# URI::Generic (Class)

In: | open-uri.rb
Parent: | Object

## Methods

find_proxy

## Public Instance methods

find_proxy()

returns a proxy URI. The proxy URI is obtained from environment variables such as http_proxy, ftp_proxy, no_proxy, etc. If there is no proper proxy, nil is returned.

Note that capitalized variables (HTTP_PROXY, FTP_PROXY, NO_PROXY, etc.) are examined too.

But http_proxy and HTTP_PROXY is treated specially under CGI environment. It’s because HTTP_PROXY may be set by Proxy: header. So HTTP_PROXY is not used. http_proxy is not used too if the variable is case insentitive. CGI_HTTP_PROXY can be used instead.

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    # File open-uri.rb, line 454
        def find_proxy
          name = self.scheme.downcase + '_proxy'
          proxy_uri = nil
          if name == 'http_proxy' && ENV.include?('REQUEST_METHOD') # CGI?

            # HTTP_PROXY conflicts with *_proxy for proxy settings and

            # HTTP_* for header informatin in CGI.

            # So it should be careful to use it.

            pairs = ENV.reject {|k, v| /\Ahttp_proxy\z/i !~ k }
            case pairs.length
            when 0 # no proxy setting anyway.

              proxy_uri = nil
            when 1
              k, v = pairs.shift
              if k == 'http_proxy' && ENV[k.upcase] == nil
                # http_proxy is safe to use becase ENV is case sensitive.

                proxy_uri = ENV[name]
              else
                proxy_uri = nil
              end
            else # http_proxy is safe to use becase ENV is case sensitive.

              proxy_uri = ENV[name]
            end
            if !proxy_uri
              # Use CGI_HTTP_PROXY.  cf. libwww-perl.

              proxy_uri = ENV["CGI_#{name.upcase}"]
            end
          else
            proxy_uri = ENV[name] || ENV[name.upcase]
          end

          if proxy_uri
            proxy_uri = URI.parse(proxy_uri)
            name = 'no_proxy'
            if no_proxy = ENV[name] || ENV[name.upcase]
              no_proxy.scan(/([^:,]*)(?::(\d+))?/) {|host, port|
                if /(\A|\.)#{Regexp.quote host}\z/i =~ self.host &&
                   (!port || self.port == port.to_i)
                  proxy_uri = nil
                  break
                end
              }
            end
            proxy_uri
          else
            nil
          end
        end

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