`Uri` shouldn't accept curly braces (`{`, `}`) in path parts
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Description
Please see https://github.com/rwf2/Rocket/issues/2733 for a run-down of the concerns. Note that none of Firefox, Chrome, nor Safari believe such a URI is valid, so this does not appear to be an exception made in practice. It is also not spec-conformant.
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked Rocket issue for the detailed concerns and read the RFC 7230 reference to establish the expected URI rules. Trace the Uri path-part validation entry point, then confirm that curly braces are rejected and that existing valid URI behavior remains unchanged.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- rust
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 38/100