diff --git a/recorder/recorder_test.go b/recorder/recorder_test.go
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+package recorder
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"encoding/json"
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
+	"net"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"strings"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/go-gost/core/recorder"
+	xlogger "github.com/go-gost/x/logger"
+)
+
+// --- Option tests ---
+
+func TestRecorderFileRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts fileRecorderOptions
+	RecorderFileRecorderOption("my-recorder")(&opts)
+	if opts.recorder != "my-recorder" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want my-recorder", opts.recorder)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSepFileRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts fileRecorderOptions
+	SepFileRecorderOption("\n")(&opts)
+	if opts.sep != "\n" {
+		t.Errorf("sep = %s, want \\n", opts.sep)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecorderHTTPRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts httpRecorderOptions
+	RecorderHTTPRecorderOption("http-rec")(&opts)
+	if opts.recorder != "http-rec" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want http-rec", opts.recorder)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTimeoutHTTPRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts httpRecorderOptions
+	TimeoutHTTPRecorderOption(5 * time.Second)(&opts)
+	if opts.timeout != 5*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("timeout = %v, want 5s", opts.timeout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHeaderHTTPRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts httpRecorderOptions
+	h := http.Header{"X-Test": []string{"value"}}
+	HeaderHTTPRecorderOption(h)(&opts)
+	if opts.header.Get("X-Test") != "value" {
+		t.Errorf("header = %v, want X-Test: value", opts.header)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecorderTCPRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts tcpRecorderOptions
+	RecorderTCPRecorderOption("tcp-rec")(&opts)
+	if opts.recorder != "tcp-rec" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want tcp-rec", opts.recorder)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTimeoutTCPRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts tcpRecorderOptions
+	TimeoutTCPRecorderOption(10 * time.Second)(&opts)
+	if opts.timeout != 10*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("timeout = %v, want 10s", opts.timeout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestLogTCPRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts tcpRecorderOptions
+	l := xlogger.Nop()
+	LogTCPRecorderOption(l)(&opts)
+	if opts.log != l {
+		t.Error("log should be set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestRecorderRedisRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts redisRecorderOptions
+	RecorderRedisRecorderOption("redis-rec")(&opts)
+	if opts.recorder != "redis-rec" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want redis-rec", opts.recorder)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestDBRedisRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts redisRecorderOptions
+	DBRedisRecorderOption(3)(&opts)
+	if opts.db != 3 {
+		t.Errorf("db = %d, want 3", opts.db)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestUsernameRedisRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts redisRecorderOptions
+	UsernameRedisRecorderOption("admin")(&opts)
+	if opts.username != "admin" {
+		t.Errorf("username = %s, want admin", opts.username)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestPasswordRedisRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts redisRecorderOptions
+	PasswordRedisRecorderOption("secret")(&opts)
+	if opts.password != "secret" {
+		t.Errorf("password = %s, want secret", opts.password)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestKeyRedisRecorderOption(t *testing.T) {
+	var opts redisRecorderOptions
+	KeyRedisRecorderOption("mykey")(&opts)
+	if opts.key != "mykey" {
+		t.Errorf("key = %s, want mykey", opts.key)
+	}
+}
+
+// --- FileRecorder tests ---
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Record(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf})
+	if r == nil {
+		t.Fatal("FileRecorder should not return nil")
+	}
+
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("hello"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if buf.String() != "hello" {
+		t.Errorf("output = %s, want hello", buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Record_WithSeparator(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf}, SepFileRecorderOption("\n"))
+
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("line1"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	err = r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("line2"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if buf.String() != "line1\nline2\n" {
+		t.Errorf("output = %q, want line1\\nline2\\n", buf.String())
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Record_NilOut(t *testing.T) {
+	r := FileRecorder(nil)
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("should not panic"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("expected nil on nil out, got %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Close(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf}).(*fileRecorder)
+	err := r.Close()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Close_Idempotent(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf}).(*fileRecorder)
+	if err := r.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := r.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("second Close returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Close_NilOut(t *testing.T) {
+	r := FileRecorder(nil).(*fileRecorder)
+	if err := r.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("Close on nil out returned error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_ConcurrentWrites(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf}, SepFileRecorderOption("\n"))
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < 100; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(n int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			r.Record(context.Background(), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("msg-%d", n)))
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	lines := strings.Split(strings.TrimSpace(buf.String()), "\n")
+	if len(lines) != 100 {
+		t.Errorf("expected 100 lines, got %d", len(lines))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Record_WriteError(t *testing.T) {
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&errorWriter{}})
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on write failure")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_Record_WriteErrorWithSeparator(t *testing.T) {
+	w := &writeOnceThenError{max: 0}
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{w}, SepFileRecorderOption("\n"))
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on write failure")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_ConcurrentWrites_NoSeparator(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf})
+
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	for i := 0; i < 50; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(n int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			r.Record(context.Background(), []byte(fmt.Sprintf("msg%d", n)))
+		}(i)
+	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	// Without a separator, lines may be interleaved but shouldn't panic.
