fix: support Connection header with connection-specific header names per RFC 7230 #4775
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…per RFC 7230 Per RFC 7230 Section 6.1, the Connection header can contain a comma-separated list of connection option tokens (header names) that should be removed by proxies before forwarding the message. Previously, undici only allowed 'close' or 'keep-alive' as Connection header values. This change allows any valid HTTP token as a connection option, enabling RFC-compliant requests like: Connection: X-Custom-Header Connection: close, X-Custom-Header Fixes: #4774 Signed-off-by: Matteo Collina <hello@matteocollina.com>
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Jan 27, 2026
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We are iterating over them twice, can we do it at one pass?
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You could actually lowercase before split.
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Summary
closeorkeep-alivewere accepted, now any valid HTTP token is allowedrequest.reset = trueifcloseis present in the token listTest plan
closeandkeep-alivevaluesFixes #4774