Method target

core/src/main/java/feign/RequestTemplate.java:500–535

Set the target host for this request. @param target host for this request. Must be an absolute target. @return a RequestTemplate for chaining.

(String target)

   * @return a RequestTemplate for chaining.
   */
  public RequestTemplate target(String target) {
    /* target can be empty */
    if (Util.isBlank(target)) {
      return this;
    }

    /* verify that the target contains the scheme, host and port */
    if (!UriUtils.isAbsolute(target)) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("target values must be absolute.");
    }
    if (target.endsWith("/")) {
      target = target.substring(0, target.length() - 1);
    }
    try {
      /* parse the target */
      URI targetUri = URI.create(target);

      if (Util.isNotBlank(targetUri.getRawQuery())) {
        /*
         * target has a query string, we need to make sure that they are recorded as queries
         */
        this.extractQueryTemplates(targetUri.getRawQuery(), true);
      }

      /* strip the query string */
      this.target =
          targetUri.getScheme() + "://" + targetUri.getRawAuthority() + targetUri.getRawPath();
      if (targetUri.getFragment() != null) {
        this.fragment = "#" + targetUri.getFragment();
      }
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
      /* the uri provided is not a valid one, we can't continue */
      throw new IllegalArgumentException("Target is not a valid URI.", iae);
    }
    return this;
  }

  /**
   * The URL for the request. If the template has not been resolved, the url will represent a uri