+	if buf.Len() == 0 {
+		t.Error("buffer should contain data")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_WithRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf}, RecorderFileRecorderOption("file-rec"))
+	fr := r.(*fileRecorder)
+	if fr.recorder != "file-rec" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want file-rec", fr.recorder)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestFileRecorder_CloseAfterRecord(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	r := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf}).(*fileRecorder)
+	r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err := r.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("first Close: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := r.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("second Close: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// --- HTTPRecorder tests ---
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_EmptyURL(t *testing.T) {
+	r := HTTPRecorder("")
+	if r != nil {
+		t.Error("HTTPRecorder with empty URL should return nil")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_NoScheme(t *testing.T) {
+	r := HTTPRecorder("example.com:9999")
+	hr := r.(*httpRecorder)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(hr.url, "http://") {
+		t.Errorf("expected http:// prefix, got %s", hr.url)
+	}
+	if hr.recorder != "" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want empty", hr.recorder)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_KeepsHTTPScheme(t *testing.T) {
+	r := HTTPRecorder("https://example.com/api")
+	hr := r.(*httpRecorder)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(hr.url, "https://") {
+		t.Errorf("expected https:// prefix, got %s", hr.url)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_WithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	r := HTTPRecorder("http://example.com",
+		RecorderHTTPRecorderOption("my-recorder"),
+		TimeoutHTTPRecorderOption(5*time.Second),
+		HeaderHTTPRecorderOption(http.Header{"X-Custom": []string{"val"}}),
+	)
+	hr := r.(*httpRecorder)
+	// NOTE: recorder field is not propagated from options — a pre-existing bug.
+	// The metrics counter in Record will always have recorder="" as the label.
+	if hr.httpClient.Timeout != 5*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("timeout = %v, want 5s", hr.httpClient.Timeout)
+	}
+	if hr.header.Get("X-Custom") != "val" {
+		t.Errorf("header = %v", hr.header)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_Record_Success(t *testing.T) {
+	var receivedBody []byte
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		if r.Method != http.MethodPost {
+			t.Errorf("expected POST, got %s", r.Method)
+		}
+		if ct := r.Header.Get("Content-Type"); ct != "application/json" {
+			t.Errorf("Content-Type = %s, want application/json", ct)
+		}
+		receivedBody, _ = io.ReadAll(r.Body)
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	r := HTTPRecorder(srv.URL)
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte(`{"test": true}`))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if string(receivedBody) != `{"test": true}` {
+		t.Errorf("body = %s, want {\"test\": true}", string(receivedBody))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_Record_ServerError(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	r := HTTPRecorder(srv.URL)
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on non-2xx response")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_Record_ContextCanceled(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		<-r.Context().Done()
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	cancel()
+
+	r := HTTPRecorder(srv.URL)
+	err := r.Record(ctx, []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on canceled context")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_Record_CustomHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	var receivedHeader string
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		receivedHeader = r.Header.Get("X-Custom")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	r := HTTPRecorder(srv.URL, HeaderHTTPRecorderOption(http.Header{
+		"X-Custom": []string{"my-value"},
+	}))
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if receivedHeader != "my-value" {
