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This supersedes #3828. The original PR was automatically closed after I accidentally deleted my fork

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What does this PR do?

This PR makes Reaper.connect perform the Ryuk handshake synchronously before returning a successful connection.

If the handshake fails, the connection is closed and the handshake error is returned to the caller. The existing retry path can then handle the failure instead of treating the reaper connection as successful.

It also adds a regression test using a local TCP listener that returns an invalid ACK, verifying that connect returns an error and no termination channel.

Why is it important?

Previously, handshake failures were only logged inside the connection goroutine. Reaper.connect still returned a non-nil termination channel and nil error, so callers could believe the reaper was connected even though Ryuk had rejected or failed the handshake.

Returning the error makes reaper startup failures visible and retryable.

How to test this PR

go test ./ -run "TestReaperConnectReturnsHandshakeError|TestSpawnerRetryError|TestSpawnerBackoff"

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Connection attempts now report handshake failures immediately.
    • Failed handshakes properly close the connection instead of leaving them active.
    • Hung handshakes now respect cancellation and deadlines, returning the appropriate context error.
    • Termination-signal handling no longer starts when the initial handshake fails.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for invalid handshake responses, stalled handshakes, cancellation, deadline handling, error propagation, and connection cleanup.

Walkthrough

Reaper.connect now runs the handshake asynchronously and races it against context cancellation. It closes the connection and waits for the handshake goroutine before returning a context error. Tests cover invalid, blocked, and successful handshakes.

Changes

Reaper handshake handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Asynchronous handshake cancellation
reaper.go
Reaper.connect runs the handshake in a goroutine and selects between the handshake result and context cancellation. It closes failed connections and returns wrapped handshake or context errors.
Handshake regression coverage
reaper_test.go
Tests cover invalid responses, blocked socket reads, deadline errors, server cleanup, and successful connections through Reaper.Connect.

Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 0b185

The PR improves visibility and retryability of reaper handshake failures, but the regression test uses a 100 ms deadline that may expire under CI scheduling before exercising the intended path; the PR is mergeable with owner awareness and follow-up to lengthen the deadline.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant Context
  participant ReaperConnect
  participant Connection
  ReaperConnect->>Connection: start handshake
  Context->>ReaperConnect: cancel or deadline
  ReaperConnect->>Connection: close connection
  Connection-->>ReaperConnect: handshake result
  ReaperConnect-->>Context: return context error
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A handshake ends on deadline time.
Bad replies now clearly show,
Closed connections safely go.
Tests bound through the reaper flow.

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Check name Status Explanation
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly identifies the primary change: returning errors from failed Reaper handshakes.
Description check ✅ Passed The description explains the handshake error propagation, retry behavior, regression tests, and motivation for the change.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address issue #3827 by propagating handshake failures, closing failed connections, and preserving retryable context errors.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation and tests remain focused on Reaper handshake failures, cancellation, cleanup, and retry behavior.
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In `@reaper.go`:
- Around line 545-548: Update Connect around r.handshake(conn) to apply the
context deadline to the connection before starting the synchronous handshake, so
an unresponsive peer cannot block indefinitely. After a successful handshake,
clear the connection deadline before returning the connection; preserve existing
close-and-error behavior when the handshake fails.
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Pull request overview

Makes Reaper handshakes synchronous so failures are returned instead of silently ignored.

Changes:

  • Propagates handshake errors and closes failed connections.
  • Adds regression coverage for invalid ACK responses.
  • Updates the concurrency helper to use Reaper.Connect.

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File Description
reaper.go Performs and validates the handshake before reporting success.
reaper_test.go Tests handshake error propagation and updates connection handling.

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Comment thread reaper.go Outdated
Comment on lines +545 to +548
if err := r.handshake(conn); err != nil {
conn.Close()
return nil, fmt.Errorf("handshake reaper %s: %w", r.Endpoint, err)
}

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@drawliin I think this sounds correct. Can you take a look?

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@mdelapenya
yees LGTM and i fixed it

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In `@reaper_test.go`:
- Line 575: Increase the context timeout used by the handshake test from 100
milliseconds to a longer deadline that accommodates listener setup and server
scheduling, while keeping the server cleanup timeout longer than the handshake
deadline.
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@mdelapenya i featured the requested changes!!
ps: force pushed because of amend

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[Bug]: Reaper.connect swallows a failed handshake, leaving the process silently unregistered with Ryuk

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