RFD: Use of ~ (tilde) when considering local and non-local file URLs

[Eirik Bjørsnøs]

On Wed, Mar 26, 2025 at 11:13 AM Eirik Bjørsnøs <eirbjo at gmail.com> wrote:

> In JarFileFactory::urlFor however, the logic is slightly different in that
> the comparison with ~ (tilde) is missing:
>
> String host = url.getHost();
> if (host != null && !host.isEmpty() &&
>         !host.equalsIgnoreCase("localhost")) {
>
>
Some context:

This comparison in JarFileFactory::urlFor is only performed on Windows,
which could indicate Windows wants special treatment for "~".

However, the Windows version of Handler::openConnection does indeed
consider "~". So at the very least the current situation is inconsistent.

Eirik,
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