NullReferenceException is thrown by Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Testing.Handlers.RedirectHandler

[hankovich]

RedirectHandler is added by default to a HttpClient produced by WebApplicationFactory<TEntryPoint>.

When the server returns a result with one the following codes

• 301 Moved Permanently
• 302 Found
• 307 Temporary Redirect
• 308 Permanent Redirect

but without a Location header, NullReferenceException is thrown here.

For all mentioned status codes rfc7538 and rfc7231 say 'The server SHOULD generate a Location header field', so it's not required.

Expected behavior: Exception is not thrown, response is returned as is (like HttpClient does in the same situation).

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[marcusturewicz]

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