spring-cloud / spring-cloud/spring-cloud-gateway
Adding support for RequestHeaderSize gateway Filter factory
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Description
I am planning to write a GatewayFilterFactory which validates the size of each request header is less than the configured size.In case the requested header size is larger than the configured,we should return 431 REQUEST HEADER FIELDS TOO LARGE.
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Research direction
Start by reviewing the existing GatewayFilterFactory entry points and their tests to understand how gateway filters are configured and validated. Define the configured header-size behavior and verify that oversized request headers produce HTTP 431, with coverage for the relevant boundary cases.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- java, spring, spring-boot
- Domain
- api, backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100