[Webkit-unassigned] [Bug 61007] Allow custom schemes to use XMLHttpRequest

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https://bugs.webkit.org/show_bug.cgi?id=61007


Marshall Greenblatt <magreenblatt at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #2 from Marshall Greenblatt <magreenblatt at gmail.com>  2011-05-24 15:52:52 PST ---
As an alternative approach we could do the following:

1. Add support in googleurl/src/url_util.h for registering schemes that should be treated as HTTP protocol handlers (AddHttpProtocolScheme, IsHttpProtocol). This would be similar to the existing support for registering standard protocols.

2. Change KURLGooglePrivate::initProtocolIsInHTTPFamily() to call the new url_util::IsHttpProtocol() method instead of only checking for hard-coded "HTTP" and "HTTPS" values.

This approach has the following advantages:

A. The change only affects Chromium-based clients.

B. The user must explicitly indicate that a custom scheme should be treated as an HTTP protocol handler by calling url_util::AddHttpProtocolScheme(). This addresses the concern that existing scheme handlers will see behavior changes.

C. All behavior that is currently HTTP-specific (call sites using protocolInHTTPFamily) will now recognize the new scheme with no additional changes required.

What do you think?

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