umbral_cache/cache_page.rs
1//! View-level caching middleware.
2//!
3//! Wrap a [`Router`] subtree with [`cache_page`] and every eligible
4//! `GET` or `HEAD` response for that subtree is cached for the
5//! configured TTL. Subsequent requests for the same URI + query string
6//! get the cached response without hitting the handler.
7//!
8//! ```ignore
9//! use umbral_cache::cache_page;
10//! use std::time::Duration;
11//!
12//! let public = Router::new()
13//! .route("/", get(home))
14//! .route("/about", get(about))
15//! .layer(cache_page(Duration::from_secs(60)));
16//! ```
17//!
18//! ## Cache key
19//!
20//! `cache:page:GET:<host>:/path?query` — method + Host header + full URI
21//! including query string. Fragments are stripped by the browser and never
22//! reach the server. Including the Host header prevents multi-tenant
23//! cache-poisoning where tenant A's cached page would otherwise be served to
24//! requests arriving on a different Host.
25//!
26//! ## What gets cached
27//!
28//! Only `GET` and `HEAD` responses with HTTP status **200** are stored.
29//! The following bypass caching:
30//! - Any method other than `GET` / `HEAD` (POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE).
31//! - Status code other than 200.
32//! - Response carries `Cache-Control: no-store`.
33//! - Response carries a `Set-Cookie` header (the body may be personalised).
34//! - Request carries an `umbral_session` cookie — personalised / logged-in
35//! requests are neither served from nor written to the page cache, keeping
36//! the cache to the safe anonymous-only subset.
37//!
38//! ## Ambient cache dependency
39//!
40//! [`cache_page`] reads the ambient [`super::Cache`] via [`super::ambient()`].
41//! If the ambient cache has not been initialised (i.e. [`super::CachePlugin::init`]
42//! has not been called), cache misses and stores are silently skipped —
43//! the handler always fires normally. This is intentional: a misconfigured
44//! cache degrades gracefully rather than returning 500s.
45//!
46//! ## Deferred
47//!
48//! - ETag / 304 conditional caching — the current implementation always
49//! serves the full cached body. A future iteration will store and compare
50//! ETags to emit 304 Not Modified, saving bandwidth.
51//! - Vary-header awareness (`Vary: Accept-Language`, etc.).
52//! - Per-route cache key prefix customisation.
53
54use std::sync::Arc;
55use std::task::{Context, Poll};
56use std::time::Duration;
57
58use axum::body::Body;
59use axum::http::{Method, Request, Response, StatusCode, header};
60use bytes::Bytes;
61use futures_util::future::BoxFuture;
62use http_body_util::BodyExt;
63use tower::{Layer, Service};
64
65use crate::Cache;
66
67// ── Public constructor ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
68
69/// Return a [`CachePageLayer`] that caches eligible `GET`/`HEAD` responses
70/// for `ttl`.
71///
72/// Mount it with `Router::layer(cache_page(Duration::from_secs(60)))`.
73/// Default ceiling on a cacheable response body (gaps4 #23). A response larger
74/// than this is served normally but NOT stored — a page cache exists to make
75/// small hot pages cheap, and letting a multi-megabyte response in bloats the
76/// store (or a shared Redis), evicts many useful entries for one, and risks
77/// memory pressure. 1 MiB comfortably covers HTML pages and JSON list
78/// responses; raise it with `CachePageLayer::max_object_bytes` if you cache
79/// something legitimately larger.
80pub const DEFAULT_MAX_OBJECT_BYTES: usize = 1024 * 1024;
81
82pub fn cache_page(ttl: Duration) -> CachePageLayer {
83 CachePageLayer {
84 ttl,
85 cache: None,
86 max_object_bytes: DEFAULT_MAX_OBJECT_BYTES,
87 }
88}
89
90// ── Layer ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
91
92/// [`tower::Layer`] returned by [`cache_page`]. Wraps the inner service
93/// with [`CachePageService`].
94#[derive(Clone)]
95pub struct CachePageLayer {
96 ttl: Duration,
97 // An explicit cache can be injected for testing; production code
98 // reads the ambient handle via `crate::ambient()`.
99 cache: Option<Arc<Cache>>,
100 /// Responses larger than this are not stored (gaps4 #23).
101 max_object_bytes: usize,
102}
103
104impl CachePageLayer {
105 /// Override the cache handle used by this layer. Useful in tests
106 /// where the ambient cache isn't initialised.
107 pub fn with_cache(mut self, cache: Cache) -> Self {
108 self.cache = Some(Arc::new(cache));
109 self
110 }
111
112 /// Cap the size of a cacheable response body. A larger response is served
113 /// normally but not stored. Defaults to [`DEFAULT_MAX_OBJECT_BYTES`].
