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Returns uri converted to a URI object.
# File uri/common.rb, line 733
def URI(uri)
if uri.is_a?(URI::Generic)
uri
elsif uri = String.try_convert(uri)
URI.parse(uri)
else
raise ArgumentError,
"bad argument (expected URI object or URI string)"
end
end