The `size_hint` in `HttpBody` can change behavior when making GET requests with bodies
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Description
This is a subtle one! Bodies for GET requests are ignored, unless the HttpBody::size_hint provides an exact size, in which case they are transmitted. The size_hint should not affect behavior in this way, AIUI.
I was using the general Client::request API to pass through a request that happened to be a GET with a body.
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Research direction
Start with the general Client::request API and the HttpBody::size_hint handling described in the report. Reproduce a GET request with a body using exact and non-exact size hints, then verify that the body behavior is consistent regardless of the hint.
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- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
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- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
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- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100