Fix debug mode ignoring events

Signed-off-by: Matej Pavlovic <[email protected]>

node.go

@@ -266,11 +266,7 @@ func (n *Node) process(ctx context.Context) error { //nolint:gocyclo
 		})
 		selectReactions = append(selectReactions, func(newEventsVal reflect.Value) {
 			newEvents := newEventsVal.Interface().(*events.EventList)
-			if n.debugMode {
-				if n.debugOut != nil {
-					n.debugOut <- newEvents
-				}
-			} else if err := n.workItems.AddEvents(newEvents); err != nil {
+			if err := n.workItems.AddEvents(newEvents); err != nil {
 				n.workErrNotifier.Fail(err)
 			}
 		})
@@ -352,7 +348,13 @@ func (n *Node) startModules(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			var err error
 
 			for continueProcessing {
-				continueProcessing, err = n.processModuleEvents(ctx, m, workChan)
+				if n.debugMode {
+					// In debug mode, all produced events are routed to the debug output.
+					continueProcessing, err = n.processModuleEvents(ctx, m, workChan, n.debugOut)
+				} else {
+					// During normal operation, feed all produced events back into the event loop.
+					continueProcessing, err = n.processModuleEvents(ctx, m, workChan, n.eventsIn)
+				}
 				if err != nil {
 					n.workErrNotifier.Fail(fmt.Errorf("could not process PassiveModule (%v) events: %w", mID, err))
 					return
@@ -371,33 +373,48 @@ func (n *Node) startModules(ctx context.Context, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
 			wg.Add(1)
 			go func() {
 				defer wg.Done()
-				n.importEvents(ctx, m.EventsOut())
+				if n.debugMode {
+					// In debug mode, all produced events are routed to the debug output.
+					n.importEvents(ctx, m.EventsOut(), n.debugOut)
+				} else {
+					// During normal operation, feed all produced events back into the event loop.
+					n.importEvents(ctx, m.EventsOut(), n.eventsIn)
+				}
 			}()
 		default:
 			n.workErrNotifier.Fail(fmt.Errorf("unknown module type: %T", m))
 		}
 	}
 }
 
-// importEvents reads events from eventsIn and writes them to the Node's central input channel (n.eventsIn) until
-// - eventsIn is closed or
+// importEvents reads events from eventSource and writes them to the eventSink until
+// - eventSource is closed or
 // - ctx is canceled or
 // - an error occurred in the Node and was announced through the Node's workErrorNotifier.
-func (n *Node) importEvents(ctx context.Context, eventsIn <-chan *events.EventList) {
+func (n *Node) importEvents(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	eventSource <-chan *events.EventList,
+	eventSink chan<- *events.EventList,
+) {
 	for {
 
 		// First, try to read events from the input.
 		select {
-		case newEvents, ok := <-eventsIn:
+		case newEvents, ok := <-eventSource:
 
 			// Return if input channel has been closed
 			if !ok {
 				return
 			}
 
+			// Skip writing events if there is no event sink.
+			if eventSink == nil {
+				continue
+			}
+
 			// If input events have been read, try to write them to the Node's central input channel.
 			select {
-			case n.eventsIn <- newEvents:
+			case eventSink <- newEvents:
 			case <-ctx.Done():
 				return
 			case <-n.workErrNotifier.ExitC():

workers.go

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ func newWorkChans(modules modules.Modules) workChans {
 // strips off all associated follow-up Events,
 // and processes the bare content of the list using the passed PassiveModule.
 // processModuleEvents writes all the stripped off follow-up events along with any Events generated by the processing
-// to the workItemInput channel, so they will be added to the workItems buffer for further processing.
+// to the eventSink channel if it is not nil.
 //
 // If the Node is configured to use an Interceptor, after having removed all follow-up Events,
 // processModuleEvents passes the list of input Events to the Interceptor.
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ func (n *Node) processModuleEvents(
 	ctx context.Context,
 	module modules.Module,
 	eventSource <-chan *events.EventList,
+	eventSink chan<- *events.EventList,
 ) (bool, error) {
 	var eventsIn *events.EventList
 	var inputOpen bool
@@ -103,16 +104,20 @@ func (n *Node) processModuleEvents(
 		return true, nil
 	}
 
+	// Skip writing output if there is no channel to write it to.
+	if eventSink == nil {
+		return true, nil
+	}
+
 	// Write output.
 	select {
-	case n.eventsIn <- eventsOut:
+	case eventSink <- eventsOut:
+		return true, nil
 	case <-ctx.Done():
 		return false, nil
 	case <-n.workErrNotifier.ExitC():
 		return false, nil
 	}
-
-	return true, nil
 }
 
 func safelyApplyEventsPassive(