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Sharon Katz 4221903eb2 Add exponential backoff to Fleet Desktop server polling (#45623)
Closes #45624

Part 1 of #45553 -- see there for the full behavioral contract and
Oracle.

## Changes

- New `orbit/pkg/backoff` package: shared, stateful exponential backoff
tracker with jitter, thread-safe, per-path isolation. This package will
serve all agent components that need backoff (orbit API, fleetd paths,
and potentially osquery TLS), but for now only Fleet Desktop uses it. We
are introducing it incrementally to reduce risk.
- Integrated into Fleet Desktop's `checkToken` retry loop -- the exact
tight-retry path that caused the #44816 DB outage. The main
ping/DesktopSummary loop does not need backoff (Ping is unauthenticated
with no DB cost; DesktopSummary already runs at most every 5 min).
- On error: interval doubles each failure (1s, 2s, 4s, 8s, ...) capped
at 5 minutes
- On success: resets immediately to normal polling interval
- Each communication path tracks its own backoff independently

## Manual testing

### Automated tests (17 total, all pass with -race)

\`\`\`
go test ./orbit/pkg/backoff/ -v -race -count=1   # 17 tests, 0 failures
make lint-go-incremental                          # 0 issues
\`\`\`

- 14 logic tests (exponential doubling, cap, jitter, reset, per-path
isolation, concurrent access, overflow detection, garbage input
flooring)
- 3 real-time ticker tests (actual time.Ticker with wall-clock
measurements)

### Local TUF end-to-end test (macOS)

Set up local TUF server via \`tools/tuf/test/main.sh\` with
\`SYSTEMS=macos FLEET_DESKTOP=1 GENERATE_PKG=1\`. This builds orbit and
Desktop from this branch, generates \`fleet-osquery.pkg\` with local TUF
root keys. Installed the package on macOS, enrolled to a local Fleet
server.

**Test: corrupt token to simulate #44816 expired-token scenario**

Wrote invalid token to \`/opt/orbit/identifier\`, then watched Desktop
and orbit logs.

Desktop backoff (exponential doubling):
\`\`\`
11:57:21 ERR get device URL, backing off next_retry=2.044s (1s * 2^1 +
jitter)
11:57:29 ERR get device URL, backing off next_retry=4.061s (1s * 2^2 +
jitter)
11:57:39 ERR get device URL, backing off next_retry=8.744s (1s * 2^3 +
jitter)
\`\`\`

Orbit detects and rotates the token:
\`\`\`
11:57:42  INF token TTL expired, rotating token
\`\`\`

Desktop recovers instantly:
\`\`\`
11:57:48  DBG enabling tray items
\`\`\`

Previously Desktop would have retried every 5s indefinitely (#44816).
With backoff, retry intervals double each failure and recovery is
immediate on the first success.

### Build verification

\`\`\`
go build ./orbit/cmd/desktop/   # compiles clean
go build ./orbit/cmd/orbit/     # compiles clean
\`\`\`

---

# Checklist for submitter

- [x] Changes file added for user-visible changes in \`orbit/changes/\`.
- [x] Input data is properly validated, no SQL changes, no JS changes.
- [x] Timeouts are implemented and retries are limited to avoid infinite
loops (backoff caps at 5 min).
- [x] Added/updated automated tests (17 tests, all pass with \`-race\`).
- [x] QA'd all new/changed functionality manually (local TUF e2e on
macOS).

## fleetd/orbit/Fleet Desktop

- [x] If the change applies to only one platform, confirmed that
\`runtime.GOOS\` is used as needed to isolate changes (backoff is
platform-agnostic).
- [x] Verified that fleetd runs on macOS (local TUF install + e2e test).
Linux/Windows need QA.
- [ ] Verified auto-update works from the released version of component
to the new version.
2026-06-02 15:31:32 -04:00

