Method normalize

src/java/org/apache/nutch/net/URLNormalizers.java:307–322

Normalize @param urlString The URL string to normalize. @param scope The given scope. @return A normalized String, using the given scope @throws MalformedURLException If the given URL string is malformed.

(String urlString, String scope)

   *           If the given URL string is malformed.
   */
  public String normalize(String urlString, String scope)
      throws MalformedURLException {
    // optionally loop several times, and break if no further changes
    String initialString = urlString;
    for (int k = 0; k < loopCount; k++) {
      for (int i = 0; i < this.normalizers.length; i++) {
        if (urlString == null)
          return null;
        urlString = this.normalizers[i].normalize(urlString, scope);
      }
      if (initialString.equals(urlString))
        break;
      initialString = urlString;
    }
    return urlString;
  }
}