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Summary

  • Propagate client abort signal to upstream fetch() to prevent zombie requests when clients disconnect
  • Strip dynamic hop-by-hop headers listed in the Connection header per RFC 7230 Section 6.1, for both request and response header copying
  • Support request bodies on any HTTP method (e.g., DELETE-with-body) by checking request.body !== null instead of a method allowlist
  • Add Cache-Control: no-store to all error responses to prevent CDN/browser caching of transient errors
  • Only set duplex: 'half' when the request actually has a body, avoiding unnecessary option on bodyless requests
  • Converted HOP_BY_HOP_HEADERS from array to Set for O(1) lookups

Test plan

  • Existing proxy tests continue to pass (82 tests)
  • New test: DELETE request with body is forwarded with duplex: 'half'
  • New test: Abort signal from incoming request is propagated to fetch
  • New test: Error responses (500 and 502) include Cache-Control: no-store
  • New test: Dynamic hop-by-hop headers listed in Connection header are stripped from forwarded requests

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved proxy behavior: support DELETE requests with bodies, reliable request-body detection, forward abort signals to upstream, ensure error responses use no-cache, and strip dynamically nominated hop-by-hop headers.
  • Tests

    • Added tests for DELETE-with-body forwarding, signal propagation, cache-control on failures, and dynamic hop-by-hop header stripping.
  • Chores

    • Added a patch release entry for the backend package.

…ipping, and DELETE body support

- Propagate client abort signal to upstream fetch to prevent zombie requests
- Strip dynamic hop-by-hop headers listed in the Connection header (RFC 7230)
- Support request bodies on DELETE (and any method), not just POST/PUT/PATCH
- Add Cache-Control: no-store to error responses to prevent CDN caching
- Only set duplex option when request has a body

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Proxy header handling switched from an array to a Set and now uses has() for hop-by-hop checks. Added getDynamicHopByHopHeaders(headers: Headers) to parse names from the Connection header and exclude them from both proxied requests and responses. Request body detection changed to request.body !== null; when a body exists the proxy sets duplex: 'half' and always forwards request.signal to upstream fetch. JSON error responses now include Cache-Control: no-store. Tests were added covering DELETE with a body, signal propagation, consistent cache behavior on failures, and dynamic hop-by-hop header stripping.

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packages/backend/src/proxy.ts (1)

320-346: ⚠️ Potential issue | 🟠 Major

Don't restore Location after stripping dynamic hop-by-hop headers.

Line 320 strips headers named by the upstream Connection header, but Lines 338-346 can add Location back from response.headers. If FAPI ever sends Connection: location, this still forwards a hop-by-hop response header and breaks the RFC 7230 behavior this change is adding.

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-    if (locationHeader) {
+    if (locationHeader && !responseDynamicHopByHop.has('location')) {
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In `@packages/backend/src/proxy.ts` around lines 320 - 346, The Location rewrite
logic can re-add a hop-by-hop header if the upstream Connection header listed
"location"; update the Location handling in the response rewrite to check the
same dynamic hop-by-hop set before restoring or setting Location: use
responseDynamicHopByHop (from getDynamicHopByHopHeaders(response.headers)) and
the same lowercase membership tests (HOP_BY_HOP_HEADERS and
RESPONSE_HEADERS_TO_STRIP) to skip rewriting/setting Location when it was listed
as a dynamic hop-by-hop header; ensure you consult response.headers and
lower-case the key like the earlier loop before calling
responseHeaders.set('Location', ...).
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- Around line 320-346: The Location rewrite logic can re-add a hop-by-hop header
if the upstream Connection header listed "location"; update the Location
handling in the response rewrite to check the same dynamic hop-by-hop set before
restoring or setting Location: use responseDynamicHopByHop (from
getDynamicHopByHopHeaders(response.headers)) and the same lowercase membership
tests (HOP_BY_HOP_HEADERS and RESPONSE_HEADERS_TO_STRIP) to skip
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ensure you consult response.headers and lower-case the key like the earlier loop
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try {
// Make the proxied request
// TODO: Consider adding AbortSignal.timeout(30_000) via AbortSignal.any()
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AbortSignal.timeout was added in Node 17. What other backend runtime are we waiting for support for?

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Good Q! Seems like it's also supported in CF workers as well, so I don't think we need to worry too much about runtime compat.

I'll handle the generic top-level timeout in a follow-up

if (hasBody && request.body) {
// Only set duplex when body is present (required for streaming bodies)
if (hasBody) {
// @ts-expect-error - duplex is required for streaming bodies but not in all TS definitions
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which definitions is it not in?

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It's not present on the RequestInit type, I will clarify 👀

if (!HOP_BY_HOP_HEADERS.includes(lower) && !RESPONSE_HEADERS_TO_STRIP.includes(lower)) {
if (
!HOP_BY_HOP_HEADERS.has(lower) &&
!RESPONSE_HEADERS_TO_STRIP.includes(lower) &&
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[nit] we could also convert RESPONSE_HEADERS_TO_STRIP to a set for the .has() method. But super super minor

* header names (RFC 7230 Section 6.1). These headers are specific to the
* current connection and must not be forwarded by proxies.
*/
function getDynamicHopByHopHeaders(headers: Headers): Set<string> {
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We could probably add a unit test for this

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Just some nits, but overall this is 🔥

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