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Fixes #1091

What

WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath opens up to 3 files per call via os.Create (color, white, complete) and never closes any of them. Adds a defer func() { _ = f.Close() }() right after each successful os.Create, matching the same defer-close idiom already used in this codebase (e.g. mesheryctl/internal/cli/root/system/logs.go).

Why it matters

This function is called once per model and once per component during registration (models/registration/register.go lines 81, 130), so a single package import leaks 3 fds per entity registered.

Test

Added TestWriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPathClosesFiles, which calls the function 50 times and checks the process's open fd count via /proc/self/fd before and after (Linux-only, CI runs ubuntu-24.04 - skips elsewhere). Confirmed locally: fails without the fix (fd count grows by ~150), passes with it (flat).

Metrics

  • 2 files changed: models/registration/svg_helper.go, models/registration/svg_helper_test.go
  • Before: 3 leaked fds per call, unconditionally. After: 0.
  • go build ./... and go test ./models/registration/... both pass.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Fixed an issue that could leave SVG file handles open after processing.
    • Improved reliability when repeatedly creating and replacing SVG files.
  • Tests

    • Added Linux-specific coverage to detect file-handle leaks during repeated SVG processing.

WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath opens up to 3 files with os.Create
per call (color, white, complete) and never closes any of them, on
either the success or error path. The function runs once per model and
once per component during registration (models/registration/register.go),
so a single import leaks 3 file descriptors per entity registered.

Add a deferred Close after each successful os.Create, matching the
existing defer-close idiom already used elsewhere in this codebase
(e.g. mesheryctl/internal/cli/root/system/logs.go).

Regression test counts open fds via /proc/self/fd before and after 50
calls; without the fix each call leaks 3 fds (150 total), with the fix
the count stays flat. Linux-only check (CI runs ubuntu-24.04), skips
on other platforms.

Signed-off-by: Atishyy27 <sethatishayjain@gmail.com>
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Walkthrough

The SVG writer now defers closing three created files. A Linux-specific test calls the writer repeatedly and checks that open file descriptors remain below the defined growth threshold.

Changes

SVG file descriptor cleanup

Layer / File(s) Summary
Close created SVG files
models/registration/svg_helper.go
The writer defers closing the color, white, and complete SVG files after creation.
Validate descriptor cleanup
models/registration/svg_helper_test.go
A Linux-specific test counts /proc/self/fd entries, restores UISVGPaths, and checks 50 repeated writes for descriptor growth.

Estimated code review effort: 2 (Simple) | ~10 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 384f3

The change closes SVG files after writing, removing the intended descriptor leak, but the regression test still allows limited descriptor growth; the owner should tighten or justify that threshold before merge.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly states that the change closes SVG files to prevent a file descriptor leak.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The code closes all created SVG files and adds regression coverage for the file descriptor leak described in issue #1091.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed All changes support the file descriptor leak fix or its regression test and align with issue #1091.
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Actionable comments posted: 1

🧹 Nitpick comments (1)
models/registration/svg_helper_test.go (1)

31-34: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🔵 Trivial | ⚡ Quick win

Verify that the test reaches all three file writes.

WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath has no error return and can return early after printing an error. The test ignores all three returned paths. If the calls fail before writing, the descriptor count remains stable and the test passes without exercising the resource-lifecycle fix.

Capture one call's returned paths and assert that all three are non-empty before repeating the remaining calls.

The supplied models/registration/svg_helper.go, Lines 29-41, 53-65, and 77-89, assigns each returned path only after the corresponding write succeeds.

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In `@models/registration/svg_helper_test.go` around lines 31 - 34, Update the test
loop around WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath to capture the returned paths
from one invocation and assert that all three are non-empty before issuing the
remaining iterations, ensuring the test reaches each file write while preserving
the existing repeated-call behavior.
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Inline comments:
In `@models/registration/svg_helper_test.go`:
- Around line 31-34: In the test containing the repeated
WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath calls, capture the initial UISVGPaths slice
and register t.Cleanup to restore that package-level state after the test,
preventing the loop’s appended entries from affecting later tests.

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Nitpick comments:
In `@models/registration/svg_helper_test.go`:
- Around line 31-34: Update the test loop around
WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath to capture the returned paths from one
invocation and assert that all three are non-empty before issuing the remaining
iterations, ensuring the test reaches each file write while preserving the
existing repeated-call behavior.
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Comment thread models/registration/svg_helper_test.go
WriteAndReplaceSVGWithFileSystemPath appends to the package-level UISVGPaths
on every successful call, so the 50-iteration loop left 50 entries behind in
shared process state. Any later test in this package that reads UISVGPaths
would then depend on test ordering.

Snapshot the slice and restore it with t.Cleanup.

Signed-off-by: Atishyy27 <sethatishayjain@gmail.com>

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models/registration/svg_helper_test.go (1)

43-44: 🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟡 Minor | ⚡ Quick win

Tighten or justify the descriptor-growth threshold.

Line 44 allows up to 9 leaked descriptors after 50 calls. If the intended invariant is no descriptor growth, use a tighter bound. Otherwise, document the measured CI variance that requires this allowance.

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In `@models/registration/svg_helper_test.go` around lines 43 - 44, Update the
descriptor-growth assertion in the SVG helper test to enforce no descriptor
growth if that is the intended invariant; otherwise, document the observed CI
variance that justifies the current threshold. Keep the check focused on the
repeated-call behavior around openFDCount.
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Outside diff comments:
In `@models/registration/svg_helper_test.go`:
- Around line 43-44: Update the descriptor-growth assertion in the SVG helper
test to enforce no descriptor growth if that is the intended invariant;
otherwise, document the observed CI variance that justifies the current
threshold. Keep the check focused on the repeated-call behavior around
openFDCount.

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SVG files opened during model/component registration are never closed (fd leak)

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