{"record":{"id":"3a31fcdbd7e8e3c3","repo":"juspay/hyperswitch","slug":"failed-to-connect-to-authenticated-redis","errorCode":null,"errorMessage":"failed to connect to authenticated redis","messagePattern":"failed to connect to authenticated redis","errorType":"panic","errorClass":null,"httpStatus":null,"severity":"error","filePath":"crates/redis_interface/src/test.rs","lineNumber":2332,"sourceCode":"\n    Some(RedisSettings {\n        host,\n        port,\n        username,\n        password: Some(password.into()),\n        ..RedisSettings::default()\n    })\n}\n\nasync fn get_auth_pool_or_skip() -> Option<RedisConnectionWithContext> {\n    let settings = auth_settings_from_env()?;\n    settings\n        .validate()\n        .expect(\"authenticated redis settings failed validation\");\n    Some(\n        test_connection(&settings)\n            .await\n            .expect(\"failed to connect to authenticated redis\"),\n    )\n}\n\n#[tokio::test]\nasync fn test_authenticated_connection_set_get() {\n    let is_success = tokio::task::spawn_blocking(move || {\n        futures::executor::block_on(async {\n            let Some(pool) = get_auth_pool_or_skip().await else {\n                tracing::warn!(\"SKIP: auth test skipped — set TEST_REDIS_AUTH_PASSWORD to enable\");\n                return true;\n            };\n\n            let key: RedisKey = format!(\"test_auth_set_get_{}\", unique_test_id()).into();\n            let value = \"authenticated_value\".to_string();\n\n            let set_result = pool.set_key_with_expiry(&key, value.clone(), 60).await;\n            let get_result: Result<String, _> = pool.get_key(&key).await;\n            let del_result = pool.delete_key(&key).await;","sourceCodeStart":2314,"sourceCodeEnd":2350,"githubUrl":"https://github.com/juspay/hyperswitch/blob/afd92843521ced2c6856b98ae4ea332e75102d88/crates/redis_interface/src/test.rs#L2314-L2350","documentation":"This is a test-only expect() panic in crates/redis_interface test.rs:2332. The helper builds authenticated Redis settings, validates them, then calls test_connection() to obtain a live pool; if the connection cannot be established, expect() panics with 'failed to connect to authenticated redis', failing the test setup rather than returning a Result. It indicates the test's authenticated Redis fixture (RedisConnectionSettings) could not open a usable connection.","triggerScenarios":"Calling test_connection(&settings).await inside the authenticated-pool test helper when the underlying Redis client cannot connect: Redis not running, wrong host/port, wrong or missing username/password, TLS/db-index mismatch, or a cluster-mode instance addressed as standalone.","commonSituations":"Running integration tests locally without docker-compose/Redis up; CI missing the REDIS_PASSWORD-style env var the test settings read; Docker port mapping changed; connecting to a Redis that requires auth but settings left password None; Redis bound to a container network hostname unreachable from the test host.","solutions":["Start the Redis dependency the tests expect (e.g. docker compose up redis) and confirm it listens on the configured host:port with redis-cli ping.","Verify the credentials: ensure the test settings load the correct username/password (check env vars or .env in CI) and that Redis requirepass/acl matches.","Match connection mode to the server: standalone vs cluster vs TLS (insecure switch) in RedisConnectionSettings before validation.","Check network reachability from the test process (port mapping, container hostname, firewall) and that settings.validate() passed for the same values used to connect.","If the failure is environmental, skip the test explicitly instead of panicking in setup."],"exampleFix":"// before\nSome(\n    test_connection(&settings)\n        .await\n        .expect(\"failed to connect to authenticated redis\"),\n)\n// after\nmatch test_connection(&settings).await {\n    Ok(pool) => Some(pool),\n    Err(err) if is_ci() && !auth_redis_available() => {\n        eprintln!(\"skipping: authenticated redis unavailable: {err:?}\");\n        None\n    }\n    Err(err) => panic!(\"failed to connect to authenticated redis: {err:?}\"),\n}","handlingStrategy":"validation","validationCode":"if let Err(e) = settings.validate() { panic!(\"authenticated redis settings invalid: {e:?}\"); }\n// pre-flight before test_connection:\n// redis-cli -u redis://user:pass@host:port ping  (must return PONG)","typeGuard":null,"tryCatchPattern":"match test_connection(&settings).await {\n    Ok(pool) => Some(pool),\n    Err(e) => panic!(\"failed to connect to authenticated redis: {e:?}\"),\n}","preventionTips":["Run the Redis docker-compose dependency before cargo test and gate on a health check","Assert settings.validate() before connecting and print the underlying error","Keep test credentials in env vars documented in the test README/CI secrets","Match standalone vs cluster vs TLS mode flags to the actual server"],"tags":["redis","connection","test-infrastructure","panic"],"backgroundTag":"connection-refused","analyzedSha":"afd92843521ced2c6856b98ae4ea332e75102d88","analyzedAt":"2026-09-18T01:18:02.947Z","contentChangedAt":"2026-09-18T01:18:02.947Z","schemaVersion":2},"datasetVersion":"2026-09-23T08:17:48.524Z"}