fix: de-duplicate php package data

daemon/internal/newrelic/app.go

@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ type App struct {
 	HarvestTrigger      HarvestTriggerFunc
 	LastActivity        time.Time
 	Rules               MetricRules
+	PhpPackages			map[PhpPackagesKey]struct{}
 }
 
 func (app *App) String() string {
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ func NewApp(info *AppInfo) *App {
 		info:               info,
 		HarvestTrigger:     nil,
 		LastActivity:       now,
+		PhpPackages: 		make(map[PhpPackagesKey]struct{}),
 	}
 }
 
@@ -338,3 +340,75 @@ func (app *App) Inactive(threshold time.Duration) bool {
 	}
 	return time.Since(app.LastActivity) > threshold
 }
+
+// filter seen php packages data to avoid sending duplicates
+//
+// the `App` structure contains a map of PHP Packages the reporting
+// application has encountered.
+//
+// the map of packages should persist for the duration of the
+// current connection
+//
+// takes the `PhpPackages.data` byte array as input and unmarshals
+// into an anonymous interface array
+//
+// the JSON format received from the agent is:
+// 		[["package_name","version",{}],...]
+//
+// for each entry, assign the package name and version to the `PhpPackagesKey`
+// struct and use the key to verify data does not exist in the map. If the
+// key does not exist, add it to the map and the array of 'new' packages.
+//
+// convert the array of 'new' packages into a byte array representing
+// the expected data that should match input, minus the duplicates.
+func (app *App) filterPhpPackages(data []byte) []byte {
+	if data == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	var pkgKey PhpPackagesKey
+	var newPkgs []PhpPackagesKey
+	var x []interface{}
+
+	err := json.Unmarshal(data, &x)
+	if nil != err {
+		log.Errorf("failed to unmarshal php package json: %s", err)
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	for _, pkgJson := range x {
+		pkg, _ := pkgJson.([]interface{})
+		if len(pkg) != 3 {
+			log.Errorf("invalid php package json structure: %+v", pkg)
+			return nil
+		}
+		pkgKey = PhpPackagesKey{pkg[0].(string), pkg[1].(string)}
+		_, ok := app.PhpPackages[pkgKey]
+		if !ok {
+			app.PhpPackages[pkgKey] = struct{}{}
+			newPkgs = append(newPkgs, pkgKey)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if newPkgs == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	buf := &bytes.Buffer{}
+	buf.WriteString(`[`)
+	for _, pkg := range newPkgs {
+		buf.WriteString(`["`)
+		buf.WriteString(pkg.Name)
+		buf.WriteString(`","`)
+		buf.WriteString(pkg.Version)
+		buf.WriteString(`",{}],`)
+	}
+
+	resJson := buf.Bytes()
+
+	// swap last ',' character with ']'
+	resJson = resJson[:len(resJson) - 1]
+	resJson = append(resJson, ']')
+
+	return resJson
+}

daemon/internal/newrelic/app_test.go

@@ -613,3 +613,41 @@ func TestMaxPayloadSizeInBytesFromConnectReply(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("parseConnectReply(something), got [%v], expected [%v]", c.MaxPayloadSizeInBytes, expectedMaxPayloadSizeInBytes)
 	}
 }
+
+func TestFilterPhpPackages(t *testing.T) {
+	app := App{
+		PhpPackages: make(map[PhpPackagesKey]struct{}),
+	}
+	var nilData []byte = nil
+	emptyData := []byte(`[[{}]]`)
+	validData := []byte(`[["drupal","6.0",{}]]`)
+	moreValidData := []byte(`[["wordpress","7.0",{}],["symfony","5.1",{}]]`)
+	duplicateData := []byte(`[["drupal","6.0",{}]]`)
+
+	filteredData := app.filterPhpPackages(nilData)
+	if filteredData != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected 'nil' result on 'nil' input, got [%v]", filteredData)
+	}
+
+	filteredData = app.filterPhpPackages(emptyData)
+	if filteredData != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected 'nil' result on empty data input, got [%v]", filteredData)
+	}
+
+	expect := []byte(`[["drupal","6.0",{}]]`)
+	filteredData = app.filterPhpPackages(validData)
+	if string(filteredData) != string(expect) {
+		t.Errorf("expected [%v], got [%v]", string(expect), string(filteredData))
+	}
+
+	expect = []byte(`[["wordpress","7.0",{}],["symfony","5.1",{}]]`)
+	filteredData = app.filterPhpPackages(moreValidData)
+	if string(filteredData) != string(expect) {
+		t.Errorf("expected [%v], got [%v]", string(expect), string(filteredData))
+	}
+
+	filteredData = app.filterPhpPackages(duplicateData)
+	if filteredData != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected 'nil', got [%v]", filteredData)
+	}
+}

