resolve failure on tempdir cleanup

Signed-off-by: Mohammed Al Sahaf <msaa1990@gmail.com>

go.mod

@@ -61,12 +61,14 @@ require (
 	github.com/google/go-tpm v0.9.0 // indirect
 	github.com/google/go-tspi v0.3.0 // indirect
 	github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0 // indirect
+	github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.2 // indirect
 	github.com/pbnjay/memory v0.0.0-20210728143218-7b4eea64cf58 // indirect
 	github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/quic-go/qpack v0.5.1 // indirect
 	github.com/smallstep/go-attestation v0.4.4-0.20240109183208-413678f90935 // indirect
 	github.com/smallstep/pkcs7 v0.0.0-20231024181729-3b98ecc1ca81 // indirect
 	github.com/smallstep/scep v0.0.0-20231024192529-aee96d7ad34d // indirect
+	github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 // indirect
 	github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 // indirect
 	github.com/zeebo/blake3 v0.2.4 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/propagators/aws v1.17.0 // indirect
@@ -127,6 +129,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/prometheus/client_model v0.5.0
 	github.com/prometheus/common v0.48.0 // indirect
 	github.com/prometheus/procfs v0.12.0 // indirect
+	github.com/rosedblabs/wal v1.3.6
 	github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0 // indirect
 	github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.1.0 // indirect
 	github.com/shopspring/decimal v1.4.0 // indirect

go.sum

@@ -240,6 +240,8 @@ github.com/gregjones/httpcache v0.0.0-20180305231024-9cad4c3443a7/go.mod h1:Fecb
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway v1.5.0/go.mod h1:RSKVYQBd5MCa4OVpNdGskqpgL2+G+NZTnrVHpWWfpdw=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0 h1:asbCHRVmodnJTuQ3qamDwqVOIjwqUPTYmYuemVOx+Ys=
 github.com/grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway/v2 v2.22.0/go.mod h1:ggCgvZ2r7uOoQjOyu2Y1NhHmEPPzzuhWgcza5M1Ji1I=
+github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.2 h1:Dwmkdr5Nc/oBiXgJS3CDHNhJtIHkuZ3DZF5twqnfBdU=
+github.com/hashicorp/golang-lru/v2 v2.0.2/go.mod h1:QeFd9opnmA6QUJc5vARoKUSoFhyfM2/ZepoAG6RGpeM=
 github.com/hashicorp/hcl v1.0.0/go.mod h1:E5yfLk+7swimpb2L/Alb/PJmXilQ/rhwaUYs4T20WEQ=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3 h1:gitA9+qJrrTCsiCl7+kh75nPqQt1cx4ZkudSTLoUqJM=
 github.com/hexops/gotextdiff v1.0.3/go.mod h1:pSWU5MAI3yDq+fZBTazCSJysOMbxWL1BSow5/V2vxeg=
@@ -394,6 +396,8 @@ github.com/quic-go/quic-go v0.54.0/go.mod h1:e68ZEaCdyviluZmy44P6Iey98v/Wfz6HCjQ
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.3.0/go.mod h1:M8bDsm7K2OlrFYOpmOWEs/qY81heoFRclV5y23lUDJ4=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1 h1:KvO1DLK/DRN07sQ1LQKScxyZJuNnedQ5/wKSR38lUII=
 github.com/rogpeppe/go-internal v1.13.1/go.mod h1:uMEvuHeurkdAXX61udpOXGD/AzZDWNMNyH2VO9fmH0o=
+github.com/rosedblabs/wal v1.3.6 h1:oxZYTPX/u4JuGDW98wQ1YamWqerlrlSUFKhgP6Gd/Ao=
+github.com/rosedblabs/wal v1.3.6/go.mod h1:wdq54KJUyVTOv1uddMc6Cdh2d/YCIo8yjcwJAb1RCEM=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.2.1/go.mod h1:+uKXf+4Djp6Md1KODXJxgGQPKngRmWyn10oCKFzNHOQ=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0 h1:mKX4bl4iPYJtEIxp6CYiUuLQ/8DYMoz0PUdtGgMFRVc=
 github.com/rs/xid v1.5.0/go.mod h1:trrq9SKmegXys3aeAKXMUTdJsYXVwGY3RLcfgqegfbg=
@@ -496,6 +500,8 @@ github.com/tarm/serial v0.0.0-20180830185346-98f6abe2eb07/go.mod h1:kDXzergiv9cb
 github.com/ugorji/go/codec v0.0.0-20181204163529-d75b2dcb6bc8/go.mod h1:VFNgLljTbGfSG7qAOspJ7OScBnGdDN/yBr0sguwnwf0=
 github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.14 h1:ebbhrRiGK2i4naQJr+1Xj92HXZCrK7MsyTS/ob3HnAk=
 github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.14/go.mod h1:X0eDS6pD6Exaclxm99NJ3FiCDRED7vIHpx2mDOHLvkA=
+github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0 h1:GqA5TC/0021Y/b9FG4Oi9Mr3q7XYx6KllzawFIhcdPw=
+github.com/valyala/bytebufferpool v1.0.0/go.mod h1:6bBcMArwyJ5K/AmCkWv1jt77kVWyCJ6HpOuEn7z0Csc=
 github.com/viant/assertly v0.4.8/go.mod h1:aGifi++jvCrUaklKEKT0BU95igDNaqkvz+49uaYMPRU=
 github.com/viant/toolbox v0.24.0/go.mod h1:OxMCG57V0PXuIP2HNQrtJf2CjqdmbrOx5EkMILuUhzM=
 github.com/x448/float16 v0.8.4 h1:qLwI1I70+NjRFUR3zs1JPUCgaCXSh3SW62uAKT1mSBM=

