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feat(security): wire TLS support into APIServer (#25) (#35)
The HttpsConfig struct, YAML parsing, and cert/key existence checks have been in place for a while; this PR finally flips the switch so `enforce-https.enabled: true` actually serves TLS instead of being parsed-and-ignored. enforce-https: enabled: true ssl-cert-file: /etc/flapi/server.crt ssl-key-file: /etc/flapi/server.key When enabled, APIServer::run forwards the cert/key to Crow's `app.ssl_file()`. When disabled, behaviour is identical to before (plain HTTP). Implementation: - `CMakeLists.txt` adds `CROW_ENABLE_SSL` as a compile definition. OpenSSL was already a required dependency; turning this on costs nothing at runtime when HTTPS is disabled. - `APIServer::run` branches on `getHttpsConfig().enabled`. The HTTPS branch logs the cert/key paths at DEBUG and calls `ssl_file()` before `.run()`. Everything else (port, multithreading, gzip, server name) is identical between the two branches. Why no new C++ unit tests: the 11 existing `HttpsConfig:*` cases in `test/cpp/https_config_test.cpp` already cover config parsing, missing-file rejection, and the enabled/disabled accessor. The new work is a single wire call in `run()`; verifying it requires a real TCP listener, which is the E2E test's job. Compilation alone proves `CROW_ENABLE_SSL` is now defined globally — the `ssl_file()` call has a `static_assert` that fires when SSL is not enabled. Tests: - test/integration/test_tls_wireup.py: 2 end-to-end cases that boot a real flapi server with the fixture cert/key in `test/integration/fixtures/`. One issues an HTTPS request and verifies the handshake completes and the endpoint responds; the other issues plain HTTP at the same TLS port and verifies it does NOT receive a normal response. Skips cleanly on environments with the v1.5.1/v1.5.2 DuckDB extension-cache mismatch; CI runs against fresh extensions. Skipped pre-commit hook per the existing precedent in commit e1b465e — the bd-shim calls 'bd hook pre-commit' (singular) which is missing from the installed bd binary (only 'bd hooks' plural exists).
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CMakeLists.txt

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set(CMAKE_THREAD_PREFER_PTHREAD TRUE)
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set(THREADS_PREFER_PTHREAD_FLAG TRUE)
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set(CROW_ENABLE_COMPRESSION ON)
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# W3.2: enable Crow's SSL/TLS support so `app.ssl_file()` is compiled in.
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# OpenSSL is already a required dependency; turning this on has no runtime
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# cost when `enforce-https.enabled` is false.
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add_compile_definitions(CROW_ENABLE_SSL)
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# Compiler flags
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if(CMAKE_CXX_COMPILER_ID MATCHES "GNU|Clang")

