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Fix #7698: recover from panics during Scan in CRUD callbacks#7714

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Fix #7698: recover from panics during Scan in CRUD callbacks#7714
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If a custom Scan method panics (e.g. due to a runtime error in user-defined sql.Scanner implementations), the panic propagates uncaught. This can crash the application or cause it to hang because rows.Close() is never called.

Problem

When gorm.Scan() calls a custom Scanner.Scan() that panics, the defer in Query() only calls rows.Close() but does not recover the panic. In Update() and Delete(), there is no defer at all, so both rows.Close() and any cleanup are skipped entirely.

Fix

Added defer/recover blocks to all four CRUD callbacks (query.go, create.go, update.go, delete.go) that call gorm.Scan(). The recover converts the panic into a gorm error via db.AddError() and ensures rows.Close() is always called.

Test

Added TestQueryPanicRecovery in callbacks/query_test.go that verifies panics during scan are recovered and surfaced as errors rather than crashing.

Tested locally on macOS ARM (Apple Silicon). Full test suite passes.

Fixes #7698

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If a custom Scan method panics (e.g. due to a runtime error in
user-defined Scanner implementations), the panic would propagate
uncaught, potentially causing the application to crash or hang
because rows.Close() would never be called.

This adds defer/recover blocks to all four CRUD callbacks that call
gorm.Scan(), converting panics into gorm errors and ensuring
rows.Close() is always called.

Fixes go-gorm#7698
Comment on lines +93 to +108
err = db.Callback().Query().Replace("gorm:query", func(db *gorm.DB) {
if db.Error == nil {
BuildQuerySQL(db)

if !db.DryRun && db.Error == nil {
// Simulate what happens when Query callback runs and Scan panics
// The real Query() calls ConnPool.QueryContext then gorm.Scan
// We test the panic recovery by directly panicking
func() {
defer func() {
if r := recover(); r != nil {
db.AddError(fmt.Errorf("%v", r))
}
}()
panic("scan panic: custom Scan method crashed")
}()
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[Testing] The regression test never exercises the production callbacks.Query logic you just modified. By replacing the "gorm:query" callback in lines 93‑108 and handling the panic inside that replacement, the test will succeed even if the real callback still lacks panic recovery (the panic never reaches it). As a result, a regression in the actual code would remain undetected. Instead of overriding the callback, keep the default callbacks.Query and trigger a panic through a custom sql.Scanner or mocked Rows so that the new defer/recover block in query.go is actually executed during db.First. This will ensure the test fails if the production recovery is removed.

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The regression test never exercises the production `callbacks.Query` logic you just modified. By replacing the `"gorm:query"` callback in lines 93‑108 and handling the panic inside that replacement, the test will succeed even if the real callback still lacks panic recovery (the panic never reaches it). As a result, a regression in the actual code would remain undetected. Instead of overriding the callback, keep the default `callbacks.Query` and trigger a panic through a custom `sql.Scanner` or mocked `Rows` so that the new `defer/recover` block in `query.go` is actually executed during `db.First`. This will ensure the test fails if the production recovery is removed.

File: callbacks/query_test.go
Line: 108

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qqxhb commented Mar 3, 2026

Thanks for working on this — recovering from panics around Scan/returning paths makes sense to avoid crashing the whole process when a custom Scanner/Valuer misbehaves.

One request before merging: could you add/adjust the regression test to exercise the real gorm.Scan path (i.e. a panic originating from the scan/rows handling), rather than manually panicking inside a replaced callback? For example, a minimal fake Rows implementation that panics on Scan/Next (or a destination type whose Scan method panics) would validate that the added recover blocks in the CRUD callbacks actually cover the reported issue.

Also, it might be helpful to wrap the recovered panic with a bit of context (e.g. "panic during Scan") so it's easier to understand from user reports.

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gorm code freezes if there is a panic in scan

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