modules/caddyhttp/encode/encode_test.go

@@ -122,7 +122,6 @@ func TestPreferOrder(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-
 func TestValidate(t *testing.T) {
 	type testCase struct {
 		name    string

modules/logging/netwriter.go

@@ -15,24 +15,32 @@
 package logging
 
 import (
+	"context"
+	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"log/slog"
 	"net"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/rosedblabs/wal"
+
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2"
 	"github.com/caddyserver/caddy/v2/caddyconfig/caddyfile"
 )
 
 func init() {
-	caddy.RegisterModule(NetWriter{})
+	caddy.RegisterModule(&NetWriter{})
 }
 
 // NetWriter implements a log writer that outputs to a network socket. If
 // the socket goes down, it will dump logs to stderr while it attempts to
-// reconnect.
+// reconnect. Logs are written to a WAL first and then asynchronously
+// flushed to the network to avoid blocking HTTP request handling.
 type NetWriter struct {
 	// The address of the network socket to which to connect.
 	Address string `json:"address,omitempty"`
@@ -45,11 +53,26 @@ type NetWriter struct {
 	// to stderr instead until a connection can be re-established.
 	SoftStart bool `json:"soft_start,omitempty"`
 
-	addr caddy.NetworkAddress
+	// How often to attempt reconnection when the network connection fails.
+	ReconnectInterval caddy.Duration `json:"reconnect_interval,omitempty"`
+
+	// Buffer size for the WAL flush channel.
+	BufferSize int `json:"buffer_size,omitempty"`
+
+	logger              *slog.Logger
+	addr                caddy.NetworkAddress
+	wal                 *wal.WAL
+	walDir              string
+	flushCtx            context.Context
+	flushCtxCancel      context.CancelFunc
+	flushWg             sync.WaitGroup
+	lastProcessedOffset int64
+	mu                  sync.RWMutex
+	walMu               sync.Mutex // synchronizes WAL read/write operations
 }
 
 // CaddyModule returns the Caddy module information.
-func (NetWriter) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
+func (*NetWriter) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 	return caddy.ModuleInfo{
 		ID:  "caddy.logging.writers.net",
 		New: func() caddy.Module { return new(NetWriter) },
@@ -58,6 +81,7 @@ func (NetWriter) CaddyModule() caddy.ModuleInfo {
 
 // Provision sets up the module.
 func (nw *NetWriter) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
+	nw.logger = slog.Default()
 	repl := caddy.NewReplacer()
 	address, err := repl.ReplaceOrErr(nw.Address, true, true)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -77,37 +101,411 @@ func (nw *NetWriter) Provision(ctx caddy.Context) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("timeout cannot be less than 0")
 	}
 
