IPFS Scheme Handler Routes "ipfs://<hash>" to "http://127.0.0.1:8081/<hash>/" while it should route to "http://<hash>.ipfs.localhost:8081/"

[KillariDev]

• OS: Windows
• Version of IPFS Desktop 0.32.0

Describe the bug
IPFS Scheme Handler Routes "ipfs://" to "http://127.0.0.1:8081//" while it should route to "http://.ipfs.localhost:8081/"

To Reproduce

1. Have Scheme handler installed with IPFS desktop
2. Go to Eg, ipfs://bafybeia3ly2pwdukzwufnof3utydapssmf3eco6sciylew3vd5rg55uxji on Firefox
3. Accept the dialog
4. Observe firefox opening page http://127.0.0.1:8081/bafybeia3ly2pwdukzwufnof3utydapssmf3eco6sciylew3vd5rg55uxji/ while it should go to http://bafybeia3ly2pwdukzwufnof3utydapssmf3eco6sciylew3vd5rg55uxji.ipfs.localhost:8081/ instead

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[whizzzkid]

Thanks for submitting this issue @KillariDev, I see what you mean and I am not sure if this is a bug. This redirect happens based on this blob of code: https://github.com/ipfs/ipfs-desktop/blob/main/src/protocol-handlers.js#L19-L21. This ipfsd.gatewayAddr is the gateway multiaddr, which is /ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/8081 in your case and the redirect happens as expected. However, this is not what you expected and that is understandable.

This behaviour is corrected by ipfs-companion which as the name suggests is a companion to ipfs implementations like kubo (that's what ipfs-desktop runs too). I didn't even notice this at first because I had the companion enabled.

However, I think this could be an additional feature, which allows overriding the gateway address to a custom address (localhost or a domain).