Standardized gremlin-js connection options

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Standardize gremlin-javascript connection options

Implements the JavaScript portion of the TinkerPop 4.x GLV connection-options standardization. Adopts undici as a pinned dependency and builds an explicit dispatcher so the standardized options take effect, adds a set of new options, removes dead WebSocket-era fields, and deprecates headers. JavaScript driver changes only; the other GLVs follow in separate PRs.

Proposal: https://lists.apache.org/thread/yqtr2wnb1kq2pqqq4002cz511q5o0bkg

New options

• maxConnections (128) - caps concurrent connections per origin on the default dispatcher (previously uncapped). (breaking)
• readTimeout - per-read idle (body) timeout in ms (undici bodyTimeout); resets per chunk, so it is streaming-safe.
• maxResponseHeaderBytes - maximum response header size in bytes (undici maxHeaderSize).
• keepAliveTime (30000 ms) - idle time before TCP keep-alive probes begin; enables SO_KEEPALIVE via a custom undici connector. Set 0 to disable.
• proxy - HTTP proxy URI; routes requests through an undici ProxyAgent.
• compression ('none'/'deflate', default 'deflate') - the wire compression negotiated with the server. (breaking)
• defaultBatchSize (64) - connection-level default that fills a request's batchSize when unset.
• bulkResults (default false) - connection-level default for bulkResults, applied to every request unless overridden per-request. The DriverRemoteConnection traversal path defaults to true regardless of this setting.
• logger - a logger object (with debug/info/warn/error methods) or a (level, message, ...args) callback. Disabled when unset.

Behavior changes (breaking)

• Adopted undici as a pinned dependency (6.27.0). The driver now builds and owns an explicit undici dispatcher from the discrete options above; previously the options were declared but not wired to anything.
• compression defaults to 'deflate' (on), so the driver sends Accept-Encoding: deflate by default. Set compression: 'none' to disable; this also suppresses the auto-injected Accept-Encoding so compression is not silently negotiated. Defaulting on is a deliberate deviation from the proposal's agreed default-off, applied consistently across the GLVs by later agreement.
• maxConnections now caps concurrent connections at 128 (was uncapped).

Removed (breaking)

• The dead agent, ca, cert, pfx, and rejectUnauthorized TLS fields - they were declared (WebSocket-era leftovers) but never wired to the HTTP transport. TLS is now configured through the Node/undici runtime (NODE_EXTRA_CA_CERTS, NODE_TLS_REJECT_UNAUTHORIZED).

Deprecated

• headers - retained as a deprecated option (implemented via a synthesized interceptor that emits a one-time warning). Set custom headers via an interceptor instead, e.g. interceptors: (req) => { req.headers['X-Custom'] = 'value'; }.

Bug fix

• Fixed Client.submit() so that an explicit bulkResults: false request option is forwarded to the server instead of being silently dropped.

Notes

• Per the proposal, JS does not expose connectTimeout/idleTimeout/writeTimeout as driver options (the undici runtime defaults are used), and TLS is runtime-delegated rather than a driver option. No public dispatcher option is exposed; the dispatcher is built internally from the discrete options.

Testing

• gremlin-javascript builds (dual CJS/ESM) and all 358 unit tests pass, including new client, connection, dispatcher, and logger suites covering the option-to-undici mapping, compression negotiation, keep-alive wiring, and bulkResults precedence.

Assisted-by: Kiro: Claude Opus 4.8

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[kenhuuu]

A community member spent quite a bit of effort trying to make the javascript driver work in the browser. Will this dependency make it impossible for it to work in the browser moving forward?

[spmallette]

not sure what's possible, but can we produce a smoke test of some sort that would help defend that functionality?