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isValidUrlAndHostNotNull is not IDN compatible

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Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Newbie friendliness
45/100
Issue type
Bug
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
java
Domain
networking

Research direction

Start by locating the UrlUtils.isValidUrlAndHostNotNull() entry point and inspect its existing URL validation tests, if present. Reproduce the false negative with an Internationalized Domain Name, then add coverage and verify that valid IDN URLs are accepted without weakening other validation cases.

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Description

The UrlUtils.isValidUrlAndHostNotNull() method is reporting false for Internationalized Domain Names (IDN) and that's a false negative. We should revise it to be IDN compatible.

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Java
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