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7 changes: 7 additions & 0 deletions changelog.d/8608-http-agent-keep-alive-timeout-buffer.md
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### Fixed

- `http.Agent` and `https.Agent` now expose the writable
`agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer` property, retaining finite non-negative
constructor values and defaulting invalid or missing values to 1000 ms like
Node.js. This clears the property assertions in Node's
`test-http-agent-keep-alive-timeout-buffer.js` parity case (#4975).
58 changes: 58 additions & 0 deletions crates/perry-ext-http/src/agent.rs
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Expand Up @@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ pub struct AgentHandle {
pub protocol: Option<String>,
pub keep_alive: bool,
pub keep_alive_msecs: f64,
/// Milliseconds subtracted from a server's advertised keep-alive timeout
/// before an idle socket is reused. Node retains finite, non-negative
/// constructor values and falls back to 1_000 for every other value.
pub agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer: f64,
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | 🏗️ Heavy lift

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rg -n -C 4 'agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer|client_for_agent|keep.?alive|Keep-Alive|keepAlive' crates/perry-ext-http/src crates/perry-ext-http 2>/dev/null | sed -n '1,260p'
printf '%s\n' '--- agent outline ---'
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rg -n -C 12 'agent_pool_config|invalidate_agent_client|pool_idle_timeout|pool_max_idle_per_host' crates/perry-ext-http/src
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  nl -ba | rg -C 12 'agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer|keepAliveTimeout|freeSocket'
printf '%s\n' '--- TLS client focused source ---'
sed -n '1,150p' crates/perry-ext-http/src/tls_client.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- repository claims and changelog references ---'
rg -n -C 3 'agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer|keep.?alive.?timeout.?buffer|per-agent reqwest|`#2154`|`#4906`|keepAliveMsecs' --glob '!crates/perry-ext-http/src/agent.rs' --glob '!crates/perry-ext-http/src/tls_client.rs' .

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  rg -n -C 14 'agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer|keepAliveTimeout|freeSocket'
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sed -n '1,150p' crates/perry-ext-http/src/tls_client.rs
printf '%s\n' '--- repository claims and changelog references ---'
rg -n -C 3 'agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer|keep.?alive.?timeout.?buffer|per-agent reqwest|`#2154`|`#4906`|keepAliveMsecs' \
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python3 - <<'PY'
from pathlib import Path
import urllib.request

agent = Path("crates/perry-ext-http/src/agent.rs").read_text()
tls = Path("crates/perry-ext-http/src/tls_client.rs").read_text()
node = urllib.request.urlopen(
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/v24.7.0/lib/_http_agent.js",
    timeout=10,
).read().decode()

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            depth += 1
        elif source[i] == "}":
            depth -= 1
            if depth == 0:
                return source[brace:i + 1]
    raise AssertionError(f"unterminated function: {signature}")

client = body(agent, "pub(crate) fn client_for_agent")
pool = body(agent, "pub(crate) fn agent_pool_config")
setter = body(agent, "pub extern \"C\" fn js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_timeout_buffer")
tls_build = body(tls, "pub(crate) fn build_client")

assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in client
assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in pool
assert "invalidate_agent_client(handle)" not in setter
assert "agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer" in node
assert "NumberParseInt(hint) * 1000" in node
assert "this.agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer" in node
assert "serverHintTimeout > 0 ? serverHintTimeout : 0" in node
assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in tls_build

# Demonstrate the Node formula for representative advertised timeouts.
def node_server_timeout(seconds, buffer_ms):
    value = seconds * 1000 - buffer_ms
    return max(value, 0)

assert node_server_timeout(5, 1000) == 4000
assert node_server_timeout(1, 1000) == 0
print("FAILURE CONFIRMED: Perry omits the buffer from both pool paths and does not invalidate on assignment.")
print("Node behavior: advertised timeout 5s with a 1000ms buffer yields 4000ms; 1s yields 0ms and is not reused.")
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agent = Path("crates/perry-ext-http/src/agent.rs").read_text()
tls = Path("crates/perry-ext-http/src/tls_client.rs").read_text()
node = urllib.request.urlopen(
    "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nodejs/node/v24.7.0/lib/_http_agent.js",
    timeout=10,
).read().decode()

def body(source, signature):
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        elif source[i] == "}":
            depth -= 1
            if depth == 0:
                return source[brace:i + 1]
    raise AssertionError(f"unterminated function: {signature}")

client = body(agent, "pub(crate) fn client_for_agent")
pool = body(agent, "pub(crate) fn agent_pool_config")
setter = body(agent, "pub extern \"C\" fn js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_timeout_buffer")
tls_build = body(tls, "pub(crate) fn build_client")

assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in client
assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in pool
assert "invalidate_agent_client(handle)" not in setter
assert "agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer" in node
assert "NumberParseInt(hint) * 1000" in node
assert "this.agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer" in node
assert "serverHintTimeout > 0 ? serverHintTimeout : 0" in node
assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in tls_build

def node_server_timeout(seconds, buffer_ms):
    return max(seconds * 1000 - buffer_ms, 0)

assert node_server_timeout(5, 1000) == 4000
assert node_server_timeout(1, 1000) == 0
print("FAILURE CONFIRMED: Perry omits the buffer from both pool paths and does not invalidate on assignment.")
print("Node behavior: advertised timeout 5s with a 1000ms buffer yields 4000ms; 1s yields 0ms and is not reused.")
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from pathlib import Path

agent = Path("crates/perry-ext-http/src/agent.rs").read_text()
tls = Path("crates/perry-ext-http/src/tls_client.rs").read_text()

def body(source, signature):
    start = source.index(signature)
    brace = source.index("{", start)
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        elif source[i] == "}":
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    raise AssertionError(f"unterminated function: {signature}")

client = body(agent, "pub(crate) fn client_for_agent")
pool = body(agent, "pub(crate) fn agent_pool_config")
setter = body(agent, "pub extern \"C\" fn js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_timeout_buffer")
tls_build = body(tls, "pub(crate) fn build_client")

assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in client
assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in pool
assert "invalidate_agent_client(handle)" not in setter
assert "agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer" not in tls_build

def node_server_timeout(seconds, buffer_ms):
    return max(seconds * 1000 - buffer_ms, 0)

assert node_server_timeout(5, 1000) == 4000
assert node_server_timeout(1, 1000) == 0
print("Perry omits the buffer from both pool paths and does not invalidate on assignment.")
print("Node formula: max(advertised_timeout_ms - buffer_ms, 0).")
PY

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Implement agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer or narrow the compatibility claim.

client_for_agent and the TLS custom-client path use keepAliveMsecs only. They ignore agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer, so constructor values and runtime assignments do not affect socket reuse. Implement Node’s response-aware Keep-Alive timeout calculation, including runtime assignments, or limit the claim to property storage and dispatch.

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In `@crates/perry-ext-http/src/agent.rs` around lines 93 - 96, Update
client_for_agent and the TLS custom-client path so
agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer affects socket reuse, including Node-compatible
response-aware Keep-Alive timeout calculation and runtime assignments; otherwise
narrow the property’s documentation to claim only storage and dispatch
compatibility.

pub max_sockets: f64,
pub max_total_sockets: f64,
pub max_free_sockets: f64,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -126,6 +130,7 @@ impl Default for AgentHandle {
protocol: Some("http:".to_string()),
keep_alive: false,
keep_alive_msecs: 1000.0,
agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer: 1000.0,
max_sockets: f64::INFINITY,
max_total_sockets: f64::INFINITY,
max_free_sockets: 256.0,
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -277,6 +282,13 @@ fn validate_positive(name: &str, value: f64) {
}
}

fn normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(value: Option<f64>) -> f64 {
match value {
Some(value) if value.is_finite() && value >= 0.0 => value,
_ => 1000.0,
}
}

// ------------------------------------------------------------------
// Object-field helpers (NaN-boxed reads from the options object)
// ------------------------------------------------------------------
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -401,6 +413,7 @@ fn empty_object_f64() -> f64 {

pub(crate) fn scan_agent_roots(visitor: &mut GcRootVisitor<'_>) {
iter_handles_of_mut::<AgentHandle, _>(|agent| {
visitor.visit_nanbox_f64_slot(&mut agent.agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer);
if agent.create_connection != 0 {
visitor.visit_i64_slot(&mut agent.create_connection);
}
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -450,6 +463,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_ext_http_agent_dispatch_property(
"maxFreeSockets" => js_http_agent_max_free_sockets(handle),
"maxTotalSockets" => js_http_agent_max_total_sockets(handle),
"keepAliveMsecs" => js_http_agent_keep_alive_msecs(handle),
"agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer" => js_http_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(handle),
"keepAlive" => js_http_agent_keep_alive(handle),
"destroyed" => js_http_agent_destroyed(handle),
"defaultPort" => js_http_agent_default_port(handle),
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -487,6 +501,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_ext_http_agent_dispatch_property_set(
"maxFreeSockets" => js_http_agent_set_max_free_sockets(handle, value),
"maxTotalSockets" => js_http_agent_set_max_total_sockets(handle, value),
"keepAliveMsecs" => js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_msecs(handle, value),
"agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer" => js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(handle, value),
"keepAlive" => js_http_agent_set_keep_alive(handle, value),
"createConnection" | "createSocket" => {
let bits = value.to_bits();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -559,6 +574,9 @@ unsafe fn agent_new_with_protocol(options_f64: f64, default_protocol: &str) -> H
}
agent.keep_alive_msecs = v;
}
agent.agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer = normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(
read_number_field(options_f64, "agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer"),
);
if let Some(v) = read_number_field(options_f64, "maxSockets") {
if !(v.is_infinite() && v.is_sign_positive()) {
validate_positive("maxSockets", v);
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -877,6 +895,11 @@ pub extern "C" fn js_http_agent_keep_alive_msecs(handle: Handle) -> f64 {
agent_field(handle, 1000.0, |a| a.keep_alive_msecs)
}

