t/lib-httpd: document writing concurrency-safe CGI helpers

Update t/lib-httpd.sh to document the fixes applied to
apply-one-time-script.sh and http-429.sh for future developers working
on helper scripts. Add concrete examples of patterns and anti-patterns
that should be considered when handling state management.

Signed-off-by: Michael Montalbo <mmontalbo@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Michael Montalbo 2026-09-01 00:27:56 +00:00 committed by Junio C Hamano
parent e43647bf0e
commit e324fdf46d
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@ -159,6 +159,17 @@ prepare_httpd() {
mkdir -p "$HTTPD_DOCUMENT_ROOT_PATH"
cp "$TEST_PATH"/passwd "$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"
cp "$TEST_PATH"/proxy-passwd "$HTTPD_ROOT_PATH"
# Apache can run the following scripts concurrently per request. Make
# sure any state management logic is resilient to race conditions.
#
# For example:
# - use "mkdir dir" to ensure only one request "succeeds" under some
# condition (see http-429.sh).
# - chain (&&) atomic operations like "rm marker" (no -f) with the
# logic that "claims" the marker instead of relying on a separate
# "test -f" and "rm marker" check (see apply-one-time-script.sh).
# - use scratch file names that include the process ID ($$), so
# concurrent requests do not overwrite each other's state.
install_script incomplete-length-upload-pack-v2-http.sh
install_script incomplete-body-upload-pack-v2-http.sh
install_script error-no-report.sh