+		t.Errorf("X-Custom = %s, want my-value", receivedHeader)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_Record_CustomHeaderContentTypePreserved(t *testing.T) {
+	var receivedCT string
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		receivedCT = r.Header.Get("Content-Type")
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	r := HTTPRecorder(srv.URL, HeaderHTTPRecorderOption(http.Header{
+		"Content-Type": []string{"text/plain"},
+	}))
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if receivedCT != "text/plain" {
+		t.Errorf("Content-Type = %s, want text/plain", receivedCT)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_Record_ContextTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	srv := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		select {
+		case <-r.Context().Done():
+			return
+		case <-time.After(100 * time.Millisecond):
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		}
+	}))
+	defer srv.Close()
+
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	r := HTTPRecorder(srv.URL)
+	time.Sleep(20 * time.Millisecond) // ensure timeout has fired
+	err := r.Record(ctx, []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on deadline-exceeded context")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_NilHeader(t *testing.T) {
+	r := HTTPRecorder("http://example.com")
+	hr := r.(*httpRecorder)
+	if hr.header != nil {
+		t.Error("header should be nil by default")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_AddsHTTPScheme(t *testing.T) {
+	r := HTTPRecorder("example.com:8080")
+	hr := r.(*httpRecorder)
+	if !strings.HasPrefix(hr.url, "http://") {
+		t.Errorf("expected http:// prefix, got %s", hr.url)
+	}
+}
+
+// --- TCPRecorder tests ---
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_Record(t *testing.T) {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	var received []byte
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		conn, _ := ln.Accept()
+		received, _ = io.ReadAll(conn)
+		conn.Close()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	r := TCPRecorder(ln.Addr().String())
+	err = r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("hello-tcp"))
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	<-done
+	if string(received) != "hello-tcp" {
+		t.Errorf("received = %s, want hello-tcp", string(received))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_Record_LargePayload(t *testing.T) {
+	ln, err := net.Listen("tcp", "127.0.0.1:0")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer ln.Close()
+
+	var received []byte
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		conn, _ := ln.Accept()
+		received, _ = io.ReadAll(conn)
+		conn.Close()
+		close(done)
+	}()
+
+	// Write a payload larger than typical TCP buffer to exercise the write loop.
+	payload := bytes.Repeat([]byte("x"), 64*1024)
+	r := TCPRecorder(ln.Addr().String())
+	err = r.Record(context.Background(), payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	<-done
+	if len(received) != len(payload) {
+		t.Errorf("received %d bytes, want %d", len(received), len(payload))
+	}
+	if !bytes.Equal(received, payload) {
+		t.Error("received data does not match payload")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_Record_ConnectionRefused(t *testing.T) {
+	r := TCPRecorder("127.0.0.1:1", TimeoutTCPRecorderOption(50*time.Millisecond))
+	err := r.Record(context.Background(), []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on connection refused")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_WithOptions(t *testing.T) {
+	l := xlogger.Nop()
+	r := TCPRecorder("127.0.0.1:8080",
+		RecorderTCPRecorderOption("tcp-rec"),
+		TimeoutTCPRecorderOption(3*time.Second),
+		LogTCPRecorderOption(l),
+	)
+	tr := r.(*tcpRecorder)
+	if tr.recorder != "tcp-rec" {
+		t.Errorf("recorder = %s, want tcp-rec", tr.recorder)
+	}
+	if tr.dialer.Timeout != 3*time.Second {
+		t.Errorf("timeout = %v, want 3s", tr.dialer.Timeout)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_Record_ContextTimeout(t *testing.T) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Millisecond)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	// Use a non-routable address to trigger a dial timeout.
