Add SMTP connectivity check on startup - #2477
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📝 WalkthroughWalkthroughThe email system now checks TCP connectivity to the configured SMTP host and port during initialization. It returns specific errors for unreachable origins and invalid hosts. Tests cover the connectivity helper and initialization paths. The SMTP guide documents the startup check. ChangesSMTP connectivity validation
Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to SMTP initialization now fails when the configured endpoint is unreachable, but the failure-path tests are nondeterministic and the documented startup behavior is inaccurate. Resolve both before merging. Sequence Diagram(s)sequenceDiagram
participant Initialize
participant checkSMTPConnectivity
participant SMTP server
Initialize->>checkSMTPConnectivity: SMTP host and port
checkSMTPConnectivity->>SMTP server: TCP dial with 5-second timeout
SMTP server-->>checkSMTPConnectivity: connection result
checkSMTPConnectivity-->>Initialize: success or ErrorUnreachableOrigin
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backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client.go (1)
64-66: Preserve dial root cause in returned error.Returning only
ErrorUnreachableOriginhides DNS/refused/timeout details and makes startup failures harder to diagnose.Proposed patch
conn, err := net.DialTimeout("tcp", address, 5*time.Second) if err != nil { log.GetLogger().Warn(ErrorUnreachableOrigin.Error()) - return nil, ErrorUnreachableOrigin + return nil, fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrorUnreachableOrigin, err) }🤖 Prompt for AI Agents
Verify each finding against the current code and only fix it if needed. In `@backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client.go` around lines 64 - 66, The current error branch drops the dial root cause by returning ErrorUnreachableOrigin alone; update the branch that checks "if err != nil" (the one calling log.GetLogger().Warn(ErrorUnreachableOrigin.Error())) to both log the underlying err and return a wrapped error that preserves the original cause (e.g., use fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrorUnreachableOrigin, err) or errors.Join(ErrorUnreachableOrigin, err)) so callers can inspect DNS/refused/timeout details while keeping ErrorUnreachableOrigin as the sentinel.
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In `@backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client.go`:
- Around line 63-67: Update the documentation to reflect the new fail-fast
startup behavior introduced in Initialize() where a TCP dial to the SMTP
host:port can cause startup to fail with ErrorUnreachableOrigin; add or update a
guide (e.g., docs/content/guides/email/smtp.mdx) describing the new dependency
on the SMTP host being reachable at startup, the exact error returned
(ErrorUnreachableOrigin), configuration examples for host/port, troubleshooting
steps (network checks, firewall, DNS, timeout tuning), and any migration notes
for users upgrading to this version.
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In `@backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client.go`:
- Around line 64-66: The current error branch drops the dial root cause by
returning ErrorUnreachableOrigin alone; update the branch that checks "if err !=
nil" (the one calling log.GetLogger().Warn(ErrorUnreachableOrigin.Error())) to
both log the underlying err and return a wrapped error that preserves the
original cause (e.g., use fmt.Errorf("%w: %v", ErrorUnreachableOrigin, err) or
errors.Join(ErrorUnreachableOrigin, err)) so callers can inspect
DNS/refused/timeout details while keeping ErrorUnreachableOrigin as the
sentinel.
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@prdai your branch is outdated so rebase with latest main branch |
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hi @Dilusha-Madushan sorry for the delay can you re review this please? thanks! |
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Hi @prdai, Could you also add a few screenshots and a short screen recording demonstrating that the solution works as expected? Additionally, please rebase your branch and resolve the build failures before updating the PR. |
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hi, what exactly would you want as screenshots regarding this? as we can mainly see this behavior within the logs only... |
Verify the configured SMTP origin is reachable over a TCP dial when the email client initializes, so an unreachable mail server is reported at startup instead of only failing on the first send. On failure the email client is left nil and the server continues to start. Refs thunder-id#2436
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In `@backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go`:
- Around line 84-88: Replace the released-ephemeral-port setup in the
checkSMTPConnectivity test at backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go
lines 84-88 with an injectable dial operation or equivalent seam that
deterministically returns a connection error; update the Initialize propagation
test at lines 128-135 to use the same failure path, with no direct change needed
beyond applying this deterministic setup there.
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`@docs/versioned_docs/version-v1.0.x/guides/smtp-server/smtp-server-configuration.mdx`:
- Line 153: Update the startup behavior description near the SMTP connectivity
check to state that Initialize() returns a nil client and an error wrapping
ErrorUnreachableOrigin when the TCP check fails, rather than continuing with a
nil email client while the server starts normally.
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🩺 Stability & Availability | 🔴 Critical | ⚡ Quick win
🔴 Intermittent test failure: These tests release an ephemeral TCP port before the connectivity check dials it. Another local process can bind that port after listener.Close(). The dial then succeeds, and the expected unreachable-origin assertion fails unpredictably in CI.
Use an injectable dial operation or equivalent controlled test seam. Make it return a deterministic connection error for both the helper test and the Initialize propagation test.
backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go#L84-L88: replace the released-port failure setup with a deterministic dial failure.backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go#L128-L135: use the same deterministic failure path when testingInitialize.
As per path instructions, changed Go tests must avoid port or resource conflict patterns.
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backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go#L84-L88(this comment)backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go#L128-L135
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In `@backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go` around lines 84 - 88,
Replace the released-ephemeral-port setup in the checkSMTPConnectivity test at
backend/internal/system/email/smtp_client_test.go lines 84-88 with an injectable
dial operation or equivalent seam that deterministically returns a connection
error; update the Initialize propagation test at lines 128-135 to use the same
failure path, with no direct change needed beyond applying this deterministic
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| On startup, <ProductName /> performs a TCP connectivity check against the configured `email.smtp.host` and `email.smtp.port`. If the check fails, a warning is logged and the email client is set to `nil`, so email-dependent flows are skipped while the rest of the server starts normally. Verify that the configured `host` and `port` are correct. |
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Correct the documented startup outcome.
Line 153 says the server continues with a nil email client. Initialize() returns nil, err when the TCP check fails. Document that SMTP initialization returns an error that wraps ErrorUnreachableOrigin.
Proposed correction
-On startup, <ProductName /> performs a TCP connectivity check against the configured `email.smtp.host` and `email.smtp.port`. If the check fails, a warning is logged and the email client is set to `nil`, so email-dependent flows are skipped while the rest of the server starts normally. Verify that the configured `host` and `port` are correct.
+On startup, <ProductName /> performs a TCP connectivity check against the configured `email.smtp.host` and `email.smtp.port`. If the check fails, a warning is logged and SMTP initialization returns an error that wraps `ErrorUnreachableOrigin`. Verify that the configured `host` and `port` are correct.As per path instructions, review documentation changes for technical accuracy.
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minimal, and validate.
In
`@docs/versioned_docs/version-v1.0.x/guides/smtp-server/smtp-server-configuration.mdx`
at line 153, Update the startup behavior description near the SMTP connectivity
check to state that Initialize() returns a nil client and an error wrapping
ErrorUnreachableOrigin when the TCP check fails, rather than continuing with a
nil email client while the server starts normally.
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Purpose
Adds a TCP dial check when initializing the SMTP client so unreachable SMTP origins fail fast at startup rather than at first send attempt.
Approach
On
newSMTPClient, after credential validation, perform anet.DialTimeoutagainsthost:portwith a 5s timeout. If the dial fails, log a warning and returnErrorUnreachableOriginso the service surfaces a clear startup error instead of deferring failure to send time.Related Issues
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