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How to do an early stop?

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4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
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25/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Needs clarification
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Stale
Tech stack
python
Domain
backend

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Start by reviewing the proposed uvicorn PR #1683, focusing on the too_many_headers attribute and the on_header callback mentioned in the issue. Determine whether HttpParserCallbackError should expose more information from callback exceptions and whether the proposed early-stop behavior is intended; completion requires an agreed implementation direction.

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Hi there 👋

I'm trying to implement a flag --limit-request-header-count on uvicorn, which I implemented changing the value of an attribute too_many_headers and raising an exception from on_header callback, see https://github.com/encode/uvicorn/pull/1683/files.

My question is: is my implementation as intended? Should the HttpParserCallbackError send more information when an exception happens from one of the callbacks?

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