feat(client): add LineSenderFromEnv method (#35)

Also improves the docs around HTTP transport

---------

Co-authored-by: Andrey Pechkurov <apechkurov@gmail.com>

Author: jerrinot

README.md

@@ -112,6 +112,10 @@ func main() {
 	// Alternatively, you can use the LineSenderFromConf function:
 	// sender, err := qdb.LineSenderFromConf(ctx, "http::addr=localhost:9000;")
 	// ...
+	// or you can export the "http::addr=localhost:9000;" config string to
+	// the QDB_CLIENT_CONF environment variable and use the LineSenderFromEnv function:
+	// sender, err := qdb.LineSenderFromEnv(ctx)
+	// ...
 	defer sender.Close(context.TODO())
 	// ...
 }

http_sender_test.go

@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -91,6 +92,35 @@ func TestHttpHappyCasesFromConf(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHttpHappyCasesFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		addr = "localhost:1111"
+	)
+
+	testCases := []httpConfigTestCase{
+		{
+			name:   "addr only",
+			config: fmt.Sprintf("http::addr=%s", addr),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "auto flush",
+			config: fmt.Sprintf("http::addr=%s;auto_flush_rows=100;auto_flush_interval=1000;",
+				addr),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			os.Setenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF", tc.config)
+			sender, err := qdb.LineSenderFromEnv(context.Background())
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			sender.Close(context.Background())
+			os.Unsetenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestHttpPathologicalCasesFromConf(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []httpConfigTestCase{
 		{
@@ -148,6 +178,42 @@ func TestHttpPathologicalCasesFromConf(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestHttpPathologicalCasesFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test a few cases just to make sure that the config is read
+	// from the env variable.
+	testCases := []httpConfigTestCase{
+		{
+			name:        "basic_and_token_auth",
+			config:      "http::username=test_user;token=test_token;",
+			expectedErr: "both basic and token",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "negative max_buf_size",
+			config:      "http::max_buf_size=-1;",
+			expectedErr: "max buffer size is negative",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "schema is case-sensitive",
+			config:      "hTtp::addr=localhost:1234;",
+			expectedErr: "invalid schema",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			os.Setenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF", tc.config)
+			_, err := qdb.LineSenderFromEnv(context.Background())
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expectedErr)
+			os.Unsetenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHttpEmptyEnvVariableCaseFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	_, err := qdb.LineSenderFromEnv(context.Background())
+	assert.ErrorContains(t, err, "QDB_CLIENT_CONF environment variable is not set")
+}
+
 func TestErrorWhenSenderTypeIsNotSpecified(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()
 

sender.go

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
 	"net/http"
+	"os"
+	"strings"
 	"time"
 )
 
@@ -39,7 +41,9 @@ import (
 // Each sender corresponds to a single client-server connection.
 // A sender should not be called concurrently by multiple goroutines.
 //
-// HTTP senders also reuse connections from a global pool by default.
+// HTTP senders reuse connections from a global pool by default. You can
+// customize the HTTP transport by passing a custom http.Transport to the
+// WithHttpTransport option.
 type LineSender interface {
 	// Table sets the table name (metric) for a new ILP message. Should be
 	// called before any Symbol or Column method.
@@ -348,6 +352,7 @@ func WithTlsInsecureSkipVerify() LineSenderOption {
 // WithHttpTransport sets the client's http transport to the
 // passed pointer instead of the global transport. This can be
 // used for customizing the http transport used by the LineSender.
+// For example to set custom timeouts, TLS settings, etc.
 // WithTlsInsecureSkipVerify is ignored when this option is in use.
 //
 // Only available for the HTTP sender.
@@ -389,6 +394,22 @@ func WithAutoFlushInterval(interval time.Duration) LineSenderOption {
 	}
 }
 
+// LineSenderFromEnv creates a LineSender with a config string defined by the QDB_CLIENT_CONF
+// environment variable. See LineSenderFromConf for the config string format.
+//
+// This is a convenience method suitable for Cloud environments.
+func LineSenderFromEnv(ctx context.Context) (LineSender, error) {
+	conf := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF"))
+	if conf == "" {
+		return nil, errors.New("QDB_CLIENT_CONF environment variable is not set")
+	}
+	c, err := confFromStr(conf)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return newLineSender(ctx, c)
+}
+
 // LineSenderFromConf creates a LineSender using the QuestDB config string format.
 //
 // Example config string: "http::addr=localhost;username=joe;password=123;auto_flush_rows=1000;"

tcp_sender_test.go

@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ package questdb_test
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
+	"os"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -78,6 +79,72 @@ func TestTcpHappyCasesFromConf(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestTcpHappyCasesFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	var (
+		initBufSize = 4200
+	)
+
+	testServer, err := newTestTcpServer(readAndDiscard)
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	defer testServer.Close()
+
+	addr := testServer.Addr()
+
+	testCases := []tcpConfigTestCase{
+		{
+			name:   "addr only",
+			config: fmt.Sprintf("tcp::addr=%s;", addr),
+		},
+		{
+			name: "init_buf_size",
+			config: fmt.Sprintf("tcp::addr=%s;init_buf_size=%d;",
+				addr, initBufSize),
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			os.Setenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF", tc.config)
+			sender, err := qdb.LineSenderFromEnv(context.Background())
+			assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+			sender.Close(context.Background())
+			os.Unsetenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTcpPathologicalCasesFromEnv(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test a few cases just to make sure that the config is read
+	// from the env variable.
+	testCases := []tcpConfigTestCase{
+		{
+			name:        "request_timeout",
+			config:      "tcp::request_timeout=5;",
+			expectedErr: "requestTimeout setting is not available",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "min_throughput",
+			config:      "tcp::min_throughput=5;",
+			expectedErr: "minThroughput setting is not available",
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "auto_flush_rows",
+			config:      "tcp::auto_flush_rows=5;",
+			expectedErr: "autoFlushRows setting is not available",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range testCases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			os.Setenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF", tc.config)
+			_, err := qdb.LineSenderFromEnv(context.Background())
+			assert.ErrorContains(t, err, tc.expectedErr)
+			os.Unsetenv("QDB_CLIENT_CONF")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func TestTcpPathologicalCasesFromConf(t *testing.T) {
 	testCases := []tcpConfigTestCase{
 		{
@@ -139,6 +206,7 @@ func TestTcpPathologicalCasesFromConf(t *testing.T) {
 		})
 	}
 }
+
 func TestErrorOnFlushWhenMessageIsPending(t *testing.T) {
 	ctx := context.Background()