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what

Adds an ADR proposing a bench mode: fire requests from existing YAML test
files concurrently and report aggregate latency/throughput stats, without
per-request WAF log correlation.

why

Closes #143. Concurrent requests would interleave the start/end log markers
run currently uses for per-request correlation (runner/run.go), so
correctness checking under concurrency needs a different mechanism (a
per-transaction ID from the WAF connector) that's out of scope here. This ADR
scopes the change down to what the issue actually asked for: profiling and
latency data, not concurrent regression assertions.

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cc @jcchavezs — would like to iterate on this with you before it's built.

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  • Documentation
    • Added an Architecture Decision Record proposing a benchmark mode for sending concurrent requests from existing YAML test files.
    • Documents concurrency behavior, sequential test stages, and aggregate latency and throughput metrics.
    • Defines how completed requests and errors are counted in benchmark results.
    • Notes that benchmark mode would omit per-test results and log-based WAF correlation, with enhanced regression testing deferred for future consideration.

Records the decision to add a concurrent request-firing benchmark
mode without per-request WAF log correlation, addressing #143.
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Walkthrough

The pull request adds an ADR for a proposed go-ftw bench command. The command would send requests concurrently from existing YAML tests and report aggregate latency and throughput without log correlation.

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Benchmark mode

Layer / File(s) Summary
Benchmark mode decision
docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md
The ADR defines concurrent execution of complete FTWTest instances, sequential stages, latency and throughput metrics, completed-request and error handling, reuse of existing components, excluded log correlation, rejected alternatives, and deferred concurrent regression testing.

Priority: ⬇️ Low — Defer this documentation-only ADR because it defines a proposed benchmark mode without changing product behavior or showing urgent external demand.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~5 minutes

Change: Other

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 84fbb

The change documents the proposed concurrent benchmark behavior without implementing production behavior, so it has no current user-facing runtime risk.

Suggested labels: :book: documentation, release:ignore

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 17 | ❌ 1

❌ Failed checks (1 warning)

Check name Status Explanation Resolution
Linked Issues check ⚠️ Warning The ADR addresses the requested benchmark-mode design for issue #143, but it does not implement the requested concurrent request mode. The primary issue objective remains unmet by this documentation-o… Implement the proposed bench mode, including concurrent execution of existing YAML test data and aggregate performance statistics, or update issue #143 to explicitly scope this change as an ADR-only step.
✅ Passed checks (17 passed)
Check name Status Explanation
Description Check ✅ Passed Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly and concisely identifies the addition of an ADR for benchmark mode.
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The changes are limited to an ADR that defines the benchmark-mode design described in issue #143. No unrelated code or documentation changes are present.
Docstring Coverage ✅ Passed No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Regex Assembly Is The Source Of Truth ✅ Passed Passed — not applicable. The diff adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md. It does not modify an @rx pattern in rules/*.conf or any path under regex-assembly/, so the check is not triggered.
Rule Change Requires Go-Ftw Test Coverage ✅ Passed Passed: not applicable. The PR diff adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md. It does not add or modify SecRule content in rules/*.conf or plugins/*.conf, and it does not change `regex-assemb…
Redos Risk & Re2 Compatibility ✅ Passed Passed — not applicable. The pull request changes only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md (+85 lines). The diff contains no changes under rules/*.conf or regex-assembly/*.ra, and no added or modifi…
False Positive Risk & Existing Coverage ✅ Passed Not applicable. The pull request changes only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md. The diff adds no detection pattern, widened pattern, or rule in rules/*.conf, plugins/*.conf, or regex-assembly/.…
Crs Rule Metadata & Id Conventions ✅ Passed Not applicable. The pull-request diff adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md; it does not add or modify a SecRule in rules/*.conf, plugins/*.conf, or crs-setup.conf.example.
Rule & Config Breaking Changes ✅ Passed PASS — The PR changes only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md (+85 lines). It does not remove or renumber rules, change CRS defaults, tags, messages, paranoia levels, .data files, exported Go symbols…
Ai Contribution Disclosure ✅ Passed PASS — The PR body omits an ## ai disclosure section, but the custom check requires that omission plus an explicit AI-assistance signal in the diff. The PR adds one 85-line ADR, not a test batch or …
Owasp Security (Web, Api & Llm) ✅ Passed PASS — The pull request adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md; the diff contains no executable code, dependencies, endpoints, credentials, cryptography, authentication, authorization, or externa…
Unpinned Dependencies & Actions ✅ Passed Passed — not applicable. The available pull-request diff changes only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md; it does not change a manifest, lockfile, Dockerfile, workflow, pipeline, or other file type cov…
Secrets, Payloads & Pii In Logs ✅ Passed PASS — The pull request adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md (85 Markdown lines) and no executable logging or telemetry code. The document discusses log correlation, response bodies, and errors…
New Dependency Scrutiny ✅ Passed PASS — The pull-request diff against origin/main adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md. It adds no dependency entry in go.mod or another listed manifest, no GitHub Actions uses: step, and …
Install & Build-Time Code Execution ✅ Passed PASS — The PR changes only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md (+85/−0) relative to origin/main. The added ADR contains no installer, CI, Dockerfile, Terraform, package manifest, build hook, or execut…
Renovate: Config Present And Valid ✅ Passed PASS — The complete PR diff from merge base 80a85b4 to HEAD adds only docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md. It does not touch any Renovate config path. The repository contains renovate.json, and it…
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Explanation

The ADR addresses the requested benchmark-mode design for issue #143, but it does not implement the requested concurrent request mode. The primary issue objective remains unmet by this documentation-only change.

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Inline comments:
In `@docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md`:
- Around line 37-38: Update the benchmark-mode ADR to define latency and
throughput measurement boundaries: specify timing start and end points,
treatment of concurrency-queue time, connection/TLS setup, request upload, and
complete response-body consumption. Document the percentile set and whether
failed or cancelled attempts contribute to aggregate statistics, so
implementations produce consistent WAF latency and requests-per-second values.
- Around line 36-38: Update the benchmark-mode decision around the concurrency
and aggregate-statistics sections to define the workload contract: concurrency
applies to complete FTWTest instances, stages remain sequential within each
test, and transport errors, timeouts, and expected WAF-block responses are
explicitly classified for aggregate reporting. Ensure the contract distinguishes
completed requests from failed evaluations while preserving the existing
latency, throughput, and percentile metrics.

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Comment thread docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md Outdated
Comment thread docs/adr/0001-benchmark-mode.md Outdated
Address review feedback: specify latency timing boundaries (connection/TLS,
request send, response body, excluded queue time), the reported percentile
set, and how errors/timeouts vs expected WAF blocks are classified in
aggregate stats. Also clarify concurrency applies per-test, not per-stage.
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