fix(client): fix panic when request body is empty string

src/proto/dispatch.rs

@@ -202,7 +202,15 @@ where
                         return Ok(Async::NotReady);
                     }
                 };
-                assert!(self.conn.write_body(Some(chunk))?.is_ready());
+
+                if self.conn.can_write_body() {
+                    assert!(self.conn.write_body(Some(chunk))?.is_ready());
+                // This allows when chunk is `None`, or `Some([])`.
+                } else if chunk.as_ref().len() == 0 {
+                    // ok
+                } else {
+                    warn!("unexpected chunk when body cannot write");
+                }
             } else {
                 return Ok(Async::NotReady);
             }

tests/client.rs

@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ macro_rules! test {
 
             let res = test! {
                 INNER;
+                name: $name,
                 core: &mut core,
                 server:
                     expected: $server_expected,
@@ -115,6 +116,7 @@ macro_rules! test {
 
             let err = test! {
                 INNER;
+                name: $name,
                 core: &mut core,
                 server:
                     expected: $server_expected,
@@ -135,6 +137,7 @@ macro_rules! test {
 
     (
         INNER;
+        name: $name:ident,
         core: $core:expr,
         server:
             expected: $server_expected:expr,
@@ -299,6 +302,33 @@ test! {
             body: None,
 }
 
+test! {
+    name: client_post_empty,
+
+    server:
+        expected: "\
+            POST /empty HTTP/1.1\r\n\
+            Host: {addr}\r\n\
+            Content-Length: 0\r\n\
+            \r\n\
+            ",
+        reply: REPLY_OK,
+
+    client:
+        request:
+            method: Post,
+            url: "http://{addr}/empty",
+            headers: [
+                ContentLength(0),
+            ],
+            body: Some(""),
+            proxy: false,
+        response:
+            status: Ok,
+            headers: [],
+            body: None,
+}
+
 test! {
     name: client_http_proxy,