+	if nw.DialTimeout == 0 {
+		nw.DialTimeout = caddy.Duration(10 * time.Second)
+	}
+
+	if nw.ReconnectInterval == 0 {
+		nw.ReconnectInterval = caddy.Duration(10 * time.Second)
+	}
+
+	if nw.BufferSize <= 0 {
+		nw.BufferSize = 1000
+	}
+
 	return nil
 }
 
-func (nw NetWriter) String() string {
+func (nw *NetWriter) String() string {
 	return nw.addr.String()
 }
 
 // WriterKey returns a unique key representing this nw.
-func (nw NetWriter) WriterKey() string {
+func (nw *NetWriter) WriterKey() string {
 	return nw.addr.String()
 }
 
-// OpenWriter opens a new network connection.
-func (nw NetWriter) OpenWriter() (io.WriteCloser, error) {
-	reconn := &redialerConn{
-		nw:      nw,
-		timeout: time.Duration(nw.DialTimeout),
+// OpenWriter opens a new network connection and sets up the WAL.
+func (nw *NetWriter) OpenWriter() (io.WriteCloser, error) {
+	// Set up WAL directory
+	baseDir := caddy.AppDataDir()
+	nw.walDir = filepath.Join(baseDir, "wal", "netwriter", strings.ReplaceAll(nw.addr.String(), ":", "-"))
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(nw.walDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create WAL directory: %v", err)
 	}
-	conn, err := reconn.dial()
+
+	// Open WAL
+	opts := wal.DefaultOptions
+	opts.DirPath = nw.walDir
+	opts.SegmentSize = 64 * 1024 * 1024 // 64MB segments
+	w, err := wal.Open(opts)
 	if err != nil {
-		if !nw.SoftStart {
-			return nil, err
-		}
-		// don't block config load if remote is down or some other external problem;
-		// we can dump logs to stderr for now (see issue #5520)
-		fmt.Fprintf(os.Stderr, "[ERROR] net log writer failed to connect: %v (will retry connection and print errors here in the meantime)\n", err)
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to open WAL: %v", err)
 	}
-	reconn.connMu.Lock()
-	reconn.Conn = conn
-	reconn.connMu.Unlock()
-	return reconn, nil
+	nw.wal = w
+
+	// Load last processed offset from metadata file if it exists
+	nw.loadLastProcessedOffset()
+
+	// If SoftStart is disabled, test the connection immediately
+	if !nw.SoftStart {
+		testConn, err := net.DialTimeout(nw.addr.Network, nw.addr.JoinHostPort(0), time.Duration(nw.DialTimeout))
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to connect to log destination (SoftStart disabled): %v", err)
+		}
+		testConn.Close()
+	}
+
+	// Create the writer wrapper
+	writer := &netWriterConn{
+		nw: nw,
+	}
+
+	// Start the background flusher
+	nw.flushCtx, nw.flushCtxCancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	nw.flushWg.Add(1)
+	go nw.backgroundFlusher()
+
+	return writer, nil
+}
+
+// loadLastProcessedOffset loads the last processed offset from a metadata file
+func (nw *NetWriter) loadLastProcessedOffset() {
+	metaFile := filepath.Join(nw.walDir, "last_processed")
+	data, err := os.ReadFile(metaFile)
+	if err != nil {
+		// Use -1 to indicate "no entries processed yet"
+		nw.lastProcessedOffset = -1
+		nw.logger.Debug("no last processed offset file found, starting from beginning", "file", metaFile, "error", err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	var offset int64
+	if _, err := fmt.Sscanf(string(data), "%d", &offset); err != nil {
+		// Use -1 to indicate "no entries processed yet"
+		nw.lastProcessedOffset = -1
+		return
+	}
+
+	nw.lastProcessedOffset = offset
+	nw.logger.Debug("loaded last processed offset", "offset", offset)
+}
+
+// saveLastProcessedOffset saves the last processed offset to a metadata file
+func (nw *NetWriter) saveLastProcessedOffset(cp *wal.ChunkPosition) {
+	// Create a unique offset by combining segment, block, and chunk offset
+	offset := (int64(cp.SegmentId) << 32) | (int64(cp.BlockNumber) << 16) | (cp.ChunkOffset)
+
+	nw.mu.Lock()
+	nw.lastProcessedOffset = offset
+	nw.mu.Unlock()
+
+	metaFile := filepath.Join(nw.walDir, "last_processed")
+	data := fmt.Sprintf("%d", offset)
+	if err := os.WriteFile(metaFile, []byte(data), 0o600); err != nil {
+		nw.logger.Error("failed to save last processed offset", "error", err)
+	} else {
+		nw.logger.Debug("saved last processed offset", "offset", offset)
+	}
+}
+
+// backgroundFlusher runs in the background and flushes WAL entries to the network
+func (nw *NetWriter) backgroundFlusher() {
+	defer nw.flushWg.Done()
+	nw.logger.Debug("background flusher started")
+
+	var conn net.Conn
+	var connMu sync.RWMutex
