Fix StackOverflowError in netty sync server for large InputStream responses#5159
Fix StackOverflowError in netty sync server for large InputStream responses#5159
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…ponses (#5150) Add InputStreamSyncPublisher for the direct-style/Identity server that uses a while loop instead of recursive monadic calls, preventing stack overflow when streaming large response bodies. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
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Pull request overview
Fixes StackOverflowError when streaming large InputStream response bodies via the Netty sync / Identity server by introducing a non-recursive, synchronous publisher and wiring it into the sync response-body conversion.
Changes:
- Added
InputStreamSyncPublisherwhich streamsInputStreamRangeusing iterative loops instead of recursive monadic chaining. - Updated Netty sync response-body wiring to use
InputStreamSyncPublisher(and removed unusedRunAsync/MonadErrordependency fromNettySyncToResponseBody). - Added unit + integration tests covering large
InputStreamresponses and regression for #5150.
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| File | Description |
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| server/netty-server/sync/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/sync/NettySyncServerTest.scala | Adds integration regression test for large InputStream responses on the sync server. |
| server/netty-server/sync/src/test/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/sync/internal/reactivestreams/InputStreamSyncPublisherTest.scala | Adds unit test to ensure no stack overflow with large streams on a small-stack thread. |
| server/netty-server/sync/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/sync/NettySyncServerInterpreter.scala | Wires updated NettySyncToResponseBody constructor. |
| server/netty-server/sync/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/sync/internal/reactivestreams/InputStreamSyncPublisher.scala | New synchronous reactive-streams publisher implementation using a while-loop approach. |
| server/netty-server/sync/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/sync/internal/NettySyncToResponseBody.scala | Switches InputStream wrapping from InputStreamPublisher[Id] to InputStreamSyncPublisher. |
| server/netty-server/src/main/scala/sttp/tapir/server/netty/internal/reactivestreams/InputStreamPublisher.scala | Clarifies non-Id usage and improves stream-close error handling (suppressed exceptions). |
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| override def request(n: Long): Unit = { | ||
| if (n <= 0) subscriber.onError(new IllegalArgumentException("§3.9: n must be greater than 0")) | ||
| else { | ||
| demand.addAndGet(n) | ||
| readNextChunkIfNeeded() | ||
| } |
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request(n) signals onError for non-positive n, but the subscription remains active (demand can still be increased and stream may stay open). Reactive Streams §3.9 expects the subscription to be considered cancelled after this error; consider setting isCompleted and closing the stream (e.g., via cancel()) immediately after calling onError to prevent further reads/leaks.
| if (n <= 0) subscriber.onError(new IllegalArgumentException("§3.9: n must be greater than 0")) | ||
| else { | ||
| demand.addAndGet(n) | ||
| readNextChunkIfNeeded() | ||
| } |
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demand.addAndGet(n) can overflow if request is called multiple times with large values (e.g., Long.MaxValue), potentially turning demand negative and stalling the stream. Consider using saturating addition (cap at Long.MaxValue) and treating Long.MaxValue as unbounded demand (avoid decrementing in that mode).
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| private def readNextChunkIfNeeded(): Unit = { | ||
| // Everything here is be synchronous and blocking - which is against the reactive streams spec |
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Typo in comment: "Everything here is be synchronous and blocking" → should be "is" (or rephrase).
| // Everything here is be synchronous and blocking - which is against the reactive streams spec | |
| // Everything here is synchronous and blocking, which is against the reactive streams spec |
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| publisher.subscribe(new Subscriber[HttpContent] { | ||
| override def onSubscribe(s: Subscription): Unit = { | ||
| // Request all chunks at once - this triggers the recursive loop |
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The comment says requesting all chunks "triggers the recursive loop", but this test targets the new non-recursive implementation. Consider updating the comment to clarify that this request pattern previously triggered recursion/StackOverflowError, and now validates the while-loop behavior.
| // Request all chunks at once - this triggers the recursive loop | |
| // Request all chunks at once - this previously triggered recursive processing | |
| // and StackOverflowError, and now validates the while-loop-based implementation. |
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| thread.start() | ||
| thread.join(30000) |
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After thread.join(30000), if the thread is still alive, the test will fail due to result being null but the worker thread will keep running and may interfere with the rest of the suite. Consider explicitly failing when thread.isAlive after join, and interrupting/cleaning up the thread.
| thread.join(30000) | |
| thread.join(30000) | |
| if (thread.isAlive) { | |
| thread.interrupt() | |
| thread.join(1000) | |
| fail("Worker thread did not complete within 30000 ms") | |
| } |
…meout handling Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
…StreamSyncPublisher - Cancel subscription after onError for invalid request(n <= 0) per §3.9 - Use saturating addition for demand to prevent Long overflow Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Summary
inputStreamBodycan stack overflow with large streams #5150InputStreamSyncPublisherfor the direct-style/Identity netty server that uses a while loop instead of recursive monadic calls, preventingStackOverflowErrorwhen streaming large response bodiesInputStreamPublisher(used by Future/cats-effect/ZIO backends) is unchangedNettySyncToResponseBodyno longer depends onRunAsyncorMonadErrorTest plan
InputStreamSyncPublisherTest): verifies no stack overflow with 1MB stream, 1KB chunks, on a thread with 256KB stackNettySyncServerTest: verifies 10MB InputStream response is fully received through the netty sync server🤖 Generated with Claude Code