fix(#1): 🐛 Fixed application startup

The main process did not get blocked before. Hence a new channel 'TestDone' is added to be closed when the attack is finished.

cmd/start.go

@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@ package cmd
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
+	"time"
+
 	"forgejo.edf-bootstrap.cx.fg1.ffm.osc.live/Daniel.Sy/loic-go/pkg/loic"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
-	"time"
 )
 
 var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 	Use:   "start",
-	Short: "Startet einen Lasttest",
+	Short: "Start an attack",
 	Run: func(cmd *cobra.Command, args []string) {
 		targetURL, _ := cmd.Flags().GetString("target")
 		concurrency, _ := cmd.Flags().GetInt("concurrency")
@@ -17,6 +18,7 @@ var startCmd = &cobra.Command{
 		rampUp, _ := cmd.Flags().GetDuration("ramp-up")
 		fmt.Printf("Starting test with target %s, concurrency %d, duration %v, ramp-up %v\n", targetURL, concurrency, duration, rampUp)
 		loic.StartTest(targetURL, concurrency, duration, rampUp)
+		<-loic.TestDone
 	},
 }
 
@@ -25,5 +27,6 @@ func init() {
 	startCmd.Flags().IntP("concurrency", "c", 10, "Maximale Anzahl paralleler Anfragen")
 	startCmd.Flags().DurationP("duration", "d", time.Minute, "Dauer des Tests")
 	startCmd.Flags().DurationP("ramp-up", "r", 30*time.Second, "Zeit für schrittweise Erhöhung der Last")
+	startCmd.MarkFlagRequired("target")
 	rootCmd.AddCommand(startCmd)
 }

pkg/loic/loic.go

@@ -2,18 +2,20 @@ package loic
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
-	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 	"log"
 	"net/http"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric"
 )
 
 var meter = otel.Meter("loic")
 var requestsSent metric.Int64Counter
 var currentTest *Test
 var isRunning bool
+var TestDone = make(chan struct{})
 
 func init() {
 	var err error
@@ -24,6 +26,8 @@ func init() {
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Fatalf("failed to create counter: %v", err)
 	}
+	isRunning = false
+	log.Println("LOIC initialized")
 }
 
 type Test struct {
@@ -37,6 +41,11 @@ type Test struct {
 }
 
 func StartTest(targetURL string, concurrency int, duration time.Duration, rampUp time.Duration) {
+	if isRunning {
+		log.Println("Test already running, skipping start")
+		return
+	}
+	log.Printf("Starting test with target: %s, concurrency: %d, duration: %v, rampUp: %v", targetURL, concurrency, duration, rampUp)
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 	currentTest := &Test{
 		TargetURL:   targetURL,
@@ -46,17 +55,24 @@ func StartTest(targetURL string, concurrency int, duration time.Duration, rampUp
 		ctx:         ctx,
 		cancel:      cancel,
 	}
-
+	isRunning = true
-	go currentTest.run()
+	log.Println("isRunning set to true, launching goroutine")
+	go func() {
+		currentTest.run()
+		close(TestDone)
+	}()
 }
 
 func StopTest() {
 	if currentTest != nil && isRunning {
+		log.Println("Stopping test")
 		currentTest.cancel()
 		currentTest.wg.Wait()
 		currentTest = nil
 		isRunning = false
-		log.Println("Test stopped")
+		log.Println("Test stopped, isRunning set to false")
+	} else {
+		log.Println("No test running to stop")
 	}
 }
 
@@ -65,23 +81,41 @@ func IsTestRunning() bool {
 }
 
 func (t *Test) run() {
-	defer func() { isRunning = false }()
+	defer func() {
-	ticker := time.NewTicker(t.RampUpTime / time.Duration(t.Concurrency))
+		isRunning = false
-	defer ticker.Stop()
+		log.Println("Test run completed, isRunning set to false")
-	currentConcurrency := 1
+	}()
-	for i := 0; i < t.Concurrency; i++ {
+	log.Println("Starting test run")
-		select {
+
-		case <-ticker.C:
+	// Start first worker immediately
-			if currentConcurrency < t.Concurrency {
+	if t.Concurrency > 0 {
-				currentConcurrency++
+		log.Println("Starting worker 1")
-				t.startWorker()
+		t.startWorker()
+		currentConcurrency := 1
+		if t.Concurrency > 1 {
+			for i := 1; i < t.Concurrency; i++ {
+				select {
+				case <-time.After(t.RampUpTime / time.Duration(t.Concurrency-1)):
+					currentConcurrency++
+					log.Printf("Starting worker %d", currentConcurrency)
+					t.startWorker()
+				case <-t.ctx.Done():
+					log.Println("Context cancelled during ramp-up, exiting run")
+					return
+				}
 			}
-		case <-time.After(t.Duration):
-			t.cancel()
-		case <-t.ctx.Done():
-			return
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Wait for the duration or context cancellation
+	select {
+	case <-time.After(t.Duration):
+		log.Println("Duration reached, cancelling test")
+		t.cancel()
+	case <-t.ctx.Done():
+		log.Println("Context cancelled, exiting run")
+	}
+	log.Println("Waiting for all workers to finish")
 	t.wg.Wait()
 }
 
@@ -89,17 +123,20 @@ func (t *Test) startWorker() {
 	t.wg.Add(1)
 	go func() {
 		defer t.wg.Done()
+		log.Println("Worker started")
 		for {
 			select {
 			case <-t.ctx.Done():
+				log.Println("Worker stopped due to context cancellation")
 				return
 			default:
 				resp, err := http.Get(t.TargetURL)
 				if err != nil {
-					log.Println("Error:", err)
+					log.Println("Error in worker: %v", err)
 				} else {
 					resp.Body.Close()
 					requestsSent.Add(t.ctx, 1)
+					log.Println("Request sent, counter incremented")
 				}
 				time.Sleep(time.Second / time.Duration(t.Concurrency))
 			}