Merge 8a33464182 into 3c2907da41

Add comprehensive documentation for middleware development in Actix Web, including:
- Detailed explanation of middleware concepts and execution flow
- Clear description of middleware traits and their responsibilities
- Guidelines for body type handling
- Best practices for middleware development
- Error handling recommendations
- Usage scenarios and anti-patterns

Co-authored-by: chenjjiaa <chenjjiaaa@gmail.com>

.clippy.toml

@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ disallowed-names = [
   "e", # no single letter error bindings
 ]
 disallowed-methods = [
-  { path = "std::cell::RefCell::default()", reason = "prefer explicit inner type default" },
+  { path = "std::cell::RefCell::default()", reason = "prefer explicit inner type default (remove allow-invalid when rust-lang/rust-clippy/#8581 is fixed)", allow-invalid = true },
-  { path = "std::rc::Rc::default()", reason = "prefer explicit inner type default" },
+  { path = "std::rc::Rc::default()", reason = "prefer explicit inner type default (remove allow-invalid when rust-lang/rust-clippy/#8581 is fixed)", allow-invalid = true },
 ]

.github/workflows/ci-post-merge.yml

@@ -44,12 +44,12 @@ jobs:
           echo "RUSTFLAGS=-C target-feature=+crt-static" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
       - name: Install Rust (${{ matrix.version.name }})
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.version.version }}
 
       - name: Install just, cargo-hack, cargo-nextest, cargo-ci-cache-clean
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@ad95d4e02e061d4390c4b66ef5ed56c7fee3d2ce # v2.58.17
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@f63c33fd96cc1e69a29bafd06541cf28588b43a4 # v2.58.21
         with:
           tool: just,cargo-hack,cargo-nextest,cargo-ci-cache-clean
 
@@ -80,10 +80,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: rui314/setup-mold@7344740a9418dcdcb481c7df83d9fbd1d5072d7d # v1
 
       - name: Install Rust
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
 
       - name: Install just, cargo-hack
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@ad95d4e02e061d4390c4b66ef5ed56c7fee3d2ce # v2.58.17
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@f63c33fd96cc1e69a29bafd06541cf28588b43a4 # v2.58.21
         with:
           tool: just,cargo-hack
 

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ jobs:
         uses: rui314/setup-mold@7344740a9418dcdcb481c7df83d9fbd1d5072d7d # v1
 
       - name: Install Rust (${{ matrix.version.name }})
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ matrix.version.version }}
 
       - name: Install just, cargo-hack, cargo-nextest, cargo-ci-cache-clean
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@ad95d4e02e061d4390c4b66ef5ed56c7fee3d2ce # v2.58.17
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@f63c33fd96cc1e69a29bafd06541cf28588b43a4 # v2.58.21
         with:
           tool: just,cargo-hack,cargo-nextest,cargo-ci-cache-clean
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: nightly
 
@@ -108,12 +108,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust (nightly)
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: nightly
 
       - name: Install just
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@ad95d4e02e061d4390c4b66ef5ed56c7fee3d2ce # v2.58.17
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@f63c33fd96cc1e69a29bafd06541cf28588b43a4 # v2.58.21
         with:
           tool: just
 

.github/workflows/coverage.yml

@@ -18,13 +18,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust (nightly)
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: nightly
           components: llvm-tools
 
       - name: Install just, cargo-llvm-cov, cargo-nextest
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@ad95d4e02e061d4390c4b66ef5ed56c7fee3d2ce # v2.58.17
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@f63c33fd96cc1e69a29bafd06541cf28588b43a4 # v2.58.21
         with:
           tool: just,cargo-llvm-cov,cargo-nextest
 
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         run: just test-coverage-codecov
 
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@18283e04ce6e62d37312384ff67231eb8fd56d24 # v5.4.3
+        uses: codecov/codecov-action@fdcc8476540edceab3de004e990f80d881c6cc00 # v5.5.0
         with:
           files: codecov.json
           fail_ci_if_error: true

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust (nightly)
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: nightly
           components: rustfmt
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           components: clippy
 
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust (nightly)
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: nightly
           components: rust-docs
@@ -72,12 +72,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
 
