fix: default to https when recovering .eth (#847)

ipfs · Oct 16, 2020 · 60aa5d1 · 60aa5d1
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diff --git a/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js b/add-on/src/lib/ipfs-request.js
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ function createRequestModifier (getState, dnslinkResolver, ipfsPathValidator, ru
       if (isRecoverableViaEthDNS(request, state)) {
         const url = new URL(request.url)
         url.hostname = `${url.hostname}.link`
+        url.protocol = 'https:' // force HTTPS, as HSTS may be missing on initial load
         const redirectUrl = url.toString()
         log(`onErrorOccurred: attempting to recover from DNS error (${request.error}) using EthDNS for ${request.url} → ${redirectUrl}`, request)
         return updateTabWithURL(request, redirectUrl, browser)