Add inactivity-based session timeout (closes #66) (#105)
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Sessions now carry a server-enforced idle deadline (SESSION_IDLE_TIMEOUT,
default 24h) alongside the 7-day absolute cap, refreshed on authenticated
activity. Activity never extends the absolute cap.
This commit was merged in pull request #105.
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2026-08-10 16:12:40 +02:00
parent 45890d4f82
commit c2cd2c440b
9 changed files with 880 additions and 22 deletions

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@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
"net/http/httptest"
"os"
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/gorilla/sessions"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
@@ -28,13 +29,30 @@ func testMiddleware(
) (*middleware.Middleware, *session.Session) {
t.Helper()
m, s, _ := testMiddlewareWithSessionClock(t, env, 0, nil)
return m, s
}
// testMiddlewareWithSessionClock is testMiddleware with a
// configurable session idle timeout and a manually advanced clock,
// for the session-expiry tests. A nil clock uses the real one.
func testMiddlewareWithSessionClock(
t *testing.T,
env string,
idleTimeout time.Duration,
clock *fakeClock,
) (*middleware.Middleware, *session.Session, *fakeClock) {
t.Helper()
log := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(
os.Stderr,
&slog.HandlerOptions{Level: slog.LevelDebug},
))
cfg := &config.Config{
Environment: env,
Environment: env,
SessionIdleTimeout: idleTimeout,
}
// Create a real session manager with a known key
@@ -53,11 +71,40 @@ func testMiddleware(
SameSite: http.SameSiteLaxMode,
}
sessManager := session.NewForTest(store, cfg, log, key)
var now func() time.Time
if clock != nil {
now = clock.Now
}
sessManager := session.NewForTest(store, cfg, log, key, now)
m := middleware.NewForTest(log, cfg, sessManager)
return m, sessManager
return m, sessManager, clock
}
// fakeClock is a manually advanced clock, so session expiry can be
// tested without sleeping.
type fakeClock struct {
t time.Time
}
func (c *fakeClock) Now() time.Time {
return c.t
}
func (c *fakeClock) Advance(d time.Duration) {
c.t = c.t.Add(d)
}
// newFakeClock returns a clock started at a fixed instant.
func newFakeClock() *fakeClock {
return &fakeClock{
t: time.Date(
2026, time.January, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, time.UTC,
),
}
}
// --- Logging Middleware Tests ---
@@ -387,6 +434,181 @@ func TestRequireAuth_UnauthenticatedSession_RedirectsToLogin(
assert.Equal(t, "/pages/login", w.Header().Get("Location"))
}
// --- RequireAuth Session Expiry Tests ---
// loginCookies authenticates a new session and returns the cookies
// a browser would then send back.
func loginCookies(
t *testing.T,
sessManager *session.Session,
) []*http.Cookie {
t.Helper()
req := httptest.NewRequestWithContext(
context.Background(), http.MethodGet, "/login", nil)
w := httptest.NewRecorder()
sess, err := sessManager.Get(req)
require.NoError(t, err)
sessManager.SetUser(sess, "user-123", "testuser")
require.NoError(t, sessManager.Save(req, w, sess))
cookies := w.Result().Cookies()
require.NotEmpty(t, cookies, "session cookie should be set")
return cookies
}
// runAuthed sends a request carrying cookies through RequireAuth
// and reports whether the protected handler ran, plus the response.
func runAuthed(
t *testing.T,
m *middleware.Middleware,
cookies []*http.Cookie,
) (bool, *httptest.ResponseRecorder) {
t.Helper()
var called bool
handler := m.RequireAuth()(http.HandlerFunc(
func(_ http.ResponseWriter, _ *http.Request) {
called = true
},
))
req := httptest.NewRequestWithContext(
context.Background(),
http.MethodGet, "/dashboard", nil,
)
for _, c := range cookies {
req.AddCookie(c)
}
w := httptest.NewRecorder()
handler.ServeHTTP(w, req)
return called, w
}
// sessionCookies filters a response's cookies down to the session
// cookie, so tests can tell whether the session was re-issued.
func sessionCookies(
w *httptest.ResponseRecorder,
) []*http.Cookie {
var out []*http.Cookie
for _, c := range w.Result().Cookies() {
if c.Name == session.SessionName {
out = append(out, c)
}
}
return out
}
func TestRequireAuth_IdleExpiredSession_RedirectsToLogin(
t *testing.T,
) {
t.Parallel()
idle := time.Hour
m, sessManager, clock := testMiddlewareWithSessionClock(
t, config.EnvironmentDev, idle, newFakeClock(),
)
cookies := loginCookies(t, sessManager)
clock.Advance(idle)
called, w := runAuthed(t, m, cookies)
assert.False(
t, called,
"handler should not run for an idle-expired session",
)
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusSeeOther, w.Code)
assert.Equal(t, "/pages/login", w.Header().Get("Location"))
assert.Empty(
t, sessionCookies(w),
"an expired session must not be refreshed",
)
}
func TestRequireAuth_RefreshesIdleDeadlineOnActivity(
t *testing.T,
) {
t.Parallel()
idle := time.Hour
m, sessManager, clock := testMiddlewareWithSessionClock(
t, config.EnvironmentDev, idle, newFakeClock(),
)
cookies := loginCookies(t, sessManager)
// Activity halfway through the idle window.
clock.Advance(idle / 2)
called, w := runAuthed(t, m, cookies)
require.True(t, called, "handler should run while valid")
refreshed := sessionCookies(w)
require.NotEmpty(
t, refreshed,
"activity should re-issue the session cookie",
)
// Past the original deadline. The refreshed cookie is still
// good; the original one is not.
clock.Advance(idle - time.Second)
calledRefreshed, _ := runAuthed(t, m, refreshed)
assert.True(
t, calledRefreshed,
"refreshed session should outlive the original deadline",
)
calledStale, staleW := runAuthed(t, m, cookies)
assert.False(
t, calledStale,
"the pre-refresh cookie carries the old idle deadline",
)
assert.Equal(t, http.StatusSeeOther, staleW.Code)
}
func TestRequireAuth_UnauthenticatedRequestDoesNotRefresh(
t *testing.T,
) {
t.Parallel()
m, sessManager, _ := testMiddlewareWithSessionClock(
t, config.EnvironmentDev, time.Hour, newFakeClock(),
)
// A session cookie that exists but was never authenticated.
req := httptest.NewRequestWithContext(
context.Background(), http.MethodGet, "/setup", nil)
setupW := httptest.NewRecorder()
sess, err := sessManager.Get(req)
require.NoError(t, err)
require.NoError(t, sessManager.Save(req, setupW, sess))
cookies := setupW.Result().Cookies()
require.NotEmpty(t, cookies)
called, w := runAuthed(t, m, cookies)
assert.False(t, called)
assert.Empty(
t, sessionCookies(w),
"an unauthenticated request must not stamp the session",
)
}
// --- NoCache Middleware Tests ---
func TestNoCache_SetsHeaders(t *testing.T) {
@@ -479,7 +701,7 @@ func metricsAuthMiddleware(
store := sessions.NewCookieStore(key)
store.Options = &sessions.Options{Path: "/", MaxAge: 86400}
sessManager := session.NewForTest(store, cfg, log, key)
sessManager := session.NewForTest(store, cfg, log, key, nil)
return middleware.NewForTest(log, cfg, sessManager)
}