mitre / mitre/HTTP-Proxy-Servlet

Convert private functions to protected

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Description

Any particular reason that the functions setXForwardedForHeader and getContentLength are not protected instead of private? This allows others to extend this class without the need to modify it.

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Research direction

Locate setXForwardedForHeader and getContentLength in the servlet code and inspect their callers and surrounding visibility conventions. Change only the requested visibility if appropriate, then verify that existing behavior is unchanged and that subclasses can access both methods.

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Assessment

Tech stack
java
Domain
backend
Issue type
Refactor
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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