fix(scripts): retry mongodb+srv connects via public DNS on SRV failure

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Fixes EXSC-794

Why did I implement it this way?

Every mongodb+srv:// script in this repo dies immediately with Error: querySrv EBADRESP _mongodb._tcp.<cluster>.mongodb.net on networks whose DNS forwarder re-encodes SRV answers with a name-compression pointer in the target field. RFC 2782 forbids compression there, so Node's c-ares resolver rejects the packet — while dig, host and the macOS system resolver accept it. The result is a failure that looks like broken credentials, a dead tunnel, or an Atlas outage, while DNS appears perfectly healthy from the shell. Captured on a router at 10.0.148.1: it returns the SRV target as rdlength 0x24 ending in a c02a pointer, where 1.1.1.1 and 8.8.8.8 return the fully expanded rdlength 0x35. Bun's resolver tolerates it, Node's does not — and our scripts run through bunx tsx, which spawns node, so they're on the failing path.

The fix is one shared helper, withSrvDnsFallback(), wrapped around the connect call at every MongoClient site. It retries exactly once against public DNS servers, and only when the error is an SRV lookup failure (syscall === 'querySrv'); anything else rethrows untouched. Three deliberate choices: the switch is failure-triggered rather than applied at startup, because unconditionally pointing the process at public resolvers would bypass split-horizon DNS for internal endpoints; it wraps the existing connect call instead of re-creating the client, which was verified to be reusable after an SRV failure; and MONGODB_DNS_SERVERS is available as an override for networks where 1.1.1.1 / 8.8.8.8 are themselves unreachable. Rebuilding a plain mongodb:// seedlist by hand was rejected — it would hardcode shard hosts, replicaSet and authSource and silently rot when Atlas rescales.

Two sites (timelock-queue, parked-tasks) never call client.connect() explicitly and connect lazily on their first index-ensure, so the wrapper goes around that call instead; createIndex is idempotent, so the retry is safe.

Verified end-to-end on the affected network: query-deployment-logs latest --no-use-cache previously failed at SRV resolution and now emits the warning and fetches all 4356 records. The helper's own tests cover the success path, the retry, the non-SRV rethrow, the failing-retry rethrow, the once-per-process latch and an empty override list — and were checked against a deliberately broken implementation to confirm they actually fail when the fallback is removed.

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Walkthrough

Adds configurable MongoDB SRV DNS fallback handling. The fallback retries SRV connection failures once, applies process-level retry state, and wraps MongoDB connection and index initialization paths. Setup documentation and tests cover configuration, diagnostics, and fallback behavior.

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MongoDB SRV DNS fallback

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Fallback utility and behavior tests script/deploy/shared/mongo-srv-dns.ts, script/deploy/shared/mongo-srv-dns.test.ts	Adds SRV failure detection, configurable or default DNS servers, one-time retry state, reset support, and tests for success, failure, configuration, and repeated attempts.
MongoDB connection integration script/deploy/query-deployment-logs.ts, script/deploy/safe/safe-utils.ts, script/deploy/shared/deployment-cache.ts, script/deploy/shared/mongo-log-utils.ts, script/deploy/update-deployment-logs.ts, script/mongoDb/*	Routes MongoDB client connections through withSrvDnsFallback while preserving existing initialization, retry, and error handling.
MongoDB index initialization integration script/deploy/safe/parked-tasks.ts, script/deploy/safe/timelock-queue.ts	Routes parked-task and timelock index creation through withSrvDnsFallback.
Fallback configuration and setup guidance .env.example, docs/Setup.md	Adds MONGODB_DNS_SERVERS and documents SRV DNS troubleshooting, fallback behavior, configuration, and diagnostics.

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This PR adds a narrowly scoped DNS fallback for MongoDB SRV connection failures and is merge-ready after normal checks and review; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains.

Possibly related PRs

• lifinance/contracts#2051: Adds the parked-task functionality whose index initialization now uses the DNS fallback.
• lifinance/contracts#2052: Modifies the same getSafeMongoCollection connection path.
• lifinance/contracts#2076: Modifies shared MongoDB-backed parked-task collection and index initialization.

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In `@docs/Setup.md`:
- Around line 209-213: Update the resolver-diagnosis example around the
dns.resolveSrv command to perform an actual comparison: retain the default
resolver query and add a dns.promises.Resolver configured via setServers() with
the documented alternate DNS servers, including support for MONGODB_DNS_SERVERS,
then report both results. Alternatively, revise the surrounding text to
explicitly state that the command checks only the default resolver.
- Around line 205-207: Update the DNS override instructions in the setup
documentation to label the networksetup command as macOS-specific, tell users to
replace “Wi-Fi” with their network service name, and add the restore command
using the service placeholder and empty DNS value.

In `@script/deploy/shared/mongo-srv-dns.test.ts`:
- Around line 111-141: The two withSrvDnsFallback tests should retain the exact
error object created by makeSrvError and assert rejection with that same object,
rather than checking only its message. Apply this to both invalid
configured-server cases while preserving the existing attempt-count and
DNS-server assertions.

