Improved support for absolute url passed tp HTTP_REQUEST_SESSION .

library/network/http_client/src/http_client_request.e

@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ feature {NONE} -- Initialization
 			i := a_url.substring_index ("://", 1)
 			if i > 0 then
 				check
-					a_url.substring (1, i).same_string ("http")
+					a_url.head (i - 1).same_string ("http")
-					or a_url.substring (1, i).same_string ("https")
+					or a_url.head (i - 1).same_string ("https")
 				end
 				url := a_url
 			else
 				url := session.url (a_url, Void)
-			end			
+			end
 			headers := session.headers.twin
 			if ctx /= Void then
 				context := ctx

library/network/http_client/src/http_client_session.e

@@ -61,12 +61,40 @@ feature -- Access
 	url (a_path: READABLE_STRING_8; ctx: detachable HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_CONTEXT): STRING_8
 			-- Url computed from Current and `ctx' data.
 		do
-			Result := base_url + a_path
+			if is_absolute_url (a_path) then
+					-- Is Absolute url
+				Result := a_path
+			else
+				Result := base_url + a_path
+			end
 			if ctx /= Void then
 				ctx.append_query_parameters_to_url (Result)
 			end
 		end
 
+	is_absolute_url (s: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): BOOLEAN
+			-- Does `s` represent an absolute url?
+		local
+			i, pos: INTEGER
+			sch: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL
+		do
+			pos := s.substring_index ("://", 1)
+			if pos > 0 then
+				sch := s.head (pos - 1)
+				if not sch.is_whitespace then
+					from
+						i := 1
+						Result := True
+					until
+						not Result or i > sch.count
+					loop
+						Result := sch[i].is_alpha_numeric
+						i := i + 1
+					end
+				end
+			end
+		end
+
 feature {NONE} -- Access: verbose
 
 	verbose_mode: INTEGER

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_parameter.e

@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ note
 deferred class
 	HTTP_CLIENT_REQUEST_PARAMETER
 
+inherit
+	DEBUG_OUTPUT
+
 feature -- Access
 
 	name: READABLE_STRING_32
@@ -18,6 +21,15 @@ feature -- Access
 		deferred
 		end
 
+feature -- Status report
+
+	debug_output: STRING_32
+		do
+			create Result.make_empty
+			Result.append (name)
+			Result.append ("=...")
+		end
+
 feature -- Conversion
 
 	append_form_url_encoded_to (a_output: STRING_8)

library/network/http_client/src/implementation/http_client_request_parameters.e

@@ -29,6 +29,11 @@ feature -- Access
 			Result := items.count
 		end
 
+	has (a_parameter_name: READABLE_STRING_GENERAL): BOOLEAN
+		do
+			Result := across items as ic some a_parameter_name.same_string (ic.item.name)  end
+		end
+
 feature -- Element change
 
 	extend, force (i: G)

library/network/http_client/tests/test_http_client_i.e

@@ -74,6 +74,22 @@ feature -- Test routines
 			end
 		end
 
+	test_abs_url
+		local
+			sess: like new_session
+			h: STRING_8
+			l_url: STRING
+		do
+			sess := new_session ("https://www.eiffel.org")
+			l_url := "/foo/bar"
+			assert ("abs rel", sess.url (l_url, Void).same_string (sess.base_url + l_url))
+
+			l_url := "https://www.eiffel.org/foo/bar"
+			assert ("abs 1", sess.url (l_url, Void).same_string (l_url))
+			l_url := "https://example.com/foo/bar"
+			assert ("abs 2", sess.url (l_url, Void).same_string (l_url))
+		end
+
 	test_headers
 		local
 			res: HTTP_CLIENT_RESPONSE

library/network/http_client/tests/test_libcurl_http_client.e

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ feature -- Tests
 			test_http_client_ssl
 		end
 
+	test_libcurl_abs_url
+		do
+			test_abs_url
+		end
+
 	test_libcurl_headers
 		do
 			test_headers

library/network/http_client/tests/test_net_http_client.e

@@ -32,6 +32,11 @@ feature -- Tests
 			test_http_client_ssl
 		end
 
+	test_net_abs_url
+		do
+			test_abs_url
+		end
+
 	test_net_headers
 		do
 			test_headers