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AndroidClientEngine set a Content-Lenght: 2 on a GET request with an EmptyContent as body

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Ktor Version and Engine Used (client or server and name) 1.3.2

Describe the bug

On a GET request, the body is an EmptyContent
The JsonFeature with a KotlinxSerializer serialize this EmptyContent as {} Code Here
The AndroidClientEngine calculate Content-Length based on this {} and set it to 2 Code Here
Then the GET request is executed without body but with a Content-Lenght: 2 header

Expected behavior GET request executed without body and with a Content-Lenght: 0 header

Maybe, this PR could resolve this issue ?

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Created 3 years ago
Comments:7 (2 by maintainers)

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kwikycommented, May 27, 2020

I think i found a solution I have to set the content-type only when necessary :

        if (method == HttpMethod.Post || method == HttpMethod.Put || method == HttpMethod.Patch) {
            contentType(ContentType.Application.Json)
        }

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e5lcommented, Oct 26, 2020

Fixed in 1.4.1

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