+
+	// Function to establish connection
+	dial := func() error {
+		newConn, err := net.DialTimeout(nw.addr.Network, nw.addr.JoinHostPort(0), time.Duration(nw.DialTimeout))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		connMu.Lock()
+		if conn != nil {
+			conn.Close()
+		}
+		conn = newConn
+		connMu.Unlock()
+
+		nw.logger.Info("connected to log destination", "address", nw.addr.String())
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	// Function to write data to connection
+	writeToConn := func(data []byte) error {
+		connMu.RLock()
+		currentConn := conn
+		connMu.RUnlock()
+
+		if currentConn == nil {
+			return errors.New("no connection")
+		}
+
+		_, err := currentConn.Write(data)
+		if err != nil {
+			// Connection failed, clear it so reconnection logic kicks in
+			connMu.Lock()
+			if conn == currentConn {
+				conn.Close()
+				conn = nil
+			}
+			connMu.Unlock()
+		}
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Try initial connection
+	if err := dial(); err != nil {
+		if !nw.SoftStart {
+			nw.logger.Error("failed to connect to log destination", "error", err)
+		} else {
+			nw.logger.Warn("failed to connect to log destination, will retry", "error", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Process any existing entries in the WAL immediately
+	nw.processWALEntries(writeToConn)
+
+	ticker := time.NewTicker(100 * time.Millisecond) // Check for new entries every 100ms
+	defer ticker.Stop()
+
+	reconnectTicker := time.NewTicker(time.Duration(nw.ReconnectInterval))
+	defer reconnectTicker.Stop()
+
+	for {
+		select {
+		case <-nw.flushCtx.Done():
+			// Flush remaining entries before shutting down
+			nw.flushRemainingWALEntries(writeToConn)
+
+			connMu.Lock()
+			if conn != nil {
+				conn.Close()
+			}
+			connMu.Unlock()
+			return
+
+		case <-ticker.C:
+			// Process available WAL entries
+			nw.processWALEntries(writeToConn)
+
+		case <-reconnectTicker.C:
+			// Try to reconnect if we don't have a connection
+			connMu.RLock()
+			hasConn := conn != nil
+			connMu.RUnlock()
+
+			nw.logger.Debug("reconnect ticker fired", "hasConn", hasConn)
+			if !hasConn {
+				if err := dial(); err != nil {
+					nw.logger.Debug("reconnection attempt failed", "error", err)
+				} else {
+					// Successfully reconnected, process any buffered WAL entries
+					nw.logger.Info("reconnected, processing buffered WAL entries")
+					nw.processWALEntries(writeToConn)
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// processWALEntries processes all available entries in the WAL using a fresh reader
+func (nw *NetWriter) processWALEntries(writeToConn func([]byte) error) {
+	// Synchronize WAL access to prevent race conditions with writers
+	nw.walMu.Lock()
+	// Create a fresh reader to see all current entries
+	reader := nw.wal.NewReader()
+	nw.walMu.Unlock()
+
+	processed := 0
+	skipped := 0
+	nw.logger.Debug("processing available WAL entries")
+	for {
+		nw.walMu.Lock()
+		data, cp, err := reader.Next()
+		nw.walMu.Unlock()
+
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			if processed > 0 {
+				nw.logger.Debug("processed WAL entries", "processed", processed, "skipped", skipped)
+			}
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			if err == wal.ErrClosed {
+				nw.logger.Debug("WAL closed during processing")
+				return
+			}
+			nw.logger.Error("error reading from WAL", "error", err)
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Check if we've already processed this entry
+		nw.mu.RLock()
+		lastProcessedOffset := nw.lastProcessedOffset
+		nw.mu.RUnlock()
+
+		// Create current entry offset for comparison
+		currentOffset := (int64(cp.SegmentId) << 32) | (int64(cp.BlockNumber) << 16) | (cp.ChunkOffset)
+		nw.logger.Debug("found WAL entry", "segmentId", cp.SegmentId, "blockNumber", cp.BlockNumber, "chunkOffset", cp.ChunkOffset, "currentOffset", currentOffset, "lastProcessedOffset", lastProcessedOffset, "size", len(data))
+
+		if currentOffset <= lastProcessedOffset {
+			// Already processed, skip
+			nw.logger.Debug("skipping already processed entry", "currentOffset", currentOffset, "lastProcessedOffset", lastProcessedOffset)
+			skipped++
+			continue
+		}
+
+		if err := nw.processWALEntry(data, cp, writeToConn); err != nil {
+			nw.logger.Error("error processing WAL entry", "error", err)
