commands: Improve server startup to make tests less flaky

Do this by announcing/listen on the local address before we start the server.

commands/commandeer.go

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"errors"
 	"io/ioutil"
+	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"regexp"
@@ -88,7 +89,8 @@ type commandeer struct {
 	// Used in cases where we get flooded with events in server mode.
 	debounce func(f func())
 
-	serverPorts         []int
+	serverPorts []serverPortListener
+
 	languagesConfigured bool
 	languages           langs.Languages
 	doLiveReload        bool
@@ -105,6 +107,11 @@ type commandeer struct {
 	buildErr error
 }
 
+type serverPortListener struct {
+	p  int
+	ln net.Listener
+}
+
 func newCommandeerHugoState() *commandeerHugoState {
 	return &commandeerHugoState{
 		created: make(chan struct{}),
@@ -420,6 +427,7 @@ func (c *commandeer) loadConfig() error {
 		if h == nil || c.failOnInitErr {
 			err = createErr
 		}
+
 		c.hugoSites = h
 		// TODO(bep) improve.
 		if c.buildLock == nil && h != nil {

commands/server.go

@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ import (
 
 type serverCmd struct {
 	// Can be used to stop the server. Useful in tests
-	stop <-chan bool
+	stop chan bool
 
 	disableLiveReload bool
 	navigateToChanged bool
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func (b *commandsBuilder) newServerCmd() *serverCmd {
 	return b.newServerCmdSignaled(nil)
 }
 
-func (b *commandsBuilder) newServerCmdSignaled(stop <-chan bool) *serverCmd {
+func (b *commandsBuilder) newServerCmdSignaled(stop chan bool) *serverCmd {
 	cc := &serverCmd{stop: stop}
 
 	cc.baseBuilderCmd = b.newBuilderCmd(&cobra.Command{
@@ -89,7 +89,13 @@ By default hugo will also watch your files for any changes you make and
 automatically rebuild the site. It will then live reload any open browser pages
 and push the latest content to them. As most Hugo sites are built in a fraction
 of a second, you will be able to save and see your changes nearly instantly.`,
-		RunE: cc.server,
+		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
+			err := cc.server(cmd, args)
+			if err != nil && cc.stop != nil {
+				cc.stop <- true
+			}
+			return err
+		},
 	})
 
 	cc.cmd.Flags().IntVarP(&cc.serverPort, "port", "p", 1313, "port on which the server will listen")
@@ -130,8 +136,6 @@ func (f noDirFile) Readdir(count int) ([]os.FileInfo, error) {
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
-var serverPorts []int
-
 func (sc *serverCmd) server(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 	// If a Destination is provided via flag write to disk
 	destination, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("destination")
@@ -166,61 +170,58 @@ func (sc *serverCmd) server(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) error {
 
 		// We can only do this once.
 		serverCfgInit.Do(func() {
-			serverPorts = make([]int, 1)
+			c.serverPorts = make([]serverPortListener, 1)
 
 			if c.languages.IsMultihost() {
 				if !sc.serverAppend {
 					rerr = newSystemError("--appendPort=false not supported when in multihost mode")
 				}
-				serverPorts = make([]int, len(c.languages))
+				c.serverPorts = make([]serverPortListener, len(c.languages))
 			}
 
 			currentServerPort := sc.serverPort
 
-			for i := 0; i < len(serverPorts); i++ {
+			for i := 0; i < len(c.serverPorts); i++ {
 				l, err := net.Listen("tcp", net.JoinHostPort(sc.serverInterface, strconv.Itoa(currentServerPort)))
 				if err == nil {
-					l.Close()
-					serverPorts[i] = currentServerPort
+					c.serverPorts[i] = serverPortListener{ln: l, p: currentServerPort}
 				} else {
 					if i == 0 && sc.cmd.Flags().Changed("port") {
 						// port set explicitly by user -- he/she probably meant it!
 						rerr = newSystemErrorF("Server startup failed: %s", err)
 						return
 					}
 					c.logger.Println("port", sc.serverPort, "already in use, attempting to use an available port")
-					sp, err := helpers.FindAvailablePort()
+					l, sp, err := helpers.TCPListen()
 					if err != nil {
 						rerr = newSystemError("Unable to find alternative port to use:", err)
 						return
 					}
-					serverPorts[i] = sp.Port
+					c.serverPorts[i] = serverPortListener{ln: l, p: sp.Port}
 				}
 
