| # @polka/url [](https://npmjs.org/package/@polka/url) [](https://licenses.dev/npm/%40polka%2Furl) | |
| > Super fast, memoized `req.url` parser; _not_ limited to [Polka][polka]! | |
| Parses the `url` from a [`IncomingMessage`](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_class_http_incomingmessage) request. The returned object will always only contain the following keys: `search`, `query`, `pathname`, and `raw`. | |
| > **Note:** This library does not process `protocol`, `hostname`, `port`, etc.<br>This is because the incoming `req.url` value only begins with the path information. | |
| Parsed requests will be mutated with a `_parsedUrl` key, containing the returned output. This is used for future memoization, avoiding the need to fully parse the same `url` value multiple times. | |
| ## Install | |
| ``` | |
| $ npm install --save @polka/url | |
| ``` | |
| ## Usage | |
| ```js | |
| const parse = require('@polka/url'); | |
| let req = { | |
| url: '/foo/bar?fizz=buzz' | |
| }; | |
| let output = parse(req); | |
| //=> { | |
| //=> pathname: '/foo/bar', | |
| //=> raw: '/foo/bar?fizz=buzz', | |
| //=> search: '?fizz=buzz', | |
| //=> query: { | |
| //=> fizz: 'buzz' | |
| //=> }, | |
| //=> } | |
| // Attaches result for future memoization | |
| assert.deepEqual(output, req._parsedUrl); //=> true | |
| ``` | |
| ## API | |
| ### url(req) | |
| Returns: `Object` or `undefined` | |
| > **Important:** The `req` must have a `url` key, otherwise `undefined` will be returned.<br>If no input is provided at all, a `TypeError` will be thrown. | |
| #### req | |
| Type: `IncomingMessage` or `{ url: string }` | |
| The incoming HTTP request (`req`) or a plain `Object` with a `url` key. | |
| > **Note:** In Node.js servers, the [`req.url`](https://nodejs.org/api/http.html#http_message_url) begins with a pathname & does not include a `hash`. | |
| ## Benchmarks | |
| Check out the [`bench`](/bench) directory for in-depth benchmark results and comparisons. | |
| ## Support | |
| Any issues or questions can be sent to the [Polka][polka] repository.<br>However, please specify that your inquiry is about `@polka/url` specifically. | |
| ## License | |
| MIT © [Luke Edwards](https://lukeed.com) | |
| [polka]: https://github.com/lukeed/polka | |