+			// Don't break here - we want to continue processing other entries
+		} else {
+			processed++
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// processWALEntry processes a single WAL entry
+func (nw *NetWriter) processWALEntry(data []byte, cp *wal.ChunkPosition, writeToConn func([]byte) error) error {
+	if err := writeToConn(data); err != nil {
+		// Connection failed, dump to stderr as fallback
+		os.Stderr.Write(data)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	// Mark this entry as processed
+	nw.saveLastProcessedOffset(cp)
+	nw.logger.Debug("processed WAL entry", "segmentId", cp.SegmentId, "blockNumber", cp.BlockNumber, "chunkOffset", cp.ChunkOffset, "data", string(data))
+	return nil
+}
+
+// flushRemainingWALEntries flushes all remaining entries during shutdown
+func (nw *NetWriter) flushRemainingWALEntries(writeToConn func([]byte) error) {
+	nw.logger.Info("flushing remaining WAL entries during shutdown")
+
+	// Synchronize WAL access to prevent race conditions with writers
+	nw.walMu.Lock()
+	// Create a fresh reader for shutdown processing
+	reader := nw.wal.NewReader()
+	nw.walMu.Unlock()
+
+	count := 0
+	for {
+		nw.walMu.Lock()
+		data, cp, err := reader.Next()
+		nw.walMu.Unlock()
+
+		if err == io.EOF {
+			break
+		}
+		if err != nil {
+			nw.logger.Error("error reading from WAL during shutdown flush", "error", err)
+			break
+		}
+
+		// Check if we've already processed this entry
+		nw.mu.RLock()
+		lastProcessedOffset := nw.lastProcessedOffset
+		nw.mu.RUnlock()
+
+		// Create current entry offset for comparison
+		currentOffset := (int64(cp.SegmentId) << 32) | (int64(cp.BlockNumber) << 16) | (cp.ChunkOffset)
+
+		if currentOffset <= lastProcessedOffset {
+			// Already processed, skip
+			continue
+		}
+
+		// During shutdown, we try harder to deliver logs
+		maxRetries := 3
+		for i := 0; i < maxRetries; i++ {
+			if err := writeToConn(data); err != nil {
+				if i == maxRetries-1 {
+					// Final attempt failed, dump to stderr
+					os.Stderr.Write(data)
+					nw.logger.Error("failed to send log entry during shutdown, dumped to stderr", "error", err)
+				} else {
+					time.Sleep(time.Second)
+				}
+			} else {
+				nw.saveLastProcessedOffset(cp)
+				nw.logger.Debug("flushed WAL entry during shutdown", "segmentId", cp.SegmentId, "blockNumber", cp.BlockNumber, "chunkOffset", cp.ChunkOffset)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+		count++
+	}
+
+	if count > 0 {
+		nw.logger.Info("flushed WAL entries during shutdown", "count", count)
+	}
+}
+
+// netWriterConn implements io.WriteCloser and writes to the WAL
+type netWriterConn struct {
+	nw *NetWriter
+}
+
+// Write writes data to the WAL (non-blocking)
+func (w *netWriterConn) Write(p []byte) (n int, err error) {
+	if w.nw.wal == nil {
+		w.nw.logger.Error("WAL not initialized")
+		return 0, errors.New("WAL not initialized")
+	}
+
+	w.nw.logger.Debug("writing to WAL", "size", len(p))
+
+	// Synchronize WAL access to prevent race conditions
+	w.nw.walMu.Lock()
+	defer w.nw.walMu.Unlock()
+
+	// Write to WAL - this should be fast and non-blocking
+	_, err = w.nw.wal.Write(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		w.nw.logger.Error("failed to write to WAL", "error", err)
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to write to WAL: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Sync WAL to ensure data is available for reading
+	if err = w.nw.wal.Sync(); err != nil {
+		w.nw.logger.Error("failed to sync WAL", "error", err)
+	}
+
+	w.nw.logger.Debug("wrote data to WAL", "size", len(p))
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
+// Close closes the writer and flushes all remaining data
+func (w *netWriterConn) Close() error {
+	if w.nw.flushCtxCancel != nil {
+		w.nw.flushCtxCancel()
+	}
+
+	// Wait for background flusher to complete
+	w.nw.flushWg.Wait()
+
+	var errs []error
+
+	// Sync and close WAL with synchronization
+	if w.nw.wal != nil {
+		w.nw.walMu.Lock()
+		if err := w.nw.wal.Sync(); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("WAL sync error: %v", err))
+		}
+		if err := w.nw.wal.Close(); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, fmt.Errorf("WAL close error: %v", err))
+		}
+		w.nw.walMu.Unlock()
+	}
+
+	if len(errs) > 0 {
+		return errors.Join(errs...)
+	}
+	return nil
 }
 
