Fixed http2 ref passing logic which was failing when using auto proto…

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lib/http2/agent.js

@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ class Http2Agent extends EventEmitter {
     const name = getConnectionName(_options)
     let connection = this.connections[name]
 
-    if (!connection || connection.destroyed || connection.closed) {
+    // Force create a new connection if the connection is destroyed or closed or a new socket object is supplied
+    if (!connection || connection.destroyed || connection.closed || socket) {
       const connectionOptions = {
         ..._options,
         port: _options.port || 443,
@@ -33,6 +34,9 @@ class Http2Agent extends EventEmitter {
       }
 
       connection = http2.connect(uri, connectionOptions)
+      // Connection is created in an unreferenced state and is referenced when a stream is created
+      // This is to prevent the connection from keeping the event loop alive
+      connection.unref()
 
       // Counting semaphore, but since node is single-threaded, this is just a counter
       // Multiple streams can be active on a connection
@@ -78,11 +82,6 @@ class Http2Agent extends EventEmitter {
       this.connections[name] = connection
     }
 
-    connection.ref()
-    req.once('close', () => {
-      connection.unref()
-    })
-
     return connection
   }
 }

lib/http2/request.js

@@ -182,8 +182,17 @@ class Http2Request extends EventEmitter {
         .filter(([key]) => !connectionHeaders.includes(key.toLowerCase()))
     )
 
+    // The client was created in an unreferenced state and is referenced when a stream is created
+    this._client.ref();
     this.stream = this._client.request(this.requestHeaders, {endStream})
 
+    const unreferenceFn = () => {
+      this._client.unref();
+      this.stream.off('close', unreferenceFn);
+    }
+
+    this.stream.on('close', unreferenceFn);
+
     this.registerListeners()
 
     this[kHeadersFlushed] = true