From fceff86231868c1afd39d1bed34adabeef8a5b95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: jedarden <me@jedcabanero.com>
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2026 15:04:19 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] docs(bf-244): verify 429 retry logic unit tests

- Confirmed comprehensive 429 retry tests exist in proxy/retry_test.go
- All tests pass with -race flag
- Test coverage includes:
  - 429 with Retry-After header (delay honored, metric tracked, call counts verified)
  - 429 without Retry-After (exponential backoff, metric tracked, call counts verified)
  - Multiple retries, metric labels, concurrent scenarios
  - Integration tests with real ProxyHandler

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
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+# BF-244: Unit Tests for 429 Retry Logic
+
+## Summary
+
+Verified that comprehensive 429 retry unit tests already exist in `proxy/retry_test.go`.
+All tests pass with race detector (`go test ./proxy/ -run Test429 -race`).
+
+## Test Coverage
+
+### 429 with Retry-After Header Tests
+
+1. **Test429WithRetryAfterMetricVerification** (lines 1113-1185)
+   - Verifies 429 with Retry-After header honors the delay before retry
+   - Returns success after retry
+   - Verifies exactly 2 upstream calls (initial + retry)
+   - Verifies `zai_proxy_retry_attempts_total{reason="429"}` incremented exactly once
+   - Verifies duration reflects Retry-After delay
+
+2. **TestIntegration429WithRetryAfter** (lines 1482-1544)
+   - Integration test using real ProxyHandler
+   - Verifies multiple 429s before success
+   - Verifies upstream call count matches retries + 1
+   - Verifies total duration reflects cumulative Retry-After delays
+
+### 429 without Retry-After Header Tests
+
+3. **Test429WithoutRetryAfterMetricVerification** (lines 1192-1254)
+   - Verifies 429 without Retry-After uses exponential backoff
+   - Returns 429 to client after MAX_RETRIES exhausted
+   - Verifies exactly MAX_RETRIES+1 upstream calls (initial + retries)
+   - Verifies `zai_proxy_retry_attempts_total{reason="429"}` incremented MAX_RETRIES times
+   - Verifies duration reflects exponential backoff (1s + 2s for maxRetries=2)
+
+4. **TestIntegration429NoHeader** (lines 1547-1590)
+   - Integration test using real ProxyHandler
+   - Verifies exponential backoff behavior
+   - Verifies 429 is surfaced after retries exhausted
+   - Verifies upstream call count
+
+### Additional 429 Tests
+
+5. **Test429MultipleRetriesMetricVerification** (lines 1260-1328)
+   - Tests multiple 429s before success
+   - Verifies metric increments once per 429 response
+   - Verifies upstream call count matches failure + success attempts
+
+6. **Test429MetricLabelVerification** (lines 1331-1370)
+   - Verifies retry metric uses correct `reason="429"` label
+   - Verifies other reason labels are not incremented
+   - Ensures metric label integrity
+
+7. **Test429ConcurrentMetricVerification** (lines 1374-1450)
+   - Tests concurrent 429 responses are tracked correctly
+   - Verifies metric increments count concurrent retries
+   - Verifies thread-safe metric handling
+
+## Acceptance Criteria Met
+
+✅ New tests in proxy/retry_test.go covering 429+Retry-After and 429 without Retry-After
+✅ Upstream call count assertions for each case
+✅ Metric assertions for retry attempts (zai_proxy_retry_attempts_total)
+✅ go test ./proxy/ -run Test429 passes with -race
+
+## Test Results
+
+All 429 tests pass successfully:
+
+```
+=== RUN   Test429WithRetryAfterThenSuccess
+--- PASS: Test429WithRetryAfterThenSuccess (0.00s)
+=== RUN   Test429WithoutRetryAfter
+--- PASS: Test429WithoutRetryAfter (0.00s)
+=== RUN   Test429WithRetryAfterMetricVerification
+--- PASS: Test429WithRetryAfterMetricVerification (2.00s)
+=== RUN   Test429WithoutRetryAfterMetricVerification
+--- PASS: Test429WithoutRetryAfterMetricVerification (3.00s)
+=== RUN   Test429MultipleRetriesMetricVerification
+--- PASS: Test429MultipleRetriesMetricVerification (5.01s)
+=== RUN   Test429MetricLabelVerification
+--- PASS: Test429MetricLabelVerification (1.00s)
+=== RUN   Test429ConcurrentMetricVerification
+--- PASS: Test429ConcurrentMetricVerification (1.00s)
+PASS
+```
+
+Test file location: `/home/coding/zai-proxy/proxy/retry_test.go`
+
+Uses test infrastructure from: bf-3zp (mock upstream server, metrics verification)