers[key]` and inserts on miss), and `with_header`/`with_footer`/`with_cookie` look fluent but return `void`. Cookies and headers are stored in separate maps despite cookies being headers. After this work `http_response` is a value type with factory functions, `const`-correct getters, and a true fluent `with_*` chain. + +**In scope** +- `http_response` is a sealed value type built via factory functions: `http_response::string(...)`, `http_response::file(...)`, `http_response::iovec(...)`, `http_response::pipe(...)`, `http_response::empty(...)`, `http_response::deferred(...)`, `http_response::unauthorized(scheme, realm, ...)`. +- Remove the `*_response` subclasses entirely. +- `with_header`/`with_footer`/`with_cookie` return `http_response&`. +- `get_header`/`get_footer`/`get_cookie` are `const`, return `string_view`, do not insert on miss. +- Handler return type is `http_response` by value. The library moves the response into the dispatch path; no `unique_ptr` or `shared_ptr` wrapping is required. + +**Out of scope** +- Changing how deferred/streaming responses work internally. + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-001` When a user constructs a response then the system shall provide a factory function returning `http_response` by value. +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-002` When a user calls `get_header`, `get_footer`, or `get_cookie` then the system shall not modify the response object's state. +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-003` When a user calls `get_header` on a missing key then the system shall return an empty `string_view`, not insert a new entry. +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-004` When a user calls `with_header`, `with_footer`, or `with_cookie` then the system shall return a reference to `*this` to support chaining. +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-005` When a user wants to send an authentication failure then the system shall expose `http_response::unauthorized(scheme, realm, …)`. +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-006` When v2.0 ships then `string_response`, `file_response`, `iovec_response`, `pipe_response`, `deferred_response`, `empty_response`, `basic_auth_fail_response`, and `digest_auth_fail_response` shall not exist in the public API. +- `PRD-RSP-REQ-007` When a user returns a response from a handler then the system shall accept `http_response` by value, with the library moving the value into the dispatch path. Neither `std::unique_ptr` nor `std::shared_ptr` shall be required. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- `get_header` is callable on `const http_response&`. +- `auto r = http_response::string("hi").with_header("X-Foo", "bar").with_status(201);` compiles and chains. +- `grep -E 'class\s+\w+_response\s*:' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no public results. + +--- + +### 3.6 Request Type Ergonomics (API-REQ) + +**Problem / outcome** +`http_request::get_args`, `get_path_pieces`, `get_files`, `get_headers` return whole maps/vectors by value (some nested). `http_resource::is_allowed` and `get_allowed_methods` are non-`const` despite only reading state. Each `http_resource` instance allocates a `std::map` of HTTP methods on construction. After this work, hot-path getters return `const&` or `string_view`, read methods are `const`, and method state is a fixed-size bitmask. + +**In scope** +- Change container-returning getters on `http_request` to return `const ContainerType&`. +- Make `is_allowed`, `get_allowed_methods` `const`. +- Replace `method_state` map with a bitmask over an HTTP-method enum. +- Audit `string_view` returns for dangling-view risk and document lifetime guarantees. + +**Out of scope** +- Changing the move-only identity of `http_request`. + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-REQ-REQ-001` When a user calls `get_args`, `get_path_pieces`, `get_files`, or `get_headers` on `http_request` then the system shall return a `const&` to internal storage. +- `PRD-REQ-REQ-002` When a user calls `is_allowed` or `get_allowed_methods` on `http_resource` then the method shall be `const`. +- `PRD-REQ-REQ-003` When a method's allow/disallow state is queried then the system shall use a fixed-size bitmask over an HTTP-method enum, not a `std::map`. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- A microbenchmark of `req.get_headers()` shows ≥10× reduction in per-call cost vs v1. +- `sizeof(http_resource)` decreases by at least the cost of an empty `std::map`. + +--- + +### 3.7 Naming and Verb Consistency (API-NAM) + +**Problem / outcome** +`stop()` vs `sweet_kill()` (two terminate verbs); `ban_ip`/`disallow_ip`/`allow_ip`/`unban_ip` (four verbs, two concepts); `register_resource` (object) vs `not_found_resource` (function) using "resource" for two distinct things; the `webserver(const create_webserver&)` constructor is `// NOLINT(runtime/explicit)` non-explicit, allowing surprising implicit conversions. After this work the public API uses one canonical verb per concept and snake_case throughout, with one historical exception: `shoutCAST()` is preserved as-is — the name is a deliberate nod to the SHOUTcast streaming protocol it implements, and renaming it would obscure that mapping. It is grandfathered into the public API. + +**In scope** +- Rename `sweet_kill` → `stop_and_wait`. +- Collapse the ban/allow verbs to the network-flavored pair `block_ip` / `unblock_ip`. Drop `ban_ip`, `unban_ip`, `allow_ip`, `disallow_ip`. +- Rename `not_found_resource`/`method_not_allowed_resource`/`internal_error_resource` setters to `not_found_handler`/`method_not_allowed_handler`/`internal_error_handler`. +- Make the `webserver(const create_webserver&)` constructor `explicit`. + +**Out of scope** +- Renaming top-level types (`webserver`, `http_request`, `http_response`, `http_resource`). +- Renaming `shoutCAST` (preserved as protocol name; see Problem / outcome). + +**EARS Requirements** +- `PRD-NAM-REQ-001` When a user inspects the public API then the system shall use snake_case for all method names, except `shoutCAST` which is preserved as a protocol identifier. +- `PRD-NAM-REQ-002` When two methods would denote the same concept then the system shall provide exactly one canonical name. +- `PRD-NAM-REQ-003` When a function-based handler setter is named then the system shall use the suffix `_handler` (not `_resource`). +- `PRD-NAM-REQ-004` When a user constructs a `webserver` from a `create_webserver` then the conversion shall be `explicit`. +- `PRD-NAM-REQ-005` When the system exposes IP access-control verbs then it shall provide exactly the pair `block_ip` / `unblock_ip` and shall not expose `ban_ip`, `unban_ip`, `allow_ip`, or `disallow_ip`. + +**Acceptance criteria** +- `grep -E '[a-z][A-Z]' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no public method names matching camelCase other than `shoutCAST`. +- For each pair of synonymous verbs in v1 (`sweet_kill`/`stop`, `ban_ip`/`disallow_ip`, `allow_ip`/`unban_ip`), only the canonical name survives in v2.0. + +--- + +## 4) Traceability +- API-HDR → `src/httpserver/*.hpp`, `src/webserver.cpp`, `src/http_response.cpp` +- API-FLG → `src/httpserver/*.hpp`, `src/webserver.cpp`, `src/http_request.cpp` +- API-CFG → `src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp`, `src/httpserver/webserver.hpp` +- API-HDL → `src/httpserver/webserver.hpp`, `src/httpserver/http_resource.hpp`, `examples/` +- API-RSP → `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp`, `src/httpserver/*_response.hpp` +- API-REQ → `src/httpserver/http_request.hpp`, `src/httpserver/http_resource.hpp` +- API-NAM → `src/httpserver/webserver.hpp`, `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp`, `README.md` + +--- + +## 5) Open questions log + +### Resolved +- **OQ-001 — `features()` shape.** Resolved 2026-04-30: `struct` of `bool`s. Discoverable via auto-completion, easy to extend without breaking ABI. Folded into 3.2. +- **OQ-002 — PIMPL vs forward declarations.** Resolved 2026-04-30: full PIMPL on `webserver`, `http_request`, `http_response`. Accepting one heap allocation per object as the cost of buying a clean, backend-agnostic public ABI. Folded into 3.1. +- **OQ-004 — ban/allow verb collapse.** Resolved 2026-04-30: `block_ip` / `unblock_ip`. Network-flavored, symmetric, no existing-API inertia worth preserving. Folded into 3.7. +- **OQ-005 — drop `shoutCAST`?** Resolved 2026-04-30: keep `shoutCAST` as-is. The name maps to the SHOUTcast streaming protocol it implements; renaming to `shoutcast` would obscure that. Grandfathered as the only camelCase identifier in the public API. Folded into 3.7. +- **OQ-006 — `feature_unavailable` base class.** Resolved 2026-04-30: derives from `std::runtime_error`. Standard, integrates with existing exception-handling code, no need for a library-specific base. Folded into 3.2. +- **OQ-007 — v1.x maintenance branch?** Resolved 2026-04-30: no maintenance branch. v2.0 is a hard cutover; v1.x is end-of-life on the day v2.0 ships. Folded into §1. + +### Resolved (cont.) +- **OQ-003 — generic `route(method, path, handler)` alongside `on_get`/`on_post`/...?** Resolved 2026-04-30: ship both. `on_*` is the preferred call-site form (clearer when the method is known statically); `route` is the escape hatch for table-driven registration where the method is a runtime value. The cost of carrying one extra entry point is small; the cost of forcing every table-driven user to write a 7-arm `switch` is paid forever. Folded into 3.4. + +### Open +*(none)* diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-001.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-001.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..47392477 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-001.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-001: Bump C++ standard floor to C++20 + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** Build system +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Compile the entire library and test suite under C++20 so all subsequent v2.0 work can rely on concepts, `std::span`, ``, designated initializers, and `std::pmr` without per-feature gates. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Set `AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([20], [noext], [mandatory])` (or equivalent) in `configure.ac`. +- [x] Update `Makefile.am`'s `AM_CXXFLAGS` to require `-std=c++20`; remove any `-std=c++11`/`-std=c++17` overrides in subdirectories. +- [x] Verify the test suite still compiles and links on the maintainer's primary toolchain (Apple Clang and a recent GCC). +- [x] Document the C++20 floor and the RHEL 9 `gcc-toolset-14` workaround in `INSTALL` / `README` build prerequisites (full doc rewrite happens in M6; this task only needs a one-line note). +- [x] Confirm CI (`.travis.yml` / GitHub Actions / whatever the repo runs) selects a compiler new enough to compile C++20. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: None +- Blocks: TASK-002, every subsequent task + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `./configure && make` succeeds with the new standard floor on at least one supported toolchain. +- `make check` passes (existing v1 test suite still green). +- `grep -RE '\-std=(c\+\+11|c\+\+14|c\+\+17|gnu\+\+(11|14|17))' configure.ac Makefile.am src test` returns no results. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 NFR (modern C++ idioms) +**Related Decisions:** DR-001 + +**Status:** Done diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-002.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-002.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a85685aa --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-002.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-002: Public/private header layout and inclusion guards + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** Header layout +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Lock the public/private header split so PIMPL impls and detail headers can never escape the installed surface, and so consumers must come in through ``. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add `#ifndef _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ \n#error "Include httpserver.hpp" \n#endif` (or `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` for first-party TUs) to every public header in `src/httpserver/*.hpp`. +- [ ] Add `#ifndef HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION \n#error "internal header" \n#endif` to every header in `src/httpserver/details/`. +- [ ] Confirm `Makefile.am` installs `httpserver/*.hpp` and `excludes httpserver/details/*.hpp` from `make install`. +- [ ] Define `_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` (and `#undef` it at end) inside `src/httpserver.hpp`. +- [ ] Define `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` in `Makefile.am`'s build flags (only for the library's own TUs and tests). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-001 +- Blocks: TASK-003, TASK-004, TASK-005, TASK-006, TASK-007, TASK-008, TASK-014, TASK-015 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- A consumer TU containing only `#include ` (without the umbrella header) fails to compile with the gate error. +- `make install` followed by `find $prefix/include -name '*_impl.hpp' -o -name 'details'` returns nothing. +- All v1 tests still build (they go through `` already). +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003 +**Related Decisions:** DR-002 + +**Status:** Done diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-003.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-003.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ca895e68 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-003.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +### TASK-003: Add `httpserver::feature_unavailable` exception type + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** Public exception types +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Provide the documented error type users catch when a build-time-disabled feature is invoked, so later tasks can throw it without circular header coupling. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Add a new public header `src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp`. +- [x] Define `class feature_unavailable : public std::runtime_error` with a constructor taking `(std::string_view feature, std::string_view build_flag)` that composes a `what()` message naming both (e.g., `"feature 'tls' unavailable: built without HAVE_GNUTLS"`). +- [x] Re-export from ``. +- [x] Apply the gate from TASK-002. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: TASK-034 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `static_assert(std::is_base_of_v)` passes. +- A unit test catches the exception as `std::runtime_error` and asserts `what()` contains both the feature name and the build flag. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-FLG-REQ-004, PRD-FLG-REQ-005 +**Related Decisions:** §7 (feature availability) + +**Status:** Done diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-004.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-004.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..4b8bc7be --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-004.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +### TASK-004: Library-defined `iovec_entry` POD with layout-pinning asserts + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** Public types +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Replace `struct iovec` (``) at the public API surface with a library-defined POD, while guaranteeing zero-copy interop on platforms whose `struct iovec` matches. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Declare `struct iovec_entry { const void* base; std::size_t len; };` in `` (or a small dedicated header it pulls in). — Done: `src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp` +- [x] In an implementation file (`http_response.cpp` or `details/body.hpp`), add: + - `static_assert(sizeof(iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec))` + - `static_assert(offsetof(iovec_entry, base) == offsetof(struct iovec, iov_base))` + - `static_assert(offsetof(iovec_entry, len) == offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len))` + — Done: `src/iovec_response.cpp` (also covers MHD_IoVec, alignof, and standard-layout asserts) +- [x] In the dispatch path, when the asserts hold, use `reinterpret_cast` to feed MHD; otherwise document a memcpy fallback (currently a compile-time fail until a divergent-layout platform appears). — Done: `src/iovec_response.cpp` +- [x] Public header must not include ``. — Confirmed; hygiene enforced by `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp` + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: TASK-010 (factory uses `std::span`) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '#include\s+' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- Library compiles on Linux (where `struct iovec` exists) with the static_asserts active. +- A consumer TU including only `` does not transitively pull in ``. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003 (public-header decoupling) +**Related Decisions:** §2.2 (header hygiene), §4.3 (`http_response`) + +**Status:** Done diff --git a/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-005.md b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-005.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d06df27e --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-005.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### TASK-005: Add `http_method` enum and `method_set` bitmask + +**Milestone:** M1 - Foundation +**Component:** `http_method` / `method_set` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Introduce the type-safe HTTP-method primitives that `http_resource`, route table, and lambda registration all consume. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Create `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp` (gated per TASK-002). +- [x] Define `enum class http_method : std::uint8_t { get, head, post, put, del, connect, options, trace, patch, count_ };` (note: `del`, not `delete`). +- [x] Define `struct method_set { std::uint32_t bits = 0; ... };` with constexpr `contains`, `set`, `clear`, `set_all`, `clear_all`. +- [x] Add free constexpr noexcept bitwise operators (`|`, `&`, `^`, `~`, `|=`, `&=`, `^=`) on `http_method` and `method_set`, all consteval-friendly. +- [x] Add `to_string(http_method)` returning a `string_view` (for logging / 405 Allow header construction). +- [x] Re-export from ``. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: TASK-021, TASK-025, TASK-026, TASK-027 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `static_assert(method_set{}.set(http_method::get).contains(http_method::get));` passes at compile time. +- `static_assert(static_cast(http_method::count_) <= 32);` passes (room in the bitmask). +- Unit tests cover bitwise composition, `to_string`, and round-trip through `set`/`contains`. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-REQ-REQ-003, PRD-HDL-REQ-006 +**Related Decisions:** DR-006 + +**Status:** Done diff --git a/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-008.md b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-008.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b20f9a7d --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-008.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-008: Internal `detail::body` hierarchy + +**Milestone:** M2 - Response Refactor +**Component:** `detail::body` +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Build the polymorphic body hierarchy that `http_response`'s SBO buffer hosts, so factories have something concrete to placement-new into. + +**Action Items:** +- [x] Create `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp` (gated `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` only). +- [x] Define `enum class body_kind { empty, string, file, iovec, pipe, deferred };` in a public header (consumers may inspect via `http_response::kind()`). *(Implemented in `src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp`, exposed via `httpserver.hpp`.)* +- [x] Define abstract `class detail::body` with `virtual ~body()`, `virtual body_kind kind() const noexcept = 0`, `virtual std::size_t size() const noexcept = 0`, `virtual MHD_Response* materialize(...) = 0`. +- [x] Implement subclasses: `string_body` (holds `std::string`), `file_body` (path + cached size), `iovec_body` (`std::vector` — `` allowed in this private header), `pipe_body` (fd + size hint), `deferred_body` (`std::function`), `empty_body`. *(All six implemented in `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp` + `src/details/body.cpp`.)* +- [x] At end of the header: `static_assert(sizeof(string_body) <= 64); static_assert(sizeof(file_body) <= 64); ...` for each subclass; `static_assert(alignof(deferred_body) <= 16);`. *(All static_asserts present at end of `body.hpp`; mirrored in `test/unit/body_test.cpp`.)* +- [x] If a subclass doesn't fit in 64 B: the SBO contract from DR-005 says we heap-allocate it; document this fallback path and add a runtime branch in `http_response`'s factories. *(All current subclasses fit; static_asserts confirm it. The runtime heap-fallback branch is delegated to TASK-010's factories per a comment in `body.hpp` referencing DR-005. `iovec_body` intentionally accepts one heap allocation for its `std::vector` backing store — documented in the class comment.)* + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: TASK-009, TASK-010 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- All `static_assert`s on body subclass sizes pass. +- `materialize()` for each kind produces a valid `MHD_Response*` matching v1's behavior for the equivalent v1 subclass (`string_response` etc.). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-006 (subclasses removed from public API), PRD-HDR-REQ-005 +**Related Decisions:** DR-005, §4.8 + +**Status:** Done diff --git a/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-009.md b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-009.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ecb612e6 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-009.md @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ +### TASK-009: `http_response` value type with SBO buffer + +**Milestone:** M2 - Response Refactor +**Component:** `http_response` +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Convert `http_response` to a non-PIMPL value type carrying a 64-byte SBO buffer for the polymorphic body, with hand-written move semantics covering the inline/heap cross-product. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] In `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp`, declare: + - `int status_code_;` + - `header_map headers_; footers_; cookies_;` + - `body_kind kind_;` + - `alignas(16) std::byte body_storage_[64];` + - `detail::body* body_ = nullptr;` + - `bool body_inline_ = false;` + - public constant `static constexpr std::size_t body_buf_size = 64;` +- [ ] Forward-declare `namespace httpserver::detail { class body; }` in the public header (no `body.hpp` include). +- [ ] Implement move ctor: if source is inline, placement-new the destination's body, call source's destructor, point `body_` at destination's buffer; if heap, swap pointer, set `body_inline_ = false`. +- [ ] Implement move-assign covering all 4 cross-product cases (inline↔inline, inline↔heap, heap↔inline, heap↔heap). +- [ ] Destructor calls `body_->~body()` always; calls `delete body_` only if `!body_inline_`. +- [ ] Copy ctor / copy assign: deleted (responses are move-only — value type but not copyable). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-008 +- Blocks: TASK-010, TASK-011, TASK-012, TASK-013, TASK-025, TASK-038 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v)`. +- `static_assert(!std::is_copy_constructible_v)`. +- AddressSanitizer + UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer report clean across all 4 move cases (test added in TASK-038 — placeholder green-light expected here). +- `http_response` is `final` — PRD §3.5 calls it "a sealed value type"; the `final` keyword realizes that. +- `http_response` is NOT wrapped in PIMPL — it is the explicit exemption named in PRD-HDR-REQ-004 because it carries no backend state. Static check: `static_assert(!std::is_same_v>);` (or equivalent — there is no `impl_` member). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-004 (exemption clause), PRD-RSP-REQ-001, PRD-RSP-REQ-007 +**Related Decisions:** DR-003a, DR-005 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-010.md b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-010.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e1242fc7 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-010.md @@ -0,0 +1,37 @@ +### TASK-010: `http_response` factory functions + +**Milestone:** M2 - Response Refactor +**Component:** `http_response` factories +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Provide one canonical way to construct each body kind via static factories that return `http_response` by value. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add static factories on `http_response`: + - `static http_response string(std::string body, std::string content_type = "text/plain");` + - `static http_response file(std::string path);` + - `static http_response iovec(std::span entries);` + - `static http_response pipe(int fd, std::size_t size_hint = 0);` + - `static http_response empty();` + - `static http_response deferred(std::function producer);` + - `static http_response unauthorized(std::string_view scheme, std::string_view realm, std::string body = {});` +- [ ] Each factory placement-news the appropriate `detail::body` subclass into `body_storage_`; falls back to `new` if the subclass doesn't fit (per DR-005 graceful fallback). +- [ ] `unauthorized()` covers both basic and digest auth (scheme parameter); replaces v1's `basic_auth_fail_response` and `digest_auth_fail_response`. +- [ ] Document lifetime: `pipe(fd, ...)` takes ownership of `fd` and closes it after the response is materialized. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-008, TASK-009, TASK-004 +- Blocks: TASK-013 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `auto r = http_response::string("hi");` compiles, `r.kind() == body_kind::string`. +- `auto r = http_response::iovec(std::array{...});` compiles without including `` from user code. +- `http_response::unauthorized("Basic", "myrealm")` produces a 401 with `WWW-Authenticate: Basic realm="myrealm"` header. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-001, PRD-RSP-REQ-005, PRD-RSP-REQ-007 +**Related Decisions:** §4.3, DR-005 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-011.md b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-011.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0d0a5e5a --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-011.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +### TASK-011: `http_response` const-correct accessors + +**Milestone:** M2 - Response Refactor +**Component:** `http_response` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Make read accessors callable on `const http_response&`, returning views without inserting on miss. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] `std::string_view get_header(std::string_view key) const;` returns empty view on miss; does NOT insert. +- [ ] Same for `get_footer(std::string_view) const;` and `get_cookie(std::string_view) const;`. +- [ ] `const header_map& get_headers() const noexcept;` (and `get_footers`, `get_cookies`). +- [ ] `int get_status() const noexcept;` +- [ ] `body_kind kind() const noexcept;` +- [ ] Remove any v1 accessor that inserted on miss (e.g., `headers[key]` patterns). +- [ ] Audit `string_view` returns: the storage must outlive the view. Document lifetime contract on each accessor (views invalidated by mutation of the response, e.g., `with_header` may rehash the map). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-009 +- Blocks: TASK-013 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `void f(const http_response& r) { auto v = r.get_header("X-Foo"); }` compiles. +- After `r.get_header("missing");` the response's headers map size is unchanged (no insert-on-miss). +- Unit test reads back a header set via `with_header` from a `const&` reference. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-002, PRD-RSP-REQ-003 +**Related Decisions:** §2.2 (const correctness), §4.3 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-012.md b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-012.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c1990ec1 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-012.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +### TASK-012: `http_response` fluent `with_*` setters + +**Milestone:** M2 - Response Refactor +**Component:** `http_response` +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Make `with_header` / `with_footer` / `with_cookie` / `with_status` return `http_response&` so factory chains work. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] `http_response& with_header(std::string key, std::string value) &;` +- [ ] `http_response&& with_header(std::string key, std::string value) &&;` (rvalue overload to keep `http_response::string("hi").with_header(...)` zero-copy). +- [ ] Same pattern for `with_footer`, `with_cookie`, `with_status(int code)`. +- [ ] Cookie API takes a structured cookie type (name, value, attrs) or string-as-Set-Cookie; pick one and document. +- [ ] Update v1 callers: `r.with_header(...)` chains now compile; previous `void`-returning calls still work (statement form is fine) but enable the fluent style. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-009 +- Blocks: TASK-013 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `auto r = http_response::string("hi").with_header("X-Foo", "bar").with_status(201);` compiles and produces the expected response (PRD §3.5 acceptance). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-004 +**Related Decisions:** §4.3 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-013.md b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-013.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1ad1673a --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M2-response/TASK-013.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-013: Remove `*_response` subclasses and dispatch virtuals from public API + +**Milestone:** M2 - Response Refactor +**Component:** `http_response` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Delete the public-facing response subclasses and the `get_raw_response`/`decorate_response`/`enqueue_response` virtuals so the new factory-based surface is the only way to build a response. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Remove `src/httpserver/string_response.hpp`, `file_response.hpp`, `iovec_response.hpp`, `pipe_response.hpp`, `deferred_response.hpp`, `empty_response.hpp`, `basic_auth_fail_response.hpp`, `digest_auth_fail_response.hpp` from the installed set. +- [ ] Delete those classes' source files (or move any salvageable logic into `details/body.hpp`). +- [ ] Remove the public virtual methods `get_raw_response`, `decorate_response`, `enqueue_response` from `http_response.hpp`. +- [ ] Update `` umbrella to drop the removed includes. +- [ ] Internal dispatch path (in `webserver.cpp` or `http_response.cpp`) calls `body_->materialize(...)` instead of the removed virtuals. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-009, TASK-010, TASK-011, TASK-012 +- Blocks: None + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E 'class\s+\w+_response\s*:' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no public results (PRD §3.5 acceptance). +- `grep -E 'get_raw_response|decorate_response|enqueue_response' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- Existing tests that constructed `string_response` etc. directly are migrated to factories (or removed if they were testing private details). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-006, PRD-HDR-REQ-005 +**Related Decisions:** §4.3, §4.8 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-014.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-014.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e4a55350 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-014.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### TASK-014: `webserver_impl` skeleton (PIMPL prep, structural only) + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** `webserver` / `webserver_impl` +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Move `webserver`'s backend state (`MHD_Daemon*`, mutexes, ban set, connection table) into `details/webserver_impl.hpp` so the public header carries only `std::unique_ptr`. No API rename or behavioral change yet — pure structural move. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Create `src/httpserver/details/webserver_impl.hpp` (gated `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` only). +- [ ] Move from public `webserver.hpp` into `webserver_impl`: `MHD_Daemon* daemon_`, all mutex/cond_var members, ban list, connection-state map, route-table data structures. +- [ ] Public `webserver.hpp` declares `class webserver { ... std::unique_ptr impl_; ... };` and forward-declares `class webserver_impl;` in `httpserver::detail` namespace. +- [ ] Implement public methods as one-liners forwarding to `impl_->method()`. +- [ ] Move `` and `` includes from public `webserver.hpp` into `webserver_impl.hpp` and `webserver.cpp`. +- [ ] Define a `connection_state` struct inside `webserver_impl` (will host the per-connection arena in TASK-016). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002 +- Blocks: TASK-015, TASK-016, TASK-020, TASK-023, TASK-025, TASK-027, TASK-029, TASK-030, TASK-033, TASK-035 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '#include\s+' src/httpserver/webserver.hpp` returns nothing (matches the future state for full hygiene). +- All v1 tests pass without modification — the move is behavior-preserving. +- `sizeof(webserver)` is a single pointer plus any non-impl members (typically just `sizeof(void*)`). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..004 +**Related Decisions:** DR-002, DR-003b, §4.1 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-015.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-015.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..c5bc3c85 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-015.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-015: `http_request_impl` skeleton (PIMPL split, structural only) + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** `http_request` / `http_request_impl` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Move `http_request`'s backend-coupled members (`MHD_Connection*`, raw GnuTLS handle, computed caches) into `details/http_request_impl.hpp` behind a `std::unique_ptr`. No API rename yet. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Create `src/httpserver/details/http_request_impl.hpp` (gated `HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` only). +- [ ] Move all backend-coupled state into the impl struct: `MHD_Connection* conn_`, `gnutls_session_t tls_session_`, parsed-args cache, headers cache, etc. +- [ ] Public `http_request.hpp` declares `std::unique_ptr impl_;` and forward-declares the impl class. +- [ ] Implement existing public methods as forwarders to `impl_->method()`. +- [ ] Move ``, `` includes from public `http_request.hpp` into `http_request_impl.hpp` and `http_request.cpp`. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-002, TASK-014 +- Blocks: TASK-016, TASK-017, TASK-018, TASK-019, TASK-020 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '#include\s+<(microhttpd|gnutls/gnutls)\.h>' src/httpserver/http_request.hpp` returns nothing. +- All v1 request-side tests pass. +- `sizeof(http_request)` reduces to a single pointer plus any non-impl members. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDR-REQ-001..004 +**Related Decisions:** DR-003b, §4.2 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-016.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-016.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..b0a1d6f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-016.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-016: Per-connection arena for `http_request_impl` + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** `http_request` / `http_request_impl` +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Eliminate per-request `malloc` on the hot path by allocating `http_request_impl` (and its owned strings/containers where practical) from a `std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource` that lives on the connection state. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add a `std::pmr::monotonic_buffer_resource arena_;` member (with appropriate initial buffer) to `connection_state` inside `webserver_impl`. +- [ ] Allocate `http_request_impl` from `arena_` via `std::pmr::polymorphic_allocator<>` instead of `new`. Plumb the allocator through the dispatch path so `http_request`'s constructor receives it. +- [ ] Reset the arena when MHD invokes `MHD_RequestTerminationCode` (request-completion callback) so a keep-alive connection reuses the same buffer. +- [ ] Convert internal request-impl containers (`std::pmr::vector`, `std::pmr::string`, `std::pmr::unordered_map`) to use the arena where the type is internal-only. +- [ ] Document the arena-lifetime contract in `webserver_impl`: views returned by `http_request` getters live until the connection's request-completion callback fires. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-014, TASK-015 +- Blocks: TASK-018 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- A microbenchmark shows `http_request_impl` construction allocates 0 bytes from the global heap on a warm connection (after the first request grew the arena). +- Existing request-side tests still pass; AddressSanitizer reports no use-after-free across keep-alive request boundaries. +- `MHD_RequestTerminationCode` callback resets the arena (verified by a test that observes arena memory reuse). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 hot-path NFR +**Related Decisions:** DR-003b, §4.2, §5.3, AR-005 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-017.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-017.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a4315cf4 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-017.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-017: `http_request` container getters return `const&` + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** `http_request` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Stop copying maps/vectors out of `http_request` on every getter call. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Change return types of `get_args`, `get_path_pieces`, `get_files`, `get_headers`, `get_footers`, `get_cookies` from by-value to `const ContainerType&`. +- [ ] Mark each getter `const`. +- [ ] If a v1 caller relied on copy semantics (modifying the returned value), update it to copy explicitly at the call site. +- [ ] Document in the header that the returned reference is valid until the request object is destroyed (typically until handler return). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-015 +- Blocks: TASK-039 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `static_assert(std::is_lvalue_reference_v().get_headers())>);` +- Microbenchmark of `req.get_headers()` shows ≥10× reduction vs v1 (PRD §3.6 acceptance — measured in TASK-039). +- All callers in test/ migrated. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-REQ-REQ-001 +**Related Decisions:** §4.2 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-018.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-018.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1b9d1d8b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-018.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-018: `http_request` single-key getters return `string_view`, all const + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** `http_request` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Make per-key lookups allocation-free and callable on `const http_request&`, with empty result on miss instead of insertion. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] `string_view get_header(string_view key) const;` — empty on miss; never inserts. +- [ ] Same for `get_cookie`, `get_footer`, `get_arg`, `get_arg_flat`. +- [ ] `string_view get_path() const noexcept;`, `get_method() const noexcept;`, `get_version() const noexcept;`, `get_content() const noexcept;`, `get_querystring() const noexcept;`. +- [ ] Replace any v1 path that modified internal state from a getter (e.g., lazy parse caches) to use `mutable` storage on the impl with a one-time-fill pattern, keeping the public method `const`. +- [ ] Document lifetime: the view is valid for the lifetime of the request object (which is the lifetime of the handler invocation). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-015, TASK-016 +- Blocks: TASK-039 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `void f(const http_request& r) { auto v = r.get_header("X-Foo"); }` compiles. +- Calling `r.get_header("missing")` does not increase the headers map size. +- All getters introspectable via `static_assert(std::is_invocable_v);`. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 const-correctness NFR, PRD-REQ-REQ-001 +**Related Decisions:** §2.2, §4.2 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-019.md b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-019.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..67b8f660 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-019.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +### TASK-019: High-level GnuTLS accessors replacing `gnutls_session_t` + +**Milestone:** M3 - Webserver internal & Request Refactor +**Component:** `http_request` TLS surface +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Replace methods that returned raw `gnutls_session_t` (or other GnuTLS types) with high-level accessors so the public header doesn't need ``. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Remove any public `http_request` method returning `gnutls_session_t`. +- [ ] Add high-level accessors (return `string_view` or sentinel when TLS disabled): + - `bool has_tls_session() const noexcept;` + - `bool has_client_certificate() const noexcept;` + - `string_view get_client_cert_dn() const;` + - `string_view get_client_cert_issuer_dn() const;` + - `string_view get_client_cert_cn() const;` + - `string_view get_client_cert_fingerprint_sha256() const;` (hex-encoded) + - `bool is_client_cert_verified() const noexcept;` + - `std::int64_t get_client_cert_not_before() const noexcept;` (seconds since epoch; -1 if no cert) + - `std::int64_t get_client_cert_not_after() const noexcept;` +- [ ] Implementation uses GnuTLS internally (in `http_request.cpp`); `gnutls_session_t` remains accessible to library internals via friend access on the impl. +- [ ] When `HAVE_GNUTLS` is off at build time, all accessors return empty / `false` / `-1` (no exception, per §7). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-015 +- Blocks: TASK-020, TASK-034 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '#include\s+ method_state` with a `method_set` bitmask, shrink `sizeof(http_resource)`, and make `is_allowed`/`get_allowed_methods` const. