grpc-ecosystem/grpc-gateway

v2.26.2 breaks grpc-websocket-proxy

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#5,326 opened on Mar 5, 2025

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I realize https://github.com/tmc/grpc-websocket-proxy is not officially supported by this project, but it's mentioned a lot in issues here. Just flagging that the change in #5240 breaks the websocket-proxy, causing requests to hang indefinitely.

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Investigate the change introduced in PR #5240 and identify why it causes websocket requests to hang. Check the handler path for websocket upgrades.
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go
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backendapi
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2
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