fix(middleware/session): mutex for thread safety (#3049)

* fix(middleware/session): mutex for thread safety

* chore: Remove extra release and acquire ctx calls in session_test.go

* feat: Remove unnecessary session mutex lock in decodeSessionData function

middleware/session/session.go

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 )
 
 type Session struct {
+	mu         sync.RWMutex  // Mutex to protect non-data fields
 	id         string        // session id
 	fresh      bool          // if new session
 	ctx        fiber.Ctx     // fiber context
@@ -56,11 +57,15 @@ func releaseSession(s *Session) {
 
 // Fresh is true if the current session is new
 func (s *Session) Fresh() bool {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	return s.fresh
 }
 
 // ID returns the session id
 func (s *Session) ID() string {
+	s.mu.RLock()
+	defer s.mu.RUnlock()
 	return s.id
 }
 
@@ -101,6 +106,9 @@ func (s *Session) Destroy() error {
 	// Reset local data
 	s.data.Reset()
 
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Use external Storage if exist
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Delete(s.id); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -113,6 +121,9 @@ func (s *Session) Destroy() error {
 
 // Regenerate generates a new session id and delete the old one from Storage
 func (s *Session) Regenerate() error {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Delete old id from storage
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Delete(s.id); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -137,6 +148,9 @@ func (s *Session) Reset() error {
 	// Reset expiration
 	s.exp = 0
 
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Delete old id from storage
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Delete(s.id); err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -153,10 +167,7 @@ func (s *Session) Reset() error {
 
 // refresh generates a new session, and set session.fresh to be true
 func (s *Session) refresh() {
-	// Create a new id
 	s.id = s.config.KeyGenerator()
-
-	// We assign a new id to the session, so the session must be fresh
 	s.fresh = true
 }
 
@@ -167,6 +178,9 @@ func (s *Session) Save() error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
+
 	// Check if session has your own expiration, otherwise use default value
 	if s.exp <= 0 {
 		s.exp = s.config.Expiration
@@ -176,25 +190,23 @@ func (s *Session) Save() error {
 	s.setSession()
 
 	// Convert data to bytes
-	mux.Lock()
-	defer mux.Unlock()
 	encCache := gob.NewEncoder(s.byteBuffer)
 	err := encCache.Encode(&s.data.Data)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to encode data: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	// copy the data in buffer
+	// Copy the data in buffer
 	encodedBytes := make([]byte, s.byteBuffer.Len())
 	copy(encodedBytes, s.byteBuffer.Bytes())
 
-	// pass copied bytes with session id to provider
+	// Pass copied bytes with session id to provider
 	if err := s.config.Storage.Set(s.id, encodedBytes, s.exp); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// Release session
-	// TODO: It's not safe to use the Session after called Save()
+	// TODO: It's not safe to use the Session after calling Save()
 	releaseSession(s)
 
 	return nil
@@ -210,6 +222,8 @@ func (s *Session) Keys() []string {
 
 // SetExpiry sets a specific expiration for this session
 func (s *Session) SetExpiry(exp time.Duration) {
+	s.mu.Lock()
+	defer s.mu.Unlock()
 	s.exp = exp
 }
 
@@ -275,3 +289,13 @@ func (s *Session) delSession() {
 		fasthttp.ReleaseCookie(fcookie)
 	}
 }
+
+// decodeSessionData decodes the session data from raw bytes.
+func (s *Session) decodeSessionData(rawData []byte) error {
+	_, _ = s.byteBuffer.Write(rawData)
+	encCache := gob.NewDecoder(s.byteBuffer)
+	if err := encCache.Decode(&s.data.Data); err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode session data: %w", err)
+	}
+	return nil
+}

middleware/session/session_test.go

@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package session
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -856,3 +858,108 @@ func Benchmark_Session_Asserted_Parallel(b *testing.B) {
 		})
 	})
 }
+
+// go test -v -race -run Test_Session_Concurrency ./...
+func Test_Session_Concurrency(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Parallel()
+	app := fiber.New()
+	store := New()
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	errChan := make(chan error, 10) // Buffered channel to collect errors
+	const numGoroutines = 10        // Number of concurrent goroutines to test
+
+	// Start numGoroutines goroutines
+	for i := 0; i < numGoroutines; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			localCtx := app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+
+			sess, err := store.Get(localCtx)
+			if err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Set a value
+			sess.Set("name", "john")
+
+			// get the session id
+			id := sess.ID()
+
+			// Check if the session is fresh
+			if !sess.Fresh() {
+				errChan <- errors.New("session should be fresh")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Save the session
+			if err := sess.Save(); err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Release the context
+			app.ReleaseCtx(localCtx)
+
+			// Acquire a new context
+			localCtx = app.AcquireCtx(&fasthttp.RequestCtx{})
+			defer app.ReleaseCtx(localCtx)
+
+			// Set the session id in the header
+			localCtx.Request().Header.SetCookie(store.sessionName, id)
+
+			// Get the session
+			sess, err = store.Get(localCtx)
+			if err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Get the value
+			name := sess.Get("name")
+			if name != "john" {
+				errChan <- errors.New("name should be john")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Get ID from the session
+			if sess.ID() != id {
+				errChan <- errors.New("id should be the same")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Check if the session is fresh
+			if sess.Fresh() {
+				errChan <- errors.New("session should not be fresh")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Delete the key
+			sess.Delete("name")
+
+			// Get the value
+			name = sess.Get("name")
+			if name != nil {
+				errChan <- errors.New("name should be nil")
+				return
+			}
+
+			// Destroy the session
+			if err := sess.Destroy(); err != nil {
+				errChan <- err
+				return
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()      // Wait for all goroutines to finish
+	close(errChan) // Close the channel to signal no more errors will be sent
+
+	// Check for errors sent to errChan
+	for err := range errChan {
+		require.NoError(t, err)
+	}
+}

middleware/session/store.go

@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ import (
 	"encoding/gob"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3"
 	"github.com/gofiber/fiber/v3/internal/storage/memory"
@@ -14,9 +13,6 @@ import (
 // ErrEmptySessionID is an error that occurs when the session ID is empty.
 var ErrEmptySessionID = errors.New("session id cannot be empty")
 
-// mux is a global mutex for session operations.
-var mux sync.Mutex
-
 // sessionIDKey is the local key type used to store and retrieve the session ID in context.
 type sessionIDKey int
 
@@ -132,15 +128,3 @@ func (s *Store) Delete(id string) error {
 	}
 	return s.Storage.Delete(id)
 }
-
-// decodeSessionData decodes the session data from raw bytes.
-func (s *Session) decodeSessionData(rawData []byte) error {
-	mux.Lock()
-	defer mux.Unlock()
-	_, _ = s.byteBuffer.Write(rawData)
-	encCache := gob.NewDecoder(s.byteBuffer)
-	if err := encCache.Decode(&s.data.Data); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to decode session data: %w", err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}