Boost.URL Proposal max_size

From: Alan de Freitas (alandefreitas_at_[hidden])
Date: 2022-03-24 16:11:25

Hi!

We're deciding on the max size for URLs in our Boost.URL proposal. The spec
doesn't suggest a limit but the reasonable trade-off
<https://stackoverflow.com/questions/417142/what-is-the-maximum-length-of-a-url-in-different-browsers>
is:

- 2^16 chars: More than all browsers, servers, and search engines support
(~2000 chars). More than the HTTP minimum of 8000 octets.
- 2^32 chars: "414 Too long request" in practice everywhere. Maybe supports
experiments using URLs as a container for something else.

Any suggestions?

-- 
Alan Freitas
https://github.com/alandefreitas