-				currentServerPort = serverPorts[i] + 1
+				currentServerPort = c.serverPorts[i].p + 1
 			}
 		})
 
 		if rerr != nil {
 			return
 		}
 
-		c.serverPorts = serverPorts
-
 		c.Set("port", sc.serverPort)
 		if sc.liveReloadPort != -1 {
 			c.Set("liveReloadPort", sc.liveReloadPort)
 		} else {
-			c.Set("liveReloadPort", serverPorts[0])
+			c.Set("liveReloadPort", c.serverPorts[0].p)
 		}
 
 		isMultiHost := c.languages.IsMultihost()
 		for i, language := range c.languages {
 			var serverPort int
 			if isMultiHost {
-				serverPort = serverPorts[i]
+				serverPort = c.serverPorts[i].p
 			} else {
-				serverPort = serverPorts[0]
+				serverPort = c.serverPorts[0].p
 			}
 
 			baseURL, err := sc.fixURL(language, sc.baseURL, serverPort)
@@ -320,10 +321,11 @@ func (f *fileServer) rewriteRequest(r *http.Request, toPath string) *http.Reques
 	return r2
 }
 
-func (f *fileServer) createEndpoint(i int) (*http.ServeMux, string, string, error) {
+func (f *fileServer) createEndpoint(i int) (*http.ServeMux, net.Listener, string, string, error) {
 	baseURL := f.baseURLs[i]
 	root := f.roots[i]
-	port := f.c.serverPorts[i]
+	port := f.c.serverPorts[i].p
+	listener := f.c.serverPorts[i].ln
 
 	publishDir := f.c.Cfg.GetString("publishDir")
 
@@ -353,7 +355,7 @@ func (f *fileServer) createEndpoint(i int) (*http.ServeMux, string, string, erro
 	// We're only interested in the path
 	u, err := url.Parse(baseURL)
 	if err != nil {
-		return nil, "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "Invalid baseURL")
+		return nil, nil, "", "", errors.Wrap(err, "Invalid baseURL")
 	}
 
 	decorate := func(h http.Handler) http.Handler {
@@ -459,7 +461,7 @@ func (f *fileServer) createEndpoint(i int) (*http.ServeMux, string, string, erro
 
 	endpoint := net.JoinHostPort(f.s.serverInterface, strconv.Itoa(port))
 
-	return mu, u.String(), endpoint, nil
+	return mu, listener, u.String(), endpoint, nil
 }
 
 var logErrorRe = regexp.MustCompile(`(?s)ERROR \d{4}/\d{2}/\d{2} \d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2} `)
@@ -514,8 +516,10 @@ func (c *commandeer) serve(s *serverCmd) error {
 	signal.Notify(sigs, syscall.SIGINT, syscall.SIGTERM)
 	var servers []*http.Server
 
+	wg1, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(context.Background())
+
 	for i := range baseURLs {
-		mu, serverURL, endpoint, err := srv.createEndpoint(i)
+		mu, listener, serverURL, endpoint, err := srv.createEndpoint(i)
 		srv := &http.Server{
 			Addr:    endpoint,
 			Handler: mu,
@@ -532,13 +536,13 @@ func (c *commandeer) serve(s *serverCmd) error {
 			mu.HandleFunc(u.Path+"/livereload", livereload.Handler)
 		}
 		jww.FEEDBACK.Printf("Web Server is available at %s (bind address %s)\n", serverURL, s.serverInterface)
-		go func() {
-			err = srv.ListenAndServe()
+		wg1.Go(func() error {
+			err = srv.Serve(listener)
 			if err != nil && err != http.ErrServerClosed {
-				c.logger.Errorf("Error: %s\n", err.Error())
-				os.Exit(1)
+				return err
 			}
-		}()
+			return nil
+		})
 	}
 
 	jww.FEEDBACK.Println("Press Ctrl+C to stop")
@@ -556,15 +560,19 @@ func (c *commandeer) serve(s *serverCmd) error {
 
