assertEquals(-999, mockHolder[0].recordedReadTimeout);
        }
    }

    // --- URL special characters through real connect() path ---

    @Test
    public void test_UrlWithSpecialCharacters_ThroughRealConnectPath() throws Exception {
        // ## Arrange ##
        // URLs with special characters (spaces, curly braces, pipes) must be accepted
        // by the real connect() path using new URL()