.. _library_url:

`url`

This library implements validation, parsing, generating, and normalization of URLs, which can be represented as atoms, character lists, or code lists. It currently supports the following URL schemes:

Web protocols:

http
https
ws
wss
gopher File transfer and version control:
ftp
ftps
sftp
git File access:
file Databases:
jdbc
mongodb
mysql
postgresql Email and news:
mailto
news
nntp Media streaming:
mms
rtmp
rtsp Shell access:
ssh
telnet Directory services:
ldap
ldaps Other protocols:
tel
urn The library predicates are defined in the url(_Representation_) parametric object where _Representation_ can be one of:
atom - strings are represented as atoms
chars - strings are represented as lists of characters
codes - strings are represented as lists of character codes The parameter must be bound when sending messages to the object.

API documentation

Open the `../../apis/library_index.html#url <../../apis/library_index.html#url>`__ link in a web browser.

Loading

To load all entities in this library, load the loader.lgt file:

| ?- logtalk_load(url(loader)).

Testing

To test this library predicates, load the tester.lgt file:

| ?- logtalk_load(url(tester)).