module Kernel

Public Class Methods

URI(uri) click to toggle source

Returns a URI object derived from the given uri, which may be a URI string or an existing URI object:

# Returns a new URI.
uri = URI('http://github.com/ruby/ruby')
# => #<URI::HTTP http://github.com/ruby/ruby>
# Returns the given URI.
URI(uri)
# => #<URI::HTTP http://github.com/ruby/ruby>

# File uri/common.rb, line 864
def URI(uri)
  if uri.is_a?(URI::Generic)
    uri
  elsif uri = String.try_convert(uri)
    URI.parse(uri)
  else
    raise ArgumentError,
      "bad argument (expected URI object or URI string)"
  end
end

Private Instance Methods

URI(uri) click to toggle source

Returns a URI object derived from the given uri, which may be a URI string or an existing URI object:

# Returns a new URI.
uri = URI('http://github.com/ruby/ruby')
# => #<URI::HTTP http://github.com/ruby/ruby>
# Returns the given URI.
URI(uri)
# => #<URI::HTTP http://github.com/ruby/ruby>

# File uri/common.rb, line 864
def URI(uri)
  if uri.is_a?(URI::Generic)
    uri
  elsif uri = String.try_convert(uri)
    URI.parse(uri)
  else
    raise ArgumentError,
      "bad argument (expected URI object or URI string)"
  end
end