114 pub fn max_object_bytes(mut self, bytes: usize) -> Self {
115 self.max_object_bytes = bytes;
116 self
117 }
118}
119
120impl<S> Layer<S> for CachePageLayer {
121 type Service = CachePageService<S>;
122
123 fn layer(&self, inner: S) -> Self::Service {
124 CachePageService {
125 inner,
126 ttl: self.ttl,
127 cache: self.cache.clone(),
128 max_object_bytes: self.max_object_bytes,
129 }
130 }
131}
132
133// ── Service ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
134
135/// [`tower::Service`] produced by [`CachePageLayer`].
136#[derive(Clone)]
137pub struct CachePageService<S> {
138 inner: S,
139 ttl: Duration,
140 cache: Option<Arc<Cache>>,
141 max_object_bytes: usize,
142}
143
144impl<S> Service<Request<Body>> for CachePageService<S>
145where
146 S: Service<Request<Body>, Response = Response<Body>> + Clone + Send + 'static,
147 S::Future: Send + 'static,
148 S::Error: Send + 'static,
149{
150 type Response = Response<Body>;
151 type Error = S::Error;
152 type Future = BoxFuture<'static, Result<Self::Response, Self::Error>>;
153
154 fn poll_ready(&mut self, cx: &mut Context<'_>) -> Poll<Result<(), Self::Error>> {
155 self.inner.poll_ready(cx)
156 }
157
158 fn call(&mut self, req: Request<Body>) -> Self::Future {
159 let mut inner = self.inner.clone();
160 let ttl = self.ttl;
161 let explicit_cache = self.cache.clone();
162 let max_object_bytes = self.max_object_bytes;
163
164 Box::pin(async move {
165 // Only attempt to cache GET and HEAD
166 let method = req.method().clone();
167 if method != Method::GET && method != Method::HEAD {
168 return inner.call(req).await;
169 }
170
171 // Bypass for personalised / authenticated requests: if the incoming
172 // request carries an `umbral_session` cookie the response is user-
173 // specific and must not be served from or stored in the page cache.
174 // We match the literal cookie name "umbral_session" (the canonical
175 // name from umbral-sessions::COOKIE_NAME) without importing that crate
176 // to avoid a plugin-to-plugin dependency.
177 if request_is_personalised(&req) {
178 return inner.call(req).await;
179 }
180
181 // Build the cache key from method + Host header + full URI (path + query).
182 // Including the Host prevents multi-tenant cache-poisoning where different
183 // virtual hosts serving different content share cache entries.
184 let host = req
185 .headers()
186 .get(header::HOST)
187 .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
188 .unwrap_or("")
189 .to_owned();
190 let uri = req.uri().to_string();
191 let cache_key = format!("cache:page:{}:{}:{}", method, host, uri);
192
193 // Resolve the cache to use: explicit (test injection) > ambient
194 let cache: Option<&Cache> = if let Some(ref c) = explicit_cache {
195 Some(c.as_ref())
196 } else {
197 crate::ambient()
198 };
199
200 // Cache hit — return the stored response bytes
201 if let Some(cache) = cache {
202 if let Some(stored) = cache.get_bytes_raw(&cache_key).await {
203 if let Ok(resp) = deserialise_cached_response(stored) {
204 return Ok(resp);
205 }
206 // Deserialisation failure → treat as a miss and re-run the handler
207 }
208 }
209
210 // Cache miss — call through to the handler
211 let resp = inner.call(req).await?;
212
213 // Only cache eligible responses
214 let status = resp.status();
215 if status != StatusCode::OK {
216 return Ok(resp);
217 }
218
219 let should_skip = response_bypasses_cache(&resp);
220
221 // Collect the body so we can both cache and return it.
222 // This buffers the full response in memory which is fine
223 // for HTML pages (< a few MB). Skip caching if collection
224 // fails but still return the original error to the client.
225 let (parts, body) = resp.into_parts();
226 let body_bytes = match body.collect().await {
227 Ok(collected) => collected.to_bytes(),
228 Err(e) => {
229 // BROKEN-7: the body stream failed partway. Reusing the
230 // success `parts` with an empty body fabricates a 200
231 // whose `Content-Length` no longer matches the (empty)
232 // body — that desyncs keep-alive connections and is
233 // indistinguishable from a real empty page. Log it and
234 // return a clean 502 instead; never cache it.
235 tracing::error!(
236 error = %e,
237 "cache_page: failed to collect upstream response body; returning 502"
238 );
239 let mut resp = Response::new(Body::from("Bad Gateway"));
240 *resp.status_mut() = StatusCode::BAD_GATEWAY;
241 return Ok(resp);
242 }
243 };
244
245 // gaps4 #23: never STORE an oversized body. It is still served in
246 // full below; it just doesn't get to evict a store's worth of small
247 // hot pages (or bloat a shared Redis) for one large response.
