IPIP-518: HTTP(S) URLs in Routing V1 API #518
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This IPIP extends
/routing/v1HTTP API to allow HTTP(S) URLs alongside multiaddrs inAddrsfield.Rationale in the IPIP document, TLDR is that allowing URLs will improve interoperability, and also remove hard dependency on Libp2p specifications (Multiaddr), allowing IPFS Ecosystem to implement HTTP-only stack where it makes sense, removing conversion step that is error prone.
Prototype implementation in boxo:
cc @aschmahmann @achingbrain @hsanjuan @gammazero for visibility / initial feedback
TODO