spinframework / spinframework/spin

Outbound Requests don't automatically set the `Content-Length` header

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Description

It's fairly common practice to automatically set the Content-Length header on behalf of the user. We should be doing this for outbound requests where the size of the request is known.

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Research direction

No file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating the outbound request construction and the handling of request bodies with known sizes; verify the resulting requests include Content-Length only when the size is known, and add or update coverage for that behavior.

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Assessment

Tech stack
rust
Domain
networking
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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