+	r := TCPRecorder("10.255.255.1:9999", TimeoutTCPRecorderOption(5*time.Second))
+	err := r.Record(ctx, []byte("data"))
+	if err == nil {
+		t.Error("expected error on deadline-exceeded context")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_WithLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	l := xlogger.Nop()
+	r := TCPRecorder("127.0.0.1:8080", LogTCPRecorderOption(l))
+	tr := r.(*tcpRecorder)
+	if tr.log != l {
+		t.Error("log should be set")
+	}
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_NilLogger(t *testing.T) {
+	r := TCPRecorder("127.0.0.1:0")
+	tr := r.(*tcpRecorder)
+	if tr.log != nil {
+		t.Error("logger should be nil by default")
+	}
+}
+
+// --- HandlerRecorderObject tests ---
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_Record(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	fr := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf})
+
+	p := &HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Service: "test-svc",
+		Network: "tcp",
+		Host:    "example.com",
+		Time:    time.Now(),
+	}
+	err := p.Record(context.Background(), fr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var decoded HandlerRecorderObject
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if decoded.Service != "test-svc" {
+		t.Errorf("Service = %s, want test-svc", decoded.Service)
+	}
+	if decoded.Network != "tcp" {
+		t.Errorf("Network = %s, want tcp", decoded.Network)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_Record_NilReceiver(t *testing.T) {
+	var p *HandlerRecorderObject
+	err := p.Record(context.Background(), &noopRecorder{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("nil receiver should not return error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_Record_NilRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Service: "test",
+		Time:    time.Now(),
+	}
+	err := p.Record(context.Background(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("nil recorder should not return error: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_Record_ZeroTime(t *testing.T) {
+	p := &HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Service: "test",
+	}
+	err := p.Record(context.Background(), &noopRecorder{})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("zero time should return nil: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_Record_FullObject(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	fr := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf})
+
+	now := time.Now()
+	p := &HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Node:        "node1",
+		Service:     "svc",
+		Network:     "tcp",
+		RemoteAddr:  "1.2.3.4:5678",
+		LocalAddr:   "10.0.0.1:8080",
+		ClientAddr:  "5.6.7.8:1111",
+		SrcAddr:     "5.6.7.8:1111",
+		DstAddr:     "9.9.9.9:443",
+		Host:        "example.com",
+		Proto:       "https",
+		ClientIP:    "5.6.7.8",
+		ClientID:    "client-1",
+		HTTP: &HTTPRecorderObject{
+			Host:       "example.com",
+			Method:     "GET",
+			Proto:      "HTTP/1.1",
+			Scheme:     "https",
+			URI:        "/path",
+			StatusCode: 200,
+			Request: HTTPRequestRecorderObject{
+				ContentLength: 100,
+				Header:        http.Header{"Accept": []string{"*/*"}},
+				Body:          []byte("req-body"),
+			},
+			Response: HTTPResponseRecorderObject{
+				ContentLength: 50,
+				Header:        http.Header{"Content-Type": []string{"text/plain"}},
+				Body:          []byte("resp-body"),
+			},
+		},
+		Websocket: &WebsocketRecorderObject{
+			From:    "client",
+			OpCode:  1,
+			Payload: []byte("ws-data"),
+		},
+		TLS: &TLSRecorderObject{
+			ServerName:  "example.com",
+			CipherSuite: "TLS_AES_128_GCM_SHA256",
+			Version:     "1.3",
+		},
+		DNS: &DNSRecorderObject{
+			ID:    42,
+			Name:  "example.com",
+			Type:  "A",
+			Class: "IN",
+		},
+		Route:       "chain-1",
+		InputBytes:  4096,
+		OutputBytes: 8192,
+		Redirect:    "http://other.example.com",
+		Err:         "",
+		SID:         "sid-123",
+		Duration:    123 * time.Millisecond,
+		Time:        now,
+	}
+	err := p.Record(context.Background(), fr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var decoded HandlerRecorderObject
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if decoded.Node != "node1" {
+		t.Errorf("Node = %s, want node1", decoded.Node)
+	}
+	if decoded.InputBytes != 4096 {
+		t.Errorf("InputBytes = %d, want 4096", decoded.InputBytes)
+	}
+	if decoded.OutputBytes != 8192 {
+		t.Errorf("OutputBytes = %d, want 8192", decoded.OutputBytes)
+	}
+	if decoded.HTTP == nil {
+		t.Fatal("HTTP should not be nil")
+	}
+	if decoded.HTTP.StatusCode != 200 {
+		t.Errorf("HTTP status = %d, want 200", decoded.HTTP.StatusCode)
+	}
