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URI::Generic

Base class for all URI classes. Implements generic URI syntax as per RFC 2396.

Constants

COMPONENT

An Array of the available components for URI::Generic

DEFAULT_PORT

A Default port of nil for URI::Generic

USE_REGISTRY

Default to not use the registry for a URI::Generic

Attributes

fragment[R]

returns the fragment component of the URI.

URI("http://foo/bar/baz?search=FooBar#ponies").fragment #=> "ponies"
host[R]

returns the host component of the URI.

URI("http://foo/bar/baz").host #=> "foo"

It returns nil if no host component.

URI("mailto:foo@example.org").host #=> nil

The component doesn’t contains the port number.

URI("http://foo:8080/bar/baz").host #=> "foo"

Since IPv6 addresses are wrapped by brackets in URIs, this method returns IPv6 addresses wrapped by brackets. This form is not appropriate to pass socket methods such as TCPSocket.open. If unwrapped host names are required, use “hostname” method.

URI("http://[::1]/bar/baz").host #=> "[::1]"
URI("http://[::1]/bar/baz").hostname #=> "::1"
opaque[R]

returns the opaque part of the URI.

URI("mailto:foo@example.org").opaque #=> "foo@example.org"

Portion of the path that does make use of the slash ‘/’. The path typically refers to the absolute path and the opaque part.

(see RFC2396 Section 3 and 5.2)
path[R]

returns the path component of the URI.

URI("http://foo/bar/baz").path #=> "/bar/baz"
port[R]

returns the port component of the URI.

URI("http://foo/bar/baz").port #=> "80"

URI("http://foo:8080/bar/baz").port #=> "8080"
query[R]

returns the query component of the URI.

URI("http://foo/bar/baz?search=FooBar").query #=> "search=FooBar"
registry[R]

returns the registry component of the URI.

(see RFC2396 Section 3.2)
scheme[R]

returns the scheme component of the URI.

URI("http://foo/bar/baz").scheme #=> "http"

Public Class Methods

build(args) click to toggle source

Synopsis

See new

Description

Creates a new URI::Generic instance from components of URI::Generic with check. Components are: scheme, userinfo, host, port, registry, path, opaque, query and fragment. You can provide arguments either by an Array or a Hash. See new for hash keys to use or for order of array items.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 121
def self.build(args)
  if args.kind_of?(Array) &&
      args.size == ::URI::Generic::COMPONENT.size
    tmp = args
  elsif args.kind_of?(Hash)
    tmp = ::URI::Generic::COMPONENT.collect do |c|
      if args.include?(c)
        args[c]
      else
        nil
      end
    end
  else
    raise ArgumentError,
    "expected Array of or Hash of components of #{self.class} (#{self.class.component.join(', ')})"
  end

  tmp << nil
  tmp << true
  return self.new(*tmp)
end
            
build2(args) click to toggle source

Synopsis

See new

Description

At first, tries to create a new URI::Generic instance using ::build. But, if exception URI::InvalidComponentError is raised, then it URI::Escape#escape all URI components and tries again.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 83
def self.build2(args)
  begin
    return self.build(args)
  rescue InvalidComponentError
    if args.kind_of?(Array)
      return self.build(args.collect{|x|
        if x
          parser.escape(x)
        else
          x
        end
      })
    elsif args.kind_of?(Hash)
      tmp = {}
      args.each do |key, value|
        tmp[key] = if value
            parser.escape(value)
          else
            value
          end
      end
      return self.build(tmp)
    end
  end
end
            
component() click to toggle source

Components of the URI in the order.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 54
def self.component
  self::COMPONENT
end
            
default_port() click to toggle source

Returns default port

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 29
def self.default_port
  self::DEFAULT_PORT
end
            
new(scheme, userinfo, host, port, registry, path, opaque, query, fragment, parser = DEFAULT_PARSER, arg_check = false) click to toggle source

Args

scheme

Protocol scheme, i.e. ‘http’,‘ftp’,‘mailto’ and so on.

userinfo

User name and password, i.e. ‘sdmitry:bla’

host

Server host name

port

Server port

registry

Registry of naming authorities.

path

Path on server

opaque

Opaque part

query

Query data

fragment

A part of URI after ‘#’ sign

parser

Parser for internal use [URI::DEFAULT_PARSER by default]

arg_check

Check arguments [false by default]

