[squid-dev] Confirmation of Feature Support of HTTP/2

[Alex Rousskov]

On 2025-01-23 15:28, VEDIA Christian wrote:

> Are there any plans of 
> supporting other HTTP protocol revisions such as HTTP/2 for future 
> releases?

I am puzzled by your question because I have already answered it in the 
email you quote below. Please see the paragraph that starts with "FWIW, 
there are plans to have HTTP/3 and/or HTTP/2 support in Squid v8".


> If not, what process can we follow to submit a request for 
> this to be considered in the future?

The need for HTTP/2+ support is known, and there are plans to address 
that need. Please see my earlier response (quoted below) for details.


Thank you,

Alex.



> *From:* Alex Rousskov <rousskov at measurement-factory.com>
> *Sent:* Thursday, January 23, 2025 9:28:32 AM
> *To:* squid-dev at lists.squid-cache.org
> *Cc:* VEDIA Christian
> *Subject:* Re: [squid-dev] Confirmation of Feature Support of HTTP/2
> On 2025-01-22 13: 48, VEDIA Christian wrote: > Does the latest version 
> support either [HTTP/2] or HTTP/3? Hi Christian, No, Squid v6 does not 
> support HTTP/2+. > are there plans to have this supported in the next 
> release? No, and there is
> 
> On 2025-01-22 13:48, VEDIA Christian wrote:
> 
>> Does the latest version support either [HTTP/2] or HTTP/3?
> 
> Hi Christian,
> 
>       No, Squid v6 does not support HTTP/2+.
> 
> 
>> are there plans to have this supported in the next release?
> 
> No, and there is not enough time to change that because the next release
> branch -- Squid v7 -- should be created (and more-or-less become
> off-limits for major refactoring changes) in about ten days:
> https://wiki.squid-cache.org/ReleaseSchedule
> 
> FWIW, there are plans to have HTTP/3 and/or HTTP/2 support in Squid v8,
> but several major code changes are required _before_ we can start
> working on HTTP/2+ support, and I cannot promise anything about v8
> release today due to insufficient cooperation among core developers.
> 
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Alex.