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 5*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
-	wg, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
+	wg2, ctx := errgroup.WithContext(ctx)
 	for _, srv := range servers {
 		srv := srv
-		wg.Go(func() error {
+		wg2.Go(func() error {
 			return srv.Shutdown(ctx)
 		})
 	}
 
-	return wg.Wait()
+	err1, err2 := wg1.Wait(), wg2.Wait()
+	if err1 != nil {
+		return err1
+	}
+	return err2
 }
 
 // fixURL massages the baseURL into a form needed for serving

commands/server_test.go

@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 func TestServer(t *testing.T) {
 	c := qt.New(t)
 
-	r := runServerTest(c, "")
+	r := runServerTest(c, true, "")
 
 	c.Assert(r.err, qt.IsNil)
 	c.Assert(r.homeContent, qt.Contains, "List: Hugo Commands")
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func TestServerPanicOnConfigError(t *testing.T) {
 linenos='table'
 `
 
-	r := runServerTest(c, config)
+	r := runServerTest(c, false, config)
 
 	c.Assert(r.err, qt.IsNotNil)
 	c.Assert(r.err.Error(), qt.Contains, "cannot parse 'Highlight.LineNos' as bool:")
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ baseURL="https://example.org"
 				args = strings.Split(test.flag, "=")
 			}
 
-			r := runServerTest(c, config, args...)
+			r := runServerTest(c, true, config, args...)
 
 			test.assert(c, r)
 
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ type serverTestResult struct {
 	publicDirnames map[string]bool
 }
 
-func runServerTest(c *qt.C, config string, args ...string) (result serverTestResult) {
+func runServerTest(c *qt.C, getHome bool, config string, args ...string) (result serverTestResult) {
 	dir, clean, err := createSimpleTestSite(c, testSiteConfig{configTOML: config})
 	defer clean()
 	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
@@ -135,34 +135,32 @@ func runServerTest(c *qt.C, config string, args ...string) (result serverTestRes
 		return err
 	})
 
-	select {
-	// There is no way to know exactly when the server is ready for connections.
-	// We could improve by something like https://golang.org/pkg/net/http/httptest/#Server
-	// But for now, let us sleep and pray!
-	case <-time.After(2 * time.Second):
-	case <-ctx.Done():
-		result.err = wg.Wait()
-		return
+	if getHome {
+		// Esp. on slow CI machines, we need to wait a little before the web
+		// server is ready.
+		time.Sleep(567 * time.Millisecond)
+		resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d/", port))
+		c.Check(err, qt.IsNil)
+		if err == nil {
+			defer resp.Body.Close()
+			result.homeContent = helpers.ReaderToString(resp.Body)
+		}
 	}
 
-	resp, err := http.Get(fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d/", port))
-	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
-	defer resp.Body.Close()
-	homeContent := helpers.ReaderToString(resp.Body)
-
-	// Stop the server.
-	stop <- true
-
-	result.homeContent = homeContent
+	select {
+	case <-stop:
+	case stop <- true:
+	}
 
 	pubFiles, err := os.ReadDir(filepath.Join(dir, "public"))
-	c.Assert(err, qt.IsNil)
+	c.Check(err, qt.IsNil)
 	result.publicDirnames = make(map[string]bool)
 	for _, f := range pubFiles {
 		result.publicDirnames[f.Name()] = true
 	}
 
 	result.err = wg.Wait()
+
 	return
 
 }

helpers/general.go

@@ -62,6 +62,21 @@ func FindAvailablePort() (*net.TCPAddr, error) {
 	return nil, err
 }
 
+// TCPListen starts listening on a valid TCP port.
+func TCPListen() (net.Listener, *net.TCPAddr, error) {
+	l, err := net.Listen("tcp", ":0")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, err
+	}
+	addr := l.Addr()
+	if a, ok := addr.(*net.TCPAddr); ok {
+		return l, a, nil
+	}
+	l.Close()
+	return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf("unable to obtain a valid tcp port: %v", addr)
+
+}
+
 // InStringArray checks if a string is an element of a slice of strings
 // and returns a boolean value.
 func InStringArray(arr []string, el string) bool {

magefile.go

@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func testGoFlags() string {
 		return ""
 	}
 
-	return "-test.short"
+	return "-timeout=1m"
 }
 
 // Run tests in 32-bit mode