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Replace `std::map method_state` with `method_set methods_allowed_;` member. +- [ ] `bool is_allowed(http_method m) const noexcept` returns `methods_allowed_.contains(m)`. +- [ ] `method_set get_allowed_methods() const noexcept` returns `methods_allowed_` by value. +- [ ] `void set_allowing(http_method m, bool allow) noexcept` (mutator stays non-const). +- [ ] `void allow_all() noexcept;` `void disallow_all() noexcept;` +- [ ] Convert internal v1 callers that passed method names as strings to use `http_method` enum values; provide a string→enum helper if existing user-facing setters need to keep their string form. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-005 +- Blocks: TASK-022, TASK-027, TASK-039 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `sizeof(http_resource)` decreases by at least the cost of an empty `std::map` (PRD §3.6 acceptance — measured in TASK-039). +- `is_allowed(http_method)` is const and noexcept. +- All v1 tests that exercised method-allow toggling still pass after migration to the enum. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-REQ-REQ-002, PRD-REQ-REQ-003 +**Related Decisions:** DR-006, §4.4 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-022.md b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-022.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8623e31e --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-022.md @@ -0,0 +1,39 @@ +### TASK-022: Snake_case `render_*` overrides on `http_resource` + +**Milestone:** M4 - Handler & Resource Model +**Component:** `http_resource` +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Rename `render_GET` / `render_POST` / etc. to `render_get` / `render_post` / etc. so the public API obeys the snake_case rule. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Rename virtual overrides: + - `render_GET` → `render_get` + - `render_POST` → `render_post` + - `render_PUT` → `render_put` + - `render_DELETE` → `render_delete` + - `render_PATCH` → `render_patch` + - `render_OPTIONS` → `render_options` + - `render_HEAD` → `render_head` + - `render_CONNECT` → `render_connect` + - `render_TRACE` → `render_trace` +- [ ] Default `render(...)` fallback signature unchanged. +- [ ] Update return type to `http_response` by value (was a pointer / shared_ptr in v1) — coupled with TASK-036's full handler-return refactor. +- [ ] Update all examples and tests to use the new names. +- [ ] Remove the old camelCase names entirely (no compatibility shim — v2.0 is a clean break). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-021 +- Blocks: TASK-036 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E 'render_[A-Z]' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- A subclass overriding `render_get` is invoked correctly for an HTTP GET (existing routing tests cover this with renamed expectations). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-NAM-REQ-001 +**Related Decisions:** §3.7, §4.4 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-023.md b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-023.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..cf376b69 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-023.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-023: Smart-pointer `register_resource` overloads + +**Milestone:** M4 - Handler & Resource Model +**Component:** `webserver` registration API +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Replace the raw-pointer `register_resource` overload with `unique_ptr` and `shared_ptr` overloads so ownership is explicit at the call site. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add `void register_resource(const std::string& path, std::unique_ptr resource);` (move-in ownership; library internally upgrades to `shared_ptr` for thread-safe lookup). +- [ ] Add `void register_resource(const std::string& path, std::shared_ptr resource);` (caller retains a reference). +- [ ] Remove the raw-pointer overload `register_resource(string, http_resource*, bool)`. +- [ ] Update internal route-table entries to hold `std::shared_ptr` (`route_entry`'s variant per §4.7). +- [ ] Update examples and tests to use the new ownership model. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-014 +- Blocks: TASK-024 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `auto r = std::make_unique(); ws.register_resource("/foo", std::move(r));` compiles and serves. +- The raw-pointer overload no longer exists in the public header. +- A test verifies the resource destructor runs when the webserver is destroyed. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-003, PRD-HDL-REQ-005 +**Related Decisions:** §4.4, §4.7 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-024.md b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-024.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..77f863d3 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-024.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-024: `register_path` and `register_prefix` (replace `bool family`) + +**Milestone:** M4 - Handler & Resource Model +**Component:** `webserver` registration API +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Make prefix-vs-exact matching a named API choice rather than a positional `bool` flag. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add `register_path(const std::string& path, std::unique_ptr);` and `(..., std::shared_ptr);` — exact-match registration. +- [ ] Add `register_prefix(const std::string& path, std::unique_ptr);` and `(..., std::shared_ptr);` — prefix-match registration. +- [ ] Document the distinction: `register_path("/users/{id}")` matches only the parameterized exact form; `register_prefix("/static/")` matches `/static/anything/here`. +- [ ] `register_resource` (TASK-023) becomes either an alias for `register_path` or is kept as the umbrella entry point that internally calls one of the two — pick one and document. +- [ ] Remove the `bool family` parameter from any surviving overload. +- [ ] Update `unregister_resource(path)` to handle both registration kinds (or split into `unregister_path`/`unregister_prefix`). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-023 +- Blocks: TASK-027 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E 'register_resource\([^)]+,\s*bool\s' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- A test registers a prefix route and verifies a longer path matches; same test verifies an exact-path registration does NOT match a longer path. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-004 +**Related Decisions:** §4.7 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-025.md b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-025.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..dd804c6f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-025.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-025: Lambda handler entry points `on_*` + +**Milestone:** M4 - Handler & Resource Model +**Component:** `webserver` registration API +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Add the lambda-first handler model that lets a stateless endpoint be registered without subclassing. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add `webserver::on_get(const std::string& path, std::function handler);`. +- [ ] Same for `on_post`, `on_put`, `on_delete`, `on_patch`, `on_options`, `on_head`. +- [ ] Internally, each `on_*` builds a `route_entry` whose `method_set` carries exactly that one method, then registers it in the appropriate route-table tier (hash for exact, radix for parameterized). +- [ ] Multiple `on_*` calls on the same path compose: each call adds the corresponding method bit; conflicting handlers on the same (method, path) pair throw `std::invalid_argument`. +- [ ] Make sure the variant in `route_entry` can hold both `std::function` (lambda) and `std::shared_ptr` (class) — see §4.7. +- [ ] Add a parallel `on_get` (etc.) that takes `(method_set methods, ...)` if useful, or defer that to TASK-026's generic `route()`. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-005, TASK-009, TASK-014 +- Blocks: TASK-026, TASK-027, TASK-036, TASK-040 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- A "hello world" example using `ws.on_get("/", [](auto&){ return http_response::string("hi"); });` compiles, runs, returns 200 "hi" on GET / (PRD §3.4 acceptance). +- Registering `on_get` and `on_post` on the same path serves both methods from the same route entry. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-001, PRD-HDL-REQ-002 +**Related Decisions:** DR-004, §4.7 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-026.md b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-026.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5be24475 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M4-handlers/TASK-026.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +### TASK-026: Generic `webserver::route(method, path, handler)` + +**Milestone:** M4 - Handler & Resource Model +**Component:** `webserver` registration API +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Provide the table-driven escape hatch for registering handlers when the HTTP method is a runtime value. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add `webserver::route(http_method m, const std::string& path, std::function handler);`. +- [ ] Implementation dispatches to the same internal registration path used by `on_*`. +- [ ] Document the call-site convention: `route()` is the escape hatch; `on_*` is preferred when the method is known statically. +- [ ] Add `webserver::route(method_set methods, const std::string& path, handler)` if a single handler should serve multiple methods (e.g., GET and HEAD). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-005, TASK-025 +- Blocks: TASK-027 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- A test loads `[(GET, "/a"), (POST, "/b")]` from a vector at runtime and registers each via `route()`, then verifies both serve correctly. +- `webserver::route(method_set{}.set(http_method::get).set(http_method::head), "/c", h);` compiles and serves both methods. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-006 +**Related Decisions:** §4.7, OQ-003 resolution + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-027.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-027.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1449892c --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-027.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +### TASK-027: 3-tier route table (hash + radix + regex) with LRU cache + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** Route table +**Estimate:** XL + +**Goal:** +Replace v1's three maps with the architecture-mandated 3-tier structure: `unordered_map` for exact paths, radix tree for parameterized + prefix, regex chain for fallback, all behind a 256-entry LRU cache. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] In `webserver_impl`, define: + - `std::unordered_map exact_routes_;` + - `radix_tree param_and_prefix_routes_;` (implement or vendor a small radix tree; the architecture commits to outer shape, not implementation) + - `std::vector> regex_routes_;` +- [ ] `route_entry` carries: `method_set methods`, `std::variant> handler`, `bool is_prefix`. +- [ ] `std::shared_mutex route_table_mutex_` protects all three structures (writer lock for register, reader for lookup). +- [ ] LRU cache: `std::list` + `std::unordered_map` under a separate `std::mutex route_cache_mutex_`. 256 entries. +- [ ] Lookup order: cache → exact → radix → regex. Hits at any tier promote into the cache. +- [ ] Implement parameterized-path extraction (`/users/{id}` populates `req.get_path_pieces()` accordingly). +- [ ] Implement prefix matching for `register_prefix`. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-005, TASK-014, TASK-021, TASK-024, TASK-025, TASK-026 +- Blocks: TASK-028, TASK-031, TASK-032, TASK-036 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- Microbenchmark: exact-path lookup on a warm cache faster than v1's equivalent (no regression). +- Concurrent registration + lookup stress test (per DR-007 / DR-008) shows no deadlock or data race under TSan. +- Path-piece extraction populates `http_request` correctly for parameterized routes. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-002, PRD-HDL-REQ-004 +**Related Decisions:** DR-007, §4.7, §5.1 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-028.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-028.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1558c3f5 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-028.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-028: Routing-semantics regression gate + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** Route table +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Run v1's full routing-test corpus against the new 3-tier table; treat any regression as a release-blocker. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Inventory v1's existing routing tests (likely under `test/`); list every distinct routing pattern they cover (exact, parameterized with one segment, parameterized with multiple, prefix, regex, method-mismatched). +- [ ] If any test was tightly coupled to v1's three-map internals, port it to the new public API; otherwise expect it to pass unchanged. +- [ ] Run the full corpus against the new implementation and triage any failures: spec deviation (file ticket / fix architecture) vs. implementation bug (fix it). +- [ ] Document the corpus as the v2.0 routing regression gate in `test/README` (or equivalent). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-027 +- Blocks: None (release-quality gate) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- 100% of v1 routing tests pass against the v2.0 implementation. +- Any divergence from v1 routing semantics is documented (with rationale) or fixed. +- The corpus is wired into `make check` so future commits can't regress it. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-002, PRD-HDL-REQ-004 +**Related Decisions:** AR-003 (release-blocker risk), §9 testing item 5 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-029.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-029.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..1108332b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-029.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### TASK-029: Naming consistency — `stop_and_wait`, `block_ip`/`unblock_ip` + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** `webserver` public API +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Collapse synonyms to a single canonical verb per concept, per PRD §3.7. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Rename `webserver::sweet_kill` → `webserver::stop_and_wait`. Remove the old name. +- [ ] Add `webserver::block_ip(std::string_view ip)` and `webserver::unblock_ip(std::string_view ip)`. +- [ ] Remove `ban_ip`, `unban_ip`, `allow_ip`, `disallow_ip` from the public API. The internal ban list remains; it's just exposed under one name pair. +- [ ] Verify no `// NOLINT(runtime/explicit)` survives on related constructors (covered in TASK-030). +- [ ] Verify `shoutCAST` is preserved as-is (only camelCase exception, per PRD §3.7). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-014 +- Blocks: None + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '\bsweet_kill\b' src/httpserver/*.hpp src/*.cpp` returns no results. +- `grep -E '\b(ban_ip|unban_ip|allow_ip|disallow_ip)\b' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- `grep -E '[a-z][A-Z]' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns only `shoutCAST` matches. +- Existing `webserver::stop()` is unchanged (a separate verb meaning "stop without waiting"); only `sweet_kill` is renamed. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-NAM-REQ-001, PRD-NAM-REQ-002, PRD-NAM-REQ-005 +**Related Decisions:** §3.7, OQ-004, OQ-005 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-030.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-030.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5c43667f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-030.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### TASK-030: `_handler` suffix renames + `explicit` constructor + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** `webserver` setters and constructor +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Distinguish function-handler setters from object-resource setters by suffix, and prevent surprising implicit conversions to `webserver`. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Rename setters on `create_webserver` (or `webserver`, wherever they live): + - `not_found_resource` → `not_found_handler` + - `method_not_allowed_resource` → `method_not_allowed_handler` + - `internal_error_resource` → `internal_error_handler` +- [ ] These setters take a function-shaped handler (`std::function`), matching the `_handler` suffix convention. +- [ ] Mark `webserver(const create_webserver&)` constructor `explicit`; remove the `// NOLINT(runtime/explicit)` if present. +- [ ] Remove old `_resource` names entirely (no compatibility shim). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-014 +- Blocks: TASK-031 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- A test verifies implicit conversion `webserver w = some_create_webserver;` no longer compiles; explicit `webserver w(some_create_webserver);` does. +- `grep -E '(not_found|method_not_allowed|internal_error)_resource' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns no results. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-NAM-REQ-003, PRD-NAM-REQ-004 +**Related Decisions:** §3.7, §4.1 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-031.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-031.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7f298700 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-031.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### TASK-031: Handler error-propagation contract (DR-009) + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** Dispatch path +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Implement the 6-point error-propagation contract from §5.2 / DR-009 in the dispatch path so any uncaught exception lands at the configured `internal_error_handler` with documented behavior. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Wrap handler invocation in dispatch with `try { ... } catch (const std::exception& e) { ... } catch (...) { ... }`. +- [ ] On `std::exception`: log via `error_logger` (whatever callback the user wired), invoke `internal_error_handler` with `e.what()`, send the resulting response (default 500 if no handler set). +- [ ] On non-`std::exception`: same path but with message `"unknown exception"`. +- [ ] If `internal_error_handler` itself throws: log generically, send hardcoded 500 with empty body. +- [ ] `feature_unavailable` is a `std::runtime_error`; no special status mapping (just lands as a 500 like any other exception). +- [ ] Document the contract in `webserver.hpp` Doxygen comments (full README pass in M6). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-027, TASK-030 +- Blocks: TASK-032, TASK-036, TASK-041, TASK-043 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- A handler that throws `std::runtime_error("boom")` produces a 500 response whose body / log message contains "boom" (when default handler is used) or whatever `internal_error_handler` produced. +- A handler that throws an `int` produces a 500 with the documented "unknown exception" message. +- An `internal_error_handler` that itself throws produces an empty-body 500 (test verifies the body is empty and status is 500). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-FLG-REQ-002 (sentinel/throw behavior) +**Related Decisions:** DR-009, §5.2, AR-007 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-032.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-032.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2c3931f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-032.md @@ -0,0 +1,29 @@ +### TASK-032: Thread-safety contract stress test (DR-008) + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** Concurrency +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Verify the documented thread-safety contract: `webserver` public methods are reentrant from inside a handler, except `stop()` and `~webserver()` which deadlock by design. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Write a stress test (`test/threadsafety_stress.cpp`) that runs N concurrent handlers, each randomly invoking `register_resource`, `block_ip`, `unblock_ip`, `unregister_resource` against the running `webserver`. +- [ ] Run under ThreadSanitizer in CI; assert no data races. +- [ ] Add a separate test that calls `stop()` from inside a handler thread and asserts deadlock-detection (or simply documents the timeout); skip the test by default in CI but make it runnable on demand to validate the contract. +- [ ] Document the deadlock case in `webserver::stop()` Doxygen. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-027, TASK-031 +- Blocks: TASK-041 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- TSan-clean run of the stress test for at least 60 seconds with concurrent register/lookup/block. +- The stop-from-handler test reproduces the documented deadlock (or completes within a deliberately long timeout that confirms the wait behavior). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 NFR (concurrency) +**Related Decisions:** DR-008, §5.1, §9 testing item 6, AR-006 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-033.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-033.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8c25eea0 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-033.md @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ +### TASK-033: `create_webserver` builder cleanup + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** `create_webserver` +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Halve the builder's surface by collapsing each paired `foo()/no_foo()` to `foo(bool = true)`, and validate inputs at the build step. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Inventory every `no_*` setter in `create_webserver.hpp` (`no_ssl`, `no_debug`, `no_pedantic`, `no_basic_auth`, `no_digest_auth`, `no_deferred`, `no_regex_checking`, `no_ban_system`, `no_post_process`, `no_single_resource`, `no_ipv6`, `no_dual_stack`, etc.). +- [ ] Replace each with a single `foo(bool enable = true)` setter; remove the corresponding `no_foo()`. +- [ ] Validate at the setter (or at `webserver` construction) and throw `std::invalid_argument` with a descriptive message: + - port > 65535 + - threads < 0 + - any setter receiving an obviously bogus value (negative timeouts, zero buffer sizes, etc.) +- [ ] Update internal callers, tests, and examples to use the new boolean-arg form. +- [ ] Confirm `create_webserver.hpp` line count drops by ≥30% (PRD §3.3 acceptance). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-006, TASK-014 +- Blocks: TASK-034 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '^\s*create_webserver& no_' src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp` returns 0 (PRD §3.3 acceptance). +- `create_webserver.hpp` line count ≥30% lower than v1 baseline. +- A test passing port 70000 to a setter throws `std::invalid_argument` whose message names the offending parameter. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-CFG-REQ-001, PRD-CFG-REQ-002, PRD-CFG-REQ-003, PRD-CFG-REQ-004 +**Related Decisions:** §4.9 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-034.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-034.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..12047f3f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-034.md @@ -0,0 +1,32 @@ +### TASK-034: Build-flag-independent public API + `webserver::features()` + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** Feature availability +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Remove `#ifdef HAVE_*` from public headers and provide runtime feature reporting plus documented sentinel/throw behavior when a build-disabled feature is invoked. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Remove `#ifdef HAVE_BAUTH | HAVE_DAUTH | HAVE_GNUTLS | HAVE_WEBSOCKET` guards from every public header — the methods are now declared unconditionally. +- [ ] Implementation files: when the relevant `HAVE_*` is undefined, the implementation either returns the documented sentinel (empty `string_view`, `false`, `-1`) or throws `feature_unavailable` per §7. +- [ ] Add `webserver::features()` returning `struct features { bool basic_auth; bool digest_auth; bool tls; bool websocket; };`. Implementation reads compile-time `HAVE_*` and returns a value. +- [ ] `create_webserver::use_ssl(true)` on a non-TLS build throws `feature_unavailable` at `webserver` construction time (consistent across all features per §7). +- [ ] `register_ws_resource` on a non-WebSocket build throws `feature_unavailable`. +- [ ] Confirm `feature_unavailable.what()` always names both feature and the controlling flag (TASK-003 invariant). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-003, TASK-019, TASK-033 +- Blocks: TASK-035, TASK-037, TASK-043 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `grep -E '#if(def)? HAVE_(BAUTH|DAUTH|GNUTLS|WEBSOCKET)' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns 0 (PRD §3.2 acceptance). +- A consumer source file compiles unchanged against TLS-on and TLS-off builds (TASK-036 verifies this in CI). +- A test on a TLS-disabled build asserts `webserver.features().tls == false` and that calling `create_webserver().use_ssl(true).build()` throws `feature_unavailable` whose `what()` mentions both `tls` and `HAVE_GNUTLS`. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-FLG-REQ-001..005 +**Related Decisions:** §7 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-035.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-035.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..0f783563 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-035.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-035: Smart-pointer `register_ws_resource` overloads + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** WebSocket registration +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Mirror the `register_resource` ownership pattern for WebSocket handlers; remove the raw-pointer overload. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add `register_ws_resource(const std::string& path, std::unique_ptr);` and `(..., std::shared_ptr);`. +- [ ] Add `unregister_ws_resource(const std::string& path);` (registration drops; handler destructor runs when last reference goes away). +- [ ] Remove the raw-pointer overload `register_ws_resource(string, websocket_handler*)`. +- [ ] On a `--disable-websocket` build, both overloads throw `feature_unavailable` (consistent with TASK-034). +- [ ] Update any v1 examples or tests using the raw-pointer form. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-014, TASK-034 +- Blocks: None + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `auto h = std::make_unique(); ws.register_ws_resource("/ws", std::move(h));` compiles and serves WebSocket frames. +- The raw-pointer overload no longer exists. +- A test on a websocket-disabled build verifies both overloads throw `feature_unavailable`. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-003, PRD-HDL-REQ-005, PRD-FLG-REQ-002 +**Related Decisions:** §4.5, DR-010 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-036.md b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-036.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..d4a0eee4 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M5-routing-lifecycle/TASK-036.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-036: Handler return-by-value dispatch cutover + +**Milestone:** M5 - Routing, Lifecycle, Builder & Features +**Component:** Dispatch path +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Wire the new handler-return-by-value contract end-to-end through the dispatch path: lambdas return `http_response` by value (TASK-025), `http_resource::render_*` returns `http_response` by value (TASK-022), and `webserver_impl`'s dispatch moves the value into MHD via `body_->materialize(...)`. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Update the internal dispatch function signature inside `webserver_impl` to receive `http_response&&` (or accept by value and move). +- [ ] In the dispatch path, after the handler returns: enqueue the response, call `body_->materialize(...)` to obtain `MHD_Response*`, hand it to MHD, then keep the `http_response` value alive until `MHD_RequestTerminationCode` (so deferred bodies' producer callable lives long enough — DR-010). +- [ ] Remove any v1 code path that wrapped responses in `shared_ptr` or `unique_ptr` for handler return; remove now-dead helpers. +- [ ] For deferred responses, attach the `http_response` to the connection state so `request_completed` destroys it (per §5.3, DR-010). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-022, TASK-025, TASK-027, TASK-031 +- Blocks: TASK-038, TASK-040 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `auto h = [](const http_request&) { return http_response::string("hi"); };` registered via `on_get` produces a 200 with body "hi". +- A class subclassing `http_resource` with `http_response render_get(const http_request&) override` produces the same. +- For a deferred response, the producer callable lives until `request_completed` fires (verified by an explicit test that puts a destruction-tracking object in the callable's captures). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-001, PRD-RSP-REQ-007 +**Related Decisions:** DR-004, DR-010, §5.3 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-037.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-037.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..372e58c2 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-037.md @@ -0,0 +1,28 @@ +### TASK-037: CI test for build-flag invariance + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** CI / Test infrastructure +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Lock in the "same consumer source compiles against TLS-on and TLS-off" invariant with a CI gate. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Add a CI matrix job that builds the library twice: once with `--enable-tls --enable-bauth --enable-dauth --enable-websocket`, once with all four disabled. +- [ ] In each configuration, compile a single shared consumer fixture (e.g., `test/consumer_fixture.cpp`) that touches every feature-gated method: `req.get_user()`, `req.get_client_cert_dn()`, `ws.register_ws_resource(...)`, `cw.use_ssl(true)`, etc. +- [ ] Assert the fixture compiles in both configurations without source changes. +- [ ] Wire the matrix into the project's CI (Travis / GitHub Actions / whatever is present). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-034 +- Blocks: None + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- The CI matrix job is green in both configurations. +- An intentional regression (re-introducing `#ifdef HAVE_GNUTLS` around a public method) makes the matrix red. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-FLG-REQ-001 +**Related Decisions:** §9 testing item 2 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-038.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-038.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..6d4b5d10 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-038.md @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +### TASK-038: Sanitizer-clean tests for `http_response` move semantics + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Test infrastructure +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Verify all four `http_response` move cases are sanitizer-clean — the highest-bug-risk area in v2.0 per AR-004. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Write `test/http_response_move_sanitizer.cpp` covering: + - move-construct: inline source → destination (placement-new path) + - move-construct: heap source → destination (pointer swap path) + - move-assign: inline ↔ inline (4-case) + - move-assign: inline ↔ heap (4-case) + - move-assign: heap ↔ inline (4-case) + - move-assign: heap ↔ heap (4-case) +- [ ] Each case constructs an `http_response`, moves it through the operation, and exercises read accessors on the destination + asserts the source is in a valid moved-from state. +- [ ] Run under AddressSanitizer + UndefinedBehaviorSanitizer in CI. +- [ ] Add a synthetic body kind that exceeds 64 B (heap-fallback path) to cover the heap branch even if no current production body needs it. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-009, TASK-036 +- Blocks: None + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- ASan + UBSan run reports no errors across all 4 move cases. +- Test runs in `make check`. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-RSP-REQ-001, PRD-RSP-REQ-007 +**Related Decisions:** DR-005, AR-004, §9 testing item 3 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-039.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-039.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..2cb12848 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-039.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-039: Performance acceptance — `get_headers()` and `sizeof(http_resource)` + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Microbenchmarks +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Verify the two PRD §3.6 numeric acceptance criteria with reproducible microbenchmarks. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Write `test/bench_get_headers.cpp`: tight loop calling `req.get_headers()` on a request with 16 headers, measured under v1 (separate branch / vendored snapshot) and v2.0; report ratio. +- [ ] Verify v2.0 is ≥10× faster (PRD §3.6 acceptance). +- [ ] Add `static_assert(sizeof(http_resource) <= sizeof_v1_http_resource - sizeof(std::map));` (with a literal numeric upper bound matching the v1 baseline) — or a runtime assertion in a test. This is the verification step for the `sizeof(http_resource)` shrink criterion in TASK-021. +- [ ] Document the methodology and v1 baseline values in `test/PERFORMANCE.md` so future regressions are caught. +- [ ] Wire benchmarks into a `make bench` target (not part of `make check` so they don't slow normal CI). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-017, TASK-018, TASK-021 +- Blocks: None + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `bench_get_headers` reports ≥10× speedup vs v1 (PRD §3.6 acceptance). +- `sizeof(http_resource)` decreased by at least the cost of an empty `std::map` (PRD §3.6 acceptance). +- Both numbers documented in `test/PERFORMANCE.md` with the v1 baseline they were measured against. +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-REQ-REQ-001, PRD-REQ-REQ-003 (numeric §3.6 acceptance criteria for these two requirements) +**Related Decisions:** DR-006, §4.4 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-040.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-040.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e4615f5e --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-040.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-040: Rewrite `examples/` + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Documentation +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Provide the lambda-first hello world (≤10 LOC) and a class-based shared-state example, plus the rest of the example suite refreshed to v2.0 idioms. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Write `examples/hello_world.cpp` using `on_get` + lambda — count lines including `main()`; target ≤10. +- [ ] Write `examples/shared_state.cpp` using a `http_resource` subclass that holds a counter mutated under `std::mutex` from both `render_get` and `render_post` — explicitly demonstrates the case where the class form is the right shape. +- [ ] Audit existing examples; port each to v2.0 (`with_*` chains, smart-ptr resources, snake_case `render_*`, `http_response::factory(...)` returns). +- [ ] Remove examples that demonstrated v1-only patterns (raw-pointer ownership, paired `no_*` setters, *_response subclasses). +- [ ] Each example should compile against the installed v2.0 headers as a minimal Makefile or CMake snippet. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-025, TASK-036 +- Blocks: TASK-041 (README references the examples) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `hello_world.cpp` is ≤10 LOC including `main()`, no subclass, no raw pointer (PRD §3.4 acceptance). +- `shared_state.cpp` exercises GET + POST on the same resource sharing a counter; demonstrates the locking pattern. +- All examples build clean with `make examples` (or equivalent). +- Typecheck passes. +- Tests pass. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD-HDL-REQ-001..006, PRD §3.4 acceptance +**Related Decisions:** §13 documentation deliverable, AR-006 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-041.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-041.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..59aef552 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-041.md @@ -0,0 +1,40 @@ +### TASK-041: Rewrite `README.md` + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Documentation +**Estimate:** L + +**Goal:** +Replace v1's README with a v2.0-only document that introduces the new API surface, threading contract, error-propagation contract, and feature-availability behavior. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Top-of-README: 10-line "Hello, world" snippet (the same one as `examples/hello_world.cpp`). +- [ ] Sections: + - Build / install (C++20 floor; RHEL 9 `gcc-toolset-14` note) + - Hello world — lambda form + - Class-form handlers (when to reach for `http_resource`) + - Request: `string_view` getters, lifetime contract, TLS accessors + - Response: factories + fluent `with_*` + - Routing: `register_path` / `register_prefix`, parameterized paths, `route()` for runtime methods + - Threading contract (DR-008 distilled — concurrent invocation, `stop()` deadlock from handler) + - Error propagation (DR-009 distilled — exceptions land at `internal_error_handler`) + - Feature availability — `features()`, `feature_unavailable`, build-flag mapping table + - WebSocket + - Migrating from v1 (one-paragraph pointer to RELEASE_NOTES.md) +- [ ] Cross-link to `examples/` and `RELEASE_NOTES.md`. +- [ ] Remove every v1-era reference (raw pointers, `no_*` setters, `sweet_kill`, `*_response` subclasses). + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-031, TASK-032, TASK-040 +- Blocks: TASK-042, TASK-043 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- README renders cleanly on GitHub. +- Hello-world snippet matches `examples/hello_world.cpp` byte-for-byte. +- Threading and error-propagation sections accurately reflect §5.1, §5.2, DR-008, DR-009. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 documentation NFR +**Related Decisions:** §13 documentation deliverable, AR-006, AR-007 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-042.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-042.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..921498be --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-042.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +### TASK-042: Write `RELEASE_NOTES.md` for v2.0 + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Documentation +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Give v1→v2.0 porters a one-stop summary of what changed, organized by where they'll feel it. Informational, not a compatibility commitment. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Sections: + - "What's gone" — `*_response` subclasses, raw-pointer registration, `sweet_kill`, `ban_ip`/`unban_ip`/`allow_ip`/`disallow_ip`, paired `no_*` setters, `#define` constants, `gnutls_session_t` returns, public virtuals (`get_raw_response`, etc.), `#ifdef HAVE_*` guards. + - "What's new" — `on_*`/`route()` lambda registration, `register_path`/`register_prefix`, `http_response` factory chain, `feature_unavailable`, `features()`, `iovec_entry`, `http_method`/`method_set`. + - "What's renamed" — `sweet_kill` → `stop_and_wait`; `ban_ip`/`disallow_ip` etc. → `block_ip`/`unblock_ip`; `_resource` setters → `_handler`; `render_GET` → `render_get`; explicit `webserver(create_webserver const&)`. + - "What changed semantically" — handlers return `http_response` by value (was `unique_ptr`/`shared_ptr`); request getters return `const&` / `string_view` (no insert-on-miss); thread safety contract documented (was implicit); error propagation contract documented; build-flag-disabled features now report at runtime via sentinel/throw. + - "Build prerequisites" — C++20 floor; RHEL 9 needs `gcc-toolset-14`. + - "SOVERSION" — bumped 1→2; `libhttpserver2` parallel-installable with `libhttpserver1`; v1.x is end-of-life. +- [ ] Lead with a one-paragraph TL;DR. +- [ ] Make explicit that this document is not a compatibility commitment. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-041 +- Blocks: TASK-044 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- Document covers every renamed/removed/added public surface from PRD §3.1-3.7. +- A v1 user can grep the document for any v1 method name and find what replaced it. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 documentation NFR +**Related Decisions:** §13 documentation deliverable + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-043.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-043.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..9d224799 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-043.md @@ -0,0 +1,30 @@ +### TASK-043: Doxygen / inline doc refresh + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Documentation +**Estimate:** M + +**Goal:** +Update inline documentation on every renamed and reshaped public method so generated docs match the v2.0 surface. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] Audit every public `*.hpp`: each public method has a `///` comment block describing parameters, return value, exception spec, and (where relevant) lifetime / threading notes. +- [ ] Cross-link related methods: e.g., `block_ip` references `unblock_ip`; `register_path` references `register_prefix`. +- [ ] Document the threading contract on `webserver` class-level comment (per DR-008 distilled). +- [ ] Document error propagation on `internal_error_handler` setter and on the `webserver::run`/dispatch boundary (per DR-009). +- [ ] Document each `feature_unavailable` throw site (which method, which flag). +- [ ] Run `doxygen` and verify no warnings about missing or stale references. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-031, TASK-034, TASK-041 +- Blocks: TASK-044 + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `doxygen Doxyfile` runs with zero warnings. +- Spot-check 5 random renamed methods — each has a current `///` block reflecting the v2.0 signature. +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §2 documentation NFR +**Related Decisions:** §13 documentation deliverable + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-044.md b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-044.