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Better error messages when headers length exceed their limits

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  • #9259 by @one-kash — closed without merging
  • #9642 by @HDPark95 — closed without merging

Assessment

Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
30/100
Issue type
Feature
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
kotlin
Domain
networking

Research direction

Start by reviewing linked pull requests #9259 and #9642 to see what was attempted and whether either identifies relevant code or tests. Then trace where OkHttp handles response headers exceeding 256 KiB; done means the exception gives a more helpful, specific message for that case.

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Description

enhancement

@jacob-pro in #8472:

@swankjesse would it be reasonable and possible for OkHttp to show a more helpful and specific exception message when the response headers exceed 256 KiB?

I think that's a great idea.

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