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package backoff
import (
"testing"
"time"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
)
func TestNew(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
require.NotNil(t, tracker)
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, tracker.baseInterval)
assert.Equal(t, 30*time.Minute, tracker.maxBackoff)
assert.Equal(t, 0, tracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
assert.False(t, tracker.InBackoff())
}
func TestNewFloorsGarbageInputs(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
// Zero base and max
tr := New(0, 0)
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, tr.baseInterval, minInterval)
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, tr.maxBackoff, tr.baseInterval)
tr.RecordFailure()
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, tr.Interval(), minInterval, "must never return < 1s")
// Negative values
tr = New(-5*time.Second, -10*time.Second)
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, tr.baseInterval, minInterval)
tr.RecordFailure()
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, tr.Interval(), minInterval)
}
func TestIntervalReturnsBaseOnSuccess(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, tracker.Interval())
}
// Oracle Valid Example: exponential doubling with cap at max_backoff.
// base_interval=10s, max_backoff=1800s
// 1st error: 20s, 2nd: 40s, 3rd: 80s, ..., 8th+: 1800s (capped)
func TestExponentialBackoff(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
base := 10 * time.Second
maxB := 30 * time.Minute
tracker := New(base, maxB)
expectedMin := []time.Duration{
20 * time.Second, // 2^1 * 10s
40 * time.Second, // 2^2 * 10s
80 * time.Second, // 2^3 * 10s
160 * time.Second, // 2^4 * 10s
320 * time.Second, // 2^5 * 10s
640 * time.Second, // 2^6 * 10s
1280 * time.Second, // 2^7 * 10s
1800 * time.Second, // 2^8 * 10s = 2560s, capped to 1800s
1800 * time.Second, // still capped
}
for i, expMin := range expectedMin {
tracker.RecordFailure()
interval := tracker.Interval()
// The interval should be at least the expected minimum (before jitter)
// and at most expected + 10% jitter, but never exceed maxBackoff.
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, interval, expMin,
"failure %d: interval %v should be >= %v", i+1, interval, expMin)
// Jitter adds up to 10% of the calculated interval (before cap).
maxWithJitter := min(expMin+expMin/10, maxB)
assert.LessOrEqual(t, interval, maxWithJitter,
"failure %d: interval %v should be <= %v", i+1, interval, maxWithJitter)
}
}
// Oracle: a single success resets backoff completely.
func TestSuccessResetsBackoff(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Build up some backoff
for range 5 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
}
require.True(t, tracker.InBackoff())
require.Equal(t, 5, tracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
// One success resets everything
tracker.RecordSuccess()
assert.False(t, tracker.InBackoff())
assert.Equal(t, 0, tracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, tracker.Interval())
}
// Oracle Edge Case: server returns 200 then immediately 500.
// consecutive_failures resets to 0 on the 200, then starts from 1 on the 500.
func TestSuccessThenFailureRestartsFromOne(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Build up backoff
for range 5 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
}
// Success resets
tracker.RecordSuccess()
assert.Equal(t, 0, tracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
// New failure starts from 1
tracker.RecordFailure()
assert.Equal(t, 1, tracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
interval := tracker.Interval()
// Should be ~20s (2^1 * 10s) + jitter, not the large value from before
assert.LessOrEqual(t, interval, 22*time.Second)
}
// Oracle: interval never drops below base_interval.
func TestIntervalNeverBelowBase(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Even with 0 failures, should return base
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, tracker.Interval())
// After success, should return base
tracker.RecordFailure()
tracker.RecordSuccess()
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, tracker.Interval())
}
// Oracle: interval never exceeds max_backoff.
func TestIntervalNeverExceedsMax(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Record many failures to push well past max
for range 50 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
}
interval := tracker.Interval()
assert.LessOrEqual(t, interval, 30*time.Minute)
}
// Oracle Behavioral Invariant: backoff state is per-tracker.
// One tracker backing off does not affect another.
func TestPerPathIsolation(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
desktopTracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
orbitTracker := New(30*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Desktop fails
for range 5 {
desktopTracker.RecordFailure()
}
// Orbit succeeds -- should not be affected by desktop's backoff
assert.False(t, orbitTracker.InBackoff())
assert.Equal(t, 0, orbitTracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
assert.Equal(t, 30*time.Second, orbitTracker.Interval())
// Desktop is still in backoff
assert.True(t, desktopTracker.InBackoff())
assert.Equal(t, 5, desktopTracker.ConsecutiveFailures())
}
// Oracle: single-host transient blip (1 error then success).
// One 20s wait instead of 10s, then back to normal.
func TestSingleTransientError(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
tracker.RecordFailure()
interval := tracker.Interval()
// Should be ~20s + small jitter
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, interval, 20*time.Second)
assert.LessOrEqual(t, interval, 22*time.Second)
// Success resets immediately
