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go.gorm.session_management

Stability High

Detects improper GORM session management patterns.

Why It Matters

Improper session management:

Connection leaks — Sessions not closed properly
Stale data — Reusing cached session state
Race conditions — Sharing sessions across goroutines

Example

// ❌ Before (reusing global db instance unsafely)
var db *gorm.DB

func GetUser(id uint) User {
    var user User
    db.First(&user, id) // May have stale session state
    return user
}

// ✅ After (using fresh session)
var db *gorm.DB

func GetUser(id uint) User {
    var user User
    db.Session(&gorm.Session{}).First(&user, id)
    return user
}

// Or with context
func GetUserWithContext(ctx context.Context, id uint) User {
    var user User
    db.WithContext(ctx).First(&user, id)
    return user
}

What Unfault Detects

Sharing DB instances across goroutines without session isolation
Missing WithContext in request handlers
Stale session reuse patterns