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Addressed all three CodeRabbit findings in e86463b:

• docs/Setup.md:207 — the DNS override is now labelled macOS-specific, uses a <service> placeholder (with networksetup -listallnetworkservices to find it) instead of a hardcoded Wi-Fi, and documents the empty restore. Flags and the empty sentinel verified against the CLI's own usage output and man page.
• docs/Setup.md:213 — correct catch: the text promised a comparison but only ran one query. It now runs the SRV lookup through the local resolver and through 1.1.1.1. Verified as printed: local: EBADRESP, public: 3.
• mongo-srv-dns.test.ts:141 — both tests now assert rejects.toBe(srvError) on the original object. Confirmed the strengthened assertion is real: against an implementation that rethrows new Error(error.message), both tests fail (they passed before the change).

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🔍 QA Review — EXSC-794 — PR #2218

Ticket: EXSC-794 — Retry mongodb+srv connections via public DNS when the local resolver returns a malformed SRV answer
PR: #2218 — fix(scripts): retry mongodb+srv connects via public DNS on SRV failure
Author: 0xDEnYO | Reviewer: QA Agent | Date: 2026-08-19
Labels: AuditNotRequired ✓ (no Solidity changes)

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What this PR does

Introduces a shared TypeScript helper withSrvDnsFallback() in script/deploy/shared/mongo-srv-dns.ts that wraps every MongoDB connect call in the repo. When the initial connect throws a querySrv-syscall error (indicative of a DNS resolver returning a malformed SRV record), the helper switches the Node.js c-ares resolver to a configurable set of public DNS servers (defaulting to 1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8) and retries once. The switch is latched to once-per-process via a module-level boolean. Applied to 10 call sites across 9 files; accompanied by a 7-case test suite and documentation in docs/Setup.md and .env.example.

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Acceptance Criteria Check

#	Criterion	Status	Notes
1	Fix querySrv EBADRESP by retrying against public DNS on SRV failure	✅ Pass	withSrvDnsFallback catches syscall === 'querySrv' errors, applies fallback DNS, retries once
2	Shared helper withSrvDnsFallback() in script/deploy/shared/mongo-srv-dns.ts	✅ Pass	File present, exported, well-documented with JSDoc
3	Applied to all mongodb+srv connect sites	✅ Pass	All 10 call sites across 9 files covered (see coverage section)
4	Failure-triggered, not applied up front	✅ Pass	DNS servers are only switched inside the catch block, after the first connect attempt
5	MONGODB_DNS_SERVERS env var override supported	✅ Pass	getFallbackDnsServers() reads and parses the env var, falls back to ['1.1.1.1', '8.8.8.8']
6	Test coverage for the helper	✅ Pass	7 test cases in mongo-srv-dns.test.ts; see test analysis below

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S7 — Config / Tooling Conventions

.env.example: The new MONGODB_DNS_SERVERS="" entry is correctly placed, clearly commented, and explains it is fallback-only. The comment references docs/Setup.md which matches the new documentation section. No issues.

docs/Setup.md: A querySrv EBADRESP troubleshooting section is added with diagnostic node -e commands demonstrating both local and public resolver queries. CodeRabbit noted that the diagnostic commands use <cluster> angle-bracket placeholders while the test file uses cluster.example.mongodb.net — this is a minor cosmetic inconsistency with no functional impact.

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S16 — Security (Tooling Code)

DNS server injection via MONGODB_DNS_SERVERS: getFallbackDnsServers() splits on comma and trims but performs no format validation before passing values to dns.setServers(). Validation is delegated to dns.setServers(), which throws synchronously when passed non-IP strings. The catch block around the setServers() call correctly catches this, logs a warning, and rethrows the original SRV error — a misconfigured env var fails safe. No unsafe state is reachable.

isSrvLookupError breadth: The guard checks only syscall === 'querySrv', not the error code. Error codes beyond EBADRESP — including ENODATA (no SRV records found), ENOTFOUND, ETIMEOUT, and ESERVFAIL — also trigger the fallback. The ticket specifically describes the EBADRESP case but the broader catch is a reasonable design choice: other transient SRV failures may also benefit from a retry. For ENODATA on an internal-only hostname, public DNS will also return ENODATA, so the only cost is a single wasted retry before the error propagates — acceptable for tooling scripts given the once-per-process latch.

fallbackApplied module-level singleton: The latch is process-scoped and safe for scripts (each invocation is a new process). In tests, resetSrvDnsFallbackForTests() is called in afterEach, which is the correct pattern. No risk identified.

this.client assignment in mongo-log-utils.ts: The refactored path assigns this.client = client before await withSrvDnsFallback(() => client.connect()). If the helper throws, this.client holds an unconnected MongoClient instance. This is safe: the class guards all operations behind this.isConnected, which is only set to true after a successful connect. The dangling reference is never used for operations after a failed connect.

