Allow Kestrel to listen on abstract UNIX socket
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Description
### Is there an existing issue for this?
- [x] I have searched the existing issues
### Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe the problem.
I would like to be able to configure Kestrel to listen on a UNIX socket in abstract namespace.
### Describe the solution you'd like
It would be great if `KestrelServerOptions.ListenUnixSocket` would accept a path to a socket that is not absolute but prepended with a `@` character, as is customary to denote an abstract UNIX socket.
### Additional context
Currently my workaround is to parse the configuration manually and explicitly create an `UnixDomainSocketEndPoint` with path from abstract namespace (starting with `\0` character). I pass the created endpoint directly to `KestrelServerOptions.Listen` method.
Contributor guide
Research direction
Start with KestrelServerOptions.ListenUnixSocket and compare its handling with the existing KestrelServerOptions.Listen entry point. Trace how the socket path reaches the endpoint, then verify that an @-prefixed path is accepted for an abstract UNIX socket while existing paths continue to work.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- backend, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 65/100