add validation logs for configured Logger/Audit HTTP targets

extra logs in-case of misconfiguration of audit/logger targets

cmd/config-current.go

@@ -455,28 +455,32 @@ func lookupConfigs(s config.Config, setDriveCount int) {
 	for _, l := range loggerCfg.HTTP {
 		if l.Enabled {
 			// Enable http logging
-			logger.AddTarget(
+			if err = logger.AddTarget(
 				http.New(http.WithEndpoint(l.Endpoint),
 					http.WithAuthToken(l.AuthToken),
 					http.WithUserAgent(loggerUserAgent),
 					http.WithLogKind(string(logger.All)),
 					http.WithTransport(NewGatewayHTTPTransport()),
 				),
-			)
+			); err != nil {
+				logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("Unable to initialize console HTTP target: %w", err))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 	for _, l := range loggerCfg.Audit {
 		if l.Enabled {
 			// Enable http audit logging
-			logger.AddAuditTarget(
+			if err = logger.AddAuditTarget(
 				http.New(http.WithEndpoint(l.Endpoint),
 					http.WithAuthToken(l.AuthToken),
 					http.WithUserAgent(loggerUserAgent),
 					http.WithLogKind(string(logger.All)),
 					http.WithTransport(NewGatewayHTTPTransport()),
 				),
-			)
+			); err != nil {
+				logger.LogIf(ctx, fmt.Errorf("Unable to initialize audit HTTP target: %w", err))
+			}
 		}
 	}
 

cmd/consolelogger.go

@@ -117,6 +117,11 @@ func (sys *HTTPConsoleLoggerSys) Subscribe(subCh chan interface{}, doneCh <-chan
 	sys.pubsub.Subscribe(subCh, doneCh, filter)
 }
 
+// Validate if HTTPConsoleLoggerSys is valid, always returns nil right now
+func (sys *HTTPConsoleLoggerSys) Validate() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Send log message 'e' to console and publish to console
 // log pubsub system
 func (sys *HTTPConsoleLoggerSys) Send(e interface{}, logKind string) error {

cmd/data-update-tracker_test.go

@@ -42,6 +42,10 @@ type testingLogger struct {
 	t  testLoggerI
 }
 
+func (t *testingLogger) Validate() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (t *testingLogger) Send(entry interface{}, errKind string) error {
 	t.mu.Lock()
 	defer t.mu.Unlock()

cmd/logger/audit.go

@@ -125,15 +125,6 @@ func (lrw *ResponseWriter) Size() int {
 	return lrw.bytesWritten
 }
 
-// AuditTargets is the list of enabled audit loggers
-var AuditTargets = []Target{}
-
-// AddAuditTarget adds a new audit logger target to the
-// list of enabled loggers
-func AddAuditTarget(t Target) {
-	AuditTargets = append(AuditTargets, t)
-}
-
 // AuditLog - logs audit logs to all audit targets.
 func AuditLog(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request, api string, reqClaims map[string]interface{}, filterKeys ...string) {
 	// Fast exit if there is not audit target configured

cmd/logger/target/console/console.go

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ import (
 // in plain or json format to the standard output.
 type Target struct{}
 
+// Validate - validate if the tty can be written to
+func (c *Target) Validate() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 // Send log message 'e' to console
 func (c *Target) Send(e interface{}, logKind string) error {
 	entry, ok := e.(log.Entry)

cmd/logger/target/http/http.go

@@ -18,10 +18,13 @@ package http
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"context"
 	"encoding/json"
 	"errors"
+	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	xhttp "github.com/minio/minio/cmd/http"
 )
@@ -45,6 +48,47 @@ type Target struct {
 	client    http.Client
 }
 
+// Validate validate the http target
+func (h *Target) Validate() error {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodPost, h.endpoint, strings.NewReader(`{"version": "1.0"}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	req.Header.Set(xhttp.ContentType, "application/json")
+
+	// Set user-agent to indicate MinIO release
+	// version to the configured log endpoint
+	req.Header.Set("User-Agent", h.userAgent)
+
+	if h.authToken != "" {
+		req.Header.Set("Authorization", h.authToken)
+	}
+
+	resp, err := h.client.Do(req)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Drain any response.
+	xhttp.DrainBody(resp.Body)
+
+	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusOK {
+		switch resp.StatusCode {
+		case http.StatusForbidden:
+			return fmt.Errorf("%s returned '%s', please check if your auth token is correctly set",
+				h.endpoint, resp.Status)
+		}
+		return fmt.Errorf("%s returned '%s', please check your endpoint configuration",
+			h.endpoint, resp.Status)
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
 func (h *Target) startHTTPLogger() {
 	// Create a routine which sends json logs received
 	// from an internal channel.
@@ -71,7 +115,6 @@ func (h *Target) startHTTPLogger() {
 
 			resp, err := h.client.Do(req)
 			if err != nil {
-				h.client.CloseIdleConnections()
 				continue
 			}
 

cmd/logger/targets.go

@@ -20,14 +20,33 @@ package logger
 // a single log entry and Send it to the log target
 //   e.g. Send the log to a http server
 type Target interface {
+	Validate() error
 	Send(entry interface{}, errKind string) error
 }
 
 // Targets is the set of enabled loggers
 var Targets = []Target{}
 
+// AuditTargets is the list of enabled audit loggers
+var AuditTargets = []Target{}
+
+// AddAuditTarget adds a new audit logger target to the
+// list of enabled loggers
+func AddAuditTarget(t Target) error {
+	if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	AuditTargets = append(AuditTargets, t)
+	return nil
+}
+
 // AddTarget adds a new logger target to the
 // list of enabled loggers
-func AddTarget(t Target) {
+func AddTarget(t Target) error {
+	if err := t.Validate(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
 	Targets = append(Targets, t)
+	return nil
 }