Re: HTTP_ Headers from clients

[James Tucker <jftucker@gmail.com>]

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http://www.rubydoc.info/github/rack/rack/file/SPEC#The_Environment

On Oct 24, 2016 5:28 AM, "Olivar Plays" <arne.de.herdt@gmail.com> wrote:

> Alright,
>
> then we just need use some documentation and properly communicate this.
> At least I know where it stands now with Rack and can deal with it
> appropriately.
>
> Thank you for the information.
>
> Kind regards,
> Arne
>
> Op maandag 24 oktober 2016 14:25:15 UTC+2 schreef Lin Jen-Shin:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> On Mon, Oct 24, 2016 at 4:16 PM, Olivar Plays <arne.d...@gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> > Hello,
>> >
>> > I have a small question about the behaviour of Rack when it comes to
>> headers
>> > send by clients.
>> > Are these always prefixed with HTTP_ ? Or do I need to tell my clients
>> to
>> > explicitly send them as HTTP_ ?
>>
>> I think according to Rack SPEC, all headers sent from client should be
>> prefixed
>> with HTTP_, and if your client prefix HTTP_, then you'll end up seeing
>> HTTP_HTTP_ in your Rack application.
>>
>> > Example, I'm checking on every request in my Rails application whether
>> the
>> > HTTP_COMPANY header is present, and has the correct value.
>> > But I've been running into issues with detecting them.
>> > Right now I have the client app send the headers as COMPANY, and my
>> Rails
>> > app checks as HTTP_COMPANY.
>>
>> This is intended.
>>
>> > Is this the intended behaviour, or will this go wrong again when the
>> client
>> > suddenly submits the header as HTTP_COMPANY?
>> > e.g is Rack smart enough not to prefix HTTP_COMPANY with HTTTP_ again?
>>
>> As stated above, if your client is sending HTTP_COMPANY, then you'll need
>> to
>> access it via HTTP_HTTP_COMPANY in your Rack application. Rack should
>> not try to remove the prefix, otherwise HTTP_COMPANY and COMPANY
>> would be ambiguous.
>>
>> It's designed this way to mix HTTP headers into env unambiguously.
>>
>> > Kind regards,
>> > Arne
>>
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