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Unexpected default maxBodyLength enforcement by follow-redirects #4263

@mhassan1

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@mhassan1

Describe the bug

As part of the upgrade of follow-redirects in #2689, a default maxBodyLength of 10MB began to be enforced (previously, there was no request payload limit). There are a few issues with this:

  1. The default limit is not mentioned in the axios documentation
  2. This change in defaults is not included as a breaking change in the axios changelog
  3. The default is unlimited when maxRedirects = 0

To Reproduce

axios.post('/size', 'x'.repeat(1e8))
// -> Error: Request body larger than maxBodyLength limit

axios.post('/size', 'x'.repeat(1e8), { maxBodyLength: -1 })
// -> Error: Request body larger than maxBodyLength limit

axios.post('/size', 'x'.repeat(1e8), { maxRedirects: 0 })
// -> OK

axios.post('/size', 'x'.repeat(1e8), { maxBodyLength: Infinity })
// -> OK

Expected behavior

The default maxBodyLength should be consistent and documented, regardless of the value of maxRedirects.

Environment

  • Axios Version: 0.24.0
  • Adapter: HTTP
  • Browser: N/A
  • Browser Version: N/A
  • Node.js Version: 16.13.0
  • OS: OS X 11.6
  • Additional Library Versions: N/A

Additional context/Screenshots

This is related to #3786, although I don't think that PR goes far enough to correct the inconsistent behavior.

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