fix: Omit Transfer-Encoding header when Content-Length is used

[NoelDeMartin]

The current implementation sends both Content-Length and Transfer-Encoding headers in some situations. According to the HTTP RFC, this should never happen:

A sender MUST NOT send a Content-Length header field in any message that contains a Transfer-Encoding header field.

This doesn't seem to be an issue when testing against a real browser, but I was getting some errors running my app in a test environment with Playwright. Eventually, I was able to track it down to this.

Summary by CodeRabbit

• Bug Fixes
  • Improved file delivery for responses with unknown sizes by enabling chunked transfer encoding.
  • Preserved byte-range response headers for files with known sizes.
  • Maintained support for immutable response statuses while improving transfer behavior.

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handleFile now adds chunked transfer encoding when the response size is undefined. Known-size responses retain range headers without forcing chunked encoding.

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File transfer headers

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Transfer header selection src/utils.ts	handleFile uses chunked transfer encoding for undefined-size responses. Known-size responses retain accept-ranges and content-range headers without an unconditional transfer-encoding: chunked header. Tiny header gremlin, finally behaving~ ♡

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Change: Bug fix

Merge Risk: 🟡 Moderate · up to f2853

Some file responses can be emitted with invalid HTTP framing, while responses configured with a Headers object lose required transfer or range metadata. Correct both header-construction paths before merging.

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_{Unknown sizes take chunks away~ ♡
Known ranges keep their headers in play~
Chunked encoding waits its turn,
No extra bytes for browsers to learn.
A tidy fix, you little file-handler~
Now behave properly, baka~ (≧▽≦)}

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🟠 Major · Preserve defaultHeader for Headers inputs. · utils.ts:45-48

src/utils.ts:45-48
🎯 Functional Correctness | 🟠 Major | ⚡ Quick win

Preserve defaultHeader for Headers inputs.

When set.headers is a Headers instance, line 45 clears defaultHeader. The response then loses chunked or range headers. The loop also skips normal Headers entries because key in set.headers does not test entries.

Merge the entries into defaultHeader so supplied headers override defaults, silly~♡

Proposed fix

 		let setHeaders: Record<string, any> = defaultHeader
 
-		setHeaders = {}
 		// `@ts-ignore`
 		for (const [key, value] of set.headers.entries())
-			if (key in set.headers) setHeaders[key] = value
+			setHeaders[key] = value

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In `@src/utils.ts` around lines 45 - 48, Update the header handling around
setHeaders and set.headers.entries() to retain defaultHeader and merge each
Headers entry into it, removing the reset to an empty object and the key-in
check so supplied headers override defaults correctly.

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Inline comments:
In `@src/utils.ts`:
- Around line 28-29: Update the defaultHeader logic near response.size handling
to detect whether set.headers already contains content-length, supporting both
Headers instances and plain header objects with case-insensitive keys. Only add
transfer-encoding: chunked when content-length is absent, while preserving the
existing immutable and undefined-size conditions.

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Outside diff comments:
In `@src/utils.ts`:
- Around line 45-48: Update the header handling around setHeaders and
set.headers.entries() to retain defaultHeader and merge each Headers entry into
it, removing the reset to an empty object and the key-in check so supplied
headers override defaults correctly.

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