       - name: Install Rust (${{ vars.RUST_VERSION_EXTERNAL_TYPES }})
-        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@fb51252c7ba57d633bc668f941da052e410add48 # v1.13.0
+        uses: actions-rust-lang/setup-rust-toolchain@ab6845274e2ff01cd4462007e1a9d9df1ab49f42 # v1.14.0
         with:
           toolchain: ${{ vars.RUST_VERSION_EXTERNAL_TYPES }}
 
       - name: Install just
-        uses: taiki-e/install-action@ad95d4e02e061d4390c4b66ef5ed56c7fee3d2ce # v2.58.17
+        uses: taiki-e/install-action@f63c33fd96cc1e69a29bafd06541cf28588b43a4 # v2.58.21
         with:
           tool: just
 

actix-files/CHANGES.md

@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 ## Unreleased
 
 - Minimum supported Rust version (MSRV) is now 1.75.
+- Avoid spawning a thread for each file which does more harm than good
 
 ## 0.6.6
 

actix-files/src/chunked.rs

@@ -80,22 +80,17 @@ async fn chunked_read_file_callback(
 ) -> Result<(File, Bytes), Error> {
     use io::{Read as _, Seek as _};
 
-    let res = actix_web::web::block(move || {
+    let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(max_bytes);
-        let mut buf = Vec::with_capacity(max_bytes);
 
-        file.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(offset))?;
+    file.seek(io::SeekFrom::Start(offset))?;
 
-        let n_bytes = file.by_ref().take(max_bytes as u64).read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
+    let n_bytes = file.by_ref().take(max_bytes as u64).read_to_end(&mut buf)?;
 
-        if n_bytes == 0 {
+    if n_bytes == 0 {
-            Err(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof))
+        Err(Error::from(io::Error::from(io::ErrorKind::UnexpectedEof)))
-        } else {
+    } else {
-            Ok((file, Bytes::from(buf)))
+        Ok((file, Bytes::from(buf)))
-        }
+    }
-    })
-    .await??;
-
-    Ok(res)
 }
 
 #[cfg(feature = "experimental-io-uring")]

actix-http/CHANGES.md

@@ -2,7 +2,13 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
-- Malformed websocket frames are now gracefully rejected.
+- Properly wake Payload receivers when feeding errors or EOF
+
+## 3.11.1
+
+- Prevent more hangs after client disconnects.
+- More malformed WebSocket frames are now gracefully rejected.
+- Using `TestRequest::set_payload()` now sets a Content-Length header.
 
 ## 3.11.0
 

actix-http/Cargo.toml

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "actix-http"
-version = "3.11.0"
+version = "3.11.1"
 authors = ["Nikolay Kim <fafhrd91@gmail.com>", "Rob Ede <robjtede@icloud.com>"]
 description = "HTTP types and services for the Actix ecosystem"
 keywords = ["actix", "http", "framework", "async", "futures"]
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 features = [
   "http2",
   "ws",
@@ -119,7 +118,7 @@ tokio-util = { version = "0.7", features = ["io", "codec"] }
 tracing = { version = "0.1.30", default-features = false, features = ["log"] }
 
 # http2
-h2 = { version = "0.3.26", optional = true }
+h2 = { version = "0.3.27", optional = true }
 
 # websockets
 base64 = { version = "0.22", optional = true }
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ serde_json = "1.0"
 static_assertions = "1"
 tls-openssl = { package = "openssl", version = "0.10.55" }
 tls-rustls_023 = { package = "rustls", version = "0.23" }
-tokio = { version = "1.38.2", features = ["net", "rt", "macros"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.38.2", features = ["net", "rt", "macros", "sync"] }
 
