`script/test` did not pass `-count=1`, so on an unchanged tree Go
served the whole suite from its test cache: exit 0 in ~0.2s with every
package marked `(cached)` and not one DNS query made. This repo's suite
exists to exercise live resolution on every run (`TESTING.md`), so that
green asserted nothing — and it is exactly the green used as evidence
that a flakiness fix works, since "run it a few times" stops being
runs after the first.
`-count=1` now disables caching on every invocation.
The conditional verbose rerun that `REPO_POLICIES.md` mandates was
missing at the same spot and is added here rather than left broken: the
primary run had been unconditionally `-v`, which is the failure mode
the policy exists to prevent (unreadable CI and `docker build` logs on
success). Tests now run quiet, and only a failure triggers the `-v`
rerun. The rerun carries `-count=1` too, so it cannot replay a cached
copy of the failure it is meant to diagnose, and its exit status is
discarded in favour of a forced 1: the first failure already proved the
suite broken, so a flake that passes the second time must not turn the
build green.
`-timeout 90s` is untouched. It is a deliberate backstop that must
strictly exceed the 60s hard cap on suite duration.
No special-casing for the Docker build, which also reaches this script
via `RUN make test`: a fresh container's test cache is empty, so
`-count=1` changes nothing there and carving out an exception would
only create a second code path that could drift.
Verified: three back-to-back `make test` runs on an unchanged tree,
zero `(cached)` markers, ~4.0-4.5s wall each (was ~0.2s cached),
comfortably inside the 20s target with `-race` and `-cover` both still
working and coverage percentages unchanged. The rerun-and-still-fail
path was exercised against a purpose-built flaky test that fails once
then passes: quiet failure, verbose rerun that genuinely re-executed,
exit 1 regardless. `make check` green.
golangci-lint is no longer installed or run on the host. script/lint is
now a thin wrapper that builds the new root Dockerfile.lint, which COPYs
the repo into the digest-pinned golangci/golangci-lint:v2.12.2 image and
lints as a build step, so a successful build is a clean lint. This works
even where the docker daemon is remote and bind mounts are impossible.
Dockerfile.lint is split into a deps stage (base image, go mod download)
and a lint stage (source copy, linter run). script/lint passes
--no-cache-filter=lint so the lint stage executes on every invocation:
caching is explicitly waived for linting, and a cached build lints
nothing. The deps stage stays cached and no global cache invalidation is
performed. --progress=plain keeps the linter's own output visible.
golangci-lint config verify is deliberately omitted: it fetches its JSON
schema over a live, unpinned HTTPS call, which would make linting
network-dependent and defeat hash-pinning.
script/bootstrap no longer installs golangci-lint and warns instead when
docker is absent. The goimports install stays, since script/fmt and
script/fmt-check still run it on the host.
The root Dockerfile ran make check in its builder stage, which would now
recurse into script/lint and shell out to docker build with no daemon
available. It gains its own lint stage on the same pinned image, invoked
directly, with the builder depending on it via COPY --from=lint and
running make fmt-check, make test and make build.
Adds a prominent "No DNS mocking. Ever." section near the top of `README.md`, per owner policy (sneak, 2026-08-07):
- DNS is never mocked in this project — no mock resolvers, fake DNS servers, or stubbed lookups, in tests or anywhere else.
- Tests exercise real iterative resolution against live nameservers by design.
- Flaky live tests are fixed with robustness (retries, multiple nameservers, timeouts) or explicit opt-in gating decided by the owner — never with mocks.
- Contributions introducing DNS mocks will be rejected.
Markdown-only change; matches the README's existing tone and hard-wrap style. `script/fmt` covers Go only, so no formatter output applies to this file. Verified via `script/cibuild` (docker build runs `make check` with the pinned toolchain) — green. A direct local `make check` shows 21 pre-existing `goconst` lint findings that come from a newer local `golangci-lint` (v2.12.2 vs the pinned v2.10.1) and are unrelated to this change.
Related: #93 is being reframed under this policy.
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Closes [issue #88](#88).
Changes the default `DNSWATCHER_DATA_DIR` from the relative path `./data` to the absolute path `/var/lib/dnswatcher`, following the [Filesystem Hierarchy Standard](https://refspecs.linuxfoundation.org/FHS_3.0/fhs/ch05s08.html) convention for variable application state data.
## Changes
- **`internal/config/config.go`**: Changed the Viper default for `DATA_DIR` from `"./data"` to `"/var/lib/"+name`, where `name` is the application name ("dnswatcher"). This makes the default derived from the app name rather than hardcoded.
- **`internal/config/config_test.go`**: Updated `TestNew_DefaultValues` and `TestStatePath` to expect the new absolute default.
- **`README.md`**: Updated the environment variable table and `.env` example to show `/var/lib/dnswatcher` as the default.