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3cc2919b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/tasks/M6-release/TASK-044.md @@ -0,0 +1,31 @@ +### TASK-044: SOVERSION bump and packaging + +**Milestone:** M6 - Release Readiness +**Component:** Build / packaging +**Estimate:** S + +**Goal:** +Bump the shared-object version 1→2 in autoconf and verify `libhttpserver2` is parallel-installable with `libhttpserver1`. + +**Action Items:** +- [ ] In `configure.ac` (or wherever SOVERSION is set), bump `LT_VERSION` / `-version-info` from the v1 value to the v2.0 value (current:revision:age conventions; the result must produce `libhttpserver.so.2`). +- [ ] Update `libhttpserver.pc.in` (pkg-config metadata) — `Version: 2.0.0`, library name remains `libhttpserver`. +- [ ] Update `Makefile.am` install rules if the `.so` symlink chain needs adjusting. +- [ ] Verify with a clean install in a temp prefix: `libhttpserver.so.2.X.X` ships, `libhttpserver.so.2 → libhttpserver.so.2.X.X` symlink correct, `libhttpserver.so` dev symlink correct. +- [ ] Document parallel-installability with v1 in the release notes (TASK-042 covers prose; this task verifies it works at the file-system level). +- [ ] Update the version in `configure.ac`'s `AC_INIT` to `2.0.0`. + +**Dependencies:** +- Blocked by: TASK-042, TASK-043 +- Blocks: None (this is the last gate before tagging) + +**Acceptance Criteria:** +- `./configure && make && make install DESTDIR=$tmp` produces `libhttpserver.so.2.0.0` and the expected symlinks. +- `pkg-config --modversion libhttpserver` reports `2.0.0`. +- A test installs both `libhttpserver1` (separate build) and `libhttpserver2` into the same prefix and confirms both `.so.1` and `.so.2` coexist (or document the test as manual if CI can't reasonably do this). +- Typecheck passes. + +**Related Requirements:** PRD §1 release strategy +**Related Decisions:** DR-011, §5.4, §8 + +**Status:** Not Started diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-04-30_233954_task-001.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-04-30_233954_task-001.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..8512d93b --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-04-30_233954_task-001.md @@ -0,0 +1,113 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-04-30 23:39:54 +**Task:** TASK-001 +**Total:** 26 (0 critical, 2 major, 24 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:421` | supply-chain + The IWYU build step clones https://github.com/include-what-you-use/include-what-you-use.git and then checks out the mutable branch tag `clang_18` (line 423). A mutable branch reference means an attacker who compromises the IWYU repository or the branch pointer could inject code that is compiled with privileged runner access and `sudo make install`. + *Recommendation:* Pin the IWYU clone to an immutable commit SHA: `git checkout ` instead of `git checkout clang_18`. Optionally, verify the commit is signed by a trusted key. + +2. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:447` | supply-chain + curl-7.75.0.tar.gz is downloaded from an S3 bucket (libhttpserver.s3.amazonaws.com) with no checksum or signature verification before being compiled and installed with sudo. A compromised or hijacked S3 object would silently inject arbitrary code into the build runner. This pattern is repeated for libmicrohttpd-1.0.3.tar.gz at lines 492, 501, 525, and 542. + *Recommendation:* Pin downloads to a known-good SHA-256 hash and verify with `sha256sum --check` before extraction. Example: echo ' curl-7.75.0.tar.gz' | sha256sum -c || exit 1. Alternatively, migrate curl to a system package (apt/brew) and libmicrohttpd to a tagged release fetched via the GitHub releases API whose integrity is guaranteed by TLS + GitHub signing. + +## Minor + +3. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:117` | adr-violation + gcc-10 is retained in the CI matrix (used for both 'extra' and 'performance' test groups). GCC 10 introduced C++20 support experimentally but lacks the concepts library (`` header, satisfaction checking) and has several known C++20 defects. DR-001 cites 'gcc >= 10' as the floor derived from Debian trixie/RHEL rationale, but the architecture section 08 notes the floor is driven by Debian trixie GCC 14.2 and RHEL stock GCC 11. gcc-10 was not one of the reference compilers and its presence implies a lower effective floor than the decision intended. The commit message for the ChangeLog entry states 'gcc >= 10' as the minimum, but DR-001 and section 08 point to GCC 11 (RHEL 9 stock) as the practical lower bound for full C++20 library coverage. + *Recommendation:* Align the CI minimum GCC version with the actual floor. If gcc-10 is deliberately kept to confirm partial C++20 compilation (non-concepts code paths), add an inline comment in the matrix explaining this. Otherwise replace gcc-10 entries with gcc-11 to match the RHEL 9 baseline stated in DR-001 and section 08. Update the ChangeLog entry to say 'gcc >= 11' (or add a caveat) to avoid misleading packagers. + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `ChangeLog:3` | pattern-violation + The ChangeLog entry states 'Build now requires gcc >= 10 or clang >= 13', but DR-001 states RHEL 9 stock GCC 11 is the intended lower bound (requiring gcc-toolset-14 for some C++20 library features), and README.md now documents 'g++ >= 10 or clang >= 13'. The inconsistency between DR-001's rationale (which treats GCC 11 as the stock-compiler floor) and the publicly documented minimum of gcc-10 may confuse distro packagers, who are named target users in DR-001. + *Recommendation:* Reconcile the stated minimum: either accept gcc >= 10 as the floor (and verify the test suite is genuinely passing on gcc-10 for all features that matter), or change the ChangeLog and README.md to say gcc >= 11 to match the RHEL 9 baseline. If gcc-10 is intentionally the floor, add a note that some C++20 library features may not be available on gcc-10 and are guarded behind feature-test macros. + +5. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `configure.ac:224` | pattern-violation + The debug-mode `AM_CFLAGS` line still duplicates AM_CXXFLAGS verbatim (it reads `AM_CFLAGS="$AM_CXXFLAGS ..."` instead of using a dedicated C-flags variable). This is a pre-existing issue and unrelated to the C++20 bump, but the diff touched line 224 and the same structural issue exists in the non-debug path (line 229). Not a C++20 floor violation, but noted for completeness. + *Recommendation:* This pre-existing issue is out of scope for TASK-001; no action required for this task. + +6. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:248` | test-coverage + The performance and lint matrix entries (build-type: select / nodelay / threads / lint) still pin gcc-10, which is the minimum compiler that can pass the new C++20 configure probe. This is useful for floor validation, but no performance/lint job exercises a recent GCC (e.g. gcc-14) under C++20, so regressions in newer compiler warnings with -pedantic on C++20 could go undetected until the 'extra' matrix run. + *Recommendation:* Consider adding at least one performance or lint run against gcc-14 to catch pedantic C++20 warnings introduced by newer compilers. This is a nice-to-have, not blocking. + +7. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:637` | test-coverage + The IWYU step now passes -std=c++20, which is correct. However, performance test matrix entries still pin gcc-10 (lines 249-274). gcc-10 has only partial C++20 support (no std::ranges, limited concepts). If the library code ever starts using features beyond gcc-10's subset, those performance jobs will fail silently or produce misleading results. This is a low risk today but worth monitoring. + *Recommendation:* Consider bumping the performance test matrix entries to gcc-12 or later for fuller C++20 support, or add a comment explaining the deliberate use of gcc-10 as the minimum supported baseline for performance measurement. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/configure.ac:224` | code-readability + The AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX call now uses [noext] and [mandatory] arguments explicitly, which is correct. However, the old call (line 47 pre-change) omitted [noext] and [mandatory], relying on macro defaults. The new call is stricter and correct but is a subtle behaviour change that is not called out in the commit message: previously, a gnu++ extension mode could have been accepted; now only strict -std=c++20 is accepted. This is intentional and correct for a library, but worth noting. + *Recommendation:* No change needed; the explicit [noext] [mandatory] is the right choice for a library. The ChangeLog entry adequately documents the macro update. + +9. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/configure.ac:224` | code-readability + The removed hardcoded -std=c++17 flag from the debug CXXFLAGS (line 224 before change) leaves the standard flag to be injected solely by AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX via the CXX variable. This is the correct approach, but if someone runs configure with an explicit CXXFLAGS override that lacks -std=c++20, the debug build may silently compile under the wrong standard. A comment next to the debug CXXFLAGS block noting that the standard flag is set by AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX would improve clarity. + *Recommendation:* Add a short inline comment: '# -std=c++20 injected by AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX into CXX, not repeated here'. + +10. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `README.md:97` | code-readability + The new RHEL 9 workaround sentence is added inline in the Requirements section as a single long run-on sentence rather than a bullet or note block, making it slightly harder to scan. The CentOS-7 README formats the same information more clearly. + *Recommendation:* Format the RHEL 9 note as a separate indented note or bullet under the requirements list for visual consistency with the CentOS-7 README. + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4:1015` | code-elegance + The _AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX_testbody_new_in_20 body only checks that __cplusplus >= 202002L and includes . It does not exercise any actual C++20 language or library feature (concepts, std::span, , designated initializers). gcc-10 and clang-13 can pass this test yet ship an incomplete C++20 stdlib on some distributions. The task goal explicitly names these features as motivation, so the acceptance-test signal is weaker than it could be. + *Recommendation:* Add at least one concept usage and one std::span or instantiation inside the cxx20 namespace so configure fails fast on compilers with an incomplete C++20 stdlib, matching the intent stated in the task goal. + +12. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:111` | code-structure + The drop comments ('# gcc-9 dropped: ...' and '# clang-11 and clang-12 dropped: ...') are placed between matrix include entries. A reader scanning the YAML cannot immediately tell which entry follows each comment, because the comment precedes the next retained entry rather than appearing where the removed entries used to be. The intent is clear only if you read the diff. + *Recommendation:* Prepend a brief note to each comment making the placement explicit, e.g. '# gcc-9 dropped (was here); gcc-10 is now the minimum:' so the comment explains both the removal and the new floor without requiring diff context. + +13. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:574` | code-structure + Lines 574-578 set `CXXLAGS` (missing the 'F') instead of `CXXFLAGS` for sanitizer builds. This typo already existed before this commit but was not corrected as part of the C++20 cleanup pass. + *Recommendation:* Rename `CXXLAGS` to `CXXFLAGS` on those five lines so sanitizer flags are actually picked up by the compiler. + +14. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:638` | naming + The IWYU make invocation uses the literal flag `-std=c++20` hardcoded in the shell command rather than relying on the project's own AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX detection. If the C++ floor is raised again in the future this line will silently lag behind. + *Recommendation:* Consider referencing a workflow-level variable or autoconf-generated value so the standard flag stays in sync with configure.ac automatically, or at minimum add a comment noting that this must be updated alongside the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX call in configure.ac. + +15. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/README.CentOS-7:7` | code-structure + The file mentions `gcc-toolset-14 (or newer)` but the README.md requirements section also mentions gcc >= 10 and separately notes RHEL 9 / gcc-11 as borderline. The two documents use slightly different phrasing for the same constraint, which can confuse readers. + *Recommendation:* Align the README.CentOS-7 wording with README.md: state the minimum required toolset version once and reference that version consistently in both files. + +16. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `README.md:96` | naming + The RHEL 9 workaround sentence is appended as a standalone paragraph after the requirements bullet list rather than being integrated into it, making it easy to miss and inconsistent with how the CentOS/RHEL 7 workaround is documented in README.CentOS-7. + *Recommendation:* Either add a dedicated `README.RHEL-9` file (mirroring the README.CentOS-7 pattern) and link to it, or add it as a plain bullet point under the requirements list to keep the section visually consistent. + +17. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `configure.ac:224` | code-structure + In the debug branch, AM_CFLAGS is assigned by copying AM_CXXFLAGS (which already contains the debug flags) rather than independently listing the same flags. This is an existing pattern, not introduced by this change, but the diff touches this exact block and the pattern is fragile: any future addition to AM_CXXFLAGS after this line would silently be missed in AM_CFLAGS. + *Recommendation:* This is a pre-existing issue outside the strict scope of the bump change; no action required in this PR, but worth tracking as technical debt. + +18. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:245` | missing-caching + The three performance benchmark CI jobs (select, nodelay, threads) are pinned to gcc-10 with no explanation. gcc-10 with -std=c++20 generates measurably less-optimised code for some C++20 constructs (ranges, concepts, coroutines) compared to gcc-13+. Although no C++20 runtime features are used today, locking benchmarks to the oldest allowed compiler means CI performance baselines will not reflect the quality of builds users run with current compilers. + *Recommendation:* Consider adding at least one performance job that uses a current compiler (e.g. gcc-14 or clang-18) so that CI benchmark numbers remain representative of production deployments. Alternatively, document explicitly that the benchmark jobs exist only for regression detection and are not indicative of best-achievable throughput. + +19. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:12` | security-misconfiguration + The workflow does not declare a top-level `permissions:` block, so jobs run with the default GitHub token permissions (read for contents, write for packages/pull-requests in some contexts depending on org settings). The IWYU and libmicrohttpd build jobs execute `sudo make install`, which escalates to root on the runner. While this is inherent to the GitHub-hosted runner model, the absence of an explicit least-privilege permissions declaration means any future step that leaks the GITHUB_TOKEN could use write permissions unintentionally. + *Recommendation:* Add `permissions: read-all` at the workflow level (or per-job) to restrict the default GITHUB_TOKEN to read-only, then grant write explicitly only where needed (e.g., the Codecov upload step). + +20. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:335` | supply-chain + GitHub Actions are referenced by mutable version tags (actions/checkout@v4, msys2/setup-msys2@v2, actions/cache@v4, codecov/codecov-action@v5) rather than immutable commit SHAs. A tag can be force-pushed to point at a different, malicious commit, enabling a supply-chain attack on CI (CWE-829). This is a pre-existing issue not introduced by this PR but remains unmitigated. + *Recommendation:* Pin each action to a full commit SHA, e.g., `actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683` (v4.2.2), and add a comment with the human-readable version. Tools like Renovate or Dependabot can automate SHA updates. + +21. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:636` | insecure-design + IWYU CXXFLAGS line uses an unquoted $CXXFLAGS expansion inside a double-quoted string inside a shell heredoc/function. A malicious value injected via the CXXFLAGS environment variable could alter compiler flags in the CI job. This line was modified by this task (c++11 -> c++20), making it in-scope, although the underlying pattern is pre-existing. + *Recommendation:* Quote or sanitise $CXXFLAGS before interpolation, or pass it as a separate make variable: make -k CXX='...' CXXFLAGS="-std=c++20 -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION -D_REENTRANT" EXTRA_CXXFLAGS="$CXXFLAGS" + +22. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4:1` | supply-chain + The vendored ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 (serial 25) was verified to match the upstream autoconf-archive byte-for-byte (SHA-256 identical). However, the file is vendored without any mechanism to detect future drift from upstream or verify provenance (e.g., a signed release artifact). If this file were silently modified, configure could be tricked into accepting an insufficient or attacker-controlled compiler flag. + *Recommendation:* Record the expected SHA-256 of the vendored file in a CHECKSUMS or .sha256 sidecar and add a bootstrap-time check (e.g., in bootstrap or autogen.sh) that fails loudly if the hash does not match. Treat any update to this file as a supply-chain event requiring explicit review. + +23. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/configure.ac:null` | action-item + Action item states 'Update Makefile.am's AM_CXXFLAGS to require -std=c++20; remove any -std=c++11/-std=c++17 overrides'. The implementation correctly removes the explicit '-std=c++17' from AM_CXXFLAGS in configure.ac and delegates the flag injection to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX (which appends the switch directly to the CXX variable, per m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 line 130). No explicit '-std=c++20' appears in AM_CXXFLAGS itself, but this is the canonical autoconf pattern — adding it to AM_CXXFLAGS on top would be redundant and could cause conflicts. The spec's stated acceptance criterion (no -std=c++11/14/17 in tree) is met. This is a minor interpretation difference with no practical impact. + *Recommendation:* No code change required. Optionally update the action item wording in TASK-001.md to say 'remove old -std= overrides; rely on AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX to inject -std=c++20 via CXX' to clarify the correct autoconf approach. + +24. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4:17` | specification-gap + The acceptance criterion checks 'grep -RE \'-std=(c++11|c++14|c++17|gnu++(11|14|17))\' configure.ac Makefile.am src test'. The m4 file is not in the grep scope. The updated m4/ax_cxx_compile_stdcxx.m4 contains comment lines referencing '-std=gnu++11' and '-std=c++11' (lines 17-18, inside documentation comments and inline code comments). These are not live flags but the grep scope exclusion means they would not be caught if the criterion were applied tree-wide. Since the criterion as written only covers configure.ac, Makefile.am, src, and test, this is not a violation, but the exclusion of m4/ from the grep check is worth noting. + *Recommendation:* No action required. The acceptance criterion scope (configure.ac Makefile.am src test) is appropriate; m4 macro internals legitimately contain these strings as documentation and variable-name strings, not as applied flags. + +25. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:285` | missing-test + The Windows MINGW64 and MSYS basic-test matrix rows run make check against the default gcc/g++ from the msys2 toolchain without specifying the compiler version. If the bundled MinGW gcc is < 10, the build will fail at configure time with a clear error (mandatory C++20 check), but there is no explicit gate or version-check step to surface this quickly. The concern is minor because AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX will terminate configure with a descriptive error. + *Recommendation:* Consider adding a comment or a step that verifies the MinGW gcc version is >= 10 before the configure step on Windows, to give faster feedback if the toolchain is too old. + +26. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-001/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:637` | missing-test + The IWYU step hard-codes CXXFLAGS with -std=c++20 (line 637), but the noext flag passed to AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX means the configure macro itself injects -std=c++20 into CXX rather than CXXFLAGS. If a future MSVC path or an unusual compiler needs -std:c++20 that differs from -std=c++20, the hard-coded flag in the IWYU step may silently override the macro-detected switch. This is a consistency concern worth noting but does not block merging. + *Recommendation:* Derive the standard flag from the configured CXX variable (e.g., inherit from the build system) instead of duplicating it as a literal -std=c++20 in the IWYU CXXFLAGS override. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_005800_task-002.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_005800_task-002.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..7a426b7c --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_005800_task-002.md @@ -0,0 +1,139 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-01 00:58:00 +**Task:** TASK-002 +**Total:** 30 (0 critical, 3 major, 27 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/src/httpserver.hpp:24` | naming + The C++ version guard checks `__cplusplus < 201703L` (C++17) and the error message says 'requires C++17 or later', but TASK-001 already bumped the minimum standard to C++20. The guard silently admits C++17 and C++18/19 translation units that will fail later with obscure errors rather than the clear gate message. + *Recommendation:* Change the guard to `#if __cplusplus < 202002L` and update the message to 'libhttpserver requires C++20 or later.' to match the AX_CXX_COMPILE_STDCXX([20]) requirement in configure.ac. + +2. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:112` | missing-test + Check A.4 (consumer_post_umbrella.cpp) inverts the exit status and checks the gate fires, but — unlike A.1 and A.2 — does NOT grep check-headers-A4.log for the canonical gate message '$(CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG)' before declaring PASS. The grep guard on A.1 and A.2 exists precisely to catch wrong-reason failures (e.g., a missing include path producing a different error). A.4 is a two-include TU where the second include is the one expected to fire; if the compile fails for an unrelated reason (e.g., the umbrella itself fails to compile), A.4 still reports PASS. The pattern should match A.1/A.2: grep the log for the gate message before declaring success. + *Recommendation:* After the inverted-exit check in the A.4 recipe, add the same grep guard used in A.1 and A.2: `if ! grep -q "$(CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG)" check-headers-A4.log; then echo "FAIL: not the gate reason"; ...; exit 1; fi`. This is already present for A.1 (line 79) and A.2 (line 94) — replicate the pattern for A.4. + +3. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp:14` | implementation-coupling + The plan (Phase 1, paragraph on A.2) specifies that to make A.2 a meaningful discriminating test after Phase 3, the TU should `#define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` before the include, so the test exercises the *strictest* post-cleanup gate (HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION only). The actual TU does NOT define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_, meaning it fires the same dual-mode gate that A.1 already fires. As a result A.2 and A.1 exercise the same code path (neither macro defined) and A.2 adds no additional discriminating coverage over A.1 for the current dual-mode gate. The comment in the TU acknowledges this ('For TASK-002 we keep the dual-mode gate ... so this TU is built WITHOUT defining _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_') but this means A.2 is effectively redundant with A.1 at the gate level — the only distinction is the include path (detail vs public header), which is a valuable distinction, but the stated rationale for a separate A.2 sub-check (testing the stricter detail-only gate) is not actually realized. + *Recommendation:* This is an intentional TASK-002-scope decision (dual-mode gate kept per Option 3a-i). The finding is still worth documenting because: (a) A.2 should be updated to add `#define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` when TASK-014 lands and the gate tightens, and (b) the comment in the TU should explicitly state 'A.2 currently exercises the same gate path as A.1; after TASK-014 tightens the detail gate this TU should define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ to target the stricter condition.' Add a TODO comment to that effect so the future implementer knows A.2 needs to change. + +## Minor + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `Makefile.am:57` | pattern-violation + The comment block above the check-headers recipe (lines 57-59) states that -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is 'injected by configure.ac into CXXFLAGS for the library and test build.' This is stale: TASK-002 explicitly moved the macro out of configure.ac's global CXXFLAGS and into per-directory AM_CPPFLAGS in src/Makefile.am and test/Makefile.am. The configure.ac in this branch no longer injects the macro globally. The code itself is correct, but the comment misdescribes the injection mechanism and could confuse future maintainers. + *Recommendation:* Update the comment to: '-DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION is set per-directory in src/Makefile.am and test/Makefile.am AM_CPPFLAGS, not in configure.ac global CXXFLAGS.' + +5. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/Makefile.am:26` | adr-violation + DR-002 consequences say: 'Makefile.am continues to use a single nodist_HEADERS rule for details/*.hpp.' The implementation correctly uses noinst_HEADERS, not nodist_HEADERS. These are semantically different automake variables: nodist_HEADERS is for generated (non-distributed) files and would exclude detail headers from make dist tarballs, which is wrong. noinst_HEADERS is the correct variable for hand-written source headers that should be distributed but not installed. The implementation is architecturally correct; the DR-002 text contains an imprecision that should be corrected. + *Recommendation:* Update DR-002 consequences to say noinst_HEADERS instead of nodist_HEADERS to match both the correct automake semantics and the actual implementation. + +6. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp:21` | adr-violation + Architecture section 5.5 states that details/ headers must gate on HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION only: 'details/ headers gate on HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION only (consumers cannot reach in).' The implementation retains the dual-mode gate (#if !defined(_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined(HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION)) because webserver.hpp (a public header included by the umbrella) still transitively includes this detail header. The plan explicitly documents this as Phase 3a-i: a deliberate temporary divergence deferred to TASK-014's PIMPL split. The spirit of the rule is preserved — the detail header cannot be reached by an external consumer — but the letter of section 5.5 is not yet met. + *Recommendation:* Accept this divergence for TASK-002 as documented in the plan. Ensure TASK-014's PR description references this as the point where the gate is tightened to HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION-only, and section 5.5 is updated at that time to reflect the phased approach. + +7. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp:1` | pattern-violation + The comment block describes a scenario where the TU defines _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ to exercise the post-Phase-3 strict gate behavior ('this TU defines _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ to exercise the strictest post-cleanup behavior'), but the actual TU does NOT define that macro. For TASK-002 Phase 3a-i the comment clarifies this is intentional ('we keep the dual-mode gate... so this TU is built WITHOUT defining _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_'). The discrepancy between the early description and the actual code could mislead reviewers about what scenario is actually being tested. + *Recommendation:* Simplify the comment to lead with what the test actually does: 'Includes a detail header without any access macro defined. Must fail with the gate error regardless of gate strictness.' Remove the forward-looking description of the _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_-defined scenario, or move it to a TODO comment referencing TASK-014. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:135` | code-elegance + The check-install-layout recipe runs `$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=... >check-install.log 2>&1` which performs a real staged install on every `make check` invocation. On large trees this is the slowest check; its output log file `check-install.log` is only removed on success — if the recipe fails mid-way after removing the log, the cleanup block correctly removes the stage directory but the log path variable is always `check-install.log` (non-unique), which could collide with parallel make invocations. + *Recommendation:* Use a unique log name keyed to `$$$$` (shell PID) or place the log in `$(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE)` itself (which is already cleaned up unconditionally at the end). This is low-risk but worth hardening before CI parallelism is enabled. + +9. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:166` | code-readability + `check-local: check-headers check-install-layout` runs `check-install-layout` (which does a staged install) as part of every `make check`. This couples a potentially slow network-free but disk-heavy install step into the default test run. + *Recommendation:* This is architecturally correct per the plan and acceptance criteria; just ensure it is documented as intentional (e.g., a brief comment before `check-local:`) so future contributors don't remove it thinking it's accidentally included. + +10. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:94` | test-coverage + Check A.2 (consumer_detail.cpp) greps for the same gate message as A.1, but the consumer_detail.cpp comment acknowledges the detail gate is still dual-mode (accepting _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_). The check compiles without either macro, so the gate fires for the same reason as A.1, making A.2 a partial duplicate rather than an independent verification of the detail-header gate specifics. + *Recommendation:* This is acceptable given the plan's deliberate Phase 3a-i decision to keep the dual-mode gate. Add a comment in the Makefile.am recipe (mirroring the one in consumer_detail.cpp) explaining that A.2 will become a stricter test once TASK-014 lands and removes the _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ acceptor from detail gates. This prevents future reviewers from mistakenly 'simplifying' the two checks into one. + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/src/httpserver.hpp:24` | code-readability + The C++ version check on line 24 uses `#error("...")` syntax — `#error` takes a message directly without parentheses; the parenthesised form is accepted by most compilers as a string literal after the directive but is not standard C. It also says 'C++17' while the project now requires C++20 (TASK-001 bumped the floor). + *Recommendation:* Change line 24-25 to `#if __cplusplus < 202002L` and `# error "libhttpserver requires C++20 or later."` to align with the C++20 floor established by TASK-001. This is pre-existing but touched by this task's diff. + +12. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:130` | code-elegance + The check-install-layout target hard-codes the pattern '*_impl.hpp' as the only impl-style file to check for leakage. The current codebase has no such files, so the check passes vacuously. If the naming convention for implementation files changes (e.g., to '*_internal.hpp'), the guard would silently miss it. + *Recommendation:* Either document the naming convention explicitly (a comment that '*_impl.hpp is the agreed suffix for PIMPL implementations') or widen the check to also look for files under any details/ subdirectory by path, making the check robust to naming variation. + +13. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:71` | code-elegance + The check-headers target cleans up log files inline with 'rm -f' inside each branch. If make is interrupted (SIGINT) between the point where the log file is created and where it is removed, stale check-headers-A*.log files are left in the build directory. They are not listed in MOSTLYCLEANFILES or DISTCLEANFILES, so 'make clean' will not remove them. + *Recommendation:* Add 'check-headers-A1.log check-headers-A2.log check-headers-A3.log check-headers-A4.log check-install.log consumer_umbrella.check.o' to MOSTLYCLEANFILES so that 'make mostlyclean' or 'make clean' guarantees a tidy tree after interrupted or failed runs. + +14. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp:1` | readability + The block comment is self-contradictory and hard to follow. It first says 'this TU defines _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_' (describing a hypothetical mode) and then says 'this TU is built WITHOUT defining _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_'. A reader trying to understand what the test actually does has to parse several paragraphs to conclude that no extra macro is defined. The code itself (line 14) is simple and straightforward; the comment obscures it. + *Recommendation:* Replace the multi-paragraph comment with a short, accurate description: the TU includes a detail header with neither _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ nor HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION defined, so the gate must fire. Move forward-looking Phase-3 notes to the plan document or a TODO rather than the test file. + +15. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp:14` | test-coverage + The negative test for detail headers (A.2) only exercises httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp. There is a second detail header, httpserver/details/modded_request.hpp, that also carries the gate. A test only against one of the two detail headers leaves the other partially unverified by the automated check suite. + *Recommendation:* Either add a second consumer TU for modded_request.hpp or combine both includes into consumer_detail.cpp (both will fail at the first gate; adding both in separate TUs makes failures attributable). Given the gate logic is identical across all detail headers, a single additional include in the same negative TU would be sufficient. + +16. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:69` | naming + CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG is defined without the trailing period that appears in the actual #error string ('...directly.' vs '...directly'). The grep still matches because it is a substring search, so there is no functional bug, but the variable does not faithfully represent the literal error text, making it harder to update both in sync. + *Recommendation:* Add the trailing period: `CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG = Only or can be included directly.` so the variable is an exact copy of the #error string and any future change to one is visibly required in the other. + +17. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:69` | naming + CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG holds a substring of the #error message, not the full message. The variable name implies it is the complete message, but it is actually a grep pattern/substring. If the error text ever changes slightly, the grep silently fails. + *Recommendation:* Rename to CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_GREP (or CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_PATTERN) to signal that it is a pattern matched by grep, not the full message string. Alternatively, anchor the grep with the full error string to make the intent self-documenting. + +18. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:73` | code-structure + The check-headers recipe repeats the same three-step shell pattern (compile, check-log, rm-log) four times with only the check ID, source file, and pass/fail message varying. This needless repetition makes the target ~60 lines longer than necessary and means any future change to the pattern (e.g., adding a different grep) must be applied in four places. + *Recommendation:* Extract a reusable helper macro or shell function at the top of the recipe. In Make, a define/call macro works well: `define check_header_fails + @if $(CHECK_HEADERS_CXX) -c $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/$(1) -o /dev/null 2>$(2).log; then echo "FAIL: $(1) compiled but should have errored"; cat $(2).log; rm -f $(2).log; exit 1; fi + @if ! grep -q "$(CHECK_HEADERS_GATE_MSG)" $(2).log; then echo "FAIL: $(1) failed but not for the gate reason"; cat $(2).log; rm -f $(2).log; exit 1; fi + @rm -f $(2).log + @echo " PASS: $(3)" +endef` — then each sub-check becomes a single `$(call check_header_fails,...)` line. Alternatively, a small shell function inside a single `@{ ... }` block achieves the same. Either way, the four sub-checks collapse from ~60 lines to ~10. + +19. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/headers/consumer_detail.cpp:1` | code-structure + The comment block in consumer_detail.cpp is 13 lines for a 2-line file (the include and main). The comment explains the TASK-014 future state, the dual-mode gate rationale, and the decision to NOT define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ — all of which are plan-level context that does not help a future reader understand what the file currently does. This violates the 'don't be redundant / avoid obvious noise' comment rules and the 'keep lines short / separate concepts vertically' structure rules. + *Recommendation:* Trim to a 3-4 line comment that states the current invariant: what the test checks, and the one non-obvious fact (why _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ is NOT defined here). The TASK-014 forward-looking notes belong in the plan doc, not in the source file. Suggested replacement: +``` +// Negative test A.2: a consumer including a detail header directly, +// without HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION or _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_, must hit the gate. +// The dual-mode gate fires because neither macro is defined in this TU. +``` + +20. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-002.md:11` | action-item-not-marked-complete + Action item 'Add `#ifndef _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_` ... to every public header in `src/httpserver/*.hpp`' and 'Add `#ifndef HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION` to every header in `src/httpserver/details/`' are not checked off, but the plan explicitly adopted a pre-existing dual-mode gate (Phase 3a-i) and documented that no source changes were needed to these headers. The unchecked boxes are left with no note explaining the deliberate scope decision (pre-existing gates retained, TASK-014 to tighten). + *Recommendation:* Either check off these action items with an inline note '(pre-existing dual-mode gate retained per plan Phase 3a-i; TASK-014 to tighten)' or add a 'Notes' section to TASK-002.md recording the deliberate deviation so future reviewers understand the task is complete as scoped. + +21. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-002.md:11` | action-item-not-marked-complete + All 5 action items in TASK-002 are fully implemented (gates in all 19 public headers, dual-mode gate in both detail headers, noinst_HEADERS in src/Makefile.am, _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ defined/undef in httpserver.hpp, HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION in per-target AM_CPPFLAGS), but none of the checkboxes in the Action Items list have been checked off — they all still read '[ ]'. + *Recommendation:* Check off all 5 action items in TASK-002.md now that the implementation is complete. This was flagged as housekeeper-iter1-2 and carried forward as a known minor gap. + +22. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:73` | information-disclosure + The check-headers target writes compiler stderr to predictable, fixed-name temporary files (check-headers-A1.log through check-headers-A4.log and check-install.log) in the build directory. These files capture full compiler diagnostic output. On a shared build server the files could briefly be readable by other users between creation and the subsequent rm -f calls. The error paths also cat the logs to stdout, which could expose internal build paths in CI logs. + *Recommendation:* Use mktemp to create a uniquely-named temporary file, or redirect stderr to a shell variable via process substitution rather than a named file. At minimum, ensure the files are created with restricted permissions (e.g., umask 077 before the check-headers block and restore after). The information exposure risk is low in practice since these are compiler messages, not secrets. + +23. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:68` | specification-gap + The CHECK_HEADERS_CXX variable includes $(CPPFLAGS) from configure, which may carry -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION on platforms where configure populates CPPFLAGS (rather than CXXFLAGS) with internal defines. The configure.ac change correctly removes -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION from CXXFLAGS, but if any autoconf macro or platform-specific path sets it in CPPFLAGS, the consumer-isolation simulation in A.1/A.2/A.3 could be invalidated. This risk is low given the explicit comment in configure.ac (line 130-133) states the macro is only set via per-directory AM_CPPFLAGS. + *Recommendation:* No immediate action required. If a future platform surfaces this, add explicit -UHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION to CHECK_HEADERS_CXX as a defensive measure. + +24. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:94` | acceptance-criteria + Check A.2 in check-headers tests a consumer including details/http_endpoint.hpp WITHOUT any enabling macro. Given the dual-mode gate (accepts either _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ or HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION), A.2 fires for the same reason as A.1 — the TU lacks both macros. However, the plan's updated A.2 description intended to exercise the stricter post-Phase-3 path (defining _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ to prove it alone is insufficient). The consumer_detail.cpp comment correctly describes this nuance, but the TU does NOT define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ — meaning the test does not actually validate that _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ alone is rejected after TASK-014. This is a forward-looking gap, not a failure against TASK-002's own criteria. + *Recommendation:* This is acceptable for TASK-002 scope. When TASK-014 tightens the detail gate, update consumer_detail.cpp to add '#define _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_' so the test validates the stricter path. Document this in TASK-014's task definition as a prerequisite test update. + +25. