Summary

Implements comprehensive HTTP trailers support for @fastify/reply-from, enabling automatic forwarding of HTTP trailers from upstream servers to clients across all supported HTTP protocols.

Key Features

🏗️ Core Infrastructure

• HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and Undici client trailer collection
• RFC 7230/9110 compliant trailer filtering
• Built-in security protections and size limits

⚙️ Configuration Options

• forwardTrailers - Enable/disable trailer forwarding (default: true)
• stripForbiddenTrailers - Remove forbidden trailer fields (default: true)
• requireTrailerSupport - Only forward when client advertises support (default: false)
• trailersTimeout - Timeout for trailer collection (default: 5s)
• maxTrailerSize - Size limit for trailer data (default: 8KB)

🎯 Request/Response Hooks

• rewriteTrailers(trailers, request) - Transform upstream trailers before forwarding
• onTrailers(request, reply, trailers) - Custom trailer handling logic
• addTrailers - Add custom trailers (static values or async functions)

Implementation Details

Automatic Trailer Forwarding: Trailers from upstream servers are automatically collected and forwarded to clients while respecting RFC specifications and security requirements.

Security & Performance:

• Filters forbidden trailer fields per RFC 7230/9110
• Implements size limits to prevent memory exhaustion
• Timeout protection for trailer collection
• Comprehensive error handling and logging

Multi-Protocol Support: Works seamlessly across HTTP/1.1, HTTP/2, and Undici clients with protocol-specific optimizations.

Usage Examples

// Basic trailer forwarding
proxy.register(require('@fastify/reply-from'), {
  base: 'http://upstream-server',
  forwardTrailers: true
})

// Advanced trailer manipulation
proxy.get('/', (request, reply) => {
  reply.from('/', {
    rewriteTrailers: (trailers, request) => ({
      ...trailers,
      'x-proxy-timing': Date.now() - request.startTime
    }),
    addTrailers: {
      'x-proxy-id': 'fastify-reply-from',
      'x-response-time': async () => calculateResponseTime()
    }
  })
})

Test Coverage

• ✅ Core trailer collection across all HTTP clients
• ✅ Plugin configuration options validation
• ✅ Request/response hook functionality
• ✅ Security filtering and size limits
• ✅ Timeout protection and error handling
• ✅ Backward compatibility verification

Backward Compatibility

Fully backward compatible - all trailer functionality is opt-in and defaults to enabled for seamless adoption.

Related

Implements the comprehensive plan outlined in TRAILERS.md