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fix(proxy): report upstream failures as gateway errors - #862
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Embed and image proxies mirrored the upstream status. A 5xx from Bluesky, Instagram, or a CDN surfaced as a 5xx from the app hosting the proxy, and a transport failure carried no status at all, so it became a 500. Both read as a defect in the host app. They are now 502, or 504 when the request timed out. Nitro stores nothing when a cached resolver throws, so an upstream that keeps refusing a resource (rate limit, login wall, deleted post) was re-fetched on every request. Each attempt raised a server error and the retries deepened the rate limit that caused them. A failed fetch is now replayed for up to 60s before the upstream is tried again. Stale-while-revalidate already covers a resource that succeeded once, so this only gates the cold path.
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In `@packages/script/src/runtime/server/utils/cached-upstream.ts`:
- Around line 393-409: Update the cache-key logic in cacheKey and the
corresponding key construction near the binary-cache lookup to use normalized
effective options, including the effective timeout in every key. Ensure
fetch(url) and fetch(url, {}) produce the same key, while differing timeout
values produce distinct keys; add regression coverage for short- and
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Adds three checks the mocked tests could not make: - real sockets, real undici, real ofetch against a local upstream, so the timeout and refused-connection mappings are proved against the error objects production sees rather than hand-built ones; - the embed handlers mounted in h3, so the status the client receives is asserted end to end; - a stale-while-revalidate model taken from Nitro's cache runtime, so a failing upstream cannot turn a working stale embed into a 502. Moves the failure gate inside the cached resolver. A replayed failure now leaves the cache entry untouched, so it can never mask a stale success.
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In `@test/unit/cached-upstream-failure.test.ts`:
- Around line 18-36: Update the defineCachedFunction mock to enforce the
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| defineCachedFunction: (handler: (...args: any[]) => any, options: any) => { | ||
| const store = new Map<string, { value: unknown, mtime: number }>() | ||
| return async (...args: any[]) => { | ||
| const key = options.getKey(...args) | ||
| const entry = store.get(key) | ||
| const expired = !entry || Date.now() - entry.mtime > options.maxAge * 1000 | ||
| const resolve = expired | ||
| ? handler(...args).then((value: unknown) => { | ||
| store.set(key, { value, mtime: Date.now() }) | ||
| return value | ||
| }) | ||
| : Promise.resolve(entry!.value) | ||
| if (entry && options.swr) { | ||
| // Nitro swallows a failed background refresh and keeps the stale entry. | ||
| resolve.catch((error: unknown) => error) | ||
| return entry.value | ||
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- 1: https://nitro.build/docs/cache
- 2: https://github.com/nitrojs/nitro/blob/main/src/runtime/internal/cache.ts
- 3: https://v2.nitro.build/guide/cache
- 4: SWR prevent cache expiration nitrojs/nitro#3110
- 5: support
staleMaxAgehandling for cache storage nitrojs/nitro#2164
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In the Nitro framework, staleMaxAge is an option used within src/runtime/internal/cache.ts (and related cached function/handler definitions) to configure cache behavior [1][2][3]. It represents the maximum age (in seconds) that a stale cached response is considered valid [3][4]. When a request is made for a resource that has expired based on its maxAge, but is within the staleMaxAge window, the system can serve the stale value [3][4]. Key details regarding staleMaxAge include: - Default Value: It defaults to 0, meaning it is disabled by default [3][4]. - Infinite Stale: If set to -1, a stale value will be served to the client indefinitely while the cache updates in the background [3][4]. - Behavior: It is closely linked to the swr (stale-while-revalidate) option [3][4]. When enabled, it allows the application to serve a stale cached response while simultaneously revalidating the data in the background [3][4]. - Cache Headers: The staleMaxAge value is used to automatically set the stale-while-revalidate directive in the Cache-Control response header [3][4]. For example, using maxAge: 3600 (1 hour) with staleMaxAge: 600 (10 minutes) would allow the cache to serve a stale response for up to 10 minutes after the initial 1-hour expiration while a background revalidation occurs [3][4].
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- 1: https://github.com/nitrojs/nitro/blob/main/src/runtime/internal/cache.ts
- 2: https://github.com/nitrojs/nitro/blob/bfbb207c/src/runtime/internal/cache.ts
- 3: https://github.com/nitrojs/nitro/blob/e4c50b09/docs/1.docs/7.cache.md
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Respect the configured stale window in the cache mock and test.
The mock must stop serving an entry after maxAge + staleMaxAge seconds. Update the stale-success test to expect the upstream failure after that boundary instead of expecting stale data indefinitely.
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In `@test/unit/cached-upstream-failure.test.ts` around lines 18 - 36, Update the
defineCachedFunction mock to enforce the combined maxAge and staleMaxAge
expiration window, so entries are not served once that boundary passes; adjust
the stale-success test to advance beyond maxAge plus staleMaxAge and assert the
upstream failure rather than indefinite stale data.
A timeout is a failure the gate replays. Without the timeout in its key, a caller that allows the upstream longer inherited a shorter caller's 504 for the rest of the window. The cache key is unchanged: a stored response is just as valid however long the caller was willing to wait for it.
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Follow-up to a Sentry check-in on scripts.nuxt.com (harlan-zw/scripts.nuxt.com#10), where
/_scripts/embed/*raised 5xx from module code.❓ Type of change
📚 Description
Two problems in
cached-upstream.ts, which backs every embed and image proxy (Bluesky, Instagram, X, Gravatar, Google Maps/geocode).1. Upstream faults were reported as the host app's faults.
fetchBoundedUpstreammirrored the upstream status, so a 503 frompublic.api.bsky.appbecame a 503 from the site. A transport failure (DNS, reset connection, timeout) carried no status at all, so the handler'serror.statusCode || 500turned it into a 500. Both say "this app is broken" when the app is fine.Now:
502 Upstream request failed502, or504 Gateway Timeoutwhen the request timed out2. A refusing upstream was re-fetched on every request.
Nitro's
defineCachedFunctionstores nothing when the resolver throws. An upstream that keeps refusing one resource (rate limit, login wall, deleted post) was therefore hit again on every single request. Each attempt raised a server error, and the retries deepened the rate limit that caused them. Instagram serving its empty embed shell under rate limiting is the case that surfaced this.A failed fetch is now replayed from memory for up to 60s (capped at the cache's own
maxAge) before the upstream is tried again. The gate sits inside the cached resolver, so a replayed failure leaves the cache entry untouched and can never mask a stale success: a resource that was fetched successfully once is still served by stale-while-revalidate while its upstream is down.📝 Checklist
Four test files, layered so the risky parts are proved rather than mocked:
test/unit/cached-upstream.test.ts— the status mapping, at the unit boundary.test/unit/cached-upstream-transport.test.ts— the same paths against real sockets, real undici, and real ofetch, driving a localnode:httpupstream. Only the private-address guard is replaced, because it refuses loopback. This proves the timeout and refused-connection mappings against the error objects production actually throws, not hand-built ones.test/unit/embed-handler-upstream-status.test.ts— the Bluesky and Instagram handlers mounted in h3 on a real server, asserting the status the client receives (502, 504, and 429 passed through).test/unit/cached-upstream-failure.test.ts— the replay window, the retry after it closes, themaxAgecap, and a stale-while-revalidate model taken from Nitro's cache runtime, which proves a failing upstream cannot turn a working stale embed into a 502.Every one of these fails against
mainand passes with the change (15 failures before, 40 passing after).One behaviour change worth calling out: the error surfaced during the replay window is rebuilt from the recorded status and message, so it is not the original error object. The one existing test that asserted error identity now asserts the status and message instead.