processing / processing/processing4
implement support for proxy authentication
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enhancement
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- Dominant language
- Java
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Description
Created by: mekjayk
unable to connect to http://download.processing.org/contrib as there is no provision for proxy authentication in Preferences.txt. Please add it...
Contributor guide
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 locating how Preferences.txt is read and how the application connects to http://download.processing.org/contrib. Determine where proxy settings are applied and what proxy authentication details are expected; done means authenticated proxy connections work for that download path and existing connections remain functional.
Written by the indexing model from the issue text.
Assessment
- Tech stack
- java
- Domain
- networking
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100