Create a FieldtypeURI to complement FieldtypeURL

[solonmedia]

Short description of the enhancement

It would be great to add a URI fieldtype to core to allow for easier manipulation of protocols outside those typically parsed by parse_url.

There is a library that extends and enhances parse_url into a parse_uri method that seems to be a drop-in replacement for parse_url but would extend the options to include a facility to parse additional protocols.

https://github.com/peterpostmann/php-parse_uri

Current vs. suggested behavior

Right now if you are using a protocol link URI that parse_url does not understand, an error will be thrown using the FieldtypeURL.

An example of this would be the sms: protocol which works similar to the tel: protocol but pushes a request to open a messaging app rather than the phone app. This currently fails with FieldtypeURL

Extending this to include URI or have an optional URI Fieldtype with additional security features would be useful.

[ryancramerdesign]

@solonmedia Sounds like a good idea, though I'm not sure the need is common enough to require a full Fieldtype/Inputfield just for this purpose. What about using the "text" field with the "pattern" setting? If server-side validation was also needed in the application, a hook after the Inputfield's processInput() method could use that library you mentioned. All of this could be bundled into a non-core URI Fieldtype/Inputfield module for when the need comes up, or maybe just the Inputfield.