#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn js_http_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(handle: Handle) -> f64 {
agent_field(handle, 1000.0, |a| a.agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer)
}

#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn js_http_agent_keep_alive(handle: Handle) -> f64 {
bool_f64(agent_field(handle, false, |a| a.keep_alive))
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -987,6 +1010,16 @@ pub extern "C" fn js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_msecs(handle: Handle, value: f64)
invalidate_agent_client(handle);
}

/// `agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer` is an ordinary writable data property after
/// construction. Constructor validation/defaulting therefore does not apply to
/// later assignments; preserve the incoming JS value's raw NaN-boxed bits.
#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(handle: Handle, value: f64) {
if let Some(agent) = get_handle_mut::<AgentHandle>(handle) {
agent.agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer = value;
}
}

#[no_mangle]
pub extern "C" fn js_http_agent_set_keep_alive(handle: Handle, value: f64) {
let on = value != 0.0 && !value.is_nan();
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1134,6 +1167,7 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(agent.protocol.as_deref(), Some("http:"));
assert_eq!(agent.keep_alive, false);
assert_eq!(agent.keep_alive_msecs, 1000.0);
assert_eq!(agent.agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer, 1000.0);
assert!(agent.max_sockets.is_infinite());
assert_eq!(agent.max_free_sockets, 256.0);
assert!(!agent.destroyed);
Expand All @@ -1155,6 +1189,28 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(format_received_number(0.5), "0.5");
}

#[test]
fn keep_alive_timeout_buffer_normalizes_constructor_values() {
assert_eq!(
normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(Some(1500.0)),
1500.0
);
assert_eq!(normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(Some(0.0)), 0.0);
assert_eq!(
normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(Some(-1.0)),
1000.0
);
assert_eq!(
normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(Some(f64::INFINITY)),
1000.0
);
assert_eq!(
normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(Some(f64::NAN)),
1000.0
);
assert_eq!(normalize_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(None), 1000.0);
}

#[test]
fn sockets_accessors_return_objects() {
let handle = unsafe { js_http_agent_new(f64::from_bits(TAG_UNDEFINED)) };
Expand Down Expand Up @@ -1193,6 +1249,8 @@ mod tests {
assert_eq!(js_http_agent_max_sockets(handle), 4.0);
js_http_agent_set_keep_alive(handle, 1.0);
assert_js_bool(js_http_agent_keep_alive(handle), true);
js_http_agent_set_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(handle, 250.0);
assert_eq!(js_http_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer(handle), 250.0);
drop_handle(handle);
}

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1 change: 1 addition & 0 deletions crates/perry-stdlib/src/common/dispatch/init.rs
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Expand Up @@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_handle_property_set_dispatch(
| "maxFreeSockets"
| "maxTotalSockets"
| "keepAliveMsecs"
| "agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer"
| "keepAlive"
| "createConnection"
| "createSocket"
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Expand Up @@ -166,6 +166,7 @@ pub unsafe extern "C" fn js_handle_property_dispatch(
| "maxFreeSockets"
| "maxTotalSockets"
| "keepAliveMsecs"
| "agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer"
| "keepAlive"
| "destroyed"
| "defaultPort"
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20 changes: 20 additions & 0 deletions test-files/test_issue_4975_http_agent_keep_alive_timeout_buffer.ts
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import { Agent } from "node:http";

// Mirrors Node's test-http-agent-keep-alive-timeout-buffer.js constructor
// assertions: valid values are retained and invalid/missing values use 1000.
const configured = new Agent({ agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer: 1500 });
console.log(configured.agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer);

const negative = new Agent({ agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer: -100 });
console.log(negative.agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer);

const infinite = new Agent({ agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer: Infinity });
console.log(infinite.agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer);

const defaulted = new Agent();
console.log(defaulted.agentKeepAliveTimeoutBuffer);

configured.destroy();
negative.destroy();
infinite.destroy();
defaulted.destroy();
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1000
1000
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