ScoopInstaller / Scoop

Bug Report

Current Behavior

In this issue scoopcn/scoopcn#45, as being investigated, the upstream always rejects requests with an improper Referer header. Yet the scoop manifest does not have a place to define or to dismiss the Referer header.

Expected Behavior

I think there should be a place where manifest developer could at least tell scoop to not to assign a Referer header.

Additional context/output

Referer headers are assigned

here:

Scoop/lib/install.ps1

Line 261 in d337bb1

$urlstxt_content += " referer=$(strip_filename $url)`n"
and here:

Scoop/lib/install.ps1

Line 374 in d337bb1

$wreq.Referer = strip_filename $url

Possible Solution

Define a field in the manifest to denote that if a Referer header is needed or not, then modify some of the functions inside lib/install.ps1 to properly passing them, and check the said field before assigning the Referer.

System details

Not related

Scoop Configuration

{
    "aria2-enabled":  false,
    "last_update":  "2024-06-06T09:56:51.0492256+08:00",
    "scoop_branch":  "master",
    "scoop_repo":  "https://github.com/lukesampson/scoop"
}

Control over the 'Referer' header