Struct Referer

pub struct Referer { /* private fields */ }

Contains the address of the page making the request.

Important: Although this header has many innocent uses it can have undesirable consequences for user security and privacy.

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Specifications

• RFC 7231, section 5.5.2: Referer

Examples

use http_types::{Response, Url};
use http_types::other::Referer;

let referer = Referer::new(Url::parse("https://example.net/")?);

let mut res = Response::new(200);
referer.apply(&mut res);

let base_url = Url::parse("https://example.net/")?;
let referer = Referer::from_headers(base_url, res)?.unwrap();
assert_eq!(referer.location(), &Url::parse("https://example.net/")?);

Implementations

impl Referer

pub fn new(location: Url) -> Self

Create a new instance of Referer header.

pub fn from_headers<U>( base_url: U, headers: impl AsRef<Headers>, ) -> Result<Option<Self>>

where U: TryInto<Url>, U::Error: Debug,

Create a new instance from headers.

pub fn apply(&self, headers: impl AsMut<Headers>)

Sets the header.

pub fn name(&self) -> HeaderName

Get the HeaderName.

pub fn value(&self) -> HeaderValue

Get the HeaderValue.

pub fn location(&self) -> &Url

Get the url.

pub fn set_location<U>(&mut self, location: U) -> Result<(), U::Error>

where U: TryInto<Url>, U::Error: Debug,

Set the url.

Trait Implementations

impl Debug for Referer

fn fmt(&self, f: &mut Formatter<'_>) -> Result

Formats the value using the given formatter.