Description

Creates a new URI::Generic instance from “generic” components without check.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 172
def initialize(scheme,
               userinfo, host, port, registry,
               path, opaque,
               query,
               fragment,
               parser = DEFAULT_PARSER,
               arg_check = false)
  @scheme = nil
  @user = nil
  @password = nil
  @host = nil
  @port = nil
  @path = nil
  @query = nil
  @opaque = nil
  @registry = nil
  @fragment = nil
  @parser = parser == DEFAULT_PARSER ? nil : parser

  if arg_check
    self.scheme = scheme
    self.userinfo = userinfo
    self.host = host
    self.port = port
    self.path = path
    self.query = query
    self.opaque = opaque
    self.registry = registry
    self.fragment = fragment
  else
    self.set_scheme(scheme)
    self.set_userinfo(userinfo)
    self.set_host(host)
    self.set_port(port)
    self.set_path(path)
    self.set_query(query)
    self.set_opaque(opaque)
    self.set_registry(registry)
    self.set_fragment(fragment)
  end
  if @registry && !self.class.use_registry
    raise InvalidURIError,
      "the scheme #{@scheme} does not accept registry part: #{@registry} (or bad hostname?)"
  end

  @scheme.freeze if @scheme
  self.set_path('') if !@path && !@opaque # (see RFC2396 Section 5.2)
  self.set_port(self.default_port) if self.default_port && !@port
end
            
use_registry() click to toggle source

Returns whether a registry of naming authorities are being used.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 67
def self.use_registry
  self::USE_REGISTRY
end
            

Public Instance Methods

+(oth) click to toggle source
Alias for: merge
-(oth) click to toggle source
Alias for: route_from
==(oth) click to toggle source

Compares to URI’s

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1497
def ==(oth)
  if self.class == oth.class
    self.normalize.component_ary == oth.normalize.component_ary
  else
    false
  end
end
            
absolute() click to toggle source
Alias for: absolute?
absolute?() click to toggle source

Checks if URI is an absolute one

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1060
def absolute?
  if @scheme
    true
  else
    false
  end
end
            
Also aliased as: absolute
coerce(oth) click to toggle source

Args

v

URI or String

Description

attempt to parse other URI +oth+
return [parsed_oth, self]

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com")
uri.coerce("http://foo.com")
#=> [#<URI::HTTP:0x00000000bcb028 URL:http://foo.com/>, #<URI::HTTP:0x00000000d92178 URL:http://my.example.com>]
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1588
def coerce(oth)
  case oth
  when String
    oth = parser.parse(oth)
  else
    super
  end

  return oth, self
end
            
component() click to toggle source

Components of the URI in the order.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 320
def component
  self.class.component
end
            
default_port() click to toggle source

Returns default port

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 36
def default_port
  self.class.default_port
end
            
eql?(oth) click to toggle source
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1509
def eql?(oth)
  self.class == oth.class &&
  parser == oth.parser &&
  self.component_ary.eql?(oth.component_ary)
end
            
fragment=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the fragment component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_fragment

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com/?id=25#time=1305212049")
uri.fragment = "time=1305212086"
# =>  "time=1305212086"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x000000007a81f8 URL:http://my.example.com/?id=25#time=1305212086>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1040
def fragment=(v)
  check_fragment(v)
  set_fragment(v)
  v
end
            
hash() click to toggle source
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1505
def hash
  self.component_ary.hash
end
            
hierarchical?() click to toggle source

Checks if URI has a path

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1049
def hierarchical?
  if @path
    true
  else
    false
  end
end
            
host=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the host component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_host

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com")
uri.host = "foo.com"
# =>  "foo.com"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x000000008e89e8 URL:http://foo.com>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 644
def host=(v)
  check_host(v)
  set_host(v)
  v
end
            
hostname() click to toggle source

extract the host part of the URI and unwrap brackets for IPv6 addresses.

This method is same as #host except brackets for IPv6 (andn future IP) addresses are removed.

u = URI(“http://[::1]/bar”) p u.hostname #=> “::1” p u.host #=> “[::1]”

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 659
def hostname
  v = self.host
  /\A\[(.*)\]\z/ =~ v ? $1 : v
end
            
hostname=(v) click to toggle source

set the host part of the URI as the argument with brackets for IPv6 addresses.

This method is same as #host= except the argument can be bare IPv6 address.

u = URI(“foo/bar”) p u.to_s #=> “foo/bar” u.hostname = “::1” p u.to_s #=> “[::1]/bar

If the arugument seems IPv6 address, it is wrapped by brackets.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 677
def hostname=(v)
  v = "[#{v}]" if /\A\[.*\]\z/ !~ v && /:/ =~ v
  self.host = v
end
            
inspect() click to toggle source
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1565
def inspect
  @@to_s.bind(self).call.sub!(/>\z/) {" URL:#{self}>"}
end
            
merge(oth) click to toggle source

Args

oth

URI or String

Description

Merges two URI’s.

