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fix: use NtlmClient as an adapter of axios instance - #9044

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Ref: BRU-1448
Fixes #4895, #6788

Updates NtlmClient to be an adapter instead of replacing our axios instance, causing the interceptors to not be attached to it.

Also on cli since https agent request field didn't had keepAlive, so this also adds that so that the handshake connection remains alive throughout.

Problem

NTLM requests were not using the interceptors we have, so timeline, proxy, SSL settings, custom certificates, proxy, nothing was getting applied.

Fix

  • Use NtlmClient as an adapter instead of replacing the axios instance, so that every setting in axios gets applied to NtlmClient as well
  • Use keepAlive when ntlm in cli so that connection is active and handshake happens in same connection

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Summary by CodeRabbit

  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved NTLM authentication reliability by maintaining a single connection throughout the handshake.
    • Preserved request interceptors during NTLM-authenticated requests.
    • Improved NTLM support across redirects, streamed responses, request bodies, cookies, proxies, and HTTPS connections.
    • Added support for custom certificate authorities and configurable TLS verification.
  • Tests

    • Added comprehensive coverage for successful authentication, connection reuse, proxy scenarios, redirects, TLS, client certificates, and authentication failures.

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Walkthrough

The PR preserves configured Axios instances, interceptors, agents, and connections for NTLM requests. It adds NTLM protocol servers, TLS and proxy fixtures, and CLI and Electron integration tests.

Changes

NTLM support and integration coverage

Layer / File(s) Summary
NTLM protocol and test server foundation
packages/bruno-tests/src/ntlm/*, packages/bruno-tests/package.json
Adds NTLM message creation and validation, certificate generation, and configurable HTTP/HTTPS NTLM test servers.
CLI NTLM request flow and fixtures
packages/bruno-cli/src/runner/run-single-request.js, packages/bruno-cli/tests/integration/ntlm/*
Keeps NTLM requests on HTTPS keep-alive connections and delegates through an Axios adapter. Adds CLI fixtures and tests for authentication, redirects, insecure TLS, and custom CA trust.
Electron request wiring and test harness
packages/bruno-electron/src/ipc/network/index.js, packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/helpers/*, packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/fixtures/*
Retains the configured Axios instance during NTLM setup. Adds shared request, proxy, stub, application-state, response, and certificate helpers.
Electron NTLM handshake and TLS tests
packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/ntlm-*.spec.js
Tests connection reuse, redirects, request data, proxies, PAC routing, interceptors, TLS verification, custom CAs, client certificates, and authentication failures.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 41de1

This PR applies NTLM requests through the existing HTTP configuration and keeps CLI handshake connections alive, while adding broad integration coverage. Merge is reasonable with explicit owner awareness that the new TLS tests require a portable OpenSSL setup and may be sensitive to shared certificate state, which could reduce test reliability in some environments.

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant AxiosInstance
  participant NtlmClient
  participant HttpAdapter
  participant NtlmServer

  AxiosInstance->>NtlmClient: Send NTLM-configured request
  NtlmClient->>HttpAdapter: Send handshake leg
  HttpAdapter->>NtlmServer: Request without authentication
  NtlmServer-->>HttpAdapter: NTLM challenge
  HttpAdapter->>NtlmServer: Authenticated request
  NtlmServer-->>AxiosInstance: Authenticated response
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Keep-alive carries the handshake bright,
Axios holds its path just right.
Challenges flow, certificates gleam,
Proxies tunnel through the test stream.
NTLM lands with verified might.

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Title check ✅ Passed The title clearly summarizes the main change: using NtlmClient as an Axios adapter.
Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The changes address certificate validation and proxy preservation for NTLM requests, including CLI keep-alive support and coverage for issue [#4895].
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The implementation and added test infrastructure support the NTLM adapter, certificate, proxy, and connection-reuse objectives without unrelated changes.
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In `@packages/bruno-cli/tests/integration/ntlm/run-ntlm.spec.js`:
- Around line 23-25: Update the afterEach cleanup around startEndpoint so
endpoint.close() is invoked only when endpoint was successfully initialized,
preserving the original startup failure; continue removing collectionDir
regardless of endpoint availability.

In `@packages/bruno-electron/tests/network/ntlm-handshake.spec.js`:
- Around line 38-44: Update the streamed-response test around
response.data.resume() to await the stream’s completion before asserting message
types and connection count, ensuring teardown cannot race response delivery
while preserving the existing single-connection expectations.

In `@packages/bruno-tests/src/ntlm/certificates.js`:
- Around line 8-15: Replace the OpenSSL execFileSync certificate-generation
dependency in the certificate helper with a Node-compatible implementation, or
add platform-aware resolution for the required executable so NTLM TLS tests work
when OpenSSL is not on the default PATH. Preserve generation of the key and
certificate with the existing commonName, validity period, and localhost subject
alternative names.

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- Around line 96-99: Update the listener setup around the connection handler so
TLS-enabled servers track sockets through secureConnection, while non-TLS
servers continue using connection. Ensure each request’s req.socket matches a
tracked socket and receives a unique ntlmSocketId used by connectionsUsed().
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- Around line 91-93: Update the “fails when no client certificate is configured”
test to preserve the original appState.globalClientCertificates value and
restore it in a finally block after the test completes, including on assertion
failure, so shared application state remains unchanged for subsequent tests.
- Line 94: Update the send() rejection assertion in the NTLM/TLS test to avoid
depending on the TLS 1.3-specific error code: either assert a
protocol-independent certificate-handshake failure or explicitly constrain the
test server to TLSv1.3 before retaining
ERR_SSL_TLSV13_ALERT_CERTIFICATE_REQUIRED.
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