Proposal: WebTransport over HTTP/2
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Description
Current draft: https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-ietf-webtrans-http2/.
WebTransport/H2 is intended as a fallback for users that aren't able to establish a QUIC connection (most likely due to UDP blocking). It layers a WebTransport session over a single HTTP/2 stream.
Since this is just a fallback, this is only worth our time if / once the following hold true:
- WebTransport/H3 is relied on by many users of libp2p.
- All major browsers support the protocol.
- The specification is stable, probably after WGLC.
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by reading the linked WebTransport over HTTP/2 draft and comparing it with the repository's existing specifications. Check whether WebTransport over HTTP/3 is widely relied on, major browsers support the protocol, and the specification has stabilized after WGLC. Done means reaching a project decision about whether this fallback is worth specifying.
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Assessment
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100