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This PR re-orgnaizes the code for internal dns to be a bit more organized and adds some simple functionality prepping for downstream usage. This is the DNS resolver intended to be used for nym related domains and traffic - not client / tunnel traffic.

  • Allow setting of the nameserver group used for the internal DNS lookup - doing so rebuilds the internal resolver emptying any cached resonses that it received over the network.
  • Allow the ability to build HickoryDnsResolver using a custom hickory_resolver::ConnectionProvider
    • This is useful for experimenting with censorship circumvention features that may be added in future releases.
  • Add a lock that prevents tests that potentially mutate or access shared state objectes from interfering with each other and causing rare test failures.

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    • Improved DNS resolution reliability with configurable resolvers, fallback handling, static address mappings, and support for multiple DNS services.
    • Added controls for custom DNS resolution and system DNS usage.
    • Added DNS diagnostics to help identify unavailable or slow name servers.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved DNS resolver initialization for WebSocket and HTTP connections.
    • Reduced interference between network configuration tests for more consistent results.

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The PR replaces the HTTP API client's DNS implementation with a configurable Hickory resolver. It adds resolver diagnostics and tests, updates HTTP and WebSocket client construction, and serializes tests that mutate shared network state.

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DNS Resolver Redesign

Layer / File(s) Summary
Configurable Hickory resolver
common/http-api-client/Cargo.toml, common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs
Adds configurable nameservers, typed errors, fallback lookup, caching, and Reqwest integration.
Resolver behavior validation
common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs
Adds coverage for direct and Reqwest lookups, fallbacks, shared and independent resolver changes, timeouts, pinned addresses, and pre-resolved entries.
Client construction, diagnostics, and shared test state
common/http-api-client/src/dns/trial.rs, common/http-api-client/src/lib.rs, common/http-api-client/src/fronted.rs, common/http-api-client/src/tests.rs, common/client-core/src/init/websockets.rs, common/client-libs/gateway-client/src/client/websockets.rs
Adds nameserver trial utilities. Uses HickoryDnsResolver::new() in HTTP and WebSocket clients. Serializes tests that modify shared network configuration or fronting policy and restores shared policy after test completion.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 401bd

Changing the internal DNS nameserver group can leave already-created resolver instances using the old group, causing inconsistent resolution behavior. This should be fixed or explicitly accepted before merging.

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  participant ClientBuilder
  participant HickoryDnsResolver
  participant DNSNameServer
  ClientBuilder->>HickoryDnsResolver: create resolver with new()
  HickoryDnsResolver->>DNSNameServer: resolve hostname
  DNSNameServer-->>HickoryDnsResolver: return addresses or error
  HickoryDnsResolver-->>ClientBuilder: return resolution result
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common/http-api-client/src/dns/trial.rs (1)

14-23: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

trial_nameservers ignores self.

The method takes &self but reads nothing from the instance. It always uses default_nameserver_group(). A caller that changed the group with set_name_servers gets a diagnostic for a different group than the one in use. Either use self.get_name_servers(), or make this an associated function so the signature matches the behavior.

♻️ Option: report on the configured group
-    pub async fn trial_nameservers(&self) {
-        let nameservers = default_nameserver_group();
+    pub async fn trial_nameservers(&self) {
+        let nameservers = self.get_name_servers();
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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/trial.rs` around lines 14 - 23, Update
trial_nameservers to use the instance’s configured nameserver group via
get_name_servers instead of default_nameserver_group, while preserving the
existing trial and logging behavior.
common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs (3)

263-269: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Rename the independent parameter to use_shared.

Both call sites pass self.use_shared (lines 250 and 351), and the value is forwarded to new_static_fallback, whose parameter is use_shared. The current name states the opposite meaning of the value it holds. A later reader can invert it.

♻️ Proposed rename
 async fn resolve<C: SharedResolverState>(
     name: Name,
     resolver: Resolver<C>,
     maybe_static: Option<Arc<OnceCell<StaticResolver>>>,
-    independent: bool,
+    use_shared: bool,
     overall_dns_timeout: Duration,
 ) -> Result<Addrs, ResolveError> {

Update the two new_static_fallback(independent) calls at lines 275 and 310 accordingly.

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs` around lines 263 - 269, Rename the
resolve function’s independent parameter to use_shared and update both
new_static_fallback(independent) calls to pass use_shared, preserving the
existing value flow from self.use_shared.

