Expect 100-Continue

概念定义

向终将拒绝的服务器上传大请求体是对整个传输的浪费。携带 Expect: 100-continue 时，客户端只先发头部，短暂等待许可，收到 100 Continue 后才发送请求体；若早早收到 4xx，负载就完全不用传了。

工作机制

服务器检查头部后要么返回 100 Continue 并读取请求体，要么直接给出错误响应。客户端的中途等待超时后必须照样发送请求体，因为标准允许服务器忽略 Expect。这是一种礼节性协议而非保证。

使用场景

大文件上传 API、带认证的接收端点、按流量计费或上行高延迟的链路收益最大。小请求不该使用：额外的往返成本超过偶发拒绝所省下的带宽。

常见误区

部分中间设备不经后端确认就直接回答 100 Continue，使门禁失效；从不发送 100 也不读取请求体的服务器会把没有超时回退的客户端永久卡住。负载均衡器的缓冲行为也可能破坏围绕中间响应的流式假设。

代码示例

package main

import (
	"context"
	"encoding/json"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"time"
)

type Shipment struct {
	ID     string `json:"id"`
	Status string `json:"status"`
}

func queryShipment(ctx context.Context, baseURL, id string) (*Shipment, error) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, 3*time.Second)
	defer cancel() // 必须释放计时器资源

	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, baseURL+"/shipments/"+id, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("build request: %w", err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")

	resp, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
			return nil, fmt.Errorf("shipment %s timed out after 3s: %w", id, err)
		}
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("request failed: %w", err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	var shipment Shipment
	if err := json.NewDecoder(resp.Body).Decode(&shipment); err != nil {
		return nil, fmt.Errorf("decode body: %w", err)
	}
	return &shipment, nil
}

func main() {
	s, err := queryShipment(context.Background(), "https://api.example.com", "sh-1")
	fmt.Println(s, err)
}

package main

import (
	"context"
	"errors"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/http/httptest"
	"time"
)

type fetchResult struct {
	Status int
	Body   string
}

func fetchWithDeadline(ctx context.Context, client *http.Client, url string, timeout time.Duration) (fetchResult, error) {
	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(ctx, timeout)
	defer cancel()

	req, err := http.NewRequestWithContext(ctx, http.MethodGet, url, nil)
	if err != nil {
		return fetchResult{}, fmt.Errorf("build request: %w", err)
	}

	resp, err := client.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		if errors.Is(ctx.Err(), context.DeadlineExceeded) {
			return fetchResult{}, fmt.Errorf("fetch %s: deadline exceeded after %s: %w", url, timeout, context.DeadlineExceeded)
		}
		return fetchResult{}, fmt.Errorf("fetch %s: %w", url, err)
	}
	defer resp.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(io.LimitReader(resp.Body, 1<<20))
	if err != nil {
		return fetchResult{}, fmt.Errorf("read body: %w", err)
	}
	return fetchResult{Status: resp.StatusCode, Body: string(body)}, nil
}

func main() {
	mux := http.NewServeMux()
	mux.HandleFunc("/fast", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		fmt.Fprint(w, "ok")
	})
	mux.HandleFunc("/slow", func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		select {
		case <-time.After(200 * time.Millisecond):
			fmt.Fprint(w, "late")
		case <-r.Context().Done():
		}
	})
	server := httptest.NewServer(mux)
	defer server.Close()

	client := &http.Client{Timeout: 5 * time.Second}
	ctx := context.Background()

	result, err := fetchWithDeadline(ctx, client, server.URL+"/fast", 500*time.Millisecond)
	fmt.Printf("fast: status=%d body=%q err=%v\n", result.Status, result.Body, err)

	result, err = fetchWithDeadline(ctx, client, server.URL+"/slow", 50*time.Millisecond)
	fmt.Printf("slow: status=%d body=%q err=%v\n", result.Status, result.Body, err)
	if errors.Is(err, context.DeadlineExceeded) {
		fmt.Println("slow request classified as a deadline error")
	}
}