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com")
p uri.merge("/main.rbx?page=1")
# =>  #<URI::HTTP:0x2021f3b0 URL:http://my.example.com/main.rbx?page=1>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1198
def merge(oth)
  begin
    base, rel = merge0(oth)
  rescue
    raise $!.class, $!.message
  end

  if base == rel
    return base
  end

  authority = rel.userinfo || rel.host || rel.port

  # RFC2396, Section 5.2, 2)
  if (rel.path.nil? || rel.path.empty?) && !authority && !rel.query
    base.set_fragment(rel.fragment) if rel.fragment
    return base
  end

  base.set_query(nil)
  base.set_fragment(nil)

  # RFC2396, Section 5.2, 4)
  if !authority
    base.set_path(merge_path(base.path, rel.path)) if base.path && rel.path
  else
    # RFC2396, Section 5.2, 4)
    base.set_path(rel.path) if rel.path
  end

  # RFC2396, Section 5.2, 7)
  base.set_userinfo(rel.userinfo) if rel.userinfo
  base.set_host(rel.host)         if rel.host
  base.set_port(rel.port)         if rel.port
  base.set_query(rel.query)       if rel.query
  base.set_fragment(rel.fragment) if rel.fragment

  return base
end
            
Also aliased as: +
merge!(oth) click to toggle source

Args

oth

URI or String

Description

Destructive form of merge

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com")
uri.merge!("/main.rbx?page=1")
p uri
# =>  #<URI::HTTP:0x2021f3b0 URL:http://my.example.com/main.rbx?page=1>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1170
def merge!(oth)
  t = merge(oth)
  if self == t
    nil
  else
    replace!(t)
    self
  end
end
            
normalize() click to toggle source

Returns normalized URI

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1419
def normalize
  uri = dup
  uri.normalize!
  uri
end
            
normalize!() click to toggle source

Destructive version of normalize

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1428
def normalize!
  if path && path == ''
    set_path('/')
  end
  if scheme && scheme != scheme.downcase
    set_scheme(self.scheme.downcase)
  end
  if host && host != host.downcase
    set_host(self.host.downcase)
  end
end
            
opaque=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the opaque component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_opaque

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 987
def opaque=(v)
  check_opaque(v)
  set_opaque(v)
  v
end
            
parser() click to toggle source

returns the parser to be used.

Unless a URI::Parser is defined, then DEFAULT_PARSER is used.

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 297
def parser
  if !defined?(@parser) || !@parser
    DEFAULT_PARSER
  else
    @parser || DEFAULT_PARSER
  end
end
            
password() click to toggle source

returns the password component

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 586
def password
  @password
end
            
password=(password) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the password component. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_password

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://john:S3nsit1ve@my.example.com")
uri.password = "V3ry_S3nsit1ve"
# =>  "V3ry_S3nsit1ve"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x00000000881d90 URL:http://john:V3ry_S3nsit1ve@my.example.com>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 511
def password=(password)
  check_password(password)
  set_password(password)
  # returns password
end
            
path=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the path component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_path

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com/pub/files")
uri.path = "/faq/"
# =>  "/faq/"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x000000008e89e8 URL:http://my.example.com/faq/>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 869
def path=(v)
  check_path(v)
  set_path(v)
  v
end
            
port=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the port component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_port

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com")
uri.port = 8080
# =>  8080
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x000000008e89e8 URL:http://my.example.com:8080>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 743
def port=(v)
  check_port(v)
  set_port(v)
  port
end
            
query=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the query component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_query

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com/?id=25")
uri.query = "id=1"
# =>  "id=1"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x000000008e89e8 URL:http://my.example.com/?id=1>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 934
def query=(v)
  check_query(v)
  set_query(v)
  v
end
            
registry=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the registry component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_registry

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 796
def registry=(v)
  check_registry(v)
  set_registry(v)
  v
end
            
relative?() click to toggle source

Checks if URI is relative

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1072
def relative?
  !absolute?
end
            
route_from(oth) click to toggle source

Args

oth

URI or String

Description

Calculates relative path from oth to self

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse('http://my.example.com/main.rbx?page=1')
p uri.route_from('http://my.example.com')
#=> #<URI::Generic:0x20218858 URL:/main.rbx?page=1>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1372
def route_from(oth)
  # you can modify `rel', but can not `oth'.
  begin
    oth, rel = route_from0(oth)
  rescue
    raise $!.class, $!.message
  end
  if oth == rel
    return rel
  end

  rel.set_path(route_from_path(oth.path, self.path))
  if rel.path == './' && self.query
    # "./?foo" -> "?foo"
    rel.set_path('')
  end

  return rel
end
            
Also aliased as: -
route_to(oth) click to toggle source

Args

oth

URI or String

Description

Calculates relative path to oth from self

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse('http://my.example.com')
p uri.route_to('http://my.example.com/main.rbx?page=1')
#=> #<URI::Generic:0x2020c2f6 URL:/main.rbx?page=1>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1412
def route_to(oth)
  parser.send(:convert_to_uri, oth).route_from(self)
end
            
scheme=(v) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the scheme component v. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_scheme