38-44: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document that a custom provider must implement SharedResolverState.

The module docs state that a different connection provider works by naming it explicitly. However, Resolve (line 223) and the main inherent impl block (line 320) are bound on C: SharedResolverState, not C: ConnectionProvider. A custom provider that implements only ConnectionProvider builds through Default but exposes no lookup methods. State the required bound in the module docs, or add a blanket impl<C: ConnectionProvider + Default> SharedResolverState for C so the bound is satisfied automatically.

Also applies to: 126-131

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs` around lines 38 - 44, Update the
Connection provider module documentation to state that custom providers must
implement SharedResolverState in addition to ConnectionProvider, since Resolve
and the main HickoryDnsResolver implementation require that bound. Keep the
existing default-provider behavior and shared-process limitation documentation
unchanged.

410-428: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Document the process-wide effect of use_system_resolver and use_configured_resolver.

If use_shared is set, both methods also flip the flag on the process-wide shared resolver. Every other instance backed by the shared resolver then switches. set_name_servers documents its equivalent shared effect; these two do not.

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs` around lines 410 - 428, Update the
documentation comments for use_system_resolver and use_configured_resolver to
state that, when use_shared is enabled, each method also changes the
process-wide shared resolver and therefore affects other instances using it,
matching the shared-effect wording used by set_name_servers.
common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs (4)

287-397: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | 💤 Low value

The #[cfg(any())] tests are dead code and one of them no longer compiles.

#[cfg(any())] is never satisfied, so neither test is compiled or run. Because they are excluded, they are not type-checked either. Line 309 uses a bare Instant::now(), but Instant is not in scope through use super::*; only Duration is imported in common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs. Enabling the test later fails to build.

Prefer #[ignore] with a reason so the code stays type-checked, or delete the tests and capture the intent in an issue. If you keep #[cfg(any())], fix the Instant import now.

Do you want me to open an issue to track re-enabling these two shared-resolver tests?

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs` around lines 287 - 397, Replace the
unsatisfiable #[cfg(any())] attributes on dns_lookup_failure_on_shared and
setting_dns_fallbacks_with_shared_resolver with #[ignore] reasons so both tests
remain type-checked while staying disabled; also qualify the bare Instant::now()
usage in dns_lookup_failure_on_shared with std::time::Instant or add the
required import.

245-245: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Remove the discarded build_broken_resolver() calls.

Both statements build a resolver and drop it immediately. The resolver under test is already installed through the state field on the preceding lines. These calls only add work and can confuse a reader into thinking they affect the test.

♻️ Proposed cleanup
-        build_broken_resolver()?;
         let domain = "ifconfig.me";

Apply the same removal at line 270.

Also applies to: 270-270

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs` at line 245, Remove the discarded
build_broken_resolver() calls from both affected test cases, including the
occurrences near the existing state setup and the later repeated case; rely on
the resolver already installed through the state field.

167-178: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Asserting a specific live IP address makes this test fail on infrastructure changes.

Line 177 pins 139.162.57.231. Line 173 already asserts that the map entry equals constants::NYM_VPN_API_EDGE1_STREAMING_GATEWAY_COM_IPS, which is the real invariant. The second assertion duplicates the constant's value and requires a test edit whenever the pinned address is rotated. Consider removing line 177.

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs` around lines 167 - 178, Remove the
hard-coded IPv4 assertion from
edge1_streaming_gateway_com_is_pinned_to_live_ipv4. Keep the assertion comparing
the pinned entry with constants::NYM_VPN_API_EDGE1_STREAMING_GATEWAY_COM_IPS as
the sole invariant.

24-29: 📐 Maintainability & Code Quality | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Wrap the resolver in Arc and remove the redundant binding. HickoryDnsResolver<TokioRuntimeProvider> implements Resolve, but reqwest 0.13.x requires Arc<R> for dns_resolver. The current bare resolver argument does not compile.

