Regexp::Common::URI::http(3p)

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
 http URI

SEE ALSO
Regexp::Common::URI 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)