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+/*
+ * Copyright 2020 New Relic Corporation. All rights reserved.
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+ */
+
+'use strict'
+
+const tap = require('tap')
+const proxyquire = require('proxyquire')
+const PROXY_HOST = 'unique.newrelic.com'
+const PROXY_PORT = 54532
+const PROXY_URL_WITH_PORT = `https://${PROXY_HOST}:${PROXY_PORT}`
+const PROXY_URL_WITHOUT_PORT = `https://${PROXY_HOST}`
+
+tap.test('keepAlive agent', (t) => {
+  t.autoend()
+  let agent
+  let moduleName
+  let keepAliveAgent
+
+  t.beforeEach(() => {
+    // We do this to avoid the persistent caching of the agent in this module
+    moduleName = require.resolve('../../../lib/collector/http-agents')
+    keepAliveAgent = require(moduleName).keepAliveAgent
+  })
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    agent = null
+    delete require.cache[moduleName]
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured without params', (t) => {
+    agent = keepAliveAgent()
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.keepAlive, true, 'should be keepAlive')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured with keepAlive set to false', (t) => {
+    agent = keepAliveAgent({ keepAlive: false })
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.keepAlive, true, 'should override config and be keepAlive')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('should return singleton instance if called more than once', (t) => {
+    agent = keepAliveAgent({ keepAlive: false })
+    const agent2 = keepAliveAgent()
+    t.same(agent, agent2)
+    t.end()
+  })
+})
+tap.test('proxy agent', (t) => {
+  t.autoend()
+  let agent
+  let moduleName
+  let proxyAgent
+
+  t.beforeEach(() => {
+    // We do this to avoid the persistent caching of the agent in this module
+    moduleName = require.resolve('../../../lib/collector/http-agents')
+    proxyAgent = require(moduleName).proxyAgent
+  })
+  t.afterEach(() => {
+    agent = null
+    delete require.cache[moduleName]
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured without params', (t) => {
+    t.throws(() => (agent = proxyAgent()), 'should throw without config')
+    t.ok(() => (agent = proxyAgent({})), 'should not throw when config has no content')
+    t.notOk(agent, 'agent should not be created without valid config')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured with proxy host and proxy port', (t) => {
+    const config = {
+      proxy_host: PROXY_HOST,
+      proxy_port: PROXY_PORT
+    }
+    agent = proxyAgent(config)
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.host, PROXY_HOST, 'should have correct proxy host')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.port, PROXY_PORT, 'should have correct proxy port')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.keepAlive, true, 'should be keepAlive')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured with proxy url:port', (t) => {
+    const config = {
+      proxy: PROXY_URL_WITH_PORT
+    }
+    agent = proxyAgent(config)
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.host, PROXY_HOST, 'should have correct proxy host')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.port, PROXY_PORT, 'should have correct proxy port')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.keepAlive, true, 'should be keepAlive')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('should return singleton of proxyAgent if called more than once', (t) => {
+    const config = {
+      proxy: PROXY_URL_WITH_PORT
+    }
+    agent = proxyAgent(config)
+    const agent2 = proxyAgent()
+    t.same(agent, agent2)
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured with proxy url only', (t) => {
+    const config = {
+      proxy: PROXY_URL_WITHOUT_PORT
+    }
+    agent = proxyAgent(config)
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.host, PROXY_HOST, 'should have correct proxy host')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.port, 80, 'in the absence of a defined port, port should be 80')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.keepAlive, true, 'should be keepAlive')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('configured with certificates defined', (t) => {
+    const { proxyAgent } = proxyquire('../../../lib/collector/http-agents', {
+      'https-proxy-agent': Mock
+    })
+
+    const config = {
+      proxy: PROXY_URL_WITH_PORT,
+      certificates: ['cert1']
+    }
+    function Mock(args) {
+      t.same(args.ca, ['cert1'], 'should have correct certs')
+      t.equal(args.host, PROXY_HOST, 'should have correct proxy host')
+      t.equal(args.port, `${PROXY_PORT}`, 'should have correct proxy port')
+      t.equal(args.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+      t.equal(args.keepAlive, true, 'should be keepAlive')
+      t.end()
+    }
+
+    proxyAgent(config)
+  })
+
+  t.test('should default to localhost if no proxy_host or proxy_port is specified', (t) => {
+    const config = {
+      proxy_user: 'unit-test',
+      proxy_pass: 'secret'
+    }
+    agent = proxyAgent(config)
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.host, 'localhost', 'should have correct proxy host')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.port, 80, 'should have correct proxy port')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.auth, 'unit-test:secret', 'should have correct auth')
+    t.end()
+  })
+
+  t.test('should not append password to auth if it is an empty string', (t) => {
+    const config = {
+      proxy_user: 'unit-test',
+      proxy_pass: ''
+    }
+    agent = proxyAgent(config)
+    t.ok(agent, 'should be created successfully')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.host, 'localhost', 'should have correct proxy host')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.port, 80, 'should have correct proxy port')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.protocol, 'https:', 'should be set to https')
+    t.equal(agent.proxy.auth, 'unit-test', 'should have correct auth')
+    t.end()
+  })
+})