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In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs` around lines 24 - 29, Update the
resolver setup in the DNS test to construct HickoryDnsResolver directly inside
an Arc and pass that Arc to reqwest’s dns_resolver; remove the redundant
var_name binding while preserving the existing client construction.
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Inline comments:
In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs`:
- Around line 98-106: Update the documentation for no_hickory_dns to describe
its actual behavior: disabling secure DNS and forcing use of the independent
non_shared request executor. Remove the copied resolver-override wording and any
misleading reference to dns_resolver.
- Around line 506-515: Update the resolver lookup paths in resolve and
resolve_str so use_shared instances reuse the resolver cached in shared.state on
every lookup, while non-shared instances continue using self.state; ensure
build_configured_resolver preserves this shared-versus-local caching distinction
so set_name_servers invalidates all shared instances.
- Around line 210-217: Fix the documentation for HickoryDnsResolver::new by
removing the extra backtick after Default, deleting the stray “dns” text, and
correcting the e.g. parenthetical so its opening and closing delimiters match.
- Around line 518-532: Update the documentation comment for default_options to
state the implemented 5-second lookup timeout and zero retry attempts, matching
DEFAULT_QUERY_TIMEOUT and opts.attempts = 0.

In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs`:
- Around line 72-74: Update the address assertions around resolve_str so both
expected IPs are checked against a reusable collection rather than the
consumable addrs iterator; preserve the requirement that example_ip4 and
example_ip6 are both present regardless of resolver ordering.
- Around line 56-76: Update static_resolver_as_fallback to avoid mutating the
process-wide shared static resolver: configure the HickoryDnsResolver instance
with use_shared set to false before calling set_fallback_addrs, while preserving
the existing fallback resolution assertions.
- Around line 22-53: Gate reqwest_with_custom_dns and dns_lookup behind the
project’s network-enabled test job or replace their external ifconfig.me and
public DoH/DoT dependencies with controlled local fixtures, ensuring cargo test
--workspace does not execute live network tests in restricted CI environments.

In `@common/http-api-client/src/fronted.rs`:
- Around line 216-219: Update set_policy_shared_client to capture the existing
SHARED_FRONTING_POLICY after acquiring lock_shared_test_state and install a
panic-safe guard that restores it before the lock is released, preserving the
prior policy when the test exits.

---

Nitpick comments:
In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/mod.rs`:
- Around line 263-269: Rename the resolve function’s independent parameter to
use_shared and update both new_static_fallback(independent) calls to pass
use_shared, preserving the existing value flow from self.use_shared.
- Around line 38-44: Update the Connection provider module documentation to
state that custom providers must implement SharedResolverState in addition to
ConnectionProvider, since Resolve and the main HickoryDnsResolver implementation
require that bound. Keep the existing default-provider behavior and
shared-process limitation documentation unchanged.
- Around line 410-428: Update the documentation comments for use_system_resolver
and use_configured_resolver to state that, when use_shared is enabled, each
method also changes the process-wide shared resolver and therefore affects other
instances using it, matching the shared-effect wording used by set_name_servers.

In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/test.rs`:
- Around line 287-397: Replace the unsatisfiable #[cfg(any())] attributes on
dns_lookup_failure_on_shared and setting_dns_fallbacks_with_shared_resolver with
#[ignore] reasons so both tests remain type-checked while staying disabled; also
qualify the bare Instant::now() usage in dns_lookup_failure_on_shared with
std::time::Instant or add the required import.
- Line 245: Remove the discarded build_broken_resolver() calls from both
affected test cases, including the occurrences near the existing state setup and
the later repeated case; rely on the resolver already installed through the
state field.
- Around line 167-178: Remove the hard-coded IPv4 assertion from
edge1_streaming_gateway_com_is_pinned_to_live_ipv4. Keep the assertion comparing
the pinned entry with constants::NYM_VPN_API_EDGE1_STREAMING_GATEWAY_COM_IPS as
the sole invariant.
- Around line 24-29: Update the resolver setup in the DNS test to construct
HickoryDnsResolver directly inside an Arc and pass that Arc to reqwest’s
dns_resolver; remove the redundant var_name binding while preserving the
existing client construction.

In `@common/http-api-client/src/dns/trial.rs`:
- Around line 14-23: Update trial_nameservers to use the instance’s configured
nameserver group via get_name_servers instead of default_nameserver_group, while
preserving the existing trial and logging behavior.
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- Around line 325-331: Replace the fixed 10 ms lookup duration assertion in the
pre-resolve lookup test with an assertion that verifies the expected resolved
address. Remove the timing-based failure message and retain only a
non-timing-sensitive correctness check for the lookup result.
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