fix(cli): improve dashboard download error handling and retry logic (#1154)

This PR fixes dashboard installation failures by improving HTTP error handling and adding retry logic for network issues.

## Problem
Users were experiencing dashboard installation failures with cryptic error messages like "error sending request for url" when network issues occurred or when GitHub releases were temporarily unavailable.

## Changes
- **Enhanced HTTP client**: Added proper User-Agent, timeouts (120s total, 30s connect), and better error formatting
- **Retry logic**: Added exponential backoff retry (up to 3 attempts) for connection errors and server errors (5xx)
- **Better error messages**: Improved error formatting with full error chain context
- **Comprehensive tests**: Added unit tests for various failure scenarios (404, connection errors, partial downloads)

## Implementation Details
- Replaced direct `reqwest::get()` calls with a configured HTTP client
- Added `format_reqwest_error()` to provide detailed error context
- Implemented retry logic in `download_bytes()` with exponential backoff
- Added extensive test coverage including mock HTTP server scenarios

Fixes #1146
This commit is contained in:
Chris Tate
2026-04-05 10:07:08 -05:00
committed by GitHub
parent 9f51879012
commit 44f37c92d3
+286 -30
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@@ -183,9 +183,12 @@ fn platform_key() -> &'static str {
}
async fn fetch_download_url() -> Result<(String, String), String> {
let resp = reqwest::get(LAST_KNOWN_GOOD_URL)
let client = http_client()?;
let resp = client
.get(LAST_KNOWN_GOOD_URL)
.send()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to fetch version info: {}", e))?;
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to fetch version info: {}", format_reqwest_error(&e)))?;
let body: serde_json::Value = resp
.json()
@@ -223,44 +226,110 @@ async fn fetch_download_url() -> Result<(String, String), String> {
Ok((version, url))
}
fn format_reqwest_error(e: &reqwest::Error) -> String {
let mut msg = e.to_string();
let mut source = std::error::Error::source(e);
while let Some(cause) = source {
msg.push_str(&format!(": {}", cause));
source = std::error::Error::source(cause);
}
msg
}
fn http_client() -> Result<reqwest::Client, String> {
reqwest::Client::builder()
.user_agent(format!("agent-browser/{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION")))
.timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(120))
.connect_timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(30))
.build()
.map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create HTTP client: {}", format_reqwest_error(&e)))
}
async fn download_bytes(url: &str) -> Result<Vec<u8>, String> {
let resp = reqwest::get(url)
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Download failed: {}", e))?;
let client = http_client()?;
let max_retries = 3;
let mut last_err = String::new();
let total = resp.content_length();
let mut bytes = Vec::new();
let mut stream = resp;
let mut downloaded: u64 = 0;
let mut last_pct: u64 = 0;
for attempt in 0..max_retries {
if attempt > 0 {
eprintln!(
" Retrying download (attempt {}/{})",
attempt + 1,
max_retries
);
tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_secs(1 << attempt)).await;
}
loop {
let chunk = stream
.chunk()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Download error: {}", e))?;
match chunk {
Some(data) => {
downloaded += data.len() as u64;
bytes.extend_from_slice(&data);
let resp = match client.get(url).send().await {
Ok(r) => r,
Err(e) => {
last_err = format!("Download failed: {}", format_reqwest_error(&e));
if e.is_connect() || e.is_timeout() {
continue;
}
return Err(last_err);
}
};
if let Some(total) = total {
let pct = (downloaded * 100) / total;
if pct >= last_pct + 5 {
last_pct = pct;
let mb = downloaded as f64 / 1_048_576.0;
let total_mb = total as f64 / 1_048_576.0;
eprint!("\r {:.0}/{:.0} MB ({pct}%)", mb, total_mb);
let _ = io::stderr().flush();
let status = resp.status();
if !status.is_success() {
last_err = format!(
"Download failed: server returned HTTP {} for {}",
status, url
);
if status.is_server_error() {
continue;
}
return Err(last_err);
}
let total = resp.content_length();
let mut bytes = Vec::new();
let mut stream = resp;
let mut downloaded: u64 = 0;
let mut last_pct: u64 = 0;
let mut chunk_err = None;
loop {
let chunk = stream
.chunk()
.await
.map_err(|e| format!("Download error: {}", format_reqwest_error(&e)));
match chunk {
Ok(Some(data)) => {
downloaded += data.len() as u64;
bytes.extend_from_slice(&data);
if let Some(total) = total {
let pct = (downloaded * 100) / total;
if pct >= last_pct + 5 {
last_pct = pct;
let mb = downloaded as f64 / 1_048_576.0;
let total_mb = total as f64 / 1_048_576.0;
eprint!("\r {:.0}/{:.0} MB ({pct}%)", mb, total_mb);
let _ = io::stderr().flush();
}
}
}
Ok(None) => break,
Err(e) => {
chunk_err = Some(e);
break;
}
}
None => break,
}
eprintln!();
if let Some(e) = chunk_err {
last_err = e;
continue;
}
return Ok(bytes);
}
eprintln!();
Ok(bytes)
Err(last_err)
}
fn extract_zip(bytes: Vec<u8>, dest: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
@@ -780,6 +849,193 @@ pub fn run_dashboard_install() {
}
}
#[cfg(test)]
mod tests {
use super::*;
use tokio::io::{AsyncReadExt, AsyncWriteExt};
