w3c / w3c/webdriver

Allow for protocol schema in proxy configuration

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Description

Currently the "Valid values" of proxy configuration's httpProxy, sslProxy and socksProxy are host and optional port. This makes impossible scenarios of proxying HTTP requests via HTTPS proxy.

Consider allow scheme in proxy configuration's httpProxy, sslProxy and socksProxy valid values.

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Read the WebDriver proxy configuration section and the definitions of httpProxy, sslProxy, socksProxy, and host and optional port. Determine the precise scheme-inclusive valid-value wording, then update the specification so proxying HTTP requests through an HTTPS proxy is covered.

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Domain
api, networking
Issue type
Feature
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5/5
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Over a week
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Quiet
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Mostly clear
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