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Call Site Coverage Audit

All MongoDB connect sites on the branch were audited:

File	Pattern	Wrapped
script/deploy/query-deployment-logs.ts	this.client.connect()	✅
script/deploy/update-deployment-logs.ts	this.client.connect()	✅
script/deploy/shared/deployment-cache.ts	client.connect()	✅
script/deploy/shared/mongo-log-utils.ts	client.connect() (refactored from direct this.client.connect())	✅
script/deploy/safe/safe-utils.ts	client.connect() in getSafeMongoCollection()	✅
script/deploy/safe/timelock-queue.ts	ensureTimelockQueueIndexes() — lazy connect via MongoDB driver v6	✅
script/deploy/safe/parked-tasks.ts	ensureParkedTasksIndexes() — lazy connect via MongoDB driver v6	✅
script/mongoDb/fetch-rpcs.ts	client.connect()	✅
script/mongoDb/add-network-rpc.ts	client.connect()	✅

confirm-safe-tx.ts (named in the ticket description): connects via getSafeMongoCollection() defined in safe-utils.ts — covered indirectly. ✅

reconcile-parked-tasks.ts: connects via getParkedTasksCollection() from parked-tasks.ts — covered indirectly. ✅

Note on timelock-queue.ts and parked-tasks.ts: These wrap ensureTimelockQueueIndexes() / ensureParkedTasksIndexes() rather than a bare client.connect(). With MongoDB Node driver v6 (^6.13.0), the client auto-connects lazily on the first operation; createIndex being the first operation triggers the SRV lookup. The wrapper correctly intercepts the error at that point — this pattern is safe and intentional.

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Test Coverage Analysis

Test	Assertions	Assessment
Success path — DNS servers unchanged	Result value + DNS servers unchanged	✅
SRV failure → retry with fallback DNS	Result value + attempt count + DNS servers set	✅
Non-SRV error passthrough	Error message + DNS servers unchanged	✅
Retry also fails → rethrows	Error message substring + attempt count	⚠️ See note
Once-per-process latch	Attempt count on call after latch set	✅
Invalid IP servers → rethrows original error	Error object identity (.toBe(srvError))	✅
Empty server list → rethrows original error	Error object identity (.toBe(srvError))	✅

Test 4 — "rethrows when the retry also fails": Uses .toThrow('querySrv EBADRESP') (message-substring match). As CodeRabbit flagged, this would pass even if the implementation wrapped the original error in a new object with the same message. Tests 6 and 7 use the stronger .toBe(srvError) (object identity) assertion. The current implementation does throw error directly after the second attempt, so the behaviour is correct — but the test does not verify error identity, leaving a minor regression-detection gap if the throw path is refactored.

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✅ Verdict: Pass

The implementation is correct and complete. All six acceptance criteria are met. Call site coverage is comprehensive across all 9 directly-modified files plus 2 indirect callers (confirm-safe-tx.ts, reconcile-parked-tasks.ts). The helper is well-designed: failure-triggered, once-per-process latched, safe under invalid configuration, and properly documented.

Two informational items noted — neither blocks merge:

1. isSrvLookupError catches all querySrv syscall errors, not only EBADRESP. This is a deliberate broadening that is acceptable for tooling scripts with a process-scoped latch limiting the downside to a single extra retry.

2. Test 4 uses message-substring matching rather than error object identity. The current implementation is correct; the weaker assertion leaves a minor regression-detection gap. Hardening with .toBe(srvError) is welcome as a follow-up but not required for merge.

One CodeRabbit note (diagnostic docs using <cluster> vs cluster.example.mongodb.net) is cosmetic and does not require action.

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QA Agent — SmartContract lane | EXSC-794 | 2026-08-19

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QA Pass — all AC met, full call site coverage verified, helper design is safe and well-tested. Two informational items noted (broad SRV error catch, test 4 message-only assertion) — neither blocks merge. Approved.

[0xDEnYO]

Closing: the cost/benefit doesn't hold up on review.

The defect is real — a DNS forwarder that re-encodes SRV answers with a name-compression pointer, which RFC 2782 forbids and Node's c-ares resolver therefore rejects while dig/host/Bun all accept it. But the blast radius is one specific resolver, and the fix wraps every MongoClient connect site in the repo (13 files) in a permanent shared helper to work around it.

Two things tipped it:

• The acute trigger is being removed anyway. fix(timelock): pre-check the fleet over one MongoDB connection, stop silently skipping networks (EXSC-841) #2264 replaces the 71-network Promise.all fan-out — which fired ~142 concurrent SRV/TXT queries and was what made this failure routine — with a single connection and one $in query. The per-connection SRV resolution largely disappears rather than needing a retry path.
• There are cheaper places to fix it for anyone who does hit it: point the resolver at 1.1.1.1/8.8.8.8, or run the affected script under Bun, whose resolver tolerates the malformed answer. Neither costs the repo any shared surface.

If it turns out others on the team hit this on their own networks, that changes the calculus and this is worth reopening — the diagnosis in this PR is solid and worth keeping for that reason.

Note for #2228: that PR is based on this branch (fix/exsc-794-mongo-srv-dns-fallback) and imports withSrvDnsFallback at two sites. Closing this PR does not delete the branch, so #2228 is not broken — but before it can merge it must be retargeted to main with the helper absorbed into it. Flagged on that PR.