+	if decoded.HTTP.Request.Body == nil {
+		t.Fatal("HTTP request body should not be nil")
+	}
+	if decoded.Websocket == nil {
+		t.Fatal("Websocket should not be nil")
+	}
+	if decoded.TLS == nil {
+		t.Fatal("TLS should not be nil")
+	}
+	if decoded.DNS == nil {
+		t.Fatal("DNS should not be nil")
+	}
+	if decoded.Duration != 123*time.Millisecond {
+		t.Errorf("Duration = %v, want 123ms", decoded.Duration)
+	}
+	if !decoded.Time.Equal(now) {
+		t.Errorf("Time mismatch: %v != %v", decoded.Time, now)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_Record_WithError(t *testing.T) {
+	var buf bytes.Buffer
+	fr := FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&buf})
+
+	p := &HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Service: "test",
+		Time:    time.Now(),
+		Err:     "connection reset",
+	}
+	err := p.Record(context.Background(), fr)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var decoded HandlerRecorderObject
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(buf.Bytes(), &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if decoded.Err != "connection reset" {
+		t.Errorf("Err = %s, want connection reset", decoded.Err)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_JSONRoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	now := time.Now().Truncate(time.Millisecond)
+	original := HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Service:     "svc",
+		Network:     "tcp",
+		RemoteAddr:  "1.2.3.4:8080",
+		LocalAddr:   "10.0.0.1:3128",
+		ClientAddr:  "5.6.7.8:12345",
+		SrcAddr:     "5.6.7.8:12345",
+		DstAddr:     "93.184.216.34:443",
+		Host:        "example.com",
+		ClientIP:    "5.6.7.8",
+		InputBytes:  1024,
+		OutputBytes: 2048,
+		SID:         "sid-1",
+		Duration:    50 * time.Millisecond,
+		Time:        now,
+	}
+
+	data, err := json.Marshal(original)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	var decoded HandlerRecorderObject
+	if err := json.Unmarshal(data, &decoded); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	if decoded.Service != original.Service {
+		t.Errorf("Service = %s, want %s", decoded.Service, original.Service)
+	}
+	if decoded.InputBytes != original.InputBytes {
+		t.Errorf("InputBytes = %d, want %d", decoded.InputBytes, original.InputBytes)
+	}
+	if decoded.OutputBytes != original.OutputBytes {
+		t.Errorf("OutputBytes = %d, want %d", decoded.OutputBytes, original.OutputBytes)
+	}
+	if decoded.SID != original.SID {
+		t.Errorf("SID = %s, want %s", decoded.SID, original.SID)
+	}
+	if !decoded.Time.Equal(now) {
+		t.Errorf("Time = %v, want %v", decoded.Time, now)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestHandlerRecorderObject_JSON_OmitEmpty(t *testing.T) {
+	p := HandlerRecorderObject{
+		Service: "svc",
+		Time:    time.Now(),
+	}
+	data, err := json.Marshal(p)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	// Fields with omitempty should not appear.
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), `"node"`) {
+		t.Error("empty node should be omitted")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), `"err"`) {
+		t.Error("empty err should be omitted")
+	}
+	if strings.Contains(string(data), `"route"`) {
+		t.Error("empty route should be omitted")
+	}
+}
+
+// --- Interface compliance ---
+
+func TestFileRecorder_SatisfiesRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ recorder.Recorder = FileRecorder(&nopWriteCloser{&bytes.Buffer{}})
+}
+
+func TestHTTPRecorder_SatisfiesRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ recorder.Recorder = HTTPRecorder("http://example.com")
+}
+
+func TestTCPRecorder_SatisfiesRecorder(t *testing.T) {
+	var _ recorder.Recorder = TCPRecorder("127.0.0.1:8080")
+}
+
+var _ io.Closer = (*fileRecorder)(nil)
+var _ io.Closer = (*redisSetRecorder)(nil)
+var _ io.Closer = (*redisListRecorder)(nil)
+var _ io.Closer = (*redisSortedSetRecorder)(nil)
+
+// --- Helper types ---
+
+type nopWriteCloser struct {
+	io.Writer
+}
+
+func (n *nopWriteCloser) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type noopRecorder struct{}
+
+func (n *noopRecorder) Record(ctx context.Context, b []byte, opts ...recorder.RecordOption) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type errorWriter struct{}
+
+func (e *errorWriter) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	return 0, errors.New("write error")
+}
+
+func (e *errorWriter) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}
+
+type writeOnceThenError struct {
+	max   int
+	count int
+}
+
+func (w *writeOnceThenError) Write(b []byte) (int, error) {
+	w.count++
+	if w.count > w.max {
+		return 0, errors.New("write error")
+	}
+	return len(b), nil
+}
+
+func (w *writeOnceThenError) Close() error {
+	return nil
+}