248 let too_large = body_bytes.len() > max_object_bytes;
249 if too_large {
250 tracing::debug!(
251 size = body_bytes.len(),
252 cap = max_object_bytes,
253 "cache_page: response exceeds the cacheable size cap; serving but not storing"
254 );
255 }
256 if !should_skip && !too_large {
257 if let Some(cache) = explicit_cache.as_deref().or_else(|| crate::ambient()) {
258 let serialised = serialise_cached_response(&parts, &body_bytes);
259 cache.set_bytes_raw(&cache_key, serialised, Some(ttl)).await;
260 }
261 }
262
263 let resp = Response::from_parts(parts, Body::from(body_bytes));
264 Ok(resp)
265 })
266 }
267}
268
269// ── Helpers ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
270
271/// Return `true` when the request carries an `umbral_session` cookie.
272///
273/// Session-cookie-bearing requests are for authenticated / personalised pages.
274/// Serving those from (or caching them into) the shared page cache would either
275/// leak one user's content to another user or serve a stale anonymous page to a
276/// logged-in user. We bypass the cache entirely for these requests.
277///
278/// The cookie name `umbral_session` matches `umbral_sessions::COOKIE_NAME`. We
279/// match the literal string to avoid a crate dependency from umbral-cache on
280/// umbral-sessions.
281/// Return `true` when the request is personalised and must bypass the shared
282/// page cache: it carries a session cookie OR an `Authorization` header (token /
283/// bearer auth). Caching a token-authenticated response and serving it to the
284/// next anonymous/other caller leaks one user's data (audit_2 cache #1 / H26).
285fn request_is_personalised<B>(req: &Request<B>) -> bool {
286 request_has_session_cookie(req)
287 || req.headers().contains_key(header::AUTHORIZATION)
288 // audit_2 realtime #1: a proxy-auth'd request is equally per-user;
289 // don't serve its response to the next caller.
290 || req.headers().contains_key(header::PROXY_AUTHORIZATION)
291}
292
293fn request_has_session_cookie<B>(req: &Request<B>) -> bool {
294 // Cookie header value is a semicolon-separated list of "name=value" pairs.
295 req.headers()
296 .get(header::COOKIE)
297 .and_then(|v| v.to_str().ok())
298 .map(|cookie_str| {
299 cookie_str
300 .split(';')
301 .any(|pair| pair.trim().starts_with("umbral_session="))
302 })
303 .unwrap_or(false)
304}
305
306/// Return `true` when the response should not be cached:
307/// - `Cache-Control: no-store` is present
308/// - `Set-Cookie` header is present
309fn response_bypasses_cache<B>(resp: &Response<B>) -> bool {
310 let headers = resp.headers();
311
312 // Cache-Control: no-store / private / no-cache all forbid a SHARED cache
313 // from storing + replaying the response to other users (audit_2 H26).
314 if let Some(cc) = headers.get(header::CACHE_CONTROL) {
315 if cc.to_str().unwrap_or("").split(',').any(|d| {
316 let d = d.trim();
317 d.eq_ignore_ascii_case("no-store")
318 || d.eq_ignore_ascii_case("private")
319 || d.eq_ignore_ascii_case("no-cache")
320 }) {
321 return true;
322 }
323 }
324
325 // Any Set-Cookie header means the response is personalised
326 if headers.contains_key(header::SET_COOKIE) {
327 return true;
328 }
329
330 // audit_2 realtime #1: a `Vary` on `Cookie` / `Authorization` (or `*`) means
331 // the response body depends on the caller's identity — a shared cache keyed
332 // only on the URL would replay one user's response to another. Bypass.
333 if let Some(vary) = headers.get(header::VARY) {
334 if vary.to_str().unwrap_or("").split(',').any(|field| {
335 let field = field.trim();
336 field == "*"
337 || field.eq_ignore_ascii_case("cookie")
338 || field.eq_ignore_ascii_case("authorization")
339 }) {
340 return true;
341 }
342 }
343
344 false
345}
346
347// ── Wire format for cached responses ─────────────────────────────────────────
348//
349// Stored bytes layout (length-prefixed, little-endian u32):
350// [4 bytes: header_count N]
351// for each header:
352// [4 bytes: name_len][name bytes][4 bytes: value_len][value bytes]
353// [body bytes]
354//
355// This is a simple custom format; serde/JSON would add overhead for the
356// binary body. Status code is always 200 (the only value we cache) so
357// it's not stored.
