Http request getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup (dns.js:92:26)

Summary

The request module fail to validate the invalid http or https URL request.

Simplest Example to Reproduce

Example: Using following request this error occures http://aaa…com the

ERROR: error: { Error: getaddrinfo ENOTFOUND te…com te…com:443 at errnoException (dns.js:50:10) at GetAddrInfoReqWrap.onlookup [as oncomplete] (dns.js:92:26) code: ‘ENOTFOUND’, errno: ‘ENOTFOUND’, syscall: ‘getaddrinfo’, hostname: ‘te…com’, host: ‘te…com’, port: 443 } statusCode: undefined

var request = require('request');
  request('http://te...com/../', function (error, response, body) {
  console.log('error:', error); // Print the error if one occurred
  console.log('statusCode:', response && response.statusCode); // Print the response status code if a response was received
});

Expected Behavior

The request need to validate the URL pattern properly to avoid the error

Current Behavior

Possible Solution

Context

Your Environment

software	version
request	2.88.0
node	8.9.3
npm	5.6.0
Operating System	Ubuntu 16.04

[zhangxiang958]

@jchris @voodootikigod @mikeal @tobowers @simov @nylen Anyone know how to fixed this bug? or know what lead to this bug? i’m also had this bug in my server.

Any help will be appreciated!

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