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# File webrick/httprequest.rb, line 252
def parse_uri(str, scheme="http")
  if @config[:Escape8bitURI]
    str = HTTPUtils::escape8bit(str)
  end
  uri = URI::parse(str)
  return uri if uri.absolute?
  if self["host"]
    pattern = /\A(#{URI::REGEXP::PATTERN::HOST})(?::(\d+))?\z/n
    host, port = *self['host'].scan(pattern)[0]
  elsif @addr.size > 0
    host, port = @addr[2], @addr[1]
  else
    host, port = @config[:ServerName], @config[:Port]
  end
  uri.scheme = scheme
  uri.host = host
  uri.port = port ? port.to_i : nil
  return URI::parse(uri.to_s)
end