The Dockerfile already set `ENV DNSWATCHER_DATA_DIR=/var/lib/dnswatcher` explicitly, so Docker deployments are unaffected. This change makes the code default consistent with the Docker configuration.
`docker build .` passes all checks (fmt, lint, tests, build).
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When set to a truthy value, sends a startup status notification to all configured notification channels after the first full scan completes on application startup. The notification is clearly an all-ok/success message showing the number of monitored domains, hostnames, ports, and certificates.
Changes:
- Added `SendTestNotification` config field reading `DNSWATCHER_SEND_TEST_NOTIFICATION`
- Added `maybeSendTestNotification()` in watcher, called after initial `RunOnce` in `Run`
- Added 3 watcher tests (enabled via Run, enabled via RunOnce alone, disabled)
- Added config tests for the new field
- Updated README: env var table, example .env, Docker example
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## Summary
Adds a read-only web dashboard at `GET /` that shows the current monitoring state and recent alerts. Unauthenticated, single-page, no navigation.
## What it shows
- **Summary bar**: counts of monitored domains, hostnames, ports, certificates
- **Domains**: nameservers with last-checked age
- **Hostnames**: per-nameserver DNS records, status badges, relative age
- **Ports**: open/closed state with associated hostnames and age
- **TLS Certificates**: CN, issuer, expiry (color-coded by urgency), status, age
- **Recent Alerts**: last 100 notifications in reverse chronological order with priority badges
Every data point displays its age (e.g. "5m ago") so freshness is visible at a glance. Auto-refreshes every 30 seconds.
## What it does NOT show
No secrets: webhook URLs, ntfy topics, Slack/Mattermost endpoints, API tokens, and configuration details are never exposed.
## Design
All assets (CSS) are embedded in the binary and served from `/s/`. Zero external HTTP requests at runtime — no CDN dependencies or third-party resources. Dark, technical aesthetic with saturated teals and blues on dark slate. Single page — everything on one screen.
## Implementation
- `internal/notify/history.go` — thread-safe ring buffer (`AlertHistory`) storing last 100 alerts
- `internal/notify/notify.go` — records each alert in history before dispatch; refactored `SendNotification` into smaller `dispatch*` helpers to satisfy funlen
- `internal/handlers/dashboard.go` — `HandleDashboard()` handler with embedded HTML template, helper functions (`relTime`, `formatRecords`, `expiryDays`, `joinStrings`)
- `internal/handlers/templates/dashboard.html` — Tailwind-styled single-page dashboard
- `internal/handlers/handlers.go` — added `State` and `Notify` dependencies via fx
- `internal/server/routes.go` — registered `GET /` route
- `static/` — embedded CSS assets served via `/s/` prefix
- `README.md` — documented the dashboard and new endpoint
## Tests
- `internal/notify/history_test.go` — empty, add+recent ordering, overflow beyond capacity
- `internal/handlers/dashboard_test.go` — `relTime`, `expiryDays`, `formatRecords`
- All existing tests pass unchanged
- `docker build .` passes
closes [#82](#82)
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## Summary
Fixes documentation inaccuracies in README.md identified during QA audit.
### Changes
**API table (closes #67):**
- Removed `GET /api/v1/domains` and `GET /api/v1/hostnames` from the HTTP API table. These endpoints are not implemented — the only routes in `internal/server/routes.go` are `/health`, `/api/v1/status`, and `/metrics` (conditional).
**Feature claims (closes #68):**
- Removed "Inconsistency resolved" from hostname monitoring features. `detectInconsistencies()` detects current inconsistencies but has no state tracking to detect when they resolve.
- Removed `nxdomain` and `nodata` from the state status values table. While the resolver defines these constants, `buildHostnameState()` in the watcher only ever sets status to `"ok"`. Failed queries set `"error"` via the NS disappearance path. These values are never written to state.
- Removed "Empty response" (NODATA/NXDOMAIN) detection claim. Changes are caught generically by `detectRecordChanges()`, not with specific NODATA/NXDOMAIN labeling.
### What was NOT changed
- "Inconsistency detected" remains — this IS implemented in `detectInconsistencies()`.
- All other feature claims were verified against the code and are accurate.
- No Go source code was modified.
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## Summary
When `DNSWATCHER_TARGETS` is empty (the default), dnswatcher previously started successfully and ran indefinitely monitoring nothing. This is a common misconfiguration — forgetting to set the variable or making a typo in its name — and gave no indication anything was wrong.
## Changes
- Added `ErrNoTargets` sentinel error in `internal/config/config.go`
- Extracted `parseAndValidateTargets()` helper to validate that at least one domain or hostname is configured after target classification
- If no targets are configured, dnswatcher now exits with a clear error: `"no monitoring targets configured: set DNSWATCHER_TARGETS environment variable"`
- Updated README.md to document that `DNSWATCHER_TARGETS` is required and dnswatcher will refuse to start without it
## How it works
The validation runs during config construction (via uber/fx), before the watcher or any other component starts. If `DNSWATCHER_TARGETS` is empty or contains only whitespace/empty entries, `buildConfig()` returns `ErrNoTargets`, which causes fx to fail startup with a clear error message.