 [lints]
 workspace = true

actix-http/README.md

@@ -5,11 +5,11 @@
 <!-- prettier-ignore-start -->
 
 [![crates.io](https://img.shields.io/crates/v/actix-http?label=latest)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-http)
-[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-http/badge.svg?version=3.11.0)](https://docs.rs/actix-http/3.11.0)
+[![Documentation](https://docs.rs/actix-http/badge.svg?version=3.11.1)](https://docs.rs/actix-http/3.11.1)
 ![Version](https://img.shields.io/badge/rustc-1.72+-ab6000.svg)
 ![MIT or Apache 2.0 licensed](https://img.shields.io/crates/l/actix-http.svg)
 <br />
-[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http/3.11.0/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http/3.11.0)
+[![dependency status](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http/3.11.1/status.svg)](https://deps.rs/crate/actix-http/3.11.1)
 [![Download](https://img.shields.io/crates/d/actix-http.svg)](https://crates.io/crates/actix-http)
 [![Chat on Discord](https://img.shields.io/discord/771444961383153695?label=chat&logo=discord)](https://discord.gg/NWpN5mmg3x)
 

actix-http/src/h1/payload.rs

@@ -200,11 +200,13 @@ impl Inner {
     #[inline]
     fn set_error(&mut self, err: PayloadError) {
         self.err = Some(err);
+        self.wake();
     }
 
     #[inline]
     fn feed_eof(&mut self) {
         self.eof = true;
+        self.wake();
     }
 
     #[inline]
@@ -253,8 +255,13 @@ impl Inner {
 
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
+    use std::{task::Poll, time::Duration};
+
+    use actix_rt::time::timeout;
     use actix_utils::future::poll_fn;
+    use futures_util::{FutureExt, StreamExt};
     use static_assertions::{assert_impl_all, assert_not_impl_any};
+    use tokio::sync::oneshot;
 
     use super::*;
 
@@ -263,6 +270,67 @@ mod tests {
 
     assert_impl_all!(Inner: Unpin, Send, Sync);
 
+    const WAKE_TIMEOUT: Duration = Duration::from_secs(2);
+
+    fn prepare_waking_test(
+        mut payload: Payload,
+        expected: Option<Result<(), ()>>,
+    ) -> (oneshot::Receiver<()>, actix_rt::task::JoinHandle<()>) {
+        let (tx, rx) = oneshot::channel();
+
+        let handle = actix_rt::spawn(async move {
+            // Make sure to poll once to set the waker
+            poll_fn(|cx| {
+                assert!(payload.poll_next_unpin(cx).is_pending());
+                Poll::Ready(())
+            })
+            .await;
+            tx.send(()).unwrap();
+
+            // actix-rt is single-threaded, so this won't race with `rx.await`
+            let mut pend_once = false;
+            poll_fn(|_| {
+                if pend_once {
+                    Poll::Ready(())
+                } else {
+                    // Return pending without storing wakers, we already did on the previous
+                    // `poll_fn`, now this task will only continue if the `sender` wakes us
+                    pend_once = true;
+                    Poll::Pending
+                }
+            })
+            .await;
+
+            let got = payload.next().now_or_never().unwrap();
+            match expected {
+                Some(Ok(_)) => assert!(got.unwrap().is_ok()),
+                Some(Err(_)) => assert!(got.unwrap().is_err()),
+                None => assert!(got.is_none()),
+            }
+        });
+        (rx, handle)
+    }
+
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn wake_on_error() {
+        let (mut sender, payload) = Payload::create(false);
+        let (rx, handle) = prepare_waking_test(payload, Some(Err(())));
+
+        rx.await.unwrap();
+        sender.set_error(PayloadError::Incomplete(None));
+        timeout(WAKE_TIMEOUT, handle).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    }
+
+    #[actix_rt::test]
+    async fn wake_on_eof() {
+        let (mut sender, payload) = Payload::create(false);
+        let (rx, handle) = prepare_waking_test(payload, None);
+
+        rx.await.unwrap();
+        sender.feed_eof();
+        timeout(WAKE_TIMEOUT, handle).await.unwrap().unwrap();
+    }
+
     #[actix_rt::test]
     async fn test_unread_data() {
         let (_, mut payload) = Payload::create(false);

actix-http/src/test.rs

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ use std::{
 
 use actix_codec::{AsyncRead, AsyncWrite, ReadBuf};
 use bytes::{Bytes, BytesMut};
-use http::{Method, Uri, Version};
+use http::{header, Method, Uri, Version};
 
 use crate::{
     header::{HeaderMap, TryIntoHeaderPair},
@@ -98,9 +98,13 @@ impl TestRequest {
     }
 