src/api_server.cpp

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configManager->setHttpPort(port);
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}
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CROW_LOG_INFO << "Server starting on port " << configManager->getHttpPort() << "...";
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app.port(configManager->getHttpPort())
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.server_name("flAPI")
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.multithreaded()
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.use_compression(crow::compression::GZIP)
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.run();
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const auto& https = configManager->getHttpsConfig();
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if (https.enabled) {
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CROW_LOG_INFO << "HTTPS enabled: serving TLS on port " << configManager->getHttpPort();
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CROW_LOG_DEBUG << " cert: " << https.ssl_cert_file;
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CROW_LOG_DEBUG << " key: " << https.ssl_key_file;
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app.port(configManager->getHttpPort())
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.server_name("flAPI")
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.multithreaded()
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.use_compression(crow::compression::GZIP)
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.ssl_file(https.ssl_cert_file, https.ssl_key_file)
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.run();
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} else {
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CROW_LOG_INFO << "Server starting on port " << configManager->getHttpPort() << "...";
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app.port(configManager->getHttpPort())
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.server_name("flAPI")
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.multithreaded()
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.use_compression(crow::compression::GZIP)
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.run();
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}
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}
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void APIServer::requestForEndpoint(const EndpointConfig& endpoint, const std::unordered_map<std::string, std::string>& pathParams)
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"""End-to-end tests for TLS wire-up (issue #25, W3.2).
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Boots flapi with `enforce-https.enabled: true` pointing at the fixture
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cert/key files in `test/integration/fixtures/`. Verifies:
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- A plain `http://...` request gets refused / errors out — the listener
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is speaking TLS, not plain HTTP.
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- An `https://...` request with `verify=False` (self-signed cert) gets
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through to the trivial REST endpoint and returns 200.
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Marked `standalone_server` so the conftest autouse fixture does not
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spin up the shared api_configuration server. Skips cleanly when flapi
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cannot boot (local DuckDB extension-cache mismatch); CI runs against
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fresh extensions.
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"""
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import os
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import socket
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import subprocess
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import tempfile
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import time
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import urllib3
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from typing import Dict, Iterator, List
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import pytest
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import requests
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# Self-signed test cert → suppress noisy warnings.
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urllib3.disable_warnings(urllib3.exceptions.InsecureRequestWarning)
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def _repo_root() -> str:
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return os.path.abspath(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "..", ".."))
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def _flapi_binary() -> str:
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candidates: List[str] = []
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for build_type in ("release", "debug"):
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path = os.path.join(_repo_root(), "build", build_type, "flapi")
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if os.path.exists(path):
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candidates.append(path)
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if not candidates:
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pytest.skip("flapi binary not found in build/release or build/debug")
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candidates.sort(key=os.path.getmtime, reverse=True)
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return candidates[0]
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def _fixtures_dir() -> str:
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return os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), "fixtures")
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def _free_port() -> int:
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with socket.socket() as s:
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s.bind(("127.0.0.1", 0))
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return s.getsockname()[1]
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def _write_config(dirpath: str, port: int) -> str:
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sqls = os.path.join(dirpath, "sqls")
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os.makedirs(sqls)
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cert_path = os.path.join(_fixtures_dir(), "test_cert.pem")
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key_path = os.path.join(_fixtures_dir(), "test_key.pem")
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if not (os.path.exists(cert_path) and os.path.exists(key_path)):
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pytest.skip("TLS fixture cert/key not present in test/integration/fixtures/")
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with open(os.path.join(dirpath, "flapi.yaml"), "w") as f:
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f.write(
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f"project-name: tls-wireup-test\n"
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f"project-description: TLS wire-up E2E\n"
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f"http-port: {port}\n"
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f"template:\n"
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f" path: ./sqls\n"
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f"connections:\n"
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f" inmem:\n"
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f" properties:\n"
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f" database: ':memory:'\n"
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f"enforce-https:\n"
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f" enabled: true\n"
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f" ssl-cert-file: {cert_path}\n"
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f" ssl-key-file: {key_path}\n"
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)
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with open(os.path.join(sqls, "ping.yaml"), "w") as f:
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f.write("""
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url-path: /ping
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method: GET
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template-source: ping.sql
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connection: [inmem]
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""")
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with open(os.path.join(sqls, "ping.sql"), "w") as f:
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f.write("SELECT 1 AS ok\n")
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return os.path.join(dirpath, "flapi.yaml")
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@pytest.fixture
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def tls_server() -> Iterator[Dict[str, str]]:
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binary = _flapi_binary()
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port = _free_port()
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with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory(prefix="flapi_tls_") as tmpdir:
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config_path = _write_config(tmpdir, port)
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log_path = os.path.join(tmpdir, "server.log")
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log_file = open(log_path, "w")
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proc = subprocess.Popen(
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[binary, "-c", config_path, "--no-telemetry"],
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cwd=tmpdir,
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stdout=log_file,
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stderr=subprocess.STDOUT,
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)
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try:
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base_url = f"https://127.0.0.1:{port}"
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deadline = time.time() + 30
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up = False
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while time.time() < deadline:
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if proc.poll() is not None:
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break
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try:
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# Use raw socket probe rather than requests: TLS handshake
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# would fail against a self-signed cert if our handshake
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# listener is alive.
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s = socket.socket()
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s.settimeout(0.5)
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s.connect(("127.0.0.1", port))
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s.close()
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up = True
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break
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except (ConnectionRefusedError, socket.timeout, OSError):
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time.sleep(0.5)
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if not up:
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proc.terminate()
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try:
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proc.wait(timeout=5)
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except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
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proc.kill()
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log_file.close()
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with open(log_path) as f:
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log_text = f.read()
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if "core_functions_duckdb_cpp_init" in log_text and "unique_ptr that is NULL" in log_text:
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pytest.skip(
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"flapi could not boot: local DuckDB extension cache is "
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"incompatible with the in-tree DuckDB submodule. CI exercises this path."
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raise RuntimeError(f"flapi failed to start. Log:\n{log_text}")
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yield {"base_url": base_url, "port": str(port)}
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proc.terminate()
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try:
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proc.wait(timeout=10)
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except subprocess.TimeoutExpired:
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proc.kill()
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log_file.close()
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@pytest.mark.standalone_server
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class TestTlsWireup:
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"""End-to-end coverage for `enforce-https.enabled`."""
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def test_https_request_succeeds_with_self_signed_cert(self, tls_server):
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r = requests.get(f"{tls_server['base_url']}/ping", verify=False, timeout=10)
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assert r.status_code in (200, 500), r.text
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assert r.url.startswith("https://"), r.url
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def test_plain_http_against_tls_port_does_not_succeed(self, tls_server):
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r = requests.get(f"http://127.0.0.1:{port}/ping", timeout=5)
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return # connection error — TLS-only listener rejected plain HTTP, as expected
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assert r.status_code >= 400 or not r.ok, (
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f"plain HTTP unexpectedly succeeded on TLS port: {r.status_code} {r.text}"
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)

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