daemon/internal/newrelic/harvest_test.go

@@ -234,4 +234,19 @@ func TestHarvestEmpty(t *testing.T) {
 	if h.empty() {
 		t.Errorf("Harvest.empty() = true, want false")
 	}
+
+	// verify that php packages does not send harvest when data is nil
+	h = NewHarvest(startTime, collector.NewHarvestLimits(nil))
+	h.PhpPackages.AddPhpPackagesFromData(nil)
+	if !h.empty() {
+		t.Errorf("Harvest.empty = false, want true")
+	}
+
+	// verify that valid php package data sends a harvest
+	h = NewHarvest(startTime, collector.NewHarvestLimits(nil))
+	h.PhpPackages.AddPhpPackagesFromData([]byte(`[["testpackage","testversion",{}]]`))
+	if h.empty() {
+		t.Errorf("Harvest.empty = true, want false")
+	}
+
 }

daemon/internal/newrelic/php_packages.go

@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ import (
 	"github.com/newrelic/newrelic-php-agent/daemon/internal/newrelic/log"
 )
 
+type PhpPackagesKey struct {
+	Name    string
+	Version string
+}
+
 // phpPackages represents all detected packages reported by an agent.
 type PhpPackages struct {
 	numSeen int

daemon/internal/newrelic/processor.go

@@ -673,6 +673,8 @@ func harvestByType(ah *AppHarvest, args *harvestArgs, ht HarvestType, du_chan ch
 	// In such cases, harvest all types and return.
 	if ht&HarvestAll == HarvestAll {
 		ah.Harvest = NewHarvest(time.Now(), ah.App.connectReply.EventHarvestConfig.EventConfigs)
+		// filter already seen php packages
+		harvest.PhpPackages.data = ah.App.filterPhpPackages(harvest.PhpPackages.data)
 		if args.blocking {
 			// Invoked primarily by CleanExit
 			harvestAll(harvest, args, ah.connectReply.EventHarvestConfig, ah.TraceObserver, du_chan)
@@ -698,6 +700,7 @@ func harvestByType(ah *AppHarvest, args *harvestArgs, ht HarvestType, du_chan ch
 		slowSQLs := harvest.SlowSQLs
 		txnTraces := harvest.TxnTraces
 		phpPackages := harvest.PhpPackages
+		phpPackages.data = ah.App.filterPhpPackages(phpPackages.data)
 
 		harvest.Metrics = NewMetricTable(limits.MaxMetrics, time.Now())
 		harvest.Errors = NewErrorHeap(limits.MaxErrors)

daemon/internal/newrelic/processor_test.go

@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ var (
 	sampleSpanEvent   = []byte("belated birthday")
 	sampleLogEvent    = []byte("log event test birthday")
 	sampleErrorEvent  = []byte("forgotten birthday")
-	samplePhpPackages = []byte(`["package", "1.2.3",{}]`)
+	samplePhpPackages = []byte(`[["package","1.2.3",{}]]`)
 )
 
 type ClientReturn struct {
@@ -297,9 +297,11 @@ func TestProcessorHarvestDefaultDataPhpPackages(t *testing.T) {
 	// collect php packages
 	m.clientReturn <- ClientReturn{nil, nil, 202}
 	cp_pkgs := <-m.clientParams
+
 	// collect metrics
 	m.clientReturn <- ClientReturn{nil, nil, 202}
 	cp_metrics := <-m.clientParams
+
 	// collect usage metrics
 	m.clientReturn <- ClientReturn{nil, nil, 202}
 	cp_usage := <-m.clientParams
@@ -308,7 +310,7 @@ func TestProcessorHarvestDefaultDataPhpPackages(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// check pkgs and metric data - it appears these can
 	// come in different orders so check both
-	toTestPkgs := `["Jars",["package", "1.2.3",{}]]`
+	toTestPkgs := `["Jars",[["package","1.2.3",{}]]]`
 	if toTestPkgs != string(cp_pkgs.data) {
 		if toTestPkgs != string(cp_metrics.data) {
 			t.Fatalf("packages data: expected '%s', got '%s'", toTestPkgs, string(cp_pkgs.data))
@@ -318,9 +320,9 @@ func TestProcessorHarvestDefaultDataPhpPackages(t *testing.T) {
 	time1 := strings.Split(string(cp_usage.data), ",")[1]
 	time2 := strings.Split(string(cp_usage.data), ",")[2]
 	usageMetrics := `["one",` + time1 + `,` + time2 + `,` +
-		`[[{"name":"Supportability/C/Collector/Output/Bytes"},[2,1285,0,0,0,0]],` +
+		`[[{"name":"Supportability/C/Collector/Output/Bytes"},[2,1286,0,0,0,0]],` +
 		`[{"name":"Supportability/C/Collector/metric_data/Output/Bytes"},[1,1253,0,0,0,0]],` +
-		`[{"name":"Supportability/C/Collector/update_loaded_modules/Output/Bytes"},[1,32,0,0,0,0]]]]`
+		`[{"name":"Supportability/C/Collector/update_loaded_modules/Output/Bytes"},[1,33,0,0,0,0]]]]`
 	if got, _ := OrderScrubMetrics(cp_usage.data, nil); string(got) != usageMetrics {
 		t.Fatalf("metrics data: expected '%s', got '%s'", string(usageMetrics), string(got))
 	}