This is fail-fast behavior: a monitoring daemon with nothing to monitor is a misconfiguration and should not silently run.
Closes #69
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## Summary
Port state keys are `ip:port` with a single `hostname` field. When multiple hostnames resolve to the same IP (shared hosting, CDN), only one hostname was associated. This caused orphaned port state when that hostname removed the IP from DNS while the IP remained valid for other hostnames.
## Changes
### State (`internal/state/state.go`)
- `PortState.Hostname` (string) → `PortState.Hostnames` ([]string)
- Custom `UnmarshalJSON` for backward compatibility: reads old single `hostname` field and migrates to a single-element `hostnames` slice
- Added `DeletePortState` and `GetAllPortKeys` methods for cleanup
### Watcher (`internal/watcher/watcher.go`)
- Refactored `checkAllPorts` into three phases:
1. Build IP:port → hostname associations from current DNS data
2. Check each unique IP:port once with all associated hostnames
3. Clean up stale port state entries with no hostname references
- Port change notifications now list all associated hostnames (`Hosts:` instead of `Host:`)
- Added `buildPortAssociations`, `parsePortKey`, and `cleanupStalePorts` helper functions
### README
- Updated state file format example: `hostname` → `hostnames` (array)
- Updated notification description to reflect multiple hostnames
## Backward Compatibility
Existing state files with the old single `hostname` string are handled gracefully via custom JSON unmarshaling — they are read as single-element `hostnames` slices.
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## Summary
DNS checks now always complete before port or TLS checks begin, ensuring those checks use freshly resolved IP addresses instead of potentially stale ones from a previous cycle.
## Problem
Port and TLS checks read IP addresses from state that was populated during the most recent DNS check. If DNS changes between cycles, port/TLS checks may target stale IPs. In particular, when the TLS ticker fired (every 12h), it ran `runTLSChecks` without refreshing DNS first — meaning TLS checks could use IPs that were up to 12 hours old.
## Changes
- **Extract `runDNSChecks()`** from the former `runDNSAndPortChecks()` so DNS resolution can be invoked independently as a prerequisite for any check type.
- **TLS ticker now runs DNS first**: When the TLS ticker fires, DNS checks run before TLS checks, ensuring fresh IPs.
- **`RunOnce` uses explicit 3-phase ordering**: DNS → ports → TLS. Port checks must complete before TLS because TLS checks only target IPs where port 443 is open.
- **New test `TestDNSRunsBeforePortAndTLSChecks`**: Verifies that when DNS IPs change between cycles, port and TLS checks pick up the new IPs.
- **README updated**: Monitoring lifecycle section now documents the DNS-first ordering guarantee.
## Check ordering
| Trigger | Phase 1 | Phase 2 | Phase 3 |
|---------|---------|---------|----------|
| Startup (`RunOnce`) | DNS | Ports | TLS |
| DNS ticker | DNS | Ports | — |
| TLS ticker | DNS | — | TLS |
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35 tests define the full resolver contract using live DNS queries
against *.dns.sneak.cloud (Cloudflare). Tests cover:
- FindAuthoritativeNameservers: iterative NS discovery, sorting,
determinism, trailing dot handling, TLD and subdomain cases
- QueryNameserver: A, AAAA, CNAME, MX, TXT, NXDOMAIN, per-NS
response model with status field, sorted record values
- QueryAllNameservers: independent per-NS queries, consistency
verification, NXDOMAIN from all NS
- LookupNS: NS record lookup matching FindAuthoritative
- ResolveIPAddresses: basic, multi-A, IPv6, dual-stack, CNAME
following, deduplication, sorting, NXDOMAIN returns empty
- Context cancellation for all methods
- Iterative resolution proof (resolves example.com from root)
Also adds DNSSEC validation to planned future features in README.
Replace DNSWATCHER_DOMAINS and DNSWATCHER_HOSTNAMES with a single
DNSWATCHER_TARGETS env var. Names are automatically classified as apex
domains or hostnames using the Public Suffix List
(golang.org/x/net/publicsuffix).
- ClassifyDNSName() uses EffectiveTLDPlusOne to determine type
- Public suffixes themselves (e.g. co.uk) are rejected with an error
- Old DOMAINS/HOSTNAMES vars removed entirely (pre-1.0, no compat needed)
- README updated with pre-1.0 warning
Closes#10
Full project structure following upaas conventions: uber/fx DI, go-chi
routing, slog logging, Viper config. State persisted as JSON file with
per-nameserver record tracking for inconsistency detection. Stub
implementations for resolver, portcheck, tlscheck, and watcher.
