Regexp::Common::URI::http -- Returns a pattern for HTTP URIs.

NAME

Regexp::Common::URI::http -- Returns a pattern for HTTP URIs.

SYNOPSIS

    use Regexp::Common qw /URI/;
    while (<>) {
        /$RE{URI}{HTTP}/       and  print "Contains an HTTP URI.\n";
    }

DESCRIPTION

$RE{URI}{HTTP}{-scheme}

Provides a regex for an HTTP URI as defined by RFC 2396 (generic syntax) and RFC 2616 (HTTP).

If -scheme => P is specified the pattern P is used as the scheme. By default P is qr/http/. https and https? are reasonable alternatives.

The syntax for an HTTP URI is:

    "http:"; "//" host [ ":" port ] [ "/" path [ "?" query ]]

Under {-keep}, the following are returned:

$1
The entire URI.

$2
The scheme.

$3
The host (name or address).

$4
The port (if any).

$5
The absolute path, including the query and leading slash.

$6
The absolute path, including the query, without the leading slash.

$7
The absolute path, without the query or leading slash.

$8
The query, without the question mark.

REFERENCES

[RFC 2396]
Berners-Lee, Tim, Fielding, R., and Masinter, L.: Uniform Resource Identifiers (URI): Generic Syntax. August 1998.

[RFC 2616]
Fielding, R., Gettys, J., Mogul, J., Frystyk, H., Masinter, L., Leach, P. and Berners-Lee, Tim: Hypertext Transfer Protocol -- HTTP/1.1. June 1999.

HISTORY

 $Log: http.pm,v $
 Revision 2.101  2004/06/09 21:42:48  abigail
 POD nits
 Revision 2.100  2003/02/10 21:06:41  abigail
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SEE ALSO

the Regexp::Common::URI manpage for other supported URIs.

AUTHOR

Damian Conway (damian@conway.org)

MAINTAINANCE

This package is maintained by Abigail (regexp-common@abigail.nl).

BUGS AND IRRITATIONS

Bound to be plenty.

COPYRIGHT

     Copyright (c) 2001 - 2003, Damian Conway. All Rights Reserved.
       This module is free software. It may be used, redistributed
      and/or modified under the terms of the Perl Artistic License
            (see http://www.perl.com/perl/misc/Artistic.html)
 Regexp::Common::URI::http -- Returns a pattern for HTTP URIs.