feat: allow connecting to http localhost nodes (#7799)

* feat: allow http localhost

* fix: allow if !developerProfile

* fix: condition

* fix: add lowercase method

* fix: allow localhost nodes using http

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Co-authored-by: Begoña Álvarez de la Cruz <[email protected]>

Author: evavirseda

packages/shared/lib/core/network/utils/checkNodeUrlValidity.ts

@@ -15,16 +15,18 @@ export function checkNodeUrlValidity(
     newUrl: string,
     allowInsecure: boolean
 ): string | undefined {
+    const isHttpLocalhost =
+        newUrl.toLowerCase().startsWith('http://localhost') || newUrl.toLowerCase().startsWith('http://127.0.0.1')
+
     if (!isValidUrl(newUrl)) {
         return 'error.node.invalid'
     }
-
-    if (!allowInsecure && !isValidHttpsUrl(newUrl)) {
+    if (!allowInsecure && !isHttpLocalhost && !isValidHttpsUrl(newUrl)) {
         return 'error.node.https'
     }
 
     const hasDefaultHttpsPort = newUrl.endsWith(':443')
-    if (hasDefaultHttpsPort) {
+    if (hasDefaultHttpsPort && !isHttpLocalhost) {
         newUrl = newUrl.slice(0, -4)
     }
 

packages/shared/locales/en.json

@@ -1979,7 +1979,7 @@
             "refused": "The connection was refused.",
             "handshake": "Could not complete handshake with node.",
             "invalidCertificate": "Could not connect with invalid certificate.",
-            "https": "HTTPS is required; insecure connections over HTTP are not supported at this time.",
+            "https": "External connections must use HTTPS; localhost connections can be made using HTTP. Insecure external HTTP connections are not supported.",
             "duplicate": "This node has already been added.",
             "noSyncedNode": "No synced node is available.",
             "timeNotSynced": "Device time is incorrect, unable to sync node.",