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/src/httpserver.hpp:53` | specification-gap + The #undef _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ is inserted correctly (after all child includes, before the closing #endif of the include guard). The consumer_post_umbrella.cpp test (Check A.4) validates that the macro is not leaked. This is correct behavior that the plan identified as a pre-existing bug; it has been fixed. + *Recommendation:* No action needed — this is a positive finding confirming correct implementation. + +26. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/src/httpserver/details/http_endpoint.hpp:21` | action-item + Action item 2 says 'Add #ifndef HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION to every header in src/httpserver/details/' but the implementation keeps the dual-mode gate (#if !defined(_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_) && !defined(HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION)) in both detail headers. This is the deliberate Option 3a-i divergence documented in the plan (details must remain accessible through the umbrella until TASK-014 removes the transitive include from webserver.hpp). The plan explicitly endorses this deviation and the acceptance criteria are still fully met. + *Recommendation:* Add a comment inside details/http_endpoint.hpp and details/modded_request.hpp referencing TASK-014 as the blocker for tightening the gate to HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION-only, so reviewers understand this is intentional rather than an oversight. + +27. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/src/httpserver/webserver.hpp:33` | ears-requirement + PRD-HDR-REQ-001 ('When a consumer includes the system shall not transitively include ') and PRD-HDR-REQ-002 (' or ') are NOT satisfied by this implementation. The public headers webserver.hpp (lines 33-34, 40), http_utils.hpp (line 45, 49), empty_response.hpp (line 28), http_request.hpp (line 28), and websocket_handler.hpp (line 30) still include , , and . However, these are out of scope for TASK-002 per the task definition — this work is assigned to later PIMPL tasks (TASK-004, TASK-007). TASK-002's scope is limited to the public/private gate mechanism, not header content decoupling. The task definition's 'Related Requirements: PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003' means these requirements are tracked here but not expected to be fully resolved in this task. + *Recommendation:* Confirm in the PR description that PRD-HDR-REQ-001/002/003 remain open and will be addressed in TASK-004/TASK-007. No code change needed for TASK-002. + +28. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:132` | missing-test + check-install-layout verifies absence of details/ directory and *_impl.hpp files, and verifies exactly one httpserver.hpp is installed. It does NOT verify that the 'httpserverpp' symlink created by the install-data-hook in src/Makefile.am is present. The plan (Phase 1, Check B, step 5) mentions 'the httpserverpp symlink check (existing behavior)'. If the install-data-hook regresses (e.g., is accidentally removed), the layout check would still pass. This is a minor omission relative to the plan's stated scope. + *Recommendation:* Add a symlink check to check-install-layout: `if ! test -L $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE)$(includedir)/httpserverpp; then echo "FAIL: httpserverpp symlink not installed"; ...; exit 1; fi`. This closes the gap between the plan and the implementation. + +29. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/Makefile.am:135` | excessive-setup + check-install-layout runs `$(MAKE) install DESTDIR=$(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE)` which performs a full staged install including all libraries and other artifacts. For the specific assertions being made (header layout only), this is correct and necessary, but it makes check-install-layout the slowest check in the suite and couples it to a working build state. If the library has not been fully built, check-install-layout will fail with a confusing 'install failed' message rather than a clear dependency error. This is inherent to the check's design (you cannot verify install layout without actually installing) but warrants documentation. + *Recommendation:* Add a comment above check-install-layout noting it requires `make` (library build) to have completed first, and that the staged install is intentional. The current error handling (cat check-install.log on failure) is good. Consider adding a prerequisite dependency hint in the phony target, or at minimum document in check-local that check-install-layout should be run after a successful `make`. + +30. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-002/test/headers/consumer_post_umbrella.cpp:1` | naming-convention + The file is named 'consumer_post_umbrella' but the check target refers to it as 'A.4'. The naming is consistent within the set, but the 'post_umbrella' name conflates two concepts: the test verifies that the umbrella does NOT leak _HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_ after the include, which is a negative property of the umbrella (undef leak), not a 'post-umbrella consumer' pattern. This is a minor clarity issue — reviewers reading only the filename may not immediately understand the check purpose without reading the comment. + *Recommendation:* The filename is acceptable as-is given the comments are thorough. Optionally rename to 'consumer_umbrella_no_macro_leak.cpp' for self-documentation, but this is cosmetic and not required. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_152911_task-003.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_152911_task-003.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..e6f4a95c --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_152911_task-003.md @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-01 15:29:11 +**Task:** TASK-003 +**Total:** 19 (0 critical, 1 major, 18 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:57` | redundant-test + catches_as_feature_unavailable_directly duplicates the assertion logic of catches_as_runtime_error_with_feature_and_flag without adding meaningful new behavior. The indirection through a base-class pointer (`const std::runtime_error* base = &e`) proves that `&e` is implicitly convertible to `std::runtime_error*` — which is already guaranteed by the static_assert at line 30. The what() content check is identical to the first test. The only incremental value would be verifying that catching by the concrete type does not slice or lose the message, but the test does not make that intent explicit, and the same is achieved more directly by the first test. + *Recommendation:* Either remove this test entirely (the static_assert already proves the inheritance relationship at compile time, and the first runtime test already verifies what() content) or rewrite it with a clearly distinct assertion — for example, verifying that re-throwing as std::exception and then catching as feature_unavailable still compiles and preserves the message, to document that the exception is not sliced. + +## Minor + +2. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver.hpp:24` | adr-violation + The umbrella header gates on `__cplusplus < 201703L` (C++17), but DR-001 mandates C++20 as the compiler floor for v2.0. The guard is not introduced by this task but is present in the changed file and contradicts the documented minimum standard. + *Recommendation:* Update the `__cplusplus` check in `src/httpserver.hpp` to `< 202002L` (C++20) to match DR-001's decision. This is a pre-existing inconsistency that should be corrected independently of TASK-003. + +3. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp:52` | code-readability + The magic literal 32 in msg.reserve(feature.size() + build_flag.size() + 32) is unexplained. The actual fixed portion of the composed message ("feature '" + "' unavailable: built without " = 9 + 24 = 33 chars) is off by one and the discrepancy is invisible without counting. + *Recommendation:* Replace 32 with a named constexpr, e.g. constexpr std::size_t k_fixed_overhead = 33; and use that in reserve(), or compute it from the string literals directly to make the intent self-documenting. + +4. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:35` | code-readability + The set_up() and tear_down() methods are defined but contain no code. While this follows the suite boilerplate pattern from other test files in the project, empty bodies add noise here since the exception type under test has no stateful setup. + *Recommendation:* If the littletest framework allows omitting empty lifecycle methods, remove them. If the macro requires them, a brief comment like // nothing to set up would clarify intent per the clean-code comments-as-intent rule. + +5. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:35` | code-readability + The suite's set_up() and tear_down() bodies are empty. LittleTest suites do not require them when there is no fixture state, and the empty stubs add noise without intent. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() overrides from feature_unavailable_suite, or replace the LT_BEGIN_SUITE / LT_END_SUITE block with the no-fixture form if the test framework supports it. + +6. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:46` | test-coverage + The test for uncaught-exception path is absent: if the thrown exception escapes (e.g., no matching catch), the what() message is never validated. The existing tests always catch, so a mis-spelled catch type would silently leave msg empty and both LT_CHECK calls would pass (empty string has npos for any find). + *Recommendation:* Add a guard at the start of the catch block: LT_CHECK(!msg.empty()) or assert msg != "" before the find checks, so a missed catch is immediately visible. + +7. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:46` | test-coverage + All three runtime tests use non-empty feature/flag strings. There is no test for empty-string edge cases (empty feature name or empty build flag), which are trivially constructible and worth documenting as defined behaviour. + *Recommendation:* Add a small test that throws feature_unavailable("", "") and verifies what() is non-empty and well-formed, confirming the message composer handles degenerate inputs gracefully. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:57` | code-elegance + The catches_as_feature_unavailable_directly test casts to const std::runtime_error* via a raw pointer to verify the base-class what(). This is an unusual idiom that does not add meaningful coverage beyond the static_assert already present at line 30-32; it only proves pointer conversion, which is guaranteed by the static_assert. + *Recommendation:* Simplify: just call e.what() directly on the caught feature_unavailable reference. The static_assert already verifies the inheritance relationship; the raw-pointer cast is needless complexity. + +9. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp:49` | code-structure + The private `compose_message` static helper is used only once, from the constructor initializer list. Inlining it directly into the base-class constructor call eliminates a named private method that adds no clarity beyond what the call site already expresses. + *Recommendation:* Replace the private static helper with a direct string construction in the constructor: `feature_unavailable(std::string_view feature, std::string_view build_flag) : std::runtime_error(std::string("feature '").append(feature).append("' unavailable: built without ").append(build_flag)) {}`. This removes the indirection without sacrificing readability and keeps the class to a single public constructor with no private surface. + +10. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp:51` | code-structure + compose_message uses manual string concatenation with individual append calls when a single string literal concatenation or fmt-style approach would be more expressive, though the reserve+append pattern is intentional for performance. + *Recommendation:* The current pattern is acceptable given the header-only, no-dependency constraint documented in the comment. No change needed. + +11. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:34` | code-structure + The `set_up` and `tear_down` methods in the test suite are empty. Most other test files in this codebase also include them, so this is consistent, but if the framework does not require them they add noise with no benefit. + *Recommendation:* If the littletest framework permits omitting empty `set_up`/`tear_down` bodies, remove them to reduce boilerplate. Only apply this if other unit test files already omit them; otherwise leave for consistency. + +12. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:35` | code-structure + Empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies add noise without contributing anything. If the test framework requires them, a brief comment would clarify intent; if they are optional, they can be omitted. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() overrides if the framework does not require them, or add a brief comment such as '// nothing to set up' to signal they are intentionally empty. + +13. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:63` | naming + In `catches_as_feature_unavailable_directly`, the local variable `base` is introduced solely to call `what()` through the base-class pointer, demonstrating the relationship explicitly. While the intent is clear from the comment, the intermediate pointer variable is unnecessary — `e.what()` already calls the same virtual function and the result is identical. + *Recommendation:* Replace `const std::runtime_error* base = &e; msg = base->what();` with `msg = e.what();`. The static_assert above already verifies the inheritance relationship, so the explicit upcast here is redundant. + +14. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/_index.md:88` | task-not-marked-complete + TASK-003 status in _index.md still shows 'In Progress' rather than 'Done', though the prompt notes the merge step will update this. + *Recommendation:* Confirm the merge step updates the _index.md status to 'Done' for TASK-003 after validation passes. + +15. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp:52` | memory-allocation + reserve() uses a hard-coded magic constant of 32 for the fixed-text overhead ('feature \'' + '\' unavailable: built without ' = 31 bytes). This is accurate today but will silently under-allocate (causing a second heap allocation) if the fixed template text is ever changed, making the reserve a fragile micro-optimisation. + *Recommendation:* Replace the magic 32 with a named constexpr or compute it from the string literals: e.g. constexpr std::size_t kFixedOverhead = std::string_view("feature '' unavailable: built without ").size(); and use msg.reserve(feature.size() + build_flag.size() + kFixedOverhead);. This makes the reserve self-documenting and resilient to text changes. Alternatively, since this is exclusively a cold/throw path, the reserve() call can simply be removed — the minor extra allocation on an exception path is inconsequential. + +16. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp:45` | input-validation + The constructor accepts std::string_view arguments whose lifetimes are not documented. If a caller passes a string_view referencing a temporary or a buffer that is freed before the exception object is fully constructed (e.g., during two-phase construction in a complex expression), the compose_message() call could read from a dangling view. In practice the call site always owns the underlying storage for the duration of the constructor call, but there is no static enforcement (e.g., accepting const std::string& or a string literal tag) to make this invariant machine-checkable. CWE-416 (Use After Free) is the theoretical concern. + *Recommendation:* For call sites that always pass string literals (feature names and build-flag macros), accepting const char* is both safe and cheaper. If string_view is preferred for generality, add a brief doc comment stating both arguments must remain valid for the duration of the constructor call, and consider a clang-tidy lifetime-profile annotation or a deleted rvalue-ref overload to prevent accidental temporaries. + +17. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-003/src/httpserver.hpp:30` | specification-gap + httpserver.hpp still gates `basic_auth_fail_response.hpp` behind `#ifdef HAVE_BAUTH` and `websocket_handler.hpp` behind `#ifdef HAVE_WEBSOCKET`. TASK-003 action item 4 says to 'apply the gate from TASK-002', which means the TASK-002 include-guard pattern should be in place. The file correctly includes `feature_unavailable.hpp` unconditionally, but the residual HAVE_* guards in this umbrella header are a pre-existing condition not introduced by this task. This is a minor note rather than a defect introduced by TASK-003. + *Recommendation:* This is a pre-existing condition outside the scope of TASK-003. A future task (per PRD-FLG-REQ-001) should remove the remaining HAVE_* guards from the public umbrella header. No change required to approve TASK-003. + +18. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:44` | missing-test + No test verifies that throwing feature_unavailable propagates correctly as std::exception (the root of the exception hierarchy), only std::runtime_error is exercised. While the inheritance chain std::exception -> std::runtime_error -> feature_unavailable makes this implicit, an explicit catch-as-std::exception test would close the polymorphism coverage loop and mirror the stated acceptance criteria pattern. + *Recommendation:* Add a short test that catches the thrown exception as `const std::exception&` and checks that what() still contains the feature and flag strings, mirroring the existing catches_as_runtime_error_with_feature_and_flag pattern. + +19. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/feature_unavailable_test.cpp:44` | missing-test + No test verifies behavior when either the feature name or the build_flag is an empty string. The compose_message path includes hard-coded surrounding text ('feature \'' and '\' unavailable: built without ') so empty inputs produce a non-empty what(), but this edge case is undocumented and untested. + *Recommendation:* Add a test with empty-string arguments (e.g., feature_unavailable("", "")) and assert that what() returns a non-empty string. This guards against future refactoring that might inadvertently produce a null or empty what() for degenerate inputs. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_220032_task-004.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_220032_task-004.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..3d4059fc --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-01_220032_task-004.md @@ -0,0 +1,269 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-01 22:00:32 +**Task:** TASK-004 +**Total:** 64 (0 critical, 2 major, 62 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:33` | code-elegance + http_response.hpp includes iovec_entry.hpp unconditionally, but http_response has no member or parameter that uses iovec_entry. The include was presumably added to ensure the type is transitively visible from the umbrella, but httpserver.hpp already includes both headers independently. Including iovec_entry.hpp from http_response.hpp is a false coupling that will confuse readers expecting a dependency relationship between the two. + *Recommendation:* Remove the iovec_entry.hpp include from http_response.hpp. The type is already included directly by httpserver.hpp (line 45) and by iovec_response.hpp (transitively via http_response.hpp). The coupling is gratuitous and adds a circular-dependency risk if iovec_entry.hpp ever grows more dependencies. + +2. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:33` | dependencies + `http_response.hpp` includes `iovec_entry.hpp` but the base class has no member, parameter, or return type that uses `httpserver::iovec_entry`. The include was added as part of this task but nothing in the header's interface actually references the type. + *Recommendation:* Remove `#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp"` from `http_response.hpp`. The type is only consumed by `iovec_response.cpp` (via `iovec_response.hpp` → `http_response.hpp` chain) and by the public umbrella `httpserver.hpp`, which already includes it directly. Keeping it in the base-class header forces `iovec_entry.hpp` to be parsed for every translation unit that includes `http_response.hpp`, widening the compilation surface without benefit. + +## Minor + +3. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver.hpp:45` | pattern-violation + The umbrella header explicitly includes `httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp` at line 45, but this is already transitively included via `httpserver/http_response.hpp` at line 43 (which itself includes iovec_entry.hpp). The direct include is redundant. + *Recommendation:* Remove the explicit `#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp"` from `src/httpserver.hpp` — it is already pulled in through `http_response.hpp`. The architectural header-layout table (§5.5) does not list iovec_entry.hpp as a top-level umbrella entry, and the transitive path via http_response.hpp is the intended route described in §4.3. + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:127` | interface-contract + Architecture §4.3 states that the virtuals `get_raw_response`, `decorate_response`, and `enqueue_response` are 'removed from the public API (PRD-HDR-REQ-005)' but they still appear as `virtual` public methods in `http_response.hpp`. This is a pre-existing deviation not introduced by the iteration-3 changes (the diff shows these lines were unchanged by TASK-004). However, since `iovec_response.hpp` continues to override `get_raw_response()` as a non-virtual override in this PR, the inconsistency is compounded rather than resolved. + *Recommendation:* This pre-existing issue should be tracked as a separate clean-up task. The iteration-3 changes (http_response.hpp no longer includes iovec_entry.hpp, copy ctor/assign deleted) do not worsen this deviation. When the v2.0 http_response refactor lands (DR-003a / DR-005), the virtuals should be removed and the dispatch path moved to an internal materialization function. + +5. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:33` | pattern-violation + http_response.hpp includes iovec_entry.hpp but the current http_response class has no API member or factory that uses `iovec_entry` — the include is pre-staging for the TASK-010 `::iovec(std::span)` factory. While architecturally intentional (§4.3 specifies the factory will live in http_response), a forward include with no current usage creates a latent coupling and may confuse readers about whether the dependency is accidental. + *Recommendation:* Add a brief inline comment at the include site (e.g., `// pulled in for the iovec factory declared in §4.3; factory lands in TASK-010`) to make the intent explicit. This is a documentation clarification only — the include itself is architecturally correct per §4.3. + +6. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp:1` | interface-contract + Architecture §4.3 states that `httpserver::iovec_entry` is 'declared in ``', but the implementation places it in a separate `iovec_entry.hpp` that `iovec_response.hpp` (and the umbrella `httpserver.hpp`) includes. The spec also says the static_asserts live in 'details/body.hpp / http_response.cpp', but they currently live in `iovec_response.cpp`. Both deviations are explicitly acknowledged in TASK-004's status notes: '(also covers MHD_IoVec, alignof, and standard-layout asserts)' and '(moving to details/body.hpp once TASK-009 lands)'. The architectural goal — iovec_entry visible from the umbrella header with no transitive pull — is fully achieved. + *Recommendation:* No immediate action required. When TASK-009 lands and details/body.hpp is introduced, migrate the static_asserts from iovec_response.cpp as planned. Optionally update §4.3 wording to reflect the separate iovec_entry.hpp public header, since it is now listed in nobase_include_HEADERS and included by the umbrella. + +7. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:33` | pattern-violation + The `iovec_response.hpp` public installed header directly includes `iovec_entry.hpp` via a peer include path (`httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp`). Architecture §5.5 and §2.2 require that the umbrella header `httpserver.hpp` be the canonical include and that installed public headers gate on `_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_`. Both headers correctly gate on that macro, and the umbrella already includes `iovec_entry.hpp` before `iovec_response.hpp`, so the include ordering in `httpserver.hpp` maintains the invariant. The pattern is architecturally sound for the transitional state. + *Recommendation:* No action needed for this PR. When §4.3's planned refactor moves iovec_entry into http_response.hpp (or permanently adopts iovec_entry.hpp as a peer), the cross-include between sibling public headers will either be the final design or be eliminated. + +8. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:55` | interface-contract + The non-owning constructor takes std::vector by value (copied/moved into entries_). A caller who has a pre-existing std::vector and passes it by lvalue will pay a full copy of the vector, which contradicts the comment 'no heap allocation or data copy is performed.' The zero-copy claim only holds when the caller moves the vector in. The architecture (§5.3, §4.3) specifically identifies the iovec path as a hot-path zero-copy route; an implicit copy undercuts that guarantee. + *Recommendation:* Accept the vector by value and document that callers must std::move it in to get the advertised zero-copy behaviour. Alternatively, add a constructor overload taking std::span (which TASK-010 will add anyway) and make the vector overload explicitly =deleted or documented as 'ownership transfer required'. At minimum clarify the comment to say 'zero allocation when the caller std::move()s the vector.' + +9. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:60` | pattern-violation + iovec_response uses defaulted copy constructor and copy assignment operator (lines 60, 63). The owning variant stores std::vector owned_buffers_ and std::vector entries_, where entries_ contains raw pointers (iovec_entry::base) into owned_buffers_' strings. A default copy copies both vectors but does NOT re-point entries_[i].base to the new owned_buffers_[i].data(); the new object's entries_ contains dangling pointers to the source's string storage after the source is destroyed. The copy constructor is therefore unsound for the owning variant. + *Recommendation:* Either delete the copy constructor/assignment for iovec_response (move-only is fine for response objects per §5.1 — 'http_response is value-typed with exclusive ownership') or implement a deep copy constructor that rebuilds entries_ from the newly-copied owned_buffers_. Since §5.1 says http_response has exclusive ownership, deleting copy and keeping only move is the architecturally correct choice. + +10. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp:34` | pattern-violation + The revised header-hygiene test removes the earlier struct-iovec sentinel redefinition approach in favour of preprocessor guard checks (_SYS_UIO_H, _SYS_UIO_H_). This is weaker: those macros are implementation-defined and non-standard; a future platform or toolchain revision may use different macro names (e.g., FreeBSD uses _SYS_UIO_H_ but older versions used _SYS_UIO_H). The original sentinel-struct approach was more robust because it was purely C++ language-level and platform-agnostic. + *Recommendation:* Restore the colliding-sentinel approach alongside the macro checks, or document the known macro names per platform in a comment. The architectural requirement (§2.2: 'A consumer TU including only does not transitively pull in ') is strict; the test should be equally strict. + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:29` | readability + '#include ' is present in iovec_response.hpp but nothing in the header directly uses any std::utility facility (std::move, std::forward, etc.). The constructors are now out-of-line (defined in iovec_response.cpp) so the inline std::move() usage that previously justified this include no longer exists in the header. The include was pre-existing and not introduced by TASK-004, but it is now dead. + *Recommendation:* Remove '#include ' from iovec_response.hpp. If std::move is needed inside the .cpp, it is already available there via or can be added explicitly. + +12. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:60` | code-readability + The owning copy constructor is declared '= default', but the default memberwise copy will copy entries_ (which contains raw pointers into owned_buffers_ strings) and then copy owned_buffers_ — leaving entries_ pointing into the source object's strings, not the copy's. This is a latent dangling-pointer bug if the original object is destroyed before the copy. The issue is not introduced by TASK-004 specifically, but the constructor split in TASK-004 makes it more prominent since the owning constructor explicitly documents the pointer relationship. + *Recommendation:* Either declare the copy constructor deleted (forcing callers to use move semantics) or implement it to rebuild entries_ from the copied owned_buffers_. Add a test that exercises copy-then-destroy-original to catch this at runtime. + +13. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:31` | code-elegance + 'struct MHD_Response;' is forward-declared at file scope in iovec_response.cpp (line 31), but MHD_Response is already declared by the transitively included on line 26. This forward declaration is a no-op and was present in the pre-existing code, but TASK-004 did not clean it up. + *Recommendation:* Remove the redundant 'struct MHD_Response;' forward declaration from iovec_response.cpp; the type is already visible through . + +14. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:81` | code-readability + The loop variable i is declared as size_t but buffers.size() returns std::vector::size_type which is also size_t on all current targets. However, mixing bare size_t with std::size_t in the same file (line 24 includes ) is a minor inconsistency. More substantively, a range-for loop would be more idiomatic C++17 here and would avoid the index arithmetic entirely. + *Recommendation:* Replace the index-based loop with a range-for plus emplace_back, or use std::transform. For example: + entries.reserve(buffers.size()); + for (const auto& buf : buffers) + entries.push_back({buf.data(), buf.size()}); +This removes the manual size_t index and is easier to read. + +15. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp:33` | test-coverage + The sentinel struct iovec { int libhttpserver_hygiene_sentinel; }; is declared at file scope in the global namespace before any system headers are pulled in. This is an intentional collision trick, but on Windows/MSVC where struct iovec does not exist at all, the sentinel type becomes the only definition and the test compiles trivially. The comment scopes the concern to POSIX platforms, but if the test ever runs on Windows it passes vacuously without actually proving hygiene. + *Recommendation:* Add a platform guard comment (or a #ifdef _WIN32 / #else block) noting that the sentinel trick is POSIX-only and that Windows hygiene is guaranteed by the absence of on that platform. This documents intent and prevents future readers from adding a real #include before the sentinel without understanding the mechanism. + +16. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:111` | test-coverage + The committed iovec_entry_test.cpp (102 lines) does not include the MHD_IoVec reinterpret_cast test or the copy-construction test visible in the on-disk version (138 lines). The on-disk version adds reinterpret_cast_to_MHD_IoVec_preserves_data and copy_constructed_iovec_entry_preserves_members tests and the alignof asserts against MHD_IoVec — these are the runtime analogs of the production cast path and should be part of the committed test. + *Recommendation:* Commit the on-disk iovec_entry_test.cpp, which covers the actual MHD_IoVec cast path tested in production and adds the trivially-copyable runtime verification. + +17. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:51` | code-elegance + The three layout static_asserts against struct iovec in iovec_entry_test.cpp are an exact duplicate of the asserts already present in iovec_response.cpp (lines 50-58). This was described as 'defense in depth', but the test file is compiled on every target platform regardless, so it provides the same gate. The duplication means that if the assert messages are ever updated, both sites must be kept in sync. + *Recommendation:* Consider keeping the asserts only in iovec_response.cpp (the implementation file) and removing the duplicate block from the test. If defense-in-depth across TUs is intentional, add a brief comment explicitly justifying the duplication so readers understand this is deliberate, not an oversight. + +18. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:40` | test-coverage + iovec_response_test.cpp tests only that get_response_code() returns the value passed to each constructor. Content-type forwarding (get_header("Content-Type")) is not exercised, nor is the observable difference between the owning constructor (which eagerly builds entries_) and the non-owning constructor — specifically that copy-constructing an owning response does not invalidate the entries_ pointers into owned_buffers_. + *Recommendation:* Add a test that verifies get_header("Content-Type") equals the passed content_type for both constructors. Add a copy-construction test for the owning constructor to confirm entries_ pointers remain valid after copying (since owned_buffers_ is copied element-wise, the new entries_ must be rebuilt to point into the new owned_buffers_ — which the current implementation does NOT do; the copy constructor inherits the default memberwise copy, meaning entries_ still points into the original object's owned_buffers_). This is a latent bug worth surfacing with a test. + +19. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:41` | test-coverage + Move assignment is covered only by a compile-time static_assert (is_move_assignable). There is no runtime test exercising the move-assignment operator (operator=) to verify that the response code and entries survive a reassignment. + *Recommendation:* Add a short runtime test: default-construct an iovec_response, then move-assign a fully-constructed one into it, and check get_response_code(). + +20. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:77` | test-coverage + The 'owning_constructor_move_leaves_source_empty' test verifies that the source vector is emptied after a move into the constructor, but does not assert that the constructed response actually holds the expected number of entries. The core correctness of the eager entries_ build (the only non-trivial logic in iovec_response.cpp lines 93-96) has no observable runtime assertion. + *Recommendation:* Add a companion test that calls get_response_code() and — if feasible without starting MHD — inspects some proxy for entry count, or at minimum add a static_assert / comment noting that entry-count correctness is transitively covered by the reinterpret_cast tests in iovec_entry_test.cpp. + +21. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:87` | test-coverage + The non-owning constructor is always exercised via lvalue copy of the entries vector. There is no test that passes the vector with std::move(), which is the zero-copy path advertised in the Doxygen comment. While the move path is mechanically guaranteed by std::vector, the test suite does not verify the documented usage pattern. + *Recommendation:* Add a test case that constructs iovec_response with std::move(entries) and checks that the source vector is empty afterwards, mirroring the owning-constructor move test at line 77. + +22. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:33` | dependencies + iovec_entry.hpp is included in http_response.hpp, but the http_response base class has no member, parameter, or return type that involves iovec_entry. The include appears to have been added to satisfy the iovec_response.hpp include chain, but the correct owner is iovec_response.hpp (which already includes it directly). Pulling a leaf type into the base-class header widens the base-class compile footprint unnecessarily and creates a logical dependency the base class does not need. + *Recommendation:* Remove '#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp"' from http_response.hpp. Verify iovec_response.hpp continues to compile (it already includes iovec_entry.hpp directly, so no change is needed there). + +23. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:22` | dependencies + Redundant #include of iovec_entry.hpp: iovec_response.hpp already includes it, so the .cpp gets it transitively. The extra include adds no information and could confuse a reader into thinking iovec_response.hpp does not provide the type. + *Recommendation:* Remove the '#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp"' line from iovec_response.cpp. + +24. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:22` | dependencies + iovec_entry.hpp is included twice: once at line 21 via iovec_response.hpp (which already includes it) and again explicitly at line 22. The second include is redundant. + *Recommendation:* Remove the explicit `#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp"` at line 22. The type is already visible through iovec_response.hpp. + +25. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:24` | code-structure + `#include ` is present in `iovec_response.cpp` but `std::size_t` is only referenced via `iovec_entry.hpp` (which already includes ``) and the loop variable on line 81 uses an unqualified `size_t` that resolves through `` / system headers. The explicit include is therefore redundant. + *Recommendation:* Remove `#include ` from `iovec_response.cpp`. The type is already transitively available through `iovec_entry.hpp`, which the file also includes. + +26. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:31` | code-structure + Duplicate 'struct MHD_Response;' forward-declaration: iovec_response.hpp (included on line 21) already forward-declares it. The second declaration is harmless but redundant noise. + *Recommendation:* Remove the 'struct MHD_Response;' forward-declaration from iovec_response.cpp; the one in the header is sufficient. + +27. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:31` | code-structure + `struct MHD_Response;` is forward-declared a second time at line 31 in the .cpp file. The same forward declaration already appears in iovec_response.hpp (line 35), and the .cpp includes that header. The duplicate declaration adds noise without benefit. + *Recommendation:* Remove the `struct MHD_Response;` forward declaration from iovec_response.cpp — it is already provided by the included header. + +28. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp:75` | code-structure + `LT_CHECK_EQ(true, true)` is a no-op assertion: it always passes and communicates nothing. The real test guarantee is expressed by the preceding `#error` directives and the `static_assert` statements. A test whose only runtime assertion is `true == true` is noise (Clean Code: don't add obvious noise). + *Recommendation:* Remove the `LT_CHECK_EQ(true, true)` line. The compile-time `#error` and `static_assert` checks already enforce the guarantee; no runtime assertion is needed. If the test framework requires at least one runtime check to report the test as passing, replace it with `LT_CHECK_EQ(sizeof(httpserver::iovec_entry) > 0, true)` which at least exercises the type. + +29. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:60` | code-structure + Both `iovec_entry_test.cpp` (lines 60-66) and `header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp` (lines 44-50) define `set_up()` and `tear_down()` as empty bodies inside their LT suite blocks. The littletest framework does not require these methods to be present when there is nothing to set up or tear down. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty `set_up()` and `tear_down()` method bodies from both test suites to reduce noise. If the framework requires them syntactically, a single-line comment body is clearer than an empty brace pair. + +30. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:32` | code-structure + Empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies in iovec_response_suite (and similarly in iovec_entry_suite and header_hygiene_iovec_suite) add visual noise and no value. The littletest framework does not require them when there is nothing to initialise. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() methods from all three test suites, or leave them only where a future test genuinely needs fixture setup. + +31. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:34` | code-structure + The block comment above the `static_assert` group (lines 34-44) repeats the rationale already present — in identical wording — in the header comment of iovec_response.hpp (lines 73-79). Duplicated rationale is maintenance burden: if the reasoning changes, both sites must be updated in sync (Clean Code: don't be redundant). + *Recommendation:* Shorten the test-file comment to a single sentence referencing the header: `// iovec_response must not be copyable; see iovec_response.hpp for the rationale.` The static_asserts themselves are self-documenting. + +32. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/architecture/04-components/http-response.md:23` | architecture-not-updated + The architecture doc (§4.3) states iovec_entry is 'declared in ' but the implementation placed it in a dedicated which http_response.hpp then includes. The description is not wrong in effect (iovec_entry is accessible via http_response.hpp) but the stated declaration location is inaccurate. + *Recommendation:* Update the §4.3 description to say iovec_entry is declared in '' (a dedicated public header pulled in by http_response.hpp). Run /groundwork:source-architecture-from-code to capture this change. + +33. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md:44` | architecture-not-updated + The header layout diagram in §5.5 lists the installed public headers under src/httpserver/ but does not include the newly added iovec_entry.hpp or feature_unavailable.hpp (added in TASK-003). The diagram is now stale for both TASK-003 and TASK-004. + *Recommendation:* Add 'httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp' (and 'httpserver/feature_unavailable.hpp' from TASK-003) to the header layout diagram in §5.5 of specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md. Run /groundwork:source-architecture-from-code to capture these changes. + +34. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/_index.md:86` | documentation-stale + TASK-001 is listed as 'In Progress' in the _index.md Task Status table (line 86), but TASK-001.md itself has 'Status: Done'. This inconsistency pre-dates TASK-004's fixer and is not introduced by it, but the fixer's pass over _index.md was an opportunity to correct it. + *Recommendation:* Update the TASK-001 row in _index.md from 'In Progress' to 'Done' to match TASK-001.md and the convention established by all other merged tasks. + +35. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:68` | memory-allocation + The non-owning constructor (std::vector caller_entries) takes its argument by value and std::move()s it into entries_. When callers pass an lvalue std::vector, this copies the vector before moving it into entries_, performing one avoidable heap allocation on what is documented as the zero-copy path. The copy allocates a new iovec_entry array of the same size as the caller's vector. + *Recommendation:* Accept by const-ref and copy into entries_, or provide an overload taking std::vector&&. A single rvalue-ref overload is sufficient because callers on the zero-copy path naturally std::move their entries vector: explicit iovec_response(std::vector&& caller_entries, ...). The current by-value signature already enables move-from-rvalue callers to avoid the copy, but it silently copies from lvalue callers, which contradicts the zero-copy documentation. Adding a deleted lvalue-ref overload would make the misuse a compile error. + +36. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:69` | missing-caching + get_raw_response() rebuilds the entries vector unconditionally on every invocation. If the same iovec_response object is passed through the MHD dispatch path more than once (e.g., cached response objects), the work is repeated. There is no guard, cached result, or documentation that iovec_response objects are single-use. + *Recommendation:* Either document that iovec_response is single-use (one get_raw_response() call per object lifetime) — which also justifies moving the std::vector out of the object after the call — or memoize the entries_ vector as a member (see finding #1). A comment clarifying the intended lifetime/reuse contract would prevent future bugs. + +37. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:80` | memory-allocation + std::vector entries(buffers.size()) default-initializes each iovec_entry to zero before the loop immediately overwrites every field. For a trivially copyable POD, use reserve() + emplace_back() or construct with the values directly to avoid the redundant zero-fill pass, or use std::vector entries; entries.reserve(buffers.size()); in combination with emplace_back. + *Recommendation:* Replace the default-initialized vector + index loop with: std::vector entries; entries.reserve(buffers.size()); for (const auto& b : buffers) { entries.push_back({b.data(), b.size()}); } This eliminates the zero-initialization pass and uses range-for, which is idiomatic and communicates intent more clearly. + +38. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:93` | memory-allocation + In the owning constructor, entries_.reserve(owned_buffers_.size()) followed by push_back correctly avoids reallocation during the loop. However, entries_ is a std::vector stored as a member alongside owned_buffers_ (a std::vector), so construction still performs two heap allocations total (one for owned_buffers_ via std::move, one for entries_). This is one more allocation than the non-owning path (zero allocations). This is a pre-existing structural constraint of the owning-constructor design and is out of scope for TASK-004; noted as minor since it does not affect the dispatch path. + *Recommendation:* No action required within TASK-004 scope. When TASK-009 lands the details/body.hpp cast bridge, consider whether the entries_ vector can be replaced by a span over owned_buffers_ with an inline cast, eliminating the second allocation entirely. + +39. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:93` | memory-allocation + entries_.reserve(owned_buffers_.size()) reads owned_buffers_.size() after the move of the parameter into owned_buffers_, which is correct, but the owning constructor performs two heap allocations at construction time (one for owned_buffers_ vector internals and one for entries_ vector internals). For the common case of constructing from a small fixed set of string literals, a single pre-sized allocation with entries_.reserve() placed before the push_back loop would be equivalent but the current approach already calls reserve, so no wasted reallocations occur. This is not a hot-path issue; construction is a one-time cost per request lifecycle. + *Recommendation:* No change required for correctness or performance at expected cardinalities. If profiling shows construction overhead, consider a single flat allocation strategy (e.g. combining owned_buffers_ and entries_ storage), but that is premature at this stage. + +40. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:41` | memory-allocation + The owning_constructor_sets_response_code test passes parts by lvalue (copy) to the owning constructor, which accepts by value, causing an extra std::vector copy before the move into owned_buffers_. This does not affect production code but validates a slightly slower call pattern. Test-only issue, out of scope for TASK-004. + *Recommendation:* Change `httpserver::iovec_response resp(parts, ...)` to `httpserver::iovec_response resp(std::move(parts), ...)` to match the intended usage pattern and avoid an extra vector copy in the test. + +41. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:126` | insecure-design + get_raw_response() passes entries_.data() to MHD_create_response_from_iovec when entries_ is empty (default-constructed or zero-buffer owning construction). std::vector::data() is unspecified (may be null or a non-null sentinel) when the vector is empty. Although MHD_create_response_from_iovec with iovcnt=0 is unlikely to dereference the pointer, the guarantee is implementation-defined and the overflow guard at line 114 does not cover the empty case explicitly. A null check or early-return for size()==0 would make the contract explicit and defensible across future MHD versions. + *Recommendation:* Add an early-return guard before the cast: if (entries_.empty()) { return MHD_create_response_from_buffer(0, nullptr, MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT); } (or return nullptr with a comment). This makes the zero-buffer case intentional rather than a silent pass-through of an unspecified pointer value. + +42. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:52` | insecure-design + The layout-pinning static_asserts check sizeof, offsetof, and alignof between iovec_entry and POSIX struct iovec / MHD_IoVec, which is correct and complete for the reinterpret_cast. However, they do not verify that sizeof(iovec_entry::base) == sizeof(void*) nor that sizeof(iovec_entry::len) == sizeof(size_t) independently. On a hypothetical platform where struct iovec pads between members in an unexpected way, the offsetof asserts would catch it; the current set is sufficient. This is a minor defence-in-depth note, not an exploitable gap. + *Recommendation:* Optionally add static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry::base) == sizeof(void*)) and static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry::len) == sizeof(std::size_t)) as belt-and-suspenders guards; the existing asserts are adequate for all known platforms. + +43. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/iovec_response.cpp:80` | insecure-design + std::vector entries is default-value-initialised (constructor with size), which zero-initialises each iovec_entry. This is correct but allocates and zero-fills a separate vector from buffers even when the vector is empty (buffers.size() == 0). MHD_create_response_from_iovec with iovcnt==0 may or may not return NULL depending on MHD version; the current code does not handle a NULL return value from get_raw_response() before the caller uses it. This is a robustness gap that could surface as a null-pointer dereference in the caller. Not directly exploitable from this file, but the response ownership contract should document that get_raw_response() may return nullptr. + *Recommendation:* Document the nullable return contract on get_raw_response() and ensure all callers (dispatch path) check for nullptr. This aligns with the existing comment 'NULL on error' in the MHD docs. + +44. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:40` | insecure-design + iovec_entry_test.cpp asserts is_standard_layout_v and is_trivially_copyable_v for iovec_entry, but does not assert is_trivially_destructible_v. This matters because the reinterpret_cast array pattern (used in iovec_entry_test lines 79-96 and iovec_response.cpp line 127) is only fully well-formed in C++ when the pointed-to type has trivial destruction — otherwise array element lifetimes and the cast are technically undefined. For a struct with only a const void* and a size_t member this is guaranteed by the language, but an explicit static_assert makes the invariant visible and protects against future member additions (e.g., a reference-counting destructor). + *Recommendation:* Add to iovec_entry_test.cpp: static_assert(std::is_trivially_destructible_v, "iovec_entry must be trivially destructible for reinterpret_cast array pattern"); + +45. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:86` | memory-safety + The test cast reinterpret_cast(&entries[0]) (line ~86) exercises the POSIX struct iovec bridge and is correct for a stack-allocated array. The companion test at line ~107 casts to const MHD_IoVec*. Both use const pointer targets so no write-through the non-const POSIX iov_base is possible. This is safe. There is no test exercising the copy constructor of iovec_response with the owning path, which is where the critical dangling-pointer bug (finding #1) is latent. + *Recommendation:* Add a unit test that (a) constructs an iovec_response via the owning constructor, (b) copy-constructs a second iovec_response from it, (c) destroys the original, and (d) calls get_raw_response() on the copy (or at minimum verifies entries_ pointers match the copy's owned_buffers_). This would have caught finding #1 at test time. + +46. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:94` | insecure-design + The reinterpret_cast test accesses posix[1] (the second element of a two-element array) via a pointer obtained by casting from entries[0] rather than from the array base. Accessing adjacent elements through a reinterpret_cast pointer is only well-defined if the stride of the target type equals the stride of the source type, which the static_asserts guarantee at this point in the TU. However, if the alignof asserts described in finding #2 are not present, the test could pass even on a misaligned-layout platform, giving false confidence. The test is structurally correct given the present asserts but should be augmented with the alignof checks to be fully self-contained. + *Recommendation:* Add alignof static_asserts to iovec_entry_test.cpp to match the recommendation in finding #2, making the test a complete layout-equivalence gate on its own. + +47. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:47` | insecure-design + The test static_asserts verify is_move_constructible_v and is_move_assignable_v but not is_nothrow_move_constructible_v / is_nothrow_move_assignable_v. The header declares both move special members as noexcept = default, but that guarantee is not mechanically enforced by a compile-time assert. If a future commit adds a non-noexcept member to iovec_response or http_response (e.g., a std::mutex or a custom allocator), the noexcept on the defaulted move ctor will silently be dropped by the compiler — and containers relying on nothrow-movability (std::vector reallocation, std::sort, etc.) will silently fall back to copying, which is deleted and will cause a hard build error only at usage sites rather than at the class definition. + *Recommendation:* Add static_asserts: static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v, ...) and static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_assignable_v, ...) alongside the existing move-constructible checks. + +48. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-004/src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:33` | specification-gap + The task says iovec_entry shall be declared 'in (or a small dedicated header it pulls in)'. The implementation correctly placed it in a dedicated header (iovec_entry.hpp) and had http_response.hpp include it. However, http_response.hpp includes iovec_entry.hpp unconditionally even though http_response has no member of type iovec_entry. The include is present only to ensure the type is visible when http_response.hpp is pulled in. This is harmless but could confuse readers about the dependency relationship. + *Recommendation:* Consider whether http_response.hpp truly needs to include iovec_entry.hpp, or whether the umbrella (httpserver.hpp) should include it directly and independently of http_response.hpp. The current arrangement works correctly but the coupling is not obvious. + +49. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-004/src/iovec_response.cpp:50` | action-item + Action item #2 specifies that the three layout-pinning static_asserts shall be placed in 'http_response.cpp or details/body.hpp'. They were placed in iovec_response.cpp instead. This is the correct location semantically (the cast happens here), but it diverges from the literal action item. + *Recommendation:* Either update the task definition to name iovec_response.cpp as the canonical location, or add a note in the comment explaining why this file was chosen over the listed alternatives. No code change required. + +50. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-004/test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp:40` | acceptance-criteria + Acceptance criterion #3 states 'A consumer TU including only does not transitively pull in '. The test (header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp) validates only that iovec_entry.hpp in isolation does not include sys/uio.h; it does not compile a TU that includes the full umbrella and verifies sys/uio.h is absent. The umbrella includes http_utils.hpp which pulls gnutls/gnutls.h, and on some platforms gnutls may indirectly bring in sys/uio.h. This is a weaker enforcement than the criterion literally requires. + *Recommendation:* Add a test or CI step that includes only with a sentinel struct iovec defined before the include, confirming the umbrella does not transitively expose sys/uio.h. The existing iovec_entry.hpp-in-isolation test is valuable but insufficient to satisfy this criterion completely. + +51. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_response.hpp:68` | specification-gap + Action item 1 specifies that iovec_entry is to be declared in http_response.hpp 'or a small dedicated header it pulls in'. The dedicated header iovec_entry.hpp exists and is correct, but http_response.hpp does not include iovec_entry.hpp — it is instead included directly by iovec_response.hpp and the umbrella httpserver.hpp. The task's own 'Done' note explicitly says 'Done: src/httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp', acknowledging the dedicated-header approach as the chosen path. This is within spec intent. However, a consumer who includes only http_response.hpp (not the umbrella) will not see iovec_entry. This is an edge case given the inclusion guard pattern ('only httpserver.hpp can be included directly'), so it is minor. + *Recommendation:* This is already mitigated by the inclusion guard pattern. No change required. The existing approach (iovec_entry pulled through iovec_response.hpp and the umbrella) satisfies the task's acknowledged completion note. + +52. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp:45` | ears-requirement + PRD-HDR-REQ-001 states 'when a consumer includes the system shall not transitively include '. http_utils.hpp (included transitively via httpserver.hpp -> iovec_response.hpp -> http_response.hpp -> http_utils.hpp) still includes at line 45. This is pre-existing and outside TASK-004's scope, but the new iovec_response.hpp path via http_response.hpp -> http_utils.hpp makes the violation visible again. TASK-004's own additions (iovec_entry.hpp) are clean. + *Recommendation:* This is tracked under API-HDR / TASK-007 header-hygiene work. No action required for TASK-004, but the finding is documented for completeness. + +53. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:null` | specification-gap + The task action items (and PRD §3.5 / PRD-RSP-REQ-006) indicate that iovec_response is a transitional type destined for removal from the public API in v2.0. The non-owning constructor added in the fix iteration extends the surface of a class that will be removed. This is not a blocker — the constructor is appropriately scoped to the library-owned iovec_entry type (no sys/uio.h or MHD types at the API surface) — but no deprecation comment or TASK cross-reference links it to the upcoming removal, which could mislead maintainers. + *Recommendation:* Add a comment on the class (or the non-owning constructor) referencing PRD-RSP-REQ-006 / TASK-010 to make clear this surface is ephemeral. + +54. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/iovec_response.hpp:null` | specification-gap + iovec_response deletes copy construction and copy assignment while its base class http_response remains copyable (copy ctor/assign = default). This makes iovec_response the only subclass with a deleted copy, creating an LSP asymmetry: code that accepts http_response by value or copies into a container of http_response objects cannot hold an iovec_response by base-class copy. The task definition and PRD do not address copy semantics for response subclasses, so there is no requirement violated, and the deletion is well-motivated (it prevents a documented use-after-free on the owning constructor path). The concern is future-facing: PRD-RSP-REQ-006 plans to remove iovec_response as a public subclass entirely (TASK-010 factory), at which point the asymmetry disappears. No PRD requirement is violated; noting for awareness. + *Recommendation:* No immediate action needed. Document in iovec_response.hpp that this delete is intentional and transitional pending PRD-RSP-REQ-006 / TASK-010. Consider adding a code comment cross-referencing the planned removal to prevent future maintainers from re-adding copy semantics. + +55. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp:46` | aaa-violation + The compile-time sentinel (struct iovec redefinition before the #include) and the runtime test body (iovec_entry_visible_without_sys_uio) are in the same TU but serve different concerns. The comment block before the #include is the real test; the runtime assertions at lines 48-50 just verify zero-init — they assert e.base == nullptr and e.len == 0u on a brace-zero-initialized POD, which is guaranteed by the C++ standard and adds no regression value. + *Recommendation:* Remove the runtime assertions (lines 48-50) from the hygiene test. The TU compiling at all is the assertion the comment names. If zero-init behavior needs testing, it belongs in iovec_entry_test.cpp where it is already covered by default_constructed_pod_holds_values. + +56. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp:75` | unnecessary-test + The runtime test body reduces to `LT_CHECK_EQ(true, true)`. The real assertion is the preprocessor `#error` block above it, which fires at compile time. The runtime test therefore cannot fail under any real condition and adds zero regression protection — it is always green regardless of what iovec_entry.hpp contains at runtime. + *Recommendation:* Remove the `LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST` block entirely and replace it with a file-level comment explaining that successful compilation of this TU is the assertion. If the test framework requires at least one test to produce output, keep a no-op test but add a comment making clear it is intentionally vacuous, so reviewers do not mistake it for real coverage. + +57. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:51` | redundant-test + The file-level static_asserts for size and offsets (lines 51-58) duplicate the static_asserts already present in src/iovec_response.cpp (lines 50-58). Both TUs perform the identical three iovec/struct iovec layout checks. If the production asserts in iovec_response.cpp are the canonical location and the test TU includes httpserver.hpp (which does not expose struct iovec), the test-side duplication only fires when iovec_entry_test.cpp is compiled, which uses explicitly. The duplication is explicitly acknowledged in a comment ("defense in depth"), but the added maintenance cost — keeping two sets of assert messages synchronized — exceeds the value on a project where iovec_response.cpp is always compiled on the target platform. + *Recommendation:* Move the layout-pinning static_asserts entirely into iovec_response.cpp (where they already live) and remove the duplicates from the test TU. The test TU can instead document 'layout pinning verified by iovec_response.cpp at compile time' and focus only on runtime behavioral tests. + +58. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:60` | aaa-violation + The set_up() and tear_down() methods in iovec_entry_suite (lines 61-65) and header_hygiene_iovec_suite (lines 44-49) are empty stubs. While harmless, they add noise and could mislead a reader into thinking fixture state is managed. + *Recommendation:* Remove empty set_up/tear_down method bodies if the test framework allows omitting them, or add a comment indicating no shared state is needed. This is consistent with other test suites in the codebase (compare feature_unavailable_test.cpp). + +59. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:68` | missing-test + There is no test for copy and move semantics of iovec_entry, even though trivial copyability is a load-bearing property (it enables memcpy-based copying when the cast path is unavailable). The static_asserts verify the type trait at compile time, but no runtime test confirms that a copied iovec_entry actually preserves both fields after a copy/move operation. + *Recommendation:* Add a test `copy_constructed_iovec_entry_preserves_members` that copies an initialized iovec_entry and verifies that both base and len match in the copy. This is low-cost to write and ensures the trivially-copyable guarantee has observable runtime coverage. + +60. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp:75` | implementation-coupling + `reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves_data` and `reinterpret_cast_to_MHD_IoVec_preserves_data` are nearly identical in structure (same two-element array, same pointer checks, same length checks). They test the same reinterpret_cast bridge against two different target types. While the distinction is valid, the duplication means any change to the test pattern must be applied in two places. Additionally, these tests couple to the exact sizes used in the literals ('abc'/3, 'wxyz'/4 vs 'hello'/5, 'world'/5); a mismatch between the literal and the hard-coded length would silently pass because string literals have null terminators beyond the counted length. + *Recommendation:* Use `sizeof(literal) - 1` instead of bare integer literals for the length values to make the length self-documenting and guard against typos. The structural duplication is acceptable given the two distinct cast targets, but a shared helper that builds the two-entry array and a parameterized check function would eliminate the copy-paste. + +61. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:106` | redundant-test + `non_owning_constructor_custom_code` (line 106) only checks `get_response_code() == 404`. The same code path — non-owning constructor stores the response code — is already fully exercised by `non_owning_constructor_sets_response_code` (line 87, code 200). The only difference is the numeric value, which is not a meaningful branch in the constructor implementation. This test adds maintenance cost without catching any additional bug. + *Recommendation:* Remove `non_owning_constructor_custom_code`. If testing with a non-200 code is considered valuable, fold it into `non_owning_constructor_sets_response_code` using a second assertion on a second response object, or simply rely on the owning-constructor test that already uses 201 to show the code is forwarded generically. + +62. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:40` | missing-test + None of the four iovec_response tests verify content-type forwarding. The header declares a content_type parameter on both constructors; a typo in the base-class constructor call would silently produce a wrong Content-Type header in production with these tests passing. + *Recommendation:* Add a test calling get_content_type() (or the equivalent http_response accessor) and asserting the value equals what was passed at construction. One test covering this for either constructor variant is sufficient. + +63. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:46` | naming-convention + owning_constructor_move_sets_response_code mirrors owning_constructor_sets_response_code but only changes the argument from lvalue to std::move(). The name does not convey why a separate test is warranted. For a trivially copyable type like std::vector the move-vs-copy distinction at the constructor call site affects ownership, not the response code, so this test adds no regression protection beyond the lvalue test. + *Recommendation:* Either remove this test (the response-code path is the same) or rename it to something like owning_constructor_move_leaves_source_empty and add an assertion that parts.empty() after the move, which is the actual behavioral difference worth guarding. + +64. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/iovec_response_test.cpp:61` | missing-test + The owning constructor builds `entries_` by iterating over `owned_buffers_`. When the input vector is empty the loop body never executes and `entries_` remains empty, which is the only input that also makes `get_raw_response()` return a zero-iovec MHD response (valid but unusual). No test exercises this edge case, leaving the constructor's empty-input branch untested. + *Recommendation:* Add a test `owning_constructor_empty_vector_sets_response_code` that constructs an `iovec_response` with an empty `std::vector` and asserts `get_response_code()` returns the supplied code. This is a unit test of a cheap branch and does not require the MHD daemon. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-02_230828_task-005.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-02_230828_task-005.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..74bcdcf2 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-02_230828_task-005.md @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-02 23:08:28 +**Task:** TASK-005 +**Total:** 35 (0 critical, 3 major, 32 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:184` | logic-in-test + Test `set_all_then_contains_every_method` uses a for-loop to iterate over all methods. If the loop body executes zero times (e.g., count_ == 0) the test still passes without asserting anything. Control flow also hides which specific method failed when an assertion fires. + *Recommendation:* Enumerate each of the 9 methods explicitly, or at minimum add a compile-time guard that count_ > 0 and document the loop contract. Alternatively, table-drive the single-method check in a separate parameterized approach (the framework may not support it natively, so explicit enumeration is pragmatic here). + +2. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:194` | logic-in-test + Test `clear_all_makes_empty` uses the same for-loop pattern. Same concern: zero iterations would silently pass, and a failing LT_CHECK only reports the loop index, not which method name broke. + *Recommendation:* Enumerate the 9 methods explicitly as individual LT_CHECK calls. The loop also obscures whether bits == 0 check is really needed after the per-method loop (it is redundant with the loop, adding noise). + +3. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:233` | logic-in-test + Test `complement_of_singleton_contains_every_other_method` uses a for-loop with an if/continue inside — two control-flow constructs in one test body. The skipped index is asserted implicitly, not explicitly. + *Recommendation:* Split into two tests: one asserting the excluded method is absent, and one explicitly checking each of the remaining 8 methods. If loop is kept, add a counter to confirm the loop body ran the expected number of times. + +## Minor + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:24` | pattern-violation + The C++ floor per section 8 (Build and Packaging) is C++20, but the umbrella header src/httpserver.hpp (line 24) gates on C++17 with `#if __cplusplus < 201703L`. The http_method.hpp itself relies on C++20 features (defaulted spaceship via `operator== = default` on the method_set struct, which is a C++20 feature). The version gate in the umbrella header is therefore inconsistent with the actual minimum language version required by the new component. + *Recommendation:* Update the version check in src/httpserver.hpp from `201703L` (C++17) to `202002L` (C++20) to match the documented compiler floor in section 8 of the architecture. This is a pre-existing inconsistency made more visible by adding a C++20-dependent component, so it should be tracked separately if a bigger flag to that effect is desired. + +5. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:116` | code-elegance + The to_string switch includes an explicit case for http_method::count_ returning an empty string_view, and then also has a fallthrough return after the switch. The count_ sentinel is intentionally not a real method and its presence in the public switch is a leaky abstraction — callers that pass count_ as a method are already doing something wrong, and a compiler with -Wswitch-enum will not warn about missing enumerators because count_ is handled. The dual empty-return path is also mildly redundant. + *Recommendation:* Consider removing the count_ case from the switch and letting it fall through to the post-switch return. Add a comment explaining that count_ and any out-of-range cast both reach the post-switch return. This keeps the 'valid-method only' intent clearer and preserves compiler warnings for genuinely missing enumerators. + +6. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:116` | code-elegance + to_string returns std::string_view{"GET"} etc. with explicit constructor syntax. Since C++17 string_view is constructible directly from a string literal, the braced constructor is correct but slightly more verbose than necessary; idiomatic modern C++ would use a plain return literal (e.g. return "GET";) which deduces string_view through the function return type. + *Recommendation:* Use bare string literals in the switch arms: 'return "GET";'. The return type already declares std::string_view, so the conversion is implicit, which is the idiomatic C++17/20 form and reduces visual noise across 9 cases. + +7. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:132` | code-readability + The comment block before the operator section says 'All operators are constexpr noexcept — usable in compile-time context (the "consteval-friendly" requirement) AND at runtime'. The task description used the term 'consteval-friendly' but none of the operators are actually consteval; they are constexpr. The comment conflates consteval (compile-time only) with constexpr (usable at compile time). This could mislead future readers into thinking the functions are consteval. + *Recommendation:* Rephrase to 'All operators are constexpr noexcept — usable in both constant-expression (compile-time) and non-constant (runtime) contexts.' Avoid using the term 'consteval-friendly' in the source to prevent confusion with the actual consteval specifier. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:142` | code-readability + operator&(http_method, http_method) computes a bitwise AND of two single-bit values, which can only ever produce 0 (if a != b) or a single-bit set (if a == b). This operator is logically valid but its utility is very narrow and it is not exercised in the tests. A reader may misread it as yielding a non-empty set for distinct operands. + *Recommendation:* Add a brief inline comment explaining the expected behavior ('returns non-empty only when a == b') or add a static_assert in the test file illustrating that distinct methods AND to an empty set, to document the semantic for future readers. + +9. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:237` | code-elegance + The static_assert at line 237 (count_ <= 32) duplicates the same assert in the test file at line 40. Duplication is acceptable for pinning invariants across TUs, but the slight inconsistency is that the header uses the <= 32 bound while the safer bound is < 32 (see finding 4). At minimum the bound should be consistent. + *Recommendation:* Align both asserts to the tighter < 32 bound to prevent the edge-case UB described in finding 4, and document why 31 (not 32) is the safe ceiling. + +10. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:62` | code-elegance + The comment on method_bit says 'Out-of-range inputs (>= 32) are masked out by the caller; this helper is total.' However, the function itself does not mask: shifting a uint32_t by 32 or more is undefined behavior in C++. If count_ ever reaches 32, the shift at line 63 becomes UB for http_method::count_ itself. The current value of count_ (9) is well within range, but the comment implies a safety that is not enforced. + *Recommendation:* Either add a static_assert that count_ < 32 (not <= 32, since bit 32 of a uint32_t is UB), or add an explicit mask/clamp in method_bit. The existing static_assert at line 237 uses <= 32 which technically allows count_ == 32 (UB territory). Tightening it to < 32 would remove the ambiguity. + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:154` | test-coverage + The clean-code principle 'one assert per test' is violated throughout the test suite. Most LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST blocks contain multiple LT_CHECK calls testing distinct behaviors (e.g., test 5 checks get present, post present, and put absent in a single test). This makes it harder to identify exactly which assertion failed on a test failure. + *Recommendation:* Split multi-assertion tests into individual focused tests, each with a name that describes the single behavior under test. For example, split 'bitwise_or_two_enumerators_yields_set_with_both' into 'bitwise_or_includes_first_operand', 'bitwise_or_includes_second_operand', and 'bitwise_or_excludes_third_method'. This is a low-priority trade-off against test verbosity so keep it in mind for future expansion. + +12. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:154` | test-coverage + The set_up() and tear_down() methods in the test suite are empty. While not a defect, leaving empty lifecycle hooks adds noise and could mislead readers into thinking state management is needed here. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies if the test framework allows omitting them. If the framework requires them, add a brief comment explaining they are intentionally empty (no per-test state). + +13. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:154` | test-coverage + Several runtime tests contain multiple independent assertions (e.g. test 5 checks contains(get), contains(post), and !contains(put); test 10 chains three compound-assignment operations with five distinct checks). The clean-code Tests rule recommends one assert per test to keep failure messages pinpointed. + *Recommendation:* Split multi-assertion tests into focused single-behavior tests, e.g. separate 'bitwise_or_includes_left_operand', 'bitwise_or_includes_right_operand', and 'bitwise_or_excludes_absent_method'. This also improves the granularity of failure messages from LT_CHECK. + +14. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:253` | test-coverage + The compound-assignment test (test 10) exercises |=, &=, and ^= with http_method operands and with method_set operands in a single chained scenario. There is no dedicated test for the method_set &= method_set and method_set ^= method_set overloads in isolation, meaning a bug in those specific overloads could be masked by the combined flow. + *Recommendation:* Add a short test that directly exercises s &= (a | b) where both operands are method_sets, and similarly for ^=, to ensure the method_set-to-method_set compound paths are exercised independently. + +15. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:40` | code-readability + The bitmask width static_assert at line 40-41 duplicates the identical assert already present in the production header (http_method.hpp line 237-238). This is needless repetition (Clean Code: Needless Repetition smell) and means any future change to that invariant must be updated in two places. + *Recommendation:* Remove the duplicate static_assert from the test file; the production header's assert fires in every TU that includes httpserver.hpp and is sufficient. Retain only the test-file-specific asserts (underlying type pin, bits field type, contiguity of count_) that add coverage beyond what the header already checks. + +16. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:116` | naming + The switch arms in to_string construct std::string_view via its explicit single-argument constructor (e.g. std::string_view{"GET"}) rather than the more idiomatic string literal suffix ("GET"sv) available since C++17, which is the minimum required standard for this library. The explicit constructor form is correct and readable, but the sv suffix is the established C++17 idiom and would be slightly more concise and consistent with modern C++17 style. + *Recommendation:* Optionally replace `std::string_view{"GET"}` with `"GET"sv` (and similarly for each arm) after adding `using namespace std::string_view_literals;` or `using std::literals::string_view_literals::operator""sv;` at the top of the function or file. This is purely a style preference and should only be applied if it matches the style used elsewhere in the codebase. + +17. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:117` | patterns + Every case in to_string() wraps a string literal in std::string_view{...} explicitly. String literals convert implicitly to std::string_view, making the constructor calls redundant noise that obscures the data. + *Recommendation:* Return the string literals directly: `case http_method::get: return "GET";` and so on for every arm. The return type std::string_view is already declared, so the implicit conversion is safe and idiomatic. + +18. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:127` | code-structure + to_string() has two identical empty-return paths: the case http_method::count_ arm and the post-switch fallthrough return on line 129. The switch is exhaustive over all declared enumerators (the compiler will warn if an enumerator is missing), so the post-switch return is only reachable via out-of-range static_cast values. The count_ arm already handles the sentinel and the comment on line 113 documents the out-of-range intent. + *Recommendation:* Remove the case http_method::count_: arm and keep only the post-switch `return {};` for the out-of-range path. This makes count_'s sentinel role clearer (it is not a real method, so it should not appear in the switch), keeps the switch exhaustive-free-of-sentinel, and retains the robust fallback for stale enum values via the post-switch return. + +19. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:127` | code-structure + The switch in to_string has an explicit default return after an exhaustive switch that already handles every enumerator including count_. The trailing return std::string_view{} after the closing brace of the switch is redundant — the count_ case already returns it — but compilers require it to avoid a 'control reaches end of non-void function' warning. A short comment would clarify this is intentional rather than an oversight. + *Recommendation:* Add a brief comment: `// unreachable — all enumerators are handled above; needed to suppress -Wreturn-type` above the trailing `return std::string_view{};` at line 129. This makes the intent explicit without changing any behavior. + +20. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:155` | patterns + The LT_BEGIN_SUITE block defines empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies. The littletest framework does not require these when they are no-ops. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() definitions. If the framework requires their presence via macro, keep them but omit the blank lines inside — either way the empty bodies add no value and violate the 'no obvious noise' rule. + +21. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:155` | code-structure + The LT_BEGIN_SUITE block has empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies. Empty lifecycle stubs add noise with no benefit. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() method bodies if the littletest framework allows omitting them, or leave them only if the macro requires their presence. If they are required by the macro, a single-line comment `// nothing to set up / tear down` would make the emptiness intentional rather than a forgotten stub. + +22. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:40` | patterns + The static_assert on line 40 (bitmask width sanity, count_ <= 32) duplicates exactly the static_assert already present in http_method.hpp line 237. Every TU that includes the header already gets this protection; re-asserting it in the test adds noise without extra safety. + *Recommendation:* Remove the duplicate static_assert from the test file. The in-header assert fires for every translation unit, making the test copy redundant. + +23. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:116` | missing-caching + to_string uses a switch statement which compilers typically lower to a jump table or a series of compare-and-branch instructions. For a 9-entry dense enum starting at 0 a static constexpr array of string_view indexed by the underlying value would guarantee a single array-indexed load with no branching, and would be inlineable to a constant at call sites where the method value is known at compile time. The current switch is correct and most compilers will optimize it to a jump table, but the array form makes the O(1) guarantee explicit and removes the compiler-dependent transformation. + *Recommendation:* Replace the switch with a static constexpr std::array(http_method::count_)> keyed by static_cast(m), with a bounds check returning {} for out-of-range inputs. Example skeleton: static constexpr std::array kNames = {"GET","HEAD","POST","PUT","DELETE","CONNECT","OPTIONS","TRACE","PATCH"}; auto idx = static_cast(m); return idx < kNames.size() ? kNames[idx] : std::string_view{}; + +24. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:62` | missing-caching + method_bit(m) involves a runtime shift whose shift amount is the uint8_t cast of m. For the 9 current methods the shift amount is 0–8, all within a single-byte range that most CPUs can compute in one instruction. However, if this function is called at a non-constexpr runtime site (e.g. looking up a parsed method from a network request) the shift is free but the cast chain (enum -> uint8_t -> uint32_t -> shift) adds two widening moves on some ABIs. Marking the caller sites that already have the integer value directly (e.g. after a parse step that produces uint8_t) to pass the method enum avoids double-conversion and is already satisfied by the current design — this is just a note that the design is correct. + *Recommendation:* No change needed; the current design is already optimal for the stated hot path. Noting only for completeness that any future parse path should convert to http_method enum before calling into this API rather than holding the raw integer separately. + +25. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:67` | algorithmic-complexity + valid_method_mask() recomputes (1 << count_) - 1 on every call. Because count_ is a compile-time constant the compiler will constant-fold this, but the function is called in every complement and set_all operation. Marking the result consteval or caching it as a constexpr variable at namespace scope would make the intent explicit and remove any residual risk of non-constant evaluation in debug builds. + *Recommendation:* Add a constexpr constant: inline constexpr std::uint32_t k_valid_method_mask = detail::valid_method_mask(); and replace all call sites. This is a clarity and debug-build micro-optimisation rather than a release-mode concern. + +26. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:116` | insecure-design + to_string() is the only direction provided (enum -> wire token). There is no from_string() or validate() primitive, so downstream parsing code will inevitably write ad-hoc string comparisons or unsafe static_casts from integer indices to produce an http_method value. That pattern is a common source of injection or confusion bugs (CWE-116, CWE-20). The task spec acknowledges this as a downstream concern, but not providing even a safe validation helper increases the likelihood that callers will introduce unsafe conversion code. + *Recommendation:* Consider adding a constexpr std::optional from_string(std::string_view) noexcept in this header as a companion to to_string(). It is a pure, side-effect-free function that centralises the dangerous parsing decision in a vetted location, returning std::nullopt for unrecognised tokens rather than silently producing an invalid enum value. + +27. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:62` | insecure-design + detail::method_bit() performs a left-shift of 1 by static_cast(m). If a caller passes http_method::count_ (value 9) or any future sentinel with value >= 32, the shift amount is valid because the static_assert on line 237 guarantees count_ <= 32. However the static_assert fires only if count_ == 32 exactly, and a shift of exactly 32 on a 32-bit type is undefined behaviour in C++ (CWE-190). Currently count_ == 9 so there is no live UB, but the boundary condition is fragile as the enum grows. The comment 'Out-of-range inputs (>= 32) are masked out by the caller' is inaccurate — no masking is performed before the shift. + *Recommendation:* Add a guard inside method_bit() itself: if the underlying value is >= 32 return 0 (or use __builtin_expect / a conditional). Alternatively change the static_assert to count_ < 32 (strictly less) to reserve a 1-wide safety margin and document that count_ == 32 would trigger UB. + +28. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:79` | insecure-design + The method_set::bits field is public and mutable with no validation, allowing callers to directly inject arbitrary bitmask values — including bits above the count_ window — bypassing the contains()/set()/clear() invariants. For example, method_set{0xFFFF'FFFF} is well-formed and will silently pass through operator| and operator& without clamping. Downstream code that serialises bits directly (e.g. persisting a method_set to a config file or sending it over a socket) and then deserialises it could restore garbage bits that cause false positives in contains() checks (CWE-20). + *Recommendation:* Consider making bits private and providing a named constructor or factory (e.g. static constexpr method_set from_bits(uint32_t) noexcept that masks with valid_method_mask()) so external write access is always sanitised. If aggregate initialisation must stay public for brace-init compatibility, at least document that bits must always satisfy (bits & ~valid_method_mask()) == 0 and add a constexpr invariant-checking accessor. + +29. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-005/src/httpserver/http_method.hpp:null` | specification-gap + PRD-HDL-REQ-006 requires 'webserver::route(http_method, path, handler)' as a registration entry point. TASK-005 only delivers the http_method enum and method_set bitmask primitive — it does NOT implement the webserver::route() method itself. This is expected per the task scope (TASK-005 is flagged as 'blocks: TASK-021, TASK-025, TASK-026, TASK-027'), but the header provides no forward-declaration or stub for the route() entry point. The implementation is correct for the current task scope. + *Recommendation:* No action required for TASK-005. Downstream tasks (TASK-021 et al.) must implement webserver::route(). The task definition correctly lists PRD-HDL-REQ-006 as 'related' rather than 'fully addressed' by this task alone. + +30. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:163` | redundant-test + Runtime test `set_then_contains_runtime` (test 1) directly mirrors the AC #1 static_assert at line 35-37. The static_assert already provides compile-time protection and the runtime behavior is identical for this trivial single-call path. The runtime test adds no regression protection that the static_assert does not already provide. + *Recommendation:* Remove the runtime test and rely on the static_assert, or broaden the runtime test to cover a scenario the static_assert cannot (e.g., a dynamically chosen method value obtained at runtime from user input) to justify its existence. + +31. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:254` | multiple-concerns + Test `compound_assign_or_equals_with_enumerator` chains |=, &=, and ^= in sequence within one test body. If the &= step silently misbehaves, the ^= assertion may mask it, and the name only mentions `|=`. Each operator deserves its own assertion context. + *Recommendation:* Split into three tests: one for |=, one for &=, one for ^=. Each can be short (3-5 lines). This also makes the test name accurate. + +32. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:272` | naming-convention + Test `to_string_returns_uppercase_wire_tokens` contains 9 assertions for 9 different methods in a single test body. If one fails the others are still executed, but the test name does not convey which method is under scrutiny. This is borderline multiple-concerns. + *Recommendation:* This is acceptable as-is given the framework's lack of parametrize support, but consider splitting into one test per method if the framework overhead allows, or at minimum document that this is an intentional omnibus check. No change is required unless the project standard demands per-method naming. + +33. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:317` | missing-test + Compound assignment operators `|=`, `&=`, `^=` with a `method_set` RHS (not an `http_method` RHS) have no dedicated runtime test. Test 10 covers the `http_method` RHS overloads only. The `method_set` RHS overloads (operator|=(method_set&, method_set), etc.) are distinct functions that could silently diverge. + *Recommendation:* Add a test that exercises `s |= (get | post)`, `s &= (post | put)`, `s ^= (get | put)` with method_set RHS to cover those three overloads. + +34. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:317` | missing-test + Mixed (method_set, http_method) and (http_method, method_set) overloads for `|`, `&`, `^` (lines 178-200 of http_method.hpp) have no runtime test and no static_assert coverage. The commutativity of `m | s` vs `s | m` in particular is non-trivial and is not exercised. + *Recommendation:* Add a short static_assert or runtime test verifying `(http_method::get | (http_method::post | http_method::put)).contains(http_method::get)` and the reverse `((http_method::post | http_method::put) | http_method::get)` to pin commutativity. + +35. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/http_method_test.cpp:317` | missing-test + Identity laws are not explicitly tested at runtime: `s | empty == s`, `s & full == s`, `s ^ s == empty`, and `s | full == full`. These are algebraic invariants that characterize correctness; they are partially covered at compile time but the runtime suite omits them. + *Recommendation:* Add a short runtime test (or additional static_asserts in the compile-time block) for the identity and annihilator laws to make the algebraic contract explicit and machine-checkable. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_095635_task-006.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_095635_task-006.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..5cee62fd --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_095635_task-006.md @@ -0,0 +1,149 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-03 09:56:35 +**Task:** TASK-006 +**Total:** 35 (0 critical, 2 major, 33 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/http_utils.cpp:21` | code-structure + constants.hpp is included before http_utils.hpp in http_utils.cpp. The idiomatic Google/LLVM style (and the pattern used in webserver.cpp) puts each .cpp file's own paired header first, so that missing self-contained includes in the header are caught at compile time. Here, http_utils.hpp transitively includes constants.hpp, so the explicit include in the .cpp is also redundant — it can be removed entirely since http_utils.hpp already pulls it in. + *Recommendation:* Remove the #include "httpserver/constants.hpp" line from src/http_utils.cpp. The header http_utils.hpp already includes it, so the .cpp gets it transitively. This also restores the conventional paired-header-first include order. + +2. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/webserver.cpp:1023` | code-structure + All three call sites in not_found_page, method_not_allowed_page, and internal_error_page wrap the string_view constant in an explicit std::string{} construction. string_response takes std::string by value, so passing the string_view directly triggers the implicit conversion constructor on std::string — the wrapping is unnecessary and adds visual noise. The comment in constants.hpp even acknowledges that 'call sites materialize a std::string via the string_response constructor', so the explicit std::string{} is contradicting that documented intent. + *Recommendation:* Replace std::string{constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR} with constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR (and similarly for METHOD_ERROR and GENERIC_ERROR). The string_response constructor accepts std::string by value, which will bind from string_view via the standard std::string(string_view) constructor without any explicit cast. + +## Minor + +3. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/http_utils.cpp:21` | pattern-violation + src/http_utils.cpp includes 'httpserver/constants.hpp' directly and redundantly before 'httpserver/http_utils.hpp'. Since http_utils.hpp already includes constants.hpp (line 59), the direct include in the .cpp is a no-op (include guards prevent double-processing) but is inconsistent with the pattern used in webserver.cpp, where the constants.hpp include is also present but http_utils.hpp is not the first project header. For http_utils.cpp specifically, the direct include adds noise without benefit. + *Recommendation:* Remove the direct '#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"' from src/http_utils.cpp since it is already transitively provided by '#include "httpserver/http_utils.hpp"', keeping the include graph lean and consistent. + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:44` | interface-contract + The architecture §5.5 header layout diagram (05-cross-cutting.md) does not list constants.hpp among the public installed headers. While §4.9 (create-webserver.md) and the task spec clearly mandate the file, the header layout table was not updated to include it. This is a documentation gap rather than an implementation error, but leaves the architecture doc inconsistent with the delivered surface. + *Recommendation:* Update the header layout in specs/architecture/05-cross-cutting.md to add 'constants.hpp' to the httpserver/ public installed list, matching how http_method.hpp was added for TASK-005. + +5. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/create_webserver.hpp:481` | pattern-violation + The _port field is declared as 'uint16_t' (unqualified C-style name) while the constant it is initialized from (constants::DEFAULT_WS_PORT) is typed as 'std::uint16_t'. The project's C++20 floor and the cstdint-based constants.hpp convention favor 'std::uint16_t' for consistent style in public headers, as exemplified by the constant declarations themselves. + *Recommendation:* Change 'uint16_t _port' to 'std::uint16_t _port' in create_webserver.hpp to match the type convention used in constants.hpp and the C++20 project style. + +6. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/http_utils.cpp:1` | code-readability + src/http_utils.cpp now includes constants.hpp directly (before http_utils.hpp), but http_utils.hpp itself also includes constants.hpp. The direct include in the .cpp is redundant given the transitive include from http_utils.hpp. + *Recommendation:* Remove the explicit `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` from src/http_utils.cpp since it is already pulled in transitively through http_utils.hpp. Eliminating redundant includes reduces maintenance surface. + +7. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/http_utils.cpp:21` | code-elegance + Explicit `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` in http_utils.cpp is redundant: http_utils.hpp (included on the very next line) already transitively includes constants.hpp. The redundant include adds noise without providing any value. + *Recommendation:* Remove the explicit `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` from src/http_utils.cpp; the transitive include through http_utils.hpp is sufficient and the file's dependency graph is cleaner without the duplicate. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:31` | readability + The per-constant comment blocks are highly verbose relative to the code they document (34 comment lines for 8 constexpr declarations — a 4:1 ratio). While intent-documenting comments are valuable, the prose repeats information already visible in the identifier name (e.g. `DEFAULT_WS_PORT`), its value, its type, and the PRD reference cited in the block header. Clean code principle: don't be redundant in comments. For example, the seven-line comment before `DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT` restates information the declaration itself conveys. + *Recommendation:* Collapse each per-constant comment to a single line that adds information the declaration does not — e.g. the rationale for the chosen type (int vs uint) or the HTTP status the string constant is used for. The block-level comment at the top of the namespace already explains the overall migration rationale; per-symbol comments need only supply what is non-obvious. + +9. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:31` | code-readability + The per-constant block comments are informative but verbose for a constants file. Each comment restates the macro name, the replaced v1 macro, and implementation rationale. This level of detail is appropriate for the architecture doc but is noisy inline — future readers of call sites will see the namespace qualifier and can consult the header if needed. + *Recommendation:* Consider condensing to a single short comment per constant (one line stating what it configures) and moving the migration rationale to a single block comment at the top of the namespace. This keeps the file scannable. + +10. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:40` | code-readability + The block comment above the namespace references internal architecture documents (PRD-CFG-REQ-002, §4.9) that are not part of the public repository. External contributors reading the header cannot follow these cross-references, reducing the self-documenting quality of the header. + *Recommendation:* Replace or supplement the internal document references with a brief inline rationale (e.g., 'replaces the v1 #define wall to eliminate macro pollution from public headers') that stands alone without access to internal docs. + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:69` | code-elegance + The constant is named METHOD_ERROR rather than METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED_ERROR. The comment explains this is intentional for mechanical migration, but the name is ambiguous — 'method error' could mean any method-related error, not specifically 405. Now that the migration is a namespace change rather than a rename, the original cryptic name is frozen into the public API. + *Recommendation:* Consider whether this is the right moment to rename to METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED_ERROR (adding a deprecated alias if needed for any out-of-tree callers). If the deliberate-preservation policy is firm, add a comment on the constant itself (not just in the block comment above) so readers hitting the symbol in IDEs see the rationale without scrolling. + +12. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/webserver.cpp:1023` | code-elegance + The three call sites materialize a std::string with the explicit-conversion idiom `std::string{constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR}` (and equivalents for METHOD_ERROR, GENERIC_ERROR). This is correct but slightly verbose. Since string_response takes std::string by value, `std::string(constants::X)` reads more naturally than brace-init for a single string_view argument and avoids any future confusion with aggregate/list initialization. + *Recommendation:* Minor style preference: use `std::string(constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR)` (parentheses) instead of brace-init for clarity. Either form is correct and this is not blocking. + +13. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/webserver.cpp:1023` | code-elegance + The three string_response call sites wrap constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR, METHOD_ERROR, and GENERIC_ERROR in an explicit std::string{...} construction. The string_response constructor already takes std::string by value, so a string_view is implicitly convertible; the explicit wrapping adds noise without benefit. + *Recommendation:* Pass the string_view constants directly: `std::make_shared(constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR, ...)`. The implicit conversion to std::string in the constructor parameter is well-defined and eliminates the boilerplate. + +14. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:109` | test-coverage + The LT_BEGIN_SUITE block has empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies. The framework likely provides default no-op implementations, so these stubs add noise without value (violating the 'don't add obvious noise' comments rule). + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies if the test framework allows omitting them, following the pattern used in other test suites in the codebase. + +15. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:109` | test-coverage + The `set_up()` and `tear_down()` methods in the test suite are empty, consistent with the littletest pattern used elsewhere in the project. However, the runtime LT_CHECK_EQ tests fully duplicate every static_assert already in the same file. If the static_asserts fail, the build breaks; the runtime checks add no additional coverage, only duplicated maintenance burden. The comment on line 117-119 acknowledges this is intentional (CI log readability), but the duplication still violates the DRY principle without providing correctness value. + *Recommendation:* Either keep only the static_asserts (build failures are already visible in CI logs with the assert message) or document explicitly why the duplication is intentional (e.g. a single comment per section header). Eliminating the runtime duplicate tests would halve the test file size and reduce maintenance cost. + +16. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:109` | test-coverage + The LT_BEGIN_SUITE block has empty set_up and tear_down methods. While harmless, they add boilerplate with no purpose for a constants test suite. + *Recommendation:* Remove the empty set_up and tear_down bodies if the test framework allows an empty suite body, or leave them only if the framework requires them. Keeping empty methods violates the clean-code principle of not adding obvious noise. + +17. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/http_utils.cpp:21` | dependencies + Redundant direct include of constants.hpp. The file already includes httpserver/http_utils.hpp on the next line, and http_utils.hpp itself includes constants.hpp, making the direct include in http_utils.cpp unnecessary. + *Recommendation:* Remove the `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` line from src/http_utils.cpp; the symbol reaches the TU transitively through http_utils.hpp. + +18. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/http_utils.cpp:22` | dependencies + The explicit `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` added at the top of http_utils.cpp is redundant: `http_utils.hpp` (included immediately after) already includes `constants.hpp`. The include is harmless due to include guards, but adds noise inconsistent with the project's otherwise lean include lists. + *Recommendation:* Remove the redundant `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` from src/http_utils.cpp. The transitive include through http_utils.hpp is sufficient. + +19. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:32` | code-structure + The block comment above the namespace is verbose and references internal ticket identifiers (PRD-CFG-REQ-002, §4.9, TASK-001) that are not accessible to external consumers of the public header. A public header should document the API, not the implementation rationale tickets. The comments on individual constants also over-explain implementation mechanics ('inline constexpr (C++17+, project floor is C++20 per TASK-001) gives each symbol a single ODR-stable definition') rather than the semantics of each constant. + *Recommendation:* Trim the namespace-level block comment to a single sentence describing the purpose of the namespace. Shorten per-constant comments to describe what the constant means to a caller, not why inline constexpr was chosen or which ticket mandated the change. + +20. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:42` | code-structure + Each constant carries a multi-line comment repeating its macro origin, type rationale, and migration policy. The block comment at the namespace level already states the migration rationale. Individual constant-level comments that merely restate the identifier name and the old macro spelling are redundant noise per clean code's 'Don't be redundant' and 'Don't add obvious noise' rules. + *Recommendation:* Trim per-constant comments to a single short line if the name is not self-evident (e.g. DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE may warrant a note about CIDR semantics), and remove comments that only echo the constant name or repeat the namespace-level block comment. DEFAULT_WS_PORT, DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT, NOT_FOUND_ERROR, METHOD_ERROR, NOT_METHOD_ERROR, and GENERIC_ERROR are self-documenting and need no comment beyond the top-of-namespace rationale. + +21. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:42` | comments + Each constant carries a 3-5 line block comment that mostly restates the identifier name and the v1 macro being replaced. Per clean-code rules, comments should not be redundant or add obvious noise. For example, the comment on DEFAULT_WS_PORT says 'Default TCP port the webserver binds to when no port() is set' — the name already communicates this. The PRD/architecture cross-references (PRD-CFG-REQ-002, architecture §4.9) belong in the commit message or spec doc, not in a stable public header read by consumers. + *Recommendation:* Trim each constant's comment to a single line that states only what is non-obvious from the name, e.g. '// Replaces v1 DEFAULT_WS_PORT.' or remove the comment entirely for self-documenting names. Move the PRD/arch references to the TASK-006 spec file. + +22. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:51` | comments + The comment on DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT states 'The value is non-negative by construction.' This is misleading: the type is `int`, which can hold negative values. There is no language-level enforcement of non-negativity. + *Recommendation:* Remove the phrase 'The value is non-negative by construction' — it is inaccurate. If future intent is a non-negative guarantee, use `std::uint32_t` or add a runtime assertion in the builder. + +23. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:69` | naming + METHOD_ERROR is a weaker name than the HTTP status it represents. The comment itself notes the name is preserved only 'to keep the migration mechanical', but the comment then adds that 'the namespacing is the API change, not a rename' — which is inconsistent with the three other error constants (NOT_FOUND_ERROR, NOT_METHOD_ERROR, GENERIC_ERROR) all having 'ERROR' as a suffix describing the error kind. METHOD_ERROR reads ambiguously: it could mean 'an error about a method' or 'a method that is an error'. The v1 macro name was equally ambiguous, but the namespace context gives an opportunity to clarify. + *Recommendation:* Consider renaming METHOD_ERROR to METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED_ERROR to match the HTTP 405 semantics it represents and align it with the adjacent NOT_FOUND_ERROR naming pattern. If the mechanical-migration policy truly forbids renames in this task, document that constraint explicitly in the comment rather than giving two conflicting rationales. + +24. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/webserver.cpp:1023` | code-structure + The call sites wrap each string_view constant in an explicit `std::string{...}` construction (e.g. `std::string{constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR}`). string_response's constructor already takes std::string by value, so passing the string_view directly would invoke the implicit std::string(std::string_view) constructor — the explicit wrapping is not needed and adds visual noise. + *Recommendation:* Pass the string_view constants directly: `std::make_shared(constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR, ...)` — the implicit conversion to std::string is unambiguous and keeps the call sites cleaner. Apply the same to METHOD_ERROR and GENERIC_ERROR on lines 1031 and 1039. + +25. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/webserver.cpp:59` | dependencies + Redundant direct include of constants.hpp in webserver.cpp. The file includes create_webserver.hpp which already includes constants.hpp, and http_utils.hpp (pulled in transitively) also includes it. + *Recommendation:* Remove the `#include "httpserver/constants.hpp"` line from src/webserver.cpp; the symbol is already available transitively. + +26. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:110` | code-structure + The LT_BEGIN_SUITE / set_up / tear_down block is empty boilerplate. The test file has no setup or teardown logic, so this block only adds structural ceremony. Other test files in the project may follow this pattern, but it is worth noting as needless repetition. + *Recommendation:* If the test framework requires the suite block even when empty, add a brief comment explaining that. Otherwise, check whether the framework supports registering tests without a suite wrapper and use the simpler form. + +27. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-006.md:22` | documentation-stale + The acceptance criterion states 'grep -E ^\s*#define\s src/httpserver/*.hpp returns 0 lines' but three pre-existing #define macros remain in src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp (_WINDOWS, _WIN32_WINNT, COMPARATOR). These are platform-compatibility and function-like macros that predate TASK-006 and are out of scope for the value-constant migration. The criterion as written is technically not met literally, though the spirit (no value constants as #define) is fully satisfied. + *Recommendation:* Tighten the acceptance criterion wording to 'grep -E ^\s*#define\s[A-Z_]+\s+[0-9"] src/httpserver/*.hpp returns 0 lines (value-constant macros only)' or add a note that platform/utility macros are excluded from this criterion. This is a documentation clarity issue only — the implementation is correct. + +28. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/webserver.cpp:1023` | memory-allocation + std::string{constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR} (and METHOD_ERROR, GENERIC_ERROR equivalents) explicitly materializes a heap-allocated std::string from a constexpr std::string_view on every 404/405/500 response. The old #define path did the same implicit const char*->std::string conversion, so this is not a regression; however, now that the constants are typed as std::string_view, adding a std::string_view overload to string_response would let error-path responses avoid the allocation entirely (or defer it to MHD_create_response_from_buffer with RESPMEM_PERSISTENT). + *Recommendation:* Add an overload `explicit string_response(std::string_view content, int response_code, const std::string& content_type)` to string_response that stores the view directly when the backing storage is known to be static (e.g. a second bool/tag parameter, or a separate factory). At minimum, the explicit `std::string{...}` wrapping can be removed since string_response already accepts std::string by value — passing `std::string(constants::NOT_FOUND_ERROR)` is equivalent and slightly more idiomatic, though the real win is the overload. + +29. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:51` | insecure-design + DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT is typed as plain `int` (signed) rather than a dedicated unsigned or std::chrono duration type. While the comment documents 'non-negative by construction', nothing in the type system prevents a caller from passing a negative timeout to create_webserver via the public setter, which maps directly to a libmicrohttpd MHD_OPTION_CONNECTION_TIMEOUT value. A negative timeout passed to MHD may disable the timeout entirely (behaviour is implementation-defined per libmicrohttpd documentation), allowing connections to hang indefinitely and enabling a trivial resource-exhaustion DoS. CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. + *Recommendation:* Use `std::uint32_t` or add a range-check assertion in the `connection_timeout()` builder setter in create_webserver.hpp that rejects values <= 0. At minimum, document the zero/negative behaviour explicitly so integrators are not surprised. + +30. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/constants.hpp:79` | insecure-design + The string constants NOT_FOUND_ERROR ('Not Found'), METHOD_ERROR ('Method not Allowed'), and GENERIC_ERROR ('Internal Error') are now part of the public API surface via the `httpserver::constants` namespace. Promoting them to named, stable public symbols increases the chance that downstream consumers rely on these exact strings for user-facing output without customising the not_found_resource / internal_error_resource callbacks. This is a minor security-posture issue: generic error text is acceptable, but locking the text into a versioned public API makes future improvements (e.g. adding a request-ID, removing server identification cues) a breaking change. CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information (future risk, not current exposure). + *Recommendation:* Consider marking these string constants as implementation details (e.g. moving them to an `httpserver::detail` or `httpserver::defaults` sub-namespace, or adding a comment warning they are not stable API), so the default error body can be tightened in a future minor release without a v3 API break. + +31. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp:298` | acceptance-criteria + The acceptance criterion states `grep -E '^\s*#define\s' src/httpserver/*.hpp` returns 0 lines, but this pattern matches include guards (e.g. `#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_HTTP_UTILS_HPP_`) and pre-existing non-constant macros (`COMPARATOR`, `_WINDOWS`, `_WIN32_WINNT`) that were present in feature/v2.0 before this task and are out of scope. Running the exact grep produces 26 matching lines. All seven value-constant macros inventoried in the task (`DEFAULT_WS_PORT`, `DEFAULT_WS_TIMEOUT`, `DEFAULT_MASK_VALUE`, `NOT_FOUND_ERROR`, `METHOD_ERROR`, `NOT_METHOD_ERROR`, `GENERIC_ERROR`) have been correctly removed. The PRD §3.3 acceptance criterion text also uses the same overly broad pattern (`grep -E '^#define\s'`). This is a specification ambiguity — the grep string was never refined to exclude include guards. + *Recommendation:* Tighten the acceptance-criterion grep to exclude include guards and known platform/function macros, e.g. `grep -E '^\s*#define\s' src/httpserver/*.hpp | grep -Ev 'HPP_$|_HTTPSERVER_HPP_INSIDE_|COMPARATOR|_WINDOWS|_WIN32_WINNT'`. Update the task file and PRD §3.3 accordingly. No code change is needed; the implementation is correct. + +32. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/http_utils.hpp:298` | specification-gap + Three pre-existing non-value macros remain in the public header `http_utils.hpp`: `COMPARATOR` (a function-like macro used internally by `header_comparator` and `arg_comparator`) and the Windows platform shims `_WINDOWS` / `_WIN32_WINNT`. PRD-CFG-REQ-002 says 'When a public header defines a constant then the system shall use constexpr' — these are not constants, so the requirement does not literally apply. However, `COMPARATOR` and the platform shims leak into any translation unit that includes the header, which is a minor namespace pollution concern not addressed by this task. + *Recommendation:* A future task should move `COMPARATOR` to an anonymous namespace inline function or `constexpr` lambda, and isolate the Windows platform shims to a private implementation header. This is not a blocker for the current task's stated goals. + +33. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:1` | missing-test + The macro-leak section (lines 87-107) checks that the seven replaced macros are absent after including , but it does not cover the full include-guard / include-isolation scenario: a consumer who includes only directly will get the guard error from the #if at constants.hpp:21 rather than a macro leak. There is no test that verifies the guard message fires correctly when the header is included directly (the happy path — include via httpserver.hpp — is tested, the sad path is not). + *Recommendation:* Add a small negative-compilation test (similar to header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp) that verifies direct inclusion of constants.hpp triggers the expected #error. This is low-effort and closes the gap in acceptance criterion coverage. + +34. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:109` | naming-convention + The LT_BEGIN_SUITE block (lines 109-115) has empty set_up() and tear_down() bodies. While harmless, the empty suite overhead adds noise for a purely compile-time / trivial runtime test file. Minor naming issue: the suite is named 'constants_suite' but there is no per-test naming scheme that ties each test to a scenario/expected-result pattern (e.g. default_ws_port_value does not specify the expected value in its name, though the check body does). + *Recommendation:* Remove empty set_up/tear_down stubs if the test framework does not require them. Consider renaming tests to the pattern constant_name_equals_expected_v1_value (e.g. DEFAULT_WS_PORT_equals_9898) for faster scanability, though the current names are acceptable. + +35. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/constants_test.cpp:120` | redundant-test + Every runtime LT_CHECK_EQ test (lines 120-150) is a strict subset of the static_assert above it (lines 31-48). Because the static_asserts run unconditionally at compile time and abort the build with the same diagnostic, the runtime tests cannot catch any regression that the static_asserts would miss. They add maintenance burden (seven more test cases) without catching any additional bugs. + *Recommendation:* Either remove the runtime tests entirely and rely on static_asserts (pure compile-time contract), or document the intent explicitly with a comment explaining that the runtime tests serve as CI visibility markers rather than regression guards — the current comment on line 117 gestures at this but does not fully justify retaining all seven duplicates. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_111542_task-007.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_111542_task-007.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..03cf66e7 --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_111542_task-007.md @@ -0,0 +1,212 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-03 11:15:42 +**Task:** TASK-007 +**Total:** 48 (0 critical, 1 major, 47 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/_index.md:92` | task-not-marked-complete + The tasks index (specs/tasks/_index.md) in the main worktree still shows TASK-007 as 'In Progress'. The index is a modified-but-unstaged file in the main worktree (not tracked in this branch), so the update was not committed. Every other completed task in M1 (TASK-002 through TASK-006) shows 'Done' in the same table; TASK-007 is the lone exception. + *Recommendation:* Stage and commit the main-worktree change to specs/tasks/_index.md that flips TASK-007 from 'In Progress' to 'Done (informational gate landed; full enforcement at TASK-020)'. This should be carried into the merge commit or a follow-on housekeeping commit on feature/v2.0. + +## Minor + +2. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:287` | pattern-violation + The clean-local rule references $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE) (a named variable) and $(CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE) (a named variable) but the now-inlined shared stage path is expressed as the literal $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage rather than a named variable. This is internally consistent but slightly asymmetric: the two dedicated stage paths have symbolic names while the shared stage path does not, making future maintenance of the clean-local rule slightly error-prone if the path changes again. + *Recommendation:* Either reintroduce a SHARED_CHECK_STAGE variable (reverting the inline), or note the asymmetry in a comment near clean-local so future editors know the literal must be kept in sync with the four inline occurrences in check-local. Either choice is acceptable; this is purely a maintainability observation with no architectural impact. + +3. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `Makefile.am:201` | pattern-violation + HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT uses ?= (conditional assignment) which is a GNU Make extension and not portable POSIX make syntax. The architecture §8 states the project retains autoconf/automake; Automake-generated Makefiles do use GNU Make as the baseline, so ?= is practically safe. However, the existing TASK-002 check-headers recipe and the rest of Makefile.am use only portable assignment forms (=, +=). The comment in the top-level TASK-007 note in Makefile.am says the variable can also be set from the command line ('make check-hygiene HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes'), which is a valid override mechanism regardless of assignment operator. The inconsistency with the surrounding style is the concern, not a functional issue. + *Recommendation:* For style consistency with the rest of Makefile.am, consider replacing the ?= with the more conventional Automake pattern of using an AC_ARG_VAR or a shell conditional inside the recipe itself, e.g.: 'HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT = no' at the top and then using 'test "$${HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT:-no}" = yes' inside the recipe. Alternatively, since GNU Make is always present, retain ?= but add a comment explicitly noting this is intentional GNU Make syntax. + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `Makefile.am:210` | pattern-violation + The HYGIENE_STAMP dependency uses $(wildcard ...) evaluated at Makefile parse time. On a clean checkout where no .hygiene-stage directory exists yet, `wildcard` may return an empty list, causing the stamp to appear up-to-date even when headers are present. This is a standard autotools limitation (not a new violation introduced by this PR), but the caching intent may silently fail on the first cold build if no headers are yet present in the source tree — a corner case that does not affect the CI matrix because CI always starts from a full checkout. + *Recommendation:* This is an inherent autotools constraint; no change required. A future improvement could add a sentinel value (e.g. list a single known header explicitly as a fallback) to guarantee the stamp is regenerated on first build. + +5. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp:68` | pattern-violation + The sentinel TU includes after . The architecture's §9 testing item 1 specifies a TU containing 'only #include and int main(){}'. While is needed for fprintf and is not a forbidden backend header, it can on some platforms (particularly musl builds with certain libc configurations) transitively pull in or which are guarded-macro candidates. The companion consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp correctly avoids all standard-library includes precisely for this reason and explains why in its header comment. The sentinel and the preprocessor-grep source are asymmetric in their risk profile. + *Recommendation:* Either (a) use write(2)/fputs without via syscall-based output, or (b) restructure the sentinel to call a detection helper that accumulates a leak-count without needing printf -- or simply document in the sentinel's header comment that is intentionally included post-umbrella and does not affect hygiene detection because the forbidden-header macros are checked after the umbrella include, before any transitive effects could mask them. Option (b) provides clarity that the include is safe here because the detection happens at compile time (macro ladder) not at link time. The inline comment could also explicitly note the asymmetry vs consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp. + +6. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:263` | test-coverage + The new `header-hygiene` matrix entry only runs on ubuntu-latest with gcc-14. The hygiene check is intended to guard against platform-specific leakage (the sentinel explicitly covers both glibc/musl and macOS/BSD guard variants), yet the CI job exercises only the Linux/glibc path. macOS/BSD guards (_PTHREAD_H_, _SYS_SOCKET_H_) will not be validated by CI until TASK-020. + *Recommendation:* Add a parallel `header-hygiene` matrix entry for macos-latest so both the glibc and BSD guard branches are exercised in CI. This is low-cost given the existing macOS matrix row structure. + +7. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:131` | code-elegance + CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE is still a named Make variable (used in 4 places in check-install-layout and clean-local), while the formerly-named SHARED_CHECK_STAGE was inlined to $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage at 4 sites. The two analogous patterns now follow different conventions without a clear reason: one uses a named variable, the other inlines. This inconsistency is minor but slightly increases cognitive load when reading the file. + *Recommendation:* Either keep both as named variables (re-introduce SHARED_CHECK_STAGE) or inline both. Given the iter-2 rationale was that SHARED_CHECK_STAGE was used in only one logical block, the same argument applies to CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE which is also confined to check-install-layout and clean-local. Inlining CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE too would make the two patterns consistent. Alternatively, a short comment explaining why one is a variable and the other is inlined would remove the opacity. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:200` | code-elegance + HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN lists `pthread\.h` which will match any file ending in `pthread.h` (e.g. a hypothetical `/usr/include/mypthread.h` is already suppressed by the `/` prefix in the grep, but HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN itself expresses the match as a bare suffix). The pattern is correct in context because the grep wraps it with a `/` anchor, but the variable declaration has no comment explaining that the `/` comes from the grep invocation, not from this variable. A reader reading only the HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN definition cannot tell whether the list is safe standalone. + *Recommendation:* Add an inline comment: `# NOTE: each entry matches the basename; the grep in check-hygiene anchors with a leading '/' so e.g. mypthread.h is not a false positive.` + +9. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:201` | code-readability + HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT uses ?= assignment, which is a GNU make extension. The project uses Automake (which targets POSIX make portability). If a downstream packager runs BSD make or a strict POSIX make the ?= will be silently dropped or cause a parse error. The existing Makefile.am does not use ?= anywhere else. + *Recommendation:* Replace `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no` with a conditional that sets the variable only if unset using a portable idiom, or document clearly in a comment that GNU make is required for this target (which is already implied by Automake, but explicit is better here). + +10. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:210` | correctness + The HYGIENE_STAMP prerequisite uses $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/*.hpp) which is expanded once at Makefile parse time. In a fresh checkout where the source tree exists but the build tree does not, this correctly enumerates the sources. However, if a new .hpp is added to src/httpserver/ after the Makefile is parsed (i.e., during the same make invocation that first generates it via a code-gen step), the wildcard will silently miss the new file and HYGIENE_STAMP will not be considered stale. This is an inherent limitation of make wildcard in generated-file workflows; worth a one-line comment so future maintainers know to `make clean` after adding headers. + *Recommendation:* Add a comment above the $(HYGIENE_STAMP) target: '# NOTE: wildcard is evaluated at parse time; run make clean if new headers are added to src/httpserver/ in the same invocation that generates them.' + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:223` | code-readability + The grep pattern `'^# [0-9]+ "[^"]*($(HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN))"'` uses ERE inside GNU make's $(MAKE) expansion. The alternation in HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN (pipe-delimited) is embedded directly into a shell regex passed to grep -E. This is correct today but fragile: any header name with a shell-significant character would break quoting. The variable is defined two lines above and the connection to the test/unit file's #ifdef list relies entirely on a comment ('Keep both lists in sync'). + *Recommendation:* Consider extracting the forbidden-header list to a shared file or a configure.ac substitution so the Makefile.am grep pattern and the C++ #ifdef ladder are generated from a single source of truth, eliminating the manual sync requirement called out in the comment. + +12. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:236` | correctness + The grep pattern `'^# [0-9]+ "[^"]*/(HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN)"'` requires a literal `/` immediately before the forbidden filename. This correctly suppresses false positives like `/opt/foo/mypthread.h`. However, it will silently miss a forbidden header that appears in a cpp line-marker with a bare filename and no directory component (e.g. `# 1 "pthread.h"`). This can happen when the compiler finds the header via -I. with no leading path. In practice, staged-install paths are always absolute, so the risk is low but not zero; a comment explaining the assumption would help. + *Recommendation:* Add a comment near the grep command: '# Requires a path separator before the filename; system headers from absolute -I paths always satisfy this. A bare pthread.h (no slash) would not be caught -- acceptable given staged install paths are always absolute.' + +13. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:253` | readability + SHARED_CHECK_STAGE is defined (line 253) after the check-hygiene target (line 218) that refers to it conceptually but not directly (it is only referenced in check-local). Placing the variable definition closer to check-local (where it is used) and before the check-install-layout section would improve vertical locality and make it clearer that this variable belongs to the shared-stage orchestration, not to the individual check targets. + *Recommendation:* Move the `SHARED_CHECK_STAGE = ...` definition to just before the check-local target, after the .PHONY line, or group all stage-directory variables (CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE, CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE, SHARED_CHECK_STAGE) together in one block near the top of the check section. + +14. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:259` | readability + check-local depends only on check-headers; check-install-layout and check-hygiene are invoked via recursive $(MAKE) rather than as Makefile prerequisites. This is intentional (to pass CHECK_*_SHARED=yes), but a new reader sees `check-local: check-headers` and does not immediately understand that install-layout and hygiene checks are also performed. The comment on line 255-258 helps, but referencing the sub-checks in the comment's list would make the dependency chain explicit without restructuring. + *Recommendation:* Expand the comment to read: '# check-local runs check-headers (prerequisite), check-install-layout and check-hygiene (via recursive $(MAKE) with shared-stage variables) against a single shared staged install.' + +15. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:276` | code-readability + check-local passes CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE=$(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage to check-hygiene, which is correct. However the defensive guard in check-hygiene tests the value of $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE), which is the *per-target* Make variable — meaning the guard actually verifies the directory that was passed in from the caller. The guard comment says 'stage dir does not exist' but the error message echoes the variable expansion, not a human-readable label. The message is functional but could be slightly clearer about which variable name the caller is expected to set. + *Recommendation:* Trivial wording improvement to the FAIL message: include the variable name symbolically, e.g. 'FAIL: CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes but CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE directory does not exist: $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)' — the current text already does this. No code change strictly needed; this is a documentation-quality observation at the minor level. + +16. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:281` | code-readability + .PHONY does not list check-local even though check-local is defined. Automake generates the phony declaration automatically for check-local because it is a well-known Automake hook target, so this is not a functional bug. Still, explicit listing of all locally-defined phony targets (check-headers, check-install-layout, check-hygiene) is inconsistent: check-local is omitted. A reader unfamiliar with Automake conventions may be confused. + *Recommendation:* This is purely informational. If preferred for clarity, add check-local to the .PHONY line. Automake's generated Makefile will de-duplicate it. Not blocking. + +17. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp:47` | code-elegance + The include-guard macros used for detection (_PTHREAD_H, _SYS_SOCKET_H, etc.) are implementation-private, POSIX-reserved names (leading underscore + uppercase). While the comment documents the platform-to-macro mapping, these macros are not guaranteed by any standard and have silently changed between libc versions (musl 1.2 changed some guards). The comment says 'verified on glibc, musl, macOS/BSD' but provides no mechanism to catch the breakage if a future libc revises a guard name. + *Recommendation:* Add a static_assert or a compile-time note that explains the verification date and the risk, or add a CI annotation that periodically re-validates the guard names (e.g., a comment with a URL to the respective libc headers). This is informational-only while XFAIL is active but becomes load-bearing when TASK-020 flips to strict mode. + +18. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp:70` | test-coverage + The single main() mixes multiple independent assertions (one per forbidden header) into one accumulator, contrary to the clean-code Tests rule of one assert per test. All eight ifdef checks run inside one executable with a single aggregated exit code. If a future platform introduces a second guard for the same header (e.g. musl changes its pthread guard) the sentinel silently misses it because there is no per-header isolation. + *Recommendation:* Consider splitting the sentinel into per-header sub-functions or, at minimum, add a brief comment acknowledging the deliberate multi-assert design so future maintainers understand the trade-off rather than inheriting it silently. + +19. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:203` | naming + HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT uses ?= assignment which is a non-obvious make idiom — a reader unfamiliar with make may not immediately recognise that this allows command-line override without silently ignoring it. + *Recommendation:* Add a one-line comment directly above the ?= line: `# Override with HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes to make leaks fatal (TASK-020).` The current block comment above the variable group covers the semantics, but placing a short note at the declaration site makes it easier to spot when skimming. + +20. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:281` | code-structure + check-hygiene is missing from the .PHONY declaration even though it is a non-file target, unlike check-headers and check-install-layout which are correctly listed. + *Recommendation:* Extend the .PHONY line to: `.PHONY: check-headers check-install-layout check-hygiene` — this prevents make from treating a stale `check-hygiene` file (if one were accidentally created) as satisfying the target. + +21. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:135` | naming + The CHECK_*_SHARED=yes pass-through convention is an implicit protocol: both check-install-layout and check-hygiene silently skip the install step when their respective CHECK_*_SHARED variable equals 'yes'. This pattern is used only by check-local. The name 'SHARED' is an implementation artifact that leaks the optimization detail into the sub-check interface — a reader invoking `make check-install-layout` standalone has no documentation that CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED is a supported knob and what it does. + *Recommendation:* Add a one-line comment above each guarded block explaining the knob: '# CHECK_INSTALL_SHARED=yes: caller has already staged the install; skip to avoid double cost.' This does not change behavior but makes the protocol self-documenting for future maintainers, consistent with the comments rule (use as explanation of intent). + +22. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:198` | code-structure + The variable alignment block uses inconsistent spacing: CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE has two spaces before '=' while HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT has three, whereas CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX has one. This is the only place in the file where variables are aligned with padding, and the padding itself is inconsistent. + *Recommendation:* Either align all three variables to the same column or drop the padding entirely to match the unaligned style used elsewhere in the file: + HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN = ... + CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE = ... + CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX = ... + HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no + +23. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:201` | naming + HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT uses `?=` (Makefile conditional assignment), but the comment says 'Set this from the command line'. In GNU make, variables set on the command line override both `=` and `?=`, so this works correctly. However the comment on line 192 says 'flip the default below' suggesting the variable could be changed in the file — this conflicts slightly with the semantic of `?=` which is only useful as a default. A brief inline note clarifying that command-line override takes precedence over the file value would prevent future confusion. + *Recommendation:* Add a brief parenthetical to the comment: `HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT ?= no # override on command line: make check-hygiene HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes` + +24. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:224` | code-structure + The `awk '{print $$3}'` step strips the surrounding quotes from the filename field, but the preceding grep already guarantees the third token is a quoted path. The sort -u deduplication is correct and needed. However the pipeline is subtle: if a line-marker has a path with embedded spaces the awk split will be wrong. A more robust extraction would use `sed` to strip the outer quotes rather than relying on field 3. + *Recommendation:* Replace `awk '{print $$3}' | sort -u` with `sed 's/.*"\(.*\)".*/\1/' | sort -u` to extract the path correctly even if it were to contain spaces. Behavior is identical on the current header paths but is more robust. + +25. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `Makefile.am:259` | code-structure + check-local is not listed in the .PHONY declaration on line 274. The three targets in that declaration are check-headers, check-install-layout, and check-hygiene, but check-local — the entry point for `make check` — is absent. While Automake defines check-local as a hook (so it is never a file target in practice), its omission is inconsistent with the explicit .PHONY pattern used for its siblings. + *Recommendation:* Add check-local to the .PHONY line for consistency: `.PHONY: check-headers check-install-layout check-hygiene check-local`. + +26. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/tasks/M3-request/TASK-020.md:23` | documentation-stale + TASK-020's acceptance criterion grep pattern lists 'gnutls\.h' (abbreviated) while TASK-007's Makefile.am and header_hygiene_test.cpp consistently use 'gnutls/gnutls\.h' (the full path). The two patterns differ: 'gnutls\.h' would match the top-level libgnutls header by any path component, while 'gnutls/gnutls\.h' is specific. This is a pre-existing spec inconsistency carried forward from the original TASK-020 draft, not introduced by TASK-007, but the TASK-007 close-out notes added to TASK-020 did not fix it. + *Recommendation:* Update the acceptance criterion grep in TASK-020.md line 23 from 'gnutls\.h' to 'gnutls/gnutls\.h' to match the enforcement pattern used in Makefile.am (HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN) and header_hygiene_test.cpp. This ensures the acceptance criterion is testable with the exact same grep the CI gate runs. + +27. [ ] **housekeeper** | `:null` | documentation-stale + No CHANGELOG or user-facing release note mentions the new header-hygiene CI gate. The project's RELEASE_NOTES.md is explicitly deferred to TASK-042 (M6), and README rewrite to TASK-041, so omitting a changelog entry now is consistent with the project plan. However, library consumers and packagers running CI against the feature/v2.0 branch will encounter a new 'header-hygiene' Actions check without any public explanation of what it tests or when it is expected to pass. The unworked_review_issues directory has no file for TASK-007, which is consistent (no prior issues were deferred from this task). + *Recommendation:* No immediate action required; TASK-041 and TASK-042 are the designated places for user-facing documentation. Consider adding a brief note in TASK-041's scope to mention the hygiene gate so the README rewrite includes it. + +28. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:206` | missing-batching + check-hygiene stages a full `make install` (library, headers, pkg-config, cmake modules, info pages) when only the public headers under src/httpserver/*.hpp are needed for the preprocessor-grep. The install includes compilation outputs and documentation that add measurable wall-clock time without contributing to the hygiene verdict. + *Recommendation:* Replace the full `$(MAKE) install` with a lightweight header-only copy: `mkdir -p $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir) && cp -r $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/*.hpp $(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir)/`. This eliminates linking and doc-install time from the hygiene check path. If the staged-install layout test (check-install-layout) is kept separate, it can still use the full install; check-hygiene does not need it. + +29. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:210` | missing-caching + HYGIENE_STAMP wildcard covers only src/httpserver/*.hpp but not src/httpserver.hpp (the top-level umbrella file one directory up). A change to the umbrella that does not touch any file under src/httpserver/ will not invalidate the stamp, so a stale staged install may be reused. + *Recommendation:* Broaden the prerequisite list: $(HYGIENE_STAMP): $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/*.hpp) $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver.hpp — or, more robustly, use $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver*.hpp $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/*.hpp) so any change to the public header tree (umbrella or children) triggers a re-stage. + +30. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:213` | missing-caching + HYGIENE_STAMP prerequisite uses $(wildcard ...) which is evaluated at make parse time, not at stamp-rebuild time. If headers are added after the first parse (e.g. by a parallel make invocation), the new files won't be listed as dependencies for that run. This is a latent staleness risk rather than a current performance regression, but it means the mtime cache could fail to re-trigger on a newly created header. + *Recommendation:* This is inherent to GNU make's static wildcard expansion and is acceptable for the current use-case (CI and developer machines rebuild from scratch frequently). No action required now; document the limitation if the stamp mechanism is extended. + +31. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:261` | missing-caching + check-local unconditionally runs rm -rf $(SHARED_CHECK_STAGE) followed by a full make install on every make check invocation. The HYGIENE_STAMP optimisation only benefits standalone make check-hygiene; the main make check path still pays a full install every time regardless of whether any header has changed. + *Recommendation:* This is an accepted trade-off for correctness during development (the shared stage must be fresh for check-install-layout to be reliable). Document the intentional design so future maintainers do not try to add stamp-based skipping here without understanding the correctness implications. If build time becomes a concern, a separate stamp guarding the shared stage with the same wildcard-based prerequisite list could be added. + +32. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:324` | A05: Security Misconfiguration + All GitHub Actions (actions/checkout@v4, actions/cache@v4, msys2/setup-msys2@v2, codecov/codecov-action@v5) are pinned to mutable semantic-version tags rather than immutable commit SHAs. If an action's tag is force-pushed by its owner or a supply-chain attacker, CI will silently execute arbitrary code in the runner. CWE-1357 (Reliance on Uncontrolled Component). + *Recommendation:* Pin every `uses:` reference to a full 40-hex-character commit SHA and keep the human-readable tag as a comment, e.g. `uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2`. Use Dependabot (dependabot.yml) or a tool like `pin-github-actions` to automate SHA updates. + +33. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:201` | A04: Insecure Design + HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT defaults to 'no' via the `?=` operator, meaning any leak of backend headers is currently non-fatal. The design intent is documented and the XFAIL_TESTS mechanism is correctly wired, so this is working as intended during M2-M5. However, there is no automated enforcement ensuring the flag gets flipped to 'yes' in TASK-020 — if TASK-020 is skipped or deferred, the gate silently remains informational indefinitely. This is a design risk rather than an active vulnerability. + *Recommendation:* Add a comment or CI annotation that HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=no is a temporary state gated on TASK-020, and consider adding a separate CI check (e.g. a scheduled job or PR check) that runs `make check-hygiene HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=yes` on feature/v2.0 once M5 is merged, to prevent the flag flip from being forgotten. + +34. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:205` | insecure-design + The expanded HYGIENE_STAMP comment block (lines 205-211) describes the stamp file and its bypass behaviour. No line in the comment block begins with a TAB character, so none of the comment lines can be misread by make as recipe directives. The comment is in a variable-definition context (between rule definitions), which is safe. + *Recommendation:* No action needed. The comment is correctly placed and formatted. + +35. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:213` | A09: Logging Failures + On preprocessor failure, `cat check-hygiene.err` and `sed … check-hygiene.err | tail -10` echo raw compiler diagnostics to the CI log. Compiler error messages include full absolute paths from the build tree (e.g. `/home/runner/work/.hygiene-stage/usr/local/include/…`). While this is a closed GitHub-hosted runner and not a sensitive secret, it does disclose internal directory layout which could aid a future attacker targeting the CI environment. CWE-209: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. + *Recommendation:* Filter or truncate preprocessor error output before echoing to the log. At minimum, strip leading build-tree path prefixes with `sed 's|$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)||g'` before piping to tail. Alternatively, only print a short human-readable summary line on failure and archive the full log as a CI artifact rather than echoing it inline. + +36. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:226` | insecure-design + The new defensive guard (lines 226-231) checks that the stage directory exists when CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes, then prints an error message and calls exit 1. The shell construct is correct (if ! test -d ...; then ... exit 1; fi) and fails safely. However, the error message string on line 228 contains single quotes inside a double-quoted context: 'CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes' and '' — these are apostrophes/angle-bracket literals that the shell will pass through verbatim. No injection or misparse risk. + *Recommendation:* No change required. The guard is well-formed and fails safely. The diagnostic messages are informative and do not expose internal state beyond the expected directory path, which is controlled by the invoker. + +37. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:268` | insecure-design + The 4 inlined $(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage occurrences are unquoted in shell contexts inside recipe lines (lines 268, 271, 274, 277, 279, 287). Make expands $(abs_top_builddir) before the shell sees it; if the build directory path contains spaces, word-splitting will break the rm -rf, install DESTDIR=, and sub-make invocations. This is the same pre-existing risk carried by CHECK_INSTALL_STAGE and CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE, so the inlining does not introduce a new vulnerability — it only replicates an existing pattern. A path with spaces would also have broken the removed SHARED_CHECK_STAGE variable had it been used in a shell word position. + *Recommendation:* Wrap the path in double quotes at each shell-word position, e.g. DESTDIR="$(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage" and rm -rf "$(abs_top_builddir)/.shared-check-stage". This is a hardening improvement; the risk is low in practice because autotools build directories rarely contain spaces, and the pattern is consistent with the rest of the file. + +38. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:263` | action-item + The dedicated `header-hygiene` CI matrix entry only runs on `ubuntu-latest` with gcc-14. The preprocessor-grep (Layer 2 / check-hygiene) is therefore only exercised on Linux in CI. macOS is covered by the broader `make check` path (which calls check-local -> check-hygiene) for the basic matrix, but the named `header-hygiene` check that surfaces as its own GitHub Actions status does not include a macOS variant. This means macOS-specific header-path differences (e.g. Homebrew include layout) could pass the umbrella basic-matrix make check but not be surfaced as a dedicated hygiene status. + *Recommendation:* Consider adding a second header-hygiene matrix entry for macos-latest so the dedicated hygiene gate is visible on both platforms. This is low priority while the check is still informational (HEADER_HYGIENE_STRICT=no) but becomes more important when TASK-020 flips it to strict. + +39. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:198` | ears-requirement + PRD-HDR-REQ-001..003 name exactly four headers to exclude (, , , ). The HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN pattern and the runtime sentinel also check , which is not mentioned in any of the three EARS requirements. The task notes (close-out section) acknowledge this addition and attribute it to TASK-004's iovec_entry intent. This is deliberate extra hardening beyond the stated EARS requirements. + *Recommendation:* No code change required — the additional check is a defensible hardening assertion. Consider adding a PRD-HDR-REQ-004-style note or updating PRD section 3.1 to formally include in the scope, so future maintainers understand it is intentional and not accidental scope creep. + +40. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/specs/tasks/M1-foundation/TASK-007.md:22` | acceptance-criteria + The TASK-007 acceptance criterion quotes the grep pattern as `gnutls\.h` (matches any file containing that substring, including `gnutls/gnutls.h` and unrelated files), but the actual Makefile.am HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN uses the more specific pattern `gnutls/gnutls\.h`. Similarly, TASK-020's action-item grep uses `gnutls/gnutls\.h` while the TASK-020 acceptance criterion also uses the looser `gnutls\.h`. The PRD §3.1 acceptance criterion itself says `gnutls\.h`. In practice the Makefile's more specific `gnutls/gnutls\.h` is correct and more precise; the task's acceptance criterion text is slightly less precise but not wrong (any gnutls.h hit would indicate a problem). This is a documentation/text inconsistency, not a behavioural defect. + *Recommendation:* For clarity, update the acceptance criterion text in TASK-007.md (line 22) and the PRD §3.1 acceptance criterion to use `gnutls/gnutls\.h` so they match the Makefile implementation exactly. This eliminates ambiguity for future readers about what exactly is being checked. + +41. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:653` | implementation-coupling + The 'Run tests' conditional (line 653) now correctly excludes header-hygiene (`matrix.build-type != 'header-hygiene'`), fixing iter-1 finding 2. Confirmed complete and correct. + *Recommendation:* No action needed. The iter-1 fix is correctly implemented. + +42. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/.github/workflows/verify-build.yml:666` | missing-test + The 'Print tests results' step (line 666) is conditioned on `failure() && matrix.build-type != 'iwyu' && matrix.compiler-family != 'arm-cross'`. It does NOT exclude header-hygiene. However, when the header-hygiene matrix entry fails (e.g. because `make check-hygiene` exits non-zero), that step will try to `cat test/test-suite.log`, which does not exist for the header-hygiene build type (no `make check` was run). This produces a confusing 'No such file or directory' error in CI on top of the real failure, obscuring the actual diagnostic. + *Recommendation:* Add `matrix.build-type != 'header-hygiene'` to the 'Print tests results' condition, or add a dedicated 'Print header-hygiene diagnostics' step that cats the relevant log files (check-hygiene.err / check-hygiene.i) on failure for the header-hygiene matrix entry. + +43. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:210` | implementation-coupling + HYGIENE_STAMP dependency list is $(wildcard $(top_srcdir)/src/httpserver/*.hpp) — header file timestamps only. Changes to Makefile.am itself (e.g. HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN list, CHECK_HYGIENE_CXX flags, or consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp) do NOT invalidate the stamp. After editing HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN, a developer who has already run check-hygiene will get a stale cached install and the grep will silently re-use the old preprocessed output. + *Recommendation:* Add $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.am and $(top_srcdir)/test/headers/consumer_umbrella_no_backend.cpp as additional prerequisites of the HYGIENE_STAMP rule, or document explicitly that the stamp only caches the install step (not the grep), so developers know to `rm -rf .hygiene-stage` after editing those files. + +44. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-007/Makefile.am:236` | implementation-coupling + The grep pattern `'^# [0-9]+ "[^"]*/($(HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN))"'` correctly requires a leading `/` in the path token (fixing iter-1 finding 1). However, the pattern also requires the forbidden filename to appear at the very end of the quoted path (no trailing characters after the `.h` or `.hpp`). This is correct for include-guard filenames, but the regex is anchored by the closing `"` which means it works correctly. No issue here — confirming the fix is complete and sound. + *Recommendation:* No action needed. The leading `/` anchor fix from iter-1 is correctly implemented and the closing `"` provides the necessary end-of-filename anchor. + +45. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:198` | implementation-coupling + The `HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN` make variable and the `#ifdef` ladder in `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp` must be kept in sync manually. The cross-reference comment (line 194-195 and test.cpp line 63-64) documents this dependency, but there is no automated check that enforces it. If a developer adds a new forbidden header to the grep but forgets the corresponding `#ifdef` in the test (or vice versa), the two layers silently diverge. + *Recommendation:* This is an inherent consequence of the two-layer approach and is a minor maintainability concern. The existing cross-reference comments partially mitigate it. As a stronger guard, a CI step or a `check-hygiene-sync` phony target could compare the header names extracted from `HEADER_HYGIENE_FORBIDDEN` against the macros listed in `header_hygiene_test.cpp` using grep/awk, failing if they are out of sync. Alternatively, a single source of truth (e.g., a text file listing forbidden header patterns) consumed by both layers at build time would eliminate drift. + +46. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:221` | missing-test + The defensive guard validates that CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE exists when CHECK_HYGIENE_SHARED=yes, but there is no complementary check that the staged directory actually contains the expected public include tree (e.g. a file like httpserver.hpp). A stage dir that exists but is empty or missing the installed headers would pass the guard silently and produce a misleading 'no forbidden headers' PASS from an empty grep output rather than a useful diagnostic. + *Recommendation:* After the `test -d` guard, add a `test -f "$(CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE)$(includedir)/httpserver.hpp"` assertion with a clear error message such as 'FAIL: CHECK_HYGIENE_STAGE exists but does not contain $(includedir)/httpserver.hpp — was the staged install complete?'. This closes the silent-empty-stage gap without adding significant complexity. + +47. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `Makefile.am:241` | slow-test + `check-local` unconditionally runs `check-hygiene` on every `make check` invocation, which performs a full `make install DESTDIR=...` staged install in addition to the one already done by `check-install-layout`. Every routine `make check` run in developer environments thus incurs two full staged installs on top of the test suite execution. This adds meaningful latency (30-120 seconds depending on machine) to a common developer workflow. + *Recommendation:* This is an intentional design trade-off documented in the task spec, so it is not a blocking concern. If CI latency becomes a problem, `check-hygiene` could be excluded from `check-local` and left as a standalone explicit target, with CI calling it separately. The current approach prioritises completeness of `make check` over speed. + +48. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp:78` | missing-test + The guard-macro mapping comment documents glibc/musl and macOS/BSD variants for ``, ``, and ``, but omits the MSYS2/MINGW64 guard for ``. MSYS2 MINGW64's winpthreads defines `_WINPTHREADS_H` (not `_PTHREAD_H` or `_PTHREAD_H_`). Although the dedicated CI hygiene job runs only on Ubuntu so this gap has no immediate CI impact, the `header_hygiene` binary IS compiled and run on the MSYS2 matrix jobs (basic/classic), meaning Windows pthread leakage would not be caught by the runtime sentinel on those jobs. + *Recommendation:* Add `#ifdef _WINPTHREADS_H` detection to the leak-check ladder, matching the MSYS2/MINGW64 winpthreads include guard: +```cpp +#ifdef _WINPTHREADS_H + std::fprintf(stderr, "LEAK: reached the consumer TU (MSYS2/MINGW64 guard _WINPTHREADS_H)\n"); + ++leaks; +#endif +``` +Update the guard-macro table in the comment block accordingly. diff --git a/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_125204_task-008.md b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_125204_task-008.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000..91c7864f --- /dev/null +++ b/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_125204_task-008.md @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ +# Unworked Review Issues + +**Run:** 2026-05-03 12:52:04 +**Task:** TASK-008 +**Total:** 40 (0 critical, 1 major, 39 minor) + +## Major + +1. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:145` | missing-test + No test verifies that ~file_body() closes the fd when materialize() is never called. The header's ownership contract states 'if materialize() is never called, ~file_body() must close fd_' and this is mirrored by the analogous pipe_body_destructor_closes_fd_when_not_materialized test that already exists. A regression here (fd leak) would be invisible. + *Recommendation:* Add a test that constructs file_body with an existing file, lets it go out of scope without calling materialize(), and then verifies the fd is closed (EBADF on a second ::close()), following the same pattern as pipe_body_destructor_closes_fd_when_not_materialized. + +## Minor + +2. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/details/body.cpp:1` | pattern-violation + The implementation file is placed at src/details/body.cpp rather than src/httpserver/details/body.cpp. The architecture (§4.8, DR-002) consistently refers to the body hierarchy as living under src/httpserver/details/, and the public header is at src/httpserver/details/body.hpp. The .cpp file breaks the naming symmetry: a reader following the header path would look for the implementation in src/httpserver/details/body.cpp. + *Recommendation:* Move body.cpp to src/httpserver/details/body.cpp and update src/Makefile.am to reference httpserver/details/body.cpp. This mirrors the existing pattern of details/http_endpoint.cpp referenced from Makefile.am as details/http_endpoint.cpp (which lives under src/details/, not src/httpserver/details/ — a pre-existing inconsistency). If the project convention is actually src/details/ for .cpp files (separate from src/httpserver/details/ for headers), document that convention explicitly; otherwise, relocate to match the header tree. + +3. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:119` | interface-contract + Section 4.8 of the component spec states 'resources owned by the body (file handles, pipe FDs) are opened lazily during materialize where appropriate.' file_body now opens its fd and runs fstat at construction rather than in materialize(). The code is well-justified (TOCTOU avoidance, accurate size() before materialize()) and the comment documents the rationale, but §4.8 has not been updated to reflect this deliberate eager-open contract, leaving the spec and implementation divergent. + *Recommendation:* Update §4.8 (specs/architecture/04-components/body-hierarchy.md) to note that file_body opens the fd and calls fstat at construction so that size() is accurate immediately and materialize() avoids a TOCTOU race; the lazy-open guidance in §4.8 should be qualified to exclude file_body. + +4. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:188` | adr-violation + iovec_body's ALLOCATION NOTE states 'Per DR-005 the heap fallback is accepted for iovec_body.' DR-005 does not say this. DR-005's heap-fallback clause applies only when a body *subclass* (the SBO occupant) exceeds 64 bytes — it is silent on secondary allocations inside a fitting body. The decision text says SBO 'saves exactly one allocation per response, deterministically, on every body kind,' implying zero extra allocations. Attributing iovec_body's vector heap-allocation to DR-005 misrepresents the decision; DR-005 neither bans nor explicitly blesses it. + *Recommendation:* Rephrase the ALLOCATION NOTE to avoid falsely attributing the vector's heap allocation to DR-005. A correct framing: 'The SBO slot holds only the vector control block; the iovec_entry array always heap-allocates (std::vector invariant). DR-005 addresses only the body-pointer allocation; this secondary allocation is outside its scope and is accepted as an inherent cost of std::vector.' + +5. [ ] **architecture-alignment-checker** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:231` | adr-violation + DR-005 specifies 'Compile-time static_assert(sizeof(detail::deferred_body) <= 64) and per-subclass static_assert at end of details/body.hpp.' Per-subclass size static_asserts are present for all six subclasses. However, the alignment static_assert is only provided for deferred_body (alignof(deferred_body) <= 16), not for the other five subclasses. While DR-005 only explicitly names deferred_body for the alignment constraint, the SBO buffer is alignas(16) and any subclass with stricter alignment would silently violate it on placement-new. The omission leaves a gap if future subclasses or platform changes alter alignment. + *Recommendation:* Add static_assert(alignof(T) <= 16) for each concrete subclass alongside the existing sizeof asserts, or at minimum add a comment explaining why only deferred_body needs the alignment guard (e.g., 'other subclasses contain only std::string / std::vector / int / bool, whose alignof is <= 8 on all target platforms'). + +6. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:150` | code-elegance + In file_body::materialize(), the zero-byte branch sets materialized_ = true after closing the fd, using the flag as a 'suppress double-close' sentinel. The flag was designed to mean 'MHD owns the fd', but here it means 'fd already closed'. This dual meaning is a subtle semantic overload that could mislead future maintainers. + *Recommendation:* Consider setting fd_ = -1 (already done on line 151) as the sole guard and removing the materialized_ = true from this branch. The destructor guard 'if (!materialized_ && fd_ != -1)' already handles fd_ == -1 correctly, so the materialized_ write in the zero-byte branch is redundant and adds confusion. + +7. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:98` | code-elegance + string_body::materialize() uses the older MHD_create_response_from_buffer with a const_cast to satisfy the C API, plus MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT. The newer MHD_create_response_from_buffer_static (available since MHD 0x00097701, which is below the project's minimum of 0x01000000) accepts 'const void*' directly and avoids the cast while expressing the same ownership semantics more clearly. + *Recommendation:* Replace MHD_create_response_from_buffer(..., MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT) with MHD_create_response_from_buffer_static(content_.size(), content_.data()). This removes the const_cast and makes the ownership intent self-documenting. + +8. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:54` | code-readability + The body.hpp header uses 'namespace detail' (singular) while http_endpoint.hpp and modded_request.hpp in the same details/ directory use 'namespace details' (plural). This inconsistency exists alongside an earlier instance in http_method.hpp, but adding a second one increases the divergence from the project's dominant convention. + *Recommendation:* Align on one name. The task spec mandates 'detail::body' (singular), so the preferred fix is to document this as a deliberate split: new v2.0 entities go in 'detail', legacy entities stay in 'details' and migrate in a later task. If that's the intent, add a brief comment near the namespace declaration in body.hpp explaining the split. + +9. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:111` | test-coverage + empty_body is only tested with default construction (flags_ == 0). The explicit constructor 'empty_body(int flags)' is exercised by no test, leaving the flag-forwarding path through MHD_create_response_empty uncovered. + *Recommendation:* Add a second empty_body test that constructs with a non-zero flag value, calls materialize(), and verifies a non-null result. + +10. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:145` | test-coverage + The 'file_body_kind_and_materialize_existing_file' test verifies that materialize() returns a non-null MHD_Response, but never calls b.size() after materialize(). size_cached_ is set as a side-effect of materialize(), so the post-materialize size contract is untested. + *Recommendation:* Add LT_CHECK_GT(b.size(), 0u) after materialize() in the existing-file test to pin the size-caching side-effect. + +11. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:167` | test-coverage + file_body_returns_null_on_missing_file tests materialize() but does not also verify that size() returns 0 when open() fails at construction — a second observable side-effect of the constructor error path introduced in iter-1. + *Recommendation:* Add a LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 0u) assertion before calling materialize() in the missing-file test to pin both error-path outputs. + +12. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:178` | test-coverage + The 'iovec_body_empty_entries_materializes' test constructs an iovec_body with zero entries and checks size() == 0, but intentionally skips calling materialize(). The comment says 'MHD may or may not accept a zero-iovec response', leaving actual MHD behaviour unverified. This means a silent nullptr return or MHD-side assertion failure would go undetected. + *Recommendation:* Call materialize(), capture the result, then either assert it is non-null or explicitly document and assert that it returns nullptr. This pins the actual runtime behaviour of the code, even if MHD accepts zero iovecs. + +13. [ ] **code-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:190` | test-coverage + iovec_body_empty_entries_materializes constructs an empty iovec_body and checks size() but deliberately skips calling materialize() (comment says 'MHD may or may not accept'). This leaves the zero-iovec materialize() path untested, even for a null-return check. + *Recommendation:* Call materialize() and assert either non-null or null (i.e. assert that it does not crash / does not return an invalid state) to at least exercise the code path, with a comment explaining the platform variance. + +14. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-008/src/details/body.cpp:142` | code-structure + In file_body::materialize(), the zero-byte path sets materialized_ = true after calling close(fd_) and sets fd_ = -1. This is correct, but the inline comment 'suppress ~file_body's close (already closed)' partially explains the fd_ = -1 line but not why materialized_ is also set. A reader may wonder why both guards are needed. + *Recommendation:* Expand or restructure the comment to make both state updates explicit: 'fd_ is already closed; materialized_ = true prevents ~file_body from calling close(fd_) on the now-invalid descriptor.' Alternatively, the comment on the destructor check already handles this — in that case, drop the inline comment here and let the destructor comment do the explaining. + +15. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-008/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:127` | comments + The file_body class comment in body.hpp tags individual bullet points with reviewer/ticket references (security-reviewer-iter1-1, performance-reviewer-iter1-2) that duplicate the same tags already present in the companion block comment in body.cpp (lines 106-109). The WHY is clear in either place; having both creates a maintenance burden if the ticket references change. + *Recommendation:* Retain the implementation-level commentary in body.cpp where the actual code sits (it explains the lseek/TOCTOU avoidance next to the fstat call). In body.hpp, drop the parenthetical reviewer citations from the bullet points and keep only the prose rationale — the header should describe the contract (what callers can rely on), not the internal fix history. + +16. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-008/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:152` | comments + The materialized_ field comment in file_body says 'suppress ~file_body's close (already closed)', but the analogous field in pipe_body has no field-level comment. The asymmetry is minor but slightly inconsistent for a reader comparing the two classes. + *Recommendation:* Either add a matching one-line comment to pipe_body::materialized_ ('suppress ~pipe_body's close — MHD owns fd after successful materialize()') or omit both field comments and rely on the class-block ownership contract already documented above each class. Consistency matters more than which choice is made. + +17. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/details/body.cpp:41` | code-structure + The block comment at lines 41-49 in body.cpp explains that the iovec_entry static_asserts are duplicated from iovec_response.cpp, with a TASK-013 cleanup note. This is a transitional artefact. The comment is legitimate but worth flagging: if TASK-013 is not tracked in an issue/PR it will be forgotten. The code itself is fine, but the cleanup marker may be overlooked. + *Recommendation:* No code change needed. Verify that LIBHTTPSERVER_TODO_TASK013 is tracked as a task item so it is removed when iovec_response.cpp is deleted; otherwise the orphan comment becomes dead documentation. + +18. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:119` | comments + The file_body class comment (lines 119-124) contains the sentence 'size_cached_ is reserved for future use; size() currently returns it untouched (set on materialize) so the value reflects the on-disk size only after a successful materialise.' This describes WHAT the value does under current conditions, not WHY the design choice was made. 'Reserved for future use' adds no information and invites stale documentation drift. + *Recommendation:* Replace with a single-sentence WHY comment: 'size_cached_ is populated on first materialize() because the on-disk size is unavailable until open/fstat; pre-materialize callers receive 0, matching v1 behaviour.' + +19. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:136` | naming + The member name size_cached_ in file_body conveys the caching mechanism rather than the value's meaning. It reads as an implementation detail rather than as the field's domain role. + *Recommendation:* Rename to file_size_ to express what is stored, or size_ to mirror the pattern that would be used in other subclasses (there is no other ambiguity inside file_body). Either is clearer than size_cached_. + +20. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:231` | code-structure + The six SBO static_asserts in body.hpp are mirrored verbatim in body_test.cpp (lines 75-88). The comment in body_test.cpp (line 72-73) acknowledges this and justifies it as 'a second failure site', but intentional duplication of identical assertions is needless repetition. The test file's job is behavioural verification, not layout pinning; the canonical assertion in the header is sufficient for the constraint. + *Recommendation:* Remove the mirrored SBO static_asserts from body_test.cpp and keep only the Step 3 is_base_of checks that are genuinely test-file concerns. If a second compile-time failure site is desired, a dedicated compile-only TU (similar to header_hygiene_test.cpp) would be a cleaner home for it. + +21. [ ] **code-simplifier** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:243` | code-structure + The alignment assert (line 243) covers only deferred_body, despite the SBO contract applying to all subclasses. If a future subclass has unusual alignment (e.g. one using SIMD-aligned members), this gap means the assert would not catch it at the header level. + *Recommendation:* Either add alignof asserts for all six subclasses (<=16) for consistency, or add a brief comment explaining why only deferred_body needs the alignment check (e.g., std::function may choose alignof(max_align_t) == 16 on some platforms, while the others are known to be <= 8). + +22. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/architecture/04-components/body-hierarchy.md:11` | architecture-not-updated + The architecture doc §4.8 (body-hierarchy.md) uses 'virtual ~body() = default' in its pseudocode sketch, but the implementation in body.hpp defines '~body()' with the definition in body.cpp (= default there). More substantively, the architecture sketch omits the pipe_body ownership contract (fd ownership + materialized_ flag) and the iovec_body O(1) total_size_ field — these are new design details discovered during implementation that are not yet reflected in the spec. The skeleton in the architecture doc also does not show the copy/move-deleted protections on body's base class. These are implementation details of moderate significance. + *Recommendation:* Consider running /groundwork:source-architecture-from-code to update §4.8 with the pipe_body ownership contract (fd ownership + materialized_ flag, ~pipe_body closing fd if materialize() was never called) and the iovec_body O(1) size caching approach. The current spec is not wrong but is missing these details that were clarified during TASK-008 implementation. + +23. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/architecture/04-components/body-hierarchy.md:null` | architecture-not-updated + The body-hierarchy.md documents that iovec_body holds 'std::vector' and deferred_body holds 'std::function<...>', but does not capture the implementation-close-out note that iovec_body intentionally accepts exactly one heap allocation for its std::vector backing store (documented in code comments referencing DR-005), nor the explicit rationale that this is a deliberate design trade-off and not an oversight. The DR-005.md also omits this nuance. + *Recommendation:* Consider adding a one-sentence note to the iovec_body row in body-hierarchy.md: 'iovec_body intentionally incurs one heap allocation for its std::vector backing store; this is the only SBO-resident body kind that does so, and is accepted per DR-005 rationale.' Run /groundwork:source-architecture-from-code to capture these close-out notes if preferred. + +24. [ ] **housekeeper** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_111542_task-007.md:1` | documentation-stale + There are 47 unworked minor review issues from TASK-007 still open in /Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/specs/unworked_review_issues/2026-05-03_111542_task-007.md. The sole major issue (TASK-007 index not marked Done) was resolved by commit 1228e20. The 47 remaining minor issues cover Makefile.am style, CI matrix coverage, and test quality; none blocks TASK-008's correctness. No unworked_review_issues file for TASK-008 exists yet, which is correct — one will be created by the validation loop after this review. + *Recommendation:* No immediate action required for TASK-008. The TASK-007 minor issues remain open per project convention (unworked issues are carried forward). A new unworked_review_issues file for TASK-008 should be created after the validation loop completes. + +25. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-008/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:263` | missing-caching + deferred_body still uses std::function whose internal heap-allocation threshold is implementation-defined (typically 16-32 bytes on libstdc++/libc++). The added documentation notes this accurately, but callers constructing deferred_body with non-trivial captures (e.g. a shared_ptr sentinel as shown in body_test.cpp line 278) will silently incur a heap allocation inside std::function even though the deferred_body control block fits in the 64-byte SBO buffer. The SBO contract of DR-005 is satisfied for the control block, but the documented zero-allocation goal is not achieved for common real-world closures. + *Recommendation:* The documentation fix is a valid short-term resolution. For a future iteration, consider replacing producer_type with a bespoke inline-storage callable (e.g. a fixed-size aligned_storage trampoline, or a dependency on absl::AnyInvocable / std::move_only_function with a capped inline budget) so that single-pointer captures provably stay on-stack. This is not a blocker for TASK-008 given DR-005 explicitly allows heap fallback and the change would require designing the inline callable type independently. + +26. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:121` | missing-caching + file_body::materialize() uses lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END) to determine the file size rather than reading sb.st_size from the already-obtained fstat result. fstat already populates st_size accurately for regular files (the S_ISREG check is already performed on line 116), making the lseek call a redundant syscall. + *Recommendation:* Replace `off_t size = ::lseek(fd, 0, SEEK_END);` with `off_t size = sb.st_size;`. This removes a syscall and eliminates the seek-position side-effect on the fd. The S_ISREG guard already ensures st_size is meaningful. + +27. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:107` | memory-allocation + string_body's constructor takes std::string content by value and moves it into content_. This is correct. However, the class deletes all move constructors and move-assignment operators on the base (body), which means string_body itself is immovable. If future code (e.g. TASK-009's SBO placement) placement-new constructs a string_body by moving from a temporary, it will be forced to copy-construct instead, triggering a heap allocation for the std::string buffer. + *Recommendation:* The non-movable base design is intentional given the SBO placement-new ownership model (bodies live directly in http_response's buffer). This is acceptable and already noted in the design. No code change is required, but add a comment on the body base class noting why move is deleted and how callers must use placement-new into a pre-allocated 64-byte buffer instead of move-constructing. + +28. [ ] **performance-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:131` | missing-caching + file_body::size() returns size_cached_, which is 0 until materialize() has been called at least once. Any caller that queries size() before materialize() (e.g. to set a Content-Length header before dispatching) will always see 0, potentially emitting an incorrect Content-Length. The comment acknowledges this but frames it as matching v1 behaviour rather than as a known limitation. + *Recommendation:* Open the file in the constructor (see finding id=2) so size_cached_ is populated at construction time. If deferred open is intentional, rename size_cached_ to size_after_materialize_ and document clearly that size() returns 0 pre-materialize; callers that need the size should call materialize() first or check size() > 0. + +29. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:108` | insecure-design + On non-Windows platforms, O_NOFOLLOW is used to prevent symlink following. However, O_NOFOLLOW only prevents the final path component from being a symlink; intermediate path components that are symlinks are still followed. A path like /uploads/../../etc/passwd (where uploads is a symlink) bypasses O_NOFOLLOW. Path traversal prevention is therefore only partial and depends on the caller having already validated/canonicalized the path. (CWE-23, CWE-59) + *Recommendation:* Document that path_ is assumed to be a validated, canonicalized path by the time file_body is constructed. If file_body may ever receive user-supplied paths directly, the caller must use realpath() or equivalent canonicalization before constructing file_body. Consider adding a comment to the class header noting this precondition. On Linux, O_PATH combined with openat() relative to a trusted directory root provides stronger confinement. + +30. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:120` | insecure-design + file_body constructor (line 120) rejects non-regular files via S_ISREG but does not set errno or expose any diagnostic. More importantly, it accepts st_size values from fstat without capping against std::numeric_limits::max(). On a 32-bit platform where std::size_t is 32 bits, a file with st_size > 4 GiB (which off_t can represent) would silently truncate size_ via the static_cast on line 128, causing MHD_create_response_from_fd to be called with a truncated size and potentially serving partial content or over-reading. CWE-190 (integer overflow/truncation). + *Recommendation:* Add a bounds check before the cast: if (sb.st_size < 0 || static_cast(sb.st_size) > std::numeric_limits::max()) { ::close(fd_); fd_ = -1; return; } size_ = static_cast(sb.st_size); On 64-bit platforms this is a no-op; on 32-bit it prevents truncated sizes reaching MHD. + +31. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:128` | integer-overflow + static_cast(size) on line 128 where size is off_t. On platforms where off_t is 64-bit and std::size_t is 32-bit (rare but legal, e.g. some 32-bit embedded targets), this silently truncates the file size. The result passed to MHD_create_response_from_fd would be wrong, causing MHD to serve a truncated file with no error. (CWE-190) + *Recommendation:* Add a bounds check: `if (static_cast(size) > std::numeric_limits::max()) { ::close(fd); return nullptr; }` before the cast. The same applies to size_cached_ assignment on line 128. + +32. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/details/body.cpp:149` | insecure-design + In the zero-byte file path of file_body::materialize() (lines 149-155), fd_ is closed and then fd_ is set to -1, but materialized_ is set to true AFTER the close. If MHD_create_response_from_buffer on line 153 were to throw (or if a future refactor moves materialized_=true after the MHD call), the destructor could attempt to re-close an already-closed fd_ because materialized_ would still be false at throw time and fd_ would be -1 only if the assignment on line 151 ran first. The current sequence (close -> fd_=-1 -> materialized_=true) is actually safe because the destructor checks both !materialized_ AND fd_!=-1; however the intent is fragile and the ordering is non-obvious. A cleaner pattern would be to set fd_=-1 immediately after close() and rely solely on the fd_==-1 sentinel in the destructor, removing the need for materialized_ in this branch. + *Recommendation:* Reorder the zero-byte branch to: ::close(fd_); fd_ = -1; /* fd_ == -1 is now the destructor sentinel; no need to set materialized_ here */ return MHD_create_response_from_buffer(0, nullptr, MHD_RESPMEM_PERSISTENT); This eliminates the dual-sentinel complexity for this path and makes exception safety self-evident. + +33. [ ] **security-reviewer** | `src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:107` | insecure-design + string_body constructor is marked noexcept but accepts a std::string by value with std::move. std::string's move constructor is conditionally noexcept (it is noexcept on all standard implementations), but the noexcept propagates into the class — if for any reason the move throws (e.g. custom allocator), std::terminate() is called silently. This is a minor design concern rather than an exploitable vulnerability. (CWE-390) + *Recommendation:* Either remove the noexcept from the constructor or add a static_assert(std::is_nothrow_move_constructible_v) to document the assumption. Most standard library implementations guarantee nothrow move for std::string, but the assert makes the dependency explicit. + +34. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-008/src/httpserver.hpp:31` | specification-gap + The umbrella header still includes the legacy *_response.hpp subclass headers (string_response, file_response, iovec_response, pipe_response, empty_response, deferred_response, basic_auth_fail_response, digest_auth_fail_response). PRD-RSP-REQ-006 requires these to be absent from the public API in v2.0. TASK-008 is explicitly scoped to building the internal hierarchy as a foundation; removal of these headers is deferred to later tasks. The XFAIL header_hygiene test confirms this is tracked. No defect in TASK-008's scope. + *Recommendation:* No change needed for TASK-008. Ensure a follow-on task (M5/TASK-014 et al.) explicitly tracks removing these headers from the umbrella and resolves the XFAIL_TESTS entry. + +35. [ ] **spec-alignment-checker** | `/Users/etr/progs/libhttpserver/.worktrees/TASK-008/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp:31` | specification-gap + PRD-HDR-REQ-005 ('When get_raw_response, decorate_response, or enqueue_response are referenced by user code then the system shall not provide them as part of the public API') is cited as a related requirement in the task spec, but TASK-008 neither adds nor removes those methods — its scope is the internal body hierarchy only. The requirement is not violated here, but it is not advanced either; compliance remains deferred to later tasks (TASK-011/M2). This is an ambiguity in the task's 'Related Requirements' citation rather than a defect in the implementation. + *Recommendation:* No code change needed. Confirm in the task spec or PR description that PRD-HDR-REQ-005 is listed as context (the body hierarchy is a prerequisite for removing the old response API) rather than as a requirement that must be fully satisfied by this task alone. + +36. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:111` | naming-convention + Several test names combine kind, size, AND materialize in a single name (e.g. empty_body_kind_size_and_materialize, string_body_kind_size_and_materialize). The 'and' indicates multiple concerns checked together. While acceptable for simple data-class smoke tests, the naming obscures which specific property failed when an assertion fires. + *Recommendation:* Either split into separate tests per property (preferred for regression clarity) or document explicitly in a comment why the three properties are co-tested as a single atomic smoke check. The current approach is acceptable given how trivial each property is for these types; just ensure the approach is intentional. + +37. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:145` | missing-test + file_body.size() is documented to reflect on-disk size only after a successful materialize(), but no test calls materialize() on an existing file and then checks size_cached_ via size(). The happy-path test at line 145 only asserts kind() and that MHD_Response* is non-null — the side-effect on size() is untested. + *Recommendation:* After the successful materialize() call in file_body_kind_and_materialize_existing_file, add LT_CHECK_GT(b.size(), 0u) (or a known expected byte-count if test_content is a fixture of known size) to lock in the size-caching contract. + +38. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:145` | missing-test + The file_body constructor's !S_ISREG branch (body.cpp line 120) is not covered. Passing a directory path (or a FIFO/device) would exercise the fstat branch that closes fd_ and sets fd_=-1. Currently materialize() returning nullptr is only tested via the open() failure path (missing file). + *Recommendation:* Add a test constructing file_body with a path that exists but is not a regular file (e.g. "/tmp" or "/dev/null"). Assert that materialize() returns nullptr and size() returns 0. + +39. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:167` | missing-test + file_body_returns_null_on_missing_file asserts materialize() == nullptr but does not assert b.size() == 0 for the failure case. The constructor leaves size_ == 0 when open() fails; this observable state is untested. + *Recommendation:* Add LT_CHECK_EQ(b.size(), 0u) before the materialize() call in the file_body_returns_null_on_missing_file test to assert the documented failure-state size. + +40. [ ] **test-quality-reviewer** | `test/unit/body_test.cpp:178` | missing-test + iovec_body_empty_entries_materializes (line 178) explicitly skips asserting on the MHD_Response* result, citing uncertainty about MHD's behaviour for a zero-iovec input. The production code's CWE-190 guard (body.cpp line 143) returns nullptr if entries exceed UINT_MAX, but the zero-entry path is handled by going straight to MHD_create_response_from_iovec with count 0. Whether that returns nullptr or a valid response is a defined observable behaviour that should be pinned to catch accidental regressions. + *Recommendation:* Run the zero-entry path and observe what MHD actually returns (nullptr or a valid response), then add an explicit assertion (LT_CHECK_EQ or LT_CHECK_NEQ against nullptr) and MHD_destroy_response if non-null. If the result is platform-dependent, gate the assertion accordingly. From c05e3559540d8379ffd66de353b207b0706cd8f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:27:55 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 21/24] Fix CI: -Werror=type-limits and accumulated cpplint errors MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit When TASK-003..008 were merged into feature/v2.0 they were not pushed individually, so the cumulative push surfaced regressions across the matrix. This sweeps them up. Build error (basic ubuntu / valgrind / windows-IWYU): - test/unit/body_test.cpp:56-60: static_cast(uint8_t-enum) >= 0 is always-true, breaking -Werror=type-limits. Replace with enumerator != body_kind::empty so the compile-time reference still guards against a missing enumerator without the bogus comparison. cpplint (17 errors → 0): - Include order: - src/details/body.cpp, src/iovec_response.cpp, src/httpserver/details/body.hpp, test/unit/{body_test,header_hygiene_test,http_method_test, iovec_entry_test}.cpp: move and into the C-system-header group so the layout is primary, c, c++, other. - Missing includes: - src/details/body.cpp, src/iovec_response.cpp: add for std::string in the file_body / iovec_response signatures. - src/iovec_response.cpp: add for std::move. - Header guard: - src/httpserver/details/body.hpp: cpplint expects #ifndef GUARD as the first non-comment line. Move the SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ guard above the HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION #error block (which now lives inside the guard). - Misc: - body_kind.hpp: NOLINT(build/include_what_you_use) on the `string` enumerator (cpplint mistook it for std::string). - body_test.cpp:251: split single-line if-with-multiple-statements. - http_method_test.cpp:121: add space between [] and { in lambda. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/details/body.cpp | 4 ++-- src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp | 2 +- src/httpserver/details/body.hpp | 12 ++++++------ src/iovec_response.cpp | 10 +++++++--- test/unit/body_test.cpp | 22 ++++++++++++++-------- test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp | 4 ++-- test/unit/http_method_test.cpp | 5 +++-- test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp | 3 ++- 8 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/details/body.cpp b/src/details/body.cpp index 4e6fc6f1..ef6540e1 100644 --- a/src/details/body.cpp +++ b/src/details/body.cpp @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ #include "httpserver/details/body.hpp" #include +#include #include #include #include @@ -29,11 +30,10 @@ #include #include #include +#include #include #include -#include - namespace httpserver { namespace detail { diff --git a/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp b/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp index 8f803f77..b7146421 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/body_kind.hpp @@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace httpserver { // name the enumerators). enum class body_kind : std::uint8_t { empty, - string, + string, // NOLINT(build/include_what_you_use) - enumerator, not std::string file, iovec, pipe, diff --git a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp index 2103a25a..b53e6ee8 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp @@ -28,14 +28,17 @@ // // Header-hygiene contract: only library .cpp files (and build-tree unit // tests compiled with -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION) may include this file. +#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ +#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ + #ifndef HTTPSERVER_COMPILATION #error "details/body.hpp is internal; build with -DHTTPSERVER_COMPILATION." #endif -#ifndef SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ -#define SRC_HTTPSERVER_DETAILS_BODY_HPP_ - +#include #include // ssize_t +#include // private header may include POSIX scatter/gather + #include #include #include @@ -44,9 +47,6 @@ #include #include -#include -#include // private header may include POSIX scatter/gather - #include "httpserver/body_kind.hpp" #include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" diff --git a/src/iovec_response.cpp b/src/iovec_response.cpp index bf54fb43..ff15bf77 100644 --- a/src/iovec_response.cpp +++ b/src/iovec_response.cpp @@ -19,15 +19,19 @@ */ #include "httpserver/iovec_response.hpp" -#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" -#include -#include #include #include + +#include +#include +#include #include +#include #include +#include "httpserver/iovec_entry.hpp" + struct MHD_Response; namespace httpserver { diff --git a/test/unit/body_test.cpp b/test/unit/body_test.cpp index 9bf9360e..a532f7d4 100644 --- a/test/unit/body_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/body_test.cpp @@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ // details/body.hpp directly (for the subclasses) — header-hygiene from // the consumer perspective is asserted separately by header_hygiene_*. +#include #include // ssize_t #include // pipe, close + #include #include #include @@ -36,8 +38,6 @@ #include #include -#include - #include "./httpserver.hpp" // public umbrella → body_kind #include "httpserver/details/body.hpp" // private hierarchy #include "./littletest.hpp" @@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ static_assert(std::is_same_v, static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::empty) == 0, "body_kind::empty must be the zero-initialised value"); // Reference each enumerator at compile time so a missing one breaks the build. -static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::string) >= 0); -static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::file) >= 0); -static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::iovec) >= 0); -static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::pipe) >= 0); -static_assert(static_cast(httpserver::body_kind::deferred) >= 0); +// Comparing against `empty` (=0) avoids -Wtype-limits on uint8_t-backed enums +// while still touching every name. +static_assert(httpserver::body_kind::string != httpserver::body_kind::empty); +static_assert(httpserver::body_kind::file != httpserver::body_kind::empty); +static_assert(httpserver::body_kind::iovec != httpserver::body_kind::empty); +static_assert(httpserver::body_kind::pipe != httpserver::body_kind::empty); +static_assert(httpserver::body_kind::deferred != httpserver::body_kind::empty); // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- // Step 2 — abstract base contract. @@ -248,7 +250,11 @@ LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, deferred_body_trampoline_invokes_stored_callable) [&](uint64_t pos, char* buf, std::size_t max) -> ssize_t { called = true; (void)pos; - if (max >= 2) { buf[0] = 'h'; buf[1] = 'i'; return 2; } + if (max >= 2) { + buf[0] = 'h'; + buf[1] = 'i'; + return 2; + } return 0; }); char out[16] = {}; diff --git a/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp b/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp index b415f7de..3c053bbe 100644 --- a/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/header_hygiene_test.cpp @@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ // preprocessor-grep target `make check-hygiene` in the top-level // Makefile.am. Keep both lists in sync. -#include - #include +#include + int main() { int leaks = 0; diff --git a/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp b/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp index 3a471de4..e5763db0 100644 --- a/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/http_method_test.cpp @@ -23,8 +23,9 @@ // layout / width pinning, bitwise composition, complement bounding, // to_string totality, and round-trip via set/contains. -#include #include + +#include #include #include @@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ static_assert((~httpserver::http_method::get) .contains(httpserver::http_method::post)); // Compound assignment usable in constant context. -static_assert([]{ +static_assert([] { httpserver::method_set s{}; s |= httpserver::http_method::get; s |= httpserver::http_method::post; diff --git a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp index 412186a4..430296a0 100644 --- a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp @@ -24,9 +24,10 @@ // guarantee that downstream code does NOT see via the umbrella // is asserted separately by `header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp`. -#include #include #include + +#include #include #include "./httpserver.hpp" From 098759d785e9b002d902a87fbc715b3daf6461aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 14:47:54 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 22/24] Fix CI: gate POSIX struct iovec asserts on !_WIN32 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit MSYS2/mingw does not ship , so the layout-pinning asserts that compare httpserver::iovec_entry against POSIX struct iovec must be gated. The MHD_IoVec asserts stay unconditional — that's the type the dispatch path actually casts to, and libmicrohttpd ships its own portable MHD_IoVec definition. Files: - src/iovec_response.cpp: wrap include and the four POSIX struct iovec asserts (size/base/len/alignof) in #ifndef _WIN32. - src/details/body.cpp: same — body.cpp duplicates the iovec_response.cpp asserts during the M2 transition. - src/httpserver/details/body.hpp: drop include outright; body.hpp uses iovec_entry (the portable replacement) and MHD_IoVec but never references POSIX struct iovec. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- src/details/body.cpp | 17 ++++++++++++----- src/httpserver/details/body.hpp | 1 - src/iovec_response.cpp | 16 ++++++++++++---- 3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/details/body.cpp b/src/details/body.cpp index ef6540e1..a7d06a80 100644 --- a/src/details/body.cpp +++ b/src/details/body.cpp @@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ #include #include #include -#include #include +#ifndef _WIN32 +#include // POSIX struct iovec — used for layout-pin asserts +#endif #include #include @@ -47,7 +49,12 @@ namespace detail { // // LIBHTTPSERVER_TODO_TASK013: drop the originals from iovec_response.cpp // when iovec_response is removed. +// +// The POSIX `struct iovec` asserts are gated on !_WIN32 (no on +// MSYS2/mingw); the MHD_IoVec asserts run everywhere because that's the +// type the dispatch path actually casts to. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +#ifndef _WIN32 static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec), "iovec_entry size must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); @@ -57,6 +64,10 @@ static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len), "iovec_entry::len offset must match struct iovec::iov_len"); +static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry alignment must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " + "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); +#endif // !_WIN32 static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(MHD_IoVec), "iovec_entry size must match libmicrohttpd MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); @@ -66,10 +77,6 @@ static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == offsetof(MHD_IoVec, iov_len), "iovec_entry::len offset must match MHD_IoVec::iov_len"); - -static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(struct iovec), - "iovec_entry alignment must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " - "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(MHD_IoVec), "iovec_entry alignment must match MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); diff --git a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp index b53e6ee8..b4c3775f 100644 --- a/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp +++ b/src/httpserver/details/body.hpp @@ -37,7 +37,6 @@ #include #include // ssize_t -#include // private header may include POSIX scatter/gather #include #include diff --git a/src/iovec_response.cpp b/src/iovec_response.cpp index ff15bf77..f28ac8f7 100644 --- a/src/iovec_response.cpp +++ b/src/iovec_response.cpp @@ -21,7 +21,9 @@ #include "httpserver/iovec_response.hpp" #include -#include +#ifndef _WIN32 +#include // POSIX struct iovec — used for layout-pin asserts +#endif #include #include @@ -52,7 +54,12 @@ namespace httpserver { // asserts are the gate — a build failure on the divergent platform is // the desired outcome (loud, immediate, with the assert string naming // what diverged). +// +// The POSIX `struct iovec` asserts are gated on !_WIN32: MSYS2/mingw does +// not ship . The MHD_IoVec asserts are unconditional — that's +// the type the dispatch path actually casts to. // --------------------------------------------------------------------------- +#ifndef _WIN32 static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(struct iovec), "iovec_entry size must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); @@ -62,6 +69,10 @@ static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, base) == static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == offsetof(struct iovec, iov_len), "iovec_entry::len offset must match struct iovec::iov_len"); +static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(struct iovec), + "iovec_entry alignment must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " + "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); +#endif // !_WIN32 static_assert(sizeof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == sizeof(MHD_IoVec), "iovec_entry size must match libmicrohttpd MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); @@ -75,9 +86,6 @@ static_assert(offsetof(::httpserver::iovec_entry, len) == // Alignment pinning: ensures the reinterpret_cast array stride is safe on // architectures that trap on misaligned loads (SPARC, some ARM configs). // CWE-704: without alignof equality the cast is UB even when size/offset match. -static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(struct iovec), - "iovec_entry alignment must match POSIX struct iovec — divergent platform; " - "implement memcpy fallback (see TASK-004)"); static_assert(alignof(::httpserver::iovec_entry) == alignof(MHD_IoVec), "iovec_entry alignment must match MHD_IoVec — MHD layout drift"); From 13aa17a7097a20d7dd414325a2afcda4854c7aa8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 15:06:09 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 23/24] Fix CI: gate iovec_entry_test struct iovec bridge on !_WIN32 Same MSYS2/mingw constraint as iovec_response.cpp / body.cpp: no , so the POSIX struct iovec reinterpret_cast bridge test must be gated. The MHD_IoVec bridge test below it covers the actual production cast on every platform and stays unconditional. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp | 9 ++++++++- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp index 430296a0..7d0e4ff4 100644 --- a/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/iovec_entry_test.cpp @@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ // is asserted separately by `header_hygiene_iovec_test.cpp`. #include -#include +#ifndef _WIN32 +#include // POSIX struct iovec — bridge test only on POSIX +#endif #include #include @@ -73,6 +75,10 @@ LT_END_AUTO_TEST(brace_init_assigns_members) // POSIX struct iovec. This is the cast the library performs when feeding // libmicrohttpd, and what TASK-010 will rely on when it lands the // std::span factory. +// +// Gated on !_WIN32: MSYS2/mingw does not ship . The MHD_IoVec +// bridge test below covers the actual production cast on every platform. +#ifndef _WIN32 LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves_data) const char* a = "abc"; const char* b = "wxyz"; @@ -87,6 +93,7 @@ LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(iovec_entry_suite, reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[1].iov_base, const_cast(static_cast(b))); LT_CHECK_EQ(posix[1].iov_len, 4u); LT_END_AUTO_TEST(reinterpret_cast_to_struct_iovec_preserves_data) +#endif // !_WIN32 // Runtime bridge test for the actual production cast path: iovec_entry → // MHD_IoVec. Mirrors the struct iovec test above but exercises the type From c953e858b97eaf2efdf72a25166be1edef9bd8e0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sebastiano Merlino Date: Sun, 3 May 2026 15:22:11 +0200 Subject: [PATCH 24/24] Fix CI: gate pipe_body tests on !_WIN32 MSYS2/mingw does not expose POSIX ::pipe(); Windows uses _pipe() or CreatePipe(). The pipe_body class itself is portable (it just owns and closes an existing fd), but the unit tests need to *create* a pipe to exercise it, which is platform-specific. Gating the two pipe-creating tests with #ifndef _WIN32 keeps the test on Linux/macOS where the class's behaviour is exercised by the rest of the matrix. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.7 (1M context) --- test/unit/body_test.cpp | 8 ++++++++ 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+) diff --git a/test/unit/body_test.cpp b/test/unit/body_test.cpp index a532f7d4..55c4cd89 100644 --- a/test/unit/body_test.cpp +++ b/test/unit/body_test.cpp @@ -198,7 +198,14 @@ LT_END_AUTO_TEST(iovec_body_empty_entries_materializes) // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- // pipe_body +// +// Gated on !_WIN32: MSYS2/mingw does not expose POSIX ::pipe() — Windows +// pipes use _pipe() / CreatePipe(). The pipe_body class itself is portable +// (it just owns and closes a fd) but the tests below need to *create* a +// pipe to exercise it, which is platform-specific. The Linux/macOS CI +// matrix exercises this code path. // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- +#ifndef _WIN32 LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, pipe_body_kind_and_materialize) int fds[2]; int rc = ::pipe(fds); @@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ LT_BEGIN_AUTO_TEST(body_suite, pipe_body_destructor_closes_fd_when_not_materiali LT_CHECK_EQ(errno, EBADF); ::close(fds[1]); LT_END_AUTO_TEST(pipe_body_destructor_closes_fd_when_not_materialized) +#endif // !_WIN32 // ----------------------------------------------------------------------- // deferred_body