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://my.example.com")
uri.scheme = "https"
# =>  "https"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x000000008e89e8 URL:https://my.example.com>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 369
def scheme=(v)
  check_scheme(v)
  set_scheme(v)
  v
end
            
select(*components) click to toggle source

Args

components

Multiple Symbol arguments defined in URI::HTTP

Description

Selects specified components from URI

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse('http://myuser:mypass@my.example.com/test.rbx')
p uri.select(:userinfo, :host, :path)
# => ["myuser:mypass", "my.example.com", "/test.rbx"]
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1553
def select(*components)
  components.collect do |c|
    if component.include?(c)
      self.send(c)
    else
      raise ArgumentError,
        "expected of components of #{self.class} (#{self.class.component.join(', ')})"
    end
  end
end
            
to_s() click to toggle source

Constructs String from URI

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1453
def to_s
  str = ''
  if @scheme
    str << @scheme
    str << ':'
  end

  if @opaque
    str << @opaque

  else
    if @registry
      str << @registry
    else
      if @host
        str << '//'
      end
      if self.userinfo
        str << self.userinfo
        str << '@'
      end
      if @host
        str << @host
      end
      if @port && @port != self.default_port
        str << ':'
        str << @port.to_s
      end
    end

    str << path_query
  end

  if @fragment
    str << '#'
    str << @fragment
  end

  str
end
            
user() click to toggle source

returns the user component

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 581
def user
  @user
end
            
user=(user) click to toggle source

Args

v

String

Description

public setter for the user component. (with validation)

see also URI::Generic.check_user

Usage

require 'uri'

uri = URI.parse("http://john:S3nsit1ve@my.example.com")
uri.user = "sam"
# =>  "sam"
uri
#=> #<URI::HTTP:0x00000000881d90 URL:http://sam:V3ry_S3nsit1ve@my.example.com>
 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 482
def user=(user)
  check_user(user)
  set_user(user)
  # returns user
end
            
userinfo() click to toggle source

returns the userinfo, either as ‘user’ or ‘user:password’

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 570
def userinfo
  if @user.nil?
    nil
  elsif @password.nil?
    @user
  else
    @user + ':' + @password
  end
end
            
userinfo=(userinfo) click to toggle source

Sets userinfo, argument is string like ‘name:pass’

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 450
def userinfo=(userinfo)
  if userinfo.nil?
    return nil
  end
  check_userinfo(*userinfo)
  set_userinfo(*userinfo)
  # returns userinfo
end
            

Protected Instance Methods

component_ary() click to toggle source

returns an Array of the components defined from the COMPONENT Array

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1529
def component_ary
  component.collect do |x|
    self.send(x)
  end
end
            
set_fragment(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the fragment component v

see also #fragment=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 1012
def set_fragment(v)
  @fragment = v
end
            
set_host(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the host component v

see also #host=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 616
def set_host(v)
  @host = v
end
            
set_opaque(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the opaque component v

see also #opaque=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 969
def set_opaque(v)
  @opaque = v
end
            
set_password(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the password component v

see also #password=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 547
def set_password(v)
  @password = v
  # returns v
end
            
set_path(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the path component v

see also #path=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 841
def set_path(v)
  @path = v
end
            
set_port(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the port component v

see also #port=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 708
def set_port(v)
  unless !v || v.kind_of?(Fixnum)
    if v.empty?
      v = nil
    else
      v = v.to_i
    end
  end
  @port = v
end
            
set_query(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the query component v

see also #query=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 906
def set_query(v)
  @query = v
end
            
set_registry(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the registry component v

see also #registry=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 778
def set_registry(v)
  @registry = v
end
            
set_scheme(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the scheme component v

see also #scheme=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 341
def set_scheme(v)
  @scheme = v
end
            
set_user(v) click to toggle source

protected setter for the user component v

see also #user=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 537
def set_user(v)
  set_userinfo(v, @password)
  v
end
            
set_userinfo(user, password = nil) click to toggle source

protect setter for the user component, and password if available. (with validation)

see also #userinfo=

 
               # File uri/generic.rb, line 522
def set_userinfo(user, password = nil)
  unless password
    user, password = split_userinfo(user)
  end
  @user     = user
  @password = password if password

  [@user, @password]
end
            

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