juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/http/Referer.java

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package org.apache.juneau.http;

import org.apache.juneau.http.annotation.*;

/**
 * Represents a parsed <l>Referer</l> HTTP request header.
 *
 * <p>
 * This is the address of the previous web page from which a link to the currently requested page was followed.
 * (The word “referrer” has been misspelled in the RFC as well as in most implementations to the point that it has
 * become standard usage and is considered correct terminology)
 *
 * <h5 class='figure'>Example</h5>
 * <p class='bcode w800'>
 * 	Referer: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
 * </p>
 *
 * <h5 class='topic'>RFC2616 Specification</h5>
 *
 * The Referer[sic] request-header field allows the client to specify, for the server's benefit, the address (URI) of
 * the resource from which the Request-URI was obtained (the "referrer", although the header field is misspelled.)
 * The Referer request-header allows a server to generate lists of back-links to resources for interest, logging,
 * optimized caching, etc.
 * It also allows obsolete or mistyped links to be traced for maintenance.
 * The Referer field MUST NOT be sent if the Request-URI was obtained from a source that does not have its own URI,
 * such as input from the user keyboard.
 *
 * <p class='bcode w800'>
 * 	Referer        = "Referer" ":" ( absoluteURI | relativeURI )
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>
 * Example:
 * <p class='bcode w800'>
 * 	Referer: http://www.w3.org/hypertext/DataSources/Overview.html
 * </p>
 *
 * <p>
 * If the field value is a relative URI, it SHOULD be interpreted relative to the Request-URI.
 * The URI MUST NOT include a fragment. See section 15.1.3 for security considerations.
 *
 * <ul class='seealso'>
 * 	<li class='extlink'>{@doc RFC2616}
 * </ul>
 */
@Header("Referer")
public final class Referer extends HeaderUri {

	/**
	 * Returns a parsed <c>Referer</c> header.
	 *
	 * @param value The <c>Referer</c> header string.
	 * @return The parsed <c>Referer</c> header, or <jk>null</jk> if the string was null.
	 */
	public static Referer forString(String value) {
		if (value == null)
			return null;
		return new Referer(value);
	}

	private Referer(String value) {
		super(value);
	}
}