playframework / playframework/play-ws
No place to specify a socks4/5 proxy, unlike AsyncHttpClient
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- Scala
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Description
I can't see any place to specify that I'd like wsclient to use a socks proxy, whereas AsyncHttpClient can
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Research direction
Start at play-ws-standalone/src/main/scala/play/api/libs/ws/WS.scala#L81 and compare the available configuration with the linked AsyncHttpClient ProxyType documentation. Determine the API and implementation changes needed to let wsclient use SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxies, with completion demonstrated by selecting either proxy type successfully.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, scala
- Domain
- api, networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100