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Document differences between Node.js fetch() implementations and the standard

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#52,163 opened on Mar 20, 2024

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Description

We should add a section in our docs documenting how/why Node.js fetch() differs from the standard.

A few notable differences

  • new Response(asyncIterable) is an addition to standard
  • cookies handling
  • no forbidden headers

@KhafraDev definitely know more

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Examine the Node.js fetch implementation source code and compare with the Fetch API standard, then document the differences in the appropriate docs section.
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documentation
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