     /// Set request payload.
+    ///
+    /// This sets the `Content-Length` header with the size of `data`.
     pub fn set_payload(&mut self, data: impl Into<Bytes>) -> &mut Self {
         let mut payload = crate::h1::Payload::empty();
-        payload.unread_data(data.into());
+        let bytes = data.into();
+        self.insert_header((header::CONTENT_LENGTH, bytes.len()));
+        payload.unread_data(bytes);
         parts(&mut self.0).payload = Some(payload.into());
         self
     }

actix-multipart-derive/Cargo.toml

@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 all-features = true
 
 [lib]

actix-multipart/Cargo.toml

@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@ license.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 all-features = true
 
 [package.metadata.cargo_check_external_types]

actix-router/benches/router.rs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ macro_rules! register {
         register!(finish => "(.*)", "(.*)", "(.*)", "(.*)")
     }};
     (finish => $p1:literal, $p2:literal, $p3:literal, $p4:literal) => {{
+        #[expect(clippy::useless_concat)]
         let arr = [
             concat!("/authorizations"),
             concat!("/authorizations/", $p1),

actix-web-actors/Cargo.toml

@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ allowed_external_types = [
 actix = { version = ">=0.12, <0.14", default-features = false }
 actix-codec = "0.5"
 actix-http = "3"
-actix-web = { version = "4", default-features = false }
+actix-web = { version = "4", default-features = false, features = ["ws"] }
 
 bytes = "1"
 bytestring = "1"

actix-web/CHANGES.md

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 
 - `actix_web::response::builder::HttpResponseBuilder::streaming()` now sets `Content-Type` to `application/octet-stream` if `Content-Type` does not exist.
 - `actix_web::response::builder::HttpResponseBuilder::streaming()` now calls `actix_web::response::builder::HttpResponseBuilder::no_chunking()` if `Content-Length` is set by user.
+- Add `ws` crate feature (on-by-default) which forwards to `actix-http` and guards some of its `ResponseError` impls.
 
 ## 4.11.0
 

actix-web/Cargo.toml

@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ edition.workspace = true
 rust-version.workspace = true
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 features = [
   "macros",
   "openssl",
@@ -68,6 +67,7 @@ default = [
   "http2",
   "unicode",
   "compat",
+  "ws",
 ]
 
 # Brotli algorithm content-encoding support
@@ -86,9 +86,12 @@ cookies = ["dep:cookie"]
 # Secure & signed cookies
 secure-cookies = ["cookies", "cookie/secure"]
 
-# HTTP/2 support (including h2c).
+# HTTP/2 support (including h2c)
 http2 = ["actix-http/http2"]
 
+# WebSocket support
+ws = ["actix-http/ws"]
+
 # TLS via OpenSSL
 openssl = ["__tls", "http2", "actix-http/openssl", "actix-tls/accept", "actix-tls/openssl"]
 
@@ -132,7 +135,7 @@ actix-service = "2"
 actix-tls = { version = "3.4", default-features = false, optional = true }
 actix-utils = "3"
 
-actix-http = { version = "3.11", features = ["ws"] }
+actix-http = "3.11"
 actix-router = { version = "0.5.3", default-features = false, features = ["http"] }
 actix-web-codegen = { version = "4.3", optional = true, default-features = false }
 

actix-web/MIGRATION-3.0.md

@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
 - The return type for `ServiceRequest::app_data::<T>()` was changed from returning a `Data<T>` to simply a `T`. To access a `Data<T>` use `ServiceRequest::app_data::<Data<T>>()`.
 
