fix(middleware/session): mutex for thread safety (#3050)

* chore: Remove extra release and acquire ctx calls in session_test.go

* feat: Remove unnecessary session mutex lock in decodeSessionData function

* chore: Refactor session benchmark tests

* fix(middleware/session): mutex for thread safety

* feat: Add session mutex lock for thread safety

* chore: Refactor releaseSession mutex

middleware/session/session.go

@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Session struct {
+	mu         sync.RWMutex  // Mutex to protect non-data fields
 	id         string        // session id
 	fresh      bool          // if new session
 	ctx        *fiber.Ctx    // fiber context
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@ func acquireSession() *Session {
 }
 
 func releaseSession(s *Session) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
 	s.id = ""
 	s.exp = 0
 	s.ctx = nil
@@ -52,16 +54,21 @@ func releaseSession(s *Session) {
 	if s.byteBuffer != nil {
 		s.byteBuffer.Reset()
 	}
+	s.mu.Unlock()
 	sessionPool.Put(s)
 }
 
 // Fresh is true if the current session is new
 func (s *Session) Fresh() bool {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	return s.fresh
 }
 
 // ID returns the session id
 func (s *Session) ID() string {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	return s.id
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +109,9 @@ func (s *Session) Destroy() error {
 	// Reset local data
 	s.data.Reset()
 
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
+
 	// Use external Storage if exist
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Delete(s.id); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -114,6 +124,9 @@ func (s *Session) Destroy() error {
 
 // Regenerate generates a new session id and delete the old one from Storage
 func (s *Session) Regenerate() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Delete old id from storage
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Delete(s.id); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -131,6 +144,10 @@ func (s *Session) Reset() error {
 	if s.data != nil {
 		s.data.Reset()
 	}
+
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Reset byte buffer
 	if s.byteBuffer != nil {
 		s.byteBuffer.Reset()
@@ -154,20 +171,24 @@ func (s *Session) Reset() error {
 
 // refresh generates a new session, and set session.fresh to be true
 func (s *Session) refresh() {
-	// Create a new id
 	s.id = s.config.KeyGenerator()
-
-	// We assign a new id to the session, so the session must be fresh
 	s.fresh = true
 }
 
 // Save will update the storage and client cookie
+//
+// sess.Save() will save the session data to the storage and update the
+// client cookie, and it will release the session after saving.
+//
+// It's not safe to use the session after calling Save().
 func (s *Session) Save() error {
 	// Better safe than sorry
 	if s.data == nil {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	s.mu.Lock()
+
 	// Check if session has your own expiration, otherwise use default value
 	if s.exp <= 0 {
 		s.exp = s.config.Expiration
@@ -177,25 +198,25 @@ func (s *Session) Save() error {
 	s.setSession()
 
 	// Convert data to bytes
-	mux.Lock()
-	defer mux.Unlock()
 	encCache := gob.NewEncoder(s.byteBuffer)
 	err := encCache.Encode(&s.data.Data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to encode data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// copy the data in buffer
+	// Copy the data in buffer
 	encodedBytes := make([]byte, s.byteBuffer.Len())
 	copy(encodedBytes, s.byteBuffer.Bytes())
 
-	// pass copied bytes with session id to provider
+	// Pass copied bytes with session id to provider
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Set(s.id, encodedBytes, s.exp); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
+	s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Release session
-	// TODO: It's not safe to use the Session after called Save()
+	// TODO: It's not safe to use the Session after calling Save()
 	releaseSession(s)
 
 	return nil
@@ -211,6 +232,8 @@ func (s *Session) Keys() []string {
 
 // SetExpiry sets a specific expiration for this session
 func (s *Session) SetExpiry(exp time.Duration) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.exp = exp
 }
 
@@ -276,3 +299,13 @@ func (s *Session) delSession() {
 		fasthttp.ReleaseCookie(fcookie)
 	}
 }
+
+// decodeSessionData decodes the session data from raw bytes.
+func (s *Session) decodeSessionData(rawData []byte) error {
+	_, _ = s.byteBuffer.Write(rawData) //nolint:errcheck // This will never fail
+	encCache := gob.NewDecoder(s.byteBuffer)
+	if err := encCache.Decode(&s.data.Data); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode session data: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