358
359fn serialise_cached_response(parts: &http::response::Parts, body: &Bytes) -> Vec<u8> {
360 let mut out: Vec<u8> = Vec::new();
361
362 let header_count = parts.headers.len() as u32;
363 out.extend_from_slice(&header_count.to_le_bytes());
364
365 for (name, value) in &parts.headers {
366 let name_bytes = name.as_str().as_bytes();
367 let value_bytes = value.as_bytes();
368 out.extend_from_slice(&(name_bytes.len() as u32).to_le_bytes());
369 out.extend_from_slice(name_bytes);
370 out.extend_from_slice(&(value_bytes.len() as u32).to_le_bytes());
371 out.extend_from_slice(value_bytes);
372 }
373
374 out.extend_from_slice(body);
375 out
376}
377
378fn deserialise_cached_response(data: Vec<u8>) -> Result<Response<Body>, ()> {
379 if data.len() < 4 {
380 return Err(());
381 }
382 let mut pos = 0;
383
384 let header_count = u32::from_le_bytes(data[pos..pos + 4].try_into().map_err(|_| ())?) as usize;
385 pos += 4;
386
387 let mut builder = Response::builder().status(StatusCode::OK);
388
389 for _ in 0..header_count {
390 if pos + 4 > data.len() {
391 return Err(());
392 }
393 let name_len = u32::from_le_bytes(data[pos..pos + 4].try_into().map_err(|_| ())?) as usize;
394 pos += 4;
395 if pos + name_len > data.len() {
396 return Err(());
397 }
398 let name = std::str::from_utf8(&data[pos..pos + name_len]).map_err(|_| ())?;
399 pos += name_len;
400
401 if pos + 4 > data.len() {
402 return Err(());
403 }
404 let val_len = u32::from_le_bytes(data[pos..pos + 4].try_into().map_err(|_| ())?) as usize;
405 pos += 4;
406 if pos + val_len > data.len() {
407 return Err(());
408 }
409 let value = &data[pos..pos + val_len];
410 pos += val_len;
411
412 builder = builder.header(name, value);
413 }
414
415 let body_bytes = Bytes::copy_from_slice(&data[pos..]);
416 builder.body(Body::from(body_bytes)).map_err(|_| ())
417}
418
419#[cfg(test)]
420mod tests {
421 use super::*;
422
423 #[test]
424 fn authorization_header_makes_request_personalised() {
425 // Token/bearer-authenticated requests carry no session cookie but are
426 // still per-user — they must bypass the shared cache (audit_2 H26).
427 let req = Request::builder()
428 .header(header::AUTHORIZATION, "Bearer abc.def.ghi")
429 .body(Body::empty())
430 .unwrap();
431 assert!(
432 request_is_personalised(&req),
433 "an Authorization-bearing request must bypass the shared page cache"
434 );
435 }
436
437 #[test]
438 fn private_and_no_cache_responses_bypass_cache() {
439 for directive in ["private", "no-cache", "no-store"] {
440 let resp = Response::builder()
441 .header(header::CACHE_CONTROL, directive)
442 .body(Body::empty())
443 .unwrap();
444 assert!(
445 response_bypasses_cache(&resp),
446 "`Cache-Control: {directive}` must not be stored in the shared cache"
447 );
448 }
449 }
450
451 #[test]
452 fn plain_get_is_cacheable() {
453 let req = Request::builder().body(Body::empty()).unwrap();
454 assert!(!request_is_personalised(&req));
455 let resp = Response::builder().body(Body::empty()).unwrap();
456 assert!(!response_bypasses_cache(&resp));
457 }
458
459 /// audit_2 realtime #1 — a proxy-authenticated request is per-user too.
460 #[test]
461 fn proxy_authorization_header_makes_request_personalised() {
462 let req = Request::builder()
463 .header(header::PROXY_AUTHORIZATION, "Basic dXNlcjpwYXNz")
464 .body(Body::empty())
465 .unwrap();
466 assert!(
467 request_is_personalised(&req),
468 "a Proxy-Authorization request must bypass the shared page cache"
469 );
470 }
471
472 /// audit_2 realtime #1 — a `Vary` on an identity header (or `*`) means the
473 /// body depends on the caller, so a URL-keyed shared cache must not store it.
474 #[test]
475 fn vary_on_identity_headers_bypasses_cache() {
476 for vary in ["Cookie", "Authorization", "*", "Accept-Encoding, Cookie"] {
477 let resp = Response::builder()
478 .header(header::VARY, vary)
479 .body(Body::empty())
480 .unwrap();
481 assert!(
482 response_bypasses_cache(&resp),
483 "`Vary: {vary}` must bypass the shared cache"
484 );
485 }
486 // A benign Vary (only on encoding) stays cacheable.
487 let resp = Response::builder()
488 .header(header::VARY, "Accept-Encoding")
489 .body(Body::empty())
490 .unwrap();
491 assert!(
492 !response_bypasses_cache(&resp),
493 "`Vary: Accept-Encoding` alone is fine to cache"
494 );
495 }
496}