 - Cookie handling has been offloaded to the `cookie` crate:
-
   - `USERINFO_ENCODE_SET` is no longer exposed. Percent-encoding is still supported; check docs.
   - Some types now require lifetime parameters.
 

actix-web/src/error/response_error.rs

@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use std::{
     io::{self, Write as _},
 };
 
-use actix_http::Response;
 use bytes::BytesMut;
 
 use crate::{
@@ -126,20 +125,24 @@ impl ResponseError for actix_http::error::PayloadError {
     }
 }
 
-impl ResponseError for actix_http::ws::ProtocolError {}
-
 impl ResponseError for actix_http::error::ContentTypeError {
     fn status_code(&self) -> StatusCode {
         StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "ws")]
 impl ResponseError for actix_http::ws::HandshakeError {
     fn error_response(&self) -> HttpResponse<BoxBody> {
-        Response::from(self).map_into_boxed_body().into()
+        actix_http::Response::from(self)
+            .map_into_boxed_body()
+            .into()
     }
 }
 
+#[cfg(feature = "ws")]
+impl ResponseError for actix_http::ws::ProtocolError {}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;

actix-web/src/middleware/authors-guide.md

@@ -2,16 +2,80 @@
 
 ## What Is A Middleware?
 
+Middleware in Actix Web is a powerful mechanism that allows you to add additional behavior to request/response processing. It enables you to:
+
+- Pre-process incoming requests (e.g., path normalization, authentication)
+- Post-process outgoing responses (e.g., logging, compression)
+- Modify application state through ServiceRequest
+- Access external services (e.g., sessions, caching)
+
+Middleware is registered for each App, Scope, or Resource and executed in the reverse order of registration. This means the last registered middleware is the first to process the request.
+
 ## Middleware Traits
 
+Actix Web's middleware system is built on two main traits:
+
+1. `Transform<S, Req>`: The builder trait that creates the actual Service. It's responsible for:
+
+   - Creating new middleware instances
+   - Assembling the middleware chain
+   - Handling initialization errors
+
+2. `Service<Req>`: The trait that represents the actual middleware functionality. It:
+   - Processes requests and responses
+   - Can modify both request and response
+   - Can short-circuit request processing
+   - Must be implemented for the middleware to work
+
 ## Understanding Body Types
 
+When working with middleware, it's important to understand body types:
+
+- Middleware can work with different body types for requests and responses
+- The `MessageBody` trait is used to handle different body types
+- You can use `EitherBody` when you need to handle multiple body types
+- Be careful with body consumption - once a body is consumed, it cannot be read again
+
 ## Best Practices
 
+1. Keep middleware focused and single-purpose
+2. Handle errors appropriately and propagate them correctly
+3. Be mindful of performance impact
+4. Use appropriate body types and handle them correctly
+5. Consider middleware ordering carefully
+6. Document your middleware's behavior and requirements
+7. Test your middleware thoroughly
+
 ## Error Propagation
 
+Proper error handling is crucial in middleware:
+
+1. Always propagate errors from the inner service
+2. Use appropriate error types
+3. Handle initialization errors
+4. Consider using custom error types for specific middleware errors
+5. Document error conditions and handling
+
 ## When To (Not) Use Middleware
 
+Use middleware when you need to:
+
+- Add cross-cutting concerns
+- Modify requests/responses globally
+- Add authentication/authorization
+- Add logging or monitoring
+- Handle compression or caching
+
+Avoid middleware when:
+
+- The functionality is specific to a single route
+- The operation is better handled by a service
+- The overhead would be too high
+- The functionality can be implemented more simply
+
 ## Author's References
 
 - `EitherBody` + when is middleware appropriate: https://discord.com/channels/771444961383153695/952016890723729428
+- Actix Web Documentation: https://docs.rs/actix-web
+- Service Trait Documentation: https://docs.rs/actix-service
+- MessageBody Trait Documentation: https://docs.rs/actix-web/latest/actix_web/body/trait.MessageBody.html

actix-web/src/types/json.rs

@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@ mod tests {
             }
         ));
 
-        let (req, mut pl) = TestRequest::default()
+        let (mut req, mut pl) = TestRequest::default()
             .insert_header((
                 header::CONTENT_TYPE,
                 header::HeaderValue::from_static("application/json"),
@@ -624,6 +624,7 @@ mod tests {
             .set_payload(Bytes::from_static(&[0u8; 1000]))
             .to_http_parts();
 
