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fix(dev): use URL separators for static file paths - #8593

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Problem

netlify dev returns 403 on Windows for static files that need a redirect
shadow check, such as paths with spaces or brackets. getStatic builds the
URL forwarded to the static server with path.relative, which yields
backslashes on Windows, so the static server receives
/files%5Cfile%20with%20spaces.html.

This has been latent since 2020. @fastify/static 10.1.4 (GHSA-r799-r9gc-m956)
added a path spelling guard that splits on /, stats the joined path, finds
the file under a different spelling, and rejects it. Earlier versions served
the file.

Surfaced by the Windows integration shard on #8575, which fails
should not shadow an existing file that has unsafe URL characters on every
attempt. The previous five release PRs passed it.

Approach

Split the relative path on path.sep and join with /, so the URL always
uses forward slashes. Only OS separators are rewritten; a literal backslash in
a POSIX filename is preserved.

Tests

  • npm run typecheck, npx eslint src/utils/proxy.ts, npm run build: clean
  • npm exec vitest -- run tests/integration/commands/dev/dev.test.ts with
    @fastify/static 10.1.5 installed: 27 passed

Verified on macOS only, where path.relative already returns forward slashes,
so this run cannot reproduce the bug. PRs do not run Windows integration
tests. The proof is the Windows shard on the regenerated release PR after
this merges.

Risk

Low. One-line change on the path the proxy already controls. No behavior
change on POSIX, where path.sep is already /.

Rollback

Revert this commit.

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  • Bug Fixes
    • Static-file paths returned relative to the public folder now use forward slashes consistently across platforms, helping URLs resolve correctly when the filesystem uses backslashes. Other static-file lookup behavior is unchanged.

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getStatic now replaces platform-specific path separators with / in the returned path.

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  • observed — Modified behavior in src/utils/proxy.ts: getStatic now replaces platform-specific separators in the relative file path with / before returning it.
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@domitriusclark
domitriusclark force-pushed the fix/windows-static-file-url-path branch from 8ff560e to 1d706af Compare October 8, 2026 16:14
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domitriusclark force-pushed the fix/windows-static-file-url-path branch from 1d706af to 0c1a6f0 Compare October 8, 2026 16:40
getStatic built the forwarded URL from path.relative, which yields
backslashes on Windows. @fastify/static 10.1.4 added a path spelling
guard that stats the joined path, finds the file under a different
spelling, and returns 403. Normalize to forward slashes.
A POSIX filename may contain a literal backslash. Splitting on the OS
separator only rewrites Windows separators.
@domitriusclark
domitriusclark force-pushed the fix/windows-static-file-url-path branch from 0c1a6f0 to 8f5a6d3 Compare October 8, 2026 17:11
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## [27.12.0](v27.11.2...v27.12.0)
(2026-10-08)


### Features

* **init:** install Netlify agent skills by default
([#8555](#8555))
([f3d7e82](f3d7e82))
* **init:** sync installed skills with the manifest
([#8556](#8556))
([332666c](332666c))


### Bug Fixes

* **deps:** batch low-risk dependency updates
([#8585](#8585))
([edd9f44](edd9f44))
* **deps:** update content-type to v3 and read the header string
directly ([#8572](#8572))
([969145c](969145c))
* **dev:** use URL separators for static file paths
([#8593](#8593))
([626224b](626224b))
* **init:** report skill sync outcomes accurately on the first run
([#8580](#8580))
([0f2b082](0f2b082))

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