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50 changes: 31 additions & 19 deletions index.html
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<td>string
<td>Defines the proxy <a>host</a> for HTTP traffic when
the <a><code>proxyType</code></a> is "<code>manual</code>".
<td>A <a>host and optional port</a> for
scheme "<code>http</code>".
<td>A <a>proxy url</a>.
</tr>

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<td>string
<td>Defines the proxy <a>host</a> for encrypted TLS traffic
when the <a><code>proxyType</code></a> is "<code>manual</code>".
<td>A <a>host and optional port</a> for
scheme "<code>https</code>".
<td>A <a>proxy url</a>.
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>socksProxy</code>
<td>string
<td>Defines the proxy <a>host</a> for a <a>SOCKS proxy</a>
when the <a><code>proxyType</code></a> is "<code>manual</code>".
<td>A <a>host and optional port</a> with an <a>undefined</a> scheme.
<td>Defines the proxy <a>host</a> for SOCKS traffic when the
<a><code>proxyType</code></a> is "<code>manual</code>".
<td>A <a>proxy url</a>.
</tr>

<tr>
<td><code>socksVersion</code>
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Is there a reason why you removed the socksVersion field? I thought that for socks proxies it is a mandatory field. Also if clients specify this field we would run into a backward incompatible change.

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The key change is that the "socksProxy" field sets how to proxy ALL the socks connections, not only of the specific version.

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WRT backward compatibility, we can figure things out if we agree on what we want to achieve.

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From the Chromium perspective, the socksVersion does not make actually sense.

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Removing the socks version will cause a backward incompatible change, means it will break clients using that field. We probably should fine a way to deprecate if it is really not needed. But note that when defining a socks proxy in Firefox you need to specify the version. So I don't think that we can get rid of it.

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I see. I re-worked the PR so that the socksVersion can be used together with socks:// scheme.

<td>number
<td>Defines the <a>SOCKS proxy</a> version
when the <a><code>proxyType</code></a> is "<code>manual</code>".
<td>Defines the <a>SOCKS proxy</a> version when the <a>proxy url</a>'s
<a>proxy scheme</a> is "<code>socks</code>".
<td>Any <a>integer</a> between 0 and 255 inclusive.
</tr>

</table>

<p>A <dfn>host and optional port</dfn> for a <var>scheme</var> is
defined as being a valid <a>host</a>, optionally followed by a colon
and a valid <a>port</a>. The <a>host</a> may
<a data-lt="includes credentials">include credentials</a>. If the
port is omitted and <var>scheme</var> has a <a>default port</a>,
this is the implied port. Otherwise, the port is left undefined.
<p>A <dfn>proxy url</dfn> can be either "<code>direct</code>" or a string
consists of an optional <a>proxy scheme</a> <var>scheme</var> followed by the
string "<code>://</code>", a valid <a>host</a> <var>host</var>, and optionally
a colon followed by a valid <a>port</a> <var>port</var>.

<ol>
<li><p>The <var>host</var> may
<a data-lt="includes credentials">include credentials</a>.
<li><p>If the <var>port</var> is omitted and <var>scheme</var> has a
<a>default port</a>, this is the implied port. Otherwise, the <var>port</var>
is left undefined.

<li><p>If the <var>scheme</var> is omitted and the <var>port</var> is 443,
the <var>scheme</var> is implied to be "<code>https</code>". Otherwise, the
<var>scheme</var> is implied to be "<code>http</code>".
</ol>

<p>A <dfn>proxy scheme</dfn> is defined as being one of the following strings:
"<code>http</code>", "<code>https</code>", "<code>socks</code>",
"<code>socks4</code>", "<code>socks5</code>".

<p>A <a><code>proxyType</code></a> of "<code>direct</code>" indicates
that the browser should not use a proxy at all.
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<a>own property</a> for "<code>proxyAutoconfigUrl</code>" return
an <a>error</a> with <a>error code</a> <a>invalid argument</a>.

<li><p>If <var>proxy</var> has an <a>own property</a> for
"<code>socksProxy</code>" and does not have an <a>own property</a>
for "<code>socksVersion</code>" return an <a>error</a> with <a>error
code</a> <a>invalid argument</a>.
<li><p>If <var>proxy</var> contains <a>proxy url</a> with <a>proxy scheme</a>
"<code>socks</code>" and does not have an <a>own property</a>
for "<code>socksVersion</code>", return an <a>error</a> with <a>error code</a>
<a>invalid argument</a>.

<li><p>Return <a>success</a> with data <var>proxy</var>.
</ol>
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