Correctly format the Host header for IPv6 addresses

request.js

@@ -289,13 +289,10 @@ Request.prototype.init = function (options) {
   self.setHost = false
   if (!self.hasHeader('host')) {
     var hostHeaderName = self.originalHostHeaderName || 'host'
-    self.setHeader(hostHeaderName, self.uri.hostname)
-    if (self.uri.port) {
-      if ( !(self.uri.port === 80 && self.uri.protocol === 'http:') &&
-           !(self.uri.port === 443 && self.uri.protocol === 'https:') ) {
-        self.setHeader(hostHeaderName, self.getHeader('host') + (':' + self.uri.port) )
-      }
-    }
+    // When used with an IPv6 address, `host` will provide
+    // the correct bracketed format, unlike using `hostname` and
+    // optionally adding the `port` when necessary.
+    self.setHeader(hostHeaderName, self.uri.host)
     self.setHost = true
   }
 

tests/test-headers.js

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ var server = require('./server')
   , request = require('../index')
   , util = require('util')
   , tape = require('tape')
+  , url = require('url')
 
 var s = server.createServer()
 
@@ -201,3 +202,42 @@ tape('catch invalid characters error - POST', function(t) {
     t.end()
   })
 })
+
+tape('IPv6 Host header', function(t) {
+  // Horrible hack to observe the raw data coming to the server
+  var rawData = ''
+
+  s.on('connection', function(socket) {
+    if (socket.ondata) {
+      var ondata = socket.ondata
+    }
+    function handledata (d, start, end) {
+      if (ondata) {
+        rawData += d.slice(start, end).toString()
+        return ondata.apply(this, arguments)
+      } else {
+        rawData += d
+      }
+    }
+    socket.on('data', handledata)
+    socket.ondata = handledata
+  })
+
+  function checkHostHeader(host) {
+    t.ok(
+      new RegExp('^Host: ' + host + '$', 'im').test(rawData),
+      util.format(
+        'Expected "Host: %s" in data "%s"',
+        host, rawData.trim().replace(/\r?\n/g, '\\n')))
+    rawData = ''
+  }
+
+  request({
+    url : s.url.replace(url.parse(s.url).hostname, '[::1]') + '/headers.json'
+  }, function(err, res, body) {
+    t.equal(err, null)
+    t.equal(res.statusCode, 200)
+    checkHostHeader('\\[::1\\]:' + s.port)
+    t.end()
+  })
+})