docs(tests): Add TestServerSetup cleanup pattern documentation

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# Test Resource Cleanup Pattern
## Overview
This document describes the **TestServerSetup** pattern used for automatic resource cleanup in integration tests, which prevents database connection leaks and goroutine leaks.
## Problem
Prior to this pattern, integration tests had resource leaks:
```go
// OLD PATTERN (BROKEN)
func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
ts, db, _ := setupTestServer(t)
defer ts.Close() // ❌ Only closes HTTP server
// ... test code ...
// ❌ dbPool never closed
// ❌ connManager.StartCleanupTask() goroutine never stopped
// ❌ queueProcessor.Start() goroutine never stopped
}
```
**Impact:**
- Each test leaked ~4 database connections (pgxpool default max_conns)
- Leaked 2+ goroutines per test (cleanup task, queue processor)
- ~160 tests = potential 640+ leaked connections
- PostgreSQL max_connections = 100 → exhaustion after ~25 tests
## Solution
### TestServerSetup Struct
Location: `/cmd/server/tests/test_helpers.go`
```go
// TestServerSetup manages the lifecycle of a test server with proper resource cleanup
type TestServerSetup struct {
Server *httptest.Server
DB *database.Queries
DBPool *pgxpool.Pool
Config *config.Config
ConnManager *wsync.ConnectionManager
QueueProcessor *wsync.SyncQueueProcessor
CleanupCancel context.CancelFunc // For connManager cleanup task
QueueCtx context.Context // For queueProcessor
QueueCancel context.CancelFunc // For queueProcessor
mu sync.Mutex
closed bool
}
// Close cleans up all resources in the correct order
func (s *TestServerSetup) Close() error {
s.mu.Lock()
defer s.mu.Unlock()
if s.closed {
return nil
}
// 1. Stop queue processor goroutine
if s.QueueCancel != nil {
s.QueueCancel()
s.QueueCancel = nil
}
// 2. Stop connection manager cleanup task
if s.CleanupCancel != nil {
s.CleanupCancel()
s.CleanupCancel = nil
}
// 3. Close HTTP server
if s.Server != nil {
s.Server.Close()
s.Server = nil
}
// 4. Close database pool (waits for all connections to release)
if s.DBPool != nil {
s.DBPool.Close()
s.DBPool = nil
}
s.closed = true
return nil
}
```
### setupTestServer Function
```go
func setupTestServer(t *testing.T) *TestServerSetup {
cfg := config.LoadConfig()
// ... config setup ...
// Create database pool
dbPool, err := pgxpool.New(context.Background(), cfg.DatabaseURL())
require.NoError(t, err)
// Create connManager and capture cleanup cancel function
connManager := wsync.NewConnectionManager()
cleanupCancel := connManager.StartCleanupTask() // ← Returns CancelFunc!
// Create queue processor with cancellable context
queueProcessor := wsync.NewSyncQueueProcessor(queries)
queueCtx, queueCancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
go queueProcessor.Start(queueCtx) // ← Now cancellable!
// ... create handlers, router, etc ...
ts := httptest.NewServer(e)
setup := &TestServerSetup{
Server: ts,
DB: queries,
DBPool: dbPool,
Config: cfg,
ConnManager: connManager,
QueueProcessor: queueProcessor,
CleanupCancel: cleanupCancel, // ← Saved for cleanup
QueueCtx: queueCtx,
QueueCancel: queueCancel, // ← Saved for cleanup
}
// AUTOMATIC CLEANUP via t.Cleanup()
t.Cleanup(func() {
if err := setup.Close(); err != nil {
t.Errorf("Failed to cleanup test server: %v", err)
}
})
return setup
}
```
## Usage
### NEW PATTERN (Correct)
```go
func TestExample(t *testing.T) {
setup := setupTestServer(t)
// No defer needed! t.Cleanup handles it automatically
// Access resources through setup
token := loginTestUser(t, setup.Server, setup.DB)
mediaID := createTestMediaItemID(t, setup.Server, token)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", setup.Server.URL+"/api/test", nil)
// ... test code ...
// When test completes (pass or fail), setup.Close() is called automatically
}
```
### Nested Tests
```go
func TestWithSubtests(t *testing.T) {
setup := setupTestServer(t)
// setup is available in outer scope
t.Run("subtest 1", func(t *testing.T) {
// setup is available here too
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", setup.Server.URL+"/api/test", nil)
// ...
})
t.Run("subtest 2", func(t *testing.T) {
// Each subtest shares the same setup
// Cleanup happens when outer test completes
})
}
```
### Helper Functions
**IMPORTANT:** Helper functions that take `ts *httptest.Server` as parameter:
```go
// CORRECT: Helper uses ts parameter
func createTestLibrary(t *testing.T, ts *httptest.Server, token string) string {
req, _ := http.NewRequest("POST", ts.URL+"/api/libraries", ...)
// ...
}
// CORRECT: Call helper with setup.Server
func TestSomething(t *testing.T) {
setup := setupTestServer(t)
libID := createTestLibrary(t, setup.Server, token, "test-lib")
}
```
## Resource Cleanup Order
When `setup.Close()` is called (automatically via `t.Cleanup()`):
1. **Stop Queue Processor** (`QueueCancel()`)
- Stops goroutine processing sync queue
- Releases queue resources
2. **Stop Connection Manager** (`CleanupCancel()`)
- Stops goroutine cleaning stale WebSocket connections
- Releases WebSocket resources
3. **Close HTTP Server** (`Server.Close()`)
- Stops accepting new connections
- Shuts down HTTP server gracefully
4. **Close Database Pool** (`DBPool.Close()`)
- Waits for all connections to be released
- Returns connections to pool
- Closes all database connections
## Benefits
**No manual cleanup needed** - `t.Cleanup()` handles it automatically
**Works even if test panics** - Go runtime calls cleanup
**Thread-safe** - Mutex prevents double-close issues
**Idempotent** - Can call `Close()` multiple times safely
**Catches test failures** - Cleanup happens even on test failure
## Migration Guide
To migrate an existing test:
**Before:**
```go
func TestOld(t *testing.T) {
ts, db, _ := setupTestServer(t)
defer ts.Close()
token := loginTestUser(t, ts, db)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", ts.URL+"/api/test", nil)
}
```
**After:**
```go
func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
setup := setupTestServer(t)
// No defer needed
token := loginTestUser(t, setup.Server, setup.DB)
req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", setup.Server.URL+"/api/test", nil)
}
```
## Verification
Check that cleanup is working:
```bash
# Before tests
podman exec bookhoard_db psql -U postgres -d bookhoard -c \
"SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE datname = 'bookhoard';"
# Should be: 3 (app + 2 idle)
# Run tests
go test -v ./cmd/server/tests/
# After tests
podman exec bookhoard_db psql -U postgres -d bookhoard -c \
"SELECT count(*) FROM pg_stat_activity WHERE datname = 'bookhoard';"
# Should still be: 3 (not 3 + number of tests × 4)
```
## Implementation History
- **Created**: 2026-02-10
- **Commits**:
- `f3141f1` - Create TestServerSetup struct
- `6c61046` - Update all test files
- `5b32b59` - Fix edge cases
- `f15bf21` - Fix t.Run block issues
- `bb2ba14` - Final compilation fixes
## Related Files
- `/cmd/server/tests/test_helpers.go` - TestServerSetup implementation
- `/cmd/server/tests/*.go` - All test files using the pattern
- `PROJECT_GUIDELINES.md` - Project coding standards