Re: [Vimprobable-users] Improve handling of file parameters

[Morgan H. <mt...@gm...>]

On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 5:08 PM, Morgan Howe <mt...@gm...> wrote:

> vp2 www.example.com
> Check for file, if it exists, build the URI as in my patch, otherwise fall
> back to URL.
>
> vp2 http://www.example.com
> Properly formed URI, use it.
>
> Now the only other case would be a file named "http://www.example.com"
> which on any of the systems I have available is not a legal filename
> anyway. That would be the one case where the user would need to then
> properly specify the file:// prefix, though like I said, I'm not sure this
> scenario is even possible. Either way, at least with this behavior, there
> is always a reasonable workaround. Better suggestions are welcome. :)
>
> Which, actually, should be the current behavior now that I review the code
(my patch did not have enough context lines to show the full logic). The
current steps are:

1) Check if it's a search engine
2) If not a search engine, look for "://", if found, trust the user.
3) Else, check if it's a file and if so, build the file:// URI
4) Else, check (again) if it's a search engine
5) Else, prefix with "http://" and attempt to open.

Due to the order of the evaluation, the issue you mentioned originally
should not be a problem.

Regards,
Morgan