Major update! In summary:
- Lightweight, header-only: No need for separate compilation units, making it easy to integrate.
- Efficient: Avoids unnecessary string copies by using std::string_view to return components identified by enums.
- Convenient: Provides familiar has_* and get_* methods for ease of use.
- Lots of features: Includes percent-decoding, query/segment decoding, normalization, and printing.
- Optimized: All methods are constexpr, the base class has a small footprint (only 64 bytes), and there are no virtual methods, leading to potentially faster compiled code.
- Flexible: Optionally stores the source URI in a std::string or statically, making it suitable for various container uses.
- Editable: Provides editing capabilities for modifying URIs.
- Thoroughly tested: Includes a large set of built-in test cases that can be easily expanded.
- RFC 3986 compliant: Mostly adheres to the standard with minimal deviations.
- Performance-wise, the library has been tested with GCC 13 and Clang 16, showing an average decoding time of around 52ns for a typical URI.
- Fully documented: API, testing examples