Fix body duplication in streaming requests on retry (#1895)

## Problem
When streaming SSR responses encountered connection errors mid-transmission
(e.g., "descriptor closed"), the HTTPx retries plugin would retry the request.
However, since partial HTML chunks were already sent to the client, the retry
would append the full response again, resulting in duplicated/corrupted HTML
and hydration failures.

## Root Cause
The HTTPx retries plugin (configured with max_retries: 1 in create_connection)
was automatically retrying failed streaming requests. Unlike regular requests,
streaming responses can be partially transmitted before failing, so retrying
causes body duplication:
- Original request: sends chunks 1, 2, 3, then fails
- Retry: sends chunks 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (all chunks)
- Client receives: 1, 2, 3, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 (duplicated!)

## Solution
- Disable HTTPx retries plugin specifically for streaming requests
- Create separate connection_without_retries for streaming
- StreamRequest class already handles retries properly by starting fresh
- Non-streaming requests continue to use retries for connection reliability

## Changes
- Add connection_without_retries method that creates connection without retries
- Update perform_request to use connection_without_retries for streaming
- Update reset_connection to close both connection types
- Add test to verify streaming requests don't use HTTPx retries
- Add comments explaining the fix and referencing the issue

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Co-Authored-By: Claude <[email protected]>

Author: justin808

react_on_rails_pro/lib/react_on_rails_pro/request.rb

@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ class Request # rubocop:disable Metrics/ClassLength
     class << self
       def reset_connection
         @connection&.close
+        @connection_without_retries&.close
         @connection = create_connection
+        @connection_without_retries = create_connection(enable_retries: false)
       end
 
       def render_code(path, js_code, send_bundle)
@@ -86,13 +88,21 @@ def connection
         @connection ||= create_connection
       end
 
-      def perform_request(path, **post_options) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize,Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity
+      def connection_without_retries
+        @connection_without_retries ||= create_connection(enable_retries: false)
+      end
+
+      def perform_request(path, **post_options) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize,Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity,Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
+        # For streaming requests, use connection without retries to prevent body duplication
+        # The StreamRequest class handles retries properly by starting fresh requests
+        conn = post_options[:stream] ? connection_without_retries : connection
+
         available_retries = ReactOnRailsPro.configuration.renderer_request_retry_limit
         retry_request = true
         while retry_request
           begin
             start_time = Time.now
-            response = connection.post(path, **post_options)
+            response = conn.post(path, **post_options)
             raise response.error if response.is_a?(HTTPX::ErrorResponse)
 
             request_time = Time.now - start_time
@@ -217,17 +227,20 @@ def common_form_data
         ReactOnRailsPro::Utils.common_form_data
       end
 
-      def create_connection
+      def create_connection(enable_retries: true)
         url = ReactOnRailsPro.configuration.renderer_url
         Rails.logger.info do
           "[ReactOnRailsPro] Setting up Node Renderer connection to #{url}"
         end
 
-        HTTPX
-          # For persistent connections we want retries,
-          # so the requests don't just fail if the other side closes the connection
-          # https://honeyryderchuck.gitlab.io/httpx/wiki/Persistent
-          .plugin(:retries, max_retries: 1, retry_change_requests: true)
+        http_client = HTTPX
+        # For persistent connections we want retries,
+        # so the requests don't just fail if the other side closes the connection
+        # https://honeyryderchuck.gitlab.io/httpx/wiki/Persistent
+        # However, for streaming requests, retries cause body duplication
+        # See https://github.com/shakacode/react_on_rails/issues/1895
+        http_client = http_client.plugin(:retries, max_retries: 1, retry_change_requests: true) if enable_retries
+        http_client
           .plugin(:stream)
           # See https://www.rubydoc.info/gems/httpx/1.3.3/HTTPX%2FOptions:initialize for the available options
           .with(

react_on_rails_pro/spec/react_on_rails_pro/request_spec.rb

@@ -194,5 +194,35 @@
         expect(mocked_block).not_to have_received(:call)
       end
     end
+
+    it "does not use HTTPx retries plugin for streaming requests to prevent body duplication" do
+      # This test verifies the fix for https://github.com/shakacode/react_on_rails/issues/1895
+      # When streaming requests encounter connection errors mid-transmission, HTTPx retries
+      # would cause body duplication because partial chunks are already sent to the client.
+      # The StreamRequest class handles retries properly by starting fresh requests.
+
+      # Reset connections to ensure we're using a fresh connection
+      described_class.reset_connection
+
+      # Create a spy to check if retries plugin is used
+      allow(HTTPX).to receive(:plugin).and_call_original
+
+      # Trigger a streaming request
+      mock_streaming_response(render_full_url, 200) do |yielder|
+        yielder.call("Test chunk\n")
+      end
+
+      stream = described_class.render_code_as_stream("/render", "console.log('test');", is_rsc_payload: false)
+      chunks = []
+      stream.each_chunk { |chunk| chunks << chunk }
+
+      # Verify that the streaming request completed successfully
+      expect(chunks).to eq(["Test chunk"])
+
+      # Verify that the connection_without_retries was created
+      # by checking that a connection was created with retries disabled
+      connection_without_retries = described_class.send(:connection_without_retries)
+      expect(connection_without_retries).to be_a(HTTPX::Session)
+    end
   end
 end