use tokio::net::TcpListener;
fn http_response(status: u16, reason: &str, body: &[u8]) -> Vec<u8> {
let header = format!(
"HTTP/1.1 {} {}\r\nContent-Length: {}\r\nConnection: close\r\n\r\n",
status,
reason,
body.len()
);
let mut resp = header.into_bytes();
resp.extend_from_slice(body);
resp
}
async fn accept_once(listener: &TcpListener, response: &[u8]) {
let (mut s, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
let _ = s.read(&mut buf).await;
s.write_all(response).await.unwrap();
}
async fn accept_with_ua_check(listener: &TcpListener, response: &[u8]) -> String {
let (mut s, _) = listener.accept().await.unwrap();
let mut buf = [0u8; 4096];
let n = s.read(&mut buf).await.unwrap();
let request = String::from_utf8_lossy(&buf[..n]).to_string();
s.write_all(response).await.unwrap();
request
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn download_bytes_returns_body_on_200() {
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
let body = b"fake-zip-content";
let resp = http_response(200, "OK", body);
let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
accept_once(&listener, &resp).await;
});
let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/test.zip", port);
let result = download_bytes(&url).await;
assert!(result.is_ok());
assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), body);
server.await.unwrap();
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn download_bytes_returns_error_on_404() {
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
let resp = http_response(404, "Not Found", b"not found");
let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
accept_once(&listener, &resp).await;
});
let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/test.zip", port);
let result = download_bytes(&url).await;
assert!(result.is_err());
let err = result.unwrap_err();
assert!(
err.contains("HTTP 404"),
"expected HTTP 404 in error, got: {}",
err
);
server.await.unwrap();
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn download_bytes_retries_on_500() {
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
// First two attempts: 500
let r500 = http_response(500, "Internal Server Error", b"error");
accept_once(&listener, &r500).await;
accept_once(&listener, &r500).await;
// Third attempt: 200
let r200 = http_response(200, "OK", b"ok-data");
accept_once(&listener, &r200).await;
});
let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/test.zip", port);
let result = download_bytes(&url).await;
assert!(
result.is_ok(),
"expected success after retries: {:?}",
result
);
assert_eq!(result.unwrap(), b"ok-data");
server.await.unwrap();
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn download_bytes_gives_up_after_max_retries() {
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
let r500 = http_response(500, "Internal Server Error", b"error");
// All 3 attempts get 500
accept_once(&listener, &r500).await;
accept_once(&listener, &r500).await;
accept_once(&listener, &r500).await;
});
let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/test.zip", port);
let result = download_bytes(&url).await;
assert!(result.is_err());
let err = result.unwrap_err();
assert!(
err.contains("HTTP 500"),
"expected HTTP 500 in error, got: {}",
err
);
server.await.unwrap();
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn download_bytes_does_not_retry_on_403() {
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
let resp = http_response(403, "Forbidden", b"forbidden");
let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
// Only one request should arrive (no retries for 4xx)
accept_once(&listener, &resp).await;
});
let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/test.zip", port);
let result = download_bytes(&url).await;
assert!(result.is_err());
assert!(result.unwrap_err().contains("HTTP 403"));
server.await.unwrap();
}
#[tokio::test]
async fn http_client_sends_user_agent() {
let listener = TcpListener::bind("127.0.0.1:0").await.unwrap();
let port = listener.local_addr().unwrap().port();
let resp = http_response(200, "OK", b"ok");
let server = tokio::spawn(async move {
let req = accept_with_ua_check(&listener, &resp).await;
req
});
let client = http_client().unwrap();
let url = format!("http://127.0.0.1:{}/test", port);
let _ = client.get(&url).send().await;
let request_text = server.await.unwrap();
let expected_ua = format!("agent-browser/{}", env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION"));
assert!(
request_text.contains(&expected_ua),
"expected User-Agent '{}' in request:\n{}",
expected_ua,
request_text
);
}
#[test]
fn download_bytes_connection_refused_includes_details() {
// Use a port that nothing is listening on
let rt = tokio::runtime::Builder::new_current_thread()
.enable_all()
.build()
.unwrap();
let result = rt.block_on(download_bytes("http://127.0.0.1:1/test.zip"));
assert!(result.is_err());
let err = result.unwrap_err();
// The new code should include the root cause (connection refused)
// not just the vague "error sending request for url"
assert!(
err.contains("Connection refused") || err.contains("connection refused"),
"expected 'connection refused' in error, got: {}",
err
);
}
}
fn extract_dashboard_zip(bytes: Vec<u8>, dest: &Path) -> Result<(), String> {
fs::create_dir_all(dest).map_err(|e| format!("Failed to create directory: {}", e))?;