allow_mixed_web directive in starter.ini

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Problems this feature will solve

• Mixed content won't work in an iframe such as in the vscode Simple Browser or Gitpod Theia's preview
• Some servers such as php dev server (php artisan serve too) will not use the ASSET_URL in .env resulting in broken links.

Proposed Solution

Add a default directive (on by default) named allow_mixed_web that:

• Allows for mixed content on the same domain by converting all http requests to https in routes/web.php

• Forces all web routed urls to use the value set for APP_URL in .env

Constraints and Assumptions

If the directive is turned on then Inject this code snippet into routes/web.php

/**
 * BEGIN: Injected from .gp/snippets/laravel/allow-mixed-web.snippet
 */

$url = config('app.url');
resolve(\Illuminate\Routing\UrlGenerator::class)->forceRootUrl($url);
resolve(\Illuminate\Routing\UrlGenerator::class)->forceScheme('https');

 /**
 * END: Injected from .gp/snippets/laravel/allow-mixed-web.snippet
 */

Alternatives or Workarounds

Configure yourself

Additional context

Warn the user to disable this default only if they know what they are doing.