Cookie header encoding
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Description
Link to the code that reproduces this issue
https://codesandbox.io/p/devbox/interesting-babbage-2lwwy5
To Reproduce
open preview in new window
refresh page to ensure cookie is set
see log in terminal
Current vs. Expected behavior
Current - user_name=John%2FDoe
Expected - user_name=John/Doe
Provide environment information
Operating System:
Platform: linux
Arch: x64
Version: #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Sun Aug 6 20:05:33 UTC 2023
Available memory (MB): 4242
Available CPU cores: 2
Binaries:
Node: 20.9.0
npm: 9.8.1
Yarn: 1.22.19
pnpm: 8.10.2
Relevant Packages:
next: 15.2.2-canary.0 // Latest available version is detected (15.2.2-canary.0).
eslint-config-next: N/A
react: 19.0.0
react-dom: 19.0.0
typescript: 5.3.3
Next.js Config:
output: N/A
Which area(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)
Not sure
Which stage(s) are affected? (Select all that apply)
next dev (local)
Additional context
Now i need to do:
const requestHeaders = Object.fromEntries(headersList.entries());
if (requestHeaders.cookie) {
requestHeaders.cookie = decodeURIComponent(requestHeaders.cookie);
}
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 with the linked CodeSandbox reproduction, open the preview in a new window, refresh to set the cookie, and inspect the terminal log. Trace how the next dev server reads and logs the cookie header; done means the slash remains unencoded without requiring decodeURIComponent in the user's request-header handling.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- next.js, node.js, typescript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 3/5
- Estimated time
- 1-2 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 42/100