middleware/session/session_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package session
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -673,3 +675,230 @@ func Benchmark_Session(b *testing.B) {
 		utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
 	})
 }
+
+// go test -v -run=^$ -bench=Benchmark_Session_Parallel -benchmem -count=4
+func Benchmark_Session_Parallel(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("default", func(b *testing.B) {
+		app, store := fiber.New(), New()
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+			for pb.Next() {
+				c := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+				c.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, "12356789")
+
+				sess, _ := store.Get(c) //nolint:errcheck // We're inside a benchmark
+				sess.Set("john", "doe")
+				_ = sess.Save() //nolint:errcheck // We're inside a benchmark
+				app.ReleaseCtx(c)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+
+	b.Run("storage", func(b *testing.B) {
+		app := fiber.New()
+		store := New(Config{
+			Storage: memory.New(),
+		})
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+			for pb.Next() {
+				c := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+				c.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, "12356789")
+
+				sess, _ := store.Get(c) //nolint:errcheck // We're inside a benchmark
+				sess.Set("john", "doe")
+				_ = sess.Save() //nolint:errcheck // We're inside a benchmark
+				app.ReleaseCtx(c)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// go test -v -run=^$ -bench=Benchmark_Session_Asserted -benchmem -count=4
+func Benchmark_Session_Asserted(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("default", func(b *testing.B) {
+		app, store := fiber.New(), New()
+		c := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+		defer app.ReleaseCtx(c)
+		c.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, "12356789")
+
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			sess, err := store.Get(c)
+			utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
+			sess.Set("john", "doe")
+			err = sess.Save()
+			utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
+		}
+	})
+
+	b.Run("storage", func(b *testing.B) {
+		app := fiber.New()
+		store := New(Config{
+			Storage: memory.New(),
+		})
+		c := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+		defer app.ReleaseCtx(c)
+		c.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, "12356789")
+
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		for n := 0; n < b.N; n++ {
+			sess, err := store.Get(c)
+			utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
+			sess.Set("john", "doe")
+			err = sess.Save()
+			utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+// go test -v -run=^$ -bench=Benchmark_Session_Asserted_Parallel -benchmem -count=4
+func Benchmark_Session_Asserted_Parallel(b *testing.B) {
+	b.Run("default", func(b *testing.B) {
+		app, store := fiber.New(), New()
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+			for pb.Next() {
+				c := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+				c.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, "12356789")
+
+				sess, err := store.Get(c)
+				utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
+				sess.Set("john", "doe")
+				utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, sess.Save())
+				app.ReleaseCtx(c)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+
+	b.Run("storage", func(b *testing.B) {
+		app := fiber.New()
+		store := New(Config{
+			Storage: memory.New(),
+		})
+		b.ReportAllocs()
+		b.ResetTimer()
+		b.RunParallel(func(pb *testing.PB) {
+			for pb.Next() {
+				c := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+				c.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, "12356789")
+
+				sess, err := store.Get(c)
+				utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, err)
+				sess.Set("john", "doe")
+				utils.AssertEqual(b, nil, sess.Save())
+				app.ReleaseCtx(c)
+			}
+		})
+	})
+}
+
+// go test -v -race -run Test_Session_Concurrency ./...
+func Test_Session_Concurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	app := fiber.New()
+	store := New()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	errChan := make(chan error, 10) // Buffered channel to collect errors
+	const numGoroutines = 10        // Number of concurrent goroutines to test
+
+	// Start numGoroutines goroutines
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			localCtx := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+
+			sess, err := store.Get(localCtx)
+			if err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Set a value
+			sess.Set("name", "john")
+
+			// get the session id
+			id := sess.ID()
+
+			// Check if the session is fresh
+			if !sess.Fresh() {
+				errChan <- errors.New("session should be fresh")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Save the session
+			if err := sess.Save(); err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Release the context
+			app.ReleaseCtx(localCtx)
+
+			// Acquire a new context
+			localCtx = app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+			defer app.ReleaseCtx(localCtx)
+
+			// Set the session id in the header
+			localCtx.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, id)
+
+			// Get the session
+			sess, err = store.Get(localCtx)
+			if err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Get the value
+			name := sess.Get("name")
+			if name != "john" {
+				errChan <- errors.New("name should be john")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Get ID from the session
+			if sess.ID() != id {
+				errChan <- errors.New("id should be the same")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Check if the session is fresh
+			if sess.Fresh() {
+				errChan <- errors.New("session should not be fresh")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Delete the key
+			sess.Delete("name")
+
+			// Get the value
+			name = sess.Get("name")
+			if name != nil {
+				errChan <- errors.New("name should be nil")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Destroy the session
+			if err := sess.Destroy(); err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()      // Wait for all goroutines to finish
+	close(errChan) // Close the channel to signal no more errors will be sent
+
+	// Check for errors sent to errChan
+	for err := range errChan {
+		utils.AssertEqual(t, nil, err)
+	}
+}