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fix(runner): keep the full Location header with -location - #2713

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Fixes #2712

  • -location, and the location field in JSON, CSV and Markdown output, read the header with resp.GetHeaderPart("Location", ";"). That keeps only the part before the first ;, so /app/login;jsessionid=ABC123?next=/home became /app/login, losing the query string too. The same truncated value was used for -mdc/-fdc.
  • Replaced the three calls with resp.GetHeader("Location"). GetHeaderPart is still used for Content-Type, where the ; split is intended.
  • Added TestLocationKeepsSemicolons in runner/location_test.go, which checks both Result.Location and the printed [...] value. It fails on dev (f878c7a) with /app/login.

Tested with:

  • go test -race ./runner/ ./common/...
  • go vet ./runner/ ./common/...
  • golangci-lint run ./runner/...

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Redirect results now preserve the full Location value, including semicolons.

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The runner now uses the full Location header value in displayed output and Result.Location. A regression test checks that semicolons are preserved in both result fields.

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Location header handling

Layer / File(s) Summary
Use and verify full Location values
runner/runner.go, runner/location_test.go
The runner uses the full Location header value in output and Result.Location. The test checks that a semicolon-containing value remains intact in both.

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

Change: Bug fix · Severity of issue fixed: Medium

Suggested reviewers: mzack9999

Merge Risk: Minimal · up to 4d1a2

Location values retain semicolons in output and filters. A colored-output test would improve coverage but need not block merging.

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Title check Passed The title clearly and concisely describes the main change: preserving the full Location header when using -location.
Linked Issues check Passed Issue #2712 requires that -location output, the JSON location field, and the -mdc/-fdc location value keep the full Location header, including any ';' and query string. The whole-PR diff (merge base f…
Out of Scope Changes check Passed The whole-PR diff touches two files. runner/runner.go has three single-line replacements of the Location header read, and each one serves issue #2712. runner/location_test.go is a new regression test …
Docstring Coverage Passed No eligible functions found in the changed files. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff with cyclomatic complexity of at least 2. Documentat…
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Issue #2712 requires that -location output, the JSON location field, and the -mdc/-fdc location value keep the full Location header, including any ';' and query string. The whole-PR diff (merge base f878c7a to head 4d1a2c4) changes exactly the three reads the issue identifies in runner/runner.go: the colored -location branch, the non-colored -location branch, and the Result.Location field. Each now calls resp.GetHeader("Location") instead of resp.GetHeaderPart("Location", ";"). The JSON location field and the -mdc/-fdc values come from Result.Location, so they receive the full value. ContentType keeps GetHeaderPart("Content-Type", ";"), as the issue requires. Test coverage: runner/location_test.go adds TestLocationKeepsSemicolons. It serves Location: /app/login;jsessionid=ABC123?next=/home over a local server with Location enabled. It asserts that Result.Location equals the full value and that the result string contains the bracketed full value. This covers the coding requirement. Residual uncertainty: the diff does not show how -mdc/-fdc build their matcher fields. I did not confirm that they read Result.Location and not another Location read. The issue's own analysis names only the three changed sites, so no unchanged site is established.

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The whole-PR diff touches two files. runner/runner.go has three single-line replacements of the Location header read, and each one serves issue #2712. runner/location_test.go is a new regression test for the same behavior. The Content-Type read is unchanged, and the PR description and objectives state that this split is intended. No unrelated refactoring, formatting, or unrelated behavior change appears in the reviewed diff.

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Nitpick comments: 1
runner/location_test.go: 1

35-56: Trivial · Functional Correctness · Quick win

Add a colored-output regression case for -location.

TestLocationKeepsSemicolons enables NoColor, so it does not detect truncation in the colored branch. Add a case with NoColor: false and assert that Result.str contains the full location value.

Suggested fix
+func TestLocationKeepsSemicolonsWithColor(t *testing.T) {
+	const location = "/app/login;jsessionid=ABC123?next=/home"
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Location", location)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusFound)
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(srv.Close)
+
+	var (
+		mu      sync.Mutex
+		results []Result
+	)
+	options := &Options{
+		Threads:   1,
+		RateLimit: 10,
+		Retries:   0,
+		Timeout:   5,
+		Methods:   http.MethodGet,
+		Delay:     -1,
+		Location:  true,
+		NoColor:   false,
+		OnResult: func(r Result) {
+			if r.Err != nil || r.URL == "" {
+				return
+			}
+			mu.Lock()
+			results = append(results, r)
+			mu.Unlock()
+		},
+		InputTargetHost: []string{srv.URL},
+	}
+
+	r, err := New(options)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer r.Close()
+	r.RunEnumeration()
+
+	mu.Lock()
+	defer mu.Unlock()
+
+	require.Len(t, results, 1)
+	require.Contains(t, results[0].str, location)
+}
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Review comment at @runner/location_test.go around lines 35 - 56:
Add a colored-output regression case alongside TestLocationKeepsSemicolons that
sets NoColor to false and verifies Result.str contains the complete location
value, including its semicolons. Reuse the existing test setup and
result-capture pattern where practical.

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Review comments at @runner/location_test.go:
- Around line 35-56: Add a colored-output regression case alongside
TestLocationKeepsSemicolons that sets NoColor to false and verifies Result.str
contains the complete location value, including its semicolons. Reuse the
existing test setup and result-capture pattern where practical.

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-location and the JSON location field are cut off at the first ";"

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