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NAME

       http_uri - Old URI utility module, use uri_string instead

DESCRIPTION

       This module is deprecated since OTP 23. Use the module uri_string to properly handle URIs,
       this is the recommended module since OTP 21.

DATA TYPES

       Type definitions that are used more than once in this module:

       boolean() = true | false

       string() = list of ASCII characters

URI DATA TYPES

       Type definitions that are related to URI:

         uri() = string() | binary():
           Syntax   according   to   the   URI   definition   in   RFC   3986,    for    example,
           "http://www.erlang.org/"

         user_info() = string() | binary():

         scheme() = atom():
           Example: http, https

         host() = string() | binary():

         port() = inet:port_number():

         path() = string() | binary():
           Represents a file path or directory path

         query() = string() | binary():

         fragment() = string() | binary():

       For more information about URI, see RFC 3986.

EXPORTS

       decode(HexEncodedURI) -> URI

              Types:

                 HexEncodedURI = string() | binary() - A possibly hexadecimal encoded URI
                 URI = uri()

              Decodes a possibly hexadecimal encoded URI.

       encode(URI) -> HexEncodedURI

              Types:

                 URI = uri()
                 HexEncodedURI = string() | binary() - Hexadecimal encoded URI

              Encodes a hexadecimal encoded URI.

       parse(URI) -> {ok, Result} | {error, Reason}
       parse(URI, Options) -> {ok, Result} | {error, Reason}

              Types:

                 URI = uri()
                 Options = [Option]
                 Option    =    {ipv6_host_with_brackets,    boolean()}    |    {scheme_defaults,
                 scheme_defaults()} | {fragment, boolean()} | {scheme_validation_fun, fun()}
                 Result = {Scheme, UserInfo, Host, Port, Path, Query} | {Scheme, UserInfo,  Host,
                 Port, Path, Query, Fragment}
                 Scheme = scheme()
                 UserInfo = user_info()
                 Host = host()
                 Port = inet:port_number()
                 Path = path()
                 Query = query()
                 Fragment = fragment()
                 Reason = term()

              Parses  a URI. If no scheme defaults are provided, the value of the scheme_defaults
              function is used.

              When parsing a URI with an unknown scheme (that is,  a  scheme  not  found  in  the
              scheme defaults), a port number must be provided, otherwise the parsing fails.

              If the fragment option is true, the URI fragment is returned as part of the parsing
              result, otherwise it is ignored.

              Scheme validation fun is to be defined as follows:

              fun(SchemeStr :: string() | binary()) ->
                   valid |   {error, Reason :: term()}.

              It is called before scheme string gets converted into scheme atom and thus possible
              atom leak could be prevented

          Warning:
              The  scheme portion of the URI gets converted into atom, meaning that atom leak may
              occur. Specifying a scheme validation fun is recommended unless the URI is  already
              sanitized.

       scheme_defaults() -> SchemeDefaults

              Types:

                 SchemeDefaults = [{scheme(), default_scheme_port_number()}]
                 default_scheme_port_number() = inet:port_number()

              Provides a list of the scheme and their default port numbers supported (by default)
              by this utility.