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Description

req.getHost() loses a {{variable}} that sits in the host part of the URL. In a pre-request script the URL has not been interpolated yet, and getHost() handed it to new URL():

  • {{HOST}}/test has no scheme, so new URL() throws and getHost() returns ''.
  • https://{{HOST}}/test parses, but the host comes back lowercased as {{host}}, so bru.interpolate(req.getHost()) no longer resolves it.

Problem

Fixes #9233
Fixes #9234

Both are the same function mishandling the same input, so they are fixed together.

Fix

If the authority of the raw URL contains {{, getHost() now reads it straight from the string: scheme, userinfo, path, query and fragment stripped, case left alone. Any other URL still goes through new URL(), so a literal host is returned exactly as before (lowercased, port included).

One thing to call out for #9233: when the variable holds the scheme as well (HOST=https://example.com), getHost() returns {{HOST}}. The host can't be separated from the scheme until the variable is interpolated, but bru.interpolate(req.getHost()) now gives the value back instead of an empty string.

Tests

Added packages/bruno-js/tests/bruno-request-get-host.spec.js (9 cases). The 5 cases with placeholders fail on main and pass with this change; the other 4 pin the existing behaviour for literal hosts. ESLint is clean on both files.

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  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved handling of URLs containing unresolved variables so hosts are preserved correctly during interpolation.
    • Preserved host casing when variables are present, while retaining standard hostname normalization for regular URLs.
    • Ensured ports, paths, query strings, fragments, and user information are handled consistently when extracting hosts.
  • Tests

    • Added coverage for literal hosts, unresolved variables, variable schemes, ports, and other URL formats.

In a pre-request script req.url has not been interpolated yet, and
getHost() ran it through new URL(), which mishandles a {{var}} in the
authority:

- `{{HOST}}/test` has no scheme, so new URL() throws and getHost()
  returned '' (usebruno#9233).
- `https://{{HOST}}/test` parses, but the host is lowercased to
  `{{host}}`, which bru.interpolate() then no longer resolves (usebruno#9234).

When the authority of the raw URL holds a {{variable}}, read it straight
from the string instead - scheme, userinfo, path, query and fragment
removed, case left alone. Any other URL still goes through new URL(), so
a literal host comes back exactly as before.
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Walkthrough

The change adds raw authority extraction for unresolved URL variables. getHost preserves placeholder casing and avoids parser failures while retaining existing URL parsing for literal URLs. Jest tests cover hosts, ports, casing, malformed URLs, userinfo, queries, fragments, and path variables.

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Request host interpolation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Raw host extraction and getHost behavior
packages/bruno-js/src/bruno-request.js, packages/bruno-js/tests/bruno-request-get-host.spec.js
The new helper extracts the authority without changing case or retaining userinfo, paths, queries, or fragments. getHost uses this result when the raw URL contains {{...}}. Tests cover literal hosts, ports, variable schemes, malformed inputs, casing, and path interpolation.

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Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to 0cc92

URLs with a variable scheme return the wrong value to pre-request scripts, so host interpolation produces https: instead of the destination host. Fix this before merge.

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Linked Issues check ✅ Passed The change satisfies #9233 and #9234. getRawHost() extracts the raw authority before URL parsing, so {{HOST}}/test returns {{HOST}} instead of an empty string. getHost() uses this raw value wh…
Out of Scope Changes check ✅ Passed The pull request changes only packages/bruno-js/src/bruno-request.js and adds focused tests in packages/bruno-js/tests/bruno-request-get-host.spec.js. The implementation and tests directly support…
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Raw hosts keep their case in flight
Braces remain exactly right
Paths and queries drift away
Userinfo does not get to stay
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In `@packages/bruno-js/src/bruno-request.js`:
- Around line 3-13: Update getRawHost to strip unresolved {{...}}:// scheme
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Comment on lines +3 to +13
// The authority of a raw, uninterpolated URL: the scheme (if any), userinfo,
// path, query and fragment removed, and the case left alone.
const getRawHost = (rawUrl) => {
if (typeof rawUrl !== 'string') {
return '';
}
const withoutScheme = rawUrl.trim().replace(/^[a-z][a-z0-9+.-]*:\/\//i, '');
const authority = withoutScheme.split(/[/?#]/, 1)[0];
return authority.slice(authority.lastIndexOf('@') + 1);
};

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🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Handle unresolved schemes in getRawHost

When this.req.url is {{protocol}}://{{HOST}}/path, the scheme pattern does not match. getRawHost() returns {{protocol}}:, so BrunoRequest.getHost() exposes the wrong value to pre-request scripts. For example, bru.interpolate(req.getHost()) produces https: instead of the host. Strip unresolved {{...}}:// prefixes before extracting the authority, and add this case to bruno-request-get-host.spec.js.

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In `@packages/bruno-js/src/bruno-request.js` around lines 3 - 13, Update
getRawHost to strip unresolved {{...}}:// scheme prefixes before extracting the
authority, so templated URLs return the actual host rather than a protocol
fragment; add a regression case in bruno-request-get-host.spec.js covering
{{protocol}}://{{HOST}}/path.

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It is being worked on #9164

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