lib/openwfe/utils.rb in openwferu-0.9.5 vs lib/openwfe/utils.rb in openwferu-0.9.6

@@ -37,10 +37,14 @@
 # "hecho en Costa Rica" and "made in Japan"
 #
 # [e-mail]
 #
 
+require 'tmpdir'
+require 'open-uri'
+
+
 module OpenWFE
 
     #
     # Returns the first subelt of xmlElt that matches the given xpath.
     # If xpath is null, the first elt will be returned.
@@ -151,10 +155,22 @@
     def OpenWFE.to_dash (string)
         string.gsub("_", "-")
     end
 
     #
+    # Returns an URI if the string is one, else returns nil.
+    # No exception is thrown by this method.
+    #
+    def OpenWFE.parse_uri (string)
+        begin
+            return URI::parse(string)
+        rescue Exception => e
+        end
+        return nil
+    end
+
+    #
     # Returns true if the given string starts with the 'start' string.
     #
     def OpenWFE.starts_with (string, start)
         #
         # my favourite way of doing that would be by adding this 
@@ -207,12 +223,19 @@
     #     else
     #         raw_expression.apply(wi)
     #     end
     #
     def OpenWFE.call_in_thread (caller_name, caller_object=nil, &block)
+
         return unless block
+
         Thread.new do
             begin
+                #$SAFE = safe_level
+                    #
+                    # doesn't work : the block inherits the safety level
+                    # of its surroundings, it's a closure, ne ?
+
                 block.call
             rescue Exception => e
                 msg = "#{caller_name} caught an exception\n" + exception_to_s(e)
                 if caller_object and caller_object.respond_to? :lwarn
                     caller_object.lwarn { msg }