tracker.RecordSuccess()
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Second, tracker.Interval())
}
// Oracle: the agent never stops retrying. There is no "give up" behavior.
// (Tracker has no max attempts -- it just tracks state and returns intervals.)
func TestNoGiveUp(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Even after a large number of failures, Interval returns a bounded value
for range 1000 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
}
interval := tracker.Interval()
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, interval, 10*time.Second)
assert.LessOrEqual(t, interval, 30*time.Minute)
}
// Oracle Ordering Guarantee: intervals are monotonically non-decreasing
// during a consecutive error sequence (ignoring jitter noise).
func TestMonotonicallyNonDecreasing(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
var prevBase time.Duration
for i := range 15 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
// Calculate the base interval without jitter for monotonicity check
shift := min(i+1, 30)
base := min(time.Duration(1<<uint(shift))*10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
assert.GreaterOrEqual(t, base, prevBase,
"base interval should be non-decreasing at failure %d", i+1)
prevBase = base
}
}
func TestTimeSinceBackoffStarted(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
// Not in backoff
assert.Equal(t, time.Duration(0), tracker.TimeSinceBackoffStarted())
// Enter backoff
tracker.RecordFailure()
time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
dur := tracker.TimeSinceBackoffStarted()
assert.Greater(t, dur, time.Duration(0))
// Exit backoff
tracker.RecordSuccess()
assert.Equal(t, time.Duration(0), tracker.TimeSinceBackoffStarted())
}
// TestConcurrentAccess hammers a tracker from multiple goroutines.
// Run with -race to verify there are no data races.
func TestConcurrentAccess(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
tracker := New(10*time.Second, 30*time.Minute)
done := make(chan struct{})
// Hammer the tracker from multiple goroutines
for range 10 {
go func() {
defer func() { done <- struct{}{} }()
for range 100 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
_ = tracker.Interval()
_ = tracker.InBackoff()
_ = tracker.ConsecutiveFailures()
_ = tracker.TimeSinceBackoffStarted()
tracker.RecordSuccess()
}
}()
}
for range 10 {
<-done
}
}
// newForTest creates a Tracker without the minInterval floor so that
// ticker-based tests can use millisecond durations and stay fast.
func newForTest(base, maxB time.Duration) *Tracker {
return &Tracker{baseInterval: base, maxBackoff: maxB}
}
// TestTickerIntegration simulates the real Desktop polling loop pattern:
// a ticker-based loop that adjusts its interval based on backoff state.
// Uses short durations (milliseconds) to keep the test fast.
func TestTickerIntegration(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
base := 10 * time.Millisecond
maxB := 200 * time.Millisecond
tracker := newForTest(base, maxB)
ticker := time.NewTicker(base)
defer ticker.Stop()
// Phase 1: 4 consecutive failures, measure that intervals grow
var intervals []time.Duration
prev := time.Now()
for range 4 {
<-ticker.C
now := time.Now()
intervals = append(intervals, now.Sub(prev))
prev = now
// Simulate server error
tracker.RecordFailure()
ticker.Reset(tracker.Interval())
}
// Verify intervals are roughly increasing (with tolerance for scheduling jitter).
// Skip the first interval since it's the initial base tick.
for i := 2; i < len(intervals); i++ {
assert.Greater(t, intervals[i], intervals[i-1]/2,
"interval %d (%v) should be greater than half of interval %d (%v)",
i, intervals[i], i-1, intervals[i-1])
}
// Phase 2: success resets to base interval
tracker.RecordSuccess()
ticker.Reset(tracker.Interval())
prev = time.Now()
<-ticker.C
resetInterval := time.Since(prev)
// The reset interval should be close to base (10ms), with tolerance
assert.Less(t, resetInterval, 3*base,
"after success, interval should reset near base, got %v", resetInterval)
}
// TestTickerIntegrationMaxCap verifies the ticker caps at maxBackoff
// using real timing.
func TestTickerIntegrationMaxCap(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
base := 5 * time.Millisecond
maxB := 50 * time.Millisecond
tracker := newForTest(base, maxB)
// Push past the cap: 5ms * 2^4 = 80ms > 50ms cap
for range 10 {
tracker.RecordFailure()
}
ticker := time.NewTicker(tracker.Interval())
defer ticker.Stop()
start := time.Now()
<-ticker.C
elapsed := time.Since(start)
// Should be around maxB (50ms), not unbounded
assert.LessOrEqual(t, elapsed, maxB+20*time.Millisecond,
"capped interval should not exceed maxBackoff + tolerance, got %v", elapsed)
}
// TestMultipleTrackersWithTickers simulates per-path isolation with real
// tickers: two paths where one fails and the other succeeds.
func TestMultipleTrackersWithTickers(t *testing.T) {
t.Parallel()
pingTracker := newForTest(10*time.Millisecond, 200*time.Millisecond)
tokenTracker := newForTest(10*time.Millisecond, 200*time.Millisecond)
pingTicker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Millisecond)
tokenTicker := time.NewTicker(10 * time.Millisecond)
defer pingTicker.Stop()
defer tokenTicker.Stop()
// Ping path: 3 failures
for range 3 {
<-pingTicker.C
pingTracker.RecordFailure()
pingTicker.Reset(pingTracker.Interval())
}
// Token path: stays healthy, 3 successes
for range 3 {
<-tokenTicker.C
tokenTracker.RecordSuccess()
tokenTicker.Reset(tokenTracker.Interval())
}
// Ping should be in backoff with elevated interval
assert.True(t, pingTracker.InBackoff())
assert.Greater(t, pingTracker.Interval(), 10*time.Millisecond)
// Token should be at base interval, unaffected
assert.False(t, tokenTracker.InBackoff())
assert.Equal(t, 10*time.Millisecond, tokenTracker.Interval())
}