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diff --git a/lib/open-uri.rb b/lib/open-uri.rb
index 132a1f4662..d01496ce71 100644
--- a/lib/open-uri.rb
+++ b/lib/open-uri.rb
@@ -62,16 +62,27 @@ module Kernel
private
alias open_uri_original_open open # :nodoc:
- # makes possible to open URIs.
- # If the first argument is URI::HTTP, URI::FTP or
- # String beginning with http:// or ftp://,
- # the URI is opened.
- # The opened file object is extended by OpenURI::Meta.
+ # makes possible to open various resources including URIs.
+ # If the first argument respond to `open' method,
+ # the method is called with the rest arguments.
+ #
+ # If the first argument is a string and begins with xxx://,
+ # it is parsed by URI.parse. If the parsed object respond to `open' method,
+ # the method is called with the rest arguments.
+ #
+ # Otherwise original open is called.
+ #
+ # Since open-uri.rb provides URI::HTTP#open and URI::FTP#open,
+ # Kernel[#.]open can accepts such URIs and strings which begins with
+ # http:// and ftp://. In this http and ftp case, the opened file object
+ # is extended by OpenURI::Meta.
def open(name, *rest, &block)
if name.respond_to?("open")
name.open(*rest, &block)
- elsif name.respond_to?("to_str") && %r{\A(http|ftp)://} =~ name
- OpenURI.open_uri(name, *rest, &block)
+ elsif name.respond_to?("to_str") &&
+ %r{\A[A-Za-z][A-Za-z0-9+\-\.]*://} =~ name &&
+ (uri = URI.parse(name)).respond_to?(:open)
+ uri.open(*rest, &block)
else
open_uri_original_open(name, *rest, &block)
end
@@ -307,7 +318,7 @@ module OpenURI
end
end
- # Mixin for URIs.
+ # Mixin for HTTP and FTP URIs.
module OpenRead
# opens the URI.
def open(*rest, &block)