 // UnmarshalCaddyfile sets up the handler from Caddyfile tokens. Syntax:
@@ -153,71 +551,6 @@ func (nw *NetWriter) UnmarshalCaddyfile(d *caddyfile.Dispenser) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
-// redialerConn wraps an underlying Conn so that if any
-// writes fail, the connection is redialed and the write
-// is retried.
-type redialerConn struct {
-	net.Conn
-	connMu     sync.RWMutex
-	nw         NetWriter
-	timeout    time.Duration
-	lastRedial time.Time
-}
-
-// Write wraps the underlying Conn.Write method, but if that fails,
-// it will re-dial the connection anew and try writing again.
-func (reconn *redialerConn) Write(b []byte) (n int, err error) {
-	reconn.connMu.RLock()
-	conn := reconn.Conn
-	reconn.connMu.RUnlock()
-	if conn != nil {
-		if n, err = conn.Write(b); err == nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	// problem with the connection - lock it and try to fix it
-	reconn.connMu.Lock()
-	defer reconn.connMu.Unlock()
-
-	// if multiple concurrent writes failed on the same broken conn, then
-	// one of them might have already re-dialed by now; try writing again
-	if reconn.Conn != nil {
-		if n, err = reconn.Conn.Write(b); err == nil {
-			return
-		}
-	}
-
-	// there's still a problem, so try to re-attempt dialing the socket
-	// if some time has passed in which the issue could have potentially
-	// been resolved - we don't want to block at every single log
-	// emission (!) - see discussion in #4111
-	if time.Since(reconn.lastRedial) > 10*time.Second {
-		reconn.lastRedial = time.Now()
-		conn2, err2 := reconn.dial()
-		if err2 != nil {
-			// logger socket still offline; instead of discarding the log, dump it to stderr
-			os.Stderr.Write(b)
-			return
-		}
-		if n, err = conn2.Write(b); err == nil {
-			if reconn.Conn != nil {
-				reconn.Conn.Close()
-			}
-			reconn.Conn = conn2
-		}
-	} else {
-		// last redial attempt was too recent; just dump to stderr for now
-		os.Stderr.Write(b)
-	}
-
-	return
-}
-
-func (reconn *redialerConn) dial() (net.Conn, error) {
-	return net.DialTimeout(reconn.nw.addr.Network, reconn.nw.addr.JoinHostPort(0), reconn.timeout)
-}
-
 // Interface guards
 var (
 	_ caddy.Provisioner     = (*NetWriter)(nil)