fix: prevent electron app freeze on large file uploads (#9112) - #9200
fix: prevent electron app freeze on large file uploads (#9112)#9200Ms-Kulkarni wants to merge 1 commit into
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WalkthroughFile uploads in the CLI and Electron paths now always use read streams. The request code sets file size and upload-specific Axios options. Timeline logging skips streams, and file request parsing returns redacted data without multipart formatting. ChangesFile Upload Streaming
Priority: ➖ Normal — Impact reflects medium issue severity. Estimated code review effort: 3 (Moderate) | ~20 minutes Severity of issue fixed: Medium Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to Streaming addresses large-file freezes, but the current change breaks focused CLI tests and may fail file uploads that encounter 307 or 308 redirects. Update the tests and recreate streams for preserved-body redirects before merging. 🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5✅ Passed checks (5 passed)
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In `@packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js`:
- Around line 410-411: Update the file-upload tests covering the prepare-request
flow to mock fs.statSync for the supplied nonexistent paths, then assert the
resulting ReadStream data and content-length for both file sizes instead of
expecting readFileSync behavior. Preserve coverage of the existing upload
handling around the relevant test cases.
In `@packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js`:
- Line 487: Update makeAxiosInstance’s 307/308 redirect handling to preserve the
resolved file path and recreate a fresh fs.ReadStream for each redirected
request instead of reusing the consumed config.data stream, while retaining the
correct body length. Add an integration test covering a 307 or 308 redirect that
verifies the redirected request receives the complete file bytes.
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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win
Update the CLI file-upload tests.
Lines 410-411 now call fs.statSync and return a ReadStream for every file. The tests in packages/bruno-cli/tests/runner/prepare-request.spec.js:536-605 pass nonexistent /path/to/... values and assert the removed readFileSync behavior. They now throw before the assertion or fail the old expectation. Mock fs.statSync and assert stream data and content-length for both file sizes.
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In `@packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js` around lines 410 - 411,
Update the file-upload tests covering the prepare-request flow to mock
fs.statSync for the supplied nonexistent paths, then assert the resulting
ReadStream data and content-length for both file sizes instead of expecting
readFileSync behavior. Preserve coverage of the existing upload handling around
the relevant test cases.
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| stream.on('error', (error) => { | ||
| console.error('Stream error:', error); | ||
| }); | ||
| axiosRequest.data = stream; |
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Recreate the file stream for 307 and 308 redirects.
makeAxiosInstance reuses config.data when it follows a 307 or 308 redirect. For file requests, that value is the consumed one-shot fs.ReadStream, so the redirected request can send no file bytes while retaining the original content-length.
Preserve the resolved file path and create a new stream for each preserved-body redirect. Add an integration test that verifies the uploaded bytes after a 307 or 308 redirect.
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In `@packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js` at line 487,
Update makeAxiosInstance’s 307/308 redirect handling to preserve the resolved
file path and recreate a fresh fs.ReadStream for each redirected request instead
of reusing the consumed config.data stream, while retaining the correct body
length. Add an integration test covering a 307 or 308 redirect that verifies the
redirected request receives the complete file bytes.
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Internal - [BRU-4439]
Description
This PR resolves an issue where uploading large files (>20 MB) via
body:filemode (e.g. PUT requests to S3 pre-signed URLs) causes the Bruno Electron desktop app to freeze and stop responding.Problem
Closes #9112
When sending PUT/POST requests with files larger than 20 MB, the Electron app locks up and the operating system flags it as "Not Responding". This was caused by three interconnected issues:
maxBodyLengthandmaxContentLengthare not set toInfinity, Axios 1.x wraps the data stream in anAxiosTransformStreamthat buffers and limits chunks, starving the Electron main process event loop.parseDataFromRequest(common.js),cloneDeep(request)was executed on the entire request object. For file uploads,request.datais an active Node.jsfs.ReadStream. Lodash'scloneDeeprecursively traversed the stream's internal state machine, buffers, and event listeners, completely locking the main thread.axios-instance.jscalledJSON.stringify(config.data)on the stream instance.Fix
packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/prepare-request.js:fs.createReadStreamwithautoClose: trueand a 64KBhighWaterMark.try/catch.maxBodyLength = Infinity,maxContentLength = Infinity, andtimeout = 0on the Axios request config to allow direct streaming without buffer limits.Content-Lengthheader accurately to the file size for S3/HTTP compatibility.packages/bruno-electron/src/utils/common.js:request.mode === 'file'inparseDataFromRequestso file uploads are redacted (<request body redacted>) without runningcloneDeepon theReadStream.packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/axios-instance.js:typeof config.data?.pipe !== 'function'to skip serializing stream objects into JSON.packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/prepare-request.js:Screenshots
N/A (Performance and stream fix; no UI design changes).
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