+        req.head_mut().headers_mut().remove(header::CONTENT_LENGTH);
         let json = JsonBody::<MyObject>::new(&req, &mut pl, None, true)
             .limit(100)
             .await;

awc/Cargo.toml

@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ license = "MIT OR Apache-2.0"
 edition = "2021"
 
 [package.metadata.docs.rs]
-rustdoc-args = ["--cfg", "docsrs"]
 features = [
     "cookies",
     "openssl",
@@ -109,7 +108,7 @@ cfg-if = "1"
 derive_more = { version = "2", features = ["display", "error", "from"] }
 futures-core = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["alloc"] }
 futures-util = { version = "0.3.17", default-features = false, features = ["alloc", "sink"] }
-h2 = "0.3.26"
+h2 = "0.3.27"
 http = "0.2.7"
 itoa = "1"
 log = "0.4"

justfile

@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ fmt:
 [private]
 downgrade-for-msrv:
     cargo {{ toolchain }} update -p=divan --precise=0.1.15 # next ver: 1.80.0
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} update -p=rayon --precise=1.10.0 # next ver: 1.80.0
+    cargo {{ toolchain }} update -p=rayon-core --precise=1.12.1 # next ver: 1.80.0
     cargo {{ toolchain }} update -p=half --precise=2.4.1 # next ver: 1.81.0
     cargo {{ toolchain }} update -p=idna_adapter --precise=1.2.0 # next ver: 1.82.0
     cargo {{ toolchain }} update -p=litemap --precise=0.7.4 # next ver: 1.81.0
@@ -50,8 +52,7 @@ clippy:
     cargo {{ toolchain }} clippy --workspace --all-targets {{ all_crate_features }}
 
 # Run Clippy over workspace using MSRV.
-clippy-msrv:
+clippy-msrv: downgrade-for-msrv
-    @just toolchain={{ msrv_rustup }} downgrade-for-msrv
     @just toolchain={{ msrv_rustup }} clippy
 
 # Test workspace code.
@@ -62,8 +63,7 @@ test:
     cargo {{ toolchain }} nextest run --no-tests=warn --workspace --exclude=actix-web-codegen --exclude=actix-multipart-derive {{ all_crate_features }} --filter-expr="not test(test_reading_deflate_encoding_large_random_rustls)"
 
 # Test workspace using MSRV.
-test-msrv:
+test-msrv: downgrade-for-msrv
-    @just toolchain={{ msrv_rustup }} downgrade-for-msrv
     @just toolchain={{ msrv_rustup }} test
 
 # Test workspace docs.

scripts/bump

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/bash
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 
 # developed on macOS and probably doesn't work on Linux yet due to minor
 # differences in flags on sed

scripts/ci-test

@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-#!/bin/sh
-
-# run tests matching what CI does for non-linux feature sets
-
-set -x
-
-EXIT=0
-
-save_exit_code() {
-    eval $@
-    local CMD_EXIT=$?
-    [ "$CMD_EXIT" = "0" ] || EXIT=$CMD_EXIT
-}
-
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-router --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-http --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web --features=rustls,openssl -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-codegen --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=awc --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-http-test --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-test --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-files -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-multipart --all-features -- --nocapture
-save_exit_code cargo test --lib --tests -p=actix-web-actors --all-features -- --nocapture
-
-save_exit_code cargo test --workspace --doc
-
-if [ "$EXIT" = "0" ]; then
-    PASSED="All tests passed!"
-
-    if [ "$(command -v figlet)" ]; then
-        figlet "$PASSED"
-    else
-        echo "$PASSED"
-    fi
-fi
-
-exit $EXIT

scripts/publish

@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+
+set -Euo pipefail
+
+for dir in $@; do
+    cd "$dir"
+    
+    cargo publish --dry-run
+
+    read -p "Look okay? "
+    read -p "Sure? "
+    
+    cargo publish
+
+    if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo
+        read -p "Was the above error caused by cyclic dev-deps? Choosing yes will publish without a git backreference. (y/N) " publish_no_dev_deps
+
+        if [[ "$publish_no_dev_deps" == "y" || "$publish_no_dev_deps" == "Y" ]]; then
+